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[Cheesio]

I know Mozgov is a good player, i watched him in Europe, Russia NT and NBA often enough, but its his age that concerns me besides his injuries. Hes 30 coming off a serious injury and we gave him a 4 year contract (money is OK but I don't like the length). Hopefully he does well and stays healthy so it pays off

Money is not Ok at all, 60 mil for years is huge even with the cap rising.

For comparaison he'll be making more than Curry, Kyrie if i am not mistaken.

 

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[KB824]

Something is up with Biyombo. There is no chatter about him at all. I think he is a lock to go back to Toronto, but it is very odd that there is no talk about him at all

 

[zizinho]

Money is not Ok at all, 60 mil for years is huge even with the cap rising.

For comparaison he'll be making more than Curry, Kyrie if i am not mistaken.

But these guys are still on their old contracts, and will obviously get much more soon. 15M a year is not that much, i've seen worse players earn even more than that

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Something is up with Biyombo. There is no chatter about him at all. I think he is a lock to go back to Toronto, but it is very odd that there is no talk about him at all

Do we still need another center?

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Whiteside is staying in Heat though

They ll probably go all in for Durant now

 

[Juventino[RUS]]

NBA is so fucked up

 

[zizinho]

Loul Deng @King of Kings

4 years, 72M dollars

Thats 18M a year ::hustini2::

 

[KB824]

I have to tell you. I like that move. Forget the salary. It is what it is, everybody has to make it rain now in order to meet the Salary floor.

But I like his leadership, LOVE his defense, and as a stretch 4, he flourished. Now, with 21 million left under the cap, I'd like to see them get a backup PG and a wing defender

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So, I hear that the Heat offered D-Wade 10 million a year? How disrespectful can you possibly be? All those years of him taking paycuts for the benefit of the team. Fuck that. The man deserves to get paid.

Hell, Gabrielle Union's bathwater is worth at least that much.


Yes, Yes it is.

 

[zizinho]

I love Deng, watched Miami in the Playoffs and the guy was great as a stretch 4 for them. How much do you think Conley would ask and get? Is it possible to get him and another player with those 21M? Id love him here

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Fuck the Heat. They obviously are going for KD with Whiteside staying, Deng out and such a low offer for Wade

 

[KB824]

I love Deng, watched Miami in the Playoffs and the guy was great as a stretch 4 for them. How much do you think Conley would ask and get? Is it possible to get him and another player with those 21M? Id love him here

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Fuck the Heat. They obviously are going for KD with Whiteside staying, Deng out and such a low offer for Wade

Conley? Mike Conley?

You must have missed the news where he re-signed with Memphis for the largest contract in NBA History.

Yeah, no joke. 5 years, 153 million

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NBA is so fucked up

They have to spend the money this year. That new TV contract caused an exponential increase in the Salary Cap. Yeah, the money is crazy this year, and it will be again next year, when the cap goes up by an additional 17 million dollars

 

[zizinho]

Huh? Thats crazy

 

[Martin]

Conley? Mike Conley?

You must have missed the news where he re-signed with Memphis for the largest contract in NBA History.

Yeah, no joke. 5 years, 153 million

Where is Memphis again? For 150m even I would consider that.

 

[KB824]

Huh? Thats crazy

So, what are we looking at right now for a roster?


PG- Russell
SG- Clarkson


So far, I like this.


PF- Randle
SF- Ingram


I'm liking this even more


C-Mozgov



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Bench:


Deng
Williams
A. Brown
Young (Please go away)
Nance
Zubac

Restricted Free Agents who were extended qualifying offers

Tarik Black
Marcelo Huertas





I would love to keep Huertas because of his incredible passing skills, but that defense of his. Oh god, I don't think the word "awful" does it justice


The good


And now, those worthy of Shaqtin a Fool


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Where is Memphis again? For 150m even I would consider that.

Tennessee. And it is a fantastic city. I've been there a couple of times and it is great.

 

[Martin]

Tennessee. And it is a fantastic city. I've been there a couple of times and it is great.

Elvis country?

 

[KB824]

Elvis country?

Yes sir. But it is so much more than that.

That right there is considered by many to be the home of Blues and Rock and Roll.

If you love Soul food (Which I absolutely do) and great music, Memphis is it, man.

 

[Osman]

Huertas looks like a hilarious player, changes from genial Nash to Pauly shore trying to defend in two clips.

 

[zizinho]

I completely forgot about Anthony Brown, cant remember seeing him play even once

Starting 5 looks great (except Mozgov obviously) and we now have Deng off the bench which is fantastic. Obviously Williams, Nance and Tarik Black. Still a bit thin though, dont want to count on Huertas as the backup PG so we should get someone but no idea how many good options are even available. Will be tough finding 2 good players for the 21M left, well atleast we have Young still Hope to see Zubac get a lot of chances, have a good feeling about this kid

Its an interesting group for sure, cant wait to see what Luke can do with these guys

 

[Martin]

I completely forgot about Anthony Brown, cant remember seeing him play even once

Starting 5 looks great (except Mozgov obviously) and we now have Deng off the bench which is fantastic. Obviously Williams, Nance and Tarik Black. Still a bit thin though, dont want to count on Huertas as the backup PG so we should get someone but no idea how many good options are even available. Will be tough finding 2 good players for the 21M left, well atleast we have Young still Hope to see Zubac get a lot of chances, have a good feeling about this kid

Its an interesting group for sure, cant wait to see what Luke can do with these guys

why not get Durant?

 

[KB824]

I completely forgot about Anthony Brown, cant remember seeing him play even once

Starting 5 looks great (except Mozgov obviously) and we now have Deng off the bench which is fantastic. Obviously Williams, Nance and Tarik Black. Still a bit thin though, dont want to count on Huertas as the backup PG so we should get someone but no idea how many good options are even available. Will be tough finding 2 good players for the 21M left, well atleast we have Young still Hope to see Zubac get a lot of chances, have a good feeling about this kid

Its an interesting group for sure, cant wait to see what Luke can do with these guys

The fun thing for this season is that we really don't know how good these kids are. Last year was a total wash. It was all about Kobe. So all we have to go on is last year where they were all deferring to him, playing under a coach that was not letting these kids develop. That is why I love that they brought Luke to coach the team

 

[zizinho]

why not get Durant?

I would but it won't happen. Too bad

Spoiler

Westbrook in 2017 though

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The fun thing for this season is that we really don't know how good these kids are. Last year was a total wash. It was all about Kobe. So all we have to go on is last year where they were all deferring to him, playing under a coach that was not letting these kids develop. That is why I love that they brought Luke to coach the team

Yeah im really excited to see what these youngsters are capable of when they're expected to carry the team + Ingram is also there now. I have faith in Luke Walton to make this group work, Phil Jackson once said that hes the most intelligent player he ever coached (or something along those lines), he should make a great coach

 

[zizinho]

@King of Kings

Rondo, yes or no? I heard Kings wont offer him an extension. Is he even possible with the cap space we left?

 

[ALC]

Rondo sucks