Big News: Kawhi, AD, and others on the move?

tykendo · Jul 2, 2021

I've had my fill of all these LA Media types(Cowherd) speculating, and trying to get Dame traded. So i'm putting my 2 cents on who i could see leaving. Kawhi to the Mavs. Cowherd mentioned how frugal he is. Texas tax structure helps save him loot, while giving him a great player to contend with. Anthony Davis. Rumors of him going back to Chicago have been circulating for years. LeBron has Father Time ticking fast. Can he gamble on the injury prone PF being able to stay healthy. Simmons, obviously the situation there is toxic. Brandon Ingram. Cannot reach his full potential next to Zion. Zion. Is he really happy in the Big Easy? This offseason has been a challenge. Especially with all the noise. Time to send that noise back in their collective faces.

B-Roy · Jul 2, 2021

You think Kawhi is going to Texas? Dude takes a helicopter each day from LA to San Diego because he loves SD so much. He's not leaving California.

trailblazer18 · Jul 2, 2021

tykendo said:
I've had my fill of all these LA Media types(Cowherd) speculating, and trying to get Dame traded. So i'm putting my 2 cents on who i could see leaving. Kawhi to the Mavs. Cowherd mentioned how frugal he is. Texas tax structure helps save him loot, while giving him a great player to contend with. Anthony Davis. Rumors of him going back to Chicago have been circulating for years. LeBron has Father Time ticking fast. Can he gamble on the injury prone PF being able to stay healthy. Simmons, obviously the situation there is toxic. Brandon Ingram. Cannot reach his full potential next to Zion. Zion. Is he really happy in the Big Easy? This offseason has been a challenge. Especially with all the noise. Time to send that noise back in their collective faces.

Kawhi's frugalness went out the door with this purchase.

https://www.opencourt-basketball.co...awhi-leonards-new-insane-17m-california-home/

Scalma · Jul 2, 2021

I don’t know Kawhi personally but I know someone that does here in San Diego. If there’s one star that would go to a smaller market team like Portland, it’s Kawhi. He HATES the LA lifestyle.

Mr. Robot · Jul 2, 2021

Scalma said:
I don’t know Kawhi personally but I know someone that does here in San Diego. If there’s one star that would go to a smaller market team like Portland, it’s Kawhi. He HATES the LA lifestyle.

he did everything in his power to get to the los angeles, he aint leaving

Scalma · Jul 2, 2021

Mr. Robot said:
he did everything in his power to get to the los angeles, he aint leaving

he went there for purely basketball reasons.

BBert · Jul 2, 2021

Kawhi and Dame is such a dream pairing.

Orion Bailey · Jul 2, 2021

BBert said:
Kawhi and Dame is such a dream pairing.

drooling….

B-Roy · Jul 2, 2021

Scalma said:
I don’t know Kawhi personally but I know someone that does here in San Diego. If there’s one star that would go to a smaller market team like Portland, it’s Kawhi. He HATES the LA lifestyle.

You live in SD?

It is interesting cause Powell is also from there. But a sign and trade hard caps us. I don’t see it as a possibility.

Mr. Robot · Jul 2, 2021

Scalma said:
he went there for purely basketball reasons.

hes from los angeles & los angeles is the biggest market in the nba

id say bball itself is the last reason why he went there, if thats the case, he wouldve just stayed in san antonio or toronto for that matter, where he won chips

and he couldve join the lakers, but he didnt, so who the fuck knows whats in his head, but he surely isnt leaving los angeles

Natebishop3 · Jul 2, 2021

B-Roy said:
It is interesting cause Powell is also from there. But a sign and trade hard caps us. I don’t see it as a possibility.

Move CJ to NY for picks and young guys. They have cap space to eat it.

B-Roy · Jul 2, 2021

Natebishop3 said:
Move CJ to NY for picks and young guys. They have cap space to eat it.

If we take in Kawhi on a sign and trade it hardcaps us.

