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THE OFFICIAL 2019 OFF SEASON/TRADE RUMORS THREAD

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  • #77
    Originally posted by ksuttonjr76 View Post

    Let's see...take Kawhi off the list of potential FA targets.....take Jimmy Butler off the list of potential FA targets....take Kemba Walker off the list of potential FA targets (too expensive)....yep, it's starting to look like great times for the Pacers this summer.
    Jeremy Lin should be there by the time Pacers get to the clearance area.
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    • #78
      Demar DeRozan could be available, he is the kind of guy Pacers should be looking for.

      Sabo plus picks might do it, Sabo is the perfect San Antonio guy.
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      • #79
        Originally posted by ksuttonjr76 View Post

        Who's everyone? Do you REALLY care that millionaires are losing a few millions off their salary? I can you understand your point for the everyday working Joe who already don't a "comparable" living wage in today's society unless they have a professional career....NBA players? I really don't care that much especially considering that they can earn additional millions outside of the NBA contract.
        If we're picking sides, give me labor 100% of the time. Even when they're millionaires. Capital/management in this case are all billionaires. Even in the battle of players vs. owners, the owners are in a completely different class than the players. NBA players are the 1%, but owners are the .0001%. The owners have a vehicle that increases in value every single year and often pass that vehicle on to their children (ala Robert to Jim Irsay and the eventual transition of Herbie to Steve Simon). I don't begrudge them that, but players have a limited amount of time to earn their admittedly life-changing salaries, but do not often pass 12 figures of wealth to their children. As previously mentioned, the players are entitled to their share of basketball-related revenues, so it's not like colluding to prevent the NBAPA from receiving market value salaries is helping ownership in the long run. While we're on the subject, market value is just that. The market determines that value of the player, aside from the very top and bottom level players who are kept from peak earnings (or kept from being paid a market determined rate on the rookie wage scale and veterans minimum deals). It's like when people complained about the Pacers signing Roy Hibbert to his 4-year/$58M offer sheet from Portland, but the market determined he was worth that amount. You can (and I do often) say that you would prefer the Pacers not sign certain players or contracts, like Russell Westbrook for 5 years/$205M. I would not want the Pacers to be on the hook for that amount for the player that Russ is, but that doesn't mean that I think he makes too much or that the contract isn't in-line with the value he generates for the team he plays for.

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        • #80
          Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
          Demar DeRozan could be available, he is the kind of guy Pacers should be looking for.

          Sabo plus picks might do it, Sabo is the perfect San Antonio guy.
          Hmmmmm.....I'm feeling that actually. Sabonis would be THE perfect fit for Popp's system, and he has a good history with European players. Call me crazy, but I could see myself wanting Aldridge more for his locked in two years versus DeRozan's player option on the second year.

          Rubio
          Oldipo
          Bojan
          Aldridge
          Turner

          That could work....


          Remember when we could have gotten 1-2 solid players and a possible Top 3 draft pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by trading away Paul George?

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          • #81
            Is Charlotte nutty enough to lock up a quickly-approaching-30 Kemba Walker to a max?
            Last edited by Mr. Mass; 05-24-2019, 05:04 PM.

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            • #82
              Originally posted by Mr. Mass View Post

              You really are as big an idiot as everyone says.
              WTF?
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              • #83
                Originally posted by Drew46229 View Post

