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Faried + 14th, should we bite?

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  • Originally posted by Bluboy View Post

    We are also their conference rival and they won't want to send gifts to an up and coming team. So, they will dump their bad contracts elsewhere rather than give us a high draft pick.
    Well good luck to them in finding a taker in this summer of cash strapped teams.

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    • Originally posted by Grimp View Post

      Well good luck to them in finding a taker in this summer of cash strapped teams.
      They will find it and someone will make an offer. LA would be better off going after Porter instead of PG. LeBron would love playing with Porter but not so much with PG.

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      • Originally posted by Ozwalt72 View Post
        If Thad opts out/doesn't re-sign then I could see this. We need a rebounder. I'd be hoping Faried and Sabonis could play together without our defense collapsing, but the Faried/Turner pairing could be a good thing

        Edit: Also, don't over-complicate it. It would probably be a Faried/1st for a 2nd or benchwarmer
        Upgrading Bojan to Otto is a huge plus in rebounding,

        jus sayin

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        • Originally posted by kent beckley View Post

          Upgrading Bojan to Otto is a huge plus in rebounding,

          jus sayin
          And you don't lose any shooting and the difference on defense is huge. Bojan, if he stays, can be a fire starter from the bench.

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          • Someone took the bait.

            TJ McBride: #Nuggets have announced Wednesday’s prospects for their predraft workout. Headlined by: Troy Brown Jr. (Oregon) Josh Okogie (Georgia Tech) Zhaire Smith (Texas Tech) All of these players are guys Denver could trade back for but most are still first rounders. Big day.

            TJ McBride: The Denver Nuggets have added Villanova point guard Jalen Brunson to tomorrow’s pre-draft workout

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            • I could see some people ticked off if the Pacers trade Al and the 23rd for the Nuggets 14th pick and Faried then select Chandler Hutchison with that pick. I still think Portland selects him but nothing would surprise me.

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              • Originally posted by Bluboy View Post

                Otto Porter is 25 years old. Faried is 28 years old.
                I love Porter the Player. I don't really like Porter's contract though. Believe me, I want a 3D Forward that can help defend Lebron. But he's paid as a MAX level Player that shouldn't be paid like a MAX level Player. I can accept something averaging $20 mil a year that is a long term contract. But he's paid $26+ mil a year for the next 3 seasons ( last year being a Player Option ). That's a very hard pill to swallow.

                As for Faried, he's an Expiring Contract and can fill a need to add energy/rebounding depth to the Frontcourt ( which I think we lacked last season, hence the need for Booker ). He's a low risk/low reward type Player.
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                • Originally posted by Gamble1 View Post
                  I am just curious of who they would target with the 14th pick. Ideally a sf but they may see a priority for a pg. Edmond Sumner also seems like a forgotten rotational player that they drafted last year to develop. He was projected to go in the first round before his acl tear. He certianly could suprise some people next year but he can only play 45 games as a pacer.
                  I think if we got the 14th pick we would use that in a trade for an All-Star level player. Denver is in a tough spot financially as they will need to pay Jokic and find another 3 & D SF or free the $ to sign Chandler back on.
                  It could essentially mean getting a guy like Kemba on the roster would mean that we wouldn't have to take back another salary on top of, simply 14th pick + Collison's contract. Then we still have the 23rd pick to do what we want with, be it a guy we want falls to us or we package it for another trade.

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                  • Originally posted by CableKC View Post
                    I love Porter the Player. I don't really like Porter's contract though. Believe me, I want a 3D Forward that can help defend Lebron. But he's paid as a MAX level Player that shouldn't be paid like a MAX level Player. I can accept something averaging $20 mil a year that is a long term contract. But he's paid $26+ mil a year for the next 3 seasons ( last year being a Player Option ). That's a very hard pill to swallow.

                    As for Faried, he's an Expiring Contract and can fill a need to add energy/rebounding depth to the Frontcourt ( which I think we lacked last season, hence the need for Booker ). He's a low risk/low reward type Player.
                    I thought about this the other day and I could actually deal with his contract for the share fact that we have a max level talent getting paid $21mil a year and I think Porter is an All-Star caliber player. You switch those salaries and I doubt anyone complains, but we won't have to pay both of them that much as we got Oladipo locked up.

