My final @PelicansNBA predictions for 2019 free agency.
— Fletcher Mackel (@FletcherWDSU) June 28, 2019
Bobby Portis: 3 years, $36 million
Frank Kaminsky: 2 years, $10 million
Nando De Colo: 2 years, $12 million@wdsu pic.twitter.com/DmVJeHxWVy
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My final @PelicansNBA predictions for 2019 free agency.
— Fletcher Mackel (@FletcherWDSU) June 28, 2019
Bobby Portis: 3 years, $36 million
Frank Kaminsky: 2 years, $10 million
Nando De Colo: 2 years, $12 million@wdsu pic.twitter.com/DmVJeHxWVy
Nets will be willing to work with Russell and his reps on ways to get him to a team of his choice, including sign-and-trade scenarios, league sources tell ESPN. If Russell and Nets found a sign-and-trade deal that works for both, obviously, there's no need to renounce his rights.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2019
Lonzo
Frank
Jrue
Moore
Hart
NAW
Ingram
Kenrich
Zion
Wood
Okafor
Hayes
We moved on from Diallo ahead of free agency, even though keeping his QO would have been really cheap.
We have room for 2 guys, IMO, and we have been very intentional in every move we’ve made to clear as much cap as possible.
This is going to be interesting.
I know FranK is back for sure.
Diallo’s QO was cheap.
With so much cap space, there was no reason to move on so early unless we needed his money. Either that or we just did him and his agent a favor.
It could be the latter, but things just aren’t really adding up IMO. What else could you have gotten from Atlanta if you didn’t insist on getting rid of Solo? We’d have enough cap space to build around the edges even if we’d kept Solo.
https://www.wwltv.com/article/sports...b-6feef45ea3ff
Quote:
When asked about the possibility of playing in New Orleans again next year, here's what Payton said:
"There's definitely a little interest on both sides, I've just still got to weigh my options. But, like I always say, man, I'm from Gretna, I'm from this city, so the Pels are always going to be a team I root for, so I'll always root for them."
What is the read on Frank so far? Do people see him as primarily as a point guard at this point or is he an undersized shooting guard? I'd love him to be viable as an athletic, scoring lead guard, but I'm just not sure I've seen the playmaking skills yet...
Could this mean Leonard is out?
The Los Angeles Lakers reached out to D'Angelo Russell's agents at CAA -- Austin Brown and Aaron Mintz -- to set up a meeting with the All-Star guard, league sources tell ESPN. The Lakers and Russell share a mutual interest in a reunion. Lakers have the cap space to sign him.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2019
Well that’s a no on Horford. Sounds like Dedmon may be joining the Kings since the interest is strongly mutual I read. Well that will only leave Brook Lopez out of my top 3 if that’s the case. My targets are dwindling by the day lol. I haven’t seen us mentioned at all with Brook and it sounds like the Bucks want him back. Next up is Bobby Portis, but he’s restricted and visiting with the Jazz as soon as free agency starts. Next would be Boogie? If I can get him on a decent deal, I would take him back I guess. Jonas V might be an option, but not the floor spacer I would like. Since we need a floor spacer, so we may have to sign a forward like JyMychal Green and have Okafor start.
It's June 30! Deals coming later today on Day 1 of free agency:
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 30, 2019
*Kyrie Irving & Nets (4/$141M)
*Kemba Walker to Celtics (4/$141M)
*Klay Thompson & Warriors (5/$190M)
*Kristaps Porzingis & Mavs (5/$158M)
*Nikola Vucevic & Magic (4/$100M)
*Harrison Barnes & Kings (4/$88M)
Interest between the Sacramento Kings and free agent center Dewayne Dedmon is mutual, and strong.
— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) June 30, 2019
Nothing set yet, but there is confidence on both sides.
Expect a resolution tomorrow.
One thing that I've said before on this board, and that MM was actually tweeting about recently, is that the assumption that teams must be built like the Warriors to win is a false one. The league moves in cycles. Bigs fall out of fashion temporarily, then roar back in. It's a boom and bust style pattern. It goes like this:
1) Bigs dominate the league.
2) Small ball lineups start to form, using their speed and versatility to counter bigs
3) Small ball teams dominate the league, and bigs fall out of fashion
4) The league is filled with small teams, using smaller lineups
5) Someone figures out that opponents have no big, leaving their own big to be essentially unguardable
6) Teams using specialised bigs start to form, exploiting the small-ball nature of opponents
7) Teams have bigs again, although the bigs are more nuanced and skilled than before, and run offense through them, leaving smaller lineups at a disadvantage
8) Bigs dominate the league.
