The Anfernee Conundrum

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Maybe this could prompt the Nets to sign-and-trade him so they don't lose him for nothing but they also don't pay $100M to the umpteenth 6'8" guy they have on their roster.

 

Anfernee for Cam Johnson S&T was something discussed. Cam trains with Dame's trainer same way Ant and Mikal do.

 

I don't recall reading about any significant changes in raises, except the max raise over previous salary going from 20% to 40%. But that's for the team a player is already on

the most detailed summary I've seen is here:

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/...nt-from-salary-cap-to-free-agency-and-beyond/

 

opposite of when Aminu was 'yeeeesh-and-D'

 

I find it odd that the org is actively spending ad dollars for gaining more season ticket holders by featuring Simons who's making these ad graphics anyway? Certainly not @BonesJones ...yet!

 

At the end of December last year Okongwu had a 12 game stretch where he started and got starters minutes. I'm not going to wade through all of his stats, but crunching a couple key ones he averaged 9.5 boards and 2 blocks a game for that stretch shooting a high percentage mostly on dunks/putbacks.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/okongon01/gamelog/2023

STOMP

 

Ant has no market according to Jake Fischer.

 

I still think we can flip him for KAT or Ayton somehow.

 

I don't think Cronin wants to, even if we could (which we probably can't).

 

I think he would. It's ownership that's the problem. We need to diversify our talent positionally.

 

Yeah I posted in the other thread.... if thats the case how can the Blazers use Ant to get a starting forward around Lillard? Supposedly Scoot and Sharpe are off limits, the Blazers have no other assets.

If Ant doesn't have value I'd much rather keep him as a third guard and see if that changes next year. Scoot and Sharpe will need some time so maybe Ant could put up some huge numbers next year.

But it really brings into question the Lillard dynamic as well as more questions about the logic of overpaying Grant.

I'd find it super entertaining to start the season with the Quad group of Dame/Ant/Scoot/Sharpe but I don't know that Dame wants anything to do with that group.

 

That's just crazy to me.... I wonder if it's his contract? I don't think he's overpaid.

 

I think he can, but he's kind of a 2/3 tweener.

 

That's a bit of a misrepresentation, given that he calls Ant our "best asset"

 

I don't think it's his contract so much as there are a bazillion small shooting guards who don't defend in the league. Every team has one, pretty much.