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PG: Luka / Trae

SG: T-Mac / Vinsanity

SF: Nique / Smitty

PF: Gasol / Petit

Center: Mutombo / Horford

Hunter + Mills + Bufkin works financially...we'd just have to wait until August 2nd for Bufkin and I guess 2 months for Mills as JayBird pointed out.

13 minutes ago, bird_dirt said:

 

LAZY if true. 

Y’all giving me some hope about Siakam’s defense. I definitely like that.

But we can’t be giving up both Dre and Bey in a deal. Gotta keep one of them.

I still want KAT though and still believe KP was our best option this summer. But I digress…

Does Siakam have some kind of history of being able to shut down Tatum or Embiid that I’m not aware of? Kind of like how OO is the Giannis stopper.

Because if we’re not going to be able to shoot the 3 well, we damn sure better be able to shut these superstars down on defense.

Can one of y’all who really wants Siakam please let me know why? Specifically, what you like about a Trae / DJM / Siakam / OO core.

Not trying to argue, I just genuinely want to know so I can share in your excitement when we trade for him.

If KAT doesn't happen and Siakam is the only "star" available for trade this offseason, it might make sense to stand pat and see what JJ can do at the 4.

And wait for the next star to become available. Just too many non-shooters inserting Siakam into this lineup.

2 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

I truly hope something BIG happens before I leave work.

I got the Roman Reigns entry music cued up.

1 minute ago, HawksNWaffles said:

I still won't acknowledge you...................

 

 

Someone's not feeling very ucey.

Someone who's smart...what does this mean as far as getting KAT or Siakam?

1 minute ago, NBASupes said:

No. Minnesota sees him a priority to keep. Minnesota is in trouble if the Hawks land Siakam

Guess that would take Dallas out of the running too if they get Cap.

Hopefully Landry has played this perfectly and Minny and Toronto are competing against each other for which team gets to send us the better player in a trade 

Just now, marco102 said:

Welcome to my burner account. 

Haha me and you do agree on a lot of stuff...

Just now, theheroatl said:

Position flexibility withstanding, JJ and AJ are 3's. AJ has lot's to grow.

Tyrese Martin could too

Can they play the 3? Sure...

But I watched enough of them last year to know AJ is best at the 2 and JJ at the 4.

11 minutes ago, Sothron said:

Rapts get: Hunter, Bey

PG - Trae / Mills / Kobe / Vit

SG - Murray / Bogi / Griffin / Mathews

SF - 

PF - Siakam / JJ / Gueye

C - OO / McGee

Something’s missing

8 minutes ago, marco102 said:

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

I'm with ya man, would rather have KAT. With that said, the original rumor was Bey going out.

If that's changed to Dre going out, I may have to rethink things as Trae/Bey/KAT would be a disaster on defense.

We're smoking everyone on offense though.

 

9 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

In the new system, a 2/3 will be interchangeable outside of JJ and Gueye who will be 4/3, Gueye maybe 3/4. We are showing you exactly what we want from 4s. Defensive switching is everything. 

Who are these interchangeable 2/3's on the roster? Bogi and Griffin? Because I don't want to have to rely on either of them for their defense.

I keep seeing Dre AND Bey in the Twitter rumors. Hope they don't know what they're talking about. Can't lose both our starting and backup 3 for Siakam.

Fill in the spaces with picks as you wish -

4 minutes ago, Mikey said:

Get your woj notis on... deal is done unless Toronto gets cold feet

This sounds like my past weekend.

2 minutes ago, theheroatl said:

KAT isn't currently available. Prove to me otherwise somewhere other than this message board. And I'm not talking those hypotheticals from a month back.

On 7/8/2023 at 9:02 PM, JayBirdHawk said:

This was one, there was another but I'm not hunting for it...talked about their cap ramifications with Edward, Towns,Gobert.

Which player has flown under the radar in free agency but will be a big storyline come February’s trade deadline? MacMahon: There has been some discussion about Towns, but it shouldn’t be a surprise if that gets much louder as the trade deadline nears. The face of the franchise for the Timberwolves has transitioned to Edwards, fresh off signing a new potential supermax extension. If Minnesota is going to make another major change, it would need to be by trading Towns.

– via NBA Insiders @ ESPN

I have some anxiety about a Siakam fit on this team. Yes, KAT will be more expensive, but you get what you pay for.

Siakam's 3P% is concerning especially if you're adding that to a lineup of Trae, DJM, and OO who aren't really the best at it either.

Both Siakam and OO are undersized too for the 4/5. They have some strength so maybe that will compensate...but I'd still rather have the 6'11" elite floor spacer.

17 minutes ago, Sothron said:

but needing a third/fourth team to complete the deal

Mavs Twitter really wants a center and I don’t think they’re wrong. They still make the most sense to take on Cap.

Go ahead and move Vit up to the guaranteed roster spot for 3rd PG.