Then that cycle runs again. The example MM used, which I think was quite apt, was how the Bulls were closing in the late 90s using Kukoc as their ''big'' sometimes, despite him being only 6'9''. Some people speculated that old school bigs like Ewing were on their way out. Fast forward to 2000-2005, Shaq and Tim Duncan are winning almost every ring. Now we've had a resurgence in small ball over the last 7 or 8 years, so a lot of people think that's what we're going to have, but look at the best players in the league. Giannis, AD, Embiid, Porzingis, KAT. Even Zion to an extent. The young talent that's really starting to erupt, age 26 and under, seems to be very largely populated by a new form of specialised big. If you build your team over the next three years trying your best to imitate Golden State, all you'll have is a team that's completely out of place in 2023. Gotta be forward thinking.
If Griff signs someone, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt unless it's just a blatantly god-awful deal. If it's someone I like on a little too much money, I'll bite my tongue and see where it goes. If it's too many years on Horford, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt although I don't like it. It's clear from how he's spoken that he has a vision. Let's see what it is.
So we have info on Horford and Dedmon, but where are those Brook Lopez tweets?
When does free agency start
6:01 Eastern Standard time. So 5:01 CST for those of us in Louisiana.
We wouldn't need so many time zones if we were the size of Oregon, like the UK. :wavey: :usa: :jester:
I am just ready to see what Griffin has up his sleeve. I believe we will see a quick signing or two that he has had in the bag for a while. Otherwise, he targeted one bigger signing and if that falls through, he will wait to see what shakes out after the initial wave is done.
The USA really only has 6 time zones
I could see a scenario where Griffin targeted someone like Horford because of the fit, but told him they weren't interested in four years. When Horford's agent said it was a deal breaker, it's time to shift gears and see what washes out after the frenzy. There will be some good players available after the huge cap deals get done. The only other way I see a fairly quick signing was if one of the Pelicans' options became available now because of a large signing. For example, if Middleton and Brogdon were locked down, I could see an opportunity to snatch Lopez away.
It's kind of a trick because we run on GMT most of the year, and then we just add an hour in the summer to compensate for the extra daylight. It's still really GMT, we just add one.
I blame Canadians for a lot. But they also invented basketball so.... gotta give 'em props.
Still hearing the Clippers, Lakers and Pelicans are among the main courters of Bucks unrestricted free agent center Brook Lopez. It would be, of course, a p.r home run if the Lakers brought him back.
— Gery Woelfel (@GeryWoelfel) June 30, 2019
Perhaps sitting back and being patient is the idea
I think there's a lot of benefit in letting the market play out. Pels have absolutely zero need to rush. There will be teams who need dumps and players who strike out.
— Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) June 30, 2019
I'm not so sure the Pels and Horford won't revisit things down the line. If they do, here's what it might look like. https://t.co/70bjhgPTAF
— Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) June 30, 2019
Kawhi, Durant, Butler, and Russell all may dictate cap clearing moves from teams they want to go to.
— Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) June 30, 2019
Pels are in prime position to scoop some assets while facilitating.
Nicolooooooooooooooo!
Per Woj Pels are signing EuroLeague Final's top scorer Nicolo Melli
Seems like a Langdon pickup to me. Hopefully he's right. The stroke looks real, it's smooth and there's no hitching anywhere, but who knows how it will translate to the NBA. If Langdon sees something good in it though, it's worth a shot, and he's probably not too expensive.
I just hope he takes the shots he gets. Miller was a very good shooter when he was ruthless, but he was hesitant way too often to really show it.
If we re-sign Elfrid as well as find our center, this could be the deepest team in the NBA by far. That means we can play Gentry’s brand of basketball without our guys logging too many minutes. I wouldn’t expect much in the playoffs, but we could easily rack up enough wins to get there if things go smoothly
Despite the Kings' significant interest in Al Horford and plans to make a massive offer, a source tells @TheAthletic that they are under the impression he's likely heading elsewhere.
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) June 30, 2019
Late to the party, but Time Zones I fully understand and get....it's Daylight Savings Time that messes everything up.
Check out the thread is up.
https://www.pelicansreport.com/showt...-a-2-year-Deal
Hearing Josh Hart trolling people on Fortnite about KD coming NOLA... Pifff. Lmao
Laker fans saying they getting Holiday in 2 years.
.@AntDavis23 & @Jrue_Holiday11 continue to put in work together this offseason at the @MambaSportsHQ.
— LakeShowWorld (@LakeShowWorld) June 28, 2019
: @WillGuillory #Lakeshow #NBA pic.twitter.com/ibi9XuJcKR