Exclusive OFFICIAL Around the NBA thread: October 2019

That was my first question....I think they said we'd need a pick, Trent and Whiteside or a big to do it. I have no idea how or why it would ever happen, just thought it was interesting that they thought we could pick him up and plug a hole in our roster...again ...their opinion....so much talk about Blake or KLove….first I've heard of Harrell attached to a trade rumor with us..Article also said it was the Clippers outreach...not us trying to initiate the deal.

 

I'm surprised people are surprised by Siakam's contract. He's the face of the franchise going forward, and the franchise has probably seen enough of him this summer to be confident he's not about to take a major step backward. All he has to do is maintain last year's level and he's worth the extension, having a whole country rooting for him.

 

Do you know how hard it is to win a game 7 on the road? In Denver no less? And yet, CJ delivered for us. That alone is worth his contract IMHO.

 

Let me be clear when I say this. It isn't necessarily about the amount of the contract itself, it's the timing of paying these guys these amounts that is the issue for me unless you are getting a bargain deal or you are certain they are a max player. To me it's much more worthwhile to just let them become restricted free agents.

Take Toronto for example, I get the value of rewarding Siakam for his part in the championship. His cap hold next summer was only around $7 million but now he counts for almost $30 million against their cap and it puts them at about $80 million in contracts with only 4 players (Siakam, Lowry, Powell, and OG under contract). So instead of possibly having a max spot they will be fighting to fill their roster with a lot less money to do so.

With guys like Hield and Brown you only sign them to those particular contracts if you think they could possibly get a max contract next summer. If not you tied up cap space you didn't have to. Plus the risk of those guys getting a max offer is much smaller than the chance they could have a season not worthy of the contract they signed in which case you'd be wishing you waited to lock them up.

 

More organizations valuing agent / player relationships.

Think teams see both the short and long term benefits to doing business this way.

 

Atlanta just drafted Reddish, Hunter, and Huerter over the last two years. I don't know if they'd be offering a max to another wing.

 

Good for him. I know some here don’t like him, but he’s a great guy, and I promise you would love him if he played for us.

 

Why only one year though?

 

cap flexibility...there are more and more one and two years deals these days than long contracts

 

Complex Sports thinks we should go for Kevin Love as well

https://www.complex.com/sports/2019...tstw&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com

 

Rodney Hood for 5.7 mil is an absolute steal.

 

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...k-beasley-nfls-sua-cravens-in-apartment-lobby

 

I love that CJ is bringin' back the high top kicks!

 

Blake Griffin is going to miss at least the Pistons first 7 games of the season before being reevaluated.

 

This could mean he's being traded....they're being careful

 

Or Blake Griffin is just being Blake Griffin (constantly injured).

 

Or both!

 

When your star is injured the first thought that comes to mind is...call the Blazers! They took Festus Ezeli!

 

No trades can happen from now until December 15th. That's a long time to have a trade on 'hold'.

I could mean that Blake is TRYING to get traded and not pushing himself to be on the court with Detroit.