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  1. LTLakerFan

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    Tanks you guys .... and thank gawd we won't be in them for the next 8 years after LeBron hoping against hope with the ping pong balls.
     
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    He's a shotblocking, lob threat with a C.Wood build. Not my 1st or 2nd choice at 27M per, he's under contract for 3 more seasons after this one.
     
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    Feel like Craig has been mentioned as a target in trade proposals with the Bulls before on here.
     
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    Hey is there some point we can pull the plug on the life support equipment for C. Wood and declare him out for the year and open up a roster spot?
     
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    best to package for whoever we trade for.
     
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    He can't be added to a trade either. Might as well keep him, he played with Luka in Dallas. We got Bird Rights on Wood next season.

     
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    why not?
     
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    Same Ole aggregate stuff.. He's on a vet minimum contract, and we over the 1st Apron.

    Well..take that back on Wood..that's a 2nd apron restriction
     
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    I believe Wood can be added with another player, but you can't aggregate more than 1 minimum in the deal.
     
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    I thought that ended after a certain date, like December 15th with players signed in the offseason? Could swear I heard on multiple pods that we can stack minimums now.
     
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    Yeah..I don't know about stacking, but the aggregate stuff is a 2nd apron restriction.
     
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    Ship him out…… to the mortuary.
     
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    yeah, i'm down for what jsm said about shifting to lob threats, but claxton at 27 per long-term...i'm actually out. you can find that elsewhere, cheaper, imo.

    we can afford to be more strategic right now.
     
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    Lol..same thing was said about Vando Cookie.
     
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    difference being vando had been a vital part of a winning team, whereas wood's only been a statpadder on bottom feeders. except here...where he couldn't even statpad.
     
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    I wasn't aware Claxton made so much. Yeah I'm out. I would pay that to Turner, but not Claxton.
    Sharpe and Rob Williams can be had without giving 1sts, maybe a 1st swap. I would try to get deals like that. Maybe Eubanks, Isiah Jackson, Stewart.

    Torrey Craig and Bamba are free too.

    I would very tempted with that AR for Turner and Nembhard deal

    I think our big swing is next year, using Kleber's expiring. It's the type of deal that elevates your team because you're trading a non-rotation player for a good player in the 12 million range.

    We need 1 or 2 centers (I think Hayes fits better this system with Luka), a defensive wing and a POA defender. We have Rui, Gabe and vet mins to offer.
    I think we get a center and a defensive wing in a trade, open a roster spot for Craig or similar and bring Reddish again to take Max role.
     
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    Meh..Wood is on a vet minimum contract, I'd definitely keep him, guys get hurt. That dude can hoop and Luka likes him.
     
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    i mean, we probably have to keep him because we'd have to pay to get off him. but i wouldn't lose one wink of sleep if he just disappeared off the roster with no trace. he's just of zero consequence. reddish has done more for us.
     
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    Get Vucevic for a 2nd or two, and we'd have 31M in expiring contracts this summer. Hell if we kept Gabe..make it 42M
     
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    Meh..an overaction for a guy at great value. ..I'd keep Wood, the situation has changed now with Luka. I'm not going to blame a guy for getting injured.
     
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