Who're Your TPE Targets? (non-insider)

[ABH]

Vuc

[JayBirdHawk]

30 minutes ago, terrell said:

I was joking too then... lol

[Bigjmw]

Vucevic would be the perfect addition. Good rebounder with good touch in the post. Has good range to spread the floor. OO has shown flashes offensively, but we need some balance in the rotation. Would Chi s&t Vucevic  for the TPE and a couple 2nd round picks

 

Trade Capella back to Houston if Lopez doesn't sign. Add K martin jr/TyTy and dump the remaining 17 or 18m

[NBASupes]

Vuc gonna resign as is Brook Lopez. Those aren't true FAs

[Bigjmw]

Ok

[kg01]

Thinking targets could be guys a teams tryna salary dump as well.  Weirdly, Ben Simmons is on that list.  Would we do it as a way of obtaining one of their wings - meaning using the TPE in a separate but parallel deal? 

And, no, I'm not looking at his salary so I don't know if it makes sense. 

[bird_dirt]

2 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Rumor is he'll most likely get a 3yr/$90 mil from GS....so more than the TPE.

Yeah, well, we’ll see about that one. 

I saw somewhere without DG salary, GSW will pay like $68m extra in tax penalties. With him, it goes up to $240m in penalties. 
 

Does GS like him THAT much? I wonder what their threshold is. 

If they let him go, it will be interesting to see what the market will pay for a 33yo player who is a great player, but one that comes with a history of HISTRIONICS. 
 

edit: that tax penalty is why I mentioned Wiggins, who will have a salary of $24m next season. 

Edited June 28, 2023 by bird_dirt

[JayBirdHawk]

7 minutes ago, bird_dirt said:

Yeah, well, we’ll see about that one. 

I saw somewhere without DG salary, GSW will pay like $68m extra in tax penalties. With him, it goes up to $240m in penalties. 
 

Does GS like him THAT much? I wonder what their threshold is. 

If they let him go, it will be interesting to see what the market will pay for a 33yo player who is a great player, but one that comes with a history of HISTRIONICS. 
 

edit: that tax penalty is why I mentioned Wiggins, who will have a salary of $24m next season. 

I'll repeat, seems like Everybody is getting $20 mil, $25 mil or $30 mil....we shall see soon enough.

Everytime we think Owners/GM have themselves in check...FA opens and so do the flood gates. People lose their minds 

[kg01]

Tobias Harris is also on the 'guy a team wants to move' list. 

[theheroatl]

9 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Tobias Harris is also on the 'guy a team wants to move' list. 

Ooo can’t wait to see the fanbase react to going back into tax using TPE on Tobias. That would be juicy.

Edited June 28, 2023 by theheroatl

[JayBirdHawk]

5 minutes ago, theheroatl said:

using TPE on Tobias

Nope. Tobias makes $37 million, more than the TPE.

[Diesel]

I can see us getting Payton Pritchard for a 2nd.

 

[Spud2nique]

9 hours ago, AHF said:

You are correct.  That is my assumption.  If we live in a world where the Hawks pay the tax this year, I'll tip my cap and fully admit I was wrong.

Care to make it interesting?

[kg01]

8 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

Care to make it interesting?

Whoa, is the the start of a 'loser leaves town' bet betwixt you and AH?

I'm here for it.  And will be betting heavily on the potato.  Get it done.  Nice knowin' ya @AHF.  Bye-eee. 

[Hawkish]

Regarding Vuc, the narrative seems to be that he has no positive impact on winning.   Can any of you statisticians provide insight?  He sounds like a lesser Kevin Love-type to me.  

[AHF]

10 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

Care to make it interesting?

I would do an avatar bet along these lines:

If the Hawks pay the luxury tax for the 2023-24 season, you win and get to pick my avatar for a month (or a thirty day window if not a full month).

If the Hawks don't pay the luxury tax for the 2023-24 season, I win and get to pick your avatar for a month (or a thirty day window if not a full month).

This is measured at the end of the season.

Up for it?

[kg01]

13 hours ago, Diesel said:

I can see us getting Payton Pritchard for a 2nd.

.... but why?

Also, @Spud2nique don't blink on the 'loser leaves town' bet with AH.  

[Spud2nique]

55 minutes ago, AHF said:

I would do an avatar bet along these lines:

If the Hawks pay the luxury tax for the 2023-24 season, you win and get to pick my avatar for a month (or a thirty day window if not a full month).

If the Hawks don't pay the luxury tax for the 2023-24 season, I win and get to pick your avatar for a month (or a thirty day window if not a full month).

This is measured at the end of the season.

Up for it?

You make smart bets, and basically betting our franchise to be cheap which they have proved in the past. History tends to repeat itself… 

 

 

I’m still thinking…

20 minutes ago, kg01 said:

.... but why?

Also, @Spud2nique don't blink on the 'loser leaves town' bet with AH.  

[AHF]

20 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

You make smart bets, and basically betting our franchise to be cheap which they have proved in the past. History tends to repeat itself… 

 

 

I’m still thinking…

 

It's a bet I'd love to lose because it would probably mean a blockbuster trade happened.  That would be exciting.

[sillent]

I actually would consider a trade for Mo Bamba, Malik Beasley and 2nd round for Clint Capela.

We get younger and taller with Mo and centers tend to develop late so we may be catching him in stride plus he wanted to be drafted here. 

We get 3 point shooting with both and it also gives us the flexibility to start OO with or without Bamba in the lineup.

To top it off Mo Bamba and Mo Gueye could be 2 unicorn like bigs to take into the future.