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    Now I’m watching Jonathan Motley highlights from Euroleague and thinking that he has good energy, really decent coordination and some size. He plays Center, but is closer to 6’9 with a 7’4 wingspan. He’s on the Mav’s summer league team. I’ll keep looking.

    Since we passed on the draft anyway, I’d rather have someone with at least something like 1,000-1,500 regular season NBA minutes under their belt.

    Someone like Dylan Cardwell, perhaps.

    I doubt I’ll be watching any of Summer League, but things I’ll be curious to hear about, in order of importance:

    1. How does Mo look? Has he taken a notable leap? Is he one of those “Too good for Summer League” guys?

    2. Are there available big men on any other teams worth trying to snag to develop on the end of the bench?

    3. How does Pacome look as a 21-year-old? Is there anything there, or will his greatest contribution to the team be (as Macri noted in today’s newsletter) the fact that he agreed to a below-market contract that allowed us to duck the first apron and make the KAT trade?

    4. We’ve had a decent batting average with our seconds under Walt Perrin, though only Deuce has turned out to be an unquestionable hit. Is Nickel ready to contribute in case of injury? Is there anything to Kayil, or will the jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none things not translate when the level of competition goes up?

    5. Will any of the other guys on this roster be worth a two-way contract? Jaden Adkins was reportedly fun in the G-League last year?

    I’m only interested in Adkins/Kayil/Nickel/Dadiet as trade pieces. We have a glut of wings, and not enough bigs.

    Can you trade guys on two way deals? Or do they have to be on nba contracts to be dealt?

    From last thread: what’s not to like about Liam Robbins’s senior year stats at Vandy?? Looks good overall and like he’s getting better at shooting and rebounding as he gets older

    I don’t know, but they trade players during the draft who are obviously not on NBA contracts, so I would be surprised if there were any limits on that. I really don’t know that for certain, though.

    I will also miss much of the Vegas Knicks, might catch the last game. But this is the least “excited” I have felt about watching our summer league team in a while, at least while we actually have the unknowns that Alan listed above, plus Kayil.

    As to Alan’s questions:
    1) I don’t expect any kind of “leap” from Mo to be evident in these glorified pickup games. The season just ended (Yay!) and he’s probably just beginning his intensive off-season work. If he can just stay healthy, defend well, hit some 3’s, and make some transition buckets, that will be awesome. And if there is an actual leap, man, that will be exciting.

    2) Yeah, I wondered the same thing, although it seems likely that it would be a 2-way guy we’d be looking for, with the hope that he might get good enough to be promoted with the residual money we might have left after the deadline?

    3) Yeah, he’s the guy that needs to show out, no matter what we want to do with him. If he plays well, maybe that boosts his trade value. While the same may go for Mo, PLEASE DON”T TRADE MO!!!

    4) Anything exciting from either Nickel or Kayil would be a bonus, as we are deep at their respective positions so at best they would be end-of-bench garbage time guys to save cap space, but more likely two-ways, or in Kayil’s case, a stash. I am intrigued by Nickel’s shooting, some scouts said he was the best shooter in the draft. As to Kayil, here’s a pretty good video scouting report on him….my takeaway is that he’s just very young and raw, and probably at least a year away from being able to evaluate as an NBA prospect. In a way, he reminds me of a smaller version of Pacome…nice shooting mechanics and skill package in an decent-sized body, but really needs a lot of development. Good second round development gamble, but it seems that a developmental big would have been a better idea.

    5) Probably not.

    Been some Deuce trade talk. I understand why, with his upcoming free agency, but I wouldn’t trade him unless it is for something good. Not for an okay back-up center.

    I would be happier if we kept him, even if he left for nothing after this season. The team would lose another good defender, after losing Mitch, and it would hurt. I like our depth at guard and the wings, even if some of them are on the shorter side. It’s a long season and grueling playoffs, so having as many guys who play “D” is important.

    Yes, we need another center. Maybe we can sign a vet b/w now and the start of the season, and then address it again with a trade before the deadline.

    I’m only interested in Adkins/Kayil/Nickel/Dadiet as trade pieces. We have a glut of wings, and not enough bigs.

    Kayil and Nickel are actually key components in any trade, but not the way you’d think.

    When you use a trade machine, it only tells you if the trade is legal. It won’t tell you if you can field a roster under the second apron after the trade.

    That’s what those guys are for.

