NYRaider Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 Just now, CWood21 said: Miami and Dallas are both likely vying for Lowry. As is New Orleans. Miami would need to waive Goran Dragic and Andre Iguodala to create cap space, both of which seem likely. Dallas would have give up their bird rights on THJ and JJ Redick in order to get significant cap space. That seems like a given on Redick, but I think they want THJ back. Don't really see them as huge FA players for anyone short of someone like Kawhi tbh. Pels have Lonzo Ball as of now. Don't really see them having interest in Schroder tbh. Chicago is the one I'd keep an eye on, but they can't really clear cap space unless they rescind their QO on Lauri Markkanen. Miami has to make a decision on Dragic/Iggy's options by tomorrow. Even with Lauri's QO the Bulls are currently sitting at $96M so they could offer him $12/$13M. I could see New York offering him a big deal after striking out with other FA. Toronto needs another guard and they're currently sitting at $88M on their books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, CWood21 said: And it makes sense. Except that the Bulls can't really operate as an under-the-cap team this offseason without it hurting them. https://hoopshype.com/salaries/chicago_bulls/ They're currently at $96M with projected cap limit to be $109M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 The Bulls are also likely going to be very aggressive in free agency. LaVine is on the last year of his deal and they're clearly trying to be competitive after the Vuc trade. The Bulls reportedly want to move Lauri in a S&T, who is someone that I think Washington or Sacramento would be interested in. @CWood21 The Bulls would be big winners if they could somehow come away with Schroder and Bagley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) Quote NBA free agency will kick off on Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. ET. Teams can begin negotiating with free agents at that time, though the reality is many of those conversations have already happened. Most contracts can't officially be signed until Aug. 6 at 12:01 p.m. ET. However, many players will agree to the terms of a contract verbally before putting pen to paper. Edited July 31, 2021 by NYRaider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 7 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Miami has to make a decision on Dragic/Iggy's options by tomorrow. Even with Lauri's QO the Bulls are currently sitting at $96M so they could offer him $12/$13M. I could see New York offering him a big deal after striking out with other FA. Toronto needs another guard and they're currently sitting at $88M on their books. So we will have a better idea of Miami's cap situation. I'd imagine they'll waive both of them. Chicago is at $99M just in guaranteed money. They have partially guaranteed contracts of Tomas Satoransky ($5M saved by waiving him) and Thad Young ($8.2M saved by waiving him). Are the Bulls really going to waive two guys to sign Dennis Schroder? Probably not. Add in the QO for Markkanne, and the Bulls are pushing $108.3M. I believe that last projection for salary cap was set at $112M, so the Bulls likely won't have significant cap space. Toronto has a bunch of non-guaranteed salaries, so they're a variable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 Just now, CWood21 said: So we will have a better idea of Miami's cap situation. I'd imagine they'll waive both of them. Chicago is at $99M just in guaranteed money. They have partially guaranteed contracts of Tomas Satoransky ($5M saved by waiving him) and Thad Young ($8.2M saved by waiving him). Are the Bulls really going to waive two guys to sign Dennis Schroder? Probably not. Add in the QO for Markkanne, and the Bulls are pushing $108.3M. I believe that last projection for salary cap was set at $112M, so the Bulls likely won't have significant cap space. Toronto has a bunch of non-guaranteed salaries, so they're a variable. Schroder really screwed himself, even the Woj payment didn't save him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 10 minutes ago, NYRaider said: The Bulls are also likely going to be very aggressive in free agency. LaVine is on the last year of his deal and they're clearly trying to be competitive after the Vuc trade. The Bulls reportedly want to move Lauri in a S&T, who is someone that I think Washington or Sacramento would be interested in. @CWood21 The Bulls would be big winners if they could somehow come away with Schroder and Bagley. Oh, I agree. I just don't think they're going to use what little cap space they have on Schroder. I think they're going to go after Lonzo hard, and when that inevitably falls apart they'll pivot. Could have some crazy S&T situation where Schroder goes to Chicago, Lauri goes to Sacramento, and Hield goes to the Lakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Schroder really screwed himself, even the Woj payment didn't save him. When he turned down that extension mid-season, he was done for in Los Angeles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 Per usual the Jazz will have to scrape the bottom of the barrel in free agency. Otto Porter Jr, Nicolas Batum, or Rudy Gay with our taxpayer MLE. Justise Winslow, Ish Smith, and Dewayne Dedmon on minimums please, god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, CWood21 said: Oh, I agree. I just don't think they're going to use what little cap space they have on Schroder. I think they're going to go after Lonzo hard, and when that inevitably falls apart they'll pivot. Could have some crazy S&T situation where Schroder goes to Chicago, Lauri goes to Sacramento, and Hield goes to the Lakers. New Orleans is in a weird spot because they've pretty much said they don't want Zo but if they miss on Lowry, they almost have to match whatever offer sheet he signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDez Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Honestly though is Shamet better than Bryn Forbes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Brown Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Tyronnosaurus said: I was ecstatic to trade the best shooter in the league for him last year. Was thinking he was going to be a #3. It’s not salt. He’s terrible. Maybe he’s better with you guys but he’s really bad. Im glad we got Moses Brown in it. He can’t be any worse than Willie Cauley-Stein. I don't expect him to be more than a 7th guy. He's a defender who has shown ability to shoot. Not everyone fits next to a guy like Luka, we'll see if he can revive any skillset here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 12 minutes ago, DirtyDez said: Honestly though is Shamet better than Bryn Forbes? They're essentially the same player, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDez Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, NYRaider said: They're essentially the same player, lol. I’d rather have Jared Butler tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 minute ago, DirtyDez said: I’d rather have Jared Butler tbh Shamet has proven he can be a good shooter in a playoff rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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