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Post by Admin on Jun 27, 2022 13:25:30 GMT -5
Top 25 Celtics TPE targets Boston has a lot of ways they can use their three TPEs to build out their depthBy Keith P Smith
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The Boston Celtics once again have the NBA’s largest Traded Player Exception (TPE). This time around, that TPE is worth $17,142,857. It was created in the Evan Fournier sign-and-trade to the New York Knicks last offseason. Due to adjusted calendar mapping (for the last time, hopefully!) this TPE expires on July 18.
Brad Stevens recently said that the Celtics front office has “The OK to do whatever we need to do” as far as spending money this offseason. A big part of that “OK” presumably includes spending most of the Fournier TPE to acquire a player via trade.
A few reminders on how TPEs work and don’t work:
· A TPE must be used before it expires. There’s no extending the expiration date.
· A TPE can be used to acquire one or multiple players, so long as their salary/salaries fit within the TPE amount
· A TPE can be used to claim a player off waivers, provided their salary fits within the TPE
· A TPE cannot be combined (aggregated) with other TPEs or player(s) salary to increase the salary-matching on a player being acquired
· A TPE cannot be used to directly sign a player
On the last note: you can rule out sign-and-trade transactions for Boston this offseason. As the Celtics are likely to be above the tax apron, they’ll be unable to acquire a player via sign-and-trade.
It’s also worth noting that beyond the Fournier TPE, the Celtics also have two other TPEs that are considered usable:
· $6,907,815 – Juancho Hernangomez trade – Expires January 19
· $5,890,000 – Dennis Schroder trade – Expires February 10
The list of players we’re going to cover here are mainly targets for the larger $17.1 million TPE. There are 257 total players who will fit within that TPE when the league year changes over to 2022-23 on July 1.
We’re obviously not going to cover all 257 players. But we will cover our top-25 targets for the $17.1 million Fournier TPE, plus a bonus player. We’re also not going to dive too deep into what it would take to acquire most of these players. Assume it would be a combination of draft picks and/or young players to make it work.
Let’s start with that bonus player.
Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports· Evan Fournier - $17,142,857 – New York Knicks: So…this is awkward! Normally, teams are restricted from re-acquiring a player they traded away for one year. Because Fournier’s sign-and-trade happened in-between seasons, that restriction only carried through the prior season, not the prior league year. So, yes, Boston could trade for Fournier via the TPE that was created for him in the first place. It’s highly unlikely to happen however. Fournier isn’t a perfect fit, plus he carries some extra years of salary that Boston might find onerous. But it is technically possible. The key is this would have to happen by June 30. On July 1, Fournier’s contract becomes too large to fit inside the Fournier TPE and thus, a deal becomes impossible. Clear as mud? Good! Moving on!
Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports1. Dejounte Murray - $16,571,120 – San Antonio Spurs: Murray is in many ways a dream point guard target for the Celtics. He’s big, he’s excellent on defense and he can’t really shoot a lick. Ok, that last one is a cheap joke. Murray gets by just fine without being able to shoot. The challenge here? It’s going to cost multiple draft picks to get Murray. Probably three or four, plus maybe some swaps during the intervening seasons, a la Jrue Holiday. Plus, Boston might need to throw in a player or two or three also. But Murray is great and fits inside the TPE amount, so we’re putting him atop the list. 2. Kevin Huerter - $14,508,929 – Atlanta Hawks: The Hawks are reportedly looking to clear salary this summer. Huerter can really shoot it, he has good size, he’s a better playmaker and defender than most realize too. He’d be a terrific fit coming off Boston’s bench. 3. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - $14,004,703 – Washington Wizards: KCP has become a very reliable shooter over the last few years. He’s also a very good 1-3 defender. He’d fit right into the Celtics switch-everything scheme, while providing some scoring pop off the pine. 4. Kyle Kuzma - $13,000,000 – Washington Wizards: Brad Stevens said Boston needs to add some scoring off the bench and Kuzma would fill that need. He’s probably the best realistic scoring target on this list. He’d overlap a bit with Grant Williams, but that can be worked around with relative ease by moving to a three-big rotation with Williams largely playing the four. 5. Cameron Johnson - $5,887,899 – Phoenix Suns: Johnson is one of the few players who makes under $10M on this list. But the Suns are making noise about wanting to lower their likely tax bill, especially if they re-sign Deandre Ayton or take on money in an Ayton sign-and-trade. That could make Johnson (and a couple of other Suns who we’ll cover later) available. Young shooter with good size? Perfect target for even the smaller TPEs.