    For example, Deuce + Dadiet + Kolek = $9.1

    Per the trade machine, you can trade those three guys for anyone making $9.1M or less. But in reality you can’t becaue you need to fill two roster spots, and that would take you over the SA.

    The value of Kayil in Nickel is that they — and only they — can fill those two roster spots for $1.4M each. A normal vet min would cost $2.45.

    That’s why we draft these guys (including Diawara). It’s not the only reason. We’re obviously looking for guys we can sign for $1.4M and are good. But we’re primarily drafting them because they’ll take $1.4M.

    tl;dr — when you’re looking at trade targets, know that you need to add $1.4M in returning salary for every surplus player we aggregate. And if not for Kayil & Nickel, it would be $2.4

    Here’s an excellent video scouting report on Nickel. The dude can really shoot and has good size. Not much in the athleticism department, defense seems like the swing factor. I really like him as a developmental project who needs intensive work on his body and his footwork to make it in the NBA. But the spot-up shooting is as good as I’ve seen.

    At the risk of wetting myself over 3rd string centers, I would like to back Doogie’s choice of Dylan Cardwell as a cheap option for another center.

    1. We do good business with Sacto bc of Scott Perry

    2. Sacto already has 2 guys in front of Cardwell

    3. Cardwell is young but not too young (24) and on a cheap contract

    4. We could probably get him for Kolek or Dadiet plus a 2nd rounder

    5. Cardwell has OK stats, but when I’ve watched him, his energizer bunny-ness really jumps off the screen (to me)

    To conclude: Great work, Doogie! I think you’ve found our Perfect Match.

    I’m waiting for authentic jerseys to come back in stock so I can by them for my kids. I don’t get why Mitchell & Ness isn’t producing them by the thousands.

    “Here’s an excellent video scouting report on Nickel. The dude can really shoot and has good size.” If only he were 3 inches taller and a little heavier.

    Thanks, ess-dog. Sacramento seems like exactly the kind of front office we should be dealing with. Cardwell was 9/13/3/3 per 36, with shooting splits of .587/.510 in 21 minutes per game. Nope, he can’t shoot free throws, either, but we’re used to that. Otherwise, kinda tantalizing at that age.

    Also Precious.

    I’m just catching up, but the issues with Deuce are the cost of his next contract (2nd apron issues), what his trade value is around the league, whether he could help get us get back a better backup C and whether he is expendable with Shamet back.

    I assume Leon has some idea of what the cost of the next contract will be.

    I also assume Leon knows whether the reluctance to go over the second apron this year is a permanent thing or just an effort to delay going over it this year to avoid the worst implications of it later because we will go over it later.

    In the end, IMO we need an upgrade at backup C.

    I think all the draft night moves for 2nd round picks and our holding pattern now likely means we are going to make a trade. The thing is, everyone knows we need a C. We have no leverage. So the question becomes how much can we afford to overpay in terms of less required assets to put us in a better position to repeat and will Deuce be part of that because of eventual 2nd apron issues.

    Most of the names being tossed around will not solve the problem. We need a young defense first C to protect the paint as the backup. Drummond and most of these other names are NOT it.

    I don’t get why Sacto would trade Cardwell. He’s a versatile defensive big who can play next to Sabonis. And it’s not like Raynaud is all that good.

    +1 for Dylan Cardwell

    As I said previously I’d hate to lose Kolek because I feel like I need someone on the team that’s unheralded to root for. But trading him for Dylan would be a direct replacement in that department. The stats look good for a backup/bench center.

    Sign me up!

    I agree that Cardwell would be an excellent get, but don’t get why the Kings would consider trading him for spare parts. He’s a good, young defensive big with 3 years of team control on a minimum deal. Is he worth Deuce? I don’t think so and would be a hard no, but if it happens, I guess it wouldn’t be the worst thing. I’d prefer one of Kolek or Dadiet, plus sweeten the deal with multiple seconds and cash if that’s allowed.

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    I like Reynaud too! He’s 7’1″ and can, in theory, shoot the three. He’s more of a project, but seems to be valued more than Cardwell. I’d take either!

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    Folks should take a deep breath. Any trade for a backup C won’t be happening anytime soon.

    Right now, Leon’s negotiating position is at its weakest point. Every team in the NBA knows he wants a #2 5 and will demand a king’s ransom were he to call. Meanwhile, the back end of most teams rosters are still in flux. SL has barely begun and teams are still in the process of figuring out who to invite to camp, let alone who to sign to the end of their bench.