Scalma · Jul 2, 2021

B-Roy said:
You live in SD?

It is interesting cause Powell is also from there. But a sign and trade hard caps us. I don’t see it as a possibility.

yeah Carlsbad

KristinthBonkers · Jul 2, 2021

B-Roy said:
You think Kawhi is going to Texas? Dude takes a helicopter each day from LA to San Diego because he loves SD so much. He's not leaving California.

He stopped doing that after Kobe’s crash and has a penthouse apartment near Staples Center now.

Orion Bailey · Jul 2, 2021

Why cant kawhi be moved on the nba trade machine? It doesnt say why.

Natebishop3 · Jul 2, 2021

B-Roy said:
If we take in Kawhi on a sign and trade it hardcaps us.

Why? If you move CJ wouldn't it be a wash?

Natebishop3 · Jul 2, 2021

Orion Bailey said:
Why cant kawhi be moved on the nba trade machine? It doesnt say why.

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Because he's a free agent and ESPN sucks. Don't use that trade machine.

RR7 · Jul 2, 2021

Orion Bailey said:
Why cant kawhi be moved on the nba trade machine? It doesnt say why.

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He has a player option for next season.

Orion Bailey · Jul 2, 2021

Natebishop3 said:
Because he's a free agent and ESPN sucks. Don't use that trade machine.

So hook me up with a better one. that's the only one ive known.

Natebishop3 · Jul 2, 2021

Orion Bailey said:
So hook me up with a better one. that's the only one ive known.

https://fanspo.com/nba/trade-machine

e_blazer · Jul 2, 2021

Orion Bailey said:
Why cant kawhi be moved on the nba trade machine? It doesnt say why.

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Players on ending contracts or who have options that could result in it being an ending contract can’t be traded right now.

B-Roy · Jul 2, 2021

Natebishop3 said:
Why? If you move CJ wouldn't it be a wash?

Taking in a sign and trade hard caps you. You need to avoid a sign and trade.

hard cap is around 140. Do the math, we can’t fill out the roster with Kawhi and Dame making almost 90 million.

tykendo · Jul 2, 2021

B-Roy said:
Taking in a sign and trade hard caps you. You need to avoid a sign and trade.

hard cap is around 140. Do the math, we can’t fill out the roster with Kawhi and Dame making almost 90 million.

The Lakers do it supposedly.

Chris Craig · Jul 2, 2021

If only the Blazers could get Kawhi to come to Portland on a discounted 1 year deal to see how he likes playing with Dame.

If we could get Kawhi here somehow the ring chasers would follow.

Alas pipedreams

B-Roy · Jul 2, 2021

tykendo said:
The Lakers do it supposedly.

Sure. Trade Nurk and RoCo and Jones for cap space and don’t resign Powell. Then you can do it.

Orion Bailey · Jul 2, 2021

Im trying to find a team with cap space to absorb CJ and maybe get a back up PG or Center back. Then just sign Leonard outright.

Dame/backup PG/Simons
Powell/Simons
Leonard/Little/Roco
Roco/Melo/Little
Nurk/Kanter/Filler

Obviously we may not be able to keep some guys I have in there, but thats damn good and if we lose a Little or Simons we fill the gaps. Prefer to lose Melo/Kanter and fill in the gaps, but those guys wont cut it.

B-Roy · Jul 2, 2021

Here are the numbers:

Salary cap: 112

Tax Line: 140

Hard Cap: 145

Dame: 40M
Kawhi: 40M

Current Blazer salary: 131
Assume no Collins and Powell: 115

In order to sign Kawhi outright we need to move about 45M in salary. CJ + Jones + Ant gets us there. Or CJ + Jones + RoCo or Nurk. But then you're looking at filling out a roster around:

Dame/Kawhi/RoCo and Nurk hopefully/Nas? You have 10M in MLE and the rest will be vet mins. Good luck with that.

