Official Utah/Minnesota/Philadelphia Pick Watch

[Handlogten's Heros]

As some have mentioned KO… I could see them asking on Ochai… I think they’d also have interest in future picks or dumping salary to pursue win now options.

Say we land 16 and it’s 16 plus the 2025 Cavs pick for 10… maybe we land another second or two. I’m sure they’d love to offload Bertans but that would likely mean we send the Philly pick instead of the Minny pick.

Maybe something like the Cavs 25 pick, Lakers 27 pick, and the Philly pick for 10?

I intentionally setup overpay deals so as not to homer it up… but on draft night value on a pick can swing pretty far depending on who is sliding.

I could see them wanting Sexton as well. I could also see something simple like 16 and 27 for 10… and they use one of those picks in a win now move of some sort

 

[Elizah Huge]

Oh it hurts… just not as bad as what we were looking at when Wolves were on a roll

Or preseason when I basically guaranteed everyone the pick was going to be 28/29.

 

[latin jazz]

Or preseason when I basically guaranteed everyone the pick was going to be 28/29.

We need names

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Or preseason when I basically guaranteed everyone the pick was going to be 28/29.

Side note... kinda... read that Athletic article about the game with Portland. It really feels like KAT is the issue. Reading the tea leaves and such. I sincerely wonder if the whole thought behind getting Rudy was that they eventually move KAT. I'm going to say there is like a 33% chance he moves this summer.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Side note... kinda... read that Athletic article about the game with Portland. It really feels like KAT is the issue. Reading the tea leaves and such. I sincerely wonder if the whole thought behind getting Rudy was that they eventually move KAT. I'm going to say there is like a 33% chance he moves this summer.

Finch said some players were in their feelings and Minnesota fans 100% think he’s talking about KAT.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Finch said some players were in their feelings and Minnesota fans 100% think he’s talking about KAT.

KAT has also had quotes about Ant in the past that were kinda curious. I think KAT thinks this is a power struggle but everyone else already firmly in Ant's camp.

Also listened to the Minny broadcast during the Lakers game and the announcers seem to be pretty fed up with the dude's dumb mistakes. I think he is emotionally fragile and just a weirdo. I think he's gone at some point in the next 12-18 months.

 

[Elizah Huge]

KAT has also had quotes about Ant in the past that were kinda curious. I think KAT thinks this is a power struggle but everyone else already firmly in Ant's camp.

Also listened to the Minny broadcast during the Lakers game and the announcers seem to be pretty fed up with the dude's dumb mistakes. I think he is emotionally fragile and just a weirdo. I think he's gone at some point in the next 12-18 months.

It’s really their only move at this point. You aren’t going to trade Gobert. It’s the sunk cost fallacy. You obviously aren’t going to trade Edwards. You could move KAT and recoup a bunch of assets plus get some other players. The Knicks seem like a logical destination.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It’s really their only move at this point. You aren’t going to trade Gobert. It’s the sunk cost fallacy. You obviously aren’t going to trade Edwards. You could move KAT and recoup a bunch of assets plus get some other players. The Knicks seem like a logical destination.

If the retain Naz I think it is a sign.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

They also offloaded KAT's homie... so there might be some feels there too.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

As some have mentioned KO… I could see them asking on Ochai… I think they’d also have interest in future picks or dumping salary to pursue win now options.

Say we land 16 and it’s 16 plus the 2025 Cavs pick for 10… maybe we land another second or two. I’m sure they’d love to offload Bertans but that would likely mean we send the Philly pick instead of the Minny pick.

Maybe something like the Cavs 25 pick, Lakers 27 pick, and the Philly pick for 10?

I intentionally setup overpay deals so as not to homer it up… but on draft night value on a pick can swing pretty far depending on who is sliding.

I would be ok taking on the Bertans contract, at least I'm pretty sure there is only one more year left on it.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I would be ok taking on the Bertans contract, at least I'm pretty sure there is only one more year left on it.

1 year at 17M and one more year at 11m guaranteed... so you could do a waive and stretch on it and take a 5.5M cap hit for 5 years instead of the 17M if you wanted. That is honestly what the Mavs should do.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

1 year at 17M and one more year at 11m guaranteed... so you could do a waive and stretch on it and take a 5.5M cap hit for 5 years instead of the 17M if you wanted. That is honestly what the Mavs should do.

Hmmm... I would go for #16 and KO for #10 and Bertans. I wouldn't want to trade a future unprotected pick though just to move to 10.