Free Agency Thread

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Originally Posted by Caffeinedisastr

But I suppose since everyone wanted to try Rubio,

Rondo is basically a Rubio-lite on a shorter, cheaper contract.

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That Eurotrash ain't on my want list.

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Originally Posted by pelicanchamp

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Or does anyone on this forum work? Although I hit refreash at least every three minutes or so. It'll be such a buzz kill if nothing happens with any of these scenarios.

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Originally Posted by Caffeinedisastr

But I suppose since everyone wanted to try Rubio,

Rondo is basically a Rubio-lite on a shorter, cheaper contract.

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Exactly and has great relationship with Cousins and a bit more experience :)

Good article on Rondo from early in the playoffs this year:

http://www.masslive.com/celtics/inde...jon_rondo.html

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Originally Posted by Taker597

Should be Bledsoe or bust. Rondo gonna kill our spacing.

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3pt%
2016-17 Rondo .376, Bledsoe .335
2015-16 Rondo .365, Bledsoe .372

I am a huge fan of Rondo; he brings bbiq and leadership. The problem is Holiday at $26M per yr which places him behind Harden and DeRozan.

If it really will increase the odds of keeping Boogie then I go from an OK to a great!

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Originally Posted by Taker597

That Eurotrash ain't on my want list.

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We actually have dashcam footage of you telling officers how much you wanted Rubio.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

Should be Bledsoe or bust. Rondo gonna kill our spacing.

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to be fair, Bledsoe isn't a great shooter either.

If Rondo is seen as a Tim Frazier replacement it's an upgrade, but like Frazier, Rondo would be better served coming off the bench.

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Originally Posted by NMThreeMVP

If Rondo is seen as a Tim Frazier replacement it's an upgrade, but like Frazier, Rondo would be better served coming off the bench.

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And Rondo will DEFINITELY be getting more money.

Utah has waived forward Boris Diaw ahead of guarantee date, league sources tell The Vertical.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 13, 2017

Diaw will be a good pick up 4 us as a back up big

Diaz an rondo would be upgrades overall

Story posting soon with @RamonaShelburne on ESPN: The Knicks have paused Carmelo Anthony trade talks with Houston and Cleveland.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 14, 2017

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Originally Posted by NMThreeMVP

Story posting soon with @RamonaShelburne on ESPN: The Knicks have paused Carmelo Anthony trade talks with Houston and Cleveland.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 14, 2017

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This might mean nothing moving on the Pelicans front anytime soon if that's a big domino folks are waiting for to fall.

ESPN Sources: Free agent Derrick Rose, Milwaukee Bucks continue dialogue. https://t.co/Ltb0RxIjYI

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 14, 2017

Im all in for Rondo and I was even before the free agency started.

Rondo
Holiday
Hill
Davis
Cousins

This is very good starting 5 and the thing I like the most out of it is that it goes opposite ways with the league trend. We cant beat Golden State at their game, let's create our own game with our super skilled big, 2 guards with a great feel for the game and an all around solid player on the wing.

Then we need some versatility from the bench. I like Crawford's profile, Moore is a great professional with a mature game. But then we are real thin. Diallo is still very raw and wild young (didn't like a couple things from him in summer league especially when he attempted to taunt John Collins), Cook and Jackson will battle for playing time but we can definitely grab someone up like Clark. Q-pon is an enigma. Ajinca has done his time.

Just adding Rondo makes this team great so I wish we sign him and then focus on upgrading the 3 or the bench.

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Originally Posted by Delko

Im all in for Rondo and I was even before the free agency started.

Rondo
Holiday
Hill
Davis
Cousins

This is very good starting 5 and the thing I like the most out of it is that it goes opposite ways with the league trend. We cant beat Golden State at their game, let's create our own game with our super skilled big, 2 guards with a great feel for the game and an all around solid player on the wing.

Then we need some versatility from the bench. I like Crawford's profile, Moore is a great professional with a mature game. But then we are real thin. Diallo is still very raw and wild young (didn't like a couple things from him in summer league especially when he attempted to taunt John Collins), Cook and Jackson will battle for playing time but we can definitely grab someone up like Clark. Q-pon is an enigma. Ajinca has done his time.

Just adding Rondo makes this team great so I wish we sign him and then focus on upgrading the 3 or the bench.

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I could get on board with this and it costs us nothing in terms of assets or long term flexibility.

Heres a sleeper 6'7 SG Can shoot, pass well, slash, good IQ & wants back to the NBA
https://youtu.be/ziNcMqc5trk Alexey Shved 28 years old (poor man Fournier)
https://youtu.be/i43aqQg9Hoc Euro

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Originally Posted by Delko

Im all in for Rondo and I was even before the free agency started.

Rondo
Holiday
Hill
Davis
Cousins

This is very good starting 5 and the thing I like the most out of it is that it goes opposite ways with the league trend. We cant beat Golden State at their game, let's create our own game with our super skilled big, 2 guards with a great feel for the game and an all around solid player on the wing.

Then we need some versatility from the bench. I like Crawford's profile, Moore is a great professional with a mature game. But then we are real thin. Diallo is still very raw and wild young (didn't like a couple things from him in summer league especially when he attempted to taunt John Collins), Cook and Jackson will battle for playing time but we can definitely grab someone up like Clark. Q-pon is an enigma. Ajinca has done his time.

Just adding Rondo makes this team great so I wish we sign him and then focus on upgrading the 3 or the bench.

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That's the thing that had me the most excited about picking up a second starting quality PG. We stagger them and Jrue as well as Boogie and AD and at no point in time (barring injuries) are we without a starting quality PG and a dominant game changing big on the court.

Instead of "OK, Jrue and AD need to rest. Time to trot out Ajinca, Frazier, and some bench guys" it's now "AD and Jrue are sitting, here are Boogie, Rondo, Crawford or Moore, and Cunningham or Diallo" or those guys with AD and Jrue. Makes it so much more moisture inducing.

Thinking like that even makes me like Ryno when I originally wanted to spew at that. Having our 2nd team be Rondo, Moore, Dante or Chiek, Ryno, and Boogie.....man....that sounds amazing for a 2nd unit. And then when Boogie and Rondo sit it would basically be our old starting lineup as our other backup unit. Lol.

Rondo can't close games? Close it with Jrue, Hill, Ryno, AD, and Boogie. Hrrrrng. That is light-years better than last season.

I just don't get how certain teams in this league, like the Rockets, get to force their bad contracts on other teams to acquire superstars. They should have to give up Gordon and Ariza to get Melo, instead their allowed to get rid of bad contract like Ryno, with the only value being a late pick 3 years from now to get back Carmelo Anthony. Like it should cost them a pick just to get rid of that contract. There's alot of unfairness in this league, I just feel like certain teams are playing by different rules at times.

Source says Jonathan Simmons signing is “imminent."

— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) July 14, 2017

doesn't say with who though

Would you guys rather have Rose or Rondo? No fit or contract stuff, just in 2017 who would you prefer?

Rondo, I think.

Playoff experience and his game hasn't really been depleted. He always was a heady player who made great passes.

But Derrick Rose isn't a bad play now. Just not who he used to be.

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Originally Posted by rt0307

Source says Jonathan Simmons signing is “imminent."

— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) July 14, 2017

doesn't say with who though

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He's resigning with San Antonio. New contract.