Offseason Thread

[Roy H.]

I know that Jonas V. wants to go to Greece, but Denver wants him to stay.

Has Denver made Horford an offer?  I think he'd have a better chance at a title there than in GS.

[Who]

I know that Jonas V. wants to go to Greece, but Denver wants him to stay.

Has Denver made Horford an offer?  I think he'd have a better chance at a title there than in GS.

I don't understand why Denver doesn't just say no to Jonas and shut this down. You are under contract. We are not letting you out of that contract. See you in training camp.

They are being too soft / considerate.

[Donoghus]

I know that Jonas V. wants to go to Greece, but Denver wants him to stay.

Has Denver made Horford an offer?  I think he'd have a better chance at a title there than in GS.

I don't understand why Denver doesn't just say no to Jonas and shut this down. You are under contract. We are not letting you out of that contract. See you in training camp.

They are being too soft / considerate.

Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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18h
Denver has informed Jonas Valanciunas' reps that the franchise fully intends to have him honor his contract as the Nuggets view Valanciunas as a critical center addition to back up Nikola Jokic and play alongside him. Greek team Panathinaikos pursued Valanciunas in recent days.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Shams Trade -

Clipper get John Collins
Heat get Powell
Jazz get Anderson, Love, and Clippers 27 2nd

Interesting that Powell's value was a backend rotation player and a 2nd round pick.

Jazz did good to pump Collins value some.

Clippers may need some guard scoring help now.

[Roy H.]

Shams Trade -

Clipper get John Collins
Heat get Powell
Jazz get Anderson, Love, and Clippers 27 2nd

Interesting that Powell's value was a backend rotation player and a 2nd round pick.

Jazz did good to pump Collins value some.

Clippers may need some guard scoring help now.

It's surprising to me how little value Collins has had around the league.  Utah got him for junk contracts and a #2, and now they trade him for junk contracts and a #2.

I wonder, are the days of pure PFs coming to an end?  Guys who can't effectively switch over to center or small forward seem less valuable.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Shams Trade -

Clipper get John Collins
Heat get Powell
Jazz get Anderson, Love, and Clippers 27 2nd

Interesting that Powell's value was a backend rotation player and a 2nd round pick.

Jazz did good to pump Collins value some.

Clippers may need some guard scoring help now.

It's surprising to me how little value Collins has had around the league.  Utah got him for junk contracts and a #2, and now they trade him for junk contracts and a #2.

I wonder, are the days of pure PFs coming to an end?  Guys who can't effectively switch over to center or small forward seem less valuable.

Clippers stacking Lopez, Zubac, and now Collins. It seems like a lot of the top top teams in the NBA are trying to get a reliable 2-3 big man rotation.

[Roy H.]

Clippers may need some guard scoring help now.

Simons for Bogdonavic and Dunn.

Keep trimming that salary.

[Roy H.]

Yossi Gozlan: The Jazz decreased payroll enough where they could pivot to becoming a cap space team. They can have $22 million in cap space if they waive KJ Martin and Jaden Springer?s non-guaranteed salaries. This would give them more spending as well as the $8.8 million room mid-level. 41 seconds ago ? via Bluesky

[smicker16]

Clippers may need some guard scoring help now.

Simons for Bogdonavic and Dunn.

Keep trimming that salary.

I mean that sounds great.  Then we will have to reroute Niang and Dunn to two separate teams into their MLE or a small TPE likely include a couple of 2nds and we start to get close to the tax line.

I think we are going to need to use all of the 2nds we have to get below the tax.  Not ideal but I feel that has been the plan and why they wanted to trade back to get more future 2nds.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Yossi Gozlan: The Jazz decreased payroll enough where they could pivot to becoming a cap space team. They can have $22 million in cap space if they waive KJ Martin and Jaden Springer?s non-guaranteed salaries. This would give them more spending as well as the $8.8 million room mid-level. 41 seconds ago ? via Bluesky

Fascinating. They've pivoted and now are able to do what the Nets failed to do as they continue to build out their roster.

[Donoghus]

Yossi Gozlan: The Jazz decreased payroll enough where they could pivot to becoming a cap space team. They can have $22 million in cap space if they waive KJ Martin and Jaden Springer?s non-guaranteed salaries. This would give them more spending as well as the $8.8 million room mid-level. 41 seconds ago ? via Bluesky

Fascinating. They've pivoted and now are able to do what the Nets failed to do as they continue to build out their roster.

Bobby Marks
@BobbyMarks42
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Utah Offseason

* The Jazz will create a huge $26.6M Trade Exception

* The combination of their trade exceptions and non-tax mid level will allow Utah to remain over the salary cap

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Clippers may need some guard scoring help now.

Simons for Bogdonavic and Dunn.

Keep trimming that salary.

I wonder if they've already got something in the works for Beal.

[Donoghus]

NBA Communications

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As tested during the 2024?25 NBA G League season and in effect for all 2025 NBA summer leagues, an unsuccessful end-of-period 'heave' will be recorded as a team?not individual?missed field goal attempt when all of the following criteria are met:

🏀 The missed field goal attempt took place within the final three seconds of the first three periods of a game.

🏀 The missed field goal attempt was shot from beyond the outer edge of the center circle extended (approximately 36 feet from the basket), as shown below.

🏀 The play originated in the backcourt.

[Roy H.]

NBA Communications

@NBAPR
As tested during the 2024?25 NBA G League season and in effect for all 2025 NBA summer leagues, an unsuccessful end-of-period 'heave' will be recorded as a team?not individual?missed field goal attempt when all of the following criteria are met:

🏀 The missed field goal attempt took place within the final three seconds of the first three periods of a game.

🏀 The missed field goal attempt was shot from beyond the outer edge of the center circle extended (approximately 36 feet from the basket), as shown below.

🏀 The play originated in the backcourt.

It amazes me that guys care so much about stats that this has to be a rule.

[Who]

Shams Trade -

Clipper get John Collins
Heat get Powell
Jazz get Anderson, Love, and Clippers 27 2nd

Interesting that Powell's value was a backend rotation player and a 2nd round pick.

Jazz did good to pump Collins value some.

Clippers may need some guard scoring help now.

Norm Powell another comp for A Simons in terms of trade value. Not exactly the same player. Powell more of an undersized SG but a legitimate SG. A Simons more of a tweener guard / combo guard who is not a legitimate SG. Both guys scorers who do little else. Norm an adequate defender. Close to average. A Simons is not. Near the bottom of SGs defensively. So not exactly the same but similar-ish.