re: Is the Jrue Holiday situation somewhat akin to the Asik situation?

How do you expect to get Hardaway?
We don't have the space for him.
It would be easier to get a guy like Will Barton in a trade.

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Chances are that Atlanta will match any non-outrageous offer,

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I think the play with Atlanta would be to go after Bazemore who got paid and didn't take the jump they were hoping for. Especially if they pay Millsap and Hardaway, I can see Bazemore becoming expendable. The problem is you'd have to put Moore in the trade to make salaries work. Bazemore is better than Moore, but I don't know if he's twice as good which is what the salary difference is. But I have to think Moore + Ajinca/QPon for Bazemore is a move Atlanta would consider. Maybe that can be plan E if all the PG trade plans fail.

Not sure why the Pels would want to trade Moore for Bazemore.

3/$54 v 3/$26. What does Bazemore do that much better than Moore that is worth an extra $30M?

I think Bazemore has higher potential than Moore, but I agree, there isn't much point in trading for him over Moore's value.

I think the guy that they should be trying to target is Robert Covington.
He's finished in the top 15 in real +/- for SF's his first 3 years in the league, on a shitty team. Big SF that can defend 4 positions and a decent enough 3 point shooter. He's a better defender than Solo, and a better scorer. He'll get a nice pay day after next year, especially if he improves and is consistent with his 3.
You can actually make an argument that he is one of the best defenders in the league.
he's got a team option for this upcoming year that Philly definitely won't pass on and is then a UFA.
if Philly doesn't really get the FA they want this offseason, maybe we could send Solo to them and some kind of pick for him, letting them absorb the difference in salary. Or you could trade a pick to them and use Buddy's exception. not sure i'd want to give up a first for a year of him, and i'm not sure what getting him would mean as far as making it easier to sign him after next year.

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He's a better defender than Solo, and a better scorer.

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If Solo's not the best defender in the league at his position he shouldn't be playing more than 7-10 mins per game.

Guy can't make an open layup for truck's sake. Career .380 shooter - total, not from 3 - who can't finish and doesn't shoot well enough from outside to not be a total liability on the offensive end of the floor.

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Shortly after Davis signed his extension, the Pelicans announced that starting center Omer Asik, backup center Alexis Ajinca and backup forward Dante Cunningham were all re-signed.

Gentry said he likes having the combination of Asik and Ajinca at the center spot because it provides him with desired flexibility with his rotations. Gentry likes Asik's rebounding ability and Ajinca's ability to step out of the post to take shots but also score near the basket.

''The center position is covered,'' Gentry said. ''It was really important to try and bring all of the guys back because I thought they laid a really good foundation here when you think about the fact that you won 45 games and really Anthony ended up missing 12 to 14 games (due to injury)."

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This is what I was referencing.

Season's over now.

J-roo bout to get paid.

22M per seems more than reasonable considering Jrue's injury history.

Still can't believe Dell let Ryno walk for nothing.

If he's gone which it very much appears then I hope a sign and trade happens.

This offseason is going to be interesting to say the least.