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Yes really. I hate Dlo’s game, never projected his whole career trajectory
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Really fam? Really?
Yes really. I hate Dlo’s game, never projected his whole career trajectory
He’s our only semi decent FT shooter though lol
Being a “decent” free throw shooter and a wildly streaky scorer off the bench aren’t good reasons to keep JC. He is not part of the chemistry.
I said that in response to someone saying keep him off the court in the final minutes, not saying don’t trade him because he’s a decent FT shooter
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...eadline-preview-cavaliers-deandre-jordan-moreTeams -- even those over the cap -- can pay their own free agents as much as they'd like, up to the max, due to a mechanism called "Bird Rights." With money so tight, Bird Rights become more valuable. Teams could almost wield them as a cudgel against veteran free agents in July: "No one is offering you more than the midlevel, but we can. Take this flat deal. It's a win for you."
And even if a team decides it still doesn't want to retain its own free agent that way in July, it can use that same Bird Rights leverage in a sign-and-trade. It could be a win-win: The player gets paid, and his team gets more in return than it could today.
This could apply to almost any impending free agent with full Bird Rights: Hood, Favors, Avery Bradley, Will Barton, Williams, Julius Randle, and others.
Why is it impossible to gain a game on Utah in the standings? Those mofos been winning for weeks
They have good talent now that Gobert is back healthy, but they are also looking to move Favors and Hood at the deadline so they could slow down a bit. They've beaten some good squads though in the last week in SA, TOR, and GS.
While the team's mid-season surge isn't the main reason for the Lakers recalibration on free agency, it has played a part in that new line of thinking as two of the players most often discussed in trade discussions, former lottery pick Julius Randle and reserve guard Jordan Clarkson, have played key roles of late.
Both had their best months of the season in January, with Clarkson averaging 15.9 points on 46 percent shooting from the field, while Randle averaged 15.3 points and nine rebounds after moving back into the starting lineup.
Nevertheless, if the Lakers sit out free agency this summer, they'll try to use their salary cap space to accommodate teams looking to dump bad contracts -- and willing to send draft picks to sweeten the deal, sources said.
Lol Woj said on the Lowe Post podcast the Lakers may shift their focus to the 2019 free agent class.