IG: Jimmy Butler In Houston, Drives Past "Be Someone" Into Heavy Traffic

I don’t doubt someone on here said it.
I doubt anyone posting on here knows what Jimmy is thinking and feeling.

 

Haha. Think any poster on here is gonna run into him at a bar and then tell us he told him what his plan was?

 

I hope Jimmy is ok after driving into heavy traffic

 

If Daryl Morey pulled that off, all hell would break loose.

 

Shame on you.
You’re turning our wishful thinking of Butler into Butler and Horford.
I just want to emphasize that we are not doomed if we bring back our starting 5 and add one bench veteran.

Edit: Why are you talking about a pick from Boston? You’re saying Boston would give us Horford and a pick for Capela?? Confused there

 

Seems like Horford will end up with the Clippers...at least if Kawhi signs there (which is what i expect).

 

It was CyberX

 

Posted in another thread. WIll drop it here now to answer your question.

I find the recent news about Horford in the news intriguing. I have a hard time believing that Horford would want out when he and his family has been vocal about their love of Boston effusively. It's hard to believe that the relationship has soured that quickly and it's not just negotiating ploys from Horfords end to get more money. Nevertheless, this is the same guy that spurned ATL when he supposedly loved it there too. I'll toss my hat in the ring to see if there are plausible ways to get Horford here.

Scenario 1: Horford SNT

I do not like this option as it hard caps us. It would also behoove Horford to take his player option of 33 million and re up the next year. But if he wants future security than I get it.

Trade 1: Horford SNT for 80 million 4 years with max 8% raises (possible picks coming to us) FOR Capela and Nene and NGT

If we go this route and Houston is hard capped than I think we need to use all resources under the sun to get as close to the hard cap as possible resulting in

Trade 2: Butler for Gordon and NGT and picks from Boston or us

The hard cap is set at 138 million. We cannot exceed that in the event that Horford is SNT to us

Apron (138,000,000)
Paul (38,506,482)
Harden (38,150,000)
Butler (19,841697)
Tucker (8,349,039)
Horford (17,146,776)

I would then use as much of the NT-MLE and BAE since we have already invoked the hard cap. The team would then look like

Apron (138,000,000)
Paul
Harden
Butler
Tucker
Horford
JAM (at close to 9 million of NTMLE would try to underchange him a bit and give him options for the underchange)
Rivers (at close to 3 million of BAE as possible). Would also take any combo guard that would accept BAE like Collison, Ellington, Bullock, Burk, Curry or any other combo forward)
Minimum
Minimum
Minimum
Minimum
Minimum

With the above 7 players you would get very close to the apron. However, the math after that can be done to fill out the roster with a combination of incomplete roster charge/veteran minimum (if signing a new contract would only count for 1.5 million)/minimum

Scenario 2: Horford Opt in and Trade

I like this option more since it doesn't force you into a hard cap situation. You could get Horford his extra 33 million and match salaries with NGT/Shump/Nene to maximize our assets and probably pry an extra asset or two out of the Celtics

However, we would not have the NT MLE or BAE in this scenario to fill out the roster.


Conclusion:
I like scenario 2 since it avoids the hard cap and utilizes availabe assets more. But who cares about having flexibility for the buy out market that is largely unfruitful. If working under the hard cap we would be able to use more of the MLE and only hard cap ourselves for 1 year

Morey could field a superteam if the stars align and get them all the contracts they want.

 

Not sure if it was, but if it was, I doubt CyberX knows what’s going through Jimmys head.

 

Did jimmy just delete the post?

 

It’s not that simple. I’m Elton Brand. I know Houston can’t sign him any way possible. I tell him I won’t facilitate a trade, but the 5 year max is still available if you want it.

 

It's that simple if for Butler is also ok to sign with the Lakers, Clippers, Nets etc though.

Butler can say "hey, my preference would be to sign with Houston (so, you can work to a trade with them, get something back and send me to the other conference, or you can lose me for nothing and maybe watch me sign with a conference rival like the Nets)"

 

Nope, still there.

 

He's headed in the wrong direction..

 

What's the deadline for Jimmy to opt in?

 

June 29

 

Elton Brand not wanting to help another team like Houston out in a Butler trade means he’s stupid. Why? Because his team is going to operate without caproom for the foreseeable future after they max out Harris this summer and then extend Simmons next summer. Why not get a player that can take Redick’s spot and pick up a pick or two for his troubles?

 

Can't find, can you link?

 

Go to his ig and click on his story (profile pic)

 

@ROXonROXonROX what Philly insiders are you talking about?