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  1. 3 points
    Biz and Parsons expire the same year. That’s $40M in expiring contracts for trades in one year or cap space for free agents in 2 years. You get all that cap room before you have to pay your rookies their second contract meaning AG could be the only significant deal on our payroll. That is a great situation to be in. In does not matter that Parsons won’t contribute to wins in the next two seasons if that’s the cost for a future all-star on a rookie deal.
  2. 2 points
    People are right. Jimmer in no way played like trae. Quit looking at stats and look at the way they play. It’s night and day.
  3. 1 point
    he's 3 times the passer than Thomas
  4. 1 point
    Trae is twice the playmaker
  5. 1 point
    People think you're crazy because they see that the players are fundamentally different and only superficially the same
  6. 1 point
    By leading the NCAA in points and assists. Facts say yes.
  7. 1 point
    He'll go to the Lakers for Ingram lonzo and Deng. LeBron and George team up.
  8. 1 point
    The thing about this draft is, whoever we draft it'll ease whatever fears I had about them. We draft Trae? Cool Weltman and Hammond must think hes a major offensive talent to change our philosphy. Draft Porter Jr? Cool we must think his injury history won't be a problem. Etc.
  9. 1 point
    I'm not sure what's hard to understand. As a team with limited tradeable assets, this is exactly what we should be doing; taking on bad contracts for assets. It's using what we have, which is the ability to be patient (because we don't really have a choice). If someone wants salary relief or to get out of a bad contract, we should pounce on that. We would need to throw in a future pick because it's not some random first rounder we're asking for, but the 4th pick. Teams just don't give away the 4th pick. It's good for us because Parsons doesn't hurt us at all. So we're trading some combination of Fournier/Vuc and Ross/Mack for the surety of the 4th pick against whatever next year's pick will be.
  10. 1 point
    The fact that Porter seems to be garnering consideration inside the top 8-10 is baffling to me. But I guess I'm pretty low on him as a prospect even without considering the injuries. He's Jeff Green without the explosion.
  11. 1 point
    I think if we could get 4 and Parsons for Vucevic/Fournier, Ross, and a top 3 protected 2019 first-rounder, I'd be ecstatic. I would do either one, depending on what Memphis wants. If they just want cap relief, give them Vuc and Ross. If they want some cap relief and some talent, give them Fournier and Ross. Either way, it works for me. Think of it this way: If they want total cap relief (Vuc/Ross), they get that plus a likely lotto pick next year, though probably not as good as what they're giving up at 4. That's a great deal for them, if cap relief is something they value. If we're starting Isaac and two rookies next year, we won't be a playoff team by any stretch of the imagination, so the 2019 pick should be good. This takes all of Parsons' contract off the board for the cost of delaying a lotto pick one more year and (probably) dropping a few spots in the draft. Plus Memphis would have two expendable expiring contracts to trade off again at the deadline if they can (not that they could get much, but maybe a contending team would throw you a late first for Vuc if they really need scoring and rebounding off the bench). If they want Fournier instead to try and make a good showing of it next year, then they get about $6 million in cap relief after Ross comes off the board next off-season, plus a solid wing on a fair contract while still getting a lottery pick from us in 2019. Looks great from their standpoint. You basically gave up 4 and saved $6 million for Fournier and likely somewhere in the 6-10 range of next year's draft. We could even suck bad enough that they get 4 again next year. From our standpoint, if they want cap relief/Vuc (better for us): We just got the 4th pick in the draft for two expiring mid-level players and a future pick. Vuc and Ross are not long-term guys here (at least, I don't think so). So even if we end up sucking bad enough, end up giving them the 4th pick next year, we used Vuc and Ross to expedite our rebuild by a whole year. Not a bad trade. Imagine building around Luka/Isaac/Gordan/Carter, with Fournier as a super sixth man. Or a lineup of Young/Fournier/Isaac/Gordan/JJJ/Bamba, for the Young fans. If they want Fournier, from our standpoint (not as ideal, but really still worth it): We just got the 4th pick for Evan Fournier, an expiring wing, and a future pick. Again, even if we end up giving them the 4th pick next year, we expedited our rebuild a full season for the price of an offense-only wing and an expiring contract. My dream scenario, we do this trade: Parsons/4th for Fournier/Ross/2019 top 3 protected first. Top three picks are Ayton, Bagley, JJJ. We pick Luka with the 4th. 6th pick, we take Carter. Later, we make this trade: Vuc/35/41 for Meyers Leonard/24 (Portland gets out of Leonard's deal and gets a valuable backup/expiring contract plus two early second-rounders for the 24th pick; no-brainer for them, really). We take Aaron Holiday (3 and D PG, short but with good wingspan) at 24. We have great young core of Holiday/Luka/Isaac/Gordon/Carter/maybe Hezonja. Still have decent vets like DJ, Simmons, Parsons, and Biyombo to form a solid bench, and provide leadership without taking too many of the the young guys' minutes. In 2020, we get $53 million in cap relief, just from Parsons/Leonard/Biyombo, all at once, to re-sign guys and help make up for any busts in that group. Damn. Can I be the GM?
  12. 1 point
    Lived in Winter Springs from 1983-1994, our son went to Lake Howell, played briefly with and against (played defense) Marquette Smith, and just found out was a classsmate of a Lake Howell grad BILLIONAIRE. Then in 1994 moved to Oviedo until 1999, passed Oviedo high every day. Just a stroll down memory lane for what it is worth.
  13. 1 point
    The wrestling team won state title all 4 years I was there. From 04-08.
  14. 1 point
    Parsons would be over the moon too because he's from Winter Park Florida
  15. 1 point
    You should read my post again. Parsons is off the books at the same time we would actually be able to sign a good free agent. The same summer Biz comes off the books. Do you really think Parsons is gonna derail this teams future plans the next 2 years? Idk how or why this is so hard for you to grasp.
  16. 1 point
    Who cares about the money? You aren’t paying it. We aren’t gonna be good next year or the year after. We won’t be spending on free agents till after Parsons contract is off the books anyways a long with Biz. Also, idk why you guys keep saying 94 million. He has 2 years left on a 94 million dollar deal. Meaning over 50 million is already paid for.
  17. 1 point
    No trade posts? I want us to trade with Memphis. Take on that horrible Parsons contract and give them a few good players if they send back pick #4. My idea. http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=y9o88qgo This plus the 4th pick in the draft.
  18. 1 point
    The thing is I'm not sure he'd be good if healthy Though I guess if he has a chronic back issue going back a couple years that would explain his issues (lack of strength, lack of short burst quickness, poor stance on both sides of the ball). I said this 3 months ago but (assuming his high school tape is healthy tape) those 6'10 high school wins are historically one of the easiest archetypes to overrate because there aren't a ton of big men in 1-2 years of high school who are quick enough to defend the giant wings and not enough wings who are big enough to bother shots. That's how we end up with Perry Jones, Quincy Miller, James McAdoo, Brandan wright.
  19. 1 point
    I think Mario will resign or leave
  20. -1 points
    Honestly, Spurs dodged a bullet because if Spurs worked out with Leonard, they were planning to give him a $219 million contract and he is not worth that
  21. -1 points
    No unless he takes the team to the Finals and win it
  22. -2 points
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