According to ESPN’s Ian Begley, the Timberwolves have talked to the Knicks about a possible trade involving Rose. Begley reports that “it is unclear” what the Timberwolves would offer the Knicks for the former MVP. The Timberwolves aren’t the only team inquiring about Rose as Begley reports that “several teams” have reached out to the Knicks about their starting point guard.
-Berman is implying Melo prefers LAC/LAL over Cleveland, Boston etc but like everyone else he's saying a deal would be shocking.
-Steve Kyler says Paul has a verbal agreement to remain with LAC and will be official once the new CBA begins.
Minnesota says no. They're picking higher than the Knicks right now. That pick is worth a lot more than KOQ.
Agreed. I don't want Jrue Holiday here on a $100+ million contract. Rubio's a tradeable asset down the line who won't prevent us from drafting a PG this year. I worry about a short-term bump in wins, but hopefully we deal off another piece or two to negate that.
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Because I don't expect this team to spend that money on anything wiser come this offseason.
Agreed. I don't want Jrue Holiday here on a $100+ million contract. Rubio's a tradeable asset down the line who won't prevent us from drafting a PG this year. I worry about a short-term bump in wins, but hopefully we deal off another piece or two to negate that.
See what I don't get is that there's no indication player values are adjusting quickly to the now non-increasing salary cap. Guys like cousins and Paul George are expected to get $200M deals. That's the point of the new CBA right? Give the stars a bigger share of the pot so they have less incentive to leave. By default that means everyone else should be making less, right?
Then why the hell are guys like Jrue Holiday, Avery Bradley, Marcus Smart, and Jeff Teague expected to get max/near-max deals in the near future? You'd think teams would learn from the Solomon hill and Joakim Noah deals of last season. Teams who will be giving these max contracts to the "pretty good but not great" class of players will be in Deep shit in 3-4 years. Which is why I'm not all that upset if we don't have cap space in the near future. Wait it out, there will be plenty of bad contracts teams will pay to get rid of them. And after that happens there may be yet a time again when you can find Jae Crowders on $6M annual contracts.
Just listened to latest Woj podcast. Few tidbits.
-Knicks are trying really hard to move Rose. Calling around for him and desperately want to trade him. Said it shows they have no interest in resigning him. Doesn't think they can get back much- maybe a bottom of the league PG.
- Doesn't sound like Melo is getting traded. When they called around to gauge his value, teams said they would take him as giveaway and wouldn't give up much. Believes they will revisit it in the offseason but described him as just above a "giveaway" player. Not getting lottery pick or valuable young players for him.
He's gonna be here, probably for his whole remaining contract.
He's gonna be here, probably for his whole remaining contract.
Unfortunately, that is probably true.