June 2, 20241 yr 28 teams are in the off season, trades are already being talked about. Here is an idea for the last team eliminated: Orlando:Karl-Anthony Towns Minni:Jett HowardMoody K. LooneyJ. Issac#18 pick Golden State:Wendell Carter Why would they do it?Orlando: KAT would move back to the 5 and is an upgrade over Carter. Would be a good compliment as a #2 to PB. They are giving up on Howard (rumors). Minni: Salary dump and player grab. They are way over the apron. This allows them to turn 1 long term mega contract into 5 guys who could all be traded at the deadline if needed. Get a couple of young wings to try out. Issac and McDaniel with Gobert might be best D front court ever. GS: Carter fits much better than Looney as he can go inside and out. Moody’s time is done. The Money works.
June 3, 20241 yr Why would Orlando want to handcuff PB to a taller Bradley Beal with arguably a worse contract for the length of his rookie deal? Edited June 3, 20241 yr by ChickenSandwich
June 3, 20241 yr You know what would be super useful to have to be able to potentially trade KAT for something decent? Draft picks.
June 3, 20241 yr Author For Orlando, who else are they going to get to improve? Klay? There are no real options in free agency (and even if there were, few people go to Orlando historically).If they run the team back, even adding someone like Klay, they are a 4-5 seed again max. They will have to make a trade and probably take a risk.
June 3, 20241 yr What does it take for OKC to get Markkanen? I’ve had a few talks with some buddies. Is it a must that Williams is in it? How many picks is too many? OKC also has been linked to Bridges
June 3, 20241 yr Also a trade I’ve seen/talked about is KAT and picks for KD, which makes sense on both ends.
June 3, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, BurntOrangeBlooded15 said: Also a trade I’ve seen/talked about is KAT and picks for KD, which makes sense on both ends. Interesting. Curious if KD would be open to that
June 3, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, BurntOrangeBlooded15 said: Also a trade I’ve seen/talked about is KAT and picks for KD, which makes sense on both ends. Why would it makes sense for Phoenix? A worse player for more money for 4 years instead of 2. If Phoenix isn't competing for titles, they're going to want to get cheaper ASAP. As alluded to, Minnesota doesn't have many good picks to sweeten the deal because of the Gobert trade.
June 3, 20241 yr I’m not sure anyone will touch Kat’s contract for at least two more seasons. Minnesota knew, and did it anyways
June 4, 20241 yr Stolen from another board Spoiler Category 12: Team options that could be dealt — The following players have team options that may simply be declined, but may be held onto simply to serve as tradable salary.75. Luke Kennard, Grizzlies74. Evan Fournier, PistonsCategory 11: The cost of doing business — The following players will not be actively shopped, but would likely be needed if their teams try to make a major trade this offseason.73. Jose Alvarado, Pelicans72. Deuce McBride, Knicks71. Nikola Jovic, Heat70. Brandin Podziemski, Warriors69. Jaime Jaquez Jr., Heat68. Jonathan Kuminga, Warriors67. Austin Reaves, Lakers66. Julius Randle, KnicksCategory 10: Second draft candidates — The following players are former first-round picks with four or fewer years of experience that could use a change of scenery.65. Jalen Hood-Schifino, Lakers64. Moses Moody, Warriors63. Ziaire Williams, Grizzlies62. Jaden Ivey, Pistons61. Josh Giddey, Thunder60. Jalen Green, Rockets: Green's name was floated around at the trade deadline. His great end to the season may have been enough to put a stop to those rumors, but he is eligible for a rookie extension this offseason, and Houston has several young ball-handlers waiting in the wings. If he gets too pricey, or if the Rockets need to include a high-upside young player in a star trade, Green probably isn't untouchable.59. Onyeka Okongwu, HawksCategory 9: Necessary cap filler — The following players are mostly the cap figures their incumbent teams will try to use to add other players on this list.58. Jock Landale, Rockets: Landale has one of the most uniquely tradable contracts in the NBA. It's non-guaranteed for each of the next three seasons, making him very valuable matching salary in a possible bigger trade.57. Jeff Green, Rockets: Rocket No. 2 is Green, who was a valuable mentor to the younger Rockets last season, but that's a less important role next season with Cam Whitmore, Tari Eason and Ja'Sean Tate in need of every available forward minute.56. Steven Adams, Rockets: The Rockets just got Adams at the trade deadline, and they'd like to keep him as a backup center, but they are reportedly big-game hunting, and unless they want to trade Dillon Brooks, they're going to have to aggregate several salaries to do anything notable. Like the Lakers, we have three Rockets to cover. Adams is the priciest at $12.6 million.55. Jarred Vanderbilt, Lakers54. Gabe Vincent, Lakers53. Rui Hachimura, Lakers52. Kevin Huerter, Kings51. Jusuf Nurkic, Suns50. Harrison Barnes, Kings49. Bojan Bogdanovic, Knicks48. Andrew Wiggins, Warriors47. Chris