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images6. Lauri Markkanen - $16,475,454 – Cleveland Cavaliers: If shooting with size is the goal, you can’t get much bigger than Markkanen for a shooter. He’d be a different sort of 3/4, but he held up ok playing the three for the Cavs last season. He should be able to do that again on an even better defense in 25 minutes or so per game off the bench. 7. Duncan Robinson - $16,902,000 – Miami Heat: Robinson is a one-skill player. That one skill, his shooting, dipped enough last season that it didn’t offset his deficiencies in other parts of the game. But if Robinson gets back to being a 40%+ three-point shooter, then you can play him 20-25 minutes a night off the bench without much worry. 8. Kelly Olynyk - $12,804,878 – Detroit Pistons: If the feeling is that Boston can get a wing on the free agent market using the Taxpayer MLE, why not bring an old friend home? Olynyk would fit right into the team’s frontcourt. He’s playable with any of the other Celtics bigs, and his shooting and passing would be a nice addition to that foursome. 9. Jae Crowder - $10,183,800 – Phoenix Suns: Another old friend! And we’ve satisfied CelticsBlog editor extraordinaire Billy Sy’s requirement of some former Celtics on the list! In reality, if Crowder hadn’t fallen off the planet with his shooting last year, he’d be higher on this list because of his ability as a two-way player. But he did struggle to shoot it, so Crowder is down here. 10. Mason Plumlee - $9,080,417 – Charlotte Hornets: Much like Olynyk, this is the direction you go if you feel like you can fill out the wing depth via the MLE. Plumlee can pass, which fits the offense, given Boston’s proclivity to run offense through the bigs. He’s overmatched a bit as a starter, but he’d be plenty solid as a backup.
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11. Dillon Brooks - $11,400,000 – Memphis Grizzlies: If Memphis were to lose a couple of their free agents, they might pivot towards having a bunch of cap space. One way to increase that space would be to move Brooks without any salary coming back. He’d fill a need as a scoring wing for the Celtics, and his take-no-crap attitude would fit in nicely, too.
12. Doug McDermott - $13,750,000 – San Antonio Spurs: McDermott fills the shooting with size need. He’d overlap some with Grant Williams, but McDermott can generally hold his own at the three, especially against bench players.
13. Kenrich Williams - $2,000,000 – Oklahoma City Thunder: Let’s call this the “interlude” portion of this list. Williams’ salary is so low that anyone can acquire him. But he’s also really tough and can do a lot of things. And OKC is getting tight on roster spots. He’s worth including here, right in the middle of the list.
14. Luke Kennard - $14,415,455 – LA Clippers: There’s some question as to just how available Kennard is. Some say he’s very much on the trade market, while others say he’s not available at all. He’d fill the need for shooting, but he’s strictly a two. So, the need for another wing might still exist if the Celtics traded for Kennard.
15. Richaun Holmes - $11,215,260 – Sacramento Kings: Another big. You know the drill by now. Holmes would be more of a pure backup for Robert Williams, but he’d be a really nice insurance policy behind the oft-injured Lord of Time.
16. Alec Burks - $10,012,800 – New York Knicks: Burks would have ranked higher on this list had he not just undergone foot surgery. He can play 1-3 and do a little bit of everything. But using the TPE on an injured player might not be the best idea.
