The cobbled together, stuff we held on to during the playoffs mega super rumor and team direction thread.

[NBASupes]

36 minutes ago, thecampster said:

Dallas getting Wood shortens the market for Ayton/Gobert. Might make trading for them cheaper now.

Not really. Separate market altogether. 

Utah is overplaying its hand asking for more than 16/one of the core bigs vets and Huerter. 

Atlanta has shifted its focus to Ayton. That doesn't mean Gobert to Atlanta won't happen but it's a 2nd option. Atlanta focus is Ayton. Once again, Ayton will choose where he wants to play.

[NBASupes]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Wizards have inquired about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dejounte Murray and Malcolm Brogdon?

But, sticking to the theme of Sheppard’s comments from April, Washington has also cast a wide net in hopes of pairing a more established floor general beside Beal. League sources say they’ve checked in with Oklahoma City regarding Shai Gilgeous Alexander, San Antonio regarding Dejounte Murray, and Indiana regarding Malcom Brogdon.

Beal is believed to welcome the acquisition of either three, I’m told.

 

– via Quinton Mayo @ May-Oh? Washington Wizards Newsletter

 

 

DeJounte Murray is the guy I want.

 

None of those teams are interested in moving SGA or Murray and Atlanta been on plenty of calls with them

[JayBirdHawk]

4 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Not really. Separate market altogether. 

Utah is overplaying its hand asking for more than 16/one of the core bigs vets and Huerter. 

Atlanta has shifted its focus to Ayton. That doesn't mean Gobert to Atlanta won't happen but it's a 2nd option. Atlanta focus is Ayton. Once again, Ayton will choose where he wants to play.

Either way it's good for us, the less teams interested in the players we are interested in the better for us in terms of what we have to give up.

It's also good for the Hawks to have the two options of Gobert and Ayton in play.

[Spud2nique]

If we moving up to draft a young player and keep him… for whatever reason.

Again, my guy is Murray. This kid with Trae, oooohhhh weeeee.

Rod Beard: Keegan Murray says he’s worked out with the #Thunder: “They’re a young team, a team that is building for the future…I’m a guy who feeds off a good point guard, and that would play to my advantage.”

 

– via Twitter detnewsRodBeard

[NBASupes]

1 minute ago, Spud2nique said:

If we moving up to draft a young player and keep him… for whatever reason.

Again, my guy is Murray. This kid with Trae, oooohhhh weeeee.

Rod Beard: Keegan Murray says he’s worked out with the #Thunder: “They’re a young team, a team that is building for the future…I’m a guy who feeds off a good point guard, and that would play to my advantage.”

 

– via Twitter detnewsRodBeard

He's shooting up the board. Legit case for him at 4th overall. 

[JayBirdHawk]

Top Centers rumored to be on the trade block:

Gobert, Capela, Vucevic, Turner, Valanciunas

 

Top UFA/RFA Centers:

Ayton, Bamba, Robinson, Nurkic, 

Feel free to add or revise the list.

[Spud2nique]

3 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

He's shooting up the board. Legit case for him at 4th overall. 

Ya I thought by the time the process was finished he would be at 4, I’ve told my Rocket fan friend he’s my guy. I mean the Rockets going Chet or Paolo but I’m telling you, Keegan is the one.

JC+16 can that get us to 4? Prolly not, 7 the blazers pick but it’s too late by then. If we slip to 7, my guy is Duke Griffin. He’s a certified baller.

Just now, JayBirdHawk said:

Valanciunas

I like him for Trae.

Just now, JayBirdHawk said:

Nurkic

And him, the Bosnian  

[Spud2nique]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Feel free to add or revise the list.

Montrez…ahhhhh nevermind I’m good..  

[kg01]

12 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

Montrez…ahhhhh nevermind I’m good..  

Haha, finally.  All it took was some felonies.

[warcore]

45 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Atlanta has shifted its focus to Ayton.

Don't be playin like last time! 

[NBASupes]

31 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Top Centers rumored to be on the trade block:

Gobert, Capela, Vucevic, Turner, Valanciunas

 

Top UFA/RFA Centers:

Ayton, Bamba, Robinson, Nurkic, 

Feel free to add or revise the list.

Turner and Vooch are on the trading block. 

Gobert is and he isn't. Strange. He wants out and Donovan wants him gone but Utah is being hard to deal with... 

I haven't heard anything about Val being available. The whole value of Val is to play next to Zion. Especially on offense. 

[warcore]

1 minute ago, NBASupes said:

Gobert is and he isn't. Strange. He wants out and Donovan wants him gone but Utah is being hard to deal with... 

Let Danny sit on his pile of crap then. Not our problem. 

[JayBirdHawk]

3 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Gobert is and he isn't. Strange. He wants out and Donovan wants him gone but Danny strAinge is being hard to deal with... 

Fixed it for ya.

[thecampster]

1 hour ago, NBASupes said:

Not really. Separate market altogether. 

Utah is overplaying its hand asking for more than 16/one of the core bigs vets and Huerter. 

Atlanta has shifted its focus to Ayton. That doesn't mean Gobert to Atlanta won't happen but it's a 2nd option. Atlanta focus is Ayton. Once again, Ayton will choose where he wants to play.

Dallas was considered a top suitor for and interested in Gobert.  Reduced the number of teams that could take Gobert and send back something Utah needed by 1.

[NBASupes]

2 minutes ago, thecampster said:

Dallas was considered a top suitor for and interested in Gobert.  Reduced the number of teams that could take Gobert and send back something Utah needed by 1.

They never had an offer that appealed to Utah. It was always Atlanta and Chicago when Charlotte made a decision to move from both Ayton and Gobert due to cost.

[ShooterSays]

1 hour ago, NBASupes said:

Atlanta has shifted its focus to Ayton. That doesn't mean Gobert to Atlanta won't happen but it's a 2nd option. Atlanta focus is Ayton. Once again, Ayton will choose where he wants to play.

Any ballpark idea of what that SnT could look like?

[NBASupes]

3 minutes ago, ShooterSays said:

Any ballpark idea of what that SnT could look like?

No. I just know Capela is the player PHX wants. I haven't heard much about JC from them. I know its gonna cost Atlanta some assets which they been extremely reluctant to trade beyond in 2022.

[terrell]

1 hour ago, capstone21 said:

I would love SGA here

HIs cousin(NAW) plays for Utah.. Maybe we can get him in the Gobert deal.. lol. 

[AHF]

5 hours ago, AHF said:

Did we reach a conclusion on whether the Suns, Bulls, etc. or other teams that sign and trade an impending free agent can package that player with other players in a trade or if they are limited to only shipping out that player?  (I'm not talking about the ability to do simultaneous separate trades.)  

Thanks, cap gurus!

@JayBirdHawk

@thecampster

Just didn't want this question to get lost.  Thanks in advance!

[ShooterSays]

17 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

No. I just know Capela is the player PHX wants. I haven't heard much about JC from them. I know its gonna cost Atlanta some assets which they been extremely reluctant to trade beyond in 2022.

Solid. Appreciate the info as always!