Paul, Warriors46. Ben Simmons, NetsCategory 8: Possibly gettable for the right price — The following players would likely only be available for more than conventional wisdom suggests they are worth.45. Naz Reid, Timberwolves44. Collin Sexton, Jazz43. Anfernee Simons, Trail BlazersCategory 7: Reasonably priced role players — The following role players could fit into most teams' cap sheets.42. John Konchar, Grizzlies41. Jevon Carter, Bulls40. Alex Caruso, Bulls39. Dennis Schroder, Nets38. Robert Williams III, Trail Blazers37. Bobby Portis, Bucks36. Jordan Clarkson, Jazz35. Dorian Finney-Smith, NetsCategory 6: Expensive role players — The following role players could help winning teams, but have large salaries that make them complicated trade candidates.34. De'Andre Hunter, Hawks33. Bogdan Bogdanovic, Hawks32. Jakob Poeltl, Raptors31. Clint Capela, Hawks30. Malcolm Brogdon, Trail Blazers29. Bruce Brown, Raptors28. Cam Johnson, Nets27. Kyle Kuzma, Wizards26. Jerami Grant, Trail Blazers25. C.J. McCollum, PelicansCategory 5: Cap dumps — The following players have contracts that their incumbent teams would either actively like to dump or may need to dump for some specific purpose.24. Paul Reed, 76ers23. Zeke Nnaji, Nuggets22. Maxi Kleber, Mavericks21. P.J. Tucker, Clippers20. Tim Hardaway Jr., Mavericks19. Nikola Vucevic, Bulls18. John Collins, Jazz17. Zach LaVine, BullsCategory 4: Free agents and player options — The following can choose to move through free agency, but are also possible trade candidates.16. D'Angelo Russell, Lakers15. DeMar DeRozan, Bulls14. LeBron James, LakersCategory 3: Stars that probably won't move (but are worth a call) — The following stars are not known to be available and haven't actively been featured in rumors, but are still worth a phone call.13. Lauri Markkanen, Jazz: The Jazz have feigned interest in winning early in the past two seasons before operating as sellers at the trade deadline. They have no clear direction, and in a loaded Western Conference, it's hard to imagine them doing much more than contending for a Play-In spot. They could use their extra draft capital to trade for a star and move up, but how many stars want to move to Utah? Trading Markkanen would load them up even further with draft ammo and allow them to wait out the current, older contenders in the West. To Danny Ainge especially, anyone is available for the right price.12. Kawhi Leonard, Clippers: So... what do the Clippers even do if Paul George walks as a free agent? Sure, you could just run it back with Leonard and James Harden, but to what end? Do you really want to open the Intuit Dome with a 40-win team? The Clippers won't trade Leonard for the sake of trading him, but if anyone offers a way to help repair their desolate, draft pick-less future, they'd have to at least consider it.11. Kevin Durant, Suns: The Suns were knocked out in the first round, changed coaches and have next to no roster maneuverability this offseason thanks to the second apron. Durant has sought new teams for far less in the past. The Suns seem determined to keep trying with this group, but if someone throws enough their way for Durant, they'd have to at least consider breaking up a team that did not meaningfully contend last season.Category 2: Stars that may or may not be available — The following stars are possible offseason trade candidates depending on what direction they or their teams choose to go in.10. Jarrett Allen, Cavaliers9. Mikal Bridges, Nets8. Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers7. Michael Porter Jr., Nuggets6. Karl-Anthony Towns, TimberwolvesCategory 1: Stars that seem very available — The following stars have actively featured in trade rumors so far this offseason.5. Dejounte Murray, Hawks4. Brandon Ingram, Pelicans3. Darius Garland, Cavaliers2. Trae Young. Hawks1. Jimmy Butler, Heat https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-trade-candidates-75-players-split-up-among-12-categories-who-could-be-moved-this-summer/
June 5, 20241 yr Author On 6/4/2024 at 4:26 AM, ChickenSandwich said: I’m not sure anyone will touch Kat’s contract for at least two more seasons. Minnesota knew, and did it anyways We all know that KAT has his deficiencies (and he's not a player that m(any) of us would want our our team), however he is a near 7 footer who just had a season of 51%/41%/87%. The number of other players in history who have done that at his height is exactly 1 and his initials are K and D. Some owner is going to fall in love and force a trade for him.
June 7, 20241 yr Author Hurley would be a god damn moran to take the Lakers job. He is pretty much set up for life at UConn. Even if he leads the Lakers to the chip, he could be fired a few years later (see last championship).
June 7, 20241 yr 7 hours ago, Fastbreak said: Hurley would be a god damn moran to take the Lakers job. He is pretty much set up for life at UConn. Even if he leads the Lakers to the chip, he could be fired a few years later (see last championship). i'm sure his conract with the Lakers would have plenty of guaranteed money and he'd have his pick of college jobs if he ever wanted to go back.
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