Event Around the 2025 NBA Draft & Offseason Madness!

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  1. blazerkor

    blazerkor Well-Known Member

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    A $110M buyout... fuckin' a!
     
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    If the Suns can find a taker for Beal then Cronin will have ZERO excuses for not finding a new home for Grant -- Period

    HOWEVER - I will be shocked if any team trades for Beal so my previous statement will prolly never come around.
     
  3. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    If they have to give up a bunch of picks to move him, that’s not a win. I’d rather keep Grant if we have to send out picks.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    It amazes me how the NBA uses the same guys over and over and over. And most of them have never won Jack shit.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    No Mike Malone?
     
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    Not sure how long his deal was but he’s probably enjoying being paid for not working like Stotts did for a couple years after getting fired
     
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    He did a good job broadcasting this post season too. So that's an additional revenue stream that even Stotts didn't have.

    Edit: I looked it up and he's getting paid through the 2026-27 season.
     
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    Maybe the Bucks for Dame but Beal is literally the second worst contract in basketball to Dame's because who knows how Dame will play or when he will but even now with two years remaining Phoenix would have to either take Dame or send a lot of draft capital out with Beal to move him.
     
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    Blazerkor are you saying Dame's contract is almost as bad as Beal's

    Are you high while you post -- LOL

    I get that Dame is getting older and recovering from that injury might be tougher BUT if you want to bet against Dame then go for it cause plenty have done that before and he said .. Hold my beer and made those people look stupid.
     
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    I love Dame but the dude isn't playing meaningful minutes next season, with a 54M cap hit. Maybe the league will give the Bucks some relief in the form of an exemption but I'm not sure how that works, especially if Dame won't guarantee he'll miss the entire season because like we all know he's ambitious. I hope he proves me wrong but I don't see Dame having much mobility if he can come back.

    I know that Kobe was Dame's age when he had his achilles injury but he was never the same and he was Kobe. Klay hasn't been the same. We'll see but to acknowledge the reality that Dame's best ball is behind him, that he's likely to miss all of next season and that he's owed around 60M the season after that isn't doubting Dame, it's just the truth.

    Beal's contract is bad but he can give any team minutes, Dame can't play right now, no one knows when he will be able to and how he'll play if he is able to. So no I'm not saying Dame's contract is almost as bad as Beal's, I'm saying it's worse.
     
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    Thread title updated.
     
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    drew holiday, wtf?
     
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    Jrue
     
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    just as bad.
    Mine as well be Uncle Drew...
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Pelicans doubling down on the next couple years and their core. Literally just makes them a bit younger. Must've thought CJ would walk at year end.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    If the last two trades are any indication, short scoring guards have no value in the league lol.

    Simons, Poole and CJ are all variants of the exact same player on similar contracts.
     

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