It ain't no secret... literally every national guy and local guy has said Vando is most likely to be traded. Dame also let us know Vando was his dude. This ain't news at all. Shams wanted to do a commercial without giving up the good stuff.Vanderbilt would help them. Their backcourt defense is soft and Nurkic has been slowing down and can use all the help they can get. Just having JV rebound and push the ball is going to help them.
Why leak it to Shams though?
Portland owes a pick that has like perpetual protections to Chicago. A Portland deal will likely return Hart imo. They are also like an inch away from the tax so very salary constrained. My guess is Vando/KO for Hart/Winslow. Gonna say no picks go either way. I like the deal.
trade secondsHow does it work with trading POR's picks when they have a first that's protected until 2028?
You just have to satisfy the Stepien rule and the rule that says you can't trade a pick more than 7 years out or whatever. So they would send a conditional pick that conveys 2 years after the pick they send to Chicago. It would be worded like a 2025 pick to Utah if the pick they owe to chicago has conveyed... if not it rolls forward until 2029 and then you get nothing.How does it work with trading POR's picks when they have a first that's protected until 2028?
I'm cool either way tbh. I don't see Vando or KO as super valuable. If we wanted seconds we should have got them from the Lakers and Pistons in the Bev and Bogey trades. If he stays and it works then awesome. If he wants to bounce there is a solid chance his acquirer will work on a sign and trade with us. Unless he signs for MLE money or goes to one of the ****** teams with cap space (sorry Indy... you ain't ******). I think we'd offer more than MLE... so he'd have to take a paycut to leave.Gotta feel real confident in signing Hart to make it worthwhile. But I'm a huge Josh Hart guy. Bird rights make it easier to resign him at above the MLE.
I'm cool either way tbh. I don't see Vando or KO as super valuable. If we wanted seconds we should have got them from the Lakers and Pistons in the Bev and Bogey trades. If he stays and it works then awesome. If he wants to bounce there is a solid chance his acquirer will work on a sign and trade with us. Unless he signs for MLE money or goes to one of the ****** teams with cap space (sorry Indy... you ain't ******). I think we'd offer more than MLE... so he'd have to take a paycut to leave.
I guess I feel confident we wouldn't lose him for nothing... if he bounced then I guess we cleared like 7M in payroll between Vando and KO's small guarantee. Alone you were likely only getting seconds... I love seconds... DA can't be bothered with them.
They can always get a third team involvedYou just have to satisfy the Stepien rule and the rule that says you can't trade a pick more than 7 years out or whatever. So they would send a conditional pick that conveys 2 years after the pick they send to Chicago. It would be worded like a 2025 pick to Utah if the pick they owe to chicago has conveyed... if not it rolls forward until 2029 and then you get nothing.
If it happens I really think its Hart that comes back. They aren't bringing him back with their finances... been lots of smoke on him. We win cuz we have the guy Dame loves. Maybe we flip Hart to another team for someone under contract longer (team control has been a huge theme for all the rumors). I would think we'd keep Hart and maybe he looks more like the Hart from last year.