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Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:11 am
by Mori Chu
Holy S*** what a crazy morning for CLE. They are holding a straight up fire sale. This is amazing. Once the dust settles I want to know how many players from their current roster are even there from the start of the season? It'll just be Lebron standing in a pile of rubble.
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:12 am
by Split T
Marty [Mori Chu] wrote:Wow. I love these trades for all teams, except Utah. I think the Lakers are the big winners, scoring picks and cap space (how do they get people to make trades like this with them time after time??). The Cavs, well, the return is mixed, but I do like it a lot that they are just saying "F*** it" and blowing it up. That's EXACTLY what they should be doing. They know it isn't going to happen for them this year, so they can't just sit here and do nothing. They need some players who are actual assets who can play for them going forward.
I don't really get the trade for Utah. What is the thinking on their end?
Not sure what Utah is doing. They must have already decided they aren't paying Hood this summer. Crowder can be a decent rotation guy and is on a great contract. They took a chance that he'd improve by playing in Snyder's system. Kinda an underwhelming move but it's not terrible.
Cleveland made out in this one. They land Hood and Hill and clear out Shumpert, Crowder and Rose.
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:13 am
by Mori Chu
https://twitter.com/pourmecoffee/status/961663557707452417
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:13 am
by Split T
Wally_West wrote:https://mobile.twitter.com/wojespn/status/961663272641589249
There's gotta be a contract moving too, right?
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:14 am
by Mori Chu
I wish the Suns could get in on the Cavs fire sale and trade for Kevin Love.
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:17 am
by Split T
Probably should wait as more dominoes could fall, but Cavs right now are:
Hill-Hood-lebron-love-thompson with Clarkson-JR-Korver-Green-Nance off the bench? Who am I missing?
I don't know if this works for Cleveland, but kudos to them for trying. If LeBron leaves they may have a decent team still next year.
Hill-Hood-Love with Clarkson and Nance off the bench and whatever they get with the Brooklyn pick.
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:27 am
by Wally_West
https://mobile.twitter.com/TyronnLueMemes/status/960213132999262208
https://mobile.twitter.com/TyronnLueMemes/status/960213142407204875
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:35 am
by O_Gardino
Split T wrote:I don't get this from Cleveland's perspective. Clarkson is nice but has a significant contract going forward and doesn't do anything for their defensive issues. Nance is young and athletic and probably helps them more than Clarkson, but was he worth taking on a contract and giving up a 1st?
They need another ball handler.
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:36 am
by O_Gardino
Split T wrote:Marty [Mori Chu] wrote:Is this Isaiah Thomas-to-Lakers move a stealth move by the Cleveland ownership to make Lebron *not* want to go to LA this summer??
IT is just an expiring contract to LA, he won't be there in the summer.
Add 2 more cities to the list of places IT will probably never play again.
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:40 am
by O_Gardino
Split T wrote:Wally_West wrote:https://mobile.twitter.com/wojespn/status/961663272641589249
There's gotta be a contract moving too, right?
Is this just a favor to Wade?
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:43 am
by wpmiller42
Wow. The Cavs are making a ton of moves, and so far I think they're on the winning side of all of them. I'm shocked they haven't been forced to give up that Brooklyn pick yet.
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:44 am
by O_Gardino
Marty [Mori Chu] wrote:I wish the Suns could get in on the Cavs fire sale and trade for Kevin Love.
If only we still had Bled to send over there.
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:47 am
by Split T
Split T wrote:Wally_West wrote:https://mobile.twitter.com/wojespn/status/961663272641589249
There's gotta be a contract moving too, right?
Didn't realize Wade was only making 2 million. Trade can be done pretty easily. Heat might even have a trade exception to acquire him.
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:52 am
by O_Gardino
What are the odds Miami now faces Cleveland in the second round?
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:00 pm
by djy2j
Hopefully McDo will be turning in his resignation after he whiffs on another trade deadline. Or Maybe he can trade for Mike Scott again.
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:00 pm
by wpmiller42
The Raptors are trading Caboclo to the Kings for Malachi Richardson. I've always like Caboclo -- I wish we could have given him minutes here to see if he could put it together. He always seems like he's a year or two away, every year.
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:04 pm
by Wally_West
https://mobile.twitter.com/wojespn/status/961676997775773696
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:06 pm
by Split T
wpmiller42 wrote:The Raptors are trading Caboclo to the Kings for Malachi Richardson. I've always like Caboclo -- I wish we could have given him minutes here to see if he could put it together. He always seems like he's a year or two away, every year.
He was famously said to be "two years away from being two years away" when he was drafted in 2014. It's almost his time!
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:08 pm
by O_Gardino
The Knicks are getting ready to tank! Imagine all the shots a starting backcourt of Mudiay and Ntilikina can miss.
Re: 2018 Trade Deadline
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:09 pm
by Split T
Wally_West wrote:https://mobile.twitter.com/wojespn/status/961676997775773696
I wouldn't have minded acquiring Mudiay. I'm not a big fan but I'd give him a chance. Can't be worse than what we're running out at pg