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2024-25 Trade Rumors Thread

KqWIN said:
I picked a great weekend to get out of town. Easily the most shocking NBA trade I can remember. Still having a hard time processing it, but my initial reaction is that it pays to do business with dummies. This is true for both the Luka and Fox trades.
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It would be my whole theory of being a GM. I'd be best buds with the dummies. Been saying it for years. Find a dumb GM and then just text/call everyday to check in.

Spurs been doing a slow burn in Chicago and Sacramento for years... they won two Derozan trades with those franchises lol. I hate them so much.
 
Credit to the Lakers they waited and waited to pounce but geez that is one of the sweetest deals in the history of the league.

If I was the GM I would be doing subtle trades to enhance the Minny pick. The dream for a franchise player in '27 is gone so why not shift gears and increase our chances for two swings this year?
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
It would be my whole theory of being a GM. I'd be best buds with the dummies. Been saying it for years. Find a dumb GM and then just text/call everyday to check in.

Spurs been doing a slow burn in Chicago and Sacramento for years... they won two Derozan trades with those franchises lol. I hate them so much.
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It sounds made up, but it's the truth. So many of these trades that truly dictate the course of the NBA seem to happen because one dummy didn't think to ask or whatever. We can analyze ball 24/7, but in reality it's these relationships inside the NBA that develop over time and dictate so much of the outcomes.
 
KqWIN said:
It sounds made up, but it's the truth. So many of these trades that truly dictate the course of the NBA seem to happen because one dummy didn't think to ask or whatever. We can analyze ball 24/7, but in reality it's these relationships inside the NBA that develop over time and dictate so much of the outcomes.
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I love all the kudos that Rob Pelinka got for keeping it quiet lol. Yeah if I am getting a steal of a deal I'm going to be tight lipped too! They thought that most of these guys won't just take the money when extensions are offered and will dictate where they land like Jimmy is right now is hilarious.

All Nico had to do was tell LA "look give me the other first and DK or my next call is to the Spurs to pair Luka and Wemby... then I will call 20 other franchises and see what they have... your move". You think they are staying firm? The deal can at least be sold as "we got everything with the one guy we really wanted".

Even if Luka is hurt all year and they drop out of the play in they have their own pick. It was just a wildly bad negotiation that makes me think Nico may be in the Lakers front office after he gets canned lol. Like some effing politician that sits on the board of goldman sachs after they retire.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I love all the kudos that Rob Pelinka got for keeping it quiet lol. Yeah if I am getting a steal of a deal I'm going to be tight lipped too! They thought that most of these guys won't just take the money when extensions are offered and will dictate where they land like Jimmy is right now is hilarious.

All Nico had to do was tell LA "look give me the other first and DK or my next call is to the Spurs to pair Luka and Wemby... then I will call 20 other franchises and see what they have... your move". You think they are staying firm? The deal can at least be sold as "we got everything with the one guy we really wanted".

Even if Luka is hurt all year and they drop out of the play in they have their own pick. It was just a wildly bad negotiation that makes me think Nico may be in the Lakers front office after he gets canned lol. Like some effing politician that sits on the board of goldman sachs after they retire.
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It's funny because you can totally tell this wasn't a true negotiation where both guys were doing their best to represent their side. It's just a boys club. Zero chance in hell that Pelinka was being a tough negotiator and was able to hold onto that extra pick through his negotiation skills. If he didn't give it away, it would have been malpractice. We've just arrived at one pick because his boy Nico didn't think to ask and was probably happy had they gotten no picks. So much can be explained but just accepting that fact that many people at the top really shouldn't be there. This is true in real life, but especially in the NBA. This is not an exchange between masterminds at the top of the game, it's more like two buds from high school shooting the **** at the bar.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Tucker for Nurkic? Do the Suns have any assets to give us that would make that worthwhile?

Or is this more them being a favorite to get him off waivers once he's waived?
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I haven't heard anything. The presumption is that he's going to be bought out. At most, maybe he'd yield some late 2RP, but he's been on the trade market all year and the Jazz were given cash and a pick to take his contract. I think it'll be a buyout and he'll then choose a team that wants him.
 
jazznik said:
And do you have the tentative reasonable timeline of when the team will try to compete under this scenario? Say, the Jazz draft their centerpiece in 2026 and begin drafting future kesslers and sextons in 2027-29. It will take 2-3 years for all of those young players to develop, so the Jazz can finally try to make playoffs in 2031/32?
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There isn’t one. It happens when it happens. Stockton and Malone were drafted in the 84 and 85 drafts then it took 11 years to make the finals. I’m not It for the playoffs, I want championship contention. So there is no timeline.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Tucker for Nurkic? Do the Suns have any assets to give us that would make that worthwhile?

Or is this more them being a favorite to get him off waivers once he's waived?
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Look if DA gets one of his picks back for spinning these little webs everywhere I will die laughing. JZ too... I am sure he is involved be we all know Ainge gets off on this ****.

Tuck and the seconds we just got for Nurk and the Cavs first this year saves the Suns infinity monies. I will also never stop laughing.
 
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