17. Marcus Morris Sr. - $16,372,093 – LA Clippers: Another old “friend”. Why “friend”? Morris and the Celtics didn’t part on the best terms. But he would fill a need as a 3/4 who brings some toughness. Also, the idea of Morris and Ime Udoka going head-to-head is humorous, yet frightening.
18. Terrence Ross - $11,500,000 – Orlando Magic: Ross is another one-skill player, which basically makes up the rest of the list. The challenge is his one skill of shooting comes and goes. The Celtics might need a little more consistency as a title contender.
19. Torrey Craig - $5,121,951 – Phoenix Suns: This would be a defensive addition on the wing. He doesn’t fit the need for bench scoring, but Craig would fit in perfectly as a switchable defender, plus his deal is pretty cheap, opening up TPE flexibility.
20. Malik Beasley - $15,558,035 – Minnesota Timberwolves: Beasley is one of the better scorers on this list. If it weren’t for some off-court issues, he’d rank a lot higher on the list. As it is, that’s enough of a concern that is pushes him down to this point.
21. Jordan Clarkson - $13,340,000 – Utah Jazz: Clarkson can score, but he’s rapidly declining in his efficiency as a scorer. If you hand him a bench role, you have to live with some mindboggling shot selection, while also giving Clarkson the leeway to cook. That doesn’t seem very Celtics-like, and that’s before you factor in his lack of defense.
22. Nerlens Noel - $9,240,000 – New York Knicks: Noel is a Boston kid and a rumored Celtics target for years. The challenge is that he’s rarely healthy and he’s basically a poor man’s version of Rob Williams at this point. Is that worth spending over half of the TPE on?
23. Derrick Favors - $10,183,800 – Oklahoma City Thunder: We’ve hit the “expendable Thunder bigs” section of the TPE targets. In a weird way, acquiring Favors might signal worry that Rob Williams will be ready to go a full season. But getting an older big from OKC worked out pretty good last year…
24. JaMychal Green - $8,200,000 – Oklahoma City Thunder: Sam Presti already said Green would be traded. He’d cost less than half of the Fournier TPE. But Green is losing his athleticism, and that’s what made him special. Not sure he’s an upgrade over any of the bigs Boston already has.
25. Davis Bertans - $16,000,000 – Dallas Mavericks: A couple of years ago, Bertans would have been a perfect addition as a shooter with size. Now, he’s coming off two down years in a row. He’s basically a one-skill big, who does none of the traditional big man stuff. For basically the same cost, Lauri Markkanen would be a far better addition.
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Post by cole on Jun 27, 2022 13:33:06 GMT -5
Don't want to reply to that long thread but wonder if admin still wants markannen?
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Post by Admin on Jun 27, 2022 13:39:58 GMT -5
Don't want to reply to that long thread but wonder if admin still wants markannen?
I'd take him as a potential Horford replacement ... but it would depend on what other options were available to us ... Collins? Murray? Huerter? Kuzma? I'd have to weigh the pluses & minuses then.
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Post by Admin on Jun 28, 2022 17:19:29 GMT -5
Lauri MarkkanenBrad Stevens continues to value shooting with size and Cavs big man, Lauri Markkanen more than fits that bill for the Boston Celtics. There has been long rumored interest from Beantown in the Finnish product. Right now, in Cleveland former lottery pick is being played out of position at the small forward spot to shock of this writer. He would function more as a stretch-four or a stretch-five to maximize his talent more effectively. The overcrowding in the Cavaliers frontcourt could lead to them moving off the seven footer. Markkanen addresses various needs for Boston in additional shooting, size and a long term replacement for an aging Al Horford. Markkanen is still only 24 years old and the Celtics could play him in a similar role that they used Kelly Olynyk in years pass: a stretch big who works well in the pick and roll or pick and pop. The big man is not a great defender, but has the physical tools to improve on that end. The chance to add this former lottery level talent cannot be overlooked. Markkanen posted averages of 14.8 points and 5.7 rebounds on 45% shooting overall, 36% from the 3-point line and 87% from the foul line. Consider these numbers were still solid despite playing a bulk of the season out of his natural position at the four. In a crowded frontcourt, with the likes of Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen, Kevin Love and now a newly drafted Isaiah Mobley. He may still be out of position and not have his skillset adequately maximized. The potential is still there, in his second season he posted averages of 18.7 points and 9 rebounds per game.
