re: Official 2018 Pelicans Offseason Thread

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What’s Phoenix’s motivation to do this trade without a pick

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Maybe Chriss and Knight were lockerroom cancers they didn’t want around their young cornerstones. Also, Ryno is a very high character guy to have around your young players as well. Most importantly, if you play Ryno about 20 minutes a game, you probably guarantee yourself another top 3 pick.

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They got Ariza and now Ryno and will pursue a starting PG. They want to try to win. If they had just been patient they could have made this deal and gotten a 1st from Houston.

The Suns just don’t want to be the worst team in the West, they aren’t even close to making the playoffs.

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What’s Phoenix’s motivation to do this trade without a pick?

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Lose Knight and his contract, move on from Chriss, save some money (Anderson took a pay cut to make the deal happen), get a young guy many were high on who fell in the draft, get Anderson.

They aren't trying to win now, thinking Anderson signals that is odd to me. Worst thing they could do is rush to get a "pg" i hate Kemba on this team and wouldn't want to pay the price to get McCollum from Portland

It's about developing their young 3 (21, 21, 20) into functioning pros. Ariza is no nonsense and great locker room vet. Anderson is limited, but what he does well will help make things easier on offense for Booker, Jackson, and Ayton. They can be looking for/developing their next PF who can play when they do get serious about winning

Also not sure how many more picks/young guys Phoenix needs- they have their triforce plus they now have 3 other rookies from this draft (Bridges, Okobo, Melton) and Bender is still only 20.

I like this for Phoenix, but I suspect McDonough or Sarver will frick it up because that's what they do. I like it for Houston too. Doubt Knight or Chriss do much, but they know Anderson can't help them and D'Antoni has a way of maximizing flawed players

Has the QP trade exemption expired yet? Wasn’t it 4 today?

Normally, yes, the exception would expire exactly at one year after the deal was/is consummated. However, the exception cannot expire on a weekend or holiday. So, technically, we have until tomorrow night to make a deal. Not sure if we will do anything but it’s still possible.

Pels sign Ty Wallace to an offer sheet per Shams.

Yes, but they still have the option of matching. It’s a 2 year minimum partially guaranteed.

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Yes, but they still have the option of matching. It’s a 2 year minimum partially guaranteed.

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Right, but they have 15 guaranteed contracts, and Pat Beverly. I think it’s unlikely that the Clippers match. They have Evans that they’ll probably cut to fit in Beverly. They don’t really have many other good “cut” candidates.

Wallace did look really good last season though.

Pels are gonna need to replace the rims and backboards in their training facility after the first day of camp, due to all the historically bad outside shooters the Pels have signed this offseason. Elfrid, Randle, Wallace, Morris, etc.