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Camden0916 wrote:

D-Loser wrote:

Camden0916 wrote:

BloopOracle wrote:Option D

Beasley, Beverly, Bolmaro, and 2-3 first round picks for Ben Simmons

This is certainly an option, just not a realistic one at this moment for several reasons.

You're such a clown. Who are you to say what's realistic and what's not. Seems just as likely as your proposal.

I said it's not realistic at this moment because Patrick Beverley cannot be aggregated with other salaries considering he was just acquired via trade. That's how the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement works, dickhead. It's not a horrible proposal, but it's not a realistic one right now.

Furthermore, if the Sixers were willing to make that trade, don't you think the Wolves and Grizzlies would have expanded the trade into a three-team deal in which Beverley could have been packaged with the other assets Bloop mentioned? I know I do. Memphis has to open a roster spot before the trade can be made official, but what was suggested would have happened already if it was acceptable for Philadelphia.

I stand corrected.

D-Mac wrote:

Camden0916 wrote:

BloopOracle wrote:Option D

Beasley, Beverly, Bolmaro, and 2-3 first round picks for Ben Simmons

This is certainly an option, just not a realistic one at this moment for several reasons.

You're such a clown. Who are you to say what's realistic and what's not. Seems just as likely as your proposal.

Cam's a clown? I like Bloop's proposal, but I agree with Cam that it's probably unrealistic right now given what we've all heard the Sixers are seeking in exchange for Simmons. Cam qualified his comment with "at the moment," acknowledging that Morey might change his tune and accept a lot less than he's been seeking. But based on what's been reported to date, the Sixers will probably expect more than what Bloop suggested.

lipoli390 wrote:

D-Mac wrote:

Camden0916 wrote:

BloopOracle wrote:Option D

Beasley, Beverly, Bolmaro, and 2-3 first round picks for Ben Simmons

This is certainly an option, just not a realistic one at this moment for several reasons.

It's not the worst thing in the world... clowns make people happy. But seriously, when you're the president of the D lo fan club, you're not exactly a rocket scientist


You're such a clown. Who are you to say what's realistic and what's not. Seems just as likely as your proposal.

Cam's a clown? I like Bloop's proposal, but I agree with Cam that it's probably unrealistic right now given what we've all heard the Sixers are seeking in exchange for Simmons. Cam qualified his comment with "at the moment," acknowledging that Morey might change his tune and accept a lot less than he's been seeking. But based on what's been reported to date, the Sixers will probably expect more than what Bloop suggested.

It's not the worst thing in the world... clowns make people happy. But seriously, when you're the president of the D lo fan club, you're not exactly a rocket scientist.

D-Loser wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:

D-Mac wrote:

Camden0916 wrote:

BloopOracle wrote:Option D

Beasley, Beverly, Bolmaro, and 2-3 first round picks for Ben Simmons

This is certainly an option, just not a realistic one at this moment for several reasons.

It's not the worst thing in the world... clowns make people happy. But seriously, when you're the president of the D lo fan club, you're not exactly a rocket scientist


You're such a clown. Who are you to say what's realistic and what's not. Seems just as likely as your proposal.

Cam's a clown? I like Bloop's proposal, but I agree with Cam that it's probably unrealistic right now given what we've all heard the Sixers are seeking in exchange for Simmons. Cam qualified his comment with "at the moment," acknowledging that Morey might change his tune and accept a lot less than he's been seeking. But based on what's been reported to date, the Sixers will probably expect more than what Bloop suggested.

It's not the worst thing in the world... clowns make people happy. But seriously, when you're the president of the D lo fan club, you're not exactly a rocket scientist.

All my contributions to this board and it all gets boiled down to being a D-Lo fan... That's, uhh, something. How long have you been here? Missed out on the Thaddeus Young days huh?

In reality, I'm not and haven't been married to the idea of D-Lo being one of the guys that eventually leads Minnesota to championship contention -- the same can be said about every other Wolves player at this point -- but I do think he's a much better player than many on here obviously feel. We also still have yet to see what a full season of a semi-healthy D-Lo looks like so who's really able to pound their chest about it at this point?

Lots of people are terrified of clowns.

jester1534 wrote:The Twins should resign Buxton

and

Option B Jake Layman has no spot here anymore. Plus my wife always comments on his pretty blue eyes and I get tired of hearing it lol.

