re: NBA Free Agency Thread - Russell Westbrook traded to the Rockets for Chris Paul & picks

I would live it if JR Smith is playing an integral part for you guys next year. High Comedy. Especially if the deal is for more than a year.

Meh. What is JR Smith? Its hard to tell from last year obviously. But historically hes an elite perimeter shooter who is competent at using off ball screens and plays mediocre but not terrible defense.

Is that a flawed player? Yes. But is that a player who should make more than the minimum? Absolutely. I'd be interested if we can get him for that as we just absolutely need guys who will take less than they can get elsewhere and can then out perform what they are getting paid

If he wants the room exception the yea we need to move on

I would 100% take him as a vet min, which is what his market should be imo

It did not take long for you guys to talk yourselves into JR Freaking Smith.

Good luck boys.

Lakers gearing up for a Kevin Love trade

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Now we apparently only have 19 million in space according to woj

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That is working with the assumption that you'll keep the Reggie Bullock cap hold on your books. Which isn't a terrible idea if you're not going to land a 3rd star. If the Lakers renounce that cap hold, they are back up to 23.7 mil.

and then you remember that we would be paying him the minimum and would probably be using him as maybe the 7th or 8th player in the rotation

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play decent D

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That's a stretch lol. He hasn't played decent D in 3 years

A sign and trade would hard-cap the Rockets, but they would then be able to use the $9.2 million non-taxpayer MLE to sign another player(s).