(06-30-2023, 10:04 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: "The Indiana Pacers are nearing a trade sending guard Chris Duarte to the Sacramento Kings for draft compensation, sources tell @TheAthletic
@Stadium"

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1674789506149646338

(06-30-2023, 10:49 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: I think they split the MLE between him and one other guy. That’s my prediction.

I’m happy with him coming back. If they get him back at the minimum or the BAE, I’ll be ecstatic. I think he would really have to want to come back to do that, because I think other teams will be willing to pay him more. 

My prediction is that he is going to split the MLE with someone else who won’t be as sexy as Bruce Brown and people are going to dislike it a lot.

(06-30-2023, 11:02 AM)JamesConway912 Wrote: So it’s going to be Powell / Holmes splitting the minutes, Lively will play the AJ Hammons-role (GLeague) and McGee gets the minutes against tanking teams turning half the board mad.

Lol. Good times ahead.

(06-30-2023, 10:25 AM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: So the kings essentially gave us OMax to trade for Duarte…pretty questionable move, wonder if other plans fell through.

(06-30-2023, 11:07 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: It's one of the worst center rotations in the league.

Just when I thought I had confidence in Nico.

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https://twitter.com/GrantAfseth/status/1674709713844314112

An update on Kyrie Irving's free agency from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski suggests that the Dallas Mavericks will "show some restraint." He's still "inevitably" expected to re-sign with the Mavs.

"Kyrie Irving is trying to create a market out there. It may just not be there for him. Certainly, Dallas, I think, is going to try to show some restraint, some discipline on what they're going to offer Kyrie Irving with a new deal in Dallas. It's going to be more than anybody else can offer him.

"I think he's going to try to spend some time here trying to manufacture a marketplace of salary cap space and teams that might actually scare Dallas into thinking they have to up their offer. I'm not sure that's happening. That will be an interesting process as it plays out. I still think Kyrie Irving inevitably will return back to Dallas on a deal to play with Luka Doncic."

(06-30-2023, 11:19 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: They didn't need OMax. They've got Murray, Barnes, and Lyles. They need more shooting at the SF/SG position. Makes sense to me.

(06-30-2023, 10:59 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: I like Duarte, but he's fallen off quite hard since his rookie year. 

Surprised the Kings essentially paid Holmes+#24+whatever compensation they end up sending to the Pacers for Duarte. Pretty steep if you ask me

(06-30-2023, 11:30 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Kings have been a laughing stock for a long time.  But they have appeared to have made solid moves recently.   I am sure they were looking to upgrade from Barnes and probably keep Lyles.   When that didn't happen, Barnes is a respectable backup plan.   I would hate giving up a first though if I was a Kings fans.   Kings are having fun now, but in a few years they could say, we literally gave Dallas two core pieces over a two year time period.

(06-30-2023, 11:32 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote:  He's fallen off because he's been injured.

(06-30-2023, 11:24 AM)BigDirk41 Wrote: If Powell gets any of the the MLE, this is terrible and I mean terrible news. If it's the BAE, so be it, but he's not worth more than that.

(06-30-2023, 11:35 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I  thought he was an odd draft pick last year but he was very good as a rookie.   Fun fact, Josh Green is almost four years younger than Duarte.

(06-30-2023, 11:37 AM)mvossman Wrote: Actually, the Mavs have bird rights on Powell.  There is no need to spend any MLE on him.  The only issue is the tax line and staying under it for the full MLE.  Lot of moving parts regarding where that line is.  The other option is they do an S&T with Wood for somebody worth more than the MLE and operate in the tax.  At that point they can sign Powell at what they need to and still have the tax MLE.