They created a 5M trade exception with Saric, so I guess they got some room to maneuver... but not much. And they can only send out 2nd rounders.
2023 NBA Free Agency Thread
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Sorry, my brain isn't making the connections here. Is there anything you want me to see here beyond the word "fleece" in relation to a rumored Bogey trade?
Dennis Lindsey wants Bogey in Dallas.
I don't understand how that trade makes any sense for the pistons without a 1st coming back. Bogey is by far the best player in the deal and Hayes might be the second best. If they are just looking to dump Hayes salary then I would love to make that happen.
TheStormofWar
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The next move is to sign Dok.
Coach Ellis
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Bazley will likely fill the role Watanabe had on that team last year. I could see him having a decent season there.
homeytennis
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Bazely was drafted with a Jazz draft pick moved in the Conley trade.
And at one point he was going to be the Stars’ #1 pick until he backed out of the G League.
TheStormofWar
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Phoenix is now taking out loans with the puppies of the family dog as collateral.
View: https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1680607907644157955?s=20
View: https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1680607907644157955?s=20
Coach Ellis
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When the trio of Durant, Beal & Booker flames out, some of those pick swaps are going to be worth solid gold. Their team building strategy seems so erratic that it feels like it’s bound to fail.
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Maybe they could petition the league to start using their picks in the thirties (the next decade). Or perhaps they could file some type of draft bankruptcy and not have to pay all these outstanding debts.
It doesn’t matter. If you’re the GM, better build your team and legacy now (or at least attempt to) and let the next guy clean up your mess.
I wonder how many of these GMs push these decisions knowing precisely their shelf-life in that gig.
To piggyback off this, how many GMs took a long-term approach and did their best to balance current needs without mortgaging the future, but ended up not having enough success to keep their job, they get fired, then sit around thinking they should have “spent” future assets more lavishly to have a better legacy? I’d imagine at this point it’s going to become a standard and GMs will think there’s no point in prioritizing a future you’re not a part of, and if you can secure the present, it will get you to the future and then you cross those bridges when or if you get there.
homeytennis
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GMs are gonna take the win right now approach unless they have a 10-15 year contract.