    That process inevitably leads to every team having to make tough roster choices. We’re still months away from that but it will happen. And when it does, that’s when Leon will move. He’ll have much more leverage than he does now. My bet is he’s already got a list of teams with surplus bigs, one of whom will ultimately have to be jettisoned that’s young, untested, and – most importantly- cheap! Could be at least 2 months ‘til that happens so we fans are going to have to live with this uncertainty a while longer.

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    Re: Deuce, I’d prefer to keep him this year because, when healthy, he’s a very productive player and not as duplicative of Shamet as people think. Don’t forget, Shamet is 6’5″ and played a lot of SF in Brown’s bench sets. And Deuce is much better at defending skitterbug guards, like future Finals MVP Peyton Pritchard.

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    The thing is, everyone knows we need a C. We have no leverage.

    I’d say we’re a little less desperate now that we have Drummond.

    I’d go get Valencia from the Nuggets on another vet minimum one year deal and go into the season with Drummond and him.

    Would not be world beaters but it would give us 2 veteran bigs to back up KAT. We can get by with that for the regular season.

    Then Leon can wait to see if we can pull the trigger on a trade before the deadline. After December 15th or whatever, Drummond and Valencia would be tradeable and you can look to move one of them plus some seconds, dadiet, maybe deuce….for a real upgrade at back up center, if we think it’s necessary.

    We have no leverage right now but will gain leverage as the season wears on.

    Free agent Jordan Clarkson has agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million deal to return to the New York Knicks, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and agent Brandon Cavanaugh tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/VG6OQcpJVx— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 9, 2026

    We still need a center or two that doesn’t suck, but I welcome Clarkson back with open arms.

    If we somehow end up with Valanciunas, his nickname here *must* now be “Oranges.”

    Yeah, Cardwell is more of a defensive guy, whereas Raynaud is significantly better on offense. We need the former more than the latter, and Cardwell’s offense is better than Raynaud’s defense.

    We still need a center or two that doesn’t suck, but I welcome Clarkson back with open arms.

    Me too. For all the “that’s the full Jordan Clarkson experience” moments this season, I think his positive contributions outweighed his negatives. And his fairly cromulent defense was a pleasant surprise as well.

    Got the whole band back now except for Mitch )-:

    Can’t see any trade for a 5 until close to the deadline. Injuries are inevitable and having tradable assets to plug a gap that may be bigger than a better than Andre KAT backup come February seems wise. And it fits Leon’s MO.

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    Clarkson is back! Nice!!!

    I take it like Drummond, his 3.9 will only count for 2.4 mil against the cap, correct?

    YAY Clarkson!

    Wonder how Mitch is gonna feel when we sweep Boston in the playoffs and he looks over and sees all of our guys smiling and having a good time while he gets booed by Celtics fans for missing another free throw?

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    Wonder how Mitch is gonna feel when we sweep Boston in the playoffs and he looks over and sees all of our guys smiling and having a good time while he gets booed by Celtics fans for missing another free throw?

    That’s what the money is for.

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    @TheCohencidence
    With the Knicks re-signing Jordan Clarkson, they have $3.27M in second apron space and must eventually fill one more roster spot. This means they can:

    1) Sign a vet and have $824K in space OR
    2) Sign a rookie and have $1.92M in space

    I’d prefer option 1 with NY signing a big

    Glad to have Clarkson back.

    Seems like we used the vet min instead of his non bird rights.

    This is noteworthy because it would mean we prioritized being able to add one more vet min to the roster afterwards more than being able to aggregate salaries in a trade during the season.

    If we had done it the other way, we’d have more trade flexibility but also one less useful guy (we wouldn’t be able to sign Sochan, for example, and stay under the SA — or LeBron, for that matter 😉 )

    Just wondering, is the championship official yet? Some guy said it isn’t unless we run it back…

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    Given the idiotic constraint, signing Jordan, Landry, Mo, GTA and Andre while losing Mitch and Huk seems like a good outcome.

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    Clarkson turned out to be a different player than we thought. Some of us liked his signing last year and some didn’t, but he really turned out to be something unexpected: a max effort/hustle guy who was shockingly effective on defense once he embraced that role.

    That should be repeatable. We’ll be getting the fully bought in version of Clarkson from day one this time.

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    “Given the idiotic constraint, signing Jordan, Landry, Mo, GTA and Andre while losing Mitch and Huk seems like a good outcome.”

    It’s a great outcome, given that Landry, Mo, and GTA all were projected to possibly cost more than they did.

