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rapsuperstar31 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 10:17 am

Monster wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 9:54 am If you are interested in all the upcoming possible teams like the Wolves looking to save money to make signings which could include waive and stretch of various players this article is an interesting read. Also apparently Hezonjia may not be coming to the NBA after all. He had a non-guaranteed deal with the Cavs but may be blocked from that deal by his team in Europe?

https://www.thirdapron.com/p/2026-stret ... g-jonathan

Can we just declare Donte out for the season and get the injury money?

FNG wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 10:43 am

rapsuperstar31 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 10:17 am

Monster wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 9:54 am If you are interested in all the upcoming possible teams like the Wolves looking to save money to make signings which could include waive and stretch of various players this article is an interesting read. Also apparently Hezonjia may not be coming to the NBA after all. He had a non-guaranteed deal with the Cavs but may be blocked from that deal by his team in Europe?

https://www.thirdapron.com/p/2026-stret ... g-jonathan

Can we just declare Donte out for the season and get the injury money?

There are some provisions for what a team can do if they declare a player out for the season, but nothing close to a complete removal from the salary cap. More importantly, it's very likely he will return for the last couple of months of the season, and Finchy has to be excited about the prospect of Ball finding Donte open for 3-pointers. You can even find reports on the internet that he is already back in the gym putting up shots just 4 months after surgery (I make no guarantees about the reliability of these reports, but they are out there).

The last couple weeks on the schedule look really difficult, and getting Donte back would be a big boost to the team.

rapsuperstar31 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 11:02 am

FNG wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 10:43 am

rapsuperstar31 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 10:17 am

Can we just declare Donte out for the season and get the injury money?

There are some provisions for what a team can do if they declare a player out for the season, but nothing close to a complete removal from the salary cap. More importantly, it's very likely he will return for the last couple of months of the season, and Finchy has to be excited about the prospect of Ball finding Donte open for 3-pointers. You can even find reports on the internet that he is already back in the gym putting up shots just 4 months after surgery (I make no guarantees about the reliability of these reports, but they are out there).

The last couple weeks on the schedule look really difficult, and getting Donte back would be a big boost to the team.

Yeah I guess my reasoning would be will Donte when he comes back at the end of the year still hobbled somewhat going to be better than what Green would be at the end of the year, if we just said Donte wasn't coming back extend him and see him the following season.

Lipoli390 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2026 7:57 pm

Wolvesfan21 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2026 10:09 am

SameOldNudityDrew wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2026 11:41 am We need another big.

Kuminga on a minimum would be a lot of talent per dollar.

But "moodiness" basically derailed our season last year, and Kuminga has "moody" written all over him.

No thanks.

My feeling is that he would need regular minutes otherwise he could become a headache. So I respect those thoughts for sure. However, we could just let him go/trade him if he becomes a bit of a problem. So I would be willing to take a shot on him.

I did have a dream we signed Love though.

I just wanted to emphasize your point that the Wolves can trade Kuminga if he becomes a problem or just doesn’t settle into the optimal role for him on this team. One of the positives of the bargain contract Kuminga has agreed to is that it will make Kuminga easily tradable as the trade deadline approaches.

I’d like to keep your Kevin Love dream alive, but I can’t. My prediction is that the Wolves will sign Kelly Olynyk to a vet minimum deal. I know that’s not your dream but like Kuminga I think it’s time for you to face up to reality. .

Speaking of dreams, my nightmare is waking up and learning the Wolves have brought back Wendell Moore.

FNG wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2026 7:49 pm I just finished listening to the Locked on Wolves pod with the Locked on Warriors guy about JK. It made me feel a lot better about the acquisition, which I already was positive about. It sounds to me like JK's issues in GS were a combination of three things: 1) Being behind other forwards (Dray, Wig, General Soreness, etc., 2) his immaturity and unwillingness to accept he was not a starter, and 3)animosity between him and Kerr. I'll address all three from an OpTimistic viewpoint:

1) JK almost always played well when those blocking him were out injured, but was sometimes out of the rotation when they returned. The positive spin is he has a guaranteed starting position at PF with the Wolves...nobody is going to return from the Il to take his place if he is playing well.

2) A more mature NBA player might have accepted that vets like Wig and Butler were more reliable than him, and would not have worried as much about playing time. But he was 19 when he joined GS, and only 23 when he left. Think about your maturity level at 19 compared to 24 (which he will be this season). At 19 I thought I knew more than my college coach and fought his decisions every step of the way. At 24 I had a daughter and a son on the way and a job, and was at least a decade more mature than I was at 19. I don't know for sure, but I suspect that the JK who played so well in Atlanta last season was a lot more mature than the teenager Kerr inherited (and didn't make the decision to draft). And the Wolves also should have a more mature version of JK.

3) I like Kerr as a coach, but certain relationships just don't work. Something about these two guys just didn't mix. Apparently he was not Kerr's choice to draft...he was Bob Myers'. And that's difficult to overcome. Kerr played JK when he was forced to by injuries, but sparingly otherwise. Time will tell who was wrong. I hope it was Kerr.

So I feel even better about the acquisition after listening to the podcast. Was JK faultless in GS? Hell know...he could have handled it better. But he sure looked like a different guy coming off the bench for an Atlanta team that almost beat the Knicks. I look for him to have a terrific season with the Wolves.






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