OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: JUNE 2024

Thats what everyone wants. But value has to be there for any trades to go down.

 

No Jerami Grant?

 

Coach JC

 

13 is pretty crap. I’d love to get one in the 9-11 range.

 

My problem with Jerami is he just doesn't seem to have the fire to play tough and win. If I see that I'm certain others do. He's serviceable yes but I just don't see him as a difference maker.

 

No question Evan Turner is on another level.

 

Grant was pretty good as a role player when he wasn’t being asked to shoulder the offensive load. Maybe going back to that role would be good for him.

 

How close is your favorite team to a title?

https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/40398244/nba-offseason-2024-franchise-overhaul-tiers-title-contenders-full-rebuilds

The 10 tiers:

True title contenders
One move away
On the fringes, with big upside
They are who they are
Emerging playoff threats
Big names, big money, big questions
Postseason party crashers
Stuck in neutral
Rebuilding around a star
Starting at square one

I’ll give you one guess where the Blazers are…

 

I think that the Celtics' success with basically a team of Scottie Pippens should make Grant more valuable. A plus defender AND shooter at his height? I mean, I'd love him... if we were a better team.

 

Thank God for the Wizards...

 

There's a difference between "should" and "will," sadly.

Another benefit is if they WERE all traded, I think Chauncey would quit in disgust...

 

I think the Bulls still have their picks traded elsewhere from the Vucevic acquisition? Might cause them to still try and win.

 

If I had $100 million I'd rather have a badass mansion in OKC then a dinky NYC apartment with crowded subways.

 

You have 100 million dollars, why would you even think about taking the subway?

 

Sounds about right - at the very bottom of the league with Washington and Detroit.

I'd certainly put us above Washington, but certainly below Detroit.

Quote from article;

Portland Trail Blazers (21-61)
Total players under contract: 14
Projected salary cap space: None
Total tradeable first-round picks: Five picks, three swaps


What's next: Rebuilding teams are absolutely not supposed to be paying luxury tax bills, and, yet, that's exactly where the Trail Blazers find themselves. As of now, Portland is projected to be several million dollars into the tax, which means some of Portland's more expensive veterans could be on the move over the next few weeks. (Malcolm Brogdon's $22.5 million expiring contract could be an option.) The other storyline to watch in Portland: the next steps for former lottery picks Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe.

 

I wonder if the Knicks would be interested in this if Hartenstein bails (along with, possibly, Precious Achiuwa):



Now, I'm not saying they'd give up BOTH picks, especially given Williams's knee - in fact, he might fail a physical, but we know that Thibs isn't going to play any rookie, so they're almost certainly ready to offload one of them.