2021 Free Agency Mega Thread

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1423731349765206020

Great place for him to rebuild his value.

 

[The_Jamal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1423731349765206020

Great place for him to rebuild his value.

But yeah, seriously awesome spot for him. Clippers are going to be able to do some super fun stuff with George/Batum/Kawhi/Winslow

 

[upinsmoke]

Dang it i was hoping we would get him.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1423733877324009474

Goodness gracious

 

[Tetsujin]

But yeah, seriously awesome spot for him. Clippers are going to be able to do some super fun stuff with George/Batum/Kawhi/Winslow

And Mann and Keon Johnson too. Of course Kawhi's probably going to miss most of the season anyways (opening night's only a little more than two months away) but the Clippers continue to amass every single wing they possibly can.

Ibaka/Zubac
Morris/
Batum/Mann/Winslow
George/Kennard/Johnson
Jackson/Beverly/Rondo

They don't necessarily have much top flight talent in terms of star power without Kawhi but they are ridiculously deep on the wings and have a strong defensive foundation to keep teams from just blowing them out. They do need another big man or two probably (re-sign Boogie?)

 

[midtowner]

Dang it i was hoping we would get him.

Me too. Still have my fingers crossed for Diallo.

 

[Tetsujin]

I forgot that they also added BJ Boston too. They are STACKED on the wings.

 

[The_Jamal]

Me too. Still have my fingers crossed for Diallo.

Digging into Diallo a bit more, I'm hyped on him. He made real progress as a defender and finisher at the rim last year and he got the shooting to "just good enough" in limited sample with DET. With his physical profile/athleticism/age, he'd make an incredible upside investment for us.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1423735090912407558

Man, am I glad we didn't hire Kenny Smith as our GM when that was looking like a thing that could possibly happen.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Interesting that Russ is front and center of this Big 3 because that would be where I expect this rapidly falls apart.

 

[Jkbiker]

Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
4 minutes ago
Warriors have officially signed Otto Porter Jr. to a minimum contract.

Wow a min contract? really?

 

[macadocious]

Whispers: he’ll barely play

 

[SLAB]

Interesting that Russ is front and center of this Big 3 because that would be where I expect this rapidly falls apart.

Of all the Lakers moves, the one everyone is most excited about is by far their worst move.

I’m going to love so much if / when he sinks that team simply by being Russell Westbrook.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1423758057968971790

Miami’s best move of the summer without a doubt.

 

[SLAB]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1423758057968971790

Miami’s best move of the summer without a doubt.

#DurtyYurty

 

[joemama]

Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz
Per source, Heat's deal with Omer Yurtseven is 2 years, $3.5 M. Standard contract, not a 2-way deal. Heat with 13 under contract. Haslem would be 14.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1423763856875302912

 

[SacTownKid]

I forgot that they also added BJ Boston too. They are STACKED on the wings.

Must be nice. lol.

 

[SacTownKid]

Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
4 minutes ago
Warriors have officially signed Otto Porter Jr. to a minimum contract.

Wow a min contract? really?

And that'll about do it. I'm guessing the aggression is just on the horizon.

 

[Tetsujin]

Meh, what did you expect? What incentive do wings have to come to Sacramento when they can both get paid more or get a ring while rebuilding their value on a perceived powerhouse organization?

 

[Iced Espresso]

Who is left as a sf?

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Meh, what did you expect? What incentive do wings have to come to Sacramento when they can both get paid more or get a ring while rebuilding their value on a perceived powerhouse organization?

Yup. It's fun tracking FA but the only thing that is going to happen for us is through a trade.

 

[The_Jamal]

Who is left as a sf?

Ennis, but the best targets are basically all the RFA:

Hart
Diallo
Vanderbilt
Markanenn

all I think would/could be an impactful core piece add.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

That said, we should have money next year so if we can actually show improvement this season like we did in 2018-2019 before dumping the bed with Dedmon we might be able to sign someone useful next year.

 

[LPKingsFan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1423763856875302912

Weird, so not a sign and trade after all? Or is shams just glossing over that?

edit: never mind. Marc Stein has the details:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1423766091856232451

 

[SacTownKid]

Meh, what did you expect? What incentive do wings have to come to Sacramento when they can both get paid more or get a ring while rebuilding their value on a perceived powerhouse organization?

I fully expected this and it was the main reason I thought drafting one was probably the way to go. Aggression has to be trades, and always was, so we'll see what goes down from here.

 

[Iced Espresso]

That said, we should have money next year so if we can actually show improvement this season like we did in 2018-2019 before dumping the bed with Dedmon we might be able to sign someone useful next year.

Are you sure?

Bagley's loot could be off the books but Holmes got a raise. Signed a lot of mini 2 year deals too.

 

[The_Jamal]

Weird, so not a sign and trade after all? Or is shams just glossing over that?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1423766224035532801

Looks like TOR wasn't able to ship Dragic elsewhere. Still, 2nd year lottery big man for Lowry UFA isn't too bad.

 

[SacTownKid]

Are you sure?

Bagley's loot could be off the books but Holmes got a raise. Signed a lot of mini 2 year deals too.

And it might depend on these 2 year deals they signed everybody to not being guaranteed in the 2nd year. Hopefully there are some team options going on there.

 

[The_Jamal]

Are you sure?

Bagley's loot could be off the books but Holmes got a raise. Signed a lot of mini 2 year deals too.

Ham explained it last night on the Kings Pulse pod, but Kings can hold onto Fox/Holmes/Buddy/Barnes/Len/Harkless/Mitchell/Hali and have a near max contract offer available. Math works out with the cap going up like 7 mil and the Buddy/Barnes contract decreases essentially cancelling out the increases that everyone else makes.

That's without signing Bagley of course, but not too bad of a situation to be in. I still hope we make a serious run at one of these young players still available. Should be a real favorable contract and I think all 4 can be apart of the core moving forward.