Yeah, we can definitely help Charlotte and Memphis with their deal:Kevin O' Conner said the memphis deal was Bismack/MKG/1st for Gasol... I saw that the rumor was Monk was in the deal.
So here's the deal... The Bismack/MKG deal would throw Memphis into the luxury tax... the deal we have proposed for Conley gives them 4-5M in room. We can help facilitate, save some money and Memphis can get a 1st from charlotte, us, houston (Knight for Temple/Green). We could also do a separate deal to take Mack or someone into an exception... but the gap in salary this year helps them with their other deals - charlotte and Houston won't want to take on additional money because of tax and tax line issues - something Memphis can't do as of right now because it throw them in the tax.
Memphis is clearly a messed up situation front office wise... so who knows what they do... but if they only have a few bad deals and collect 3 firsts that should get them started with the rebuild.
Nuggets probably wont't want Ingles. Ingles’s got an overpriced contract and is too slow for their system. They need the money to keep Beasley and Morris. As deep as their roster is, Ingles probably won't be their 7 or 8th man in the rotation. It's harsh but true. Look up Malik Beasley and Torrey Craig’s performance against the Rockets. And then check, well, the Jazz whole team highlights against the Rockets a day after, to see why Nuggets is the 2nd best team in the West.New Hot take: I would trade Ingles for Harris, and might even throw in a sweeter to make it happen.
http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ybwgqv49
Harris fits our timeline better, and would be a great pairing with PG Donovan.
****ing hell. NO to Derrick being included.
Also, if Exum really gets the deal done (not sure, just saying), then WTF? It wasn't but 2 months ago we were talking about ways to trade him for cap space.We are good man... if we really want Conley we can make the extra asset push with a first or Exum (apparently). I don't think we have to. Niko is available in FA if all else fails and his value has plummeted imo.
I think some of those things are desert mirage arguments though... the same ones we've made about even Niko... "we can get him for seconds," then "we can sign him in the summer," then "we can trade for him at the deadline when they move AD," then "we can sign him in the summer."
New Hot take: I would trade Ingles for Harris, and might even throw in a sweeter to make it happen.
http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ybwgqv49
Harris fits our timeline better, and would be a great pairing with PG Donovan.
Also, if Exum really gets the deal done (not sure, just saying), then WTF? It wasn't but 2 months ago we were talking about ways to trade him for cap space.
Send'em whatever they want. Favors + Korver for Lyles and Harris. When was the last time a trade with Denver didn't work out?Nuggets probably wont't want Ingles. Ingles’s got an overpriced contract and is too slow for their system. They need the money to keep Beasley and Morris. As deep as their roster is, Ingles probably won't be their 7 or 8th man in the rotation. It's harsh but true. Look up Malik Beasley and Torrey Craig’s performance against the Rockets. And then check, well, the Jazz whole team highlights against the Rockets a day after, to see why Nuggets is the 2nd best team in the West.
Just go get Niko or Lou Williams and Beverley. F these guys.