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Post by Admin on Jun 28, 2022 19:11:30 GMT -5
From the 25 potential TPE candidates above, I've picked the following: 1. Dejounte Murray - $16,571,120 – San Antonio Spurs: Murray is in many ways a dream point guard target for the Celtics. He’s big, he’s excellent on defense and he can’t really shoot a lick. Ok, that last one is a cheap joke. Murray gets by just fine without being able to shoot. The challenge here? It’s going to cost multiple draft picks to get Murray. Probably three or four, plus maybe some swaps during the intervening seasons, a la Jrue Holiday. Plus, Boston might need to throw in a player or two or three also. But Murray is great and fits inside the TPE amount, so we’re putting him atop the list. 2. Kevin Huerter - $14,508,929 – Atlanta Hawks: The Hawks are reportedly looking to clear salary this summer. Huerter can really shoot it, he has good size, he’s a better playmaker and defender than most realize too. He’d be a terrific fit coming off Boston’s bench. 3. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - $14,004,703 – Washington Wizards: KCP has become a very reliable shooter over the last few years. He’s also a very good 1-3 defender. He’d fit right into the Celtics switch-everything scheme, while providing some scoring pop off the pine. 4. Kyle Kuzma - $13,000,000 – Washington Wizards: Brad Stevens said Boston needs to add some scoring off the bench and Kuzma would fill that need. He’s probably the best realistic scoring target on this list. He’d overlap a bit with Grant Williams, but that can be worked around with relative ease by moving to a three-big rotation with Williams largely playing the four. 6. Lauri Markkanen - $16,475,454 – Cleveland Cavaliers: If shooting with size is the goal, you can’t get much bigger than Markkanen for a shooter. He’d be a different sort of 3/4, but he held up ok playing the three for the Cavs last season. He should be able to do that again on an even better defense in 25 minutes or so per game off the bench. 11. Dillon Brooks - $11,400,000 – Memphis Grizzlies: If Memphis were to lose a couple of their free agents, they might pivot towards having a bunch of cap space. One way to increase that space would be to move Brooks without any salary coming back. He’d fill a need as a scoring wing for the Celtics, and his take-no-crap attitude would fit in nicely, too. 15. Richaun Holmes - $11,215,260 – Sacramento Kings: Another big. You know the drill by now. Holmes would be more of a pure backup for Robert Williams, but he’d be a really nice insurance policy behind the oft-injured Lord of Time.
Top > Bottom:
Murray
Huerter Markkanen Kuzma
Brooks KCP < Traded to Denver with Ish Smith for Barton & Monte Morris
Holmes
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Post by croc on Jun 28, 2022 19:50:53 GMT -5
I kinda like KCP
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Post by Admin on Jun 28, 2022 20:18:33 GMT -5
He's just a 6'5" SG: 12pts - 3rbd - 2 ast over his career ... $14mm/yr?
I just think we can get more for that kind of $
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Post by Admin on Jun 28, 2022 20:20:38 GMT -5
Hedley, take note that Richaun Holmes is available. Wasn't he one of your picks a few draft yrs ago?
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Post by Admin on Jun 28, 2022 21:07:18 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jun 28, 2022 21:20:49 GMT -5
Scratch that ... Both Nerlens Noel & Alec Burks traded to the Pistons (under the cap) creating enough cap space for the NYKs to sign Brunson:
Knicks To Trade Noel, Burks To Pistons by Dana Gauruder
The Knicks are trading center Nerlens Noel and guard Alec Burks to the Pistons, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweets.
