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The fact Nets owner is rich is irrelevant here. Deron is MAX player for any team, and he can't get paid any more than 98 mil from ANY team in the League. From Utah or Nets. What's relevant is that a team with his bird's rights can pay him 30 mil more than any other team. Given this fact, and the...

Well, Favors did get on the court, but couldn't stay on it. He always got into foul trouble and lost starting job to a better player at the position, who is now our starter.

Well, who is better? Rose was, but with tearing 2 tenons in his knee, he will be lucky to be an all star again. It's between Paul and Deron, and argument can be made either way. Westbrook is slightly behind. Irving may surpass him at some point, but as of now, yeah Deron has to be either the...

This is idiotic assumption. The guy decided to stay in Nets uniform in spite of his short tenure there and losing more than ever before, yet he wouldn't have stayed in Utah? He got 98 million reasons as opposed to 68 other teams could offer to stay in Utah. That's why he stayed. I don't think it...

Instead of glut at PF/C, it is better to maintain the starters and also have the best PG in the League to compliment them. No?

How is this trade a win-win? Nets were in need of rebuilding as much as we were. It's not like one team was rebuilding and one team was established and needed a veteran, so they traded some of their picks for a veteran, which was not critical to the other team. This is a trade when there has to...

There is nothing to be excited about in Evans. Evans is about to turn 25, and is not going to improve dramatically. His ceiling is a decent bench player. Kanter, as disappointing as he was for a 3d overall pick, is already better than Evans (albeit not by much), and is 5 years younger, so he has...

The good news is that this summer League did show some improvements from Kanter and Burks. After atrocious start, Kanter actually improved every game, which is encouraging. Burks was one the best in entire league and was even selected to all tournament team. Kanter led the league in boards, and...

Not entirely, but wouldn't you say competing against other young prospects during the offseason may give some idea of the progress made thus far during the summer?

What? Did you check the title of this thread? The opposite is true: folks are calling KOC God for getting us assets for Deron, who did not accomplish anything yet, and we don't know if they will. Both Kanter and Favors are yet to crack starting line-ups, not to mention become the best at their...

Evans does have similar stats, a little worse, but he is 5 years older than Enes. That's enormous difference. As down as I am on Kanter, and expecting much more from 3d overall pick with year of experience in this Summer League, Evens is no where near his talent level.

What's your point. We spent same money Wes would have made when we let him go on scrubs, like Bell and Howard. Basically we traded quality for quantity with Wes and Deron and got a whole bunch of so so players for a superstar and the best defender on the team, who can also knock down 3s. That's...

I know it's a soft CAP. The fact is though that now it is harder to go above it due to harsher luxury tax and also contracts got shorter - now you cannot offer any FA who is not your own more than 4 years. And 5th year that own team can offer is the one that pays the most. The system is designed...

I am not sure who has more payroll - Jazz or Nets. There is a salary CAP, and last I checked Jazz were one of the top paying teams. If anything, because of new CBA agreement, salaries are less than before. Deron is a MAX player. He is a star. Whether he is the best PG in the League can be...

And that's the criteria for calling KOC God? The truth is, we did not get much more than anything. Even Favors is still a back-up. Will he be a starter next year - maybe or maybe not. Deron is the best PG in the game. And we could have easily traded TPE for Marvin Williams anyway, not that he is...

Except he did not sign with another team in spite of Nets having much inferior record and losing all the time, compared to Jazz. And the reason is 30 mil extra dollars he could get from the team with his Bird's rights (would have been the Jazz). That's a lot of money to leave on the table. There...

Sounds like a steal for the Nets. I would be extatic if we traded Favors + scrubs you mentioned for one of the best PGs in the League right now.

Kanter has been underwhelming. Yes, he is young, but so is everyone else in the summer League. Unlike his excuse of not paying College ball on the draft night, he is now actually more experienced - against NBA oppositions no less, than most other players. It looks like increasingly likely that...

Mavs are known for buying first round picks for 3 mil during the draft. They saved 2.4 mil by dumping Odom. There is absolutely no way a team that is willing to pay 3 mil for first rounder would give up a first rounder to save 2 mil. Dallas would not give assets in this deal. The fact they gave...

Billy, thanks for being a voice of reason. I don't understand why everyone is so excited about bringing Mo back. We already have an overpaid PG who is younger and better to start (plus good back-ups). Why overpay another? I feel KOC wanted to make up for his mistake for not retaining 20 year old...