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Lip is going to be thrilled. Lol

If they get Turner to take a buyout they are going to be able to duck the lux tax for sure.

monsterpile wrote:Lip is going to be thrilled. Lol

If they get Turner to take a buyout they are going to be able to duck the lux tax for sure.

:). Yep, I'm thrilled. Tomorrow (Sunday) is the deadline to be released in time to make another team's playoff roster. So the Turner buyout should be forthcoming very soon. That will be my second thrill in two days. But my final and biggest thrill will be signing J-Mac and Martin to the regular roster for the rest of the season and at least two more seasons with multi-year deals similar to the deal we gave Naz.

These 2 buyouts will cost the wolves how much?

BizarroJerry wrote:These 2 buyouts will cost the wolves how much?

Don't know the numbers but it actually saves the wolves money.

So we're ultimately happy that the Wolves traded an asset in Teague just to save Taylor some money?

AbeVigodaLive wrote:So we're ultimately happy that the Wolves traded an asset in Teague just to save Taylor some money?

Nobody is "happy" about that deal but maybe...ok-ish? FWIW Teague has shot pretty poorly in Atlanta. I was one of the biggest Teague supporters here but I didn't think we would get more than a decent 2nd rounder for him anyway. They got an extra roster spot in that deal I don't know what kind of value Graham did or didn't have. An open roster spot might have about as much value as a 2nd round pick depending on various moves and who you can keep/sign afterwards. Plenty of good teams made moves to save money before the deadline. I don't see a significant consequence in doing this deal especially since McLaughlin has played well after dealing Teague.

monsterpile wrote:

AbeVigodaLive wrote:So we're ultimately happy that the Wolves traded an asset in Teague just to save Taylor some money?

Nobody is "happy" about that deal but maybe...ok-ish? FWIW Teague has shot pretty poorly in Atlanta. I was one of the biggest Teague supporters here but I didn't think we would get more than a decent 2nd rounder for him anyway. They got an extra roster spot in that deal I don't know what kind of value Graham did or didn't have. An open roster spot might have about as much value as a 2nd round pick depending on various moves and who you can keep/sign afterwards. Plenty of good teams made moves to save money before the deadline. I don't see a significant consequence in doing this deal especially since McLaughlin has played well after dealing Teague.

So essentially...

Teague = an empty chair.

It's a good spin after the fact... but still a lost opportunity.

AbeVigodaLive wrote:

monsterpile wrote:

AbeVigodaLive wrote:So we're ultimately happy that the Wolves traded an asset in Teague just to save Taylor some money?

Nobody is "happy" about that deal but maybe...ok-ish? FWIW Teague has shot pretty poorly in Atlanta. I was one of the biggest Teague supporters here but I didn't think we would get more than a decent 2nd rounder for him anyway. They got an extra roster spot in that deal I don't know what kind of value Graham did or didn't have. An open roster spot might have about as much value as a 2nd round pick depending on various moves and who you can keep/sign afterwards. Plenty of good teams made moves to save money before the deadline. I don't see a significant consequence in doing this deal especially since McLaughlin has played well after dealing Teague.

So essentially...

Teague = an empty chair.

It's a good spin after the fact... but still a lost opportunity.

What do you think they were going to get for Teague? I was saying before the trade they weren't going to get much if anything for him (so this isn't just after the fact spin) and I actually brought up Crabbe as a salary match. Was there some other comparable deal where a team got something back for a guy like Teague?

monsterpile wrote:

AbeVigodaLive wrote:

monsterpile wrote:

AbeVigodaLive wrote:So we're ultimately happy that the Wolves traded an asset in Teague just to save Taylor some money?

Nobody is "happy" about that deal but maybe...ok-ish? FWIW Teague has shot pretty poorly in Atlanta. I was one of the biggest Teague supporters here but I didn't think we would get more than a decent 2nd rounder for him anyway. They got an extra roster spot in that deal I don't know what kind of value Graham did or didn't have. An open roster spot might have about as much value as a 2nd round pick depending on various moves and who you can keep/sign afterwards. Plenty of good teams made moves to save money before the deadline. I don't see a significant consequence in doing this deal especially since McLaughlin has played well after dealing Teague.

So essentially...

Teague = an empty chair.

It's a good spin after the fact... but still a lost opportunity.

What do you think they were going to get for Teague? I was saying before the trade they weren't going to get much if anything for him (so this isn't just after the fact spin) and I actually brought up Crabbe as a salary match. Was there some other comparable deal where a team got something back for a guy like Teague?

I don't mean to make it seem like I'm attacking you.

But I've read so many posts here by so many people about the value of picks... and now a 2nd rd. pick as the same value as an empty roster spot.

Meh.

Maybe a 2nd rd. pick was out of the picture. Maybe Crabbe was worth the gamble. But maybe the Wolves could have at least waited another month for the trade market to shake out to see for certain? Was jettisoning Teague right then really that vital? Was it part of the tank? Was it for some behind-the-scenes stuff with other player(s)?