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[Wham with the Right Hand]

Fedor says teams are already calling about Drum and McGee.

 

[Derek]

Fedor says teams are already calling about Drum and McGee.

That's exactly what I would expect the mouthpiece of the organization to say

 

[cabs]

I'll say this, considering where the Cavs have picked, who they had available, and when they decided to rebuild, the Cavs have absolutely crushed teams like Atlanta and Detroit. You can throw the Pelicans, Wizards and about a handful of other teams in there too.

think the team we are most comparable with in terms of draft positioning is chicago.. and they had a year head start with Markkanen. I much prefer our bunch of younger guys to theirs personally.

2018:
Pick 8: Sexton
Pick 7: Carter

2019:
Pick 5: Garland
Pick 7: White

2020:
Pick 5: Okoro
Pick 4: Williams

Plus the 2017 draft they drafted Markkanen with pick 7 and we’ve just added Allen who’s from that draft

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

That's exactly what I would expect the mouthpiece of the organization to say

I believe him this time. Tons of injured big men out there.

 

[Derek]

I believe him this time. Tons of injured big men out there.

I believe people are calling about McGee.

I see very few potential suitors for Drummond given his contract.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

I believe people are calling about McGee.

I see very few potential suitors for Drummond given his contract.

Hmm, we can do something with Charlotte, Raptors, Blazers. Looking at a 3 team trade that involves Rozier mainly. Norman Powell looks like he is a good salary filler as well. We can finesse something.

If the Raptors want to reach the playoffs, they need to get a big. Like right now. Baynes apparently is completely washed up.

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

I believe people are calling about McGee.

I see very few potential suitors for Drummond given his contract.

Well, "very few" also means "some", right?

Thing is, it is obvious to the entire league that we absolutely aren't going to re-sign Drummond, which means we lose him for nothing at the end of the year. At this point, it would be nice to move him just to eliminate the logjam -- I don't think we actually need any positive value in return to have it make sense for us - especially if we have the sense it is possible to re-sign McGee as a backup. If our price is low enough, and considering that Drummond's an expiring, maybe someone out there is willing to do a deal.

 

[Derek]

Hmm, we can do something with Charlotte, Raptors, Blazers. Looking at a 3 team trade that involves Rozier mainly. Norman Powell looks like he is a good salary filler as well. We can finesse something.

If the Raptors want to reach the playoffs, they need to get a big. Like right now. Baynes apparently is completely washed up.

I don't see any realistic way Toronto or Portland could take on Drummond

 

[OptimusPrime]

The Raptors aren't making the playoffs. I had them as one of the worst teams in the league coming in to the season.

 

[Derek]

Well, "very few" also means "some", right?

Thing is, it is obvious to the entire league that we absolutely aren't going to re-sign Drummond, which means we lose him for nothing at the end of the year. At this point, it would be nice to move him just to eliminate the logjam -- I don't think we actually need any positive value in return to have it make sense for us. If our price is low enough, and considering that he's an expiring, maybe someone out there is willing to do a deal.

I think we're clearly shopping him, but I don't believe anybody is calling about Drummond.

You also have to remember that we'd need to take back about $30/year in salary (at last some beyond this year). The price tag shouldn't be cheap for us to take on that kind of money.

 

[cabs]

Toronto makes the most and possibly only sense for Drummond.
There’s no way Portland can possibly do the deal.
Hornets would have to probably give up something too valuable to make contracts work

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

I think we're clearly shopping him, but I don't believe anybody is calling about Drummond.

You also have to remember that we'd need to take back about $30/year in salary (at last some beyond this year). The price tag shouldn't be cheap for us to take on that kind of money.

If someone is willing to take him, it must be because they need a big man, and if so, why wouldn't they call? Hell, maybe they're just calling to see if we'd pay them to take him of our hands. Again, everyone knows that the Allen trade eliminates our current need for Drummond. Calls to explore what might happen are part of a GM's job.

IF we're taking back salary beyond this year, then yes, we'd expect a return for that. I'm just saying that Drummond's value alone has basically cratered for us because of the acquisition of Allen.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

Toronto makes the most and possibly only sense for Drummond.
There’s no way Portland can possibly do the deal.
Hornets would have to probably give up something too valuable to make contracts work

They have a logjam at 1. Their tiny back court just doesn't really work. They would rather make LaMelo the starting pg sooner rather than later. Trading Rozier for a better fit makes sense...a 3 team trade with Rozier going to a 3rd team seems reasonable.

 

[Derek]

IF we're taking back salary beyond this year, then yes, we'd expect a return for that. I'm just saying that Drummond's value alone has basically cratered for us because of the acquisition of Allen.

I agree, and his value was already low.

I just don't believe teams are calling about him because so few even have the means to take on his contract. The list is basically Charlotte.

People have brought up Toronto, but they won't have the means to take on Drummond until Feb. 5 when Baynes is trade eligible.

Eat that ass: Maybe the Bulls would want to swap Otto Porter Jr.? Both are expiring on similar money and OPJ would be more useful to us for this year and maybe we'd want to bring him back on a much cheaper deal. Even then, they have WCJ, who they're trying to develop.

 

[cabs]

They have a logjam at 1. Their tiny back court just doesn't really work. They would rather make LaMelo the starting pg sooner rather than later. Trading Rozier for a better fit makes sense...a 3 team trade with Rozier going to a 3rd team seems reasonable.

Rozier is a better fit with Lamelo than Graham, Rozier is also a better player than Graham