NYRaider Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 Just now, CWood21 said: Except the Knicks wanted cap flexibility too. They want to add Jalen Brunson to their roster. And the Hornets are not S&Ting Bridges. The Knicks didn't have to be involved in the deal the Hornets could've packaged #13 and a player for salary relief without including a third team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Just now, NYRaider said: The Knicks didn't have to be involved in the deal the Hornets could've packaged #13 and a player for salary relief without including a third team. Again, goes back to the point I had. There's a finite amount of teams that HAD cap flexibility to take on Oubre and/or Plumlee and get the 13th pick in return, and the Hornets chose not to do that deal. So clearly they value draft capital over cap flexibility. In that hypothetical Lakers/Hornets trade (Westbrook for Rozier/Hayward), they aren't giving up draft capital and they get cap flexibility in return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Miles Bridges is a combo forward, he's 6'7" 230, lol. LaMelo is also 6'7" which is why they've been able to play Rozier/Ball together. I've literally never heard anyone refer to Bridges as a guard. When did I suggest that Bridges was a guard? I just don't like Terry Rozier defensively next to LaMelo Ball. I'd prefer more of a 3&D guard that can play against the quicker guards in the league. Let Melo play against the "worse" guard so he can conserve his energy for the offensive end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 Just now, CWood21 said: Again, goes back to the point I had. There's a finite amount of teams that HAD cap flexibility to take on Oubre and/or Plumlee and get the 13th pick in return, and the Hornets chose not to do that deal. So clearly they value draft capital over cap flexibility. In that hypothetical Lakers/Hornets trade (Westbrook for Rozier/Hayward), they aren't giving up draft capital and they get cap flexibility in return. They traded away the 13th pick for the Bucks 1st round pick in 2025. I don't think they have value the 28th pick in 3 years super highly. They also get significantly worse next season so they'd basically be tanking a year for cap space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 minute ago, CWood21 said: When did I suggest that Bridges was a guard? 20 minutes ago, CWood21 said: LaMelo Ball is a budding star, and Bridges is his backcourt mate. 9 minutes ago, CWood21 said: That was in reference to Rozier. Unless you think that the Hornets can play a backcourt of Rozier, Ball, and Bridges together. You called Bridges a guard twice here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 minute ago, NYRaider said: You called Bridges a guard twice here. You can be a WING and still be a backcourt mate. Would you not consider Kevin Durant to be a backcourt mate with Kyrie Irving? The primary ball handler on Charlotte is LaMelo Ball. The secondary one is Terry Rozier. But if they moved on from Rozier, would you not expect that Bridges would be used more as a ball handler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 minute ago, CWood21 said: You can be a WING and still be a backcourt mate. Would you not consider Kevin Durant to be a backcourt mate with Kyrie Irving? The primary ball handler on Charlotte is LaMelo Ball. The secondary one is Terry Rozier. But if they moved on from Rozier, would you not expect that Bridges would be used more as a ball handler? I wouldn't call a guy that plays primarily at the 3/4 a backcourt player. He'd definitely get more touches without Rozier and Hayward but if they're replacing them with Westbrook then they'd essentially be committing to tanking next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, NYRaider said: I wouldn't call a guy that plays primarily at the 3/4 a backcourt player. He'd definitely get more touches without Rozier and Hayward but if they're replacing them with Westbrook then they'd essentially be committing to tanking next season. I wouldn't really consider Bridges a 4 unless you're committed to playing small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 Just now, CWood21 said: I wouldn't really consider Bridges a 4 unless you're committed to playing small. He's a combo forward, he's 6'7" 230, he's definitely a lot closer to a 4 then he is to a 2 and played at the 4 for stretches last year, he has literally never played the 2 in his entire career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 Bridges was good last season but it also begs the question if a career 13 ppg guy is worth $32M APY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Bridges was good last season but it also begs the question if a career 13 ppg guy is worth $32M APY. If you won't, someone else will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 And for the record, I don't think Kyrie will be a Laker. I think he's using this as leverage to get his max deal, which I expect the Nets to cave on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 Just now, CWood21 said: If you won't, someone else will. I think the only teams that can realistically max him out are the Pistons/Pacers. The Pistons seem like a logical landing spot after they just took Duren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 minute ago, CWood21 said: And for the record, I don't think Kyrie will be a Laker. I think he's using this as leverage to get his max deal, which I expect the Nets to cave on. Me either, there's way too many moving pieces because the Lakers have to find someone that can take Russ and provide something that Brooklyn wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 minute ago, NYRaider said: Me either, there's way too many moving pieces because the Lakers have to find someone that can take Russ and provide something that Brooklyn wants. If it was anyone but Kyrie, I would say not a snowball's chance in hell of him opting out and signing for the tMLE. Lakers have significant cap flexibility next offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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