If you trade to hardcap yourself with CJ and Jones (lets just assume best case scenario):

Dame 40
Kawhi 40
Powell 20 (Let's assume)
Roco 13
Nurk 12
Ant 4
Nas 2
Elleby 2

That is 133 for 8 spots. Need to fill at least 6 more with vet mins. Assume an average of 2 million per vet min and that gets us just at the tax line of 145. I suppose it's physically possible, but what is the likeliness of that? That is a pretty crazy starting 5 though:

Dame
Powell
Kawhi
RoCo
Nurk

All of this is a pipe dream though, because Kawhi would have to demand Portland and Portland only for us to even have a chance at this.

e_blazer · Jul 2, 2021

B-Roy said:
That is 133 for 8 spots. Need to fill at least 6 more with vet mins. Assume an average of 2 million per vet min and that gets us just at the tax line of 145. I suppose it's physically possible, but what is the likeliness of that? That is a pretty crazy starting 5 though:

Six vet's minimum contracts is exactly the number that the Clippers had going this season, including guys who played pretty big roles (Batum, Jackson, Boogie, & Mann). Clearly it's possible to find guys who are willing to take the minimum for a shot at a ring. But, yeah, not holding my breath on this idea. What an amazing starting five that would be though.

Natebishop3 · Jul 2, 2021

B-Roy said:
Here are the numbers:

Salary cap: 112

Tax Line: 140

Hard Cap: 145

Dame: 40M
Kawhi: 40M

Current Blazer salary: 131
Assume no Collins and Powell: 115

In order to sign Kawhi outright we need to move about 45M in salary. CJ + Jones + Ant gets us there. Or CJ + Jones + RoCo or Nurk. But then you're looking at filling out a roster around:

Dame/Kawhi/RoCo and Nurk hopefully/Nas? You have 10M in MLE and the rest will be vet mins. Good luck with that.

If you trade to hardcap yourself with CJ and Jones (lets just assume best case scenario):

Dame 40
Kawhi 40
Powell 20 (Let's assume)
Roco 13
Nurk 12
Ant 4
Nas 2
Elleby 2

That is 133 for 8 spots. Need to fill at least 6 more with vet mins. Assume an average of 2 million per vet min and that gets us just at the tax line of 145. I suppose it's physically possible, but what is the likeliness of that? That is a pretty crazy starting 5 though:

Dame
Powell
Kawhi
RoCo
Nurk

All of this is a pipe dream though, because Kawhi would have to demand Portland and Portland only for us to even have a chance at this.

I'm a little rusty on the cap. Does the hard cap mean you can't spend any money above it at all?

Chris Craig · Jul 2, 2021

B-Roy said:
Here are the numbers:

Salary cap: 112

Tax Line: 140

Hard Cap: 145

Dame: 40M
Kawhi: 40M

Current Blazer salary: 131
Assume no Collins and Powell: 115

In order to sign Kawhi outright we need to move about 45M in salary. CJ + Jones + Ant gets us there. Or CJ + Jones + RoCo or Nurk. But then you're looking at filling out a roster around:

Dame/Kawhi/RoCo and Nurk hopefully/Nas? You have 10M in MLE and the rest will be vet mins. Good luck with that.

If you trade to hardcap yourself with CJ and Jones (lets just assume best case scenario):

Dame 40
Kawhi 40
Powell 20 (Let's assume)
Roco 13
Nurk 12
Ant 4
Nas 2
Elleby 2

That is 133 for 8 spots. Need to fill at least 6 more with vet mins. Assume an average of 2 million per vet min and that gets us just at the tax line of 145. I suppose it's physically possible, but what is the likeliness of that? That is a pretty crazy starting 5 though:

Dame
Powell
Kawhi
RoCo
Nurk

All of this is a pipe dream though, because Kawhi would have to demand Portland and Portland only for us to even have a chance at this.

It's a pipedream sure

But, if we can get Kawhi we will have no problem filling out the roster. Lots of ring chasers will head here and gladly take the min to win the championship

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