Final Pre-Draft Forum Poll: Trade For Giannis Or Build Around The Jays?

[Vermont Green]

Portis has a contract of $14.5M so he would fit in the full MLE which is $15.1M.  In theory, any team with the full MLE available (and there are several) could trade for him without sending anything back.  You may be right that Portis could be off loaded fairly easily.  I am not sure I agree that they could get a first round pick back, but they probably could clear his salary if they wanted to and get a young play back.

Kuzma would be harder to off load ($20.5M).  He does not fit the MLE so someone would need a sizable TPE (which BOS has).  It is true that Kuzma is an expiring contract so MIL could just suck it up for one season, but it does not seem unreasonable that they would look to move his contract as part of a Giannis deal.  They don't really need to but they may be looking to create some cap space to allow some flexibility.

Kuzma would fit the BOS TPE so maybe that is what MIL is pushing for BOS to take on Kuzma.  BOS can't take on Kuzma without sending something back.  They would need to use the TPE to take back Kuzma and that would hard cap them at the first apron.  If they took Kuzma back for Hauser, it would add $11M to BOS cap.  This is workable, but limits their flexibility if they want to stay under the tax.  It also works with Pritchard going back.

[Who]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hU81OLwJecI

One of those youtube shorts. Brief clip. Jeff Teague interviewing Damian Lillard asking him what it was like playing with Giannis. Jeff Teague had played with Giannis too. Sounded like he liked Giannis personally but did not being a PG alongside Giannis (because he dribbled / held the ball too much). Lillard had similar issues.

Lillard was saying Giannis only knows how to play one way - all out. That when they talked, Giannis said you have to let him know when he isn't giving it up / or is doing too much ... when Lillard needs the ball more to do his thing.

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One of the things I have wondering about - Moranis often talks about Jaylen and Tatum are too similar. I think Tatum & Giannis are even more similar because they are both point-forwards who want to run the show. I think they will impede one another more than JB and JT did.

[Celtics2021]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hU81OLwJecI

One of those youtube shorts. Brief clip. Jeff Teague interviewing Damian Lillard asking him what it was like playing with Giannis. Jeff Teague had played with Giannis too. Sounded like he liked Giannis personally but did not being a PG alongside Giannis (because he dribbled / held the ball too much). Lillard had similar issues.

Lillard was saying Giannis only knows how to play one way - all out. That when they talked, Giannis said you have to let him know when he isn't giving it up / or is doing too much ... when Lillard needs the ball more to do his thing.

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One of the things I have wondering about - Moranis often talks about Jaylen and Tatum are too similar. I think Tatum & Giannis are even more similar because they are both point-forwards who want to run the show. I think they will impede one another more than JB and JT did.

Mind you, Jeff Teague played half a season with Giannis when Teague was cooked in his last season.