Official: Free Agency and MLE options thread

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  1. BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94

    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 AWOL

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    “Listen Casey, we looked deep into the advanced metrics and Nik just was a much better deal than Mario. I’m not gonna sit here and defend myself for the signing of a veteran minimum contract!”
     
    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94, Jul 1, 2018
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    I hate the Lakers, the avatar is a joke.
     
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    Fuck Neil
     
    Labinot41, Jul 1, 2018
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  4. TorturedBlazerFan

    TorturedBlazerFan Well-Known Member

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    Did we want Glen Robinson the third?
     
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  5. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    lol why

    GRIII is a scrub
     
    illmatic99, Jul 1, 2018
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    I like Robinson
     
    Labinot41, Jul 1, 2018
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    Haha. Are you thinking of his father, The Big Dog?
     
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  8. Wizard Mentor

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    What an interesting concept - a one sentence description for each poster. Maybe a future thread!
     
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    Better than you think.. I feel like he has some untapped potential. Certainly better than Stauskas.
     
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  10. Labinot41

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    The most important Thing is EVERYBODY is better than Evan turnover at the Wing! EVERYBODY
     
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    More thoughts:
    1) We screwed up by letting go of Davis, but so did every playoff other team. GS could really use him, so could most everyone else. Yes, the Nyets screwed up too, Davis isn't taking them anywhere, especially on a 1-year contract.

    2) I'm getting a "rebuilding" vibe from our last 2 years of transactions.

    3) I'm getting a "only shooters allowed" vibe this offseason.

    4) I'm starting to get a "wake me up when Turner expires" feeling...

    5) Neil kept using the term "impact" veteran. Surely, he didn't mean Stauskas, and it's frustrating waiting for the this impact vet.

    6) I'm annoyed mostly at the ET signing, it really seems like that's where the apocolypse started...

    7) When the hell do we get a Trent press conference?

    8) I'm feeling like we're going to have to wait until LBJ and friends land, so we can pick up the pieces... and it's a long, frustrating wait.
     
    Wizard Mentor, Jul 1, 2018
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    Source: Philadelphia are entertaining the idea of using stash Jonah Bolden as a trade asset. Lots of interest from other NBA teams, there's a standard NBA buyout to free him of his $400,000 deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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    I’d be all over this.
     
    Scalma, Jul 1, 2018
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    If Bolden was Ed's replacement I'd be really happy.
     
    hoopsjock, Jul 2, 2018
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    This is depressing. Our big move is Nik Stauskas?
     
    illmatic99, Jul 2, 2018
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    I liked Bolden last yr for us to draft, would like to have him, especially if a rebuild might happen
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Question for the capologists in the forum:

    Can you sign and trade a player into a trade exception? I'm targeting Julius Randle. Can LA sign him for a 12.9 deal for 4 yrs and trade him to us for a future pick or something, and we absorb his salary into our TPE?
     
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    Yes, technically.

    But in order to S&T, we hard cap ourselves.
     
    RR7, Jul 2, 2018
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  18. illmatic99

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    But even with the hard cap, we only lose exceptions and not our ability to sign players (Nurk) with our bird rights? I'm alright forgoing our MLE if we can bring in Randle and re-sign Nurk.
     
    illmatic99, Jul 2, 2018
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    No, we wouldn't be able to go over to sign nurk. It caps every transaction
     
    RR7, Jul 2, 2018
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Ah damn. Last Q: we can do the Nurk deal first and then S&T for Randle?
     
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