NBA Trade Deadline: February 6

[GoBlazersGo]

LOL... get fucked, Lakers (per usual)!

 

[illmatic99]

Minny is clearly blowing this all up. I asked this earlier, but the Wiggins noise is even greater now than before, what would it take for us to be convinced to take on Wiggins?

How about:

HW + future Minny firsts to GS
Russell + Hezonja to Minny
Wiggins + BK's first to POR

 

[TBpup]

That will get a reaction... lol

 

[BigGameDamian]

That will get a reaction... lol

What are you hearing though?

 

[SwissBlazer]

I am amazed that someone took time to write this article. What a waste.

 

[SIeepwalker]

From the article :

This move would allow the Blazers to get out of McCollum’s enormous contract and if they decide to keep Lillard and try and contend, this move gives them flexible and the opportunity to go out and add impactful free agents and they would still be able to remain competitive this year.

...

if they decide to keep Lillard

Yeah, I wonder if they will do that. Really can't tell on that one

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I am amazed that someone took time to write this article. What a waste.

As long as people continue to convince themselves that Kuzma is a good player, stuff like this will continue to be propagated.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Teams getting better... Blazers staying the same. What's new?

Your take is certainly not new.

 

[julius]

Teams getting better... Blazers staying the same. What's new?

Who got better?

Houston got smaller, Minnesota made a lateral move.

Do you ever actually think things through before you type?

 

[Neil O. Shyster]

I think Neil has stopped taking calls and wants to just roll with his guys

 

[illmatic99]

Not unimaginable for Wiggins to have a similar impact here.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/...s-trade-golden-state-warriors-dangelo-russell

If D’Angelo Russell ends up in Minnesota before Thursday’s trade deadline, Andrew Wiggins will be heading to the Warriors. Multiple league sources say Wiggins is involved in every iteration of a deal being discussed between the two teams. Wiggins has the best contract on the Wolves to match salaries with Russell, and his career could be re-energized in Golden State. It might be the greatest heat check of the year if the Warriors trade for such a notoriously inconsistent player who’s owed $94.7 million through 2022-23.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Stop the Presses:
Atlanta is going to waive Chandler Parsons.
Neil went after him for loads of dough.
He can be had for vet min.
He's our SFotF!

Neil, get 'er done!

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Not unimaginable for Wiggins to have a similar impact here.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/...s-trade-golden-state-warriors-dangelo-russell

Thing is, if you're the Warriors, don't you think that Wiggins is a better fit with Steph/Klay/Dray than Whiteside is?

 

[DDolla]

Man, I want that Houston vs Portland first round match up. Too bad we have a crappy record. Dame vs Russ part 2

 

[illmatic99]

Thing is, if you're the Warriors, don't you think that Wiggins is a better fit with Steph/Klay/Dray than Whiteside is?

Whiteside is not going there to play. He's an expiring contract salary filler. Think they'd rather get multiple picks in return for Russell and an outside shot at capspace this summer, instead of Wiggins. The article said they want an unprotected 2021 pick from Minny in exchange for taking Wiggins, I believe they'd ease their demands on those picks if they were getting an expiring instead.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Whiteside is not going there to play. He's an expiring contract salary filler. Think they'd rather get multiple picks in return for Russell and an outside shot at capspace this summer, instead of Wiggins. The article said they want an unprotected 2021 pick from Minny in exchange for taking Wiggins, I believe they'd ease their demands on those picks if they were getting an expiring instead.

Right now Spotrac is showing $145M in salaries for them next year. Even if they offloaded DLo for nothing, how are they coming by any meaningful amount of capspace?

 

[tester551]

One additional trade suggestion:

Orlando
Gordan + Bamba + '20 2nd -> CJ
They get the scorer that they've been wanting for a long time.

Houston
TPE + '22 1st -> Bamba
They find the cheap C to round out their roster for this year.

Golden State
Burks -> TPE + '20 2nd (Orlando)
Reduces the taxes and Burks is not in the long-term plans

Atlanta
Cap Space -> Caleb (cut) + '20 2nd (Portland)
Obtain asset for current cap space

Portland
CJ + Caleb + '20 2nd -> Gordan + Burks + '22 1st (Houston)
Balances roster significantly & gets out of the TAX. Burks can replace 85%-90% of what CJ does at a fraction of the cost. Portland gets a talented P&R forward to play with the best P&R guard in the league. The cherry on top, is the Houston 1st in '22 which is supposed to be a very deep & talented draft. Melo goes to the bench with this trade, which is where he should be watching from anyhow...

 

[illmatic99]

Right now Spotrac is showing $145M in salaries for them next year. Even if they offloaded DLo for nothing, how are they coming by any meaningful amount of capspace?

I mentioned outside shot, but ya, it would take more maneuvering. Would at least create more flexibility for a team that is just coming away from being hardcapped.

 

[Neil O. Shyster]

Neil will use the 4 game win streak as his reason to not make any trades... even tho it was all due to Dame averaging 50 ppg which is not sustainable. Last nights loss to Denver was a reality check I’m sure Neil will ignore... purgatory

 

[kjironman1]

 

[kjironman1]

Stop the Presses:
Atlanta is going to waive Chandler Parsons.
Neil went after him for loads of dough.
He can be had for vet min.
He's our SFotF!

Neil, get 'er done!

Definitely the kind of move i could see Olshey making.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Sounds like an idea from a Lakers' message board. I have doubts about Simons and am lukewarm to CJ (I certainly don't consider him untouchable), but this is brutal.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

 

[Scalma]

What a genius.

 

[illmatic99]

The big driver for all this is tax savings. Did a similar kinda move last year.

Their new owner is super cheap. His reprimand of Morey about the Hong Kong/China stuff was appalling. And he's letting D'Antoni coach as a lame duck. Dude doesn't realize it costs money to run a successful NBA franchise, clearly.

 

[illmatic99]

Is Woj finally recharging his batteries? No rumors or noise?

@TBpup, got something? anything?

 

[Sarni]

The big driver for all this is tax savings. Did a similar kinda move last year.

Their new owner is super cheap. His reprimand of Morey about the Hong Kong/China stuff was appalling. And he's letting D'Antoni coach as a lame duck. Dude doesn't realize it costs money to run a successful NBA franchise, clearly.

He is definitely more interested in their bottom line than on court success. I do not understand Westbrook trade in the light of this though.

 

[DDolla]

Evan Turner and Chandler Parsons should thank Neil Olshey. They’re getting paid for doing nothing lol

 

[Scalma]

Not unimaginable for Wiggins to have a similar impact here.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/...s-trade-golden-state-warriors-dangelo-russell

The idea of taking a shot on Wiggins isn’t bad in a vacuum, but when you factor in his contract the risk outweighs the reward, by a lot. His RPM is identical to Bazemores. He’s technically still only 24, but it’s his sixth year in the league. I don’t really see the upside. If he was a free agent I’d give him a couple mil to maybe see if we can get more out of him, but 80m+? No thanks.

 

[craigehlo]

CJ + 2020 1st + $ for Jrue Holiday

Pels likely throw the phone out the window. Holinger's analysis says that move doesn't effect either team's winning percentage. I disagree.