Sorry man it was just my honest opinion. There's not many targets that give us what we need. The better the team the harder it is to upgrade.
Yeah, Oubre is the best option but he'll get $10M plus. At this point, if Harkless can consistently play like he has the past two weeks, he might be just as good as any of those guys. He's still young so improvement isn't out of the question. If he could be a 48/38/75 on increased volume and improved slightly defensively, then he's a good option.
Paul George fits well with this team. He can handle the ball, shoot 3’s, and take out pressure for Dame and CJ
Yeah George should not be part of this thread, We can not possibly land a top unrestricted free agent. We have no cap space.
If they are great I agree. But they have to be really good. My first thought was no way in hell for Allen. The only thing that gives me pause is his 7' wing span. Not bad for a 6'5" SG/SF. Edit: never mind I was fooled by this bogus wikipedia post. Grayson Allen American basketball player Grayson James Allen is an American college basketball player for Duke University. Wikipedia Born: October 8, 1995 (age 22), Jacksonville, FL Height: 6′ 5″ Wingspan: 7′ 0″ Current team: Duke Blue Devils men's basketball (#3 / Shooting guard, Guard) Education: Duke University Parents: Sherry Allen, William Allen
I still think Khris Middleton is likely to be traded, but a trade with Milwaukee receiving Whiteside and Miami receiving Middleton makes a lot of sense. If they want to save a bit of money after signing Parker this offseason, and they don’t think Middleton will re sign in 2020, they might be interested in a Harkless and a pick type trade and using our TPE to take the Tony Snell or Dellavedova deals off their books. My best bet would be that we just draft a wing and wait to make any significant move next deadline or the summer thereafter.
Unless we manage to find a buyer for one of our well-paid players, I don't think it makes much sense to use TPE (it's $12M, correct?) and maybe even MLE as that'd carry tax payments that would far exceed any advantage we might gain. Nobody is realistically going to trade a good player just for TPE. MLE is a different case because players like Evans (short term) or Hezonja (long term) could improve this team to the extent when it would make sense to pay additional money to bring them here. Can we trade TPE plus pick for a higher pick and a bad contract though? I imagine we will have no. 26 or no. 27 in the draft (Warriors, Rockets and Raptors the only teams who will finish with better record than us for sure, maybe 1 or 2 more teams but not certain by any means), we can send that pick plus a TPE to Charlotte for their pick (should be around 10-11) and one of their bad contracts (Marvin Williams, Kidd-Gilchrist). It might not be that easy considering a top 10 pick is worth a lot more. Maybe try dealing with Denver to acquire their pick and take Faried from them? Those are bad contracts but also players that could help us in the short term, and we have an owner who can easily afford extra payments. Bottom line is, if we can move high enough to get Mikal or Miles Bridges, Kevin Knox or Lonnie Walker, paying the extra tax might be worth it. As for free agency, I just want us to retain all players we have and MAYBE have a look at Tyreke Evans to acquire for MLE (because he'll be worth extra payments). Perfect Summer for me would be: Trade TPE and no. 26 pick for Kenneth Faried and pick no. 14. Select Miles Bridges. Acquire Tyreke Evans for MLE. Resign Nurkic for $60M / 4 years, Napier for $11M / 2 years, Connaughton for $3M / 1 year, Davis for $18M / 2 years. Try finding a buyer for Leonard to slightly offset the tax bill.
Why would Miami want Middleton though? They have similar player in Josh Richardson only much cheaper and in general they seem to have enormous amount of 2 slash 3s - Richardson, Winslow, Waiters, Ellington, Johnson and the list goes on.
Isn't he in his 30's? Late 30's? Does he use Grecian formula to cover the gray? I like Patty C. Hoping he stays and starts an Irish pub in the city. Of course if he wants Boston he will be celebrated.
