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Don't understand the financial part, I mean I get wanting Dame back where he belong, but Milwaukee was going to pay him anyway, so why go over the minimum, and actually gave him 14 a year for multiple seasons? Sad for Caleb, but this is business and it's not like he's impossible to replace.

Well, it matters at least a little, the coach is not part of the actual coaching staff?

Good luck to the Bucks! :P

For everyone that was interested in trading for Herb Jones, he just signed an extension until 2030 (for a reasonable and tradable amount)

About our future payroll and the one of OKC recently discussed, I've taken 2027/28 as a reference season, and our big 4 will absorb around 162m of cap space. OKC big 3 will be around 148m (clearly the big difference is the enormous SGA contract after he won MVP) and adding Caruso as the fourth key player, they reach 170m (but they still have to renew other rookies). With those numbers, considering that the cap will further increase from the 154m of this season, both teams will be near but below the future limit with only 4 players, while the luxury tax will be over 200m.

So Mermuys it's not the def coach that was supposed to be gone to. Any update about him?

I believe they're considering the long term, where the 4 big contracts will take almost 90% of the cap space (I don't remember the exact %, it's only a way to say that will absorb a big chunk) so it'll be really difficult to add the other 11 players and stay within apron limits. Something like that. And then the easiest move would be Suggs. I honestly don't care about it now, we'll consider it later, before we'll need more data about how this big 4 will work and how far we can get. Finally a season with a lot of expectations! :)

I believe that a lot of us see those defects on Paolo, but it's actually a great thing that he has space to improve, would been a lot worst if he was already at his top. But the way max contracts works now, almost every very good player is able to make it, even when it's not fully deserved. Banchero is surely one of the most clear max given in the last few seasons. Btw, OMD has already repeated in various articles that trading Suggs will be the only solution in the future to solve the second apron issues.

Empty summer discussions, there was maybe a case for Franz being worth a little less than the max, but I understand you don't want to make one of your core guys angry for that. Suggs is possibly overpaid too at the moment, but only because he has been unable to stay healthy. We'll see, next season will tell us a lot. (the only thing worth discussing is the player option, that's something rare, only Trae and Luka before, but what is done is done)

It's going to be scary especially in the last season of so, there'll be a lot of speculation. For now, we can just enjoy the moment and catch our opportunities that lies ahead.

Going to be 33 next season, probably not willing to extend him for big money, so they've traded it as an expiring?

From OMD

I've already said that I liked our offseason and I obviously like the fact that we're not static and adding people to the coaching staff too, it was something I wrote about a few times in the past. But how we know those are really great coaches? It's hard for me to be excited before seeing results. Reports on Shamgod were actually positive, but like CT, I've searched for more Prunty info and we don't still even know if he's an offensive coach or what... ;)

That cell phone story is worrysome! :D I was saying I've liked a lot Denver offseason, both financially wise and for the players they got, but seems they're going to lose Valenciunas, that was the first real backup for Jokic in a long time. (is legit to have a player traded and then heading to Europe just a few days later? strange!)

Now we know! :P Considering that the market for Jett is probably none, I've thought too about the possibility of stretching him, especially after the Dame thing. Don't know if FO will go that way, we'll see, but we're at 14 so we can also easily stop here and wait.