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Originally Posted by Moneyball16
Center market is shaping up to be real rough. The Clippers twitter account is saying goodbye to DAJ lol and seem fine resigning Harrell with Gortat and Boban. The Lakers seem like a big favourite to get LeBron+ limiting the money they can spend on center.
So you got Boogie, DAJ, Capela, Favors, Randle, and Nurkic with Dallas the only team for sure capable and willing to make moves on all these dudes at over the MLE, Pels might want nothing to do with Boogie except sign and trading, a good shot that Randle has to have his rights renounced by Lakers, Morey negotiating with Capela with really only taking 3.4 million qualifying option as leverage. Nurkic seems destined to have to take the 4.1 QO because the Blazers are so close to the tax, and its just a ****ty spot for all these guys.
Dallas should squeeze these dudes.
I think it's pretty likely some of these could last a really long time. I also think that Morey is by far the most likely to get a good deal. I wouldn't be surprised to see something like 4/70 for Capela, which seems insane-- but who is going to ****ing pay him? Even next year if he has a better year? The Nets, Bulls, Pacers, Magic, and to a lesser extent Hawks (John Collins' best position, almost for sure), all think they have their C of the future. The Lakers have bigger aspirations. I mean maybe if he's unrestricted the Clippers give him a bunch of money?