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Question:

If the Pels and Celtics agree to the framework by the deadline, can that sort of trade be publicly announced or leaked as a verbal agreement?

Thx Crewzy!

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My source also said a wall of text

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I don't think you understand what a wall of text is.

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no real value

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You're just being fickle

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new information

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The lack of interest in 3 of our better pieces is interesting and verifies what some were already thinking. That said, the statement about Randle is definitely new. I didn't realize the coaches have no interest in keeping him around.

I don’t really want to trade Niko unless it nets us something real a positive for next year.

I would hope we could get something for taking on a bad contract from Washington or Charlotte. That’s where Randle and/or Wesley need to go.

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The lack of interest in 3 of our better pieces is interesting and verifies what some were already thinking

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I think the lack of interest is more about their contracts.


Randle has no Bird Rights attached and is essentially an expiring. Not enticing.

Niko is expiring and we probably wouldn't mind re-signing him so we're not as motivated to move him. If he still had a few years on his deal we would probably get some nice offers.

Moore is a nice piece but not really a needle mover. His value is more in adding on to a bigger deal.

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If you put Loomis or Dell or Ferry, insert person here under truth serum and said, "Okay, tell me what moves you are going to make!"

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What about:

"Tell me your preferred trade partners and list the assets you'd hope to get back!!"?

Niko with his bird rights should be very attractive for a contender without cap space though..

Like if I'm the Bucks I'm trying to send Brogdon and salary for Niko, or 76'ers straight Fultz/Niko swap (maybe ask for a couple 2nds from the Pels)

They would have those answers and I know some of those things.

But they are kind of juggling multiple things right now. Ideally, they would love to get the framework with Boston finalized. Because then they can look at that and say - You know, we aren't getting a 4 in the trade and/or we aren't getting much shooting - keeping Niko makes more sense than flipping him for an expiring and a late first.

Conversely, maybe you work a deal with Boston and they say - we will take Rozier and the Clippers first and go get you a big you like, then put him in the package in July. Now, you don't need Niko and recoup that first you won't be getting anymore from Boston by moving Niko.

There are so many possibilities and quite frankly, the quicker they agree to a framework with Boston, the more they can focus on the other stuff. But as I pointed out, there are uncontrollable variables in dealing with Boston and that makes this stuff so much more complicated that most can imagine

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Niko with his bird rights should be very attractive for a contender without cap space though..

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If they feel Niko puts them over the hump. If not and he leaves in the offseason then you gave up a contributing piece for a half year rental.

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i guess that finger injury could end up becoming way more serious than once thought...

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No one in the Association would bat an eye with the Pelicans injury/rehab history. Outside of Wolvereke, sprained ankles have become damn near career ending events.