2019/20 Players' Transactions: Breaking News , Trades, Free Agents, And Rumors

Is there really a difference? If he's not staying in Boston, where is he going? The only heavily rumored destination for him has been LA. The other ones were good teams trying to get to him without much success (no assets to give up) where he might stay if they win or go to the Finals or something. In the end, the fear is there regardless that he's leaving so he's a rental. Okay, fine, he's a rental: if you're Boston why aren't you selling off your assets and going all in on a rental? If they were able to send just a couple players and a pick to beat the god awful offer from OKC, they could get George, Hayward, and now maybe Marc Gasol all in one off-season. They didn't do it. Why?

As for Chris Paul: he's a sneaky guy. By opting in and taking the trade, he makes sure Houston has his Bird Rights. Now he can get 20 million this summer and still sign the 5/200+ deal next summer if he wants to stay there. Plus he ends up in a city that doesn't have state income tax so he makes even more than he would in LA. He didn't make the Top 15 jersey sales so it's not like his brand was doing fabulous under the Clippers anyway. He got a couple endorsements out of them, but he can probably keep those wherever he goes now. He could also leave and still get a 4/130 if he hates in Houston so he really didn't end up giving up much of anything yet.

Again: how much faith do you have in their collusion? That's what it boils down to. Some don't, some do. I think there's far too much smoke to think we're approaching this the same way Mitch did. It's been spelled out for us by Ding I think that we're not making the same mistakes by connecting dots before FA hits. Mitch wouldn't break any rules or even bend them and that hurt us quite a bit in those meetings.

Could be. Could be the Lakers are confident there's a better player than Hayward next summer that they're confident in getting along with George.

It seems like they overplayed their hand a bit by assuming Pritchard would be rational about this. Pritchard took a worse offer on purpose in order to **** us. I don't think they accounted for that in their original plans, no. However, their confidence to not make a move points out to me that they're extraordinarily confident they have George in the bag. Now they'll just make moves so that the transition is easier next summer. Get rid of Deng. Try to find value in Clarkson. Maybe try to move Randle so we don't get Olynyk'd next summer. I think the way they've played it is fine. If Plan A was getting Paul this summer, I think Plan B is okay as long as they keep moving forward.

 

I don't think we are going to be good this coming season, but I do think a lot of people are going to see Lonzo play and see Ingram's improvement, and change their stance on us having nothing to look forward to this season. I get not being sold on Ball, he hasn't even played a summer league game yet, but as so many have said, his game has the ability to change the culture and feel of our team completely.

 

I heard this on the radio and could not stop laughing... Oh man.

 

This is totally my point. We add these two pieces together, and we've been in "this plan" for about six seasons now.

 

Young gonna get himself a championship, good for him.

 

Dwight I can't stand, but why Aldridge? He was healthy, played better statistically than he did in his time in Portland so far.

 

I wonder if he'll be able to stay on the court. He's an atrocious defender, despite what some believe.

 

Yeah; no kidding, but that's why I say I wonder if he'll be able to stay on the court. No one signs Nick for defense, but it might be so horrific that he's a net negative.