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Can we have Nico facilitate the deal so we can keep Austin again?

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i like it.

1st idea: gabe/knecht to clips for dunn/djj. awesome. pretty sure ballmer throws the hammer on it, but they could also look at zubac and think we already gave them one several-year starter.

others are interesting, too, but they get complicated. he thinks ellis won't be available to us in trade, which is what i've felt as well. so he suggests just getting carter, which i could do. doesn't do a lot for us this year, but he's a better long-term fit than knecht, imo.

he also suggests one with indy, but i think there's no way they deal with us until rob's gone.

the one with chicago where we move vando for williams/okoro/highsmith(from nets in 3-team) is interesting, but that one and the indy trade both cut into future flexibility without really delivering the kind of immediate impact i'd want.

 

sad. loved watching him throw his weight around and those left handed dunks on those 90s teams. never backed down from anyone, and that included shaq in the 04 finals. he played some great defense in that series

RIP

 

Dang, CP3 got the short end of the stick on that one. Sad.

 

and this makes the clips somehow look even worse if true

what a s***show

 

Lue probably wanted to punch his face on the way out

 

As long as they toss in a second rounder and never, ever bring up AR.

 

So Giannis asked for a trade at some point this summer, there were some preliminary talks with the Knicks, but the Bucks decided against it and stretched Dame to sign Turner instead? Seems like Giannis wants out, but isn't willing to fully put his thumb on the scale. Still think probably nothing happens until the summer when he is extension eligible.

 

The way to get a bargain there is A) Giannis has to specifically name us as where he wants to go. B) Austin's team has to tell them he's not going to re-up to be part of a Bucks rebuild.

Then they're forced to take expirings (which helps after their Dame fiasco), DK, Thiero, and all picks and swaps we can muster.

I don't love the fit and still think he wants to be on the East Coast so flights home are easier. BUT if he wants to win, we're probably one of his best plays for the next stretch.