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Anyone has a rational explanation for why Nets would trade Schroder for pennies on the dollar? A player out for the season and 3 second round picks seems pretty poor returns for a seasoned vet, a solid contributor, on an ending contract. Seemingly the Nets didn't save much money either. Yes...

While I'll not comment on how our 12-16 compare with the rest of the league, since I don't know much, I think it's silly to ignore it. Just because they won't factor in much this year, doesn't mean that those spots are not important. We are an imbalanced roster, and most of our bench depth is...

Might also be a way to massage the egos. Not saying that it is, or that Kevin's ego needs massaging. However, you want to keep your players in good humor, and making politically correct statements is usually a good way to go. Keon also needs to prove that he can carry his success to a full...

Oh, I don't disagree. Just saying what might have triggered some folks.

Just thinking aloud here. Perhaps folks are not against this decision in itself, but were hoping that we'll make a play for a forward instead.

If there is a team where he has a shot, it is us. With Sabonis, Len, Lyles, DDR, and Keegan, we have 5 rotation front court players for 144 minutes (not including Jalen till he proves himself). Unless roster some other significant change, this is a pretty thin spread for a long season. Given our...

Thanks. Given that Keegan is "bigger" than him (per ESPN, 6'8" vs 6'6"), I presume DDR would be asked to play more 3. Let's see what the coaching staff decides. However, in such a scenario, getting a higher quality PF makes even less sense. Never against adding talent, but you don't want to...

One issue we have to consider is how much can we pay for the PF position, and how many minutes will the said player get. It's not my money, so I don't mind Vivek shelling out a pretty amount to get us a nice shiny PF, but the second issue needs to be addressed. We upgraded our roster by getting...

Depends. Did you not like the draft selection because you thought he was not a good player, or because we already had a number of guards? If the latter, we have the resources to absorb his injury. If the former, well, we'll just have to wait till longer to see if he can win minutes in a crowded...

Their new all-time low will be our championship parade. Hopefully in my lifetime.

As much as I want Monte to upgrade the team, and for us to contend, I would rather not do any trade, than a bad trade. Not saying that you are suggesting anything like that (in fact, you are suggesting salary flexibility), but no idea what the landscape is. Most contending teams are paying 2-3...

Fair point. Guess I was surprised with the speed and the low returns. Given that the FA was still a few days away, I guess waiting to see if something better landed was not unreasonable. Yes, I understand that that carries the risk of the Raptors moving on, and using their cap space to fleece...

And I think this is the complaint all fans have with the trade. We all expected a trade; we all wanted a trade. Unfortunately, we gave up two rotation level players (one of whom has a legitimate chance of being a useful long term piece on most teams) AND two second round picks for a guy who is...

Helped us get under the tax though. Perhaps we'll spend the money to get a player, but even otherwise, can't blame the owners for trying to control costs and make money, if the players were unlikely to see court time. Bad BB move though of course, particularly if we don't use the money.

And this is why the Carter pick should not be seen in isolation. It may still have been the right move, but it's not as simple as picking him over Knecht since he is a better player.

Normally, yes. We shed some salary though, as they were clearly not in the plans. Once we drafted Carter, we, and the entire league knew that we will be looking to trade some of our guards, and Davion was the most obvious choice. Waiting for a better deal has its own cost as it limits the...

Not impressed with the deal.

Good luck Davion. Sorry to see you go. I'm sure you will have a great career. Unfortunately, it won't be with us. You will be missed.

Adding Carter, if Monte thought he was the BPA was absolutely the right move (unless the difference between him and a wing was relatively small). So, not questioning the pick itself. Just pointing out that the assumption that trade will balance out the roster is not easy to pull off, and if past...

Sure, but for what? What are you getting in return? It's no secret that some of these folks have been on the block for a while. In fact, last offseason, Barnes was a FA, and we had the choice of signing someone else. We didn't/couldn't, since obviously we couldn't find anyone. The trade to...