Luka ain't going to do that.You definitely want Luka since it just takes one Summer of working out to make him a decent enough defender.
Unless Trae goes through a pre-pubescence growth spurt he's always going to be a liability on D.
I still like Reaves (or DLo) as the 3rd scorer on that team.
RUI will come back to earth when someone other than Santi Aldama is guarding him
Exactly. If Luka ever got serious about his body, I can't honestly imagine what he would be. He has "greatest player of all time" ceiling. Trae has "original Isiah Thomas" ceiling.
There is no chance that anywhere near Durant picks are available for Trae. I mean, I guess there is always some dumb team, but even those dumb teams gotta realize that Trae is a few tiers down from KD.
Not sure what the 76ers do, but I'm buying as much RICK stock as possible
I guess that, and then try to move Harris in an allThePickz deal that gets real talent into his salary slot.
Whom are you thinking of that would have made a difference, from this year's ring-chasing buyouts?
We’ll see what kind of physical condition Embiid is in after next season. I would not be mortgaging my team’s future to get a 30+ year-old center with durability concerns, no matter how good he may be. Philly is truly screwed here.
I think a team like Miami would make that bet, bet on their conditioning staff and culture, and have a good chance of being right.
Maybe. Butler is getting old so if the Celtics can knock them off, maybe they get a little more desperate. But I also don’t think Philly will have any appetite to trading Embiid. This is the same ownership group that refused to trade Simmons until his value absolutely cratered.
Give it time. Most veterans in this stage of their careers choose to team up with stars they have had a connection with over the years. Up until recently, and maybe continuing now to a degree, this group was considered very young so the natural fit wasn't there. Blake's positive experience won't go unnoticed around the league imo so be careful what you wish for. Like could you really handle Draymond replacing Grants role in our rotation?
Isn’t the answer “Once we win a title”? Ring-chasers generally are looking to win a ring, not actually help them get over the top.
I agree they are in a tough spot.
Pretty sure Houston has the cap space, which makes this brutal for Philly.
Never underestimate Morey’s ability to take a bad situation, and by sacrificing every scrap of a teams future, building a team that will look good and be a second round exit.
That's my point though: he already kinda did that, and they don't have future 1sts left to deal, except (I think) 2030. Swaps, I guess.
Quality veterans just rarely show up at the bottom of the market these days. Maybe the Celtics could get someone like Dwight Powell to sign for low dollars and a backup role.
Lol, I forgot about Gallo. Between him and Blake, the Celtics got two of the better ringchasey guys out there; it just was a very, very shallow barrel to scrape from, as you said.
Anyone that is concerned with Hauser's defense should be terrified by the thought of 34yr old Gallinari on the back of 2nd knee surgery.
I always saw Gallo as more of regular-season guy who can come in and give the starters rest while scoring in bunches against mismatches against the other teams' bench players. But, yeah, I doubt he would be getting heavy minutes in the playoffs if he were healthy.
Isn‘t the most important part of that trade the Lakers being freed from having to play Westbrook?
If you are paying top-4 protected picks in order to not have to play guys, that is not le good.
Vanderbilt at $4MM/yr is a nice rotational defender (so Bron can go comatose on D) for 2 seasons.
It’s funny because I completely agree with you that Danny had a fantastic year but I think you could argue he also made the worst trade of the year.
Minnesota owns that title
I'd have to think the plan here is mutual and Paul re-signs for much less than the $30m that was going to be guaranteed at the end of the month. I believe he is gtd $15m this season. Lakers could be an interesting fit too.
