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2019 Trade Deadline Discussion

What Andy and Tony are saying leads me to believe... The trade is Ricky and expirings but not Favs. So if that is the case I'm not sure how we get to the matching salary... Ricky/Thabo/Udoh/Neto gets to the right number (trade machine is off though).

Some have said Dante isn't in the deal too... but salary matching makes it so much easier if he is. So maybe Dante is in the deal... IDK but thought that Favs being specifically mentioned in Andy's last article was strange. Mentioned "they have a hard time getting to Conley's salary matching number as it is" so maybe they are patching a bunch of contracts together.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
What if they send it top 10 protected... don't think they could get lotto protection. They'd likely get the 8 seed if they got Conley. So 15 and garbage salary (not just Jackson, but might have to eat Galloway or Leuer too.) - is that better than expirings and a pick that is really likely to convey?
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I see them improving in the weak East and maybe climbing all the way to 6th, especially if they get rid of Jackson. Conley is incredible running the pick n' roll. Andre and Blake would shine with him. Jackson sucks. I would take the Jazz offer if for some reason they also like some of our young prospects like Grayson (don't laugh!). Probably Utah sends a lightly protected pick (top 5?) compared to Detroit's.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
What Andy and Tony are saying leads me to believe... The trade is Ricky and expirings but not Favs. So if that is the case I'm not sure how we get to the matching salary... Ricky/Thabo/Udoh/Neto gets to the right number (trade machine is off though).

Some have said Dante isn't in the deal too... but salary matching makes it so much easier if he is. So maybe Dante is in the deal... IDK but thought that Favs being specifically mentioned in Andy's last article was strange. Mentioned "they have a hard time getting to Conley's salary matching number as it is" so maybe they are patching a bunch of contracts together.
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Please be Dante and Rubio
 
I also wonder if it’s so tough a decision for the Pistons, if they consult Conley and/or his agent and ask him where he prefers to go. I feel like teams often do that with vets who’ve meant so much to their franchise.
 
From what I can tell, not only is Detroit’s pick better (theoretically) but their other throw in players like Kennard and Johnson are too. Rubio is better than Jackson which hurts Memphis’s tank. Really the only advantage Utah has is expiring contracts.

I don’t see Utah including Exum. I am to the point where I’d throw in O’neale and/or Niang, and of course anyone less valuable like Bradley and Allen.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
I also wonder if it’s so tough a decision for the Pistons, if they consult Conley and/or his agent and ask him where he prefers to go. I feel like teams often do that with vets who’ve meant so much to their franchise.
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I've had a thought that Memphis should actually do Conley a solid if offers were similar... let him pick where he wants to go. Would be a bad look to send him somewhere he hates for an extra second round pick imo.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
I also wonder if it’s so tough a decision for the Pistons, if they consult Conley and/or his agent and ask him where he prefers to go. I feel like teams often do that with vets who’ve meant so much to their franchise.
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I think for Conley that’s definitely playing a role. It would be dumb for Memphis not to do that.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Oh baby! Let’s go Conley! Love that dude.

Lindsey better throw in 2-4 2nds he won’t end up using anyway.
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What about @infection 's lover Niko?. If we end up adding Conley, the 2nds could be used to acquire Mirotic and retain him after the season if everything works out. With our depleted cap space, bird rights become reeeeeally important for adding/keeping pieces.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I've had a thought that Memphis should actually do Conley a solid if offers were similar... let him pick where he wants to go. Would be a bad look to send him somewhere he hates for an extra second round pick imo.
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Agreed. And I’d have to think Conley would prefer Utah. Mitchell, Gobert, Ingles, a top five coach. Second round appearances two years in a row.
 
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