Transactions

Transactions: Deadline Deals

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Some years, the trade deadline ends with a whimper and other years, it is super exciting.  This year, we didn’t quite get super exciting but it was definitely moderately interesting.  Here’s a breakdown of the some of the interesting deals… In a three-team trade, Bucks obtain Nikola Mirotic, Pistons get Thon Maker, and Pelicans get Jason Smith, Stanley Johnson, and four second-round picks The Bucks are in the surprising role of front runners in the East and the team with the best SRS in the … [Read more...] about Transactions: Deadline Deals

Transactions: The Porzingis Trade

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Knicks trade Kristaps Porzingis, Trey Burke, Courtney Lee, and Tim Hardaway Jr. to Mavericks for Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Matthews, DeAndre Jordan, and a first-round pick [update: two first-round picks, 2021 and 2023]. Well this came out of nowhere.  To date, the Knicks’ plan was to stink and get a good pick in the 2019 draft and then use that pick plus Porzingis to help woo a big free agent.  The Knicks have exceeded the stink part beyond our wildest expectations.   The question is whether … [Read more...] about Transactions: The Porzingis Trade

Transactions: The Jimmy Butler Trade

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Timberwolves trade Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton to 76ers for Robert Covington, Dario Saris, Jerryd Bayless, and a 2020 second-round pick The craptastic stare down between Minnesota and Butler is finally over and it leaves all sorts of lingering questions for us to consider.  Let’s run down the issues…. -Was this trade good for Minnesota? It was clear that Butler had to go but to answer this question we’d have to be privy to the market for Butler.  If the rumors were true that Houston … [Read more...] about Transactions: The Jimmy Butler Trade

Transactions, Free Agency 2018 Edition

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Most of the big moves are done for NBA Summer 2018, so let’s take stock at the most interesting ones so far… Golden State Warriors Sign DeMarcus Cousins Certainly DMC can really help the Warriors if he’s healthy but this is not the seminal moment where the NBA needs to declare Golden State in violation of antitrust law.  The facts are pretty clear….Cousins was not someone that teams wanted to invest in when he was healthy because of his volatile temper.  The Kings’ return for Cousins … [Read more...] about Transactions, Free Agency 2018 Edition

Trade Deadline Round Up

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Well that was a more interesting and frenetic trade deadline than expected.  Here’s our quick take on the more significant deals: Magic trade Elfrid Payton to the Suns for a 2018 second-round pick The Magic have had a rough season and, after four years, they clearly wanted no part of the tough decision as to whether to give Payton a big free agent deal in the summer of 2018.  I can’t help but think the Magic cut bait too early.  It is understandable that Orlando is frustrated.  The team … [Read more...] about Trade Deadline Round Up

The Blake Trade

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The Clippers bit the big bullet and traded Blake Griffin only a few months after signing him to a five-year $171 million(ish) extension.  What can we glean from this trade?  Quite a bit.  Let’s run through FAQ style: How good is Blake Griffin right now? The return for Griffin (a top four protected first round pick, Tobias Harris, and the last few months of Avery Bradley) was not overly inspiring.  Nevertheless, Griffin is about turn 29 and is still quite good (20.7 PER, 3.3 BPM), but … [Read more...] about The Blake Trade

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