re: 2021 NBA Free Agency

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When is the last time a team let someone get an offer sheet in RFA and matched it?

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It doesn’t happen often, but it does happen. Hayward and Batum had theirs matched. If BI was getting a max from another team we would have matched. But he just got it from us first.

I've given up on anything major happening. We still technically have time but it just seems unlikely.

We will *probably* sign at least 1-2 more people (Hart? MLE? Willy?) but that seems like the most likely thing now.

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I've given up on anything major happening. We still technically have time but it just seems unlikely.

We will *probably* sign at least 1-2 more people (Hart? MLE? Willy?) but that seems like the most likely thing now.

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Yeah, Hart, Willy and maybe either a backup big for Zion or Jackson.

The FO seems like the obvious answer.

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Because they didnt sign who?

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Because they gave up assets to create space to sign a FA and thus far have not used such space (either via FA or trade). There is still time though.

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Because they gave up assets to create space to sign a FA

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they have to because otherwise it is proving impossible to

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used such space (either via FA or trade)

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"No one wants to sign here! But also we spent too much to get this guy"

-This board. We are going to have to overspend. And even then it might not work.

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Because they didnt sign who?

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B/c they were naïve to think they could throw money at Lowry/CP3 and they'd come here, when they knew damn well that neither of them wanted to come here.


You don't build a small market team through free agency. You do it through the draft and trades.
Unfortunately, we don't have a draft pick next year b/c our GM is an idiot and doesn't understand how free agency works, and he had to get rid of the shitty decisions he made last offseason.

There's obviously still time, but if we don't make a big trade by tomorrow, this will be a colossal failure of an offseason. No one will fault you for not signing FA's. But not making a trade falls on management. He had last years trade deadline, as well as this offseason to do something, and looks like we will have done nothing, while losing assets in the process to get marginally better.

Would like to know what teams still have money left to spend.

There are a few guys out there who aren't stars (other than Kawhi) but could still be solid rotation players at least.

Kawhi - injured and who knows, returning to Clips?;
Shroeder - probably best as a sixth man;
Oubre - ballhog knucklehead but can get hot;
R. Jackson - looked great in playoffs;
Danny Green - did I miss him signing somewhere?;
Hart - we know him well;
Markannen - crappy on defense but has offensive skills;
Iguodola - ancient guy who will sign w/ contender;
Millsap - looks pretty cooked;
BOOGIE - see Millsap

Am I missing any other interesting names?

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Do we need the discuss RFAs again?

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So we just picking and choosing willy nilly now which players we can match and which players we can't now?

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There are a few guys out there who aren't stars (other than Kawhi) but could still be solid rotation players at least.

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Danny Green is going back to Philly

We aren't using the space we have to sign a FA. the purpose should be to take back a salary in a trade where we don't send anything back out. Either you target a key player that you want and expect to be a main player on your team for a few years, or you target someone who can contribute as a backup but that you are taking back as a salary dump simply so you can gain some assets, like Kevin Love or Pat Beverly