The 2025 NBA Free Agency Thread

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  1. CJ_is_Gone

    CJ_is_Gone Well-Known Member

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    Phoenix is still above the second apron-> so they can't aggregate salaries.... so a Grant trade is not possible without Booker (nope), Beal (nope), or Green (maybe) coming back.

    I actually think Beaker Heurter would be the better target.
    Chicago might be an Ayton destination.
     
    CJ_is_Gone, Jun 28, 2025
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    I'd rather try Grant for Huerter and Collins.

    Ayton for those two work the same.
     
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    Chicago, Golden State, Lakers are Ayton desitnations
     
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    Not the Knicks?
     
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    My list isn't all encompassing, just from the top of my head
     
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    Austin Reaves decline max extension from Lakers, 4 years 89 mil
     
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    With the rumors of Cam Whitmore being on the trade market, is this someone that we could go after? At what price?

    Would we be willing to trade the worst '29 first?
     
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    lottery protected....OK. Blazers still have a 6.9M TPE from the Brogdon/Deni trade that expires on July 5. Their questionable cap management over the last 3 years has seen Portland 'lose' 3 TPE's of around 8.5M. It would be nice if they actually used a TPE asset

    lottery protected 2029 1st for Whitmore; that would slide the Rockets under the tax line

    gotta be careful with that 2029 first though. A couple of months ago it was 'obviously' the Boston 1st and it was going to be a late 1st round pick. But since then, Tatum has suffered a severe Achilles injury, the Celtics are busy off-loading talent because of cost, and may be dangling Jalen Brown in trade talks. That 1st is looking a lot more valuable at this point
     
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    We're trying to build a defensive identity. If we sign a guy who can't defend a lick just because he's a good shooter, that will compromise it. Think of us as trying to be this season what Orlando was last season. Next season we can do our Desmond Bane trade...

    Best thing we could do is find the best shooting coach in the league and lure them to Portland.

    We're not TERRIBLE at threes (last three columns below). Well, except for DeAndre. Matisse looked promising in those 15 games. If he could sustain that he'd be a very valuable player.

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    Duncan Robinson seems like he's doing that.
     
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    same deal we apparently offered Camara
     
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    Should the Blazers be interested in Robinson?
     
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    most we can offer any free agent is the full MLE
     
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