crazysauce wrote:Just curious but how much is likely the market value for Otto porter?
Just signed with the Warriors. They haven't said how much yet, but it can't be more than the taxpayer MLE
EDIT: he turned down the MLE elsewhere to sign with GS at the minimum
I didn't realize how little he had played the last couple years due to injury. If healthy the Warriors are a nice landing spot. He can just be a guy that plays complimentary basketball and they can probably play him as a small ball PF at times. It would be interesting to here who he turned down to sign with the Warriors.
Dude was a really good shooter with the Wizards back in the day. He made a boatload of money on that last contract, so taking less this year to play with a great team could be a win-win just for him if it's a one year deal or has a player option. He could get to play for a good team (assuming Klay is back) and then, if he proves he can still play, win himself more money for a future contract than he might otherwise have gotten from another team this offseason.
monsterpile wrote:I hadn't seen this before but Tony Bradley is not restricted as OKC didn't extend a qualifying offer.
Cool are you still a DJ Wilson believer? He is an Unrestricted FA.
As we've discussed, Monster, I think the Wolves should sign Bradley or Hartenstein and move on. But Kleber and WCS are still possibilities in sign-and-trade deals. I just wouldn't give up much for either one.
Apparently, the Nets would like to move on from D'Andre Jordan's $10M per year contract with two years left. Wonder if they would take Juancho and Layman or Juancho and Culver -- allowing them to clear that salary slot off their books after this upcoming season. We actually have enough room under the luxury tax to give the Nets some salary relief this season by send out less than Jordan's $10M salary. Would you consider trading for Jordan?
monsterpile wrote:I hadn't seen this before but Tony Bradley is not restricted as OKC didn't extend a qualifying offer.
Cool are you still a DJ Wilson believer? He is an Unrestricted FA.
As we've discussed, Monster, I think the Wolves should sign Bradley or Hartenstein and move on. But Kleber and WCS are still possibilities in sign-and-trade deals. I just wouldn't give up much for either one.
Apparently, the Nets would like to move on from D'Andre Jordan's $10M per year contract with two years left. Wonder if they would take Juancho and Layman or Juancho and Culver -- allowing them to clear that salary slot off their books after this upcoming season. We actually have enough room under the luxury tax to give the Nets some salary relief this season by send out less than Jordan's $10M salary. Would you consider trading for Jordan?
Kleber is what he is at this point... but he is a plus player (barely) at least. And despite what we may believe about our hometown heroes... the statistics indicate the Wolves have very few of those.
It's interesting that Dallas actually gave him more minutes in the playoffs than regular season over the past two seasons. to be fair, I don't know if that was injury related or something. And he didn't exactly thrive in those minutes...
[Note: Cauley-Stein is a rim-runner with limited ceiling. Jordan is an ancient, declining rim-runner who I can't imagine would be overly thrilled about leaving one of the league's most talented teams to one of the least at this stage of his career.]
monsterpile wrote:I hadn't seen this before but Tony Bradley is not restricted as OKC didn't extend a qualifying offer.
Cool are you still a DJ Wilson believer? He is an Unrestricted FA.
Hard to say at this point. There isn't much to his offensive game but he has some good tools to work with. Good kid with some potential to improve if he can get PT.
monsterpile wrote:I hadn't seen this before but Tony Bradley is not restricted as OKC didn't extend a qualifying offer.
Cool are you still a DJ Wilson believer? He is an Unrestricted FA.
As we've discussed, Monster, I think the Wolves should sign Bradley or Hartenstein and move on. But Kleber and WCS are still possibilities in sign-and-trade deals. I just wouldn't give up much for either one.
Apparently, the Nets would like to move on from D'Andre Jordan's $10M per year contract with two years left. Wonder if they would take Juancho and Layman or Juancho and Culver -- allowing them to clear that salary slot off their books after this upcoming season. We actually have enough room under the luxury tax to give the Nets some salary relief this season by send out less than Jordan's $10M salary. Would you consider trading for Jordan?
If though about addingJordan as well. First of all is Jordan better than a vet min signing at this point? Honestly I have no idea. Which brings us the the next issue. Do we want to pay him around million next season? I say probably not. Would the nets throw in a 2nd round pick for our trouble? Basically I decided I would pass on this deal unless someone can show me Jordan is still reasonably effective even in say 20mpg.
I can't see Jordan playing well or hard here on a rebuilding team. You never know, maybe him getting demoted humbles him to put in max effort, otherwise maybe he simply tanks and plays half ass. My guess is the latter.
One potential domino from the Rubio trade, a source said Jordan McLaughlin and his camp are optimistic about netting a multi-year deal with the Timberwolves. This comes with the caveat that things can change quickly, but a much different tone to negotiations now vs. last year.
