All Eyes On Me

Supposedly, Mario had removed the Orlando Magic from his Twitter bio. Pretty sure he’s gone, guys.

Suns waiving Ulis

Smart. I like Khem quite a bit

I’ve actually loved Batum since his Portland days. Wouldn’t mind taking him on at all to get Kemba

Yep, Rozier is an RFA next year when Irving is a potential UFA. I see Ainge moving Rozier by the deadline IF he can get Kyrie to sign an extension.

Not the right timeline, unless you think Terry’s gonna settle for his Qualifying Offer or take a 1 year deal in RFA next year. We’d be set up with a boatload of cap space the summer after next

51 if you include Fournier. With Isaac, Bamba and Ball still on their rookie deals and nobody outside of AG (probably) signed to big money past that. That’s why I think we move Ross and Vuc expirings now and don’t mind taking on Deng. Also looking for any FA we sign this summer to be 1 or 2 year deals. Then, the summer of 2020 will be real fun! Core of Ball/Isaac/Gordon/Bamba and a ton of cap space to attract multiple big money FAs.

Read a report somewhere today, not sure who reported it, but they said C’s won’t trade Brown or Tatum in a Kawhi deal

Nah... they’re not gonna part with Tatum or Brown for him so I don’t think that’s likely.

Or ya know... keep him and see if those glimpses of all-star he’s shown us can become consistent..

I think the Warriors would still be better. Also, if the Lakers get that strong that fast, we need to go to conference-less playoffs next year. 1-16 make it, 17-30 in the lotto

I said it in the draft thread, but I’d rather have Bamba than any one player in this draft outside of maybe Doncic

Biyombo never had the shot or the potential for one that Mo has now. Also, Mo is taller and longer than Biz. Biz is actually undersized for a C

I think Lonzo is realistic because he’d be a terrible fit next to LeBron, if the Lakers really think LeBron is going there. Also, if Patty Mills winds up in LA with LeBron, watch out, he’s the perfect point guard to put in a lineup with him.

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=y9zpmz2l something like this? Obviously picks included

Something like this, but I think a little more complex. We’d wind up with Deng and SA would get Ross and Vuc expirings. SA doesn’t lose the best player in the trade by far and get stuck with Deng

Ball/Fournier/Isaac/Gordon/Bamba or Fultz/Fournier/Isaac/Gordon/Bamba and somehow not losing J-Simms would be a real fun core. Ball/Fultz and Isaac with 3 years still on their rookie deal, Bamba with 4, AG freshly re-signed... we’d be in a great spot to build

I think Fultz has better potential, but his shoulder scares me. Lavar scares me too, but maybe in a smaller market he’d stop getting coverage and disappear. I’d be thrilled with either, and I’m excited that we’re at least attempting to get in the mix. How long does Deng have left on his contract, if we wound up taking him back?

Since we’re talking super optimistic hypotheticals, would y’all rather have Ball or Fultz as a third team in a potential Kawhi deal?

I dunno, everybody in the know with James swears it’s down to Lakers or Cavs. I’m expecting Kawhi dealt to Philly in a package including Fultz.

I really think if the top 5 went the way it was supposed to go it was gonna be a coin flip between Shai and Wendall for us. Think Trae would’ve wound up in Cleveland at 8 if Atlanta didn’t make that move

Smart would be really fun as a starting PG with this line. Smart/Fournier/Isaac/Gordon/Bamba would probably be the best defensive unit in the league. But, even if Smart were to accept the MLE, Boston would match it in a heartbeat

https://twitter.com/alexkennedynba/status/1009956645085032448?s=21

Not sure if this is homer-ish, but I feel like the only guy that got drafted above Bamba that I’d be more excited about at this point is Doncic.

Really? Swore it was over 5 years. Either way, don’t think anybody is worth it this offseason. Might as well waive him, trade him or keep him until he expires