OFFICIAL NBA 2017-2018 Off-Season Thread

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

Why tf would pelicans get back slowford lmao kyrie + tatum at least.

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

Nobody getting bags this summer

 

[addict4sneakers]

Philly has the assets to acquire AD, right? Simmons, Fultz, his arm, filler and picks

 

[Peep Game]

Jrue Holliday's contract

 

[MVP]

Philly has the assets to acquire AD, right? Simmons, Fultz, his arm, filler and picks

I don't know if I trade Ben man.

Boogie likely gets 20 mil a year, but I don't think much more.

 

[hardens beard]

He's locked in til 2021 why would you trade a top 5 player.

 

[B Sox]

You're the Pelicans GM this summer, do you:

Max out Boogie, knowing he'll likely never be the same player and handcuffing the team.

or

Let Boogie go and trade AD to get what you can, but risk becoming the Magic for the foreseeable future.

B. Your team is going to be in salary cap hell, won't be able to make improvements and will be barely good enough to make the playoffs until AD inevitably walks in 2021. You trade Boston for Horford (who is up in 2020), Tatum OR Brown, and the LAL/SAC pick. Purposely tank next season, and you'll likely have 2 top 5 picks on top of whatever kind of player Brown/Tatum becomes as your core going forward.

 

[MVP]

B. Your team is going to be in salary cap hell, won't be able to make improvements and will be barely good enough to make the playoffs until AD inevitably walks in 2021. You trade Boston for Horford, Tatum OR Brown, and the LAL/SAC pick. Purposely tank next season, and you'll likely have 2 top 5 picks on top of whatever kind of player Brown/Tatum becomes as your core going forward.

Boston going to have to come up of both Tatum and Brown

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

You dont think he is a top 5 player?

 

[hardens beard]

You dont think he is a top 5 player?

Nope.

Curry
Durant
James
Harden
Kawhi
Westbrook
Giannis

In no order

 

[storm2006]

Boston going to have to come up of both Tatum and Brown

In addition to the LAL/SAC pick? That’s a bit much

 

[B Sox]

Boston going to have to come up of both Tatum and Brown

Why? Boston has the upper hand. Davis is 100% going to walk.

 

[getback]

I think he is saying a great player shouldn't need another great player to win a ring.

But we know that is Bull

Not what I'm saying at all, although it is possible albeit rare.

 

[MVP]

Why? Boston has the upper hand. Davis is 100% going to walk.

Not with 2 or 3 years left on his deal they don't. If they don't I'm almost positive the Lakers will come up off of 2 of their 3 guys to do so.

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

If pelicans trade for horford i need freddy fig to slap the **** out of dell demps

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

Pelicans have the upperhand. Boston wont be able to sign AD in FA. Plus ainge rubs his nips at the thought of AD.

 

[getback]

Why tf would pelicans get back slowford lmao kyrie + tatum at least.

Trading away Kyrie for AD makes no sense. The idea is to get them playing together. Have a big 3 in AD, Kyrie and Hayward.

 

[B Sox]

Not with 2 or 3 years left on his deal they don't. If they don't I'm almost positive the Lakers will come up off of 2 of their 3 guys to do so.

You guys would have to match salary too. Would you trade Lonzo, Ingram as well as one of the vaunted free agents that you'll be signing this summer over to NOLA?

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

Trading away Kyrie for AD makes no sense. The idea is to get them playing together. Have a big 3 in AD, Kyrie and Hayward.

Lol

 

[B Sox]

Pelicans have the upperhand. Boston wont be able to sign AD in FA. Plus ainge rubs his nips at the thought of AD.

So the Pelicans should just let him walk for nothing in return?

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

So the Pelicans should just let him walk for nothing in return?

Sign and trade maybe if everything fails

 

[antidope]

You're the Pelicans GM this summer, do you:

Max out Boogie, knowing he'll likely never be the same player and handcuffing the team.

or

Let Boogie go and trade AD to get what you can, but risk becoming the Magic for the foreseeable future.

Blow it up 10/10 times.

 

[freddy fig]

If pelicans trade for horford i need freddy fig to slap the **** out of dell demps

if i gotta slap a ***** *** ***** ima make it look sexy

 

[pmatic]

I don't think they can or will have to max Boogie this summer. Other than the Lakers nobody else really has room to offer him a max deal or close to it.

As far as AD, I think you have to play out next season at the very least (see how Boogie looks) and if things don't progress at all, trade him the following summer where he still has 2 years left on his current deal (ala Kyrie) and the market should still be robust.

The Tatum/Brown + pick package will still be there then. Just have to pray AD doesn't request a trade before next summer.

I don't know if I trade Ben man.

Boogie likely gets 20 mil a year, but I don't think much more.

Pelicans risk having Boogie feel insulted and leave for another team offering less than their max. Not exactly apples to apples, but I believe the Hawks offered Horford slightly less than the max, Horford left for the max that the Celtics could offer (but still less than what the Hawks offered).

Maybe the Lakers or Mavs are that team.

 

[MVP]

You guys would have to match salary too. Would you trade Lonzo, Ingram as well as one of the vaunted free agents that you'll be signing this summer over to NOLA?

I don't think you have to match salaries when you have cap space to absorb the difference in salary. They could do an Ingram/Kuz+ Randle in S&T + 2019 pick and have him in tow to entice Bron or PG13 even more before free agency even begins.

EDIT: Just double checked, if the receiving team is far enough under the cap they don't have to have equal salary.