                If we're picking sides, give me labor 100% of the time. Even when they're millionaires. Capital/management in this case are all billionaires. Even in the battle of players vs. owners, the owners are in a completely different class than the players. NBA players are the 1%, but owners are the .0001%. The owners have a vehicle that increases in value every single year and often pass that vehicle on to their children (ala Robert to Jim Irsay and the eventual transition of Herbie to Steve Simon). I don't begrudge them that, but players have a limited amount of time to earn their admittedly life-changing salaries, but do not often pass 12 figures of wealth to their children. As previously mentioned, the players are entitled to their share of basketball-related revenues, so it's not like colluding to prevent the NBAPA from receiving market value salaries is helping ownership in the long run. While we're on the subject, market value is just that. The market determines that value of the player, aside from the very top and bottom level players who are kept from peak earnings (or kept from being paid a market determined rate on the rookie wage scale and veterans minimum deals). It's like when people complained about the Pacers signing Roy Hibbert to his 4-year/$58M offer sheet from Portland, but the market determined he was worth that amount. You can (and I do often) say that you would prefer the Pacers not sign certain players or contracts, like Russell Westbrook for 5 years/$205M. I would not want the Pacers to be on the hook for that amount for the player that Russ is, but that doesn't mean that I think he makes too much or that the contract isn't in-line with the value he generates for the team he plays for.
                No....the CBA says that they're "entitled" to certain amount of the revenue and there's a "max" that the individual player can get. Let's not confuse "max" to mean the same as "market value". Any good agent worth their weight in gold is going to make sure their client gets the "max", but a good GM is not going let their "max" player walk for nothing either. On the other hand...having a "max" player hinders building a great team around that "max" player, ESPECIALLY if that max player is not worth max money. Market value would allow Jordan to offer Kemba something much lower than the max while not worrying about other teams swooping in to grab the player.


                Remember when we could have gotten 1-2 solid players and a possible Top 3 draft pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by trading away Paul George?

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                • #84
                  Originally posted by Mr. Mass View Post

                  You really are as big an idiot as everyone says.
                  Okay...so what's the con for not trying then? Historically speaking, Popp has been able to maximize the potential for most of his European players.
                  Last edited by ksuttonjr76; 05-24-2019, 04:44 PM.


                  Remember when we could have gotten 1-2 solid players and a possible Top 3 draft pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by trading away Paul George?

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                  • #85
                    Also looking to help Bucks and take Bledsoe (1st D team) from their hands so they have space to do whatever they need to do, maybe grab a pick as well
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                    • #86
                      Originally posted by ksuttonjr76 View Post

                      No....the CBA says that they're "entitled" to certain amount of the revenue and there's a "max" that the individual player can get. Let's not confuse "max" to mean the same as "market value". Any good agent worth their weight in gold is going to make sure their client gets the "max", but a good GM is not going let their "max" player walk for nothing either. On the other hand...having a "max" player hinders building a great team around that "max" player, ESPECIALLY if that max player is not worth max money. Market value would allow Jordan to offer Kemba something much lower than the max while not worrying about other teams swooping in to grab the player.
                      The agreement the league operates under was negotiated by the primary parties involved, the players (as represented by the NBAPA) and the owners (as represented by the NBA). One party can't "get" something which the other party doesn't agree to. The CBA is the document that controls the issue of player compensation as a percentage of basketball revenue. The only way an individual maximum differs from market value is the very top echelon of players who generate far more revenue for their clubs than $40-50M per year. There is no argument to back up the statement that players who are offered a max contract are not worth max money. They are, by definition worth it by virtue if one (or more, if an open bidding process were allowed for KD, Kawhi and some of the other premier free agents they would likely receive max offers from all 30 clubs, assuming they all had that amount of cap space) club offering them that contract. The market determines their value. Your Kemba example is the polar opposite of market value. In this example, the ability of MJ or the ownership group in Charlotte to offer Kemba less than another club while simultaneously forcing that player to accept the smaller of the two offers is an example of artificial price control. Obviously there's a somewhat regulated market at play, between the rookie wage scale, the individual maximum and veterans' minimum agreements, but your Kemba proposal is the 100% polar opposite of a free market system. The closest thing to a pure free market system within the current structure of the CBA would be to eliminate the individual max while enforcing a salary cap. That would also prevent star clustering like we've seen in Miami and Golden State. If Kevin Durant (or Steph Curry's) services were available on the open market, it's not likely any single team could secure the services of a second, let alone a third player of the caliber of Steph, Klay and KD or Bron, Wade and Chris Bosh. Same story with rookies entering the league as free agents, instead of through an amateur draft. Teams would negotiate contracts for the player's services and players would be able to choose between multiple offers prioritizing their individual preferences (raw dollars, dollars per annum, location, talent surrounding them) in the same way that medical school grads do. This would be an issue for the vast majority of the player's association members who would feel the squeeze as the NBA's middle class money pool dried up between the top veterans and highly touted rookies, so we'll likely never see it but that is the closest thing to a free market that could likely exist in basketball.

