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Pels expected to decline 8 mill team option on Looney
Posted on 6/26/26 at 10:04 pm
Posted on 6/26/26 at 10:04 pm
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Posted on 6/26/26 at 10:57 pm to Fun Bunch
Maybe signing and trading for the warriors castoffs was a bad idea
Posted on 6/26/26 at 11:06 pm to Fun Bunch
One and only one center on the roster. Lovely.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 12:30 am to A Menace to Sobriety
Missi, Queen and Karlo
Also, we aren't even in free agency yet.
Also, we aren't even in free agency yet.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 12:45 am to SenGooner
quote:queen and karlo aren't centers. of course you could put them there but they will get abused by the actual centers in our conference.
Missi, Queen and Karlo
Posted on 6/27/26 at 5:21 am to Fun Bunch
I’m not paying $8M for Looney
Posted on 6/27/26 at 5:33 am to Macintosh
Because Looney was such a bright star last year and wasn't abused at all...
Posted on 6/27/26 at 8:04 am to SenGooner
Are you kidding? Queen and Karlo as centers? Holy fricking Moses.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 8:22 am to Fun Bunch
Hunter Dickinson will be on the roster
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If tweet fails to load, click here.Posted on 6/27/26 at 8:43 am to BGpels
quote:where did I say looney was good? Him being arse is why we had Missi, Queen, and Karlo playing all the minutes there. Which is a major reason why we sucked arse
Because Looney was such a bright star last year and wasn't abused at all...
Posted on 6/27/26 at 8:53 am to A Menace to Sobriety
Looney was garbage which is why they sat him and played Deandre Jordan. I have a feeling we will end up with Wendell Carter Jr.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 9:34 am to A Menace to Sobriety
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Are you kidding? Queen and Karlo as centers? Holy fricking Moses.
Many of you (not all) underestimate Karlo. By far he is the best athletic big on this team and the best athlete we have had since AD. Coming into the league he was compared to Isaiah Hartenstein (2nd round pick 43 in 2017). If true, let's look at Hartenstein's progression.
During Hartenstein's first five years in the league, he was virtually non-existent (12 total starts). It wasn't until year two as a Knick that his career took off. Now, I don't know about you, but I would love to have IH on this team right now. Now 28 years-old, he goes toe-to-toe with the best big men the league has to offer and has proven to be a big winner.
Add to this, the fact that Karlo's range dwarves IH, and you definitely have the makings of big-time contributor.
DEFENSE!!! DEFENSE!!! DEFENSE!!!
Posted on 6/27/26 at 9:53 am to LSUPilot07
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Looney was garbage which is why they sat him and played Deandre Jordan
I would say that it was more that he was a poor fit with the rest of the roster. But, yeah, I wouldn't want him back for the veteran minimum, much less for $8 million. We should be about $12 million under the tax now, which gives us plenty of room to find a decent center.
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If tweet fails to load, click here.Posted on 6/27/26 at 10:02 am to GOP_Tiger
It looks the $$ would be $14mil not including Dickinsons $2mil.
1. We can cut Hawk and create the full $15mil NTMLE.
2. We can take back a higher salary in a Poole/ Hawk trade close to $50mil
3. We can take back salary in a Poole/ Hawk trade and also create another trade exception for difference of cost.
1. We can cut Hawk and create the full $15mil NTMLE.
2. We can take back a higher salary in a Poole/ Hawk trade close to $50mil
3. We can take back salary in a Poole/ Hawk trade and also create another trade exception for difference of cost.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 10:08 am to Dantheman504
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We can cut Hawk and create the full $15mil NTMLE.
We picked up his option so his salary is guaranteed.
I’m playing around on the trade machine, sounds like OKC is looking to dump Dort to get under the 2nd apron. I wonder if they would be interested in a deal that sends Hawk there for Dort? It would work salary wise if we tie it into a Poole for Turner deal. It would get them about 8 or so million under the apron, and allow them to keep Kenrich.
This post was edited on 6/27/26 at 10:09 am
Posted on 6/27/26 at 10:17 am to Soggymoss
Posted on 6/27/26 at 10:31 am to Soggymoss
quote:an under the radar festering self inflicted wound. There was no reason to pick up that option. Now it is seriously hindering team building opportunities
We picked up his option so his salary is guaranteed.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 10:57 am to cgrand
Not really, it’s sort of like having a 7 million dollar trade exception. Even declining his option we wouldn’t have cap space, so no reason to let him walk for nothing.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 11:12 am to Soggymoss
Yea.. we need to see what happens in free agency before we come to a conclusion about his contract. It can still be useful to get a high salary player here.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 11:35 am to cgrand
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There was no reason to pick up that option
The only reason to pick up his option is to trade him. Either a $7mil exception, player swap, or create up to $51.25mil to take back in a Poole/ Hawk trade.
Just for roster overview, not set in stone:
Murray/ Fears
?? / Bey/ McGowens/ Pierre
Trey/ Herb/ Peavy
Zion/ Queen/ Karlo
?? / Missi
Poole- $34mil
Hawk- $7mil
NTMLE- $12mil
This post was edited on 6/27/26 at 11:39 am
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