re: Jah Okafor Failed Trade

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We almost traded for Okafor.
We also almost signed Monroe.
We also tried to force Mirotic to opt out.

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Don't forget about the CP3 trade where we almost got Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, Lamar Odom, Goran Dragic and a 2012 first-round pick that Houston had acquired from the Knicks. I doubt we are bad enough with those guys on our team to get us the #1 pick. No AD


Although I am pretty salty that we didnt get Bledsoe in the CP3 trade. I remember us holding out for him until the Pels (well Stern) finally gave in

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We also tried to force Mirotic to opt out

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This is untrue from two perspectives. 1) Pelicans have control over the option, not Niko. 2) The option thing was a disguise in order to get more back from the Bulls. Pelicans were working with Niko's agent to leverage the threat of the tax into forcing the Bulls to take Ajinca. While they didn't take Ajinca, they settled on the 2nd round pick coming back.