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[Diesel]

I'm apt to believe that the megatrade is something like:

Johnson, #2, and Wiggins to Indy

Oladipo to Minnesota 

Turner to the Warriors. 

 

No Hawks in it. 

[Diesel]

2 minutes ago, Diesel said:

I'm apt to believe that the megatrade is something like:

Johnson, #2, and Wiggins to Indy

Oladipo to Minnesota 

Turner to the Warriors. 

 

No Hawks in it. 

Culver to the Warriors also. 

[NBASupes]

3 hours ago, Sothron said:

So if the megatrade is dead what would it have been?

It's not dead

[terrell]

6 hours ago, marco102 said:

 

That shouldn't be a problem at all. You never hear this with right handed players. Most don't go left.  They even try to force Trae to go left, but he's actually good at it. 

See Dominique. He NEVER used his left hand. lol

[JayBirdHawk]

Salary Cap set at $109. LT at $132...FAcy starts 11/20 at 6PM

[terrell]

20 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Salary Cap set at $109. LT at $132...FAcy starts 11/20 at 6PM

[TheNorthCydeRises]

10 hours ago, NBASupes said:

I am back from my PP/PCP, my stress levels were too high and causing some issues but I am back. Just gotta relax. My professional job is stressful as well as family and my personal life but I am good ya'll. Thanks for being supportive guys. I appreciate it!

 

This still means that you need to take about a week off from everything, and just chill.  I've been there.  Stress ain't no joke.

[kg01]

4 hours ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

 

This still means that you need to take about a week off from everything, and just chill.  I've been there.  Stress ain't no joke.

This is the eloquent way of saying, "Sitcho a** down, @NBASupes."

[mrhonline]

Did you all know that Chad Ford teaches "peace-building" in Hawaii?  Why he even bothers with the NBA always fascinated me.

[bleachkit]

10 hours ago, AHF said:

Hid for a while after he got caught going back and editing his past mocks to make them look better.

He's not the only one guilty of that. The internet never forgets.

[thecampster]

Looking like Nov 15/16 for transactions.

 

 

Adrian Wojnarowski: Talks on opening the NBA’s transaction window — trades, contract opt-ins and outs, etc. — are progressing toward firming a date two or three days prior to the November 18 draft, sources tell ESPN.

 

– via Twitter wojespn

[ShooterSays]

1 minute ago, thecampster said:

Looking like Nov 15/16 for transactions.

 

 

Adrian Wojnarowski: Talks on opening the NBA’s transaction window — trades, contract opt-ins and outs, etc. — are progressing toward firming a date two or three days prior to the November 18 draft, sources tell ESPN.

 

– via Twitter wojespn

Christmas is coming early.

[thecampster]

Currently, only the Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns have cap space heading into the offseason, which has some players antsy entering the market. “Don’t play the waiting game,” one player advised current free agents this offseason. “Take your offer and run with it. There isn’t going to be time to be debating and playing games.”

 

– via Michael Scotto @ HoopsHype

 

[bleachkit]

1 minute ago, thecampster said:

Currently, only the Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns have cap space heading into the offseason, which has some players antsy entering the market. “Don’t play the waiting game,” one player advised current free agents this offseason. “Take your offer and run with it. There isn’t going to be time to be debating and playing games.”

 

– via Michael Scotto @ HoopsHype

 

I'm sure player/team negotiations through back channels have already begun, NBA isn't enforcing tampering this year.

[thecampster]

Practical Cap Space is defined as the amount of salary space available if a team renounces all free agents, waives any players non guarantees and rejects all team options. Below are the teams with "Practical cap space". If questions about if that practical cap space is real or not. See the column active cap to see what they'll probably retain and subtract the difference from practical cap. It will help in determining if that team has real cap or not. Only Detroit, NO and Atlanta real players here. The Heat could get someone but they are short 6 players just like us.

 

		Signed	Active Cap	Dead Cap	Practical Cap Space
1	Atlanta Hawks	9	$57,903,929	-	$49,344,424
2	New York Knicks	13	$93,867,130	$6,431,667	$48,216,797
3	Detroit Pistons	8	$70,387,303	-	$37,456,110
4	Sacramento Kings	9	$96,984,325	-	$30,979,082
5	New Orleans Pelicans	9	$83,130,988	-	$29,415,772
6	Charlotte Hornets	10	$80,967,576	-	$28,380,697
7	Miami Heat	9	$77,878,760	$5,564,670	$24,532,742
8	Phoenix Suns	12	$93,746,406	-	$20,606,718
9	Toronto Raptors	9	$88,155,460	-	$19,423,623
10	Minnesota Timberwolves	11	$95,505,978	$685,340	$14,055,265
11	Portland Trail Blazers	10	$107,379,826	$4,757,775	$5,307,469
12	Washington Wizards	11	$103,004,971	-	$4,708,080
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	12	$105,271,065	$1,736,267	$4,518,410
14	Chicago Bulls	12	$106,027,707	-	$3,112,293
15	Denver Nuggets	10	$109,726,236	-	$72,578
16	Dallas Mavericks	13	$110,873,876	-	$3,398

 

 

[NBASupes]

44 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

I'm sure player/team negotiations through back channels have already begun, NBA isn't enforcing tampering this year.

It has but as long as they aren't openly talking numbers, it's just chatter.

[thecampster]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/players-react-deal-start-nba-125548064.html

“The $109 million salary cap will cause a hit for the middle class a bit,” the agent told HoopsHype. “Clubs will try to put as many veterans as possible on the minimum or mid-level exception. Agents will try for short-term deals in order to play the market when the league is back on solid footing.”

Translation - Atlanta can pick 2...players are in panic mode.

[AHF]

1 minute ago, thecampster said:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/players-react-deal-start-nba-125548064.html

“The $109 million salary cap will cause a hit for the middle class a bit,” the agent told HoopsHype. “Clubs will try to put as many veterans as possible on the minimum or mid-level exception. Agents will try for short-term deals in order to play the market when the league is back on solid footing.”

Translation - Atlanta can pick 2...players are in panic mode.

Short term $$ deals are perfect for us.  That is a nice match if we don't do a move that adds a major salary.  Get quality vets on one-year deals to fill in the roster with hugely upgraded talent around our core.  Keep flexibility for next summer's FA, trades, etc..

[NBASupes]

GS is spilling the beans.

Sacramento-Milwaukee-Minny are working on a blockbuster three team deal with Middleton, LaMelo Ball, Harrison Barnes, Bogdan SnT, Bledsoe, and Culver as a filler. 

Middleton was made available to Atlanta, Chicago, GS, and Minny but Minny is the only one where they found the terms to be reasonable. 

Holiday to MIN is unlikely as he wants to go to a contender. GS doesn't like the terms for Holiday and Ball would have to also be there. GS likes Wiggins and they think he's an asset and not a major liability which other teams don't agree. 

Boston is aggressively pursuing more depth and they are targeting Tristian Thompson in FA. This is looking to signal an end to Gordon Hayward. Larry Nance Jr. Is seen to be a trade target for Boston and several others like Dallas. 

Brooklyn will have to move LeVert plus Dinwiddle to land Holiday. NO is not desperate to move Jrue and he wants to return to New Orleans. 

[bleachkit]

20 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

It has but as long as they aren't openly talking numbers, it's just chatter.

Oh they're talking numbers, baby. Big numbers.