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Saint Cy of JFC said:
There really isnt anyone worth adding in 2018. No one is going to want to come to Cleveland in 2018 w/o Lebron. They got to keep their lottery pick.
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I didn't mention free agency. Cleveland wouldn't have the cap space in 2018 anyway. Maybe I wasn't clear. I was trying to picture a few scenarios:
i) use the Brooklyn pick now to land a player (fringe star, starter, star whatever) and extend him (for instance a RFA). They could also decide to extend IT since they have his bird rights. Getting rid of a long term contract in the deal would help them in 2019 when they will have plenty of cap space, plus avoiding the repeater tax now
ii) keep the pick

there will be a lot of internal discussion about what to do with the pick with maybe LBJ pushing for a short term move. Keeping the pick is also a smart move given the depth of the draft. So many different outcomes depending on power and influence of key actors, Brooklyn's play, what the front office believes LBJ will do, etc. Of course, this is all speculation and it will be really cool to see what's gonna happen.
 
latin jazz said:
I didn't mention free agency. Cleveland wouldn't have the cap space in 2018 anyway. Maybe I wasn't clear. I was trying to picture a few scenarios:
i) use the Brooklyn pick now to land a player (fringe star, starter, star whatever) and extend him (for instance a RFA). They could also decide to extend IT since they have his bird rights. Getting rid of a long term contract in the deal would help them in 2019 when they will have plenty of cap space, plus avoiding the repeater tax now
ii) keep the pick

there will be a lot of internal discussion about what to do with the pick with maybe LBJ pushing for a short term move. Keeping the pick is also a smart move given the depth of the draft. So many different outcomes depending on power and influence of key actors, Brooklyn's play, what the front office believes LBJ will do, etc. Of course, this is all speculation and it will be really cool to see what's gonna happen.
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I mean, Gilbert has said they dont plan on dealing hte Brooklyn pick unless it gets them back a star (or something along those lines). I don't think they are looking to do a cap dump and just get back an OK rotation piece.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I mean, Gilbert has said they dont plan on dealing hte Brooklyn pick unless it gets them back a star (or something along those lines). I don't think they are looking to do a cap dump and just get back an OK rotation piece.
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It will be interesting to see if pressure keeps adding and Cle might consider trading it for something less. What does Gilbert consider a star vs what Altman wants. Maybe LBJ pushes for a specific player in order to stay (and then bolts anyway). What if Brooklyn wins 6 straight? The Cavs are not a model of stable organization. Those are the power dynamics that I'll keep an eye on.
 
MDAV28 said:
Can't you trade it still as long as you have a 1st rounder (Nets pick)?
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They can but they can’t trade the Brooklyn pick and their own pick... which is what a poster commented on.

You really should all forget about the Brooklyn pick. It. Ain’t. Happening.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
You really should all forget about the Brooklyn pick. It. Ain’t. Happening.
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Good. Let’s get back to talking about Niko. How many double teams do you guys think Mitchell would face if he was surrounded by Gobert, Niko, Ingles/Hood, and George Hill?
 
Jack Strop said:
I think Favs is going to find limited opportunities to be a starting 4 in the league. But if that's a quote from Derrick, then it' valuable insight into DL's plans. Hope the Jazz have finally given up on trying to force a Favs/Gobert tandem. It just doesn't work.
The league has changed. And so has the Jazz offense. No longer does Utah have the PG/PF centric offense with the center just getting out of the way.
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It wasn't a quote from Favors, it was a quote from Locke. I.e. Locke's perception of Favors' feelings.
 
colton said:
It wasn't a quote from Favors, it was a quote from Locke. I.e. Locke's perception of Favors' feelings.
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And even then it wasn’t saying that Favors is set on the four, it’s saying that we won’t use him at the four, simply meaning he comes off the bench.
 
I guess it's kind of a positive thing we arent hearing any other rumors w/ other teams.

Also, don't the Jazz/Bulls have a good relationship? I remember they gave us the trade exception for Boozer when they didnt have to.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I guess it's kind of a positive thing we arent hearing any other rumors w/ other teams.

Also, don't the Jazz/Bulls have a good relationship? I remember they gave us the trade exception for Boozer when they didnt have to.
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Sans Ainge, I think that’s been fairly standard.
 
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