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Total Members Voted: 3

Voting closed: June 13, 2022, 11:38:11 PM

[chipstern]

KD and the Nyets haved reached an accord. 

Now that he is "Off The Market" perhaps we shall see some closure on this entire Donovan Mitchell Dance.

This Durant thing is so tedious. It seemed obvious after the first day that he wasn't going anywhere. Now we'll have endless stories up the ass about how the Nets found each other once again and are proving to the world that....

We'll get months and months of that shit, all to the tune of "Reunited and it feels so good....".

It's gonna be miserable.

ACTUALLY...

What you might GET...

IS....

Donovan Mitchell

Free Agency & Trades have been on ice waiting for the Durant malarkey play out.

Now teams can explore their Plan B Trade Scenarios with Durant off the market.

I MOST DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT A PROFLIGATE MITCHELL DEAL AND YET You ARE MISERABLE.

"Your honor, I rest my case."

[kidcarter8]

As good as Durant is, his return does not automatically catapult the Nets ahead of the Celtics on paper or in the eyes of those in Las Vegas.

According to betonline.ag, the Celtics, at 5:1, still have the best odds of winning an NBA title this season. The news of Durant's return, not surprisingly, has improved the view of the Nets who are now 15:2 odds which trails Boston, Milwaukee (6:1); and the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors (7:1)

Heh

Only a fool bets on Boston

[facilitatorn]

http://www.postingandtoasting.com/2022/8/23/23312973/the-jazz-reportedly-have-several-other-suitors-for-donovan-mitchell-including-a-mystery-team

Sweet.

[kidcarter8]

Deal includes third player


The deal Shams reported is Evan Fournier, Obi Toppin, salary filler*, five firsts, including two unprotected.
*Have to understand salary filler is the phrase being used to hide which of RJ Barrett, Cam Reddish, Quentin Grimes, or Immanuel Quickley would be included

[kidcarter8]

So they would take Barrett, just not as the key piece of the deal.  His salary is low enough (10.9) now where he fits as filler.

Not much of a chance this happens of course. 

[kidcarter8]

But then there is this....

Last month, SNY reported that people in touch with the Knicks early in the free agency period were under the impression that the club had no interest in trading the former No. 3 pick. That stance has shifted. Some New York decision-makers are open to including Barrett in a trade for Mitchell, sources say. -via SportsNet New York


so as I suspected early on, Barrett, since we would have to pay a king's ransom to re-sign him, is not off limits.

Barrett wont be dealt unless we are becoming stronger in the deal, which is why seeing him as "filler" is silly.  Add Mitchell, lose Barrett and Toppin and all that future trade capital making little sense.

[kidcarter8]

All this leading to the following -  BARRETT IS NOT  GOING IN THE MITCHELL DEAL BUT DO NOT RULE OUT HIS BEING DEALT AT SOME POINT.

[chipstern]

* Still No DM News...Thank God. 

* Chet Holmgren has possibly torn ligaments in his foot from participation in some Jamal Crawford ProAm Event where the event was shut down because of unsafe court conditions.  UnFUCKINGbelievable.  Hope the kid is okay.  Foot issues for someone that size, whose game is predicated not just on size and skills but mobility?  Yao Ming.  Noah. 

* ELEPHANT ALERT:  Nets apparently neither INTERESTED in Carmelo Anthony nor Dwight Howard.  However Markieff Morris apparently on their radar. He would make a good fit, giving them coverage at SF-PF, and some toughness.   

Bigs: Nic Claxton, Day'Ron Sharpe
Forwards: Kevin Durant, Royce O'Neal: Joe Harris, T.J. Warren
Wings: Ben Simmons, Cam Thomas, Seth Curry, David Duke
Points: Kyrie Irving, Patty Mills

Obviously a healthy Simmons could give the Nyets coverage at the point, as well as off the ball at the 2-3-4.  Likewise, Irving could be effective off the ball.  If healthy, if Simmons not a mirage, of Curry and Harris and Mills are hitting the long ball, the Nyets could be a formidable presence in the East and Nyets-Knicks games a hot rivalry. 

* The spectre of Sarah Palin is threatning Marjore Taylor-Green's status as the stupidest woman in Congress. 

[facilitatorn]

Their best group looks like Simmons Warren Durant Thomas Irving.

I am perfectly good with adding Mitchell at twenty eight or twenty nine as a leaving expiring or sign and trade rather than taking a deal that makes us no better now while also capping our growth in the interim. 

And we get to watch the kids play which will be fun.

[kiidcarter8]

If you were only accurate you would be a great read Fac.

[kiidcarter8]

I like Curry or a healthy Harris starting.   Starting C may not be on roster yet.

[facilitatorn]

You have Curry and or Harris ahead of Thomas?

[kiidcarter8]

Yes

So does Nash

[facilitatorn]

Leaning on Seth and Kyrie is as dumb as going with DM and Brunson. It is not going to happen much.

If Harris is healthy and pumped full of German go juice, I could see the argument. That stuff makes you three years younger and takes hair off your chest.

[facilitatorn]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/10046301-5-nba-teams-built-to-shock-in-2022-23