Summer 2018 Rumored Moves

[Beat LA]

The Pelicans remain hopeful of re-signing point guard Rajon Rondo, league sources say, even after coming to terms tonight with free-agent guard Elfrid Payton

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1013621598685888512

What's next, Rondo to the Lakers? They need a PG lol

Without any additional moves, they will only have about $9.5M in cap space.

If they stretch Deng, it will be around $19.3M.

They have room to do something, but not that much without a trade. I don’t think Ball is a good fit next to LeBron (nor would Rondo), but he does alleviate some of the ballhandling duties.

They still need a quality big, and a guy like Dwight isn’t the answer. LeBron thrives with floor spacers like Bosh and Love, not guys who clog the paint.

I understand the frenzy this has caused, but there is currently no reason to believe Lakers can beat Houston or Golden State. I don’t know if even Kawhi changes that.

He "made it work" with Thompson, didn't he?

[trickybilly]

I hear the Warriors are talking to old friend Avery Bradley..

Hoooow does that work???

[rondofan1255]

Wolves have withdrawn their qualifying offer on forward Nemanja Bjelica, per source.

https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt/status/1013863663810285568?s=21

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Wolves have withdrawn their qualifying offer on forward Nemanja Bjelica, per source.

https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt/status/1013863663810285568?s=21

That's odd. That may mean they are trying to make a deal right now with their MLE.

[Roy H.]

I hear the Warriors are talking to old friend Avery Bradley..

Hoooow does that work???

They’ve got the Taxpayer MLE.

[Fafnir]

Wolves have withdrawn their qualifying offer on forward Nemanja Bjelica, per source.

https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt/status/1013863663810285568?s=21

That's odd. That may mean they are trying to make a deal right now with their MLE.

Or they got worried he'd take the QO and didn't want to pay him that on a one year deal they couldn't trade.

[Fafnir]

NM the Bjelica withdrawal was tied to the Tolliver signing that was just reported by Shams in all odds.

[Roy H.]

Eric Woodyard: Just got the confirmation. Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors has agreed to a 2-year deal for $36 million. Favors met with the Jazz brass in an Atlanta hotel yesterday for at least 4-5 hours, according to a source. His team was also in talks to a “couple other” teams as well

Give that man’s agent a raise.

Baynes at $5.3 million or Favors at $18 million?

[Fafnir]

I like Favors as a C, but 18 is steep but its a one year deal so like Reddick its just a cap rolling over overpay.

[knuckleballer]

Eric Woodyard: Just got the confirmation. Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors has agreed to a 2-year deal for $36 million. Favors met with the Jazz brass in an Atlanta hotel yesterday for at least 4-5 hours, according to a source. His team was also in talks to a “couple other” teams as well

Give that man’s agent a raise.

Baynes at $5.3 million or Favors at $18 million?

Give Ainge a raise.  He's been killing it the last few years or so.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

I'm could be completely wrong. I have no information. But I did come up with an interesting narrative about the Noel move.

The Thunder intend to trade Steven Adams and stretch Melo in order to get under the tax.

Then, their big rotation would be Noel, Grant, Patterson, and another vet minimum guy.

My trade destinations are:

to Portland for CJ McCullom
to San Antonio with Abrines and multiple 1sts for Kawhi
to Cleveland with Singler for Love
to Washington with Singler for Porter

[Monkhouse]

I'm could be completely wrong. I have no information. But I did come up with an interesting narrative about the Noel move.

The Thunder intend to trade Steven Adams and stretch Melo in order to get under the tax.

Then, their big rotation would be Noel, Grant, Patterson, and another vet minimum guy.

My trade destinations are:

to Portland for CJ McCullom
to San Antonio with Abrines and multiple 1sts for Kawhi
to Cleveland with Singler for Love
to Washington with Singler for Porter

You really think someone like Noel can replicate 1/4 of what Steven Adams brings to the table? Noel barely played any minutes the past few years, and stretching Melo would always help them accomplish their goal.

[Fafnir]

No way they're getting under the tax.

[Fafnir]

You really think someone like Noel can replicate 1/4 of what Steven Adams brings to the table? Noel barely played any minutes the past few years, and stretching Melo would always help them accomplish their goal.

There isn't cap space for them to ship Adams off to for this year anyways. They'd have to take salary back.

None of the teams who want to contend have that much space, and the teams who are still tanking wouldn't want Adams at that number. It'd remove their flexibility to rebuild properly.

So they're not ducking the tax this year, I do think they could end up trading Adams in a payroll move after this year though.

[GreenEnvy]

I'm could be completely wrong. I have no information. But I did come up with an interesting narrative about the Noel move.

The Thunder intend to trade Steven Adams and stretch Melo in order to get under the tax.

Then, their big rotation would be Noel, Grant, Patterson, and another vet minimum guy.

My trade destinations are:

to Portland for CJ McCullom
to San Antonio with Abrines and multiple 1sts for Kawhi
to Cleveland with Singler for Love
to Washington with Singler for Porter

How can they swap out Adams for some of those contracts and get out of the tax? I didn’t check any of them but some may not even be legal trades. Stretching Melo still has them $13M over the tax. They would have to ship out like $45M+ in salary (just a guesstimate, others will know the exact number) just to save that $13M,m.

Not gonna happen. They are paying the tax for the foreseeable future.