re: 2020 NBA Free Agency Tracker and Rumors

Griff had a plan for the Bucks part of the trade, but the OKC part seems pretty rushed to me. Reeks of impulse/opportunistic buy. Very risky with the stakes the way they are.

He got bent over not being able to keep Hill over Bledsoe (eliminating the salaries problem) and he got bent over overpaying.

What's the inside word Kumar?

Rushed? They had 7 teams involved at one point. This was very planned out. If you think this was just something that happened overnight then you don't get how trade talks work.

Also, Bledsoe is the far better, younger player, and I don't see the salaries problem. They have a plan and it'll be revealed when they announce the finalized version.

It's not a take. It's me having late night fun. The meat of the info is before the Charlotte trade. THAT is the point people are missing.

It's either

1) Stay above the cap, use Frank or Ken for salaries to make it work

2) Use room if one of those guys ain't playing, and you need to use Zylan or Grey.

Those are their options. I was simply having fun on twitter by sending Ball to Charlotte. There are a million ways they can make room. shite, they can stretch and waive a guy if they wanted.


This is all assuming they aren't adding any other players to this already bloated deal. Which would be stupid unless they are getting great return and they aren't stupid.

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Rushed? They had 7 teams involved at one point. This was very planned out. If you think this was just something that happened overnight then you don't get how trade talks work.

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I doubt Adams became available until they acquired Horford on the 18th. Doesn't leave much time

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the OKC part seems pretty rushed to me.

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I'm not so sure. Reports have come out that he's been trying to get Adams since OKC traded Paul George and Russ last year. I also can't imagine that what's stopping this deal from happening is Frank Jackson making $6 million this season, that's something Presti and Griffin haggle over and hammer out with changing the pick part of the equation.

Especially when you combine the trade delay, with us being connected to no FA names other than Baynes, and the Pels going into the season with Lonzo as the starting 3&D SF, I really feel like there's another move lined up, but it makes sense to combine it with the Jrue trade. So we are waiting on other teams like Charlotte and/or Atlanta.

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We had no cap to spend trade or not. And the exceptions still cost actual real world millions that we don't seem eager to spend, especially considering the long standing difficulties we've had selling tickets here.

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Thought they might zero in on defensive wings going at the minimum since it hits 2 boxes

so to be clear it’s 2.2MM or thereabouts that the pels need to send out to balance salaries correct? I can’t imagine frank or kenrich not playing along with that even if they have to sign 2/3 yrs. they’ll be right back on the market next season regardless

Maybe get PHX involved, demps loves him some frank jackson

in any event I seriously doubt that if all the other teams were ready to consummate that there will be any issue on the pels side. Griffin and Langdon can do basic math

It's not because of cheapness they are waiting to use the exceptions, it's because the trade will tell you if you really have them or not.

If they are planning on being a cap room team - they have no MLE which would explain why they have been sitting out.

IF they are planning on being an over the cap team, they have the MLE, but only about 7ish million until they hit the tax. No BAE, unless that is all they use.

So they are sitting out because things are incomplete.

What expedites things then?