Kings active in trade talks?
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I agree with your overall logic but I think it's too much dissecting too soon. I knew that PDA inherited a mess but I didn't realize how bad it is until recently. We have our cornerstone player and one complementary player. ALL of the role players are offensively oriented with the exception of JT. NONE of our role players are defensively oriented other than Acy who happens to be undersized. I was thinking today about how the Kings and Thunder would look today if both teams swapped their two best players. This helped me realize that almost every player on the roster, with exception to Cousins and Gay, are the total opposite of what we need to be successful. All of our role players are completely redundant!
Now, PDA made one gigantic move to get rid of a chunk of our defensively offensive roster and brought back a big piece. We aren't going to start winning until we replace the rest of the redundant pieces with a much more defensively oriented roster. I expect the losses to flowith.
Now, PDA made one gigantic move to get rid of a chunk of our defensively offensive roster and brought back a big piece. We aren't going to start winning until we replace the rest of the redundant pieces with a much more defensively oriented roster. I expect the losses to flowith.
Bulls already got the pick from Cleveland for Deng right? If this team could land Noah, I'd easily give them that pick with only number 1 protection. He's a perfect fit for this team and outside of Parker I don't see the hype in this class. Wiggins looks like he'll be good, not great, and Embiid is basically going to do the same things but take years to be consistent at it.
ShamSports has his next years salary partially guaranteed for two million.
http://data.shamsports.com/content/pages/data/salaries/nuggets.jsp
Yes, my mistake. Though we will disagree on the protection. It's not even certain that Parker will go first - far from it - so what happens if we protect the pick at the first spot but move into the top 3, and Wiggins, Embiid or Randle go first? You've just missed out on Parker.
Anyway, even though I like Embiid a lot, he scares me slightly more than he does others. I know Randle isn't an ideal fit, but I'd still have a hard time passing him up. He's a beast, and an extremely skilled one at that. He really does have superstar potential in my opinion. Be tempted to just take him and figure the rest out later if Parker is off the board. Anyway, this isn't the thread for that, and we may not get a top 5 pick, so no point continuing this line of thought here.
Anyway, even though I like Embiid a lot, he scares me slightly more than he does others. I know Randle isn't an ideal fit, but I'd still have a hard time passing him up. He's a beast, and an extremely skilled one at that. He really does have superstar potential in my opinion. Be tempted to just take him and figure the rest out later if Parker is off the board. Anyway, this isn't the thread for that, and we may not get a top 5 pick, so no point continuing this line of thought here.
Not saying you're right or wrong, but if you are questioning PDA's ability to assemble a roster, you also have to question whether Malone's ability as a coach. I'm not ready to go there with either yet, but if the team has more talent today than it had last year and our record is no better.....
Food for thought, but I'm actually giving this staff a pass for the first year. The have to disassemble a roster and remake the culture. That will take time.
Jerry (Chicago)
Are the bulls done trading? That about Kirk or Noah?
Chad Ford
(1:26 PM)
Don't think so. Lots of talk about those two as well as Boozer. I've said this in several of our last Tank Ranks, management has made the decision to tank this season. Coach isn't on board, but they can keep taking cards out of his hand to play.
Mclemore/JT/DWill for Noah
Give the bulls the shooter they need next to rose. Ford also says Chicago is trying to tank so that trade also makes them worse in sure they want a rose/parker pairing
Are the bulls done trading? That about Kirk or Noah?
Chad Ford
(1:26 PM)
Don't think so. Lots of talk about those two as well as Boozer. I've said this in several of our last Tank Ranks, management has made the decision to tank this season. Coach isn't on board, but they can keep taking cards out of his hand to play.
Mclemore/JT/DWill for Noah
Give the bulls the shooter they need next to rose. Ford also says Chicago is trying to tank so that trade also makes them worse in sure they want a rose/parker pairing
Sources: Kings offer Thornton or Fredette for Nuggets' Miller
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer...offer-thornton-or-fredette-for-nuggets-miller
Would be great to get rid of Thornton's contract, but we could use him with Ben struggling.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer...offer-thornton-or-fredette-for-nuggets-miller
Would be great to get rid of Thornton's contract, but we could use him with Ben struggling.
The thing missing form that proffered package, is that Chicago now holds our pick. Meaning we can offer to take the protections off it for them and give it to them even if we make the Top 12. That has value. In fact in this draft it might have value to them even if we then improved so much we moved out of the Top 12, because they would still get our pick at #13 or whatever, whereas right now they have no way to get it at all (barring massive internal improvement with the same roster).
No but he might get slightly less minutes and subbed out at the end of games if were winning and need defense. Andre will be the back up for sure.
Honestly I'm not sure why were interested in Miller. I mean I get it that we need defense but this guy was drafted in 1999. He's a real quick stop gap for a team that isn't even any good. Doesn't make any sense.
Honestly I'm not sure why were interested in Miller. I mean I get it that we need defense but this guy was drafted in 1999. He's a real quick stop gap for a team that isn't even any good. Doesn't make any sense.
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