2022 Free Agency Thread

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Kyrie might be willing to sign for the taxpayer MLE?


View: https://twitter.com/esidery/status/1541470580720906241

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If you could choose one MLE guy and two vet min guys, who would they be?

MLE: Delon Wright

Vet Min: Joe Wieskamp and Yuta Watanabe

 

[LogGrad98]

The Nets gave Kyrie permission to seek a trade, the Lakers are interested, but the Nets don't want their package.

From this I would say they all want his package.

 

[LogGrad98]

So Westbrook and Simmons on the same team WOW!

They could add Forrest and be the worst shooting team of all-time.

 

[LoPo]

I want Bruce Brown, but I doubt we get him without a sign and trade.

 

[YoungJefe]

Westbrook would have to be part of that offer.

I think the most logical and probably only realistic trade (also picks will be involved)

Lakers get Kyrie
Hornets get Russ
Nets get Rozier, Hayward

 

[YoungJefe]

Guys I'd consider at the MLE
Victor Oladipo (if we move one of our three guards in another move)
Kyle Anderson
Chris Boucher
Otto Porter Jr

Partial MLE, minimums
Nic Batum
Gary Harris
Thad Young
TJ Warren
Joe Ingles
Ricky Rubio
Danuel House
Damion Lee

I'd want either Boucher or Anderson with the MLE and Gary Harris plus one of Jalen Smith/Jarrett Culver/Josh Jackson on a minimum deal.

 

[YoungJefe]

I want Bruce Brown, but I doubt we get him without a sign and trade.

Things could change very quickly in Brooklyn.

 

[LoPo]

Things could change very quickly in Brooklyn.

Rudy for Ben Simmons and Bruce Brown? Edit: I just can't stand Simmons

 

[homeytennis]

There are going to be a ton of guys on the trash heap as things start to percolate this summer. The Mavs gave Houston quite a few players in the Christian Wood deal. Are these guys better than our end of the bench dudes? That's why the trained professionals in the front office assess those things.

 

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Rudy for Ben Simmons and Bruce Brown?

If I'm the Jazz, there's no way I'm trading one of the most durable stars in the league for Ben Simmons.

 

[LoPo]

If I'm the Jazz, there's no way I'm trading one of the most durable stars in the league for Ben Simmons.

100% healthy and sane Ben Simmons, maybe. Whatever Ben has become in the last couple years, you're absolutely right.

Brooklyn is a mess right now.

 

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Kyrie is such a loser.


View: https://twitter.com/OldTakesExposed/status/1541464632925323264

 

[LoPo]

Kyrie is such a loser.


View: https://twitter.com/OldTakesExposed/status/1541464632925323264

LeBron leaves Cleveland. They become the worst team in the NBA. They draft Kyrie. Cleveland is the worst team in the NBA for a few years.

LeBron shows up, takes Kyrie to the Finals where he gets hurt, helps them win the title, then gets hurt again.

Kyrie then demands out and goes to Boston who actually have more playoff success without Kyrie than with him.

Then Kyrie goes to Brooklyn where he has completely failed.

Why does anybody care about Kyrie? He played a few amazing games in the 2016 playoffs and hit one amazing shot. Without LeBron, the guy is a massively overpaid loser. Worse than Westbrook.

 

[homeytennis]

I see the Twolves jettisoned Josh Okogie. He was taken one pick higher than Grayson Allen in the 2018 NBA Draft.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I see the Twolves jettisoned Josh Okogie. He was taken one pick higher than Grayson Allen in the 2018 NBA Draft.

Never learned to shoot and his bully-ball "Im bigger and stronger than college players" style didnt translate.

There was a dead-ringer for him in this last draft and he went undrafted despite being very young and having a huge wingspan, Aminu Mohammed.

 

[YoungJefe]

LeBron leaves Cleveland. They become the worst team in the NBA. They draft Kyrie. Cleveland is the worst team in the NBA for a few years.

LeBron shows up, takes Kyrie to the Finals where he gets hurt, helps them win the title, then gets hurt again.

Kyrie then demands out and goes to Boston who actually have more playoff success without Kyrie than with him.

Then Kyrie goes to Brooklyn where he has completely failed.

Why does anybody care about Kyrie? He played a few amazing games in the 2016 playoffs and hit one amazing shot. Without LeBron, the guy is a massively overpaid loser. Worse than Westbrook.

He has injury concerns but he's a baller, lol. Dude has averaged 27 ppg for 3 straight years on basically 50/40/90 splits.

 

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View: https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1541551184372170752

 

[YoungJefe]

View: https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1541551184372170752

Dude was never going to take a $30M pay cut.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Dude was never going to take a $30M pay cut.

He lost a ton of money by refusing not to get the shot. I dont think it was out of the question at all.