marco102

Never thought I'd see KAT fan fiction.

Not my money. The Cap is being smooth, but it's still going to go up more than it has before.

Team KAT. I'm more about roster fit. KAT will not hurt our defensive ranking from last year and I think Quinn would get some improvement there. With the offense we will have we'd only have to be top 15 defensively to make a run. Just getting Siakim will cause roster construction problems which I can not over look. I prefer KAT. This!

Shits about to go down!

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Could be, but the roster still makes more sense trading for him than either Brown or Siakam. You can't really argue that point.

You don't realize it, but you are talking yourself into why KAT makes sense.

Welcome! Long time lurker?

Backups have to play a role to win a championship. You didn't see how the backup players just helped Denver win a championship? A deep squad with all NBA talent (s) generally win championships. I think we'll have that. Generally, no big three wins it all their first year together too. I think we can possibly make it to a finals the first year with KAT if things fall right, but again, I think the young guys have to step up OO, AJ, JJ.

You still got concerns about the $70 million in center with a salary cap that's projected to increase a ton in the next few years? Just because I told Jaybird, I haven't read the details of the CBA doesn't mean I don't know about the consequences of the new CBA. I like to read things myself to understand them, but I've read tweets about the changes in the new CBA. Hope that doesn't come off as snarky cause I'm not trying to be.

Maybe not the first year, but with AJ and JJ's maturity yes!

I haven't read it but I'm aware of the consequences of going into the 2nd Apron. If you continue to draft well, there are no limitations on what you can do with your roster. So to my knowledge, there's no language in there that stops you from paying players you draft https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-cba-101-everything-to-know-about-new-agreement-from-salary-cap-to-free-agency-and-beyond/ So that should alleviate any concerns you have about paying the centers $70 million dollars. Again, if Tony doesn't want to pay to win a championship, that's on him!

Please elaborate.

Yup and it ain't our money so we shouldn't worry about it as long as we are keeping our young players with potential.

We can on the defense. If you trade for JB, I'm pretty sure one of them, if not both, will not be on the roster anyway. I think one of the insiders have stated that JJ and AJ would not be included in the KAT trade. Another reason I support KAT over JB trade. It keeps continuity while allowing young players to improve in their roles. I'd rather stand pat than trade for JB. Is he that much better than Murray who'll be about $10 million cheaper? You can't say the same with KAT. There's no one on the Hawks team with his skillset at the big man spot.

It's the only reason I support this as well. KAT in that lineup makes everything work.

Thanks. Full disclosure. I haven't read a word of that new CBA. I'll have to get more acquainted with it.

I think you are exaggerating how bad KAT's defense is. Go look at his defense the year before Gobert got there. It was pretty solid. Last year he played out of position so yeah there is some videos showing his bad mistakes. Trae also picked up on the defensive end a little. Not saying either will be great. The perimeter defense is what needs to be improved. I know you want Brown, but he got cooked in the playoffs and regular season too which everyone seems to gloss over. I don't see how you can support Brown and then be like nah I don't want KAT who will by all means make everyone fit better on the offensive end. To me KAT, makes the most since because he maximizes Trae who plays through his big men. He also makes OO starting at center make more sense (he'll be PF on defense, center on offense). To me, KAT solves more roster construction problems because he allows everyone on the team to play to their strengths. I just don't see that with Brown. Defense is a team concept and it'll be about getting stops in the last few minutes of a playoff game and KAT can do that when he wants. He's actually done it against the Hawks a few times and I was surprised because I thought he was just a terrible defender. All these trade hopefuls are flawed which @Diesel showed. Just my 2 cents which equates to nothing :).

Can we even trade for MPJ? Isn't he on that designated rookie max extension like Trae? I'd rather keep Hunter than trade for MPJ. PG - Young, Bufkin SG - Murray, Bogi, AJ SF - Hunter, AJ, JJ PF - KAT, OO, JJ C - OO - KAT, I think that team has at minimum a conference finals potential.

I found the thread and put my KAT praise there.

Bump. Can't wait for the Hawks to trade for KAT this week and watch the fall out.,,lol I don't think we'll have to give up any of the young guys and if it's Bey, cat is a better shooter. He just fits too well. He makes it palatable for OO to start, gives Trae and Dejounte the space they need and would probably help Hunter to with the attention he will draw. Get that big man here and watch Trae turn him put up all NBA numbers. Just my two cents to get the conversation started here.

The purpose of the thread was for insider info. We've (I'm guilty too) have turned this into the free agency thread. Maybe let's stay on topic and move the day to day conversation to the off season thread? Wait a minute...where is that thread?

They can pay anyone they have bird rights to. If you draft well, the CBA doesn't punish you. You can sign your own players until infinity. It just won't let you trade for or sign players outside of the ones you draft. If you make a big move this off season, it's the time to do it and you can continue to pay those players and hope to continue to draft well to keep your roster competitive. I'm personally not worried about how much Luxury tax a billionaire has to pay if our roster is a championship contender. Right now it may not be but it could be with big additions or big development. We can do both and I'm okay with it.

Thanks. I guess the post means you're feeling better? I'm hoping so. I'll say again, the only trade that really gets me excited is KAT. Hoping it goes down. If it doesn't, hoping for development of Jalen and AJ to get us over the top.