(03-19-2021, 01:41 PM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote: Zach Lowe and Bobby Marks podcast on the trade dealine today... nothing earth shaking here. A few of the main points...
a) Clippers are probably going to be really aggressive because they are completely All In and they're not winning a Championship with this current roster. They can't get to the rim and they can't get to the line. They're purely a jump shot team, and it's going to be too hard against elite defenses in the playoffs. Their problem is they don't have many assets and they're up against the hard cap. Look for someone like Ricky Rubio or George Hill. They don't have the assets for Ball, unless they have a 3rd team in the trade.
b) Everyone thinks you absolutely have to trade an expiring contract you have no plans on resigning, but forget that you can always sign and trade them over the summer and get assets in return. It's not the worse thing in the world for Andre Drummond if he stays a Cav and doesn't play again this year. He'll have more avenues and could possibly make more money in a potential SnT.
c) Marks thinks we've over estimated how much cap space is going to be available around the league this summer. That might make it less likely the Pels deal Ball, because they might have pretty strong leverage to match an RFA offer. Marks thinks he gets $18-$20 in the RFA market.
d) No idea what the Magic are going to do. Gordon has been speculated as a trade piece for 5 years, but this is as likely as it's ever been that he gets traded. He has a lot of fans in the league. Still, Magic might not deal him. He's still young and if he goes off an thrives elsewhere it brings a lot of scrutiny on them.
e) Houston has made clear they don't want any returning salary for Dipo. Knicks could be a player trading the Dallas 1st round pick and an expiring.
f) Denver has to make their move soon. MPJ is going to get a max contract from them in 2022. That will be $100 million devoted to just 3 players. They have 1.5 years of cap flexibility left.
g) Lowe says 60/40 Atlanta keeps Collins, now that they've turned it around and back in the playoff hunt.
Regarding A/C, I just can't imagine the Clippers have the ammo for Ball and I also can't imagine the Pels having the desire to trade him. He's been great this year.
Regarding G, was 60/40 for the TDL or in general? Speaking of things that are hard to imagine, giving up on Collins just makes me scratch my head.
It's also kind of weird that we hear all these PG rumors and Brunson is never mentioned. Maybe he's still too under the radar for pundits or maybe we just overrate him.