theheroatl Posted Monday at 02:23 PM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 02:23 PM 1 minute ago, JeffS17 said: My guess is he's the backup. They have a ton of guys on rookie scale deals (Chet for two more years), which allowed them to overpay for Hartenstein, kind of the same overpay type deal as FVV got for the Rockets. They'll be in somewhat of a crunch in '26-27 season depending on Williams/Caruso/Chet extensions, but they can likely maneuver around it as the cap will be going up, or they will be able to offload Hartenstein with 1 year left on his deal as an expiring. I'm surprised they didn't try to structure this as a declining salary deal (maybe they did). It definitely has the smell of a declining.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted Monday at 02:47 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 02:47 PM Hartenstein is an overpay, but the Thunder were really lacking another big man. Especially when the bean pole was on the bench. I like this signing for the Thunder a lot. Their biggest weakness was just solved and the western conference is wide open. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg01 Posted Monday at 02:51 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 02:51 PM If I'm a Nugget fan, I'm pissed. Seems they won it all then decided not to pay anybody. They better hope Braun and Watson(?) take massive leaps. If Jokic misses time, boy they gonna be bad. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theheroatl Posted Monday at 02:53 PM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 02:53 PM 1 minute ago, kg01 said: If I'm a Nugget fan, I'm pissed. Seems they won it all then decided not to pay anybody. They better hope Braun and Watson(?) take massive leaps. If Jokic misses time, boy they gonna be bad. Yeah, also Steph Curry.. how's he feeling today.. LOL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ShayD Posted Monday at 03:06 PM Popular Post Report Share Posted Monday at 03:06 PM Not really an overpay when you are being smart 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member shakes Posted Monday at 03:10 PM Premium Member Report Share Posted Monday at 03:10 PM 57 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said: But is he going to start or backup Chet? If he starts with Chet at the 4, there goes their beloved 5out offense. Very expensive If a backup. love the move for OKC. I don't think he starts, but it does give them lots of options. They can go small with 5 great defenders or they can go big with Ihart. Ihart isn't broken on the perimeter so it still protects the spacing when he plays. Love the move and also love the re-signing of Joe and Wiggins. Chet/JDub/Caruso/Dort/SGA with IHart/JOe/Wallace/Wiggins/JWill That's a good 10 man rotation, 9 if you remove JWill. Can also go Hart/Chet/JDub/Dort/SGA with Caruso/Wallace/Joe/Wiggins/JWill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member JayBirdHawk Posted Monday at 03:11 PM Premium Member Report Share Posted Monday at 03:11 PM 3 minutes ago, ShayD said: Not really an overpay when you are being smart The final year unguaranteed- smart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg01 Posted Monday at 03:47 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 03:47 PM Jalen Smith to CHI, 3 years $27 mil. This might be the move that gets @shakes back in the bulls' fold, folks. We can only watch ... and wait. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benhillboy Posted Monday at 03:53 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 03:53 PM (edited) Is Kreji signed with the Hawks? Here are the best available players IMO. I don’t expect the Hawks to snag any though: Tyus Jones Bruce Brown DeAnthomy Melton Goga Bitazde White Joe Ingles Nick Claxton Jose Alvarado Slo Mo Jordan McLaughlin Point Diff Delon Daniel Theis Gary Payton II Simone Fontecchio Isaac Okoro Edited Monday at 03:54 PM by benhillboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theheroatl Posted Monday at 03:59 PM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 03:59 PM 5 minutes ago, benhillboy said: Is Kreji signed with the Hawks? Here are the best available players IMO. I don’t expect the Hawks to snag any though: Tyus Jones Bruce Brown DeAnthomy Melton Goga Bitazde White Joe Ingles Nick Claxton Jose Alvarado Slo Mo Jordan McLaughlin Point Diff Delon Daniel Theis Gary Payton II Simone Fontecchio Isaac Okoro I'm interested to see if SloMo can get snagged by the Hawks or what he commands salary wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member JayBirdHawk Posted Monday at 04:00 PM Premium Member Report Share Posted Monday at 04:00 PM 6 minutes ago, benhillboy said: Is Kreji signed with the Hawks? They've offered him the QO, so he's a RFA. All signs point to him being brought back. