2024-25 Insider Thread

[Dean Walker]

this can’t be a coincidence!

[terrell]

Who's the backup PG now? Daniels?

Edited June 28 by terrell

[Afro]

1 minute ago, terrell said:

Who's the backup PG now?

Boykin/Bufkin

[terrell]

1 minute ago, Afro said:

Boykin/Bufkin

Is Bufkin really a PG? IDK man.

He and Dyson could run the bench unit together though..

2 ball handlers..

Edited June 28 by terrell

[ShooterSays]

We’ll find out soon what the plan is. Are we rebuilding or building a contender?

I hope for the latter.

One name I’m going to throw out that probably won’t be popular, but I think he’d be a great fit -

Zach LaVine

[aali34]

Just now, terrell said:

Is Bufkin really a PG? IDK man.

Better natural passer then Dejounte, the question is if he is ready.

[kg01]

5 minutes ago, Dean Walker said:

this can’t be a coincidence!

Yeah Chris Paul and the warriors did the same.  Sets the stage for Paul to SAS. 

Just now, ShooterSays said:

We’ll find out soon what the plan is. Are we rebuilding or building a contender?

I hope for the latter.

One name I’m going to throw out that probably won’t be popular, but I think he’d be a great fit -

Zach LaVine

Was thinking the same, sadly and honestly. 

[Afro]

Add another piece of evidence to the whole "you can just wait out Landry" belief. 

[aali34]

I imagine you keep Hunter now, you have to have some level of continuity.

Have to go and get you a 2 gaurd for sure and get Capela out of here. Sign and trade for KCP?

[ATLHawks3]

5 minutes ago, aali34 said:

I imagine you keep Hunter now, you have to have some level of continuity.

Have to go and get you a 2 gaurd for sure and get Capela out of here. Sign and trade for KCP?

I think you already have that in Dyson and Bogi.

[theheroatl]

22 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Here's what I'll say, we got taller and added depth and defense.

Hallelujah 

[aali34]

2 minutes ago, ATLHawks3 said:

I think you already have that in Dyson and Bogi.

Are they gonna start? I hope not.

[JeffS17]

10 minutes ago, Afro said:

Add another piece of evidence to the whole "you can just wait out Landry" belief. 

Thats your perspective. Mine is Landry held firm wanting an overpay and likely almost got it. You dont win trades if you dont try… not Landrys fault Pels are not stupid. Herb would be an overpay.

You guys are so negative lol… this is fair value, makes us better by improving roster fit, and we have assets that give is flexibility.  This isnt some incredible trade but its not a bad one either.

[JayBirdHawk]

Isn't Trae's value supposedly LOWER than Murray's?  

We saw what the return was for Murray, do you seriously think the Hawks would trade him for less than Nance, Dyson, 2 picks????? So why even bother.

Pointless trading him to LAL only to devalue the pick you just received.

The previous NOP reference - Lady Benson is even more Luxury Tax averse than Tony. Trae would quickly ask out.

Make all that make sense!

It has to be a real haul for Trae to make sense - and NO...pick backs isn't a haul. All it does is allow the team to tank comfortably.

[ShooterSays]

We have somehow found a way to turn key players: John Collins, Kevin Huerter, and now Dejounte Murray into cap space, future picks, and 2 below average role players. 

Absolutely jack s*** that’s helping us win now.

Meanwhile, look at what Dallas and the Knicks are putting around their superstar point guards.

[hylndr11]

Doesn't make sense to send trae.to sas and pick in the 20s

Edited June 29 by hylndr11

[theheroatl]

23 minutes ago, terrell said:

Who's the backup PG now? Daniels?

Aaron Holiday?

[theheroatl]

We got better on defense today. That's what I care about. I'm gonna stay focused.

 

ADD DEFENDERS.. ADD LENGTH, ADD POINT OF ATTACK DEFENSE, AT FRONTCOURT DEFENSE

[Afro]

5 minutes ago, ShooterSays said:

We have somehow found a way to turn key players: John Collins, Kevin Huerter, and now Dejounte Murray into cap space, future picks, and 2 below average role players. 

Absolutely jack s*** that’s helping us win now.

Meanwhile, look at what Dallas and the Knicks are putting around their superstar point guards.

And as I said in the other thread(sorry, posters seem to be split up between them lol), we're kind of out off blue chip trade chips now, too. 

We have the Lakers 25 now. But outside of average player swaps......where is the next improvement coming from? 

The Lakers *have* to suck. 

Edited June 29 by Afro

[Final_quest]

57 minutes ago, Dean Walker said:

trae next?

Could we be in the hunt for Donovan Mitchell?  We got a bunch of picks now.