I might have done the same thing. I'd pay for the phone but I'd certainly slap it out of his hand. I would HATE for our society to end up like this:
Think all these players forget that what they do for a job is actually entertainment. Still want Hood in a Blazer jersey though.
Would it be considered racist to joke that he was just trying to live up to his name? Asking for a friend.
So the latest is Utah might be serious about Mirotic and they would offer up Favors’ expiring contract. That got me thinking; would we use the TPE? It’d be enough for Mirotic and if Chicago just wanted a salary dump, they’d save more with our offer. The only way that’d happen on Portland’s end is if Olshey was confident he could dump enough salary elsewhere and get under the tax. He’d have to clear something just under $16m. That’s tough, but not necessarily impossible. Between Shabazz, Ed, Meyers, Vonleh, and Harkless, it’s possible. Tough, but possible. Maybe.
BTW, ET as a starter is putting up 10/3/3 on 55% FG and 50% (!) from three in over 2 attempts a game in 28 mpg. That's about an average starting wing. This showcasing is paying dividends. Wonder if we can dump his contract now and open up time for Moe.
It's clear you don't follow the economic side of the NBA very well.... Chicago is under the cap & actually under the floor. Trading Mirotic for a TPE would not save Chicago ANY money - as they would still have to distribute a minimum of $89.1M to their players for the year regardless of what their total salary is. Chicago is sitting with a payroll at $84M. Since we are halfway through the season, Chicago has theoretically paid their players a total of $42M so far. They have to spend $47M over the second half of the year - so they can take on a $10M contract this year without spending a dime extra. In the current NBA economics, there is NO WAY in HELL that Olshey could dump $16M of contracts with nothing coming back. Just will not happen. Dallas & Chicago are the ONLY teams below the floor (they may have some incentive to take on salary - since it will not cost them any cash regardless). There are 4 additional teams below the cap, but taking on salary does have a "cost" associated with it.
Turner + Caleb for Wes Matthews and Devin Harris helps us clear nearly 18 mil off our payroll for 2018-19. We then trade Napier, Vonleh, a protected pick, and Layman for Tyreke Evans and Ivan Rabb. Evans is absolutely BALLIN this year and is being wasted on a team in MEM that is going nowhere. And as a FA this summer, he probably wants to showcase his game on a bigger stage. Same with Wessy to an extent. We then end up with: Starters: Dame/CJ/Evans/Aminu/Nurk Bench: Pat/Wes/Moe/Collins/Davis Reserve: Harris/Leonard/Rabb I think that looks a lot more balanced than it is now, and it would create some flexibility in the summer. Wes/Reke/Harris would be free agents that we could try to keep or just let go for cap savings.
I didn’t say we’d dump $16m with nothing coming back, did I? I said between all those players list d we could theoretically save enough to get under the tax. So something like sending out Meyers and Harkless combined 20m and taking back half, etc etc. Not likely, but also not impossible.
Think we make a trade of Harkless and Vonleh for a underrated SF prospect that has fallen on rough times. Getting rid of Turner and Leonard is just wishful thinking in my mind, unless we attacks picks to them. I am sure Neil will try everything within reason to teams involving teams he doesn't plan to forward his resume too in the future.
Belinelli and Ilaysova each supposedly available for a high second round pick. Both are cheap and expiring. Any interest in either? BNM