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member JayBirdHawk Posted Monday at 04:06 PM Premium Member Report Share Posted Monday at 04:06 PM 8 minutes ago, benhillboy said: Tyus Jones Bruce Brown DeAnthomy Melton Goga Bitazde White Joe Ingles Nick Claxton Jose Alvarado Slo Mo Jordan McLaughlin Point Diff Delon Daniel Theis Gary Payton II Simone Fontecchio Isaac Okoro Tyus Jones - looking for a starting role with commensurate pay Bruce Brown - $20 million expiring DeAnthomy Melton - yes Goga Bitazde - yes White Joe Ingles - yes Nick Claxton - signing extension 4yr/$100 mil to stay with Nex Jose Alvarado - would have liked him included in the Murray trade Slo Mo - yes MLE Jordan McLaughlin - don't know enough Point Diff Delon - yes Daniel Theis - maybe, will have to look him up Gary Payton II - always injured Simone Fontecchio - yes Isaac Okoro - SnT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theheroatl Posted Monday at 04:17 PM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 04:17 PM NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benhillboy Posted Monday at 04:20 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 04:20 PM 2 minutes ago, theheroatl said: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bruh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member JayBirdHawk Posted Monday at 04:22 PM Premium Member Report Share Posted Monday at 04:22 PM 3 minutes ago, theheroatl said: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Looking for a 'winning situation' or playing time. Hawks roster is still 'messy' like Ressy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benhillboy Posted Monday at 04:34 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 04:34 PM 21 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said: Tyus Jones - looking for a starting role with commensurate pay Bruce Brown - $20 million expiring DeAnthomy Melton - yes Goga Bitazde - yes White Joe Ingles - yes Nick Claxton - signing extension 4yr/$100 mil to stay with Nex Jose Alvarado - would have liked him included in the Murray trade Slo Mo - yes MLE Jordan McLaughlin - don't know enough Point Diff Delon - yes Daniel Theis - maybe, will have to look him up Gary Payton II - always injured Simone Fontecchio - yes Isaac Okoro - SnT McLaughlin is a 3rd string PG who’s always injured with a 4:1 assist to turn, .551 TS and gives CP3 vibes defending on ball. Theis also oft injured but a great team-connecting Big who can stretch some and box out a lot. Probably would still be with the Celtics instead of Kornet if he could stay healthy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member JeffS17 Posted Monday at 04:37 PM Premium Member Report Share Posted Monday at 04:37 PM 1 hour ago, ShayD said: Not really an overpay when you are being smart 2 hours ago, JeffS17 said: My guess is he's the backup. They have a ton of guys on rookie scale deals (Chet for two more years), which allowed them to overpay for Hartenstein, kind of the same overpay type deal as FVV got for the Rockets. They'll be in somewhat of a crunch in '26-27 season depending on Williams/Caruso/Chet extensions, but they can likely maneuver around it as the cap will be going up, or they will be able to offload Hartenstein with 1 year left on his deal as an expiring. I'm surprised they didn't try to structure this as a declining salary deal (maybe they did). So they avoided the year they would be in a crunch that I outlined above, AND they front loaded the contract as I suggested would be prudent. Damnnnnnn ol' JEFFE does understand the cap and how to make strategic decisions makes you really think wow! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member JeffS17 Posted Monday at 04:40 PM Premium Member Report Share Posted Monday at 04:40 PM @kg01 don't be confused, let me have this one. I'm no emoji expert like Spud but I'm giving it my best 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShayD Posted Monday at 04:44 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 04:44 PM Was this the max they could give him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted Monday at 04:47 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 04:47 PM 1 hour ago, kg01 said: If I'm a Nugget fan, I'm pissed. Seems they won it all then decided not to pay anybody. They better hope Braun and Watson(?) take massive leaps. If Jokic misses time, boy they gonna be bad. Yep I totally agree. They definitely got worse from last season after winning the title the year prior. They’ve got zero depth as it was and now can’t afford to keep one on their starters around. At this point it’s a challenge to field an NBA roster for Denver. Their starting 5 was hands down the best in the league. Inserting whoever into KCP’s spot is a downgrade, but it’s still probably a top 8ish starting unit now. Unless they find gold with an unknown bench piece or two they are in trouble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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