NBA Free Agency Thread

[nelsonmuntz]

Giannis may be the MVP, but he probably won't have a lot of company on the Bucks next season. If Brogdon gets offered $80MM/4 years by the Bulls, it smashes the Bucks' budget, and the Bucks have to let him walk. I am not optimistic about resigning Lopez, and the Bucks will have to give Middleton a max contract that is probably a little more than he deserves.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Kemba signing is huge for Celtics and East race. Celtics still need to find a decent PF, but they have significantly upgraded at Point.

Is it me or does the math work out that half the Lakers roster will have to be at the NBA minimum if they sign another max free agent?

Bucks lost key bench players George Hill and Mirotic today. Hill is a really big loss.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Nets jump on the Kyrie Irving landmine.

Detroit could be a 45-50 win team with Derrick Rose if everyone stays healthy.

The Lakers are chasing D'Angelo Russell. The best thing that could happen to the Lakers is to miss out on every major free agent and they spend their caps space on depth.

Edit: Vucevic signed for less than max with Orlando. This is probably just because he likes Orlando, but it dials up the pressure on the remaining max cap availabiltiy teams because one less consolation is prize available.

 

[Kaizen]

Free-agent All-NBA star Kevin Durant plans to sign a four-year, $164 million contract to play for the Brooklyn Nets, he confirmed Sunday.

Durant will join free agents Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan, who also plan to sign with the franchise, league sources said told ESPN.

Sources: Nets to sign Durant, Kyrie and DeAndre

 

[Dogdeacon]

Yikes, Horford to 76ers = they are the east favorite. They could use a shooter, but man their size is ridiculous.