Woj: Kings let Bogi go
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Bogi isn't going to admit anything potentially illegal when this has all kind of been swept under the rug. He also probably won't want to acknowledge if Atlanta, his new team, also sent out messages skirting the rules letting them know he'd get a bigger offer if he waits it out. Not to mention if MIL hadn't been so loose lipped they could have worked out the difference most likely. The big thing here was once this deal got leaked, there was a ton of pressure for it not to happen at all. I am sure the NBA sent messages that they wouldn't have to void any deals that don't happen and everyone got the hint.
https://basketball.realgm.com/wiret...k-From-Thunder-To-Kings-For-Bogdan-Bogdanovic
Addition by subtraction, we don't need any pick
Addition by subtraction, we don't need any pick
I only read the wiretap article, but it sounds like they were offering an okc first that's more likely to convey as two seconds and an expiring Snell for Bogi. So our options were let him walk for free, or pay $12 million for two seconds and a year of Tony Snell. Realgm is going all Kangz over this, but if we really want a couple more second round picks we could get them a lot cheaper than $12 million. I don't see Snell as much of an asset for this team, especially as we have already have expirings in CoJo and Bjelica if needed for trades.
the wording of the initial report made it sound like a relatively simple first rounder via OKC but in reality it’s so protected that the Kings were only going to wind up with two second round picks (which we already have plenty of) anyways and bringing in Tony Snell as a “moveable” piece would only make sense if we didn’t already have four or so other players who are inherently more moveable than he is.
Today’s a day I’m glad to have grabbed the $1/mo Athletic deal lol
2 seconds def has value, esp bc OKC is likely to be bad
the Snell situation isn’t so straightforward. We’re at the cap already so I think we’re still in the same situation vis a vis trade flexibility - being less than a million under the cap is functionally the same as being 12 over for trade / salary matching purposes
A $12mm expiring is an asset but a very speculative one. The odds of actually swinging that contract for value aren’t exactly great, especially when we already have about $130mm tied up in Buddy and Barnes over the next 3 years so we don’t have much room to help someone unload a contract
really it just seems a question of whether paying $12 million + tax is worth 2 second round picks. That plus the outside chance the Hawks offersheet is one we can match but you can’t really count on that either
2 seconds def has value, esp bc OKC is likely to be bad
the Snell situation isn’t so straightforward. We’re at the cap already so I think we’re still in the same situation vis a vis trade flexibility - being less than a million under the cap is functionally the same as being 12 over for trade / salary matching purposes
A $12mm expiring is an asset but a very speculative one. The odds of actually swinging that contract for value aren’t exactly great, especially when we already have about $130mm tied up in Buddy and Barnes over the next 3 years so we don’t have much room to help someone unload a contract
really it just seems a question of whether paying $12 million + tax is worth 2 second round picks. That plus the outside chance the Hawks offersheet is one we can match but you can’t really count on that either
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It seems extremely stupid how they did it. A S&T would’ve saved them some money - they can pay a little less for Bogi and almost certainly they don’t include the trade kicker if a deal is in place
There’s def good reason for the hawks to see if they can make this deal happen. It’s not like anyone was going to swoop in and give Bogi an offer anywhere near what they could pay. If they aren’t serious about working a deal why offer anything at all?
There’s def good reason for the hawks to see if they can make this deal happen. It’s not like anyone was going to swoop in and give Bogi an offer anywhere near what they could pay. If they aren’t serious about working a deal why offer anything at all?
You sure about that? This would definitely depend on what a persons perceived talent level of Bogi is. Otherwise, nothing has changed. Added Haliburton. Lose Len and Giles and pick up Whiteside and Kaminsky. Lose Bazemore and get GRIII. The talent level hasn't changed. Maybe even increased because of Whiteside. I'm actually concerned that the team has to make a trade for picks or there is a chance the Kings have too much talent to tank.