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Potential Buyout Guys: Wes Matthews (Pacers expected to sign) Robin Lopez Wayne Ellington Markieff Morris Enes Kanter Carmelo Anthony Michael Beasley Shelvin Mack Ben McLemore Zach Randolph Marcin Gortat Greg Monroe Pau Gasol Chandler Parsons Milos Teodocic Garrett Temple JaMychal Green Justin Holiday Nik Stauskas Jabari Bird I'm sure there are more but those are the main ones I've been able to find or remember. Anyone have any interest in these guys?

It's weird because I also want to see the TWolves do well. I like Towns and would love to see them make the playoffs after they weathered the Butler debacle.

71 points in the first half... haha I think it is safe to say that the team is happy right now. At least I hope that is what this means. I hope a weight is off everyone's shoulders. If we can close out the first half of the season with a string of wins and be a game or so back from 8th. I'll be really happy with our position.

I also think the Magic are in a better position to nurse someone back to health than Philly is. Philly has that pressure of win now and Florida has some of the best doctors around. So I think this can work out in our favor. I think a lot of the emotional damage was just being apart of the 76er org. The Magic won't be like that. He'll feel welcomed! He and Bamba can rehab together to start building chemistry. Simmons was a good athlete with a cool story of how he got into the NBA but he obviously had a ceiling. He was a hustle guy who had a decent jump for dunks but made a lot of poor IQ decisions. I think for the role that he will have in Philly, it makes sense. He'll be the 7-8th option.

If Fultz start to reach some of that potential at #1 overall pick Then we pour into developing BIG. That could be something special. Until then, we should be cautiously optimistic about our BIG4

haha I meant Grant not Ross. I guess I had Ross on the brain because I'm pumped we kept him. I want him to sign an extension like tonight! Sign Matthews...waive GRANT!

So do the Magic look to the buyouts/waiver wire? Any chance that Wes Matthews, Kanter, Teodosic, Shelvin Mack are linked to the Magic? I wouldn't mind signing Matthews and waiving ***Grant*** but he probably wants to go to a contender. I'd love to see us sure up our bench to make that playoff push

Fultz for Simmons? Holy Crap

Please don't let Fultz be a bust lol

I'll be really surprised if we stand pat and don't do something to at least improve on the PG position a little bit. Grant has basically lost his spot to Briscoe. At the ABSOLUTE minimum we need an improvement over Grant. Surely the Magic wouldn't just sit on Vuc and Ross if they believed they were walking this summer. Maybe they're going to play the waiver wire and sign some extensions. Not saying I agree with it, just trying to understand the rationale for not making any move whatsoever.

How close is everyone to losing their mind? I'm pretty sure we all pressed our panic buttons around noon. At this point, it feels like everyone has been mentioned in a trade or at least a viable trade rumor (like they're in discussions with...) except the Magic and Phoenix lol

Every year since the “Chris Paul team Up with Dwight” thread... our spirits soar to new heights days before the deadline and then we all harshly Crash back down to earth when the deadline hits. Maybe we make a deal maybe we don’t lol but I’m glad we are all here to console each other when nothing happens

So... Fultz for Ross Conley for Vucevic + Moz + Grant + Pick Beal for Fournier + Simmons + Pick make it happen haha

3pm tomorrow ”Orlando Magic have made 3 different trades...” Conley, Beal, and Fultz are all heading to the Magic.

Yeah I REALLY like that for The Kings. I’ve always liked Barnes, thought he was a really good 3-4 option for a good team

Maybe it’s the desperation moves to show...hey we can still be a team. Everyone else kinda went crazy for AD. Maybe this is like the last ditch effort

Wow. I think they’re in full rebuild

So if we don’t move Vuc tomorrow. What are the odds of a sign and trade in the summer? I’ve never really understood that. Is it signing a new contract? Or signing an extension that the receiving team agrees on?

We trade Ross for Fultz and when the 76ers can’t get past Boston, Ross gets frustrated and resigns with Orlando anyway to be a leader and help build the franchise back. mwahahaha

See I think Ross for Fultz is too much on our end. Especially if he isn’t playing. Compare him to a guy like DSJ who has been playing, he just came at a crossroads with coaches. Fultz has been hurt and it’s pretty obvious they moved on. I honestly think Simmons + a 2nd round pick is fair (or distant 1st, like 2022). But they are probably asking too much for him cause “he was a #1 overall...”

Do you not see a future where the offense is run through Isaac and Gordon instead of Vuc? Maybe once Fournier is gone they'll begin with those guys instead of Vuc/Fournier

I guess I'm just thinking of on court production vs contracts. Rubio is a solid PG, Favors has been a solid big this season. Probably averages a double double if he isn't next to Gobert. Simmons + Grant + Fournier have all been really really inconsistent.

I also realize.... 99.99% of the trade machine deals we propose on here will never happen cause it's like a video game haha

I think there is a 0.00% chance Memphis does this lol Why not just take Utah's offer? I bet even Detroit can make something better than that.

And you think that is a better deal than Rubio + Favors + a pick? I think Utah's package is better for Memphis, unless they just want to clean slate things with all expirings.