re: Trade I would like to see...

If we make a run this year, we’ll pay the lux tax

I don't think JV should start anymore, because of how he clogs the lane. However, I would love for him to come in and feast on second units. Swap him for Trigga in the starting lineup and watch Zion destroy first units

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They are going to trade JV to get under the cap

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no. they are going to trade Kira to get under the cap.

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They also have to extend Trey this offseason.

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Trey makes $5.1M next season. his extension has nothing to do with next off season as it pertains to our team salary for next year, so we aren't looking to shed salary for next year b/c of him.
Jose on the other hand likely will get a contract this offseason. While we could keep him one more year at the minimum, i think they'll do him right and give him a real contract, like we did with Herb, and if they don't want to, then he would ask them to let him become a FA and not guarantee his option. He should get a TJ McConnell type deal, 4/$33M with the 4th year partially guaranteed.


We should be bringing JV back next year with a 2/$26M deal, or 3/$36M.
I like Larry, but i think you can find guys that make half of what he makes to do the same job.


Here's a trade i would rather see:

Larry to Washington into their TPE they have from Porzingis
Kira and a 2nd or two from Washington to Toronto
Precious, good ole Garrett Temple, Taj Gibson and one or two 2nds from Washington to Pels.
Raptors and Pels get under the tax.


It was confirmed last week that Toronto did not extend Precious' contract, so he'll be a RFA this offseason. I think he's an excellent backup big as a really really good defender and rim protector, better than Larry.
I think you can likely get him for under $8M/yr, although i think the reason he didn't get an extension is b/c he wants more than that. He looks at Brandon Clarke's 4/$50M and wants something more like that, although i think most in the league think Clarke is a bit overpaid at that salary for someone who legit can't shoot, but Clarke does have better looking stats than Precious, which is why i think you'll see him more in that $8-10M/yr range rather than $12M.
Precious is a bit lighter than Larry, so it would be important to keep another vet big on the roster, like Zeller, but he without a doubt can be the backup 5 on our team, like Larry is, and he's an excellent perimeter defender for a big.

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Larry is a HUGE influence on the locker room, y’all can keep trying but they will not trade him no matter how wild you concoct a trade.

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i'm 100% aware of that, and for the most part agree that they would be very unlikely to trade him.
But it's going to be very difficult to stay under the tax next year with JV and Larry, and we need both of those guys.
Even if you didn't resign JV, you have to find someone who can physically try to defend Jokic, and there aren't any 7' 250lb guys in the league that can do that making under $10M/yr unless they are on a rookie deal.

I'll be paying attention closely to a guy like Kyle Filipowski this year to see if he naturally progresses as a 3 point shooter. I think he would make a good successor to JV if we end up moving on from him after the season.

We're going to lose someone important after the season. I can't imagine we go into the tax for JV. Just can't see it.

JV is one of the best offensive centers in the league, still. He can make a shot from anywhere on the court and if you took a poll from nba players on what guys they can't stand having to play against from a strength point of view, JV would be in the top 5 without a doubt. He's so big and strong and always gives the effort to get rebounds, and keeping him off the boards is a challenge for every team we play.

No he cannot guard the perimeter effectively, but at least his offense and rebounding help out tremendously, and can affect how the other team plays and actually who they play. You can try to go small against us with JV, but if we feed him the ball with a smaller guy on him, he will destroy them. There aren't many centers who demand the other team play another big center like JV does.

It's a misconception that Denver is average defensively. They are very good.

Auh... You gotta pay BI and possibly Trey as well.

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JV is a better player than Gafford. But Gafford would fill a huge need on defense and is cheaper.

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So give away the better player and better assets? Trade makes no sense other than just lowering salary. I personally don't like trades that make our team worse.

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assuming we pick up Jose’s option

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I just don't think Jose is going to be making $2M next year.
Both this year and next year were team options.

Jose can easily get TJ McConnell money on the open market right now, 4/$33M. He wants to get that next deal, and he deserves it. I would think that he would ask the Pels to either give him a new contract, or do not guarantee his contract so he can become a FA.

Both he and Naji signed similar contracts, but the difference between the two is Jose has value to other teams in the league, and teams would give him a decent contract if he was available. No one is giving Naji more than slightly above the minimum. Naji doesn't have the opportunity to hit a nice contract like Jose does, and while the Pelicans could tell Jose we still have you for one more year at the league minimum, that's a good way to ensure that it will be the last year you get to keep Jose b/c he'll remember that when free agency starts and basically tell the Pels to go frick themselves while he signs a new contract elsewhere.



It's the same scenario we just had with Herb. Yeah we could have told Herb we still got you at one more year at the league minimum, but the right thing to do was to give him a new contract and not exercise that 3rd year minimum. Same should be done for Jose with his 4th year. He's given enough to the team and earned it, now pay him.




and if he makes $8M next year instead of $2M, now you have 4 spots to fill with $4M, and one of those will be a 1st round pick that will make $3M