The Official 2019 NBA Finals Thread

[TorturedBlazerFan]

AD is great but he is also injury prone and LeBron is getting older... which roster would you rather have?

Dame / Simons
CJ / FA? / Trent
Porter / FA? / Layman
Collins / Aminu / Skal
Nurk / Kanter / Leonard

? / Bonga
Hart / ?
LeBron / ?
Davis / ?
? / ? / Wagner

Depends on what the ?'s end up being lol.

 

[hoopsjock]

AD is great but he is also injury prone and LeBron is getting older... which roster would you rather have?

Dame / Simons
CJ / FA? / Trent
Porter / FA? / Layman
Collins / Aminu / Skal
Nurk / Kanter / Leonard

? / Bonga
Hart / ?
LeBron / ?
Davis / ?
? / ? / Wagner

The Lakers would also be at over $77 million in salary with LeBron, AD, and Hill.

 

[hoopsjock]

I have a hard time seeing a realistic trade where Portland would benefit from facilitating an AD to LA trade. In that trade, LA gets Harkless and a 25th for Lonzo.

You wouldn't trade ET, Moe, and 25 for Otto Porter?

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Depends on what the ?'s end up being lol.

For s&gs...

Kemba / Rondo / Bonga
Hart / Bullock
LeBron / Hill
Davis / Muscala
McGee / Chandler / Wagner

 

[riverman]

Somebody has probably already posted this but I just read Klay has torn his ACL? Whew...that's a huge setback for him in a contract season

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

For s&gs...

Kemba / Rondo / Bonga
Hart / Bullock
LeBron / Hill
Davis / Muscala
McGee / Chandler / Wagner

It's close.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

The Lakers would also be at over $77 million in salary with LeBron, AD, and Hill.

I mean, that’s gonna happen no matter what in an event where AD goes to the Lakers

 

[riverman]

Kemba said he'll take less money to improve the team...loyalty..great thing

 

[GhostOfPGA]

It's close.

I don’t think it is, our core is closer knit, we have better coaching, and better shooting.

 

[hoopsjock]

For s&gs...

Kemba / Rondo / Bonga
Hart / Bullock
LeBron / Hill
Davis / Muscala
McGee / Chandler / Wagner

They couldn't sign Kemba (unless it was way less than the max). They also don't have bird rights on Rondo, McGee, or Bullock.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Kemba said he'll take less money to improve the team...loyalty..great thing

Saying and doing are two different things. Who is gonna wanna play for Charlotte? Kemba is awesome but he can’t lure any good FA to play there.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

They couldn't sign Kemba (unless it was way less than the max). They also don't have bird rights on Rondo, McGee, or Bullock.

Lol can you fill in the blanks then? I don’t know what the hell is possible with the Lakers in the event that AD is traded there and Lonzo, Ingram, Kuzma, and picks are traded away.

 

[hoopsjock]

I mean, that’s gonna happen no matter what in an event where AD goes to the Lakers

Not if Hill isn't involved.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I don’t think it is, our core is closer knit, we have better coaching, and better shooting.

If Lebron's healthy though, he might still be a top 2-3 player in the NBA, and AD's a top 10 guy. We have Dame who is top 10 and our next is is like the 25-30th?

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Not if Hill isn't involved.

Maybe that is the Hangup rn for them. Hill is gonna be involved unless Kuzma is sent too?

 

[GhostOfPGA]

If Lebron's healthy though, he might still be a top 2-3 player in the NBA, and AD's a top 10 guy. We have Dame who is top 10 and our next is is like the 25-30th?

Chemistry matters. Hell Toronto won with a top 10 player and a bunch of very good but not elite players.

 

[hoopsjock]

Lol can you fill in the blanks then? I don’t know what the hell is possible with the Lakers in the event that AD is traded there and Lonzo, Ingram, Kuzma, and picks are traded away.

Well, they'd have to wait until the new calendar year in order to make that trade because they currently can't come up with enough money to make that trade work until they have cap space. They'd have to sign guys like they did last year which didn't go too well.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Well, they'd have to wait until the new calendar year in order to make that trade because they currently can't come up with enough money to make that trade work until they have cap space. They'd have to sign guys like they did last year which didn't go too well.

Lol I love how fucked the Lakers are

LeBron really should just request the trade already... no one would blame him.

 

[hoopsjock]

Lol I love how fucked the Lakers are

LeBron really should just request the trade already... no one would blame him.

They could probably sign a guy like Cousins to $15-20 million a year but to your point that might not make them any better.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

They could probably sign a guy like Cousins to $15-20 million a year but to your point that might not make them any better.

Middleton?

 

[BonesJones]

You wouldn't trade ET, Moe, and 25 for Otto Porter?

Where did I say that?........

 

[hoopsjock]

Middleton?

Nah, Middleton will get a max contract from Milwaukee. LAL wouldn't be able to come close to that (in our scenario).

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Nah, Middleton will get a max contract from Milwaukee. LAL wouldn't be able to come close to that (in our scenario).

Really think they’ll max him?
He’s good but that seems like too much to me...

 

[hoopsjock]

Middleton?

You'd be looking at something like Cousins, JJ Redick, and a Rubio/Darren Collison type player.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Really think they’ll max him?
He’s good but that seems like too much to me...

Retention is key for small markets. The Bucks are likely gonna do all they can to retain Brogdon/BroLo/Middleton, Mirotic is likely odd man out.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Retention is key for small markets. The Bucks are likely gonna do all they can to retain Brogdon/BroLo/Middleton, Mirotic is likely odd man out.

I know you gotta keep your players, just really think thats also how small market teams hurt themselves, by over paying guys like that. Not that Middleton is a bad player he’s very good.

 

[hoopsjock]

Really think they’ll max him?
He’s good but that seems like too much to me...

He was an all-star this year. They pretty much have to do that (or something close) to keep him. Let's put it this way, if CJ was a free agent this year would you rather pay him the max or let him walk for nothing?

 

[GhostOfPGA]

You'd be looking at something like Cousins, JJ Redick, and a Rubio/Darren Collison type player.

Vucevic, Danny Green, and Collison could end up being the Lakers offseason lol

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

He was an all-star this year. They pretty much have to do that (or something close) to keep him. Let's put it this way, if CJ was a free agent this year would you rather pay him the max or let him walk for nothing?

Well it would depend on a couple factors like how good is Simons, and would I have a max slot if I let him walk?
I get your point though, I guess he probably is gonna get that max money.

 

[hoopsjock]

Well it would depend on a couple factors like how good is Simons, and would I have a max slot if I let him walk?
I get your point though, I guess he probably is gonna get that max money.

The only way Milwaukee would have significant cap space this summer is if they let both Middleton and Brogdon leave for nothing. That doesn't seem like a smart strategy. There aren't any realistic options in free agency better than those two that would sign in Milwaukee.