2023-24 NBA Regular Season: Notes/Tidbits/Updates etc.

[JayBirdHawk]

7 minutes ago, AHF said:

Saw an article on this basically saying that the owners will just pocket the savings but I think that probably isn't right.  

Exactly. It's about a starting salary at 25% vs 30% of the cap. So $34 mil vs $40.6 mil in the first year. 

Example:

So if Trae didn't make All-NBA, Hawks would be ~$15 million under the Luxury Tax. In theory that money would be used to obtain a useful player instead of just letting it sit.

[AHF]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Exactly. It's about a starting salary at 25% vs 30% of the cap. So $34 mil vs $40.6 mil in the first year. 

Example:

So if Trae didn't make All-NBA, Hawks would be ~$15 million under the Luxury Tax. In theory that money would be used to obtain a useful player instead of just letting it sit.

We might be a bad example that cuts against my point considering that we are sitting $10M below the tax line and there is no evidence we tried to use that money other than perhaps in a trade where we take back less than we send out.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

 

[macdaddy]

Somebody's got to sign Tony.  I guess it has to be for the rest of the season?  Seems like he can give us more than Wes.   

[JayBirdHawk]

12 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Somebody's got to sign Tony.  I guess it has to be for the rest of the season?  Seems like he can give us more than Wes.   

Not sure if it has to be for the remainder of the season. Maybe a 10 Day works.

[AHF]

11 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Not sure if it has to be for the remainder of the season. Maybe a 10 Day works.

From the Larry Coon FAQ:

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A player is credited with a year of service for each season in which he is on a team's active list or inactive list for at least one day during the regular season. This includes players who are on 10-day and Two-Way contracts.

Make it happen Landry.

[SalvorMallow]

18 minutes ago, AHF said:

From the Larry Coon FAQ:

Make it happen Landry.

You think Messy Ressi is gonna open up his pocket book for somebody other than himself or Lil Nicky? You're gonna be disappointed. 

[AHF]

22 minutes ago, SalvorMallow said:

You think Messy Ressi is gonna open up his pocket book for somebody other than himself or Lil Nicky? You're gonna be disappointed. 

It is the league that pays the benefits not the team who employs him during the 10th year of service.  He just needs to pay him for a day if the FAQ is right.

[SalvorMallow]

5 minutes ago, AHF said:

It is the league that pays the benefits not the team who employs him during the 10th year of service.  He just needs to pay him for a day if the FAQ is right.

This is what I was referring to. 

[RedDawg#8]

We could use shooting and length.

[kg01]

Paging all the folks that tried to tell us how great BKN was gonna be now that Simmons is "back".

It took one, minute-restricted game for him to 'tweak' something and be out.  Smh 

[Diesel]

9 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Paging all the folks that tried to tell us how great BKN was gonna be now that Simmons is "back".

It took one, minute-restricted game for him to 'tweak' something and be out.  Smh 

[JayBirdHawk]

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[kg01]

5 minutes ago, Diesel said:

Yeah, tragic and predictable.  Why I was shocked so many fell for the banana in the tailpipe.  

Also, man BKN stinks.  They look like us.  Too small, collectively.  Dumb plays all over the place.  Bridges is drowning as a #1.  Cam Thomas is drowning in a role other that 6th man.  Jacque Vaughn should've never been retained as HC.  They got no future. 

[kg01]

Oh and @Spud2nique was right about Nurkic.  That dancing bear is a beast rn.

[Final_quest]

Knicks are 14-2 since the trade for OG.  Even with Mitchell Robinson out, dang.

[AHF]

1 hour ago, Final_quest said:

Knicks are 14-2 since the trade for OG.  Even with Mitchell Robinson out, dang.

Another reason not to cover those Knicks picks.  They are going to be good for a while with all their 20-something talent.

[macdaddy]

1 hour ago, Final_quest said:

Knicks are 14-2 since the trade for OG.  Even with Mitchell Robinson out, dang.

Anyone have any clue why we didn't go after OG?  I just don't get it.   

[bird_dirt]

16 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Anyone have any clue why we didn't go after OG?  I just don't get it.   

I have a guess 

[JayBirdHawk]

36 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Anyone have any clue why we didn't go after OG?  I just don't get it.   

$42.3 million reasons.