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nothing is wrong with that. Me personally will want to own the team vs just having 5%. So it depends. So yes both people can live in comfort but still different. Unless your hit that billions your still not super wealthy. For me rings is a life experience. But Cole winning 2 rings vs Wade winning 2 rings dont have the same ring to it. Its like Shaq looking down on Howard ring with Lakers. Plus once you win the ring then what? once you start playing with big money now your talking Skyscrapers, Shopping Malls/centers, Mega yachts, building schools, owning sport teams, communities etc. Lets say i just want to live a simple life and content with just 50mil I would rather make 20 more people rich than winning a ring. i would pay the tuition of persons trying to be a doctor lawyer, scientist, etc. Help homeless and mental health. It dont mean i dont or wont strive to win rings it just that i wont put it over money unless its to make more money.

Cole Legacy and Wade legacy not the same. So in his case on the topic with Harden I would rather take the money and not win as the 1st option than win and have less money and win as the 8th man. If i am not as good and can make 50 mil as the 7th man and be a member of a championship team i would be content. But dont give me the option of making significantly more.

Buss Legacy vs MJ Legacy ? which one? both won rings and both help grow the game. Cole 50mil and 2 rings not in their league.

 

i mean, it's awesome to say you're a 2x nba champ, but at the end of the day no one will remember you and it's not like he was a key member of those teams. it's not like cole's legacy was on the line if he never won a ring or anything. if it's between 400 mil or 2 rings as a bench player where the team still would've won without me, give me 400 mil any day

 

As hard as championships are to come by at any level I would take the rings all day every day. I don't need anyone else to remember championships for me, I remember every single one of them and the kids that won them.

 

I feel like this leaves us as Kuminga’s best landing spot, but Shams also noted that the Bucks, Blazers, and Clippers were after Watson so I wonder if any of them also pivot to aggressively pursuing Kuminga.

 

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The Denver Nuggets are pivoting and have their eyes directed on six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan who remains a free agent in demand for contenders, league sources tell me.

 

seems like a pretty awful return for denver

 

I suspect the Clippers will be out on Kuminga considering they are getting Max Strus after re-signing Bradley Beal this week. I’m assuming the Kawhi trade goes through and they will also be receiving Brandon Ingram and Gradey d***, they would already have 17 players on the roster.

Similarly, the Bucks have 17 players under contract and I think it would actually have negative impact for their rebuild and young talent by having Kuminga out there taking 25 shots a game to show why he’s a max contract player…. Kuminga would love it though.

Peyton Watson at $22 mil aav is pretty solid.

 

Can we get Kuminga already please!!!!!!!!!

 

Kuminga makes no sense for Milwaukee. Young rebuild. Beerios Kuzma Herro Ware Jaquez Amont just not enough room.

Kuminga to the Lakers makes too much sense. Let’s get it done.

get the Buss out there Jeanie Buss and get her on the buss.

we don’t need her court proceedings holding up the sale. We still need the sale approved. And I’m hoping this won’t hold up our basketball moves.

 

Wow... for a first and a second only? And at 20m starting wage?

First of all, Cleveland are stacked: Harden, Mitchell, Watson, Mobley, Allen is a serious starting 5, that defense 3-5 is going to help protect their guards quite a bit. Great pickup by the Cavs, they solve their starting wing problem, but still need to figure out general depth. From my calculations, they will have 32m or so to sign Harden as well as being able to add another minimum to round out the roster to 14.

The Cavs sent Schroeder for Mann, and it looks like in this trade they dumped Mann to the Wizards along with a second, along with Strus going out they cleared 31.4m in salary and brought Watson in for 20.4m. Leaving an additional 11m to help resign Harden.

I doubt Denver would have ever sent Watson to us, but 20m is such a steal - feels like there was a lot of good players that went for less than I thought they would. While we seemed to pay market value or slightly above to lock in our guys.

East looks tough this year: Knicks, 76ers, Cavs, Heat, Boston, Pistons are all gunning for the top 4 and then some other solid teams in the Hawks, Magic, Raptors and Pacers who want to get into the picture too.

West seems weaker compared to the East overall this year? OKC & Spurs are still the best of the NBA in my opinion, then there is Lakers, Denver (who got worse), Rockets (who got better), Wolves (who knows?) as the top 6. I can't see Warriors, Clippers, Suns or Blazers breaking into that top 6.

 

Ok so Kuminga has us or not much, right?

this deal was what I thought they would use to get Kuminga, but I agree that Watson was the better bet.

 

If I'm Kuminga and I don't want to do a sign and trade and be in a 15m locked in contract for 3 years, I'm looking at who can give me the biggest role.

Aside from us, teams that could use 1-3 options and have available wing space:

- Charlotte: their top two options are Brandon Miller and Kon Knueppel - they could use shot creation and Kuminga would slot in well at the PF here.
- Denver: could be a dark horse option if he wants to take the minimum - Jokic is going to get him a lot of chances at the rim. Gordon has been in and out of the rotation, only Cam Johnson and Spencer Jones are there for the 3 & 4 outside of him.
- Memphis: they've got Boozer and Grant at the PF, but no real SF. And most likely their first option is going to be Boozer. They also have 5m in cap space they could offer him.
- Milwaukee: could be a really good option, JJJ and Kuzma aren't anywhere near Kuminga, so he could start here and be a top two option with Herro.
- Minnesota: same situation as us, need a good wing to play within their team concept.

Will be interesting to see what he does now.

 

We should snatch up Reese..that's a good look at PF. Young, long, and cheap. Kid was avg a double double in Washington in the10-12 games he played there. We should have kept him when we had him.

 

why would the wiz trade reese? he looked pretty solid at the end of last season

that's a sneaky good pickup for denver

edit: nvm, they're waiving him. should for sure give him a look

 

yeah, forgot about milwaukee, who can also still offer a bigger contract, i think, if they're inclined.

he should pick us over denver or minny, imo, if only for exposure. plus, we've positioned ourselves to have the mle next year, and those teams aren't getting there without taking steps back.

charlotte is indeed another possibility, as they still have exception and apron room. i can't see memphis, even though they have the same tools. kuminga's not a foundation piece, and gs and atl both already tried pump and dump with him.

if i'm kuminga, i read the market and take the 3/50 if i can get it. the vet min is a dangerous game that likely ends with a full mle next year anyway, as S&T options will be limited by the extinguishing of the bird rights.

if this trade is indicative of the market for contract eating, i think we should be able to do something like i've suggested before, sending out about 10 million in expirings and signing kuminga to something over the mle.

the teams listed above are all potential facilitators, much like the clips were chasing watson but took strus instead.

 

If they waive Julian Rease, we should pounce on him. 12pt 11 reb 2 assist in 13 games.