OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD - August 2021

[SlyPokerCat]

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Excited to see what Presti does with all those picks.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Make fun of them sure. But the Bulls might end up a decent team.

 

[Cugel]

How is taking way less money smart?

How many players are taking less than they could get? Many. Are all of them dumb? Well, you tell them that. I ain't.
You have to look beyond money. I know it's hard for a lot of people. Love is HATED by his team and fans. The media too. He is looking like a total joke. Do them a solid. Try to save your reputation. Try to contribute what you can to some team.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

How many players are taking less than they could get? Many. Are all of them dumb? Well, you tell them that. I ain't.
You have to look beyond money. I know it's hard for a lot of people. Love is HATED by his team and fans. The media too. He is looking like a total joke. Do them a solid. Try to save your reputation. Try to contribute what you can to some team.

I could see this happening. Make a deal and go elsewhere. He has made plenty of money. He's made about 230 million so far.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

There is mutant interest between the Nets and free agent Isaiah Hartenstein, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post.

https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/edge/sports/nba/basketball

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

How is taking way less money smart?

Do we know he would have to take way less money? It seems that most players get at least 80% of what is owed when bought out.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/edge/sports/nba/basketball

that guy had some good per 36 numbers last two years: 11 and 12 rebounds, about 2.5 blocks, 2 assists one year but 5 last year. about a steal and a quarter. Also looks like he would have fouled out in any game that he was allowed to play 36 minutes, haha. And must be injured a lot.

 

[tykendo]

Excited to see what Presti does with all those picks.

Well if he uses every pick, he might run into a good pick here or there, and have a decent team by the end of the decade. Of course he will have more picks cause Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will want to get the hell out of there before all those picks amount to a damn thing.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Well if he uses every pick, he might run into a good pick here or there, and have a decent team by the end of the decade. Of course he will have more picks cause Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will want to get the hell out of there before all those picks amount to a damn thing.

He already took them further than Olshey ever has for us. I think he will use his war chest of draft picks well.

 

[tykendo]

He already took them further than Olshey ever has for us. I think he will use his war chest of draft picks well.

He took them one step further, that's it.

 

[tykendo]

And he better, with that baseball-esqe load of draft picks. What's the old saying about squirrels.

 

[Cugel]

Do we know he would have to take way less money? It seems that most players get at least 80% of what is owed when bought out.

Exactly. He would get 10s of millions. It's a BUYOUT. What 75%???

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Exactly. He would get 10s of millions. It's a BUYOUT. What 75%???

He is owed like 60 million for the next two years. 75% means he would leave 15 million on the table. No way he gets an offer of that right now over the next two years.

Love is doing the right thing from a financial stance.

 

[Chris Craig]

He is owed like 60 million for the next two years. 75% means he would leave 15 million on the table. No way he gets an offer of that right now over the next two years.

Love is doing the right thing from a financial stance.

Yeah, he'd have to leave a lot more than that

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[THE HCP]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CTKmIYaDlV9/?utm_medium=copy_link

 

[KSF-ERIC]

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Is that allowed? Isn’t there a salary floor?

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Do we know he would have to take way less money? It seems that most players get at least 80% of what is owed when bought out.

20% is a lot! You’re talking about $10-20 million. That’s way less in my book.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Exactly. He would get 10s of millions. It's a BUYOUT. What 75%???

Imagine if you were getting $80 million at your current job. Would you take $20 million pay cut to have a chance at being named Employee of the Month? An award you already won!

 

[blazerkor]

Is that allowed? Isn’t there a salary floor?

They've got a bunch of their cap tied up in Kemba's contract buyout. Between him and a few other guys they have over 28M in dead cap but I think they're still ~10M under the floor.

 

[HailBlazers]

And will STILL finish with a better record then our Blazers.

They BETTER w/NBA refs and schedulers in their pocket.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Do we know he would have to take way less money? It seems that most players get at least 80% of what is owed when bought out.

Remember when LaMarcus left, what $18M on the table? And then signed for the minimum? And then had to retire? He just set $18M on fire and will never see that kind of money again. Maybe Love was paying attention.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Interest?

Grizzlies Unlikely To Retain Juancho Hernangomez
AUG 30, 2021 8:16 AM

The Memphis Grizzlies have not asked Juancho Hernangomez to report or take a physical after his trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Grizzlies similarly did not ask Rajon Rondo to report and he has subsequently been bought out.

Hernangomez has two seasons remaining on his deal at $12.8 million, but hte final season is not fully guaranteed.

Hernangomez averaged 7.2 points and 3.9 rebounds in 17.3 minutes over 52 games last season with the Wolves.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Interest?

Grizzlies Unlikely To Retain Juancho Hernangomez
AUG 30, 2021 8:16 AM

The Memphis Grizzlies have not asked Juancho Hernangomez to report or take a physical after his trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Grizzlies similarly did not ask Rajon Rondo to report and he has subsequently been bought out.

Hernangomez has two seasons remaining on his deal at $12.8 million, but hte final season is not fully guaranteed.

Hernangomez averaged 7.2 points and 3.9 rebounds in 17.3 minutes over 52 games last season with the Wolves.

I came here to post this:


He's not a bum, but I'm not sure what he does well.

 

[DDolla]

After Rondo DJ is next to go to the Lakers

 

[SIeepwalker]

After Rondo DJ is next to go to the Lakers

This is getting ridiculous

 

[blazerkor]

This is getting ridiculous

I don't see it being a real thing. Having Dwight, Gasol and DeAndre on your roster makes no sense... but who knows.

 

[Chris Craig]

After Rondo DJ is next to go to the Lakers

How many fucking spots do they have

 

[DDolla]

This is getting ridiculous

It just proves that Portland can’t compete with LA when it comes to player signings

 

[tykendo]

It just proves that Portland can’t compete with LA when it comes to player signings

On this we agree. They have a license to bitch slap the cap. Really, when you include cost of living in LA, players are paying to play for the Lakers when they sign for the minimum there.