Report: #5, Favors, Burks for Cavs' #1 pick
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Stifle Tower
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I don't think that was the offer. Read the quote agaim.
It was Favors, the #5 and the #23.
The Jazz then offered Burks instead of a protected pick. While it's not entirely clear how Burks name surfaced, I'm sure instead of the #23, Cleveland wanted Utah's unprotected pick next year, which WILL be a lottery pick. So then Utah said, nope, but you can have Burks instead.
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Bawse Dawg
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Favors is better than Burks, at least right now. He's also more valuable. But i'd still be more upset at loosing Burks.
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Bawse Dawg
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What does Cleveland even think of Burks? Guarantee we like him more than any other team in the league, I'm sure we could add in something that Cleveland would like more than Alec.
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hey uggs are you going to the soccer game or draft party?
Not sure yet. Soccer game in Brazil, so looking doubtful on that. You?
Stifle Tower
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Completely missed the point.
They're taking on a center who is worth that contract (given what centers get these days) and is a big upgrade (pun intended) over what they have. The cap relief they need in order to offer LBJ a contract is to renounce the rights to Deng and Hawes and then get rid of Jack or Varejao. Those moves combined give them starters at each position except for SF (where they have Bennett and would lose Deng). In steps LBJ. The #5 can be used for backup. If I were the Cavs I'd use it on Gordon, who could get mins at SF behind James or at PF behind Thompson. Depending on matchups, they could start Varejao/Favors or Favors/Thompson at the 4/5.
That would be my hope. Unfortunately, I think they'd want Hayward and as the CBA would have it, we're ****ed on that front at the moment (for reasons that I don't understand [why can't you trade RFA rights?]).
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yup.
pretty lame
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:^O
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ya i will attend both.
got a full day planned
I will be the dude in teh white alec burks jersey
Idea: players set to enter restricted free agency are allowed to be traded after the deadline of their final contract year (with their cap number being the Qualifying Offer, MLE, or cap hold number) before July 1st. The player in that instance is reserved the right to either a (cap-less) trade kicker if traded or a no-trade clause.
Literally everyone wins.