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                    • Originally posted by Grimp View Post

                      Cleveland is still a conference rival. They want our help to dump bad contracts they signed in the first place? We need that 8th pick.


                      Got it, so I assume that you are never going to suggest any more of your NBA2k Trades with any of the top 10 Teams in the East anymore since any of those Teams can be a future Conference Rival in the near future?
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                      • Originally posted by Gamble1 View Post
                        I am just curious of who they would target with the 14th pick. Ideally a sf but they may see a priority for a pg. Edmond Sumner also seems like a forgotten rotational player that they drafted last year to develop. He was projected to go in the first round before his acl tear. He certianly could suprise some people next year but he can only play 45 games as a pacer.
                        If we get the 14th pick I think Miles Bridges is the choice. I'm hoping Sumner could be the starting PG beginning in 2019 and beyond.

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                        • Originally posted by Gamble1 View Post
                          Someone took the bait.

                          TJ McBride: #Nuggets have announced Wednesday’s prospects for their predraft workout. Headlined by: Troy Brown Jr. (Oregon) Josh Okogie (Georgia Tech) Zhaire Smith (Texas Tech) All of these players are guys Denver could trade back for but most are still first rounders. Big day.

                          TJ McBride: The Denver Nuggets have added Villanova point guard Jalen Brunson to tomorrow’s pre-draft workout
                          If it's not Indy - who is it going to be? Atlanta has the #19 among their litany of picks, and the cap space to absorb Faried. I think Utah does as well, with a pick in the 20s. Philly clearly does, but they're probably thinking bigger this offseason. Anyone else make sense? I'm almost going to be really disappointed and surprised if it turns out to be someone other than the Pacers at this point.
                          It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.

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                          • Originally posted by pizza guy View Post

                            If it's not Indy - who is it going to be? Atlanta has the #19 among their litany of picks, and the cap space to absorb Faried. I think Utah does as well, with a pick in the 20s. Philly clearly does, but they're probably thinking bigger this offseason. Anyone else make sense? I'm almost going to be really disappointed and surprised if it turns out to be someone other than the Pacers at this point.
                            Most of those players are late first rounders from what you can gather on the draft boards. So the Pacers make as much sense as anyone and the fact the Pacers have looked at no one to date?
                            I think Miles Bridges makes the most sense but he may not make it to 14 so this trade may involve who is available.

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                            • Originally posted by pizza guy View Post

                              If it's not Indy - who is it going to be? Atlanta has the #19 among their litany of picks, and the cap space to absorb Faried. I think Utah does as well, with a pick in the 20s. Philly clearly does, but they're probably thinking bigger this offseason. Anyone else make sense? I'm almost going to be really disappointed and surprised if it turns out to be someone other than the Pacers at this point.
                              Here are a couple of things to keep in mind. Woj reported at the trade deadline that Denver wanted Collision and the Pacers decided to turn them down. I believe thats when they got Devin Harris. There was also talks between the Pacers and the Nets involving Big Al for their sf.

                              My guess is that Denver takes big Al for Faried and we swap picks. The pacers may also get Denvers second rounder since it seems like a step prce for moving up 9 spots.

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                              • Originally posted by Gamble1 View Post
                                I could see some people ticked off if the Pacers trade Al and the 23rd for the Nuggets 14th pick and Faried then select Chandler Hutchison with that pick. I still think Portland selects him but nothing would surprise me.
                                I love that trade. I would hope we bring back Al as a coach. This team had great chemistry and would love to see them all back. Sign RGIII to a decent short contract to see what he can do and Joe young as a third stringer and see him and Sumner battle it out.


                                If we stay at 23, I expect the one of the following to be there: Lonnie Walker, Aaron Holiday, Khyri Thomas or Musa.

                                2nd round targets: Vanderbilt, Diallo, Spalding, Kelan Martin
                                Last edited by MyFavMartin; 06-05-2018, 04:52 PM.

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