If I'm getting picks 1 and 2 I think I'd go all-in on a rebuild. What if they got Jaylen Brown back (and salary filler) in the Boston deal along with the Memphis pick which is top-6 protected next year and unprotected in 2021? Boston could be desperate if Kyrie bounces.
In my opinion this draft is kinda weird. The top 3 are pretty clear but 4 to about 30 are mostly pretty even. I've seen some guys that are lottery picks in some mocks and 2nd rounders in others. Drafts like that aren't necessarily going to give you a star but what it does do is give teams like Portland picking in the 20's a chance to land a player that could be just as good as most picked ahead of them.
That'd be a pretty crazy haul for Jrue, I'd think. But sure, if Boston would be willing to part with him, then yeah, you give that a shot. Brown seemed best at the 2 anyway; I'm sure he'd be an amazing fit alongside Morant. Maybe finagle Robert Williams too instead of the pick...
I wouldnt want either...I'd rather have the Lakers players than the Knicks.
I'd rather have the Lakers players than the Knicks.
Yeah I think both of those groups of players are mostly crap, although I do think Josh Hart would be a good "Danny Green" type player on a contending team but not on a rebuilding team. Because of that thinking I'd have to go with the team that offered me the higher pick which would be the Knicks in this case.
Kuz is overrated. However, I could definitely see Wagner pairing nicely with Zion.
What I'd do is take Ball, Kuz, all those guys and then trade most of them individually for different players. They would have more trade value than the Knicks guys.
Well, right off the bat it's flawed because it assumes that both teams would be willing to wait. Since NY couldn't possibly know if they can sign either Durant or Kyrie that is way too big of an assumption to make at the draft. New Orleans isn't going to wait to see if that's possible while other offers from the Lakers or Celtics could happen right away with no risk of them falling apart.
New Orleans waited until the off-season, so why wouldn't they wait another 30 days after the draft, especially since things can be agreed to in principal? The Celtics couldn't make a trade until July, and would likely to see how Kyrie plays out before making a trade, so it's literally in New Orleans best interest to wait (and they were patient to begin with, so again, why wouldn't they?)
New Orleans main problem isn't waiting to complete a trade, the problem is what happens if Kyrie and KD don't sign with NY and then AD doesn't want to go there and tells them he'll sit out a year? There are literally around a hundred variables that could happen to screw the trade up, it's completely different than a trade that is agreed upon at the draft but executed in the new league year. The Lakers could make the trade right now without any risk of it falling through.
There is another way to get Kyrie, KD, and AD. The 1st two could take less than the max if they cared about winning and joining up.
Well if its the best trade with a contingency, I'm sure NOP waits. Kyrie is likely Boston or NY, and if Kyrie and AD end up in NY, so will KD. But if not, Boston will still have to bid against LA.
No, in addition to it not being realistic (it isn't) you're not getting the difference between what Cleveland did, what Boston and LAL could do, and the cap gymnastics that you are proposing NY attempts.
Nevermind. Damn.
Yes, I do. I literally just said I don't have time to break it down cap wise.
I'm simply wondering if teams can hold onto lesser salaries to get rid of roster holds in order to maximize cap space before making a trade the would otherwise take them over negore signings. Just wondering if thats possible under the CBA. Only reason I tagged you.
