Red Mosquito

Monkey_Driven wrote:

4/5 wrote:Hopefully Miami will at least get rid of their worst contracts and get some picks back (Miami's unprotected 2021 pick!) when they inevitably take on an injury ridden 34 year old with an obscene contract.

Why would the Thunder take that trade? Just to offload Paul's contract? My bet is they hang onto him into the season if there's no good offer.

4/5 wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:

4/5 wrote:Hopefully Miami will at least get rid of their worst contracts and get some picks back (Miami's unprotected 2021 pick!) when they inevitably take on an injury ridden 34 year old with an obscene contract.

Why would the Thunder take that trade? Just to offload Paul's contract? My bet is they hang onto him into the season if there's no good offer.

They probably wouldn't, but Miami shouldn't give up anything of value. (Really they just shouldn't trade for him, period.) Is OKC under the cap? If not they probably want to unload more money. They've been talking to Miami about Russ so I'm sure they have a general idea of what Miami isn't willing to part with at a minimum.

Bammer wrote:Is there a definitive list of which teams are considered Small, Medium, or Large market teams?

Bammer wrote:

Bammer wrote:Is there a definitive list of which teams are considered Small, Medium, or Large market teams?

So nobody knows. Cool.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Anyone else thinking LeBron will have a better year this year? Summer off, no playoffs last year, able to rest his aging body more.

Monkey_Driven wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Anyone else thinking LeBron will have a better year this year? Summer off, no playoffs last year, able to rest his aging body more.

Yes, I think he will have a very good year. I could see him and Davis only playing 65 games or so to rest for the playoffs.

Bammer wrote:Since we don’t have a WNBA thread...

One of the players on the Seattle Storm has been accused by her wife of stabbing her with a pair of scissors.

4/5 wrote:Windy says the Heat are demanding their own 2021 and 2023 picks back in any trade for Chris Paul. It's tough to imagine OKC giving Miami that unprotected 2021 pick back, though.

4/5 wrote:

Bammer wrote:Since we don’t have a WNBA thread...

One of the players on the Seattle Storm has been accused by her wife of stabbing her with a pair of scissors.

Still can't trust Seattle with a basketball team.

verb_to_trust wrote:Okay I'm bored and can't sleep.

GM--I'm not going to pick a GM since you want this to be somewhat realistic. Garpax will never be fired. The Bulls are run like a mom and pop store. John made a three once so he can't be fired. Ever. For the purposes of my roster selection I will assume Garpax's number one priority will be not to go over the salary cap, which is projected at 109 million next season.

Coach--A coach I've learned to admire that I could definitely see as a Bulls type hire would be Erik Spoelstra. How much longer can he be in Miami? Seems like things have run their course down there for him.

PG- Dame Lillard (30 million). He's everything I want in my franchise player. He has a certain dignity guys like Durant and Irving can't pull off. Is he good enough as a franchise player to win a title? No, but he's the kind of guy I'd ride with anyway.

SG-Bradley Beal (26 mil). I like Beal. Pretty sure he hates Wall. I hate Wall too.

C- Jarrett Allen (2.5 mil) Rim running defensive big who improved from year one.

PF- Pascal Siakam (2.5 mil) I like his game.

SF- Kawhi Leonard (21.5). He's good.

Bench: Derrick Rose, Malik Beasley, Bam Abedayo, Derrick Jones Jr., Taj Gibson

Late round draft guy in this year's really shitty draft? Kevin Porter Jr. - USC. Supposedly has attitude problems. His shot form is a little clunky looking but he has the right body. I bet he goes mid first round so not sure if that's a deep enough cut for you.