homeytennis
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The Pelicans have signed Zylan Cheatham and Miye Oni to 10-day contracts via a hardship exception, the team announced in a press release.
Trade deadline discussion
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Poor bastards
Meh. We want Josh Richardson and either Jerami Grant or Harrison Barnes. RoCo isn't all that. He barely dribbles, tbh.
Different ownership.
Right, but I'm pretty sure the new ownership would've made the same decision on Neto. They don't care about pandering to Rudy the same way they do Donovan.
homeytennis
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If I remember correctly Neto was making too much guaranteed money and he got shipped so the Jazz could bring in NWG who was making far less. Another strictly financial move to help the bottom line.
I don’t believe this turned out to be true. Was just ****** decision-making.
Great trade for the Clippers. This gives them roster depth and/or flexibility if they do want to shed a longer term contract for Kennard or Morris.
I'm surprised that Powell got so little in return. Hopefully Andy is right that this could set a limit on Smart's perceived value. Smart is a much better defender, but Powell is a much better shooter.
I do wonder if the Blazers make another move. Who could they be targeting that they could get with the $18m (essentially expiring) Bledsoe contract that they couldn't get with the $13m Covington contract. Bledsoe, Johnson, and a pick might get them Grant.
I'm surprised that Powell got so little in return. Hopefully Andy is right that this could set a limit on Smart's perceived value. Smart is a much better defender, but Powell is a much better shooter.
I do wonder if the Blazers make another move. Who could they be targeting that they could get with the $18m (essentially expiring) Bledsoe contract that they couldn't get with the $13m Covington contract. Bledsoe, Johnson, and a pick might get them Grant.
This was actually a situation where they tried to use the finances as a cover for letting Neto go. I think even Locke pushed that narrative. But here were their salaries that year:
So Neto makes $237k more that year. But the kicker is that NWG had a $1M buyout to get out of his contract in Europe:
Former Huskies and Zags star Nigel Williams-Goss set to return to Jazz roster
Nigel Williams-Goss played for Utah’s 2017 summer league team after he was drafted in the second round.
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So this wasn’t a money thing, but we publicly said it was a money thing to justify getting rid of a guy who had been here for 4 years, knew the system, and was our best player’s best friend. All so we could have a chance at developing a guy who could maybe become the next Neto (he didn’t).
What I suspect is that when a couple teams inquired about getting NWG’s rights (as had been reported), it stroked DL’s ego and I presume he must have thought that other people must be seeing something he can’t, and “of course everyone wants him, he’s my guy!” This is also at the height of “OMG DL found Rudy, DM, Royce, and Joe!” Neto was at his ceiling. But DL should have known that Neto was NWG’s ceiling.
Cptgrnlngs22
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I still feel that ideally all ******** aside from rumors regarding tension in the locker room would be for the jazz to make two trades. One to secure grant and the other to secure smart or Richardson or both.
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Seriously… I’d consider dumping him to OKC and lightening up the protections on their pick they have from us… it’s reached that level.
I really want a Ingles/Clarkson/2026 1st for Harrison Barnes and Kenrich Williams deal.
For some reason Im remembering that keeping Neto would have put the Jazz in the luxury tax.
No. That was a total ******** narrative pumped by the organization. I addressed it in this post:
This was actually a situation where they tried to use the finances as a cover for letting Neto go. I think even Locke pushed that narrative. But here were their salaries that year:
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So Neto makes $237k more that year. But the kicker is that NWG had a $1M buyout to get out of his contract in Europe:
Former Huskies and Zags star Nigel Williams-Goss set to return to Jazz roster
Nigel Williams-Goss played for Utah’s 2017 summer league team after he was drafted in the second round.
So this wasn’t a money thing, but we publicly said it was a money thing to justify getting rid of a guy who had been here for 4 years, knew the system, and was our best player’s best friend. All so we could have a chance at developing a guy who could maybe become the next Neto (he didn’t).
What I suspect is that when a couple teams inquired about getting NWG’s rights (as had been reported), it stroked DL’s ego and I presume he must have thought that other people must be seeing something he can’t, and “of course everyone wants him, he’s my guy!” This is also at the height of “OMG DL found Rudy, DM, Royce, and Joe!” Neto was at his ceiling. But DL should have known that Neto was NWG’s ceiling.
campaignist
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Lmao now that people have figured out that Morey and Harden are colluding, they have to make a move now before they get penalized in the off-season. Awesome.