    I’m with you on signing a veteran big on a minimum deal with $824K in cap space remaining, but I’d kind of rather trade Dadiet for a minimum salary big and increase that residual number enough to roster one of the seconds, or to be able to sign a pro-rated vet sooner. Seems like Dadiet’s non-miminum salary could be better repurposed unless he makes a surpring leap.

    “Given the idiotic constraint, signing Jordan, Landry, Mo, GTA and Andre while losing Mitch and Huk seems like a good outcome.”

    Overall a good outcome, except for that pesky “Mitch and Huk made up the entirety of our backup center contingent” thing.

    I like the signing of Clarkson. The new version is fun. He is physical, hustles all over, and can still score 1-on-1. Also, a good spark plug if needed. He is like the Mitch Rob of offensive rebounding guards now too. He became a beast at that.

    “Mitch and Huk made up the entirety of our backup center contingent” thing.“

    Not the entirety….Game 5, KAT fouls out, Mitch can’t see time because of hack-a-Mitch…Jeremy enters

    Is Jeremy Sochan worth bringing back? Someone who can fill-in for a few positions. Could he possibly play a little center consistently?

    Based on nothing, I’ll guess:

    * Sign Sochan

    * Nickel, McCullar, and Jones on 2-ways

    * Send Kayil back to Europe

    “Based on nothing, I’ll guess:
    * Sign Sochan
    * Put Nickel, McCullar, and Jones on 2-ways.
    * Send Kayil back to Europe”

    No Jemison is seeming like a bad idea right about now. Dillon Jones can leave.

    “Overall a good outcome, except for that pesky “Mitch and Huk made up the entirety of our backup center contingent” thing.”

    Yeah, but Mitch got his well-deserved bag and Huk got more than it made sense to pay him, given the constraints. I would have been fine with keeping him and think he will play well enough to make us regret not at least extending him the QO, but sort of get the business side of things.

    Hopefully things play out favorably. Long way to go.

    Sochan is an interesting call for me. It seems like he has been around forever, but this is only his age 23 season coming up, and he had a weird developmental situation in San Antonio where they gave him a ton of minutes at age 19 and 20 and asked him to be a do-everything player. It didn’t really work. His shot never developed and he fell out of favor.

    He does have a reasonably high floor though, as he is an effective switchable defender who also does some box score stuffing on the side– racks up some rebounds, assists, and steals. I’d be interested to see what he could do with a more total immersion in Knicks culture, because I think he has some talent.

    When Sochan was getting regular rotation minutes with the Spurs, he was getting 15/8/4/1 steal per 36, with .468/.725 shooting splits in 27 minutes per game over his first three seasons, primarily as a PF. For sure, there might be something useful there. Interestingly, his bbref Similarity Score correlates most closely with…….Kevon Looney.

    he really turned out to be something unexpected: a max effort/hustle guy who was shockingly effective on defense once he embraced that role.

    He also became Mitch-Lite on the offensive boards: 3.3/36 with ORB% of 11.4 in the playoffs.

    Stuff like that usually doesn’t randomly happen. If it’s a new part of his game, it’s going to be very impactful.

    No Jemison is seeming like a bad idea right about now. Dillon Jones can leave.

    We can sign a C to a 2-way and cut Jones later if we need to. If we sign Sochan, then he and Drummond are plenty. Jemison turns 27 this year and we don’t really need a 4th C.

    Sochan is 6-foot-8 and 230 pounds. He was never really meant to be a center.

    KAT and Clarkson are both good examples that older players can still change their games and improve. I think the skill set has to be within their wheelhouse but still, kind of goes against the common narrative that players stop developing at age 25 or whatever.

    The late-season player development on the Knicks this past year was phenomenal, as in I can’t really remember players suddenly ‘getting it’ late in a season after not getting it for years. KAT’s shift is well documented, while Clarkson and Sochan both going from dilettante fly-by-night goofballs to high-intensity, deadly serious defensive stalwarts was equally startling.

    Drummond doesn’t have the injury history Mitch does and doesn’t need to rest on back-to-backs. We’re talking about spot minutes here and there. If there’s a need for a longer term solution, we can address it when the situation arises.

    Sochan is fine for stopgap minutes and lets us roster a young, versatile player with some upside. Important emergency minutes will go to OG anyway.

    Jemison kinda sucks real hard.

    Trey Jemison averaged 36 rebounds per 36 minutes in his two games with the Wizards two years ago.

