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2019 Trade Deadline Discussion

I like the idea of keeping Dante, throwing in guys like Thabo, Ekpe, and Niang, and then going hard after some of the guys that are going to get bought out.
 
David Stern said:
I don’t understand Memphis.... you’re probably going to lose Gasol for nothing in the offseason, yet you expect the world back for him and Conley? Just trade them both for whatever assets you can get and start over. That’s going to be a massive rebuild.
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I think they have to have something to point at and say "look what we got for them". Those two are basically Memphis basketball... last members of Grit and Grind. So it's complex on their end....

That said... doesn't mean us or anyone else should part with more than is fair. Can help them save a little face to make the transition easier, but they were the ones that basically announced its over and they would be moved... so they don't have a lot of leverage imo.
 
David Stern said:
I don’t understand Memphis.... you’re probably going to lose Gasol for nothing in the offseason, yet you expect the world back for him and Conley? Just trade them both for whatever assets you can get and start over. That’s going to be a massive rebuild.
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I think Gasol opting into his player option is all but guaranteed at this point. Lots of money for a guy his age to turn down when there isn't really a market for Cs right now.
 
Jazz said:
Dante is no bench player trade him and favors to a team where they will start together
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Fine which team would you like the Cavs or the Bulls?
 
David Stern said:
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25902808/anthony-davis-sr-never-want-my-son-play-boston

In other news, Boston’s chances at getting and keeping star players appears to be imploding. This is great
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It's weird that treating guys like assets and making cold/calculated moves caught up with someone... Too bad Hayward didn't see this.

It wasn't the trade that did IT dirty... it was the fact they didn't tell him to sit when he was hurt... then had him wait on surgery until they made their FA moves... then traded his broken corpse to Cleveland.
 
David Stern said:
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25902808/anthony-davis-sr-never-want-my-son-play-boston

In other news, Boston’s chances at getting and keeping star players appears to be imploding. This is great
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NYK is becoming an interesting potential landing spot for a number of guys surprisingly. It'll be tight but I think if there are some slight paycuts taken then they could potentially land Kyrie/KD in FA and then trade for AD in the offseason if they luck out and get Zion.

A good NYK team combined with the Warriors being significantly weakened with KD's departure + Boston/LA missing out on their primary targets would make the NBA landscape very intriguing.
 
Sandman822 said:
I think Gasol opting into his player option is all but guaranteed at this point. Lots of money for a guy his age to turn down when there isn't really a market for Cs right now.
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There aren't a lot of teams that would swap expiring salaries for him... maybe none.
 
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