The Knicks will unload more than $19MM in salary, providing ample cap space to sign free agent guard Jalen Brunson. Noel has a $9.24MM salary next season, while Burks is due approximately $10MM.
Both players are signed through the 2023/24 season, but there are team options in the final year of their contracts — Noel at $9.68MM and Burks at approximately $10.5MM. Thus, those salaries could come off the Pistons’ cap next summer.
New York will send Detroit back its 2023 second-round pick, a 2024 second-round pick via the Heat, and $6MM in cash as sweeteners to take those contracts off its books, Wojnarowski reports in a separate tweet. The Pistons can absorb those salaries without giving back salaries, since they will have more cap space than any other team.
The trade gives New York approximately $30MM in cap space, ESPN’s Bobby Marks tweets. New York won’t have to waive Taj Gibson now in its pursuit of Brunson, John Hollinger of The Athletic tweets.
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Post by croc on Jun 29, 2022 4:18:02 GMT -5
He's just a 6'5" SG: 12pts - 3rbd - 2 ast over his career ... $14mm/yr?
I just think we can get more for that kind of $
Good D, can shoot sounds like a better option than White. Or at least something they don't have on the bench now. Yup 14M is a lot for him. This is an ownership issue - not my (our) problem.
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Post by kdp59 on Jun 29, 2022 6:03:04 GMT -5
Pistons are looking to move both players also and make the deal a much bigger one with more teams.
Dallas might even S&T Brunson sending him to the Knicks as part of this deal also.
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Post by kdp59 on Jun 29, 2022 6:06:49 GMT -5
He's just a 6'5" SG: 12pts - 3rbd - 2 ast over his career ... $14mm/yr?
I just think we can get more for that kind of $
Good D, can shoot sounds like a better option than White. Or at least something they don't have on the bench now. Yup 14M is a lot for him. This is an ownership issue - not my (our) problem. Caldwell-Pope's cost is likely not to be much either. I doubt the owners will pay the premium myself, but he fits the bills in my eyes also. Not sure why everyone thinks a scorer has to be a SF/SG combo. We have Brown and Tatum at the 3 now? we'd be fine adding a SG if he's a good/ consistent shooter ( ala, KCP, Kennard, Huerter, etc). I doubt Kennard or Huerter are available cheap if at all myself ,just using them as examples of solid additions.
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Post by kdp59 on Jun 29, 2022 6:13:18 GMT -5
Murray is a guy most Celtics fans would like to see here, I think. However SA's price for Murray ( reportedly 3 first AND pick swaps at least) seems way to high for a plyer on a two year deal.
His lack of outside shooting doesn't make him a great fit with Smart and White here either.
all together, I think it's a deal too expensive to get done for Boston.
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Post by rkarp1 on Jun 29, 2022 7:52:32 GMT -5
Murray is a guy most Celtics fans would like to see here, I think. However SA's price for Murray ( reportedly 3 first AND pick swaps at least) seems way to high for a plyer on a two year deal. His lack of outside shooting doesn't make him a great fit with Smart and White here either. all together, I think it's a deal too expensive to get done for Boston. I really like Murray, and feel he is far superior to both Smart and White. assuming Smart and White stay, the team needs a shooter, and that most definitely is not Murray. I do like Cam Johnson and Kuzma. I also like Dillon Brooks. I find Robinson and Kennard repetitive to Nesmith, however they both have been allowed developmental opportunities far and above what the C's have generally been comfortable with. this C's team will get better with some self improvement and a piece here and there.
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Post by drewski6 on Jun 29, 2022 7:56:06 GMT -5
D. Murray would be absolutely huge.
3 firsts, Pritchard and Nesmith get it done?
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Post by croc on Jun 29, 2022 9:08:33 GMT -5
From BRobb I didn't read further since masslive bombards me with ads but...
