What is your Realistic Target for a taxpayer MLE free agent this offseason.

Every team is TRYING to get better but not all will. I’m not sure it’s an easy argument to say this team will be worse by “standing pat” even though I think that’s kind of a misrepresentation. I think it’s pretty easy for me to argue a reasonably healthy season and some stability in the organization would’ve had them right back around 65 wins and #1 seed. That given a reasonably healthy season and some organizational stability my example 10 man roster probably dominates the West.

It won’t be the tallest roster for sure, but at least there’s like actually forwards and one 7’ human being worth playing on my roster.

 

Under the assumption that we aren’t making any trades. I think he clear need for help is the wing.

We’ve already got 3 backcourt guys taking all the minutes.

We’ve only got 1 guy for the wings and smallball 5

1 center who will play defense and rim roll. We obviously should put money and assets into a 3/4/5 with a decent shot and defense

This is hard to come by for just 5.6 million (do not think we can use NT MLE since we are already over the apron).

Realistically the only kind of guys that would take the TPMLE or deserving of it are veterans looking for stability and to win.

I think this leaves us with the following options.

Aminu (doubt pdx lets him go)
Barnes (pipe dream)
Demarre
Thaddeus young (check out percent at the corners and attempts 45% of 3s from there. If we up it to 70% I think he’s the next PJ)
Marcus Morris

I think those are the targets with the TMLE. Out of the bunch I love Barnes but he’ll get a good payday. Thaddeus and demarre are great players that fit our culture.

 

Get line for DeAndre. (Guessing he won't be here for the $5.7M or vet minimum @YOLO)



Lakers interested DeAndre Jordan

 

Not sure why Brooklyn would sign DeAndre when they have Allen, i mean, if it gives them a better chance to get Durant might be worth it, but he would either limit Allen's minutes/development or come off the bench.

 

Per @KellyUnchained

Potential target: Aminu
50/50 on whether Rivers is back. They want him but can't offer much more than what they paid him this year

 

Spoiler: Mike Scott

6-8. 6-11 wingspan. Tenacious on the court. Shoots around 40% from 3. Throw the full Tax Payer MLE at him and it should get him here on a three year deal. He'd be perfect next to Tucker.

 

Can't afford to pay him more than $922,943?

Sure they can.

They can offer the MLE. And he may get more than the MLE.

But can't offer more than the prorated vet minimum contract? LOL

 

I think he means they aren't going to be in a position to offer him more than his 1 year raise off last year because they are earmarking the MLE for a bigger signing.

 

D’Angelo Russell to LA momentum is growing. The Nets are expected to renounce D’Lo and the Lakers could offer Russell roughly $20 Million per year, per @arye_abraham.

 

So awesome.

 

Good, a LeBron, AD, DLo trio coached by Vogel is the best case scenario after they traded for AD.

 

Derrick Rose

 

They can offer Rivers about $2.6 million via Non-Bird rights. I’d be surprised if they weren’t willing to offer him at least a 1+1 Non-Bird deal (2 years, $5.3 million, player option in Year 2). I don’t think he takes that (he’ll have much richer offers), but that’s at least more than the vet minimum.

(FWIW, I’d definitely consider him among a pool of players on which to use the MLE.)

 

I would too …

But damn , that means you aren't adding anyone else of significance (via free agency).

Morey really handcuffed himself.

Not using last years MLE … seems a colossal mistake and a waste of an asset (I wonder if they had offered House the remainder , after Clark & Hartenstein's contracts , would he have taken it?)

So many moves last season were not "Morey like." He's always been the collector of assets , not the guy throwing them away.

 

this what i been saying. the dudes we think we can sign for vet minimum or the MLE, whatever, just not gonna happen if they got big names. cause you know opposing teams gonna take out that check book and steal theyre ass away. it is what it is, we gotta make a/some splash trade(s)

 

Gee, I wonder what changed?

Spoiler

 

"Good" thing the Rockets have no cap space to burn.

 

Would prefer to keep Rivers over him but Aminu would be a solid addition.