I think you HIGHLY overvalue Pat's rings and senoritas. What Riley did with Wade and Lebron has ZERO bearing on what Hayward does as a free agent.
If you expect Westbrook to leave, this is a dumbe move. If they lose both these guys for nothing, they are going into an extended rebuild of 5-6 years or more.
The Pacers front office should be gutted and the team sold. What a ****ing joke of a deal.
I think George to OKC might push Hayward to Miami.
The Pacers front office should be gutted and the team sold. What a ****ing joke of a deal.
And if you want Westbrook to stay, you trade for an all-star and improve the talent he has around him. It's an incredible trade for the Thunder. They may have just salvaged the next 5 years of their franchise.
I think it was the best offer on the table from a Western Conference team at the moment. Trade offers have already dried up at least twice on them. Wouldn't be surprised if they were afraid to see it happen again. I'd have beaten that.People are saying "Pacers must have seen all the offers they were going to get."
No way. I refuse to believe that's the best they could get for Paul George.
I guarantee you Pat Riley will flash his championship rings in front of Hayward while going over all this while on the beach with sun tanned senoritas all around them.
There's going to be some crazy good basketball going on. Good times.Man, our division is freaking stacked now. I love it.
I will be shocked if Hayward goes to Miami. If he signs a 3 year deal with Miami could it end up being more money than a 3 year deal with Utah? I thought Utah's big advantage was the 5th year extension.
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NW Division will be tough. It's not for weenies. Bring your man card, and suit up. Its going to be one hell of a ride.
I heard a guy on the radio break down the no state tax thing the other day. Basically comes down to a few hundred thousand dollars rather than millions and isn't really much of a factor. You still get state taxed for all away games and cost of living, housing, property taxes and other stuff in Florida plus a bunch of other crap he talked about that I can't remember..... but basically the no state tax advantage is tiny and almost meaningless when it's all said and done.It's recruiting now. We laugh at that from the outside, but when you are sitting in Riley's office, and Boston and Utah have both messed up recently and Riley doesn't have the same dirt, and he sits there with all the negative things to say about Utah and Boston, and the rings, and the location...
Look, the money in Miami will be about equal to Utah with no tax in Florida.
Winning will be the same. Hayward on Miami = Hayward on Jazz. BUT, it is a lot easier in the East, so in reality, winning in Miami > winning in Utah.
Miami > Utah.
The only reason to stay in Utah would be relationships. Let's hope those are enough.
And if you want Westbrook to stay, you trade for an all-star and improve the talent he has around him. It's an incredible trade for the Thunder. They may have just salvaged the next 5 years of their franchise.