Again I like him but lets be honest here - we in this forum follow the sport at an obsessive level.
Nothing. There isn't anything Ainge can do at this deadline that would move the needle. Maybe scour the buyout market to see if anything can help off the bench. Their biggest chip is Rozier, but he won't be moved due to Kyrie insurance.
Rozier would also likely be needed for salary purposes in a future AD trade to avoid having to include Smart. I don't think Ainge does a thing this deadline. Maybe picks up a buyout guy.
Is this even possible? Since the pick is owed to Boston, can they offer it up in another trade? It would have to be written something like, "2019 1st to NO unless pick is in the lottery, in which case the pick goes to BOS. If BOS gets pick, NO would receive a 2021 1st round pick" (can't trade '20 1st due to Stepian rule).
Maker requesated a trade. Good move for both teams in my opinion.
There's a bunch of rumors. One has Conley and Gasol going to Toronto. Not even sure how that's possible.
It would be a draft night deal, and the Clippers acquired a '20 #1, so they're free to trade their own '19 and '21 picks as part of a Davis deal now. The trade essentially takes the Clippers out of the playoff chase meaning that they're going to end up with a pick in the 12-14 range that won't convey.
Then there would be no need to protect the pick. They'd just offer the '19 pick if it weren't going to Boston. The way the OP was worded made it sound like a deal being made now, not on draft night (rolling over to a future pick if it doesn't convey this year).
The rumor is/was Lowry + Valanciunas. Money works just fine. Would just need to figure out who else throws what in
Yes, Toronto isn't hard capped by they are way over the apron, which makes trades difficult.
The end game for the Process was getting superstar players that can win you a title. Philly now has four of them. I'd say it worked out exactly how they wanted it to.
Simmons, Embiid and Butler clearly are. Harris is debatable but he's been one of the most underrated players in the league the last 2 years.
Embiid/Simmons/Butler/Harris
We don't know how much Ainge is willing to put on the table and the Clippers still have time to acquire more assets that fit the Pelicans liking. I still feel we have a huge advantage being out of conference and the most assets that we CAN offer but if Demps plays hardball with Ainge as he should it could open up the door for someone like the Clippers to sneak in.
He'll sign with the Knicks when they miss out on KD and KI.
The Nets are almost certainly the all-time greatest basketball team that plays its home games on Long Island.
Maybe he just remembers stories from his youth of his parents watching them in Commack and Uniondale, when Levern Tart wasn't a breakfast food?
Yeah for sure as he falls into that Ingram, Jaylen, Otto grouping we were discussing in another thread. As a young starter he's going to be paid but is this level of a starter really where you want to allocate your resources? Phoenix would obviously be an ideal opportunity for him to fill a huge hole while having Booker and Ayton as his scorers.
I think he was thinking of the Clippers making the deal by tomorrow, which makes no sense for New Orleans. As a draft night trade the Philly deal literally allows the Clippers to fulfill the Pelicans' public demands (multiple lottery picks, second round picks, young, cost controlled players, etc.).
That would be awesome: a good situation for Dunn, and it would take away one of the only Lonzo destinations that works.
Dunn for Mikal Bridges and a 2? Phoenix is probably going to end up with a top four pick and one of the Duke wings.
With that trade, six of the first eight picks in the 2015 draft didn't make it to the end of their rookie deal with the team that drafted them. Only KAT and Willie Cauley-Stein left.
How much value does Bridges and a 2nd rounder have? Maybe I'm not as high on Bridges as others.
Absolutely not. I was petrified of that guy. He's got a beautiful stroke. I'm psyched to see him go.
My guess is the trade looks something like Dunn and filler for TJ Warren and filler. For instance, Dunn and Lopez (FA) for Warren, Bender (FA) and Crawford (FA).
