re: Kyle Lowry Opts Out

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But I don't want Jrue back he isn't worth $15MM let alone $24MM

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I dont think he's worth $24m either, but its rather dumb to say he isnt worth $15m. Every team in the league would gladly take him at $15M.

MM threw that out in one of his offseason paths articles I think. I've never thought it was that realistic but Charlotte looks maxed out roster wise and still missed the playoffs. This build is bad so they probably should either blow it up or do some major remodeling.

The thinking was the Pels operate under the cap to do an uneven trade. This idea was pre-Boogie IIRC which made that easier. Charlotte gets salary relief and a pick. Pels get a 2 way wing creator to take some of the play making load off Holiday.

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I almost feel bad for the Raptors.
They are a good team, but not good enough to even make the finals much less win them, yet they really have no way of getting better, unless they have a draft pick that they get really lucky on.
They resign Lowry, and they have to deplete their bench and can't sign anyone but minimum guys. They don't resign him, they're a lower seeded playoff team at best that'll never make it out the first round.

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If Lowry doesn't resign, they really will have to consider trading Derozan.

Hmm, that's an interesting idea. If we resigned Jrue, trading for Batum instead of a lead guard would be an interesting route to take. I wouldn't be opposed to it, if we couldn't land a guard like Bledsoe or Rubio. But like you, I'd be surprised if Charlotte was open to it. They could probably get more for Batum than an overpriced wing and a non-lottery first round pick. Interesting idea for sure.