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Post by XRaySpecs on Jun 7, 2024 14:31:13 GMT -6
How about Kawhi for KAT? Would you guys go for it? Kawhi could possibly bottle up Luka in a playoff series... When healthy! I'd prefer to have someone who isnt made of glass. I hadnt thought about the 2nd apron stuff before. Quite litterally Curry is the only one of the "older" stars that I'd consider because he is a guy who would make others better, has a championship pedegree, and I think would just compliment Ants skillset better than anyone else. But with any of these older stars there is injury risk. The ONLY reason I would consider trading KAT is if you get good value and make the team better. I dont like the thought of trading KAT as in theory he's also a perfect fit next to Ant. Howevever, he refuses to do the things that we need him to do (shoot) to help Ant the most. IF KAT would agree to actually work on getting 3's this next season and be someone who takes 8-10 a game....then I'd want to stop any talk of a trade. But I just dont think its in his mental makeup to do that. 2 to 4-3 point attempts a game doesnt cut it. Curry isn't possible if we're in the 2nd apron. KD too. Kawhi is a only possible because I think he's listed as having the exact same salary as KAT next year. If that's actually not correct and his salary is different by only a dollar, then the trade wouldn't work as both the Clippers and Wolves are likely over the 2nd apron.
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Post by levine on Jun 7, 2024 14:36:43 GMT -6
Yep, if we're trading Karl (which I doubt we are this year), DeJounte and Brandon Ingram are the two guys rumored in hypothetical KAT deals that I'd be interested in. Long and can create their own shot. Ingram is long and he can create his own shot, but is he actually good? He always misses games, isn't a great defender, his offense is not the most efficient as the shots he creates are a lot of 2 pt jumpers. I don't want to be the team that has to pay him a bunch of money after next year. Yup. I don't think he impacts winning in any meaningful way. I think he's the 4th most interesting guy on their roster. And he disappears a lot more than KAT does. Just look at his Playoff series this season...
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Post by Bonecrusher on Jun 12, 2024 14:24:29 GMT -6
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Post by Bonecrusher on Jun 13, 2024 8:17:32 GMT -6
Markelle Fultz and Jonathan Isaac for KAT?
Isaac replaces KAT for the PF position and Fultz runs the PG as backup this year and ready to take over in play offs and next year?
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Post by levine on Jun 13, 2024 9:25:49 GMT -6
Markelle Fultz and Jonathan Isaac for KAT? Isaac replaces KAT for the PF position and Fultz runs the PG as backup this year and ready to take over in play offs and next year? No. Isaac is super talented, but made of glass and is a horrible locker room guy. Fultz is 7 years into the league and still can't hit a 3 and is just an OK passer. He can defend a little, but that's not enough to start on a contender. I hang up the phone if a deal doesn't start with Suggs.
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Post by BIG BAD WOLF on Jun 13, 2024 10:46:39 GMT -6
Any chance we can swap KAT for Zion? Not that I would be too thrilled about Zion's ~30 games a season, KAT is an iron man by comparison! NOP might just be fed up enough with Z's availability to pull this trigger...
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Post by kingsxman on Jun 13, 2024 10:53:49 GMT -6
Markelle Fultz and Jonathan Isaac for KAT? Isaac replaces KAT for the PF position and Fultz runs the PG as backup this year and ready to take over in play offs and next year? No. Isaac is super talented, but made of glass and is a horrible locker room guy. Fultz is 7 years into the league and still can't hit a 3 and is just an OK passer. He can defend a little, but that's not enough to start on a contender. I hang up the phone if a deal doesn't start with Suggs. Suggs would be a good start. Need more. Towns and Wagner would be good together.
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Post by kingsxman on Jun 13, 2024 10:54:41 GMT -6
Any chance we can swap KAT for Zion? Not that I would be too thrilled about Zion's ~30 games a season, KAT is an iron man by comparison! NOP might just be fed up enough with Z's availability to pull this trigger... Not interested in Zion. I think Connelly is too smart for that. Why take on someone elses problem? Keep him in New Orleans and let him blow up their season each year.
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Post by Nick K on Jun 13, 2024 13:38:09 GMT -6
Any chance we can swap KAT for Zion? Not that I would be too thrilled about Zion's ~30 games a season, KAT is an iron man by comparison! NOP might just be fed up enough with Z's availability to pull this trigger... Not interested in Zion. I think Connelly is too smart for that. Why take on someone elses problem? Keep him in New Orleans and let him blow up their season each year. Zion is an injury waiting to happen. Great player to be avoided like the plague.
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Post by XRaySpecs on Jun 18, 2024 13:27:41 GMT -6
On Flagrant Howls, they discussed another rumor/source from a FO person in the Eastern conference speculating that the Wolves will look to deal KAT and that the Knicks would be interested.
Not sure what they could offer that would be of any interest for the Wolves. A JAT deal seems unlikely to me given Connelly's MO of preferring continuity and the cloudy ownership situation, but it would take a DeJounte Murray level player/fit for me to even consider it worthwhile. Julius Randle ain't it.
FWIW, it sounds like Karl Towns Sr. took a job as a HS basketball coach at KAT's old school so he'll be on the East coast for much of the basketball season. Could be relevant as KAT seems really close with him.
