2023 NBA Free Agency Thread

[NUMBERICA]

We light seconds on fire. Why aren’t we doing this with them?

Well, we don’t have them, for starters.

Front offices have been incredibly uncreative until recently and stuff like that requires at least two willing parties.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Extremely? Probably not. And we don’t know how high those 2nds will be. If they’re top-40 then they’re almost 1sts.

But to be clear, this is a GREAT way to turn extra 2nds into something more useful (more useful because it trades superfluous quantity for additional quality).

Yeah, probably not extremely since it involves the lesser of their pick and the Wizards (didn’t say that at first) but for a couple of seconds it’s well worth it.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Teams run out of firsts… we’ve entered the exotic swap era. @NUMBERICA gonna be insufferable lol

 

[Elizah Huge]

Teams run out of firsts… we’ve entered the exotic swap era. @NUMBERICA gonna be insufferable lol

Seriously though lol Phoenix has traded a 2030 swap twice already and they barely were able to trade it 5 days ago.

 

[KqWIN]

I kinda wish NBA teams only owned swaps. Would end tanking….well, there’s still not a great incentive to compete every night and win but there would be no incentive to lose on purpose. It would be liberating if half the teams in the league weren’t in a dilemma where winning might be worse for the franchise.

 

[HeatCheck]

I'm not sure how reliable those Hawks insiders are but they seem confident that ATL will be acquiring KAT.

 

[TheStormofWar]

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[Brian Peppers]

Wow, both Monson AND Spence? Those have to be the biggest pimples on the *** of journalism as you can find in the State of Utah. I'd take anything they say with a boulder of salt.

They probably know more than you.

 

[TheStormofWar]

They probably know more than you.

Spence "WE JUST TRADED DONOVAN TO NEW YORK" Checketts? Sure.

 

[NAOS_pt2]

I think JC's deal means he can't be traded for 6 months... I think DA operates in the long term so a short term log jam is not a big concern for him.

I do think one of Sexton or THT is moved this summer. I would all but guarantee one of JC/THT/Sexton is moved by year end. I think JC's renegotiate and extend deal takes him out of the conversation until the trade deadline.

Is the ink dry on the Clarkson deal? Or, like, could it still be something that is agreed to in principle, but could be a part of a S&T scenario that develops in the next few weeks? (I don't have time to follow this kind of ish; appreciate your help).

 

[Brian Peppers]

Spence "WE JUST TRADED DONOVAN TO NEW YORK" Checketts? Sure.

Wasn’t that PK?

 

[TheStormofWar]

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