Lol

Pass on the A: It's just too much for me even though it's probably a fair offer and I would guess this is something the Sixers might even accept

Honestly I think I might do option B even if I didn't immediately sign someone. That Nuggets Sixers 2nd is pretty likely to be a low pick so just having the salary flexibility would be nice and I think there would be something/someone relatively worthwhile I could do with that flexibility espcially with that 4 million trade exemption available.

Camden wrote:

D-Loser wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:

D-Mac wrote:

Camden0916 wrote:

BloopOracle wrote:Option D

Beasley, Beverly, Bolmaro, and 2-3 first round picks for Ben Simmons

This is certainly an option, just not a realistic one at this moment for several reasons.

It's not the worst thing in the world... clowns make people happy. But seriously, when you're the president of the D lo fan club, you're not exactly a rocket scientist


You're such a clown. Who are you to say what's realistic and what's not. Seems just as likely as your proposal.

Cam's a clown? I like Bloop's proposal, but I agree with Cam that it's probably unrealistic right now given what we've all heard the Sixers are seeking in exchange for Simmons. Cam qualified his comment with "at the moment," acknowledging that Morey might change his tune and accept a lot less than he's been seeking. But based on what's been reported to date, the Sixers will probably expect more than what Bloop suggested.

It's not the worst thing in the world... clowns make people happy. But seriously, when you're the president of the D lo fan club, you're not exactly a rocket scientist.

All my contributions to this board and it all gets boiled down to being a D-Lo fan... That's, uhh, something. How long have you been here? Missed out on the Thaddeus Young days huh?

In reality, I'm not and haven't been married to the idea of D-Lo being one of the guys that eventually leads Minnesota to championship contention -- the same can be said about every other Wolves player at this point -- but I do think he's a much better player than many on here obviously feel. We also still have yet to see what a full season of a semi-healthy D-Lo looks like so who's really able to pound their chest about it at this point?

Cam, a great deal of your posts are written with a DLO slant, even if he isn't mentioned in the post.

The Paul Millsap interest appears to be heating up a bit, but not in favor of Minnesota, as expected. Golden State, Brooklyn, Los Angeles (Lakers), Boston, and Atlanta have all expressed varying levels of interest as of yesterday. There could be more teams to add to that list that we're unaware of.

Assuming Leandro Bolmaro is signed in the near future, and the Patrick Beverley trade is made official without any surprises, the Wolves will have $6,873,537 below the luxury tax threshold.

The Wolves could give the veteran minimum of $1,669,178 to Jordan McLaughlin and have $5,204,359 remaining to bolster the rest of the rotation, but I think they'd be better off allocating the $6,873,537 on both Jarred Vanderbilt and Isaiah Hartenstein -- two names we've obviously discussed a bit on this board.

Here's the thing with Hartenstein. He declined his $1.76-million player option for the 2021-2022 season, which shows you his camp believes he can get more than that, and Cleveland opted not to offer him the $2,025,705 qualifying offer, which made him an unrestricted free agent. Could Hartenstein be had on a two-year, $6,000,000 deal? That's a decent raise in pay for a guy that's only played 69 games the last two seasons. It would also allow him to retest the market at 25-years old.

I think think a three-year, $12,300,000 deal is appropriate for Vanderbilt for all the many reasons we've discussed. Minnesota would structure the deal so that they pay $3,800,000 in the first year.

The Wolves would be able to squeeze those two bigs under the luxury tax threshold and retain an extra roster spot should they need minor flexibility later in any trades. The Wolves would operate without a true third point guard on the roster, but two-way player McKinley Wright would be able to play in 50 of the 82 games should they need him at some point to fill in, similar to how McLaughlin has in years past.

PG: D'Angelo Russell / Patrick Beverley / McKinley Wright
SG: Anthony Edwards / Malik Beasley / Jaylen Nowell
SF: Jaden McDaniels / Taurean Prince / Josh Okogie
PF: Jarred Vanderbilt / Naz Reid / Nathan Knight
C: Karl-Anthony Towns / Isaiah Hartenstein

CoolBreeze44 wrote:Cam, a great deal of your posts are written with a DLO slant, even if he isn't mentioned in the post.

I disagree. Most, or a great deal, of my posts don't even involve D-Lo. And when I do mention him it's usually -- but not always -- in response to those that have already hinted at or blatantly mentioned him in some way. But as always, I don't mind having a differing viewpoint.