NBA: Summer 2018 Off Season Thread
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Not if they take Jaren Jackson, Jr at 3. If Doncic slips to four then Memphis would be foolish to trade down even if it meant getting out from under the Parsons contract.
They're going to need a third team with cap room that's tanking (Orlando?) to take on the Deng contract to get Kawhi to the LAL.
That, or they're just not all that interested in moving Kawhi right now. What's the rush? Let the draft play out and see where the dominoes fall in free agency, because the landscape could look totally different in a month. Of all the teams in the league, the Spurs are the least likely to make a panic move.
Why did Woj not list Memphis as the team picking fourth but he listed the other five teams? Hand shake deal he knows about but won't say?
Wouldn't the Bulls be all over Michael Porter Jr. at #7 then? Or could they move up to #4? I'd think Fred would love the idea of Jackson next to Markannen.
I'd probably take Porter if he's there. If Porter is gone and Young is there I'd probably do the trade. Fred could maybe finally have Miles Bridges on his team then. What would you do?
I'd take it and pray SGA or Sexton are still there. The talent level really drops after 15.
I'd have to think long and hard about it, but I'd probably stay put and take Young or Porter. But I don't know what the Bulls are doing. Fred has two years left on that contract so at some point fairly soon he does have to show some sort of progress, and the quickest way to do that would be to add a solid starter or sixth man in Harris and a couple ready made contributors like Bridges and maybe Knox if he slips out of the top ten. But if management is committed to staying the course and being patient all the way through a rebuild then swing for the fences and hope you're getting the next Steph Curry or the next Kevin Durant in one of those guys.
I would also be careful about trading with the Clippers. If Jerry West wants to make a deal to move up then it's probably because he knows something you don't.