    #SSSS

    (Stupidly Small Sample Size…)

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    I’d be cool picking up Sochan. He could be our third string center if we did some small ball, which i think we should.

    I also think it would allow us to make a move later.

    “KAT and Clarkson are both good examples that older players can still change their games and improve. I think the skill set has to be within their wheelhouse”

    Being able to score gets you paid. Likely that ability could translate into defensive ability for many, but why? Put them in a position to win it all, after getting paid up to their wildest dreams is the cheat code. Drummond with his rebounding but no defense is hopefully another variant

    My issue with Andre Drummond is that he is 33 years old, and has a lot of miles on those legs. Nothing chronic, but at that age, little things pop up, like calf strains, hamstrings, etc.

    You really need a reliable third string center and point guard. The other positions you can kind of mix and match, for example, you can run Josh Hart out there as a 2, 3, or 4 and get away with it. But 1’s and 5’s are not as easy for guys to slide up or down to without very exploitable consequences.

    In that sense, I don’t like Jeremy Sochan as a 3rd C. He just doesn’t have the size to deal with the increasing amount of legit C’s in the NBA.

    Even a guy like Eubanks would be better in that role, imho.

    Caveat: if the plan is to trade Dadiet to make space to keep Sochan AND a legit 3rd C (size-wise) I’m down with that.

    I’m still trying to figure out the Huk thing.

    He might be a promising developmental center. He also might be the worst offensive basketball player this century.

    Which one did the front office think he was?

    If they had extended him the QO, there’s probably a 99% chance Philly doesn’t make that offer. Very few teams go after RFAs, especially with weak offers on day 1.

    So did they make a mistake? Or did they kick him to the curb? Kinda hard to tell.

    If Sochan starts lobbying for more playing time, the coaching staff should just tell him – “Keep your shirt on Jeremy” (-:

    confused. assumed for sure that toronto got a wink from the league before announcing the kawhi deal. also amazed the league has dragged this out into july.

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    Swifty, I know that. The point is that we need a third legit 5, not a big wing disguised as a 5.

    “How can you not love this guy….”

    Easy. Put him in a green jersey that says Celtics on the front.

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    We are NBA Champions, my KB brothers, let’s forget the past and get along! 🧡💙

    I don’t get why Sacto would trade Cardwell

    Because the Kings are stupid! 😉
    They had Hali and Fox, traded Hali to keep Fox, and then traded Fox i don’t even remember for what. Now they don’t have neither.
    Yeah, Leon should call them, i don’t think they know what they’re doing. 😀

    welcome back jordan…wonder what other offers he may have received…

    despite previously being enthused with the arrival of yabujelly – i’m very optimistic on andre coming in to positively contribute for 15 to 20 minutes a game…i think he understands the situation, the opportunity, more importantly i think he has the physical tools to be an impactful bench player…despite all those miles he’s had to move his mass around a basketball court…

    So Clarkson is back, which i approve because if after the big effort he made to be a better defender we wouldn’t bring him back, why would the next player try to do it? It’s a good sign that we send to the next players to come here.
    Now we just need a backup C, but we have a lot of time to address it. And i agree with BE, probably Leon will wait until the trade deadline, when there’ll be a lot more opportunities.
    I guess this means it’s time to talk about… pizza? tv shows? music? 🙂

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    So, no one from the Raptors or Clippers thought to send someone from the league a quick “hey so we’re all good here right” text?

    Morocco are a great side but this is a big ask. And oof, that was a terrible penalty. Poor defending.

    I also am a bit mystified about Kawhi but I will take him at the MLE if he gets his contract rescinded and this thing falls through.

    Clarkson was a surprise and after saying many times how little I like him, well, I was wrong, and I like you now Jordan. Keep playing defense.

    Which one did the front office think he was?

    Not trying to be a wise ass, but simply they feel he wasn’t worth 3.4M. I think it is as simple as that.

    I mean Hukporti made an additional $530,000 from the in season and $730,000 from the NBA championship, and he can’t likely make that with Philly next season.

    They probably didn’t think he was worth very much.

    If they had extended him the QO, there’s probably a 99% chance Philly doesn’t make that offer. Very few teams go after RFAs, especially with weak offers on day 1.

    Maybe they thought his QO of 2.65M was an overpay? Maybe they thought his 715 minutes of -3.3 BPM was actually indicative of his future?

    And why would tying up 3.5 million for 72 hours stop Philly? If it was a major rfa like tying up 40 million for 72 hours, that’s a different story. But 3.5M? Not an issue.