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                      • #87
                        Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post
                        Also looking to help Bucks and take Bledsoe (1st D team) from their hands so they have space to do whatever they need to do, maybe grab a pick as well
                        If the Pacers are going to help the Bucks out of a jam, I'd rather have Malcolm Brogdon than Bledsoe. And give me Mirotic, while we're at it. Brogdon, Vic, Bogdanovic, Mirotic and Turner is a pretty nasty starting 5. Backed with Sabonis, Leaf, Dougie, #18 and Aaron Holiday. Pretty formidable squad and within the realm of possibility for the Pacers. You could always swap out the 18th pick for Edmond Sumner if you're a proponent of his.

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                        • #88
                          Originally posted by Drew46229 View Post

                          If the Pacers are going to help the Bucks out of a jam, I'd rather have Malcolm Brogdon than Bledsoe. And give me Mirotic, while we're at it. Brogdon, Vic, Bogdanovic, Mirotic and Turner is a pretty nasty starting 5. Backed with Sabonis, Leaf, Dougie, #18 and Aaron Holiday. Pretty formidable squad and within the realm of possibility for the Pacers. You could always swap out the 18th pick for Edmond Sumner if you're a proponent of his.
                          Brogdon is restricted I don’t see that happening
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                          • #89
                            Originally posted by Drew46229 View Post

                            The agreement the league operates under was negotiated by the primary parties involved, the players (as represented by the NBAPA) and the owners (as represented by the NBA). One party can't "get" something which the other party doesn't agree to. The CBA is the document that controls the issue of player compensation as a percentage of basketball revenue. The only way an individual maximum differs from market value is the very top echelon of players who generate far more revenue for their clubs than $40-50M per year. There is no argument to back up the statement that players who are offered a max contract are not worth max money. They are, by definition worth it by virtue if one (or more, if an open bidding process were allowed for KD, Kawhi and some of the other premier free agents they would likely receive max offers from all 30 clubs, assuming they all had that amount of cap space) club offering them that contract. The market determines their value. Your Kemba example is the polar opposite of market value. In this example, the ability of MJ or the ownership group in Charlotte to offer Kemba less than another club while simultaneously forcing that player to accept the smaller of the two offers is an example of artificial price control. Obviously there's a somewhat regulated market at play, between the rookie wage scale, the individual maximum and veterans' minimum agreements, but your Kemba proposal is the 100% polar opposite of a free market system. The closest thing to a pure free market system within the current structure of the CBA would be to eliminate the individual max while enforcing a salary cap. That would also prevent star clustering like we've seen in Miami and Golden State. If Kevin Durant (or Steph Curry's) services were available on the open market, it's not likely any single team could secure the services of a second, let alone a third player of the caliber of Steph, Klay and KD or Bron, Wade and Chris Bosh. Same story with rookies entering the league as free agents, instead of through an amateur draft. Teams would negotiate contracts for the player's services and players would be able to choose between multiple offers prioritizing their individual preferences (raw dollars, dollars per annum, location, talent surrounding them) in the same way that medical school grads do. This would be an issue for the vast majority of the player's association members who would feel the squeeze as the NBA's middle class money pool dried up between the top veterans and highly touted rookies, so we'll likely never see it but that is the closest thing to a free market that could likely exist in basketball.
                            I understand how the CBA works. My argument is that I don't like how it seems that teams can't negotiate a smaller contract for players that are not worth the max. Players "qualify" for the max by being voted in and these votes are made by the media. Do you really think the Golden State warriors are upset that Thompson didn't qualify? A player's "max" worth is not determined by measurable metrics. The illusion that there's a market value for these players is caused by by the fact that some team will pay it. However, that shouldn't mean that team wanted to, but talent is talent.

                            Real talk, I will be livid if the Pacers sign Kemba Walker to the max contract. Kemba Walker and Victor Oladipo is not enough to win a championship, then we're right back to having the same conversation about Pacers always content with just being in the playoffs.

                            Personally, I thought the new CBA was a bad deal for the owners, but it is what it is.
                            Last edited by ksuttonjr76; 05-24-2019, 07:41 PM.


                            Remember when we could have gotten 1-2 solid players and a possible Top 3 draft pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by trading away Paul George?

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                            • #90
                              Originally posted by vnzla81 View Post

                              WTF?
                              im like 90% sure this is just the facts back again

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