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Post by kingsxman on Jun 18, 2024 16:20:40 GMT -6
On Flagrant Howls, they discussed another rumor/source from a FO person in the Eastern conference speculating that the Wolves will look to deal KAT and that the Knicks would be interested. Not sure what they could offer that would be of any interest for the Wolves. A JAT deal seems unlikely to me given Connelly's MO of preferring continuity and the cloudy ownership situation, but it would take a DeJounte Murray level player/fit for me to even consider it worthwhile. Julius Randle ain't it. FWIW, it sounds like Karl Towns Sr. took a job as a HS basketball coach at KAT's old school so he'll be on the East coast for much of the basketball season. Could be relevant as KAT seems really close with him. Yeah there is nothing that interests me in the Knicks. If you could find a way to invovle the Hawks with a Dejonte Murray or Orlando with Suggs...then maybe. Otherwise, I'm starting to lean into being team "run it back" again and try to work a deal for a Rudy extension for less money in the next year to help with the cap. That said...If I'm Connelly I answer the phone every time it rings and listen to every offer for KAT.
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Post by vlad on Jun 21, 2024 22:10:37 GMT -6
Kat and pick plus some change like NAW for Garland and Movley or Allen. It would seem close in value.
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Post by BIG BAD WOLF on Jun 21, 2024 23:28:00 GMT -6
It seems LAL is in turmoil after hiring Reddick… who knows what happens there. If they decide to move AD, or he asks to be traded, do they have a better win now option to work with LBJ than KAT? Who gives them a better deal?
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Post by kingsxman on Jun 28, 2024 9:28:14 GMT -6
It seems LAL is in turmoil after hiring Reddick… who knows what happens there. If they decide to move AD, or he asks to be traded, do they have a better win now option to work with LBJ than KAT? Who gives them a better deal? Who'd have thought that a team: -In its last attempt to win a championship -Who decided to hire a first time rookie coach -Who has never coached at any level..... would have issues..... You cant make it up. Screw the Lakers. They deserve all the issues they create.
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Post by BIG BAD WOLF on Jun 28, 2024 10:06:10 GMT -6
It seems LAL is in turmoil after hiring Reddick… who knows what happens there. If they decide to move AD, or he asks to be traded, do they have a better win now option to work with LBJ than KAT? Who gives them a better deal? Who'd have thought that a team: -In its last attempt to win a championship -Who decided to hire a first time rookie coach -Who has never coached at any level..... would have issues..... You cant make it up. Screw the Lakers. They deserve all the issues they create. Now they have Brony, all their troubles are over!
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Post by Bonecrusher on Jun 28, 2024 12:24:13 GMT -6
Who'd have thought that a team: -In its last attempt to win a championship -Who decided to hire a first time rookie coach -Who has never coached at any level..... would have issues..... You cant make it up. Screw the Lakers. They deserve all the issues they create. Now they have Brony, all their troubles are over!
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Post by Bonecrusher on Jun 28, 2024 12:25:55 GMT -6
Who'd have thought that a team: -In its last attempt to win a championship -Who decided to hire a first time rookie coach -Who has never coached at any level..... would have issues..... You cant make it up. Screw the Lakers. They deserve all the issues they create. Now they have Brony, all their troubles are over!
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Post by tmirvin on Jun 28, 2024 13:06:07 GMT -6
It seems LAL is in turmoil after hiring Reddick… who knows what happens there. If they decide to move AD, or he asks to be traded, do they have a better win now option to work with LBJ than KAT? Who gives them a better deal? Who'd have thought that a team: -In its last attempt to win a championship -Who decided to hire a first time rookie coach -Who has never coached at any level..... would have issues..... You cant make it up. Screw the Lakers. They deserve all the issues they create. As much as I dislike the Lakers, am not a fan of how LeBron controls basically the entire league, and how no other team even seemed interested in drafting Bronny (probably because big Bron said not to), I did recently read an article that said, LeBron is going to enjoy the practices, bus rides, road trips and time he'll get to spend with his son after missing out on so much of that. In that context, I'm happy for both of them. If you consider that Bron played in the finals for pretty much a decade, that's a lot of time away from home. Now he'll get some of that back. Good for him and good for Bronny.
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Post by Bonecrusher on Jun 28, 2024 15:00:19 GMT -6
Who'd have thought that a team: -In its last attempt to win a championship -Who decided to hire a first time rookie coach -Who has never coached at any level..... would have issues..... You cant make it up. Screw the Lakers. They deserve all the issues they create. As much as I dislike the Lakers, am not a fan of how LeBron controls basically the entire league, and how no other team even seemed interested in drafting Bronny (probably because big Bron said not to), I did recently read an article that said, LeBron is going to enjoy the practices, bus rides, road trips and time he'll get to spend with his son after missing out on so much of that. In that context, I'm happy for both of them. If you consider that Bron played in the finals for pretty much a decade, that's a lot of time away from home. Now he'll get some of that back. Good for him and good for Bronny. While I will say Lebron has alot of say with whatever team he is with there is no team that wanted his son and nothing to do with him telling teams what they can or can't do. His son is not very good at all.
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