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Why the frick are we giving up Frank Jackson and our 2nd to Memphis just because they are giving up a first for Parsons?

If we need to give up a first for Hill then they need to offload two firsts.

Swap Jackson with Diallo and I'd be more inclined.

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I hear you on Jackson.

He’s on a good little stretch of play...the GLeague time has clearly helped him...and he’d of course have to have this continue, but if he does, having Frank as a back up guard young and cheap. Give me that over Parsons-who again is probably washed, and hasn’t played 70 games in a season since 13-14 (and hasn’t played 60 since 15-16)...where is the actual value vs the theoretical value?

Frank is getting better...Parsons is theoretically a great fit. Frank is actually healthy enough to play. Parsons says he is, been cleared for 5 on 5, but there is a difference between games and practice. Refusing a GLeague assignment...Parsons has always had a prima-donna attitude. Plenty of guys with better careers hit the Gleague.

I don’t care for him & given our medical staffs reputation in the league, I wouldn’t put it above Wallace to try to pull a fast one on us. Even with a that, I don’t see Parsons passing a physical.

I'd prefer Sato, but we can't take back that extra salary and Charlotte doesn't have any minimum guys that I think can help. Hence, Jeff Green. Frank, Jrue, Payton, and Beal can hold down all the guard minutes. I would need Green to play some 3/4 and Jah gets all the minutes at 5.

Would have like 4 open roster spots to bring guys in on 10 days and hope one sticks. And/or hit the buyout market aggressively

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Holy crap that's a nice team:

Holiday/Payton
Beal/Jackson/Clark
Batum/Green/Williams
Mirotic/
Davis/Okafor

Just need to add a back up 4 using a 10 day or buy out market and that team is top 4 in the West.
Multiple ball handlers.
Love it.

Why?
If Dell pulls that trade off I will never complain about his Hill, Asik and Bayless frick ups.

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Just saw your comments.

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AND giving up value on top of that.

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I agree, Solo for Parsons saves them $13 million next year, they should have to give up a 1st for that.

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Sounds exactly like a trade a poster on a message board posted as their idea. I cannot see the Pelicans even considering taking on Parsons' contract

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At first glance yes, but it's way more subtle than a trade machinist post. Taking on Parsons means the Pels don't give up 2 1sts which means they would be free to trade their 2020 1st as early as this summer. That's something they couldn't do if they gave up 2 1sts directly to Washington. Without trading cap space for a 1st we're looking at something like:

Randle/Moore/Johnson/2019 and 2021 1sts for Beal and still have Solo but no asset to flip him with

Taking on Parsons for a 1st lets you package him with the 2020 1st this summer for something like the Bazemore/Bembry proposal I posted on the 1st page. So for roughly the same price you get Beal and effectively turn Solo into Bazemore/Bembry.

On top of all that you've made the 2 1sts you give up 2019 and 2020 rather than 1 being the 2021. If it all goes to hell the 2021 is probably a tank year pick which you've now managed to hold onto by swapping Solo for Parsons for half a year.

Not to further inflate him, but that is exactly what Crewz has been preaching for a while now. Hold your cards and things will open up.