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Where Does Hood End Up?

Where Does Hood End Up?

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Saint Cy of JFC said:
1. They arent in the luxury tax after the trade was completed, or am I missing something?
2. I told you why they did the Blake deal. Business. They needed someone to make the team exciting.
3. Hood isnt putting anyone in the stands.

I'm pretty sure i'm 100% right. They arent dealing Hood for Kennard straight up. If the Pistons wanted to, Utah would have already done it. SVG isnt exactly a guy who sits there and is a master negotiator. He is a straight talker, its why Detroit has always done trades prior to the deadline unlike most teams who wait til the last 24 hrs.
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You always think you are 100% right even when proven wrong. But that's a sidenote.

#1 - They aren't a luxury team now but acquiring Blake without shedding more contracts knowingly forces their hand toward the luxury. Yes, they aren't there now but they know what they got into giving two guys $60+.
#2 - Blake makes them more exciting. Yes. We both agree.
#3 - If Hood helps them win, wins lead to attendance. I've made that point many times which you don't seem to get.

We don't know if the Pistons would trade Kennard for Hood. You don't know, I don't know, only they know. I would be willing to bet that most fans would consider a straight swap of Hood for Kennard a bad trade for us since Hood is proven and Kennard isn't.
 
Chicago Detroit and Oklahoma City are all expressing interest. Do they have anything we want?
 
There were reports Philly is looking for help on the wing and mentioned Tyreke Evans. Would think Hood is a better fit and has more future value to them, but who knows.
 
RJF said:
Chicago Detroit and Oklahoma City are all expressing interest. Do they have anything we want?
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Chicago - the ability to absorb Burks but no 2nd rounder the next two years
Detroit - Kennard or Stanley Johnson and draft considerations or a future 1st (2020 or later)
OKC - Terrance Fergusen and/or way off in the future 1st rounders

So really, not many easy solutions here. OKC extremely unlikely.
 
No doubt DL is also working on 3-team trade scenarios where we get a 1st from Team A, we send Hood to Team B, and Team B sends a player to team A. Atlanta and Philly and maybe even Phoenix would most likely be team A.
 
infection said:
I don't know how many times I can say this, but what's our game plan here? We valued Hood > Mirotic, we will likely retain Hood through the deadline, but then not match if he gets a higher offer from a team like Chicago. I don't get it.
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Bro, why teh **** do you keep whiffing on the cost-side of all this? I mean, you can see for yourself that the league likely values Hood at about the same level as Mirotic, right? Ok, then you can probably imagine the advantage of re-signing such an asset next off-season rather than the one after that.

Easy enough. But now let's imagine the scenario where NOLA is cash-strapped and we can take Mitotic this off-season for a cost significantly less than what he just fetched... which is very likely as far as possibilities are concerned.

Or maybe you just need something to *** ache over. I dunno.
 
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Quin's Murderface said:
It might be really nice to have that down the line when money starts becoming an issue. I'm all for any future firsts, personally. As long as they don't default to second rounders I would be in.
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I mostly agree. Wherever the FO finds them, we should be hoping they re-stock the cupboards after Haywood's departure. He kinda left and took a few things with him.

I would only add that I think they should get a guaranteed 1st that conveys sometime in the next three drafts.
 
LoPo said:
Honestly, would you trade Hood and Burks for Jabari Parker right now? I would.... Think about it for second:

- The Bucks offered Jabari $18 million per year for just 3 years and he said no and chose to take his busted knee into RFA.
- What happens if the Bucks don't budge on that? Parker wants more or if he wants more than 3 years?
- If we offered Parker $25 per year for 4 years the first day of free agency, would the Bucks match considering having to re-sign Middleton, Brogdon, Bledsoe and others soon? Many reports say they might not match.

So, if we were to trade Hood and Burks to Chicago for expirings and their 2nd rounder (projected top 35-38), it could mean that we are able to enter the Parker sweepstakes. Shedding Burks could lead us to Parker contention.

Do I think Parker is our missing piece? No. Do I think he's worth the gamble over bringing back Hood and paying Burks next year? Absolutely.
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I think Bucks know Parker will get a MAX offer and wont be able to match without being in salary cap hell.

My guess is theyve brought him back as a way of showcasing him before the deadline.
 
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I think we can all agree Hood isnt having his best year (even though statistics say otherwise).

If we manage to get Hood at anywhere near $10Mil/yr, that contract is worth far more than a mid 1st.

Hood is bound to have a breakout year and having him on a cheap deal could pay off big for us in the future.
 
Hood is gone. The cloud that would hang over his restricted free agency would be terrible. If we wait to match a rfa deal, there could be bad blood.

Just deal him for an asset and dump Burks' deal in the process.

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elan_prodigy said:
I think Bucks know Parker will get a MAX offer and wont be able to match without being in salary cap hell.

My guess is theyve brought him back as a way of showcasing him before the deadline.
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They can limit their LT bill next year by stretching Teletovic. They can then move one of Middleton, Bledsoe, or Brogdon with a bad deal to limit the affect. In 2019 they can't bring all those guys back anyway. They would do well to play it by ear until some actually maxes Parker... unless they get something really good right now.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
He won't get that much. I only want him if he is a great bargain so it'd have to be MLE type money.
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I think you have to look at the value of the contract over the period of the whole contract rather than just this first year. If the difference is 2% of the cap or something like that to keep him then you do it. Buy low. The lack of cash isn't going to last forever. When all those humongous contracts start coming off the books there's going to be a lot of buyers.
 
LoPo said:
Hood is gone. The cloud that would hang over his restricted free agency would be terrible. If we wait to match a rfa deal, there could be bad blood.

Just deal him for an asset and dump Burks' deal in the process.

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Why... we could go to him and make him a fair offer... up to him to decline and if his agent finds something better we match. Not that big of a deal.
 
All logic a month ago would have said that we had a fantastic young nucleus that included a young wing like Hood. For some reason we don't know, the FO does not want Hood here long term. There is no other reason why we would have shopped him out of the clear blue sky a month ago. Hood or the FO or both want a split. There is no other reasonable explanation.

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LoPo said:
All logic a month ago would have said that we had a fantastic young nucleus that included a young wing like Hood. For some reason we don't know, the FO does not want Hood here long term. There is no other reason why we would have shopped him out of the clear blue sky a month ago. Hood or the FO or both want a split. There is no other reasonable explanation.

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All speculation. None of us really know ****. Just trying to read between the lines.

I think all of DLs desicions are based on 18/19 Free Agency and not having a penny more on the books than needed. Hood at anymore than $15Mil/yr starts to restrict his options.
 
LoPo said:
All logic a month ago would have said that we had a fantastic young nucleus that included a young wing like Hood. For some reason we don't know, the FO does not want Hood here long term. There is no other reason why we would have shopped him out of the clear blue sky a month ago. Hood or the FO or both want a split. There is no other reasonable explanation.

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Never say there is no other reasonable explanation... that's just bad.

Maybe Hood was part of the Niko trade negotiations but it never panned out. He could still be moved... but if it is for Stanley Johnson straight up... I'd rather just take my chances in FA.
 
We don't publicly shop players unless they are "out of favor". That's not our style. Listening to offers is one thing but shopping is different.

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