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Official 2021 NBA Thread - Preseason (and WNBA Finals talk)

I'm really not sure that the Hawks draft/Delon Wright trade could have gone much better. Took two guys with high risk/high upside and then traded for a legit backup PG which has been an area of need. Only hole really left on the team is 3rd string C (backup while Okongwu is out to start the year).

The future now seems pretty clear honestly. Sign JC, give Trae a max extension. If Jalen Johnson does well next year in a limited role, we can get out of the last year of Gallo's contract for only $5 million, or we could just trade him if he stays healthy next year. Doing that should leave us enough cap space to retain Hunter, Reddish, Huerter; or at least two out of the three long term.

As a genuine question, is there a deeper team in the league?

PG: Trae/Wright/Sharife Cooper
SG: Bogdanovic/ Huerter
SF: Hunter/ Reddish
PF: Collins/Gallo/Jalen Johnson
C: Capela/Okongwu

That's twelve guys, and the only one you could even argue may not see much playing time is Cooper.
 
There isn’t. Even last year, I think there were more Hawks on our fantasy teams than any other team.

The Hawks can just go back to JC at 5 when Capela is out with Gallo, Johnson, or Hunter at the 4. Not bad at all. I assume they’re going to sign a 3rd C for the vet minimum.
 
Rumors out that JC is going to sign with the Hawks for 4 years, $120M. Just short of the max but much more than the $90M offer.
 
Pellies clearing cap space to make a godfather offer to CP3 makes some sense now that they Hired Willie Green
 
Complacent Deac said:
Hawks need one more big and look out. Not sold on Okungwu.
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I guess you didn’t watch much when he was defending Giannis. He becomes a better rebounder and I’ll be totally fine letting Capela walk when his contract is up
 
PhDeac said:
Rumors out that JC is going to sign with the Hawks for 4 years, $120M. Just short of the max but much more than the $90M offer.
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I’ve read that it’s 5 years $120 million, not 4. 4/120 would be a bit more than I was expecting but not crazy I guess. 5/120 is a slam dunk for the Hawks
 
Official 2021 NBA Draft - Cunningham, Green, Mobley Top 3

Complacent Deac said:
Hawks need one more big and look out. Not sold on Okungwu.
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LOL. He’s a stud. It’s just a matter of time, experience, and managing being undersized. He’s a 5 who can guard perimeter players off switches or defend a ballhandling 4s like Giannis or Randle straight up.

deacon14 said:
I’ve read that it’s 5 years $120 million, not 4. 4/120 would be a bit more than I was expecting but not crazy I guess. 5/120 is a slam dunk for the Hawks
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Max is 4/125 or 128 I think. 4/120 is about where I thought he’d end up. 5/120 is a slight bump over 4/90. I think he’d rather do a 4 year deal and get another deal at 27 years old.

Feeling a little bit better about the Spurs taking Josh Primo after reading more about him. It’s crazy this kid is younger than Carter Whitt and he’ll be in the NBA.
 
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stugotz said:
Pellies clearing cap space to make a godfather offer to CP3 makes some sense now that they Hired Willie Green
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MY P’cans would be pretty pretty good! didn’t realize jonas was such a solid outside shooter.
 
zion, ingram and jonas are probably as good as booker, ayton, bridges.
 
Bobby Portis declined his $3.8M player option and the most the Bucks can offer him is $5.9M.

 
So Lakers gonna roll with Melo, DeRozan and Rudy Gay?
 
Way too much free time now that there’s no more playoffs holy cow
 
Okungwu.

He’s young and injured. We shall see. No offense. No shooting. Needs to improve rebounding and shot blocking. Undersized. That seems like a lot you would want to see from Capela’s replacement. Maybe by 2023 he will be a good rebounder or develop a shot? Or both. I like the team, so happy to have him prove me wrong.
 
stugotz said:
So Lakers gonna roll with Melo, DeRozan and Rudy Gay?
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gay would be a really good add for them (or just about any team) i suspect he’d be able to land a full MLE though, we will see if he’s willing to take the big paycut at the end of the day.
 
Official 2021 NBA Draft - Cunningham, Green, Mobley Top 3

Curious to see DeRozan’s market value. He’s a good player but not for 2021. The Lakers would need to do a sign and trade to get him and they have nothing the Spurs would want that salary matches. At least the Clippers have some role players to trade. I hope DeRozan gets back home or to Toronto or back with Lowry. He’s a good dude even though he’s not clutch and plays an outdated game.

Gay would be a great bench fit on any contender. The Bucks should try to take a shot at him. They could use another bench shooter with length.
 
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Portland is giving up on Zach Collins. Charlotte chose Graham over Monk.

Kawhi and CP are opting out likely to negotiate new deals.
 
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