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Whoa Thad. On the one hand that opens up funner options this offseason, like chasing Gordon hard or trading for Love or something, but I think Thad was value at that price and probs median outcome from him declining is Pacers get worse

Apparently, Thads an all time great

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06-13-2018 , 01:14 PM

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The NBA in general does create a race to the bottom where taking less can give you a very nice competitive edge. KD did it this year. The Spurs/Heat both did it and were the two dominant teams in the league until the Warriors ascended.The Warriors didn't really have to do it because they had Curry on that discount deal and then they signed Dray/Klay before the cap went up.

Going forward, taking less is probably going to be a big component of how championship teams are built.

Draymond took a $12 million discount

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06-13-2018 , 01:56 PM

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they're just two friends goofing around

Friendship won't last

One of them will be attached to luol deng to get enough cap space for PG next to Lebron, and I'd like the Yazz to be the team that take that bad pill for some hope

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06-13-2018 , 03:31 PM

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Apparently, Thads an all time great

literally like every other Fox Sports Indiana broadcast had absurdly ridiculously cherry-picked comparison stats like this, it was like Soviet state-run propaganda

eventually I started to wonder how the team didn't go 82-0 every year with all these superstars

edit: they'll say it's a joke, but the crappy play-by-play guy Chris Denari would always be like, "wow that's some great company!", and they'll talk about it further like it's a real thing

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06-13-2018 , 06:16 PM

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the King is dumb if he goes to the western conference.

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06-13-2018 , 06:51 PM

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Draymond took a $12 million discount

Wasn't he a RFA tho?

I believe he took a 12m discount based on the most GS could give him. But he couldn't get that $ elsewhere.

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06-13-2018 , 07:50 PM

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I remember Dray's contract as being slightly controversial that he was worth it. No memory of it being a discount. Seems like an after-the-fact narrative, yes I saw the ESPN piece written by a hack.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...rs-dynasty-nba

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06-13-2018 , 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Onlydo2days

Wasn't he a RFA tho?

I believe he took a 12m discount based on the most GS could give him. But he couldn't get that $ elsewhere.

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Draymond was 1st team all nba defense in 14-15, had a triple double in the championship clinching game

Wtf r u 2 babblin about

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06-13-2018 , 08:32 PM

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He got 5/85

What is the most another team could've offered him at that time? '14-15 is before the cap jumped up a ton.

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06-13-2018 , 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TingsRgunagetGROSS

Draymond was 1st team all nba defense in 14-15, had a triple double in the championship clinching game

Wtf r u 2 babblin about

Oh ****!

I bet Tony Allen made mad coin then.

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06-13-2018 , 10:47 PM

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Looking for teams for my boy Isaiah Thomas. Not looking good at all. If he wants to start he’s gonna have to sign with Orlando.

Would Chicago go for him when rebuilding with Dunn and Payne?

Knicks seem out of the question with another midget gunner in Trey plus Mudiay and Frank.

I guess between the Cavs and Lakers depending on who loses out on LeBron could sign him.

Or maybe Phoenix despite him hating it there before?

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06-13-2018 , 10:50 PM

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Cavs won't be signing anyone; they're severely over the cap--Lebron or not.

He's not going to goto any contender. He's much better off trying to get a backup job and hope he excels at it, at this point.

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06-13-2018 , 10:52 PM

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how bout Guangdong?

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06-13-2018 , 10:53 PM

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thought dray was eligible for something like ~20/yr at the time? also thought he was ufa b/c he was a 2nd round pick?

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06-13-2018 , 10:56 PM

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I think his max was 5/97, he took 5/85 but that is with GS

The most another team could offer him would be around like 4/70ish I think.

re: IT....Why would a young team want him dominating the ball and making life miserable for everyone else on the team trying to play D?

The best fit for IT is a team like the Pistons that isn't rebuilding but isn't very good and might as well just gamble that he can regain his old form and they can make a playoff run. Hornets would possibly fit this as well. Miami is a decent fit too.

And just hope he can be a poorer version of Lou Williams.

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06-13-2018 , 10:58 PM

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Detroit is already 16 over the cap. He's likely to get the MLE.

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06-13-2018 , 11:04 PM

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Memphis is another OK fit...Just the type of team that isn't very good but doesn't have a ton of capacity to get a lot better.

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06-13-2018 , 11:11 PM

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Detroit is already 16 over the cap. He's likely to get the MLE.

Seems like the Pistons, Dwayne Casey, and Isaiah Thomas all deserve each other.

I feel really bad for their fans.

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06-13-2018 , 11:11 PM

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if i was thomas i'd maybe just take a one year deal to a place w/some guaranteed pt-- even if off the bench-- and try to play my way into a midseason trade or a real offer next year. easy for me to say though, he may need to just take the longest reasonable deal he gets

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06-13-2018 , 11:22 PM

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it's a good fit, but Detroit has used its MLE

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06-13-2018 , 11:50 PM

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Milwaukee might take a shot on the midget betting that all the length behind him and a good coach can minimize the negative impact on D. But Seth probably knows IT is a washed up cancer so I guess that's out.

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06-13-2018 , 11:57 PM

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First, you aren't fit to hold Chris Denari's glass of crisp, refreshing Kinetico water and second, I mean, the did a sideline segment the next game about how they're obviously cherry picked numbers and they wanted to give Thad a pat on the back.

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06-14-2018 , 12:40 AM

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Milwaukee already paying 25 million for point guards

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06-14-2018 , 12:57 AM

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Oh ****!

I bet Tony Allen made mad coin then.

He was 24 and averaged 3.7 apg as a forward.

TA didn’t make all-defense until he was 29. Never averaged 2apg.

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06-14-2018 , 01:03 AM

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IT will take a 1 or 2 year deal with an opt out after 1 year, he should have tonnes of suitors, probably will be a bad team. IT had surgery a few months ago & i hope he bounces back, he's pretty damn good, not sure why people are hating on him here.

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