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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    Does he have the home Depot credit card?
     
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    Jordan/Post Achilles KD/Kyrie =

    NO Chips IMO
     
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    PCmor7 Generational Poster

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    Hey, they took $25 off my bathroom sink purchase just for applying. Kawhi probably got those boxes for free.
     
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    I'm sure Philly or some other team would be happy to help out Houston to make this happen. Right? Hahaha.
     
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    How the hell is Houston going to get out of the luxury tax, hard cap and be allowed to do a sign and trade? Paul and Harden make $45 million each.
     
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    If you're Philly, and you have the choice between losing Butler for nothing, or trading him to Houston for Capela and Gordon, which do you choose?
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jun 25, 2019
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    Like Leonard would actually not hire movers?? please. Kawhi Leonard has never set foot in a home depot since becoming a millionaire.
     
    Cugel, Jun 25, 2019
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    https://sports.yahoo.com/news/rockets-jimmy-butler-sign-trade-sixers-231946468.html

    With the Western Conference wide open thanks to major injuries to the Golden State Warriors, the Houston Rockets have plans for a big move this offseason. They just need to convince another team to let them do it first.

    The Rockets are planning to recruit Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler in free agency, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. In order to land Butler, the team will need to acquire Butler through a sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers due to its lack of cap space.

    The Rockets had already been reported to be interested in Butler, and now we’re seeing how a deal could possibly take form.

    How the Rockets could land Jimmy Butler
    To pull the move off, the Rockets will need to do two things. First, they need to convince Butler that Houston would be his best destination in free agency after an eventful year for the All-Star forward.

    Second and more importantly, the Rockets will need to convince the Sixers that they have no shot at re-signing Butler after giving up Robert Covington and Dario Saric for him just months ago.

    The Sixers reportedly plan to be aggressive in their attempts to re-sign Butler in free agency, and could offer him a five-year, $190 million deal when free agency begins Sunday night. A four-year, $146.5 million deal would also be possible.

    [​IMG]James Harden and Jimmy Butler would be quite a pairing. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

    If the Sixers find that Butler doesn’t want to re-sign with them, then the team could possibly negotiate a sign-and-trade deal with the Rockets. Per Wojnarowski, the Rockets would need to include at least two of Clint Capela, Eric Gordon and P.J. Tucker to make the deal’s financials works.

    Even if Butler walks away from the Sixers, the team would still have its hands full in free agency trying to re-sign Tobias Harris and JJ Redick. Wojnarowski also reports the Sixers could simply turn down a Butler sign-and-trade for payroll flexibility if the team is able to re-sign its other free agents.

    Rockets have pursued Jimmy Butler before
    This isn’t the first time the Rockets have geared up to pursue Butler. The team was in the thick of discussions last season to trade for the disgruntled Minnesota Timberwolves star and reportedly offered literally ever first-round draft pick they could for him.

    It’s not hard to see why the Rockets would want Butler. Dropping him in the lineup would give the Rockets an elite perimeter defense duo with Chris Paul, and another top offensive option behind Jimmy Butler. Of course, adding a player who reportedly derailed his own team’s practices last season to a locker room already seeing a fair amount of conflict could be risky.

    Still, with the Warriors in danger next season of being without Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant, this might be the best chance the Rockets get to break through to the NBA Finals, never mind the luxury tax bill.
     
    BigGameDamian, Jun 25, 2019
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    What am I going to do with Capella? Pay him $17-20M for the next four years to back up Embiid? Pass. I would let him walk, add the cap space and use it for someone more useful.

    Think about it this way, would you rather have $20M to spend on any player you want, or Capella?
     
    Reep, Jun 25, 2019
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    First of all, it'd have to be both Capela and Gordon, and Gordon would be a perfect fit in the backcourt next to Simmons.

    Second, Capela would just be a placeholder asset to be dealt for further value.

    Third, given the choice between Capela and $14M of cap space, I'd take Capela 8 days a week.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jun 25, 2019
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    Where does the $14M come from? The pair of them are $31M this year, so that is how much cap space they lose (currently way under). And if you had Embiid as your center, you would offer Capella a 4-year deal for an average of $18M/year? It's okay if you would, but I wouldn't. How would you keep Capella's value high, given his contract, as a backup?
     
    Reep, Jun 25, 2019
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    LOL

     
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    I so much want them to lose Klay and Draymon.
     
    Reep, Jun 25, 2019
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    I too want to see the demise of the Warriors, but it's a guarantee that Klay will re-sign because there's no way in hell the Warriors DON'T offer him the max (they are already on the record saying that they'd offer him the max).
     
    Dom McBlazer, Jun 25, 2019
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    Saw this and laughed

    Check out @DanielOyefusi’s Tweet:
     
    Mediocre Man, Jun 26, 2019
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    that was wicked funny stuff. thank you
     
    lawai'a, Jun 26, 2019
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    With Leonard signing a deal with Canadian Airlines Id say its a HUGE possibility he stays in Toronto.
    The Canadian Gov owns both Air Canada or Canadian Airlines and many of the mills and have never been afraid to pay for play.
     
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    Just heard Irving to the Nets
     
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