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Post by Blue42 on Feb 1, 2018 12:38:32 GMT -6
Mirotic deal to New Orleans is now final. Pelicans guaranteed Mirotic's $12.5 mil for next year and threw in Tony Allen and Jameer Nelson (both of whom the Bulls will waive) so they now have space to sign Greg Monroe (who was bought out by the Suns just last night). Crazy how well the timing worked out for New Orleans on that.
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Post by cardi bqtrain on Feb 1, 2018 12:41:50 GMT -6
Pick is top 5 protected this year so the Bulls should be good on that front. Main risk is if the Pelicans don't make the playoffs then win the draft lottery
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Post by Tweet on Feb 1, 2018 12:42:20 GMT -6
That would be so Bulls, but I think they'll be fine
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Post by teekoh on Feb 1, 2018 12:46:12 GMT -6
I think I like the deal.
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Post by Blue42 on Feb 1, 2018 12:51:46 GMT -6
I like that the Bulls are getting another pick, as it's nice to have that added flexibility in what a lot of people are considering a really good draft.
They can also wait until July and see if they're going to be free agent players before determining whether to waive/stretch Asik or just let the contract play out. If they do the latter, it's probably tradable at the deadline next year as well.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2018 13:06:42 GMT -6
Yeah really excited for GarPax to have another opportunity to screw up a first round pick.
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Post by dij22 on Feb 3, 2018 16:46:16 GMT -6
Zach LaVine is shooting 38% from the floor (35% from 3) in his first 10 games back, so that means there are only 30 games left in the season until the Bulls get to pay him more than Jimmy Butler.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2018 18:15:50 GMT -6
It's crazy how much he's dropped off since Dunn went out.
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Post by Blue42 on Feb 3, 2018 20:33:28 GMT -6
Zach LaVine is shooting 38% from the floor (35% from 3) in his first 10 games back, so that means there are only 30 games left in the season until the Bulls get to pay him more than Jimmy Butler. I bet they get a decent (read: non-max) deal on him. There just aren't a lot of teams with max space at this point. And those that do will likely be holding out for bigger fish, so they won't want their moneys tied up four a couple of days on a restricted offer sheet.
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Post by unlikelyjapan on Feb 4, 2018 9:20:08 GMT -6
It's crazy how much he's dropped off since Dunn went out. They've been playing Ryan Arcidiacono recently. Good to see they've gone back to being unwatchable
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Post by Blue42 on Feb 4, 2018 9:56:52 GMT -6
The Bulls are brutal pretty much any time Grant is playing PG. Same goes for Payne whenever he's actually available.
Side note: Jazz have won 5 in a row, the last of which was in San Antonio on the second half of a back-to-back after their flight from Phoenix the night before was delayed for several hours to the point that they didn't even land in San Antonio until 5:30am. That's impressive, right? Also, Donovan Mitchell was sick and did not play in that game.
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Post by dij22 on Feb 4, 2018 11:41:58 GMT -6
Zach LaVine is shooting 38% from the floor (35% from 3) in his first 10 games back, so that means there are only 30 games left in the season until the Bulls get to pay him more than Jimmy Butler. I bet they get a decent (read: non-max) deal on him. There just aren't a lot of teams with max space at this point. And those that do will likely be holding out for bigger fish, so they won't want their moneys tied up four a couple of days on a restricted offer sheet. Hopefully. I was just looking at teams' cap situations and its amazing how many teams are already paying a shitload of money to mediocre shooting guards.
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Post by Blue42 on Feb 4, 2018 12:56:40 GMT -6
I bet they get a decent (read: non-max) deal on him. There just aren't a lot of teams with max space at this point. And those that do will likely be holding out for bigger fish, so they won't want their moneys tied up four a couple of days on a restricted offer sheet. Hopefully. I was just looking at teams' cap situations and its amazing how many teams are already paying a shitload of money to mediocre shooting guards. Yeah, that was part of my thinking on that. Most of the usual suspects who would carelessly throw around a max offer sheet to a mediocre shooting guard are already capped out and/or overloaded at that position (Sacramento, Brooklyn, Knicks, Lakers barring a major trade). As it currently stands, these are the only teams who will have over $20 mil in capspace heading into the summer: Atlanta Chicago Dallas Philadelphia Phoenix Lakers That's literally it. Atlanta might make sense, but Lavine is pretty redundant with Bazemore. Philly could make sense if they've given up all hope on Fultz, but I'm betting they'd prefer another short-term deal on a Redick-like vet (KCP, Danny Green, Avery Bradley, Lou Williams) or just give Redick another one-year deal. Phoenix is is dumb, but even they might be smart enough to realize a Booker/Lavine combo isn't a winning formula. Lavne seems like a decent fit with Ball, so the Lakers could use him as a fallback option if PG decides to re-sign with OKC for some reason, but I still think George goes to the Lakers. I could also see them trying for a guy like Aaron Gordon instead of Lavine. Plus, they seem pretty high on Josh "The Hitman" Hart, and he might already be better than Lavine anyway. Dallas was rumored to be putting their eggs in the Cousins basket, so they might have some money to throw around now that he looks like a much less attractive option. They'd be my best bet to throw an offer at Lavine. That would make for a shit defensive backcourt with Dennis Smith, but they'd at least a lot of fun in transition.
