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The union is pretty upset that Wemby took the 25% max instead of the 30%.

Yeah, they are taking a beating over that on restaurant/culinary forums.

Still better than seasons 3 and 4.  I also thought the finale was pretty well done.  

It would be a struggle to match his salary.  Not really interested in him anymore to be honest.  Especially if he is looking for a new/bigger contract.

Boston paid him about $300 million.  He was traded to a place that will probably pay him another $300 million.  Yeah, don't become a basketball player.

26 minutes ago, buddha said:

what would they have to trade to get him?  robinson, holland and picks?  that wouldnt be enough to match salaries.  do they need to match salaries?

and this is a pointless exercise, theyre not going to do anything else but overpay duren and stay below the tax.  they'll keep enough room to make a small deal at the deadline if something emerges.

They want back the least amount of salary possible + picks.

So lets say Watson wants $25 million this year.  The Pistons can take back $7.5 million more than they send out.  So now we're down to $17.5 million.  They have $3.7 million left on the MLE they could use to absorb salary.  So now you are down to $13.8 million that Detroit would have to send out for Watson.

They could do Robinson + Holland like you said.  Holland makes $9.0 million.  Guarantee Robinson's contract for $4.8 million, and you have your $13.8 million you need to send out.  I would say no picks are needed in this deal.

There are other ways to do it without Holland. They could guarantee Robinson's contract for $13.8 million and just trade him + a pick or two.  They could add Smith at $2.4 million then just guarantee Robinson for $11.4 million.  None of the Smith money is guaranteed so they could cut him instantly to save money.  They could include Smith + Lanier + Robinson guaranteed at $9.3 million.  Denver has 4 roster spots to fill, the cheap deals of Smith and Lanier might appeal to them.

Now we would only be saving Denver about $10 million in salary.  But the luxury tax savings are why they make this move.  It would/should save them about $70 million in luxury tax payments, so $80 million total.  

Of course the biggest hurdle might be convincing Watson to sign here.  He seems pretty set on going back home to Los Angeles.  

The Pistons should be pushing hard on Peyton Watson right now. With the Kawhi deal stalled, Watson might get fed up with the Clippers and start looking elsewhere.  Although, he is from LA so maybe not.

Variety said Tom Hardy will not be fired for season 3.  Negotiations are underway to bring him back.

What a joke.  They couldn't have told everyone two weeks before free agency that he isn't eligible for a trade?  Toronto is hosed.

Reminds me of the Rozier situation.  He was under investigation for gambling but the league told nobody.  Miami trades for him, and he eventually gets suspended and Miami basically lost a draft pick.  

If a player has a potential punishment pending, he should be ruled ineligible for trade until it's resolved.

Shouldn't they just pay her to shut up and go away?  

He is 29 years old with a dream job.  Doing play by play for a team with an epic player about to go on an epic run.  Then he pissed it away.

They brought in a bunch of shooting and somehow still didn't fix the spacing problem.

As long as Ausar and Duren are on the court together, there will always be a spacing issue.  The defender guarding Ausar will simply ignore him and sag off to help on Cade and take away Duren's space.  

Worse, the shooters they brought in are extremely one dimensional players.  They shoot and don't do much of anything else.  Collins can catch a lob for sure.  But none of them create for themselves or others.  None of them play a lick of defense.  None of them are pure scorers.  

I'm still predicting a good regular season followed by some serious struggles in the playoffs.  If they are not a top 1 or 2 seed, they could be looking at a first round exit.  

The reported price Washington is asking for AD. Butler, multiple first round picks, multiple first round swaps, and multiple second round picks. 

That is a lot more than Washington have to to get him.  But Golden State needs him to get Lebron, supposedly. So Washington can ask for the moon. 

Same guy that recently bought Portland.

52 minutes ago, buddha said:

why doesnt someone offer sheet him?  is he restricted?

I think Brooklyn and Memphis are the only two teams with cap space left and both are under $10 million.  He was rumored to be looking for $25-$30 million AAV.

There are a lot of reports the Clippers are trying to work out an S&T for him.

From Google:

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Quinten Post is the first restricted free agent (worth at least $5 million annually) to change teams via an unmatched offer sheet since Bogdan Bogdanović left the Sacramento Kings for the Atlanta Hawks in 2020

Denver is in a rough spot.  5 spots to fill and $7 million from the 2nd apron?  Which means they are already in the luxury tax.  

Bobby Marks was on a podcast recently.  He said if they waive Valancunas and signed Peyton Watson to a $25 million a year contract, his deal would cost them an extra $177 million in luxury tax penalties this year.  Just his deal, that doesn't count the other 4 spots they have to fill.  

Jake Fischer reporting that New Orleans is not interested in trading TMIII.

I doubt they ever were. Probably just listening to see if the got an offer they couldn't refuse.

Shouldn't that be a huge red flag?

Probably a June 29th deadline.  It could make him a trade candidate after the season ends but before the guarantee deadline for a team looking to clear some cap space.  

I don't see a KD/Duren S&T happening. They already have Sengun, so there's no need for another young big. Unless you're bringing in a third team to take Sengun off their hands.

Houston already has their own overpaid center.

Tim Sr had a change of heart and will let Tim Jr wear #10.

I guess he took a lot of heat for originally saying no.

His numbers from two years ago.  I didn't use last years since he was hurt most of the year and only played about 25 games.

This is what I mean.  They are under the luxury tax, not the salary cap.  

I guess it could mean an S&T with Duren is about to happen.