Free Agency Thread

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Originally Posted by Tinman

That is freaking weird . PELICANSFAN and I have been having this exact discussion in another thread. I said trade Asik, Diello & 2018 first rounder for Bledsoe. They eat Asiks xontract for 18 months 25 mill guaranteed, get a promising young big in Diello & 1018 1st rounder. They 30 mill guaranteed off the books & We get Bledsoe.

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He said they would take a bad contract for a pick. I do not see them giving up a solid asset as well for just the 1 pick.

Source: @Darren_Collison getting some love from @OrlandoMagic, @PelicansNBA, @SacramentoKings and @nuggets - would take less from contender.

— Bill Ingram (@TheRocketGuy) July 1, 2017

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Originally Posted by jprdbulldog20

Source: @Darren_Collison getting some love from @OrlandoMagic, @PelicansNBA, @SacramentoKings and @nuggets - would take less from contender.

— Bill Ingram (@TheRocketGuy) July 1, 2017

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I CONTEND that he needs to sign here for the minimum

Nick Young has fielded interest from Golden State, Oklahoma City & New Orleans (@daldridgetnt 1st on Pelicans) https://t.co/cAuBoY9uo5

— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) July 2, 2017

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Originally Posted by tthier2

I CONTEND that he needs to sign here for the minimum

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Bruin Backcourt- Wildcat frontcourt - and yes Solo is a Wildcat also ! Ironic !

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Originally Posted by LJO

Why trade for Jared Dudley? He just underwent foot surgery and is expected to be out 3-4 months.

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what's the surgery?

Because the 3-4 months itself isn't much of a problem on July 1. 3 months is Oct 1.

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Originally Posted by jprdbulldog20

Source: @Darren_Collison getting some love from @OrlandoMagic, @PelicansNBA, @SacramentoKings and @nuggets - would take less from contender.

— Bill Ingram (@TheRocketGuy) July 1, 2017

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Yes! Get him for half of the MLE.

If a quality starter PG is signed we might of signed our starting SG
this morning instead of our starting PG
They said they would spend $$$ on shooting

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Originally Posted by Topdawg26

Yes! Get him for half of the MLE.

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I'm fine with using most, if not all, of our MLE on him, if necessary. We can always add another wing with our 2018 pick + crap. Then, spend the BAE on a backup big, call it a day.

A big congratulations to our guy @JmCalderon on reaching an agreement with the @cavs!

— Priority Sports (@PrioritySports) July 2, 2017

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Originally Posted by rt0307

A big congratulations to our guy @JmCalderon on reaching an agreement with the @cavs!

— Priority Sports (@PrioritySports) July 2, 2017

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I guess the Cavs didn't learn anything from the Finals. You can't play against GS with players incapable of defending multiple positions, let alone their own. Now if he was signed to eat up minutes in the regular season to preserve LeBron and Kyrie's bodies, that's another story.

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Originally Posted by PelsFan2313

I guess the Cavs didn't learn anything from the Finals. You can't play against GS with players incapable of defending multiple positions, let alone their own. Now if he was signed to eat up minutes in the regular season to preserve LeBron and Kyrie's bodies, that's another story.

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Apparently they like players who are a shell of their former selves like who is even the gm lol

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Would Deron Williams be someone we'd be interested in? He's not what he was but he's a big pg who can shoot. Hard to believe the cavs would want him and Calderon on the team but who knows.

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Originally Posted by Mr. West

Would Deron Williams be someone we'd be interested in? He's not what he was but he's a big pg who can shoot. Hard to believe the cavs would want him and Calderon on the team but who knows.

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Good god man no

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Restricted free agent Joe Ingles is finalizing a deal to return to the Utah Jazz, Ingles tells ESPN. https://t.co/Jf0IgYSfpl

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017

Ingles deal: 4 years, $52M, source says. https://t.co/yW7MF2zmSu

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017

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Originally Posted by rt0307

Restricted free agent Joe Ingles is finalizing a deal to return to the Utah Jazz, Ingles tells ESPN. https://t.co/Jf0IgYSfpl

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017

Ingles deal: 4 years, $52M, source says. https://t.co/yW7MF2zmSu

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017

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Wow! Good for him.

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Originally Posted by rt0307

Restricted free agent Joe Ingles is finalizing a deal to return to the Utah Jazz, Ingles tells ESPN. https://t.co/Jf0IgYSfpl

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017

Ingles deal: 4 years, $52M, source says. https://t.co/yW7MF2zmSu

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017

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Good god lol

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That's a great signing for the Jazz.

Ingles is one of Gordon Hayward's closest friends on team, and shares Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports as an agent. https://t.co/vFNy2mQfLv

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017

Joe Ingles is a lot better than Solomon Hill, will make barely more money. Last summer was wild, man.

— Tom Ziller (@teamziller) July 2, 2017

Smh

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Originally Posted by Topdawg26

Joe Ingles is a lot better than Solomon Hill, will make barely more money. Last summer was wild, man.

— Tom Ziller (@teamziller) July 2, 2017

Smh

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Yeah, between the two, I would gladly swap Hill for Ingles.

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Originally Posted by UNO Gracias

Yeah, between the two, I would gladly swap Hill for Ingles.

