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  1. BoBoBREWSKI

    BoBoBREWSKI BURP!

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    Dame
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    Lebron
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    Unstoppable.

    One can dream
     
    BoBoBREWSKI, Jul 21, 2017
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  2. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    I'm regretting trading our 2018 CLE first rounder for their 2017 pick now (#26, Caleb).

    Wonder what the protection was on that pick, but CLE is about to go into the tank soon.
     
    illmatic99, Jul 21, 2017
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  3. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Melo will only waive his NTC for Houston and Cleveland..... and if Cleveland is falling apart, he'll take them off his list. So why would Cleveland take back any of Houston's trash to facilitate a trade?
     
    Natebishop3, Jul 21, 2017
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    andalusian Season - Restarted

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    Utah needs offense. The Cavs need defense.
     
    andalusian, Jul 21, 2017
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    Nope. Getting out before the place burns to the ground

    Cavs should trade lebron too btw.
     
    Scalma, Jul 21, 2017
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  6. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Probably won't be until after this season... unless they trade LeBron. A 2019 pick, on the other hand, could have been worth it's weight in gold.
     
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  7. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    If Melo can be gotten for assets, that's extra assets that CLE could extrapolate from NYK. NYK doesn't have the room to take on Kyrie's full salary, I believe.
     
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    Haakzilla Well-Known Member

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    ...if Cleveland is smart they will ship him out West somewhere like Denver or Phoenix, but when do you ever hear Cleveland and smart in the same sentence :dunno:

    Denver can package:
    Mudiay
    Faried
    Barton
    Etc...

    Phoenix can package:
    Bledsoe
    Bender/Chriss
    Ulis
    Etc...
     
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  9. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    I don't think Denver has enough to trade for him. They don't have someone ready to play minutes on a contender outside of Faried and Barton (who play SF and PF, so they wouldn't start).
     
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  10. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Melo wants to go to Houston, so the Cavs would still have to take on some shitty contracts from the Rockets.
     
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    If I'm Minnesota I'm offering up Wiggins for Irving.
     
    Scalma, Jul 21, 2017
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  12. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Melo still has a no trade clause. They can't just turn around and dump him on anyone.

    Those last three are a LOT of salary going out, with none coming in. Are there even that many teams left that have the cap space to absorb those contracts ($22.4 million, $26.2 million and $27.7 million)?

    BNM
     
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    Tristan? :dunno:
     
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    Mr. Robot Well-Known Member

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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    I could see Utah trying to make a play for him by offering Mitchell, Exum, Bradley, and picks.

    Irving/Hood/Ingles/Favors/Gobert
    Vet PG/Johnson/Sefelosha/?/?
     
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    They are gonna sign him to a 148 Million dollar contract. I don't think they can consider trading him now, that would be embarrassing for all involved.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Agree. And aside from that, with the disarray in the Cavs front office, and their inability to add game-changers this off season to keep up with Golden Shower State, it is almost a certainty that Lebron walks after this year. If Irving had any intelligence whatsoever, he would keep his mouth shut, play the season out, and watch Lebron leave Cleveland again. He would have his own team AND be the hero. He would go down in Cavs history as the loyal guy who stuck it out - best of both worlds.

    But then again, no one is arguing that Mr. Flat Earth himself is MENSA material.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I know I make up some crazy trades.... but Bones..... I just don't know.
     
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    Boom! There goes the dynamite. Melo's saga is on the backburner now.
     
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    BoBoBREWSKI BURP!

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    The city of Cleveland needs to demand that Dan Gilbert sells the team ASAP.
     
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