Event Around the 2025 NBA Draft & Offseason Madness!

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  1. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    We own their 2028-2030 draft. The Turner deal makes them better for the next two years. After? They're gonna suck and have 22.5 million of dead cap on their books. Insane.
     
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    it's not quite the same as a hard cap, but if you've ever wondered what an actual hard cap would look like in the NBA, the tax/apron system seems close
     
  3. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    Denver continues to KILL IT



    If I was a Nuggets fan, this offseason would exceed my most optimistic dreams.

    Sacramento? Not so much. But if you're a Kings fan you can't be optimistic any more unless you're literally clinically insane.
     
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    MickZagger Well-Known Member

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    Connaughton traded to the Hornets
     
  5. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    The Charlotte FO continues to add clean-cut white boys to that roster, maybe to counterbalance the image it has by starring LaMelo, Miles Bridges and Brandon "I only supplied the gun" Miller
     
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    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    They can trade us Giannis in the Summer of 2028 in return for their picks back. Assuming we'll want him by then.
     
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    No one in NC cares about the Hornets. I lived in Raleigh for 12 years and no one talked about them. They love basketball, but it was all college hoops.
     
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    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    BoBoBREWSKI BURP!

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    Turner to the Bucks is meh to me, doesn't make them much better. Turner is solid, nothing all that special IMO.
     
  10. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    The thing is, they just need to stay healthy. Look how far the Pacers got just with good health.
     
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    it seems like forever that I've seen Cam Johnson play. Is he still any good? He hasn't played much in the last four seasons
     
  12. Ripcity4life77

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    Prediction -- Ayton to the Pacers

    If I recall like a year before he got traded to the Blazers his name and the Pacers were linked and IF this season could be a lost on for them why not bring in Ayton and see.
     
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    pretty sure he signed with LA already
     
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    Ripcity4life77 Well-Known Member

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    He has to clear waivers first but your right he prolly a Laker but I do think the Bucks are now a dark horse for him since they MIGHT be able to offer more money and then we will see if winning or money was really his motivation for wanting out of Portland.
     
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    Nuggets

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    Bruce Brown,
    Cam Johnson, and
    Jonas Valanciunas

    subtracted

    MPJ
    Saric

    They are cooking along with

    Houston and
    Atlanta
     
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    if you include the draft, Spurs are cooking too
     
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    Reminds me of the interview where Durant told CJ he should come off the bench.
     
  18. wizenheimer

    wizenheimer Well-Known Member

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    imagine you're a pacer fan: 10 days ago you're watching the 1st Q of game 7 with your team having a golden opportunity to win their 1st NBA championship. Then your superstar player goes down with a non-contact injury that looks serious. You lose game seven. 20 hours later you know the injury is a severe Achilles tear and your superstar may never be the same. 9 days later, you starting C who has started every game he's played for 9 straight seasons leaves in free agency

    wow....
     
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    Hornets traded Nurk for Sexton so subtracting some too.
     
  20. CJ_is_Gone

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    KD is not wrong here....
     

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