    I really hope we don’t wind up with Nick Richards, seems like his ceiling is below replacement level.

    I don’t know much about soccer, but France seems far superior to Morocco in every way.

    awwwww, thanks so much for asking 😊

    life feels like it moves really fast, so, doing my best to keep up…stay calm-ish…

    daughter moves back home in a short while…have a feeling oldest son may do the same within the year…

    so, i am – once again – downsizing as much as possible throughout the house…less room for stuff, more room for people, oh yeah, and a pooch, she’s a cutie…

    got a nasty note when returned home recently, from the hoa, accusing me of patio clutter…whatever, okay, maybe…the sun out here just makes plants grow like crazy…

    and, maybe I got one too many gargoyle and bird feeder things going on…whatever…it’s all just so subjective…whatever…

    waiting on the call to go pick up the boys, they’re not really that far, then need to focus on feeding boys, helping them get settled in…

    probably be sound asleep by 9 or so…

    how’s your day cyber?

    Edit: packing up the last of the books on my shelves, then packing up the shelves…

    getting ready to box all my disney infiniti figurines, think I have all (with some duplicates) of the version 2 and 3 figures..

    comics have already been banished to the garage…

    “I really hope we don’t wind up with Nick Richards, seems like his ceiling is below replacement level.”

    He’s better than what we’ve got at the moment. He’s not the best of the bunch, but I’d be happy to have him. He’s under 30 (28), he’s over 6-10 (6-11, 245), he tries on defense, he went to high school in NY and NJ, and he’s got 5400 NBA regular season minutes. 14/13/2 per 36 last season, with .512/.644 shooting splits over 15 minutes per game. Not nearly perfect, but works for me. I’d let him and Drum duke it out for second string and third string.

    And he’s from Jamaica, like Patrick Ewing.

    When I started watching the World Cup the French were the laughingstock of world football.

    Now they look like the Avengers

    Amazing work at the youth level for years has paid off

    I’d actually prefer Richards over Valanciunas. Oranges is basically the same guy as Drum, so we’ve already got one of those.

    Richards has a -4.0 epm and a -5.0 4yr RAPM. I have him slightly ahead of exercising our draft rights for 32yo Wang Zhelin of the Shaolin Sharks. Of course, Wang Zhelin would only cost the rookie minimum… so I may have to reconsider the order.

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    With Clarkson signed, here’s a question. Imagining that Valanciunas signs for veterans minimum. How do we feel about a trade of:

    Robinson ($15.8M) & Hukporti ($3.4M) for
    Drummond ($3.9M) & Valanciunas ($3.9M)

    That’s essentially what what Leon will have done.

    With Clarkson signed, here’s a question. Imagining that Valanciunas signs for veterans minimum. How do we feel about a trade of:

    Robinson ($15.8M) & Hukporti ($3.4M) for
    Drummond ($3.9M) & Valanciunas ($3.9M)

    That’s essentially what what Leon will have done.

    Leon works for Dolan and not the readers of Knickerblogger. Dolan doesn’t care what or how you feel. Dolan will be extremely pleased Leon followed his edict and saved him a bunch of money.

    You may have misread my post. I think what Leon has done is brilliant. He met the second apron objective and perhaps the team hasn’t lost any ground.

    That’s great, Geo, having all the kids around is a parent’s dream. 😉 But you got to go to the garage often, comics is a must. 🙂 What does the HOA have against plants? We need plants to survive! 😉 😛
    My day is going great, and also the week… but after last week when it was so hot that you kind of don’t think about nothing at all, just getting through to the next day, this feels like heaven. LOL
    Also looking forward to go to the countryside on saturday, to a farm from one of my high school friends. It’ll be him and two more high school friends, and the families. We are such good friends to the point that when i’m around them i don’t even notice time.

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    You guys who are thinking we will fleece Sacrament are remembering Perry wrong from his time here. There was no evidence that he was good at figuring out how to construct a great team, but he still made reasonable deals. This year in Sacramento he seems to be focusing on youth. So I see no reason why he’d be eager to trade Cardwell unless he got some sort of interesting young player back.

    If you are thinking about possible centers from around the league, I find this page very useful. There aren’t a lot teams out there with spare centers.

    https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/2026/07/01/2025-26-nba-depth-charts/71286522007/

    you guys ever notice milo’s internet is from 5 mins in the future?

    He’s on the dl with sham’s claude bot

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