The Celtics had been linked to Burks in a SNY report on Tuesday, however, league sources told MassLive that the team turned down a Knicks offer of Burks into their TPE earlier this month
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Post by Admin on Jun 29, 2022 10:01:08 GMT -5
From BRobb I didn't read further since masslive bombards me with ads but... The Celtics had been linked to Burks in a SNY report on Tuesday, however, league sources told MassLive that the team turned down a Knicks offer of Burks into their TPE earlier this month
Yeah, Brad wanting more than a shooter even though Burks can fill in at PG as well. Risk of returning from surgery like TJ Warren as well didn't help the Knicks offload his contract even with a draft pick sweetener. The message from Brad is clear - the TPE will be used for a much better/costlier contract approaching $17MM and options will open up come Thurs.
Burks enters next season with two years left (second year is a team option) on his contract worth just north of $20 million total. He also underwent offseason foot surgery putting his availability in question for training camp per recent reports. While the 6-foot-6 guard may have provided an offensive boost with his 3-point shooting (40 percent last year) he shot a career-low 39 percent from the field last year. He also isn’t viewed as a strong defender around the league.
From Brad Stevens’ perspective, this choice was likely a calculated gamble about the team finding something better with their bigger TPE in the next two weeks. The Knicks were motivated to make a move now before free agency since they need cap room to make a substantial offer to free agent Jalen Brunson. The Celtics obviously weren’t willing to close the door on other potential options by taking in Burks, which would have used a huge chunk ($10 million) of their biggest TPE. I’m told there would have been some marginal sweetener involved as well by the Knicks (likely a second-round pick) but that’s certainly not enough to push the needle for Boston.
It’s likely Burks will be available during the upcoming season anyway on a rebuilding Pistons squad so there was clearly no urgency now for the team to make the move for the reserve guard.
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Post by drewski6 on Jun 29, 2022 10:05:54 GMT -5
From BRobb I didn't read further since masslive bombards me with ads but... The Celtics had been linked to Burks in a SNY report on Tuesday, however, league sources told MassLive that the team turned down a Knicks offer of Burks into their TPE earlier this month
Yeah, Brad wanting more than a shooter even though Burks can fill in at PG as well. Risk of returning from surgery like TJ Warren as well didn't help the Knicks offload his contract even with a draft pick sweetener. The message from Brad is clear - the TPE will be used for a much better/costlier contract approaching $17MM and options will open up come Thurs.
Burks enters next season with two years left (second year is a team option) on his contract worth just north of $20 million total. He also underwent offseason foot surgery putting his availability in question for training camp per recent reports. While the 6-foot-6 guard may have provided an offensive boost with his 3-point shooting (40 percent last year) he shot a career-low 39 percent from the field last year. He also isn’t viewed as a strong defender around the league.
From Brad Stevens’ perspective, this choice was likely a calculated gamble about the team finding something better with their bigger TPE in the next two weeks. The Knicks were motivated to make a move now before free agency since they need cap room to make a substantial offer to free agent Jalen Brunson. The Celtics obviously weren’t willing to close the door on other potential options by taking in Burks, which would have used a huge chunk ($10 million) of their biggest TPE. I’m told there would have been some marginal sweetener involved as well by the Knicks (likely a second-round pick) but that’s certainly not enough to push the needle for Boston.
It’s likely Burks will be available during the upcoming season anyway on a rebuilding Pistons squad so there was clearly no urgency now for the team to make the move for the reserve guard.
Im with Brad. Burks acquisition would have been okay but a bit disappointing. Especially if it cut into the 17m tpe cuz it would have taken some better names off the board. Im getting the impression you agree as well but dont want to assume.
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Post by Admin on Jun 29, 2022 10:12:59 GMT -5
S/B able to get a spot up shooter or two with the VM.
If not Murray the TPE should be used on someone like Huerter, Markkanen, Kuzma or Brooks ... any one of those 4 would be a welcomed addition.
If we have success in landing one of those 4 and a shooter like Gallo (unlikely to be him for less than MLE) with the VM then the TPMLE can be used for Hartenstein or Claxton. I doubt we're able to land Porter or Batum with the MLE and Warren is another risk like Rubio & Burks so why go there unless he's attainable for the smaller TPE ($5.9mm).
