2023-24 Insider Information Thread

[theheroatl]

2 minutes ago, LucastheThird said:

This board is like a drug. I say I'm done for a bit and get dragged back in for one more round of arguing what makes sense. 

Lmao

 

weve already seen the supes spiral tragedy.. thankfully he is resting at camp @kg01 A special healing facility for spiraled squawkers 

we don’t need another victim this week.. stay strong lucas

Edited May 14 by theheroatl

[terrell]

3 minutes ago, terrell said:

The Hawks would be INSANE to turn that down.........

And they probably are.. smh

Trade JJ, give up another future 1st, give up this years #1 pick just to appease Trae again? lol.. 

I might be done with team for real if this shit happens..

Edited May 14 by terrell

[Hawkish]

8 minutes ago, LucastheThird said:

This proposed trade framework doesn't make a lot of sense salary-wise. We can't pull off these trades with just Clint and Jalen's salaries. There would have to be more from somewhere else, and we are already giving up a lot with draft picks. 

I’m not trading JJ for Embiid or AD.

[theheroatl]

1 minute ago, terrell said:

Trade JJ, give up another future 1st, give up this years #1 pick just to appease Trae again? lol.. 

I might be done with team for real if this shit happens..

I sense a supes 2.0 coming….

[AHF]

1 minute ago, LucastheThird said:

This proposed trade framework doesn't make a lot of sense salary-wise. We can't pull off these trades with just Clint and Jalen's salaries. There would have to be more from somewhere else, and we are already giving up a lot with draft picks. 

I think that is why I mentally had DJM in the trade.  You could do something like this with picks added to balance things out some:

[NekiEcko]

Just now, terrell said:

Trae JJ, give up another future 1st, give up this years #1 pick just to appease Trae again? lol.. 

I might be done with team for real if this shit happens..

I am with you on that one.

Brooklyn and Phoenix are a perfect example about what happens when trade for superstars and the effect from it.  Not only we will not have any control of our picks for the three years, but it will close to end of decade before we can get a pick again,

[AHF]

2 minutes ago, terrell said:

Trade JJ, give up another future 1st, give up this years #1 pick just to appease Trae again? lol.. 

I might be done with team for real if this shit happens..

I think it is absolute BS to think Trae was calling the shots in the first place.  Like a billionaire who is too involved in these decisions is going to roll over for a 24 year old under contract for the next 4 years.  Likewise, the front office needs to make the call on any deals this summer.  They own the decisions.  No blaming Trae for whatever they do.  He isn't the GM and the only person who can override Fields is Ressler.

[marco102]

3 minutes ago, AHF said:

I think that is why I mentally had DJM in the trade.  You could do something like this with picks added to balance things out some:

I could get behind this. 

[Dragitoff]

4 minutes ago, marco102 said:

I could get behind this. 

Don't hate it, but boy you better have some elite shooting outside of these guys.  Dyson and Giannis are both bad shooters.  Love the defense added though. 

[GameTime]

2 hours ago, NBASupes said:

I was livid on Sunday. Only to be ecstatic on Tuesday. 

We gave a legit chance of being that team next year. 

[LucastheThird]

7 minutes ago, AHF said:

I think that is why I mentally had DJM in the trade.  You could do something like this with picks added to balance things out some:

This should be done without us giving up #1 this year. The two later #1 picks should be enough for this. 

[NekiEcko]

2 minutes ago, LucastheThird said:

This should be done without us giving up #1 this year. The two later #1 picks should be enough for this. 

That is still too rich for my blood.

[terrell]

32 minutes ago, warcore said:

and his game is mostly based on athleticism / physicality. 

You make good points. 

This

Plus he cant shoot FT's, especially at the end of games

He would drive @Gray Mule crazy....

[LucastheThird]

1 minute ago, NekiEcko said:

That is still too rich for my blood.

Keeping the pick and getting Sarr would make that trade worth it, in my opinion. That is still Giannis. 

[terrell]

6 minutes ago, LucastheThird said:

Keeping the pick and getting Sarr would make that trade worth it, in my opinion. That is still Giannis. 

Don't forget about the extra roster spot for his brother Thanasis.... lmao

Edited May 14 by terrell

[Dragitoff]

4 minutes ago, terrell said:

Don't forget about the extra roster spot needed for his brother.... lmao

That's not a laughable matter.  It's a real thing isn't it? 

[LucastheThird]

1 minute ago, terrell said:

Don't forget about the extra roster spot for his brother Thanasis.... lmao

We're trading away enough spaces for that 

[LucastheThird]

3 minutes ago, terrell said:

Don't forget about the extra roster spot for his brother Thanasis.... lmao

[AHF]

1 minute ago, Dragitoff said:

That's not a laughable matter.  It's a real thing isn't it? 

It is but I would not care about the 15th spot on our roster if we could get Giannis on a deal that makes sense.  We carried plenty of dead weight last year.  Who cares if it is his brother on a minimum deal instead.

[BangHolman]

38 minutes ago, Sothron said:

I didn't say that neither did my sources. They said Trae's already talked with the FO. This is 2024. They could have a Skype and have the same result for all I know.

Nope, face-to-face only! (as I work from home) lol