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2025-26 NBA

Why don’t the Knicks offer Presti the moon to run their front office. What a great job he’s done.
 
Melancer46 said:
Damn, sounds like the Giannis trade request is officially upon us. Can't say I blame him at all but still a sad day and I reckon will be even sadder when we see what the trade return is.
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He’s got to be too expensive for Boston, right?
 
CuseFaninVT said:
He’s got to be too expensive for Boston, right?
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Cap-wise or asset-wise? Cap-wise it's technically possible. Asset-wise, you'd need Milwaukee to view Jaylen Brown as a reasonable center-piece I guess. I think Boston is a more captivating trade partner than the Knicks at least, but that's probably true for 27 other teams too.
 
Melancer46 said:
Cap-wise or asset-wise? Cap-wise it's technically possible. Asset-wise, you'd need Milwaukee to view Jaylen Brown as a reasonable center-piece I guess. I think Boston is a more captivating trade partner than the Knicks at least, but that's probably true for 27 other teams too.
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Cap wise considering all the moves they made this year to drop below whatever apron…

Honestly would prefer they not go after him. Love the Cs when they move and share the ball quickly.
 
CuseFaninVT said:
Cap wise considering all the moves they made this year to drop below whatever apron…

Honestly would prefer they not go after him. Love the Cs when they move and share the ball quickly.
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I doubt Boston will make a super compelling offer anyways but we'll see I guess. I would really love to get Jalen Johnson out of Atlanta. Think he's probably top of my list of somewhat reasonable centerpieces.
 
Melancer46 said:
I doubt Boston will make a super compelling offer anyways but we'll see I guess. I would really love to get Jalen Johnson out of Atlanta. Think he's probably top of my list of somewhat reasonable centerpieces.
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Jalen Johnson would be a fantastic get
 
Melancer46 said:
I doubt Boston will make a super compelling offer anyways but we'll see I guess. I would really love to get Jalen Johnson out of Atlanta. Think he's probably top of my list of somewhat reasonable centerpieces.
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May sound crazy but if I am Atlanta I wouldn’t trade Johnson.
 
NineOneSeven said:
May sound crazy but if I am Atlanta I wouldn’t trade Johnson.
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They may not but that's probably the only way I'd have interest. They have the other side of our pick swap with New Orleans too I think but their other young guys probably aren't interesting enough to me to make a deal around that pick and young pieces.
 
Melancer46 said:
They may not but that's probably the only way I'd have interest. They have the other side of our pick swap with New Orleans too I think but their other young guys probably aren't interesting enough to me to make a deal around that pick and young pieces.
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I guess it also depends on what the bucks want to do. They don’t control any of their picks for a while so they can’t really tank or anything.

So I guess what I’m saying is what about a package built around Trae and some draft capital? That pels pick looks juicy. They don’t control their first outright this year but they do have some swap rights, so they could end up with their first and the pels first this year if they did a deal with Atlanta. That at least gives you something.

Obviously I’d rather get Jalen Johnson. He’s great.
 
Knicks411 said:
I guess it also depends on what the bucks want to do. They don’t control any of their picks for a while so they can’t really tank or anything.

So I guess what I’m saying is what about a package built around Trae and some draft capital? That pels pick looks juicy. They don’t control their first outright this year but they do have some swap rights, so they could end up with their first and the pels first this year if they did a deal with Atlanta. That at least gives you something.

Obviously I’d rather get Jalen Johnson. He’s great.
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Yeah I think the Trae and picks route can be justified. Not my preference but I'd understand. Having been here in DC watching the god awful Wizards teams, I'm not sure I really want to strip the Bucks all the way down anyways...thankfully Sarr has started to look like something but it's a depressing team to watch more often than not.

Trae and picks would certainly be preferable to basically just swapping Giannis for KAT, which seems to be what Windhorst expects lol. I know the franchise would probably like to make a trade where Giannis is content, but I can't fathom Windhorst's belief that we won't negotiate with anyone outside of the Knicks.
 
Seems like the Knicks only chance is if giannis really only wants to go there, and even if so, a team trading for him would get 2 playoff runs before he could be a free agent so they may just top any Knicks offer anyway.

I guess the other angle is Portland has a decent amount of control of bucks picks from 28-30; so if there was a 3 way deal where Kat goes to Portland and Portland gives the bucks control of their picks there could be an appeal there. But seems pretty far fetched.
 
This is extremely random.

For some reason I was reading about the Latrell Sprewell/PJ Carlisemo incident yesterday. How on Earth did Sprewell avoid real prison time for that? He choked PJ for a good 10 seconds (the pics of PJ's neck are really bad), and didn't stop on his own, it had to be broken up by teammates. He goes and showers, and like an absolute psychopath 20 minutes later, attacks PJ a second time.

Do the laws of society not apply to basketball gyms? I don't get it.
 
Melancer46 said:
Damn, sounds like the Giannis trade request is officially upon us. Can't say I blame him at all but still a sad day and I reckon will be even sadder when we see what the trade return is.
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Sengun (only 23) and picks to the bucks is the rumored Rockets deal but I’m not sure if I do that if I’m Houston. You are shrinking the time your window is open even though it may be open slightly wider during that shortened time
 
STEVEHOLT said:
Sengun (only 23) and picks to the bucks is the rumored Rockets deal but I’m not sure if I do that if I’m Houston. You are shrinking the time your window is open even though it may be open slightly wider during that shortened time
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Yeah that's the math they have to do. Do they think the window is truly open as currently constructed with how good OKC is? And I guess is it even open if you get Giannis lol.

I would be happy to get Sengun personally but I know a lot of Bucks fans absolutely hate the way he plays and he's admittedly a tough archetype to build around but I've loved him since before he got to the NBA.
 
STEVEHOLT said:
Sengun (only 23) and picks to the bucks is the rumored Rockets deal but I’m not sure if I do that if I’m Houston. You are shrinking the time your window is open even though it may be open slightly wider during that shortened time
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Well, their window with Durant is only a couple years, so it might make sense.
 
Have not commented on them much the past few seasons, but I have to acknowledge that the Clippers are firing on all cylinders right now.
 
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IthacaMatt said:
Well, their window with Durant is only a couple years, so it might make sense.
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Durant just opens the window earlier. In a couple years when he’s gone, the younger guys will be mature enough to keep the window open themselves along with the next chosen veteran they add
 
Melancer46 said:
Yeah that's the math they have to do. Do they think the window is truly open as currently constructed with how good OKC is? And I guess is it even open if you get Giannis lol.

I would be happy to get Sengun personally but I know a lot of Bucks fans absolutely hate the way he plays and he's admittedly a tough archetype to build around but I've loved him since before he got to the NBA.
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He’s made noticeable improvements so far this year. In two years he will be a monster .
 

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