re: Cap Talk and moves you would like to see

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PG: CJ/Jose/Dyson
SG: Herb/14th pick/Naji
SF: BI/Trey/Watanabe
PF: Zion/Larry/Liddell
C: JV/Eubanks/Koloko

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Not bad, still just not a ton of shooting there unless the 14th is a quality nba shooter from the jump. Even then good luck getting willie to play him in a crucial season for the franchise. I honestly don't think theres any way they keep that pick, id say its a 95% chance they trade it

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Notable difference that I see is that GT can be traded between the end of the season and his guarantee date. While a player with a team option can not be traded without the option being picked up. GT becomes pretty valuable trade fodder for us, while not costing the acquiring team anything if they don’t want.

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That article is from 2015. They closed a loophole several years ago where if you trade someone like Temple for $5 million, the other team can't just decline the option and waive him. If his salary is essential to the trade it's like the other team is agreeing to pick up that option.

I'm not sure if non guaranteed makes the same difference now or not, but the date for the non guarantee is the end of this season, so he can really only be used like that in a draft day trade.

Haha, I’m an idiot. Literally in my post. Can only count for as much as the guarantee….aka $0. I’m not editing, my bad. Yes they changed in new CBA I see

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Send Kira to the Nets in a S&T for Yuta Watanabe, who we should be able to sign for maybe $4M/yr at most.

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I'm all for it. That would save what looks like $1.7mil.

S&T not needed since Kira is under contract next season.

Pacers Trade
Trading expiring's for better fitting expirings

Sign Drew Eubanks or Naz Reid. Both Nwora and Buddy are over 40% 3 point shooters. Release GT
Starters

CJ
Herb
BI
Zion
Eubanks or Reid

Bench

Jose/Point Zion
Buddy
Nwora Nwora Highlight
Trey
Nance

Reserves

Dyson
EJ
14th pick (Best Shooter)
32nd pick (Best Big)

This fixes our bench scoring woes. Imagine Zion running point with a second unit with three 40% 3 point shooters. Buddy and Trey can also be plugged in as starters when injuries occur

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PG: CJ/Jose/Dyson
SG: Herb/14th pick/Naji
SF: BI/Trey/Watanabe
PF: Zion/Larry/Liddell
C: JV/Eubanks/Koloko

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Larry is only playing the small ball 5 at this point, but when healthy (Pels tagline), he is good at it and plays winning ball

I'm not a huge fan of Eubanks, but like Koloko (or Onyeka Okongwu, Bruno Fernando, Isaiah Jackson, Charles Bassey, maybe Paul Reed...Zach Collins is another ok guy)...a young and athletic shot blocker would be a nice tool to have behind a couple of vets at the 5 (yes, I realize that could describe Jaxson...I wouldn't mind keeping him, but not at some big salary).

IMO that still leaves a need at the backup 4 to compete with Liddell. If we don't fill that spot in the draft, then there are some options around the league.

Younger backup 4s under $10mm - Jalen Smith, Xavier Tillman, Obi Toppin, Trendon Watford, Rui Hachimura...

Could also look at an older guy like Chris Boucher since he is on a descending contract.

Still could use more shooting.

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IMO that still leaves a need at the backup 4 to compete with Liddell

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with that lineup i proposed no one is a true 4, but Trey and Watanabe would play the 4 behind Zion, assuming Liddell isn't playing much, and they are perfectly fine playing back up small ball 4. I wouldn't worry about backup 4 with Trey and Watanabe, especially if Liddell is decent. I just want rim protectors that can play the 5 behind JV, which is why i want Eubanks and Koloko.




And Shell, Watanabe is a FA so he's the one that needs to be S&T, not Kira.


What we do need is another playmaker or shooter that plays SG. that's why i said to draft a guard at 14. Relying on Dyson or that pick to be the 5th guard from the 1/2/3 positions is a bit of a stretch though, so we might need a backup plan.

i think a move i wouldn't mind making though is to try and get Coby White from Chicago. He's a RFA, so it would need to be a S&T. I'd trade Larry to get White. He's come on as a good 3 point shooter, can get his own shot, and from all accounts is great in the locker room.

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So with 14th pick you take a SG/C. 2nd round SG/C. Then choose 1/4 of Naji, undrafted, 2nd, vet min. We would have Reid, Matkovich, rookie, and Nance to rotate at C.

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We have 0 2nd round picks for the next 7 years. I love naz Reid but I’m still not convinced he’s a starting center for a good team

I don't see how we're affording Reid at $10mil or more per year.

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How so? Val is making 15.5mil next year. Reid- 12mil Matkovich- 2mil Draft/ undrafted/ vet min- 2mil That’s 16 mil, 2 extra players, and 3 different opportunities to find the long term fit.

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And a massive reduction in production IMO…I like Reid fine enough, actually a lot, as a backup, but JV is significantly better and I haven’t seen anything to make me believe Matkovic is anything more than bench fodder in the NBA.