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Yeah, but I wouldn't swap him for Chandler Parsons who will almost make their combined salaries next year.

Golden State offered Andre Iguodala a 3-year, $45 million deal and he's deliberating, league sources tell ESPN. No options are attached.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 2, 2017

Golden State's offer to Iguodala is three guaranteed years, sources say.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 2, 2017

In addition to GS's offer, Andre Iguodala deciding between multi-year deals from Houston, San Antonio, Sacramento, league sources tell ESPN.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 2, 2017

Well, OKC signed Rudy Gay.

DO SOMETHING PELICA...DELL

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Originally Posted by WhyHornetsWhy

Well, OKC signed Rudy Gay.

DO SOMETHING PELICA...DELL

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Yeah we have to make a big move at the other guard spot!

I want Bledsoe on this freaking team, man.

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Originally Posted by WhyHornetsWhy

I want Bledsoe on this freaking team, man.

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I think most of the board does. We would be back in the mix if we can land him.

Bledsoe is getting married today and Cousins is at his wedding so Maybe Cousins is doing some recruiting lol


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Maybe that's what they meant by him doing some recruit.

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Originally Posted by MistaWhoDat

Bledsoe is getting married today and Cousins is at his wedding so Maybe Cousins is doing some recruiting lol


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Sadly, it is going to take a lot more than recruiting. Would not get my hopes up.

Andre Iguodala has agreed to deal to return to Warriors, sources say. https://t.co/xImvgcC9gu

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017

Andre Iguodala will sign a 3-year, $45M deal, league sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/c8K7K4TF0s

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017

Iguodala's deal will be worth $48M over the three years, league source tells ESPN. Warriors deepened offer, close deal tonight.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017

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Originally Posted by rt0307

Andre Iguodala has agreed to deal to return to Warriors, sources say. https://t.co/xImvgcC9gu

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017

Andre Iguodala will sign a 3-year, $45M deal, league sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/c8K7K4TF0s

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017

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How can they afford to keep this core?

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Originally Posted by PelsFan2313

Now that I think about it, I think Iggy goes back to GS.

He's using Houston to drive up his asking price, just like he used Sacramento in 2013. He's too attached to the Silicon Valley environment, and GS obviously presents him the best opportunity to win and play a meaningful role on a championship quality team year after year.

He's made about 118m over his 13-yr career, so yes, the money matters to a certain extent. But if GS can come even close to offering what other teams have, it's a done deal.

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Shocker. He went back.

Sources close to Andre Iguodala reporting agreed to terms to return to the bay....

— Andre Iguodala (@andre) July 2, 2017

:hihi:

Golden State GM Bob Myers met with Iguodala in Los Angeles tonight, and flew back to Bay Area with a commitment to keep champs together.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2017

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Originally Posted by Topdawg26

How can they afford to keep this core?

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Luxury tax


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Originally Posted by Topdawg26

How can they afford to keep this core?

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Because they don't give a ******** about the luxury tax right now.

im glad how teams in the west are getting better and not backing down from GS....as of today im ready to see GS vs OKC games..if westbrook,,pg13 and gay can keep the scoring going against GS and kantner and adams take care of the boards and provide inside scoring,,westbrook may get revenge on KD this season coming......

Im still waiting for us to fill our team out so i can really enjoy this season playoffs with us in it...

Seriously how do they even have close to the amount to keep him this all feels like a little bit of cheating on their part I'm js

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I really hope we trade our 2018 first round pick for Bledsoe or Fournier. Put either one next to Jrue and our backcourt instantly goes from questionable to strength.

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Originally Posted by RUFshreve

I really hope we trade our 2018 first round pick for Bledsoe or Fournier. Put either one next to Jrue and our backcourt instantly goes from questionable to strength.

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Yeah me too!

Good God, if we can get Fournier...

Tucker has agreed to a four-year, $32M deal with the Rockets, league sources tell The Vertical. https://t.co/6w4j6B1YnL

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 2, 2017

Luxury tax has now gone out the window. Houston is determined and i like it in the whole scheme of things. I like how they are building a roster to keep up with GS but hate we will most likely have to go through them for any chance


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Originally Posted by Sleeper

Luxury tax has now gone out the window. Houston is determined and i like it in the whole scheme of things. I like how they are building a roster to keep up with GS but hate we will most likely have to go through them for any chance


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They used the MLE.

Free agent P.J. Tucker has reached agreement on a deal with the Houston Rockets, league sources tell The Vertical.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 2, 2017

Tucker has agreed to a four-year, $32M deal with the Rockets, league sources tell The Vertical. https://t.co/6w4j6B1YnL

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 2, 2017

Houston GM is a beast of a GM right or wrong dude is going for the warriors jugular he's not gonna get it but he's not laying down like the some of the other GMs


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Originally Posted by PelsFan2313

Because they don't give a ******** about the luxury tax right now.

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Yup. Why would they. They have about a 5 yr window to ride Steph/Durrant. Go all in.

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Originally Posted by PelsFan2313

Because they don't give a ******** about the luxury tax right now.

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I wish the NBA would do away with the luxury tax and just hard cap the teams. It is ridiculous to say you want competitiveness and then allow the bigger market teams with deep pockets to just "buy" themselves into competitiveness.