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It will likely be 3-4 picks but its not gonna be a mega offer like you outlined. He will essentially be on a one year deal. Donny was on a 3 year deal. It was also a different environment. Part of it is which teams will be on the list, Knicks, Nets?, Heat?, GS? 3 of those teams are reluctant to...

What Giannis gets in trade is going to be a lot lower than you think. He will have a place or two in mind and if you aren't one of those places you aren't going to pony up a huge offer. If you are one of those places then why bid against yourself.

You don't give all that up for Giannis unless he extends... even then I would say nah. But also... he ain't extending here.

It gets so annoying. The qualifiers some use are just so dumb.

It would look better if they had done the NOP deal and taken Yang later... or just missed out.

Can you imagine if we would have done this. We'd melt the board with our fury.

Portland and Chicago passing on that deal to do the stuff they did looks tragic. Just passed on an absolute gift.

And I think the draft is obviously a question here. If we get one of those guys our planning changes. If we land outside the top 2 I think I just go hard at an offer for Watson. If you start around 40M and have it descend by 5% you are looking at 4/150M ish and by end of the deal it should be a...

Right... I would try to do the negotiation in that window... knowing that they know... and knowing that I might be overpaying. That is if I thought I had a great shot at Watson or another guy that might require the max cap space.

Other teams can only go to 4 years though.

If we agree to a deal with him we can just order the signings so we have the money. Walker can really mess up our cap plan though by signing an offer sheet with another team. His number then becomes the offer number and not the caphold. I know @KqWIN doesn't think it can happen... but I would...

I think the way to do it would be to start it at 40M+ and have it descend by 5%, so that it throws them over all the aprons this year unless they move other money. Maybe they work a sign and trade with you so they don't lose him for nothing or maybe you start a conversation on Braun or Johnson.

We have max money to offer so long as we don't get hosed over with Walker. Long term you will have to start making some decisions. I think Brooklyn/Washington could get wild on Watson so not sure we can actually get him in the 35M+ type range but he'd be the main convo I'd be trying to have.

Like around 50M a year. I think he wanted 5/125M and Denver passed... that will prove to be a fatal mistake. Say we offer 4/160M if he continues his non-Jokic trajectory. I think I'd do it. We can figure out budget later if we win the bid. If not and Denver matches... then you pry other parts...

We won't and shouldn't max Kessler.