2024-25 Trade Rumors Thread

[Elizah Huge]

If the talks are real I'm guessing the hold up would be protections on the swap

It actually works fairly well. We can easily waive Mills and Svi to make room for the two extra players.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I'm just not excited about a pick swap with Denver. It feels like we are going to be bad for awhile and they have Jokic, who limits their floor for awhile.

MPJ and Murray both very injury prone

 

[Elizah Huge]

From the article directly (reminder that Tony covers both teams):

That’s why Denver has cast a wide net. But the Nuggets’ collective lack of assets as a first-apron team make getting a deal done with some teams more difficult. For instance, Clarkson’s ability to score off the bench, as well as his playoff experience, would be a terrific fit for the Nuggets. A Clarkson deal likely would not require Denver to include Porter. But it would likely require the Nuggets to include an unprotected first-round pick swap that Denver may be hesitant to include.

 

[Elizah Huge]

View: https://x.com/tjonesonthenba/status/1869231370775724062?s=46

 

[KqWIN]

What about Holmes as the additional salary to Nnaji?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

What about Holmes as the additional salary to Nnaji?

Saric has to be involved. Yada yada aprons and ****

 

[SoberasHotRod]

MPJ and Murray both very injury prone

The supporting cast around Jokic is pretty bad this year and they are still a playoff team. I don't see a team with Jokic being worse than like 18th. I think Jokic is going to be good for at least another 5 years.

So yeah, if we're being very specific and it's a 2031 swap, that looks good I guess. Any earlier and I'm guessing it doesn't do much for us.

 

[KqWIN]

Saric has to be involved. Yada yada aprons and ****

Sportrac has them with $5M until the second apron, so they only need to send about $9M out. I think any salary+Nnaji keeps them under second apron.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Sportrac has them with $5M until the second apron, so they only need to send about $9M out. I think any salary+Nnaji keeps them under second apron.

Negative. If you are in the first apron you have to send out at least 100% of what you get back.

 

[KqWIN]

Sportrac has them with $5M until the second apron, so they only need to send about $9M out. I think any salary+Nnaji keeps them under second apron.

So it looks like Saric does need to be a part of this deal because they can’t take over 100%. But it could be Saric+Holmes+Zeke.

I think I want more than Holmes to take on all that **** salary.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Without taking Saric back the only other combos that work are Nnaji/Holmes/Strawther and Nnaji/Holmes/Watson.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

So it looks like Saric does need to be a part of this deal because they can’t take over 100%. But it could be Saric+Holmes+Zeke.

I think I want more than Holmes to take on all that **** salary.

Bruh I already told you aprons yada yada and ****.

Saric/Holmes/Zeke and depends on the year for the swap. I kinda don’t want to waive Svi tho. If it’s a swap with our own pick then that’s kinda rough until like 2029. There’s a chance Jokic says eff it imma go work on my horses but he also may play for like 7-8 more years and the “I don’t even like basketball that much” stuff is kind of an act.

 

[HermanG]

Im very sutprised that the first concrete rumors regarding our vets are about Clarkson.

He doesnt qualify as "your problem for my problem" guy as he doesnt really hurt the tank nor does he look like a guy someone would target with his production being subpar the last few years.

 

[KqWIN]

Without taking Saric back the only other combos that work are Nnaji/Holmes/Strawther and Nnaji/Holmes/Watson.

I would take either combo. If we add Saric instead of Strawther/Watson….I would take a deep swap. I’d probably prefer that tbh. Saric+Zeke doesn’t change our cap next year vs having Clarkson. What we’re really getting is compensation for taking on those extra years with Nnaji. Two decent prospects or one decent prospect+Swap seems more than enough for me.

If we get two sweeteners (two of Holmes/Strawther/Watson/Swap) I’d do it for sure. With just one I’d probably pass.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I think Strawther could break out BTWFWIWTBH

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

Whatever the jazz do they better not add Cody Williams or Denver will never do the deal.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

I think the Nuggets are contemplating moving Porter for bigger fish.

If they instead opt to keep porter then Clarkson seems like a good fall back plan for scoring off the bench.

I don't know anything about Nnaji as a player but he is the 5th highest salary for the Nuggets so they would have to combine him with Westbrook and Cancar or essentially $5.2 million in contracts. Saric alone is not enough because he falls about $35k short according to Fanspo trade machine.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

The reason they drop Nnaji is because they don't want to lose Porter.

Do they want Westbrook? If not, he could come to Utah yet again.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Getting a future swap with Denver (say 2030) is one of those moves that people shrug at today and then in 2030, we all look back and celebrate.

 

[framer]

Getting a future swap with Denver (say 2030) is one of those moves that people shrug at today and then in 2030, we all look back and celebrate.

And in Nnaji, Jazzfanz would get yet another player to endlessly bitch about for 4 years, so they would be happy. I guess it is a win/win.