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Post by dij22 on Feb 4, 2018 13:08:46 GMT -6
Hopefully. I was just looking at teams' cap situations and its amazing how many teams are already paying a shitload of money to mediocre shooting guards. Phoenix is is dumb, but even they might be smart enough to realize a Booker/Lavine combo isn't a winning formula. Dallas was rumored to be putting their eggs in the Cousins basket, so they might have some money to throw around now that he looks like a much less attractive option. They'd be my best bet to throw an offer at Lavine. That would make for a shit defensive backcourt with Dennis Smith, but they'd at least a lot of fun in transition. Yeah I think Phoenix and Dallas are by far the two most likely. I actually wouldn't be surprised if Phoenix makes a blockbuster trade with Booker for a star and tries to be a playoff team next year, rather than just being the Magic of the West. Like if Cousins decides to leave and they decide to blow it up, Phoenix has the most assets for an Anthony Davis deal.
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Post by Blue42 on Feb 4, 2018 13:17:18 GMT -6
Phoenix always thinks they're going to be a player in free agency. Weren't they one of the only other teams to get a meeting with Blake last year? Same with Aldridge? And then they get desperate and just stupidly spend money on Tyson Chandler.
I could also envision a scenario where they make a trade for Whiteside and Miami puts Chriss on the South Beach diet and turns him into a star like they have a tendency to do. That's a pretty easy deal to get done if you just send Chandler back to Miami.
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Post by cardi bqtrain on Feb 4, 2018 13:51:15 GMT -6
Luka Doncic is on NBAtv right now
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Post by concertgoer on Feb 6, 2018 8:02:27 GMT -6
Pistons are 4-0 since the Griffin trade. Excited to see what happens when Reggie Jackson is healthy.
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Post by dij22 on Feb 6, 2018 10:32:52 GMT -6
Pistons are 4-0 since the Griffin trade. Excited to see what happens when Reggie Jackson is healthy. I watched that game last night for no reason, and Griffin/Drummond is a very fun pairing. I kinda like Reggie Jackson but I'd love to see that team with a real shooter at PG and just let the offense run through Blake.
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Post by dij22 on Feb 6, 2018 10:33:36 GMT -6
Also I don't follow college basketball but I'm catching up on prospects now, and holy shit is DeAndre Ayton incredible.
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Post by munkivelli on Feb 6, 2018 11:10:30 GMT -6
Pistons are 4-0 since the Griffin trade. Excited to see what happens when Reggie Jackson is healthy. Actually, the first win of that streak was them inexplicably blowing out the Cavs without Griffin, Harris, Bradley or Boban, on the tail end of a back-to-back.
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Post by genghisnyc on Feb 6, 2018 11:14:46 GMT -6
nothing inexplicable about the cavs getting blown out. they literally forgot how to play any defense.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2018 11:17:02 GMT -6
Yeah I think they're allowing over 105 ppg on the season. They're not good.
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Post by Tweet on Feb 6, 2018 11:20:02 GMT -6
Where's LeBron going after this year?
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Post by llamaoftime on Feb 6, 2018 11:25:10 GMT -6
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Post by llamaoftime on Feb 6, 2018 11:26:02 GMT -6
Where's LeBron going after this year?
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Post by Tweet on Feb 6, 2018 11:30:28 GMT -6
lulz
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Post by llamaoftime on Feb 6, 2018 11:32:31 GMT -6
I'll be quoting this in July
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Post by sthubbins on Feb 6, 2018 11:33:58 GMT -6
Pistons are 4-0 since the Griffin trade. Excited to see what happens when Reggie Jackson is healthy. ugh this is the first time this season i've really felt like the sixers won't make the playoffs
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Post by Blue42 on Feb 6, 2018 15:58:04 GMT -6
Pistons are 4-0 since the Griffin trade. Excited to see what happens when Reggie Jackson is healthy. I watched that game last night for no reason, and Griffin/Drummond is a very fun pairing. I kinda like Reggie Jackson but I'd love to see that team with a real shooter at PG and just let the offense run through Blake.
I made a trade for Reggie in my fantasy league last night. Sounds like he should be back shortly after the break. I figure they'll join the trend and run more two PG lineups with both him and Ish on the floor since they're pretty thin on the wings right now.
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Post by dij22 on Feb 6, 2018 16:11:48 GMT -6
I watched that game last night for no reason, and Griffin/Drummond is a very fun pairing. I kinda like Reggie Jackson but I'd love to see that team with a real shooter at PG and just let the offense run through Blake.
I figure they'll join the trend and run more two PG lineups with both him and Ish on the floor since they're pretty thin on the wings right now.
Yeah they really need Kennard or Johnson to take a huge step up next year, but for the first time in a decade I'm kinda interested in Pistons basketball.
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