2021 into 2022 OFFSEASON News and Notes

[sturt]

Continues to be a wanted man. To the surprise of Hawks fans everywhere.

 

[JayBirdHawk]

More Schlenk:

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Schlenk said he didn’t want to get into the bidding war that he viewed with the backup point guards in free agency, which is why he went about filling that spot through trade, as opposed to the backup center spot, which went to Gorgui Dieng. Dieng is well-regarded across the league as a veteran who is highly respected in locker rooms and someone who will be honest with his assessment on what is going well or bad for his teams. He also has the ability to space the floor some and is a quality defender.

 

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“We’re going to hold at 14 spots for a while just because we are so close to the (luxury tax), I think we’re $1.8 (million) underneath the tax,” Schlenk said. “We are a little light at the big spot obviously with (Okongwu) being out, so maybe we’ll look to address that on a non-guaranteed deal kind of like we did with Solomon (Hill) last year for that last spot, where it gives us some flexibility going into the trade deadline.”

The tax is going to become a focus for the franchise moving forward because of the team’s lack of salary cap space. Both Schlenk and Tony Ressler believe that paying the tax in a year where they might not believe they have a championship squad doesn’t make sense. But if they believe they’re in title contention, it won’t be an issue.

“We hope that we can be just as successful as we were last year, and then I think if you can get that deep two times in a row, you are a serious contender,” Schlenk said. “Certainly, Tony is willing to pay the tax if we are going to be a contender. I’m probably more conscious of it than Tony is, to be honest with you. It’s my job to manage his money. He’s got a lot more of it than I do, so I worry about it more than he does.”

Hawks GM Travis Schlenk on star-hunting, free agency moves and the offseason – The Athletic

[marco102]

Looks like @JayBirdHawk posted already.

Edited August 11, 2021 by marco102

[ATLHawks3]

2 hours ago, sturt said:

Continues to be a wanted man. To the surprise of Hawks fans everywhere.

 

His physical tools are amazing. It's all about putting it together for him.

[sturt]

2 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

I think we’re $1.8 (million) underneath the tax

   .... I've got $6.4m below the tax. What am I missing?

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

13 hours ago, sturt said:

   .... I've got $6.4m below the tax. What am I missing?

 

 

Collins at $23 million

Capela at $18.6 million ($1.5 million in likely incentives)

Mays also has a $1.4 million caphold (since he hasn't signed a contract as yet)

[sturt]

35 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Collins at $23 million

Capela at $18.6 million ($1.5 million in likely incentives)

Mays also has a $1.4 million caphold (since he hasn't signed a contract as yet)

Yep. Thanks. I knew but hadn't thought to adjust the Collins number, and I knew about Mays but discount that since that would vanish anyhow as soon as a new signing would occur (the only consequence being that Mays either is on a standard or a two-way, but either way, it's resolved).

What I'd missed was that likely-incentives thing for Capela... but even then, the luxury tax only actually matters at the end of the season, when your payroll either exceeds the threshold or it doesn't, so it's really not that big of an issue right now if Travis were to sign someone to a $4m contract. The caphold comes off and Mays' two-way money has no effect... assuming Capela gets incentive pay, still would be less than $1m over.

[sturt]

Fyi... and there are a couple of especially familiar names to Hawks fans...

https://basketnews.com/news-154670-top-10-euroleague-market-players-to-hit-the-nba-free-agency.html

[thecampster]

On 8/10/2021 at 10:26 PM, sturt said:

   .... I've got $6.4m below the tax. What am I missing?

 

 

JJs salary came in higher than previously listed. CC qualifies for a bonus. That's most of the difference.

[RandomFan]

We'll finally be able to see if the Hawks are gonna get any more respect with the national TV games. 

 

[AHF]

9 minutes ago, RandomFan said:

We'll finally be able to see if the Hawks are gonna get any more respect with the national TV games. 

 

Does the NBA have a more entertaining player than Trae?

[marco102]

1 hour ago, AHF said:

Does the NBA have a more entertaining player than Trae?

[marco102]

A little Lou interview.

 

[kg01]

17 hours ago, marco102 said:

A little Lou interview.

 

A little clip of Lou finding out the Clipps had to bench then get rid of the guy they traded him foh ...

[AHF]

19 hours ago, marco102 said:

The number of memorable moments he had in his first post-season was more than what you'd find in the entire careers of most All-Stars.  The NBA is full of morons if they don't want to put him on national TV in Madison Square Garden, etc. and see if he pulls another one of those bow, silence, shimmy, etc. moments off in a big game.

[KB21]

Memphis turned Jonas Valanciunis, the draft pick that was used on Trey Murphy, and the draft pick that was used on Brandon Boston into:

• Jared Butler
• Zaire Williams
• Steven Adams
• Jarrett Culver
• Juancho Hernangomez
• Daniel Oturu
• Rajon Rondo

 

[JayBirdHawk]

6 minutes ago, KB21 said:

Memphis turned Jonas Valanciunis, the draft pick that was used on Trey Murphy, and the draft pick that was used on Brandon Boston into:

• Jared Butler
• Zaire Williams
• Steven Adams
• Jarrett Culver
• Juancho Hernangomez
• Daniel Oturu
• Rajon Rondo

 

who is there GM?

[lethalweapon3]

Meanwhile....

~lwbrrrrr

[AHF]

43 minutes ago, KB21 said:

Memphis turned Jonas Valanciunis, the draft pick that was used on Trey Murphy, and the draft pick that was used on Brandon Boston into:

• Jared Butler
• Zaire Williams
• Steven Adams
• Jarrett Culver
• Juancho Hernangomez
• Daniel Oturu
• Rajon Rondo

 

Jonas was very good for Memphis and I'm not in love with much on that list.  I do like Adams but not confident he'll give more to them than Jonas did.  Whether Ziaire Williams pans out seems to me to be what determines this trade.  Most of those guys I would cut or think long and hard about cutting before giving them one of our 15 roster spots.

[TheTruth]

On 8/15/2021 at 4:20 PM, marco102 said:

Nailed it!