RE: NBA Free Agency Update - July 7th
I'm not sure about the Boston situation yet to me - it's a bit early to speculate! Boston's still wheeling and dealing with their roster. They just lost Avery Bradley, an All-Defense caliber player. I believe he was the primary defender of Kyrie back in the ECF! The Morris brother fits well with trying to contain LeBron though so it's not too bad I guess. They also still need to clear some more cap space for the Hayward contract to fit! Look for more moves from Ainge!
I think our GM Bobby Webster and President Masai Ujiri are going all-in with the current core of team. (FYI - BIG Raps fan here haha!) so he doesn't mind offering Kyle that amount, going over the tax, IF it means keeping our continuity, culture, and fan base. In hindsight, Steph and Mike Conley are hovering around the $35-40 M range per season, so giving him $33 isn't a big deal in my opinion.
I also think the contracts we have wrapped up long-term are hurting us to make moves and have roster turnover. I don't think we're finished yet though!
How do you feel now? Lowry and Ibaka have signed on for relatively long deals. We kept our core. We just traded away Carroll and our future picks basically unloading him to the Brooklyn Nets paving the way for Norman Powell to step up. Cory dealt for C.J. Miles giving us a wing defender along with a promotion for Delon Wright. I too am a big Raps fan! It would mean a lot if you could follow and support my future NBA content. I've followed you as well. Cheers!
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To be honest, I don't know what to feel about the moves because I know for a fact Masai is not done with roster turnover yet. I still think we're one to two pieces away from seeing the entire roster for next season!
I like what Masai and Bobby have done so far with the moves, ultimately getting under the Tax. Giving away DC and 2 future picks is a pretty hefty price for getting under the tax; but, I'll take it. DC was not productive and was benched pretty much in the big chunk of last season's playoffs.
I like the CJ to CJ trade for sure! We were a bit saturated at the Point, and we had some young bucks that seem ready for a bigger role in Delon and FVV. CJ Miles adds a big wing that can flat out shoot! I remember him killing us in regular season games for sure. Sucks to have CJ go though, a fellow Canadian; but, as Jack Armstrong says "a team's only loyalty should be to win", and I agree!
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