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2025 Free Agency Thread

So Memphis gave away Huff for a second round pick and a second round pick swap... and I know this is like a minor deal but I kind of love it for Indiana. Dude is good and cheap and bigs were expensive this offseason. Not signing Turner helps a lot with their cap situation and they can dip out of contender status for a year while Haliburton gets better.

Huff may only be able to be effective in like 15 minute roles but still... at the minimum for 3 more years in a cap strapped environment. Not sure why someone didn't offer Memphis a bit more.
 
So Memphis gave away Huff for a second round pick and a second round pick swap... and I know this is like a minor deal but I kind of love it for Indiana. Dude is good and cheap and bigs were expensive this offseason. Not signing Turner helps a lot with their cap situation and they can dip out of contender status for a year while Haliburton gets better.

Huff may only be able to be effective in like 15 minute roles but still... at the minimum for 3 more years in a cap strapped environment. Not sure why someone didn't offer Memphis a bit more.

He dethroned Kessler as the best backwards dunker. Can't believe nobody offered more when he's locked into that deal.
 
He dethroned Kessler as the best backwards dunker. Can't believe nobody offered more when he's locked into that deal.
Like Luke Kornet out here getting 4/40M (I think like 25M guaranteed but still). He may end up being like 75% of what Turner was at 1/10th the cost. Also is shockingly fun to watch. Memphis really isn't that locked in at center either with Edey needing surgery.
 
Like Luke Kornet out here getting 4/40M (I think like 25M guaranteed but still). He may end up being like 75% of what Turner was at 1/10th the cost. Also is shockingly fun to watch. Memphis really isn't that locked in at center either with Edey needing surgery.

I think you underrate Kornet, but the point still stands.
 
Ryan Rollins was another under the radar signing. I actually found him to be incredibly annoying to watch in SL/tanky settings, but he played really well for MIL last year. 3/$12 ain't bad. Strong defensive guard that everyone is looking for, and he shot 40% from 3 last year.
 
I wonder if the NBA will ever lower the max contract. The difference between a super max guy and what teams want to pay borderline starter level role players is so vast now.
I mean, creating the super max is fairly recent and was done to incentivize franchise players to re-sign with their incumbent teams and by that measure has been wildly successful. They might tinker but the idea is here to stay. At minimum, it theoretically allows teams to at least not lose franchise players for nothing.

Also want to underscore that we haven’t even had a back-to-back conference champion in six years. Measures believed to be improving parity are sticking around.
 
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