Deleterious
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Don't be shocked if deals announced today or tomorrow are not completed until after July 6th when the new season starts.
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He still had to say he is evaluating his LA future. Because he is a dramatic little bitch that always has to keep his name in the headlines.
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Posting here because the tidbit about Aldama is relevant to us since we are rumored to be interested. To get rid of his cap hold, they have to renounce him. That would make him unrestricted and Memphis would no longer have the right to match our offer. Much easier to sign him then, and probably a bit cheaper.
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The dumb thing about these pro athletes getting caught on prop bets? You can't make any money on them. None. If you went to every book right now and opened accounts, I would be shocked if you could find one with a $10,000 limit or higher. Even if you do, once you win a few bets, they are going to start limiting you down. Within a week or two you are going to be limited at $10 a bet. I would be shocked if he even made $100,000. That is chump change to a guy with career earnings of $50 million and about to get another $40 million bag. Just stupid.
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Sources told you he will pick one of the two options available to him? Sources told me the coin will land on heads, or it could land on tails.
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I made my feelings on Beasley know during the season. Not opening that can of worms again. I would have been fine with a 1-year deal. But no way should they have given him a 3-year deal. He has been bad in the playoffs his entire career. We are now at a point where we have to take into consideration how a guy performs in the playoffs. Moving on will be a good thing.
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Negotiations can start tonight at 6PM. So starting this thread a few days early so all the posts are in one spot instead of mixed between two threads.
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Just finishing 31 races in a row is amazing.
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Carlos is having a year.
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Cost is definitely the key with him. I worry about him being restricted. You normally have to overpay so his original team doesn't match. No clue what Memphis looks like cap wise, though. Maybe it will be a struggle for them to keep him. I also agree about backup PG. Ivey as the secondary ball handler with Cade on the floor or the backup PG is fine. Not real interested him as the lead ball handler for extended minutes, though. I'm also done with Sasser, so hopefully they don't feel he is the answer.
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They wanted Reid and now Aldama, so it sounds like they really want a big that can shoot. Problem is, he is pretty soft. Not physical at all and he is a bad defender. Slow feet, can't guard the post or the perimeter. But he shot it well last year for a big, so people forget about the rest of his game. Even worse, he was bad playing next to a good defender in JJJ. Normally, a guy like that will make you look a little better.
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So free agency has sorta kinda already started. Once the finals ended teams were allowed to start negotiating with any free agent that ended the season on their roster. At 6PM June 30th (Monday), teams are allowed to start negotiating with all free agents. But nobody can sign yet. July 1st - July 5th all rosters are frozen. No trades, cant sign anyone (Maybe your draft picks), etc. They use this time to collect the financials from last season and set the new salary cap. The cap is 51% of last years basketball related income. July 6th - This officially starts the new 2025-26 season. Teams can now sign free agents and make trades. Some of the trades announced the past week or so will now be completed. They changed restricted free agency a few years ago. I think now, when a restricted free agent signs an offer sheet with another team, his original team has two days to match it. Once a player signs an offer sheet, he can no longer be signed and traded. The old rules let players sign the offer sheet, then a S&T could be negotiated. Restricted free agents can be signed and traded, but it has to be negotiated before the offer sheet is signed. July 1st is when extensions can start for guys coming off of rookie contracts. Ivey and Duren are the only two Pistons players eligible for this. They can sign an extension up to the first regular season game. The leagues first game, not necessary the Pistons. If they don't sign an extension by then, they can no longer sign one and will enter restricted free agency next summer. October 31st - Teams have until Halloween to exercise team options for guys on rookie deals. This would be Holland, Sasser, and Thompson. Rookie contracts are 2 years guaranteed with team options for years 3 and 4. If an option is not picked up the player is a free agent next summer. June 29th, 2026 - Qualifying offers have to be offered to guys on rookie deals entering free agency next summer. So Duren and Ivey. Actually, Smith and Harper too. It's a 1-year offer at a price determined by the previous seasons salary. If a team doesn't offer it, the player enters free agency next summer as an unrestricted free agent instead of restricted. If a team/player can not negotiate a new contract next summer, the player can sign the QO, play the 1 season under it, and becomes an unrestricted free agent the next summer. There is a 36% chance I just made all of this up.
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Seems expensive
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Doubt Cleveland is counting on much from Ball. Ball has one year left, where Okoro has two. This is to keep them out of the 2nd apron next summer.
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Looks like they can still keep him, but it puts them in the 2nd apron. I think they would want to avoid that, so they would probably let him go.
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I know some were interested in him.
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