OT - NBA off-season thread

[champs99and04]

I don't know what Philly's interest level in Kyrie is like, but assuming there is interest, they'd be an ideal team to help facilitate a three team trade where Fultz goes to whatever rebuilding situation it is and the remaining coveted player (s) goes to Cleveland. A team like the Clippers come to mind - Jordan has two years left on his deal before he's free to test the open market, and since their current roster figures to fetch a seven or eight seed at best, it makes sense to flip him for a potential blue-chipper now.

Kemba is in a similar situation. The Hornets are capped out, all of their recent draft picks have maxed as rotation guys, and Kemba is going to command a contract in two years that he might not be worth as a singular franchise guy. Maybe somebody like Monk is better than expected and changes their fortunes, but right now they're stuck paying big money to decent players who might help them make the playoffs but won't take them any further than that. Nic Batum is scheduled to make $27 mil in 2021. That's like the contract Boston gave Horford except without all of the young talent and draft picks to supplement it. Kemba is on one of the best contracts in the league and it's possible they could coax someone into taking Batum or Howard if the return is right. Their other rotation players - Williams, Kidd-Gilchrist, and Zeller - are useful pieces that could fit well around a player like LeBron.

 

[NielsisGood]

Scoring? Maybe no. He can't create on his own in the same way as IT. But he's a better shooter, and a better overall player given both sides of the ball.

Was speaking purely offensively here, since your comment was that Thomas couldn't be a #2 option.

 

[Mr. French]

I don't know what Philly's interest level in Kyrie is like, but assuming there is interest, they'd be an ideal team to help facilitate a three team trade where Fultz goes to whatever rebuilding situation it is and the remaining coveted player (s) goes to Cleveland. A team like the Clippers come to mind - Jordan has two years left on his deal before he's free to test the open market, and since their current roster figures to fetch a seven or eight seed at best, it makes sense to flip him for a potential blue-chipper now.

Kemba is in a similar situation. The Hornets are capped out, all of their recent draft picks have maxed as rotation guys, and Kemba is going to command a contract in two years that he might not be worth as a singular franchise guy. Maybe somebody like Monk is better than expected and changes their fortunes, but right now they're stuck paying big money to decent players who might help them make the playoffs but won't take them any further than that. Nic Batum is scheduled to make $27 mil in 2021. That's like the contract Boston gave Horford except without all of the young talent and draft picks to supplement it. Kemba is on one of the best contracts in the league and it's possible they could coax someone into taking Batum or Howard if the return is right. Their other rotation players - Williams, Kidd-Gilchrist, and Zeller - are useful pieces that could fit well around a player like LeBron.

Not that it would happen, but you got me thinkin about Kemba right now, in his prime, pairing up with the rest of that Cavs team in the Kyrie role, but with a more PG-driven game ...

That would be insanely fun for someone who's a UConn and Kemba fan.