Trade deadline discussion

[Ineptimusprime]

I really like Locke but his daily today has me a little triggered.

-starts with the lol... no front offices are idiots. Kewl... they may not be idiots... but the do stupid ****... whether that comes from their billionaire owners or the GM trying to save his job. Someone "smart" is doing dumb ****.
-then talks about how if you save 30M by dumping joe you have to do it. I honestly think we have a standing offer from OKC to amend the pick protections for them taking Joe. And we take back nothing. Says that is the smart thing to do.
-You dump the money because no trade is going to bring you a guy that closes... holy **** I am having deja vu @infection . Why add a player that isn't a starter or key rotation player who plays more than 20 minutes a night? you pulling Royce or Bogey off the court? I mean of course you aren't but we act like the 10 minutes Rudy sits don't count or the time other guys are on the court is meaningless or that injuries never happen.... then time and time again we get ****ing blind sided. I feel better about our depth than ever but this line of thinking bugs the hell out of me.
-If you claim to be all in... you don't do money moves like the one we will do with Joe. We likely also dump other salary if we do that move to get all the way under the tax... Rudy Gay or JC. You can't be all in and also hold back. Stop using the phrase.
-I think management kinda gets it that we aren't true contenders... I'm fine with that... doesn't mean you tear **** apart. Also means the smart move might be saving some money or not doing a big move... but can that be the narrative please... not this phony bull **** about us being all in.

I hate the way this franchise operates. I think it was stupid to build around Rudy and Don with older guys that aren’t in their window.

Of course we are going to just dump Ingles. No one wants to give up a rotation piece for an injured expiring and second round picks. It sure sounds like that’s all we are offering.

We should be ACTIVELY marketing Bojan and Clarkson and trying to sell them.

It sure seems to me the FO is not sure what our identity is. It seems they know we aren’t a true contender, so aren’t willing to actually spend anything to try to make the roster better, but are still pretending we are a true contender by refusing to cash in our older dudes. This mentality signals salary dump move.

I mean, the Lakers are desperate enough they’d probably give us THT and a first rounder for Clarkson. I think you do that deal for the asset.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

If we aren't contenders right now and we don't have the balls to make a trade to get us there, make a bold move right now. If you are intent on building around Donovan, trade Bojan, Rudy or Conley right now. Look ahead. Don't be stubborn.

Not what I said. Bogey has value next year and the true core of this team is Rudy and Donovan. Conley I will take some calls on I suppose but you better blow me away. That is an offseason move. Bogey I'll take calls on but he's damn good so don't get cheap on me.

The right move might be rolling forward and giving it the college try to prove that there are issues... then you move Conley or Bogey. I am not above moving anyone... but I don't think the offers will be good enough for me to move either.

I will also hear out your offers for Rudy now too... but they better be crazy dumb. Only reason is I think he will get secretly shopped this offseason depending on how we go out in the playoffs. If the Kings had called and started with Tyrese, a couple of unprotected 1sts (including this year, Holmes, and stuff... like we would have had an internal meeting to discuss it at least.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I hate the way this franchise operates.

Of course we are going to just dump Ingles. No one wants to give up a rotation piece for an injured expiring and second round picks. It sure sounds like that’s all we are offering.

We should be ACTIVELY marketing Bojan and Clarkson and trying to sell them.

It sure seems to me the FO is not sure what our identity is. It seems they know we aren’t a true contender, so aren’t willing to actually spend anything to try to make the roster better, but are still pretending we are a true contender by refusing to cash in our older dudes.

I mean, the Lakers are desperate enough they’d probably give us THT and a first rounder for Clarkson. I think you do that deal for the asset.

I think we are marketing those guys but I am not trading Bogey unless the return is really good... and I don't think it will be.

 

[Qman]

Still holding out hope we can turn clarkson, ingles and our future 1st into Kenrich Williams and Maledon. Probably just a pipe dream.

 

[Ineptimusprime]

I hate the way this franchise operates.

I think we are marketing those guys but I am not trading Bogey unless the return is really good... and I don't think it will be.

Blargh.

So, should we get the buyout market thread going at this point?

 

[NUMBERICA]

If we aren't contenders right now and we don't have the balls to make a trade to get us there, make a bold move right now. If you are intent on building around Donovan, trade […] Rudy […] right now.

Nobody is on board with your tired-*** schtick. Stop taking L’s and take a seat instead.

 

[Ineptimusprime]

Still holding out hope we can turn clarkson, ingles and our future 1st into Kenrich Williams and Maledon. Probably just a pipe dream.

Yeah, I’m itching to burn a first round pick and our only reliable bench offense for guys averaging a combined 10 points that Quin wouldn’t even play. That deal is highway robbery in favor of the Thunder.

 

[KqWIN]

The last years of Don-Rudy area will be defined by money saving moves and not actually trying to win with them. We won't realize how good these guys are until it's broken up. Might takes decades to get back to this level.

 

[Ineptimusprime]

The fact that we’ve even gotten to hearing reports about Eric Gordon suggests to me we are really striking out with the package of Ingles’ corpse, a second, and a bag of Lay’s original potato chips.

What about Ingles+remove pick protections+a second for Kenrich Williams.

I could live with that. That’s as close as the Thunder probably get to a first round pick for Kenny Hustle. We save money and get a playable young-ish rotation piece for a minor asset.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

If we don't truly believe we are contenders, we have to make a deal. We lack depth and defense while being very old.

If CJ McCollum only got that return, I think Bojan, Conley and Clarkson will get much less if we wait until the summer.

The ball is in your court Ainge.

? Do you ever proofread any of your posts. You come off as some junky looking for your next fix. When I read your posts, this is what I hear.

LoPo: god damnit!!! We have Bogey, Conley and Clarkson, WTF aren’t we making anything happen, give it to me damnit!! At this point I’ll take anything!!!!!

 

[LoPo]

? Do you ever proofread any of your posts. You come off as some junky looking for your next fix. When I read your posts, this is what I hear.

LoPo: god damnit!!! We have Bogey, Conley and Clarkson, WTF aren’t we making anything happen, give it to me damnit!! At this point I’ll take anything!!!!!

Are you actually satisfied with absolute underachieving job our front office has done to build around Rudy and Don?

****ing read that

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[Isaiah 1:13]

The fact that we’ve even gotten to hearing reports about Eric Gordon suggests to me we are really striking out with the package of Ingles’ corpse, a second, and a bag of Lay’s original potato chips.

What about Ingles+remove pick protections+a second for Kenrich Williams.

I could live with that. That’s as close as the Thunder probably get to a first round pick for Kenny Hustle. We save money and get a playable young-ish rotation piece for a minor asset.

So then I shouldn’t be getting excited at the prospect of getting Eric Gordon?