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  1. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Even if they just deal for him as an expiring, I can't see the Pistons putting Whiteside alongside Drummond.

    But it'd be fascinating to see it happen!
     
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    And you chose Orlando.......?
     
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    They could buy whiteside out. At that point he’d just be a contract.
     
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    Cash rules everything around me !
    Aminu, Al-farouq (probably)​
     
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    SIeepwalker, Jul 3, 2019
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    Dear Neil,
    Congratulations, you've really figured out this GM thing:

    Pivoting from Parsons to ET: Bad.
    Pivoting from Nerlens to Nurk: Good.
    Pivoting from Kanter to Hood + Whiteside: Good.

    Overpaying Biebs: Bad
    Overpaying ET: Bad
    Underpaying Nurk: Good

    Sincerely,
    S2
     
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    Vonleh is a 5 year veteran

    the minimum salary for a 5 year vet is $1,882,867

    http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q22

    Vonleh's listed salary at Spotrac is $1,882,867

    https://www.spotrac.com/nba/free-agents/ufa/power-forward/

    maybe spotrac is making a bad assumption but they almost always have their facts and numbers right
     
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    Wizard Mentor, Jul 3, 2019
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    Things seem to have calmed down. Mostly spare parts last couple of days. I guess the NBA world is waiting on Kawhi.

    Honestly, don't see appeal of him going to Lakers. LeBron is on downside of his great career, AD has been frequently injured and they are paper thin elsewhere. Sure, they will be on TV every day and get a shitload of free throws, but stay in Toronto he's a national hero, rest of the NBA will approve, media will love him, real shot at going back to at minimum conference finals. I can't see Lakers with 2 aging stars & Leonard being top 3 team in the West. Denver is better, Portland is better, Utah is better, Golden State will still be pretty decent if not tops. Clippers improved. Rockets will still be in the mix. And if he goes there he will be mercilessly booed everywhere, and deserve it.
     
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    But you specifically mentioned their depth. Utah's starting lineup is super scary, IF healthy, but the rest of their team is pretty bad (no offense Ed!).
     
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    I love that the guy that turned us down for a horrid contract three years ago (Chandler Parsons) that lead to someone else signing that horrid contract (Evan Turner) are currently on the same team (Atlanta Hawks) as salary dumps.
     
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    Poor Tobias Harris! No more Bobi and Tobi!
     
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    Ok, please know from the get go that Im playing Devils Advocate a bit here.
    Orlando’s been close a few times to winning a championship. Played in the finals with Shaq and DHoward. They’re a mostly young team thats trending up. Aminu will get minutes there, the position he plays is crowded in Orlando, but he’s got playoff experience he’ll be a valued piece for them. They’re the sacremento of the East. A team thats always kind of on the back burner but once in a while sneaks up.
    Vucevic is a solid player, theyve got a lot of solid players and will probably be a playoff team again.
    If they offered him the most, then I can see why he’d go there and I can see why they’d want him too.
     
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    Along with the other guy whose horrid contract we subsequently matched (Allen Crabbe).
     
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    Vonleh reminds me of JJ Hickson, seems like even though he can be productive no team really wants to keep him around.
     
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    WOW Utah keep adding players... Davis, Green, Boban, Mudiay, Bogdonavic and Conley
     
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    WOW Boban signed with Dallas, not Utah.
     
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    He was reported to be getting $2 million, so if that was true , it would be over the minimum, not that I care one way or the other :) I did notice something at Spotrac though; they list Rodney Hood's base salary as $7.8 million. and if I remember Woj first reported it at $8 million. We know he is getting the lower MLE though, so what gives?
     
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    My sources say Kawhi will announce he’s staying with Toronto within the next 3 hrs. Take it for what it’s worth.
     
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