2023 NBA Free Agency Mega Thread

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Kingster

Kingster

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captain bill said:
I don't know anything about the cap but still surprised the Suns and Lakers have been able to make so many signings with no room (altho I know Rui is a re-up)
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The Capt may actually know, but from what I've heard the bill for this really comes due a year from now with a hard cap. The Lakers and Suns seem to be throwing caution to the wind and living for the now.
 
Capt. Factorial

Capt. Factorial

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#467
Kingster said:
The Capt may actually know, but from what I've heard the bill for this really comes due a year from now with a hard cap. The Lakers and Suns seem to be throwing caution to the wind and living for the now.
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Yeah, the draft pick stuff and most of the tax penalties don't actually kick in until after the '24-'25 season, so may as well go for it now!
 
sactowndog

sactowndog

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Ringer post….. return of Kangz.


Sacramento made a bold trade on draft night, sending the no. 24 overall pick (Olivier-Maxence Prosper) to Dallas to shed Richaun Holmes’s remaining $25 million. The move opened up over $35 million in cap space and set off wild fantasies about whom one of the most exhilarating young teams in the league could add to bolster their encore performance. Could they lure Draymond Green down from the Bay? What about Kyle Kuzma’s eclectic scoring and sweater collection? In the end, they took the gimme, inking Barnes to a new three-year, $54 million extension a day before the start of free agency. That’s solid value for a player who added a few more wince-inducing moments to an unfortunate playoff legacy this year yet is still a steady veteran who checks a lot of boxes—shooting, versatility, availability—at an important position. But it’s also a reality check that the franchise, which has long been a hazmat zone, has a ways to go before it can be considered a major player for the league’s top free agents. (The Pelicans feel your pain, Sacramento. Just be glad you didn’t give up a pick to save face.)

The Kings aren’t done. While Barnes eats up more than half of their space, they still have some funds at their disposal—perhaps to chase a restricted free agent like Grant Williams? But if they follow up this move by merely bringing back Trey Lyles and/or renegotiating and extending Domantas Sabonis’s deal, the warm fuzzies about the Kings’ revival might give way to that old queasy Kangz feeling. —Justin Verrier
 
Section 101

Section 101

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sactowndog said:
Ringer post….. return of Kangz.


Sacramento made a bold trade on draft night, sending the no. 24 overall pick (Olivier-Maxence Prosper) to Dallas to shed Richaun Holmes’s remaining $25 million. The move opened up over $35 million in cap space and set off wild fantasies about whom one of the most exhilarating young teams in the league could add to bolster their encore performance. Could they lure Draymond Green down from the Bay? What about Kyle Kuzma’s eclectic scoring and sweater collection? In the end, they took the gimme, inking Barnes to a new three-year, $54 million extension a day before the start of free agency. That’s solid value for a player who added a few more wince-inducing moments to an unfortunate playoff legacy this year yet is still a steady veteran who checks a lot of boxes—shooting, versatility, availability—at an important position. But it’s also a reality check that the franchise, which has long been a hazmat zone, has a ways to go before it can be considered a major player for the league’s top free agents. (The Pelicans feel your pain, Sacramento. Just be glad you didn’t give up a pick to save face.)

The Kings aren’t done. While Barnes eats up more than half of their space, they still have some funds at their disposal—perhaps to chase a restricted free agent like Grant Williams? But if they follow up this move by merely bringing back Trey Lyles and/or renegotiating and extending Domantas Sabonis’s deal, the warm fuzzies about the Kings’ revival might give way to that old queasy Kangz feeling. —Justin Verrier
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People still using the racist term?
 
Capt. Factorial

Capt. Factorial

ceterum censeo delendum esse Argentum
Staff member
#479
#479
sactowndog said:
Ringer post….. return of Kangz.


Sacramento made a bold trade on draft night, sending the no. 24 overall pick (Olivier-Maxence Prosper) to Dallas to shed Richaun Holmes’s remaining $25 million. The move opened up over $35 million in cap space and set off wild fantasies about whom one of the most exhilarating young teams in the league could add to bolster their encore performance. Could they lure Draymond Green down from the Bay? What about Kyle Kuzma’s eclectic scoring and sweater collection? In the end, they took the gimme, inking Barnes to a new three-year, $54 million extension a day before the start of free agency. That’s solid value for a player who added a few more wince-inducing moments to an unfortunate playoff legacy this year yet is still a steady veteran who checks a lot of boxes—shooting, versatility, availability—at an important position. But it’s also a reality check that the franchise, which has long been a hazmat zone, has a ways to go before it can be considered a major player for the league’s top free agents. (The Pelicans feel your pain, Sacramento. Just be glad you didn’t give up a pick to save face.)

The Kings aren’t done. While Barnes eats up more than half of their space, they still have some funds at their disposal—perhaps to chase a restricted free agent like Grant Williams? But if they follow up this move by merely bringing back Trey Lyles and/or renegotiating and extending Domantas Sabonis’s deal, the warm fuzzies about the Kings’ revival might give way to that old queasy Kangz feeling. —Justin Verrier
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If we don't get hurt, we're going to win 50+ next year. But we didn't waste $100M on Kuzma so now it's a bad offseason? Or is it a bad offseason because we felt that $25M was worth more than a late first-round pick who would have been unlikely to crack our rotation? Seems a decent chance we bring in Vezenkov. We still have the opportunity to maybe pick up a guy like Grant Williams, we should still have a backup center that's not Lyles coming in, who's that going to be? Why doom and gloom a team that's going to win 50+?
 
Makaveli

Makaveli

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Capt. Factorial said:
If we don't get hurt, we're going to win 50+ next year. But we didn't waste $100M on Kuzma so now it's a bad offseason? Or is it a bad offseason because we felt that $25M was worth more than a late first-round pick who would have been unlikely to crack our rotation? Seems a decent chance we bring in Vezenkov. We still have the opportunity to maybe pick up a guy like Grant Williams, we should still have a backup center that's not Lyles coming in, who's that going to be? Why doom and gloom a team that's going to win 50+?
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Been here for a long long time and I tell you I’m still proud and excited about last season. 3-6 seed until you see the right part coke along if fine with. I’m so glad we didn’t get kuzma, Middleton, Grant. I was scared with either of them. We need some key defensive pieces and I think so far we have added some defensive depth. I know we aren’t done with signings and possibles trades I’m just glad we didn’t go all in on this years list of FA
 
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