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I think the second line is the key. I suspect more than one team would be willing to give up blue chip prospects to get him. OKC could give up Jalen or Chet with the logic that they cant afford their team in the long term with Giannis, SGA and both of those two in the roster.

I'm sure in the 2022 offseason you were here crying wolf on "how this team with their best player being Lauri Markkanen is way too good to tank". The "proper tank" in the Wemby draft was ruined in the first few weeks of that season by a team that wildly outperformed all expectations. Then the...

Bolerjack and Thurl are still there.

Btw does anyone know how the 2nd apron draft pick penalty wotks if you have traded picks? The rule in Article VII says that if you pass the 2nd apron and the stay there for 2 of the next 4 years your first round draft pick gets pushed to the end of the first round. That rule took effect this...

Im not sure whether this is about Lauri to Warriors or just about taking a chance on Kuminga. I believe the former may not be possible at all anymore. Or maybe if they dump enough salaries so that whatever money they need to pay Kuminga in S&T to match Lauri keeps them under 2nd apron. If...

I'm kinda confused by this. They should be able to send out players in S&T. Or am I missing some point here? If they are above the 2nd apron then they cannot take any salary back in such trade nor can they use the TPE generated in that trade (as long as they stay above 2nd apron). But they can...

One argument here (which I have also said) is that if we get Flagg we must keep Lauri. I do still stand by that but its also worthwhile noting that if we get him we have a big frontcourt roster crunch looming. Same applies to Bailey, if he is the BPA we end up with. We may also face some...

I think the second date there at the end is the Miye Oni trade date. That supports the conversion was in the original trade but was later removed from it. I do sometimes use that page but their content layout and page design are tragic (albeit I now notice they have added mobile friendly UI...

Good shooters. They draw their own defender in and thus can get behind them to make use of that space. People said "oh but NBA spacing" on guys like Scoot and Thompsons... but there is no space if your own defender sags off. Despite their athleticism they cannot create offense consistently off...

I saw that island the other day but it was floating the other way so didnt catch you there..

I guess its possible that this option was originally in the deal but it was changed when we made the Miye Oni trade. I really wish NBA would provide an official source for future draft rights and any conditions attached to them.

In the worst reality Mitchell is a pending free agent next summer while Gobert trade value is less than half of what we got when we traded him. KqWIN from that reality is swearing why "DA didnt do the obvious and trade them earlier".

Man I laughed out loud for real.

NBA is unique compared to other sports in terms of the significance of the top pick (and on some years that extends to top 2 or even deeper). The impact of a single player (like Jokic, SGA etc) to team success is so great, that getting top talent is just essential. The importance of "that guy"...

I dont know if this an AI answer or whether you copy pasted this from some article, but this is 100% false information. Our 2028 2nd rounder belongs to OKC regardless and it was traded to them together with Miye Oni for cash considerations in 2022. There is an official press release about that...

Im like 90% sure it just extinguishes and they get nothing.

No I get your logic. Had you said 5th pick I would not have called the trade out though. But just keep in mind that draft is also a massive gamble. For example literally everyone liked Scoot and he was "#1 on a normal year without generational talent like Wemby". The "Lauri for Scoot" was a...

Yeah I havent watched them much either. From what I remember he slept through his defensive rotations and had absolutely bottom class effort/ability in getting around screens etc... but maybe it wasnt as much lack of defensive IQ as it was lack of effort thing.

First trade proposal is wild. 10th pick is supposedly the 10th best player in the draft (if everyone gets it correct, which I know never happens). But thats still "the mean" or close to it. I wanna see the draft year, where the guy who ended up being 10th best in his draft class was a true...

Tanking tax. Interesting proposal. It would have to not count against the cap tho. Otherwise it would limit those teams in FA (making it harder for them to build up) while also helping them reach minimum salary floor with lower player salary totals. Also it shouldnt work as a honey trap for...