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Post by Admin on Jun 29, 2022 10:28:00 GMT -5
Good D, can shoot sounds like a better option than White. Or at least something they don't have on the bench now. Yup 14M is a lot for him. This is an ownership issue - not my (our) problem. Caldwell-Pope's cost is likely not to be much either.
I doubt the owners will pay the premium myself, but he fits the bills in my eyes also. Not sure why everyone thinks a scorer has to be a SF/SG combo. We have Brown and Tatum at the 3 now? we'd be fine adding a SG if he's a good/ consistent shooter ( ala, KCP, Kennard, Huerter, etc). I doubt Kennard or Huerter are available cheap if at all myself ,just using them as examples of solid additions.
KCP is off the table ... traded to Denver with Ish Smith for Barton & Monte Morris
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Post by kdp59 on Jun 29, 2022 11:03:08 GMT -5
S/B able to get a spot up shooter or two with the VM. If not Murray the TPE should be used on someone like Huerter, Markkanen, Kuzma or Brooks ... any one of those 4 would be a welcomed addition. If we have success in landing one of those 4 and a shooter like Gallo with the VM then the TPMLE can be used for Hartenstein or Claxton. I doubt we're able to land Porter or Batum with the MLE and Warren is another risk like Rubio & Burks so why go there unless he's attainable for the smaller TPE ($5.9mm). remind me to never let you have my credit card!! YIKKKS! too bad about Barton, he would have been nice get here...oh well. Not much likely happening anyway I suppose.
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Post by Admin on Jun 29, 2022 16:50:52 GMT -5
Not much happening? Except Murray to the Hawks! Spurs To Trade Dejounte Murray To Hawksby Luke AdamsThe Spurs have reached an agreement to trade guard Dejounte Murray to the Hawks for a package that includes Danilo Gallinari and multiple first-round picks, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). San Antonio will receive three first-rounders and a draft swap, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. According to Wojnarowski and Chris Kirschner of The Athletic (Twitter links), the three picks going to the Spurs will be Charlotte’s 2023 first-rounder (top-16 protected) and the Hawks’ own 2025 and 2027 first-rounders. San Antonio will also have the right to swap first-round selections with Atlanta in 2026.
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Post by Admin on Jun 29, 2022 17:01:04 GMT -5
S/B able to get a spot up shooter or two with the VM. If not Murray the TPE should be used on someone like Huerter, Markkanen, Kuzma or Brooks ... any one of those 4 would be a welcomed addition. If we have success in landing one of those 4 and a shooter like Gallo (unlikely to be him for less than MLE) with the VM then the TPMLE can be used for Hartenstein or Claxton. I doubt we're able to land Porter or Batum with the MLE and Warren is another risk like Rubio & Burks so why go there unless he's attainable for the smaller TPE ($5.9mm). remind me to never let you have my credit card!! YIKKKS! too bad about Barton, he would have been nice get here...oh well. Not much likely happening anyway I suppose.
You don't have to use the entire $17mm TPE to trade for any of those players except for maybe Markkanen. Using up to $6.3mm for either Hartenstein or Claxton would be an affordable replacement for Theis as a 3rd C.
And if you haven't noticed, Murray is now a Hawk so options are falling off the board before Free Agency even opens. Ownership said they'll pay the tax to remain in the hunt and the new apron is $150mm.
Only mistake I see (but fixed) is listing Gallo as a VM instead of a TPMLE candidate if the Hawks opt out on him today. But if we were able to get him for the VM you should be begging me to take your CC!
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Post by hedleylamarr on Jun 29, 2022 18:22:19 GMT -5
Hedley, take note that Richaun Holmes is available. Wasn't he one of your picks a few draft yrs ago? Yes, he sure was. As was Portis, but everyone is tired of hearing that one.....lol
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