I have to think a deal with someone has been agreed upon for us to do this trade. If we get Powell it would essentially be Stew for Powell and moving up 4 spots. Not terrible at all if that’s the case.
Basically, the 3 2nds they sent to Memphis to move up for Okorie.
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Stew and #21 for #17 and $16m cap space. Good deal.
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Me and @Sarge will be rooting for Cleveland next year if that happens.
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Duren just signed 4 years at $160/40 mill a year. After this off season of a marginal just the tip, Langdon might want to have his resume’ updated if this team doesnt at least make the conference champ round this upcoming season. Bold strategy.
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35.5 year one. Not terrible from a flexibility standpoint. Just a little higher than I would have liked though.
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Jake Fischer isn’t a reliable source. Maybe he’ll be right but I wouldn’t put much stock into it until somebody more reputable reports it.
Wait I haven’t seen nothing yet
That report was that he was expected to sign something around that, but that “report” itself was just speculation.
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At this point if you can trade him I would. Dude is money 1st and I get why not but it will hurt the pistons down the road
Can’t find any links. Just a rumor.
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Have to move him during the first year after he signs.
Why in the world would they change their mind???
He didnt get a single offer, its been over 2 years. Sorry heres $25m
If he gets a $40m contract im sorry, langdon meeds fired
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Or… he plays out as a UFA. We haven’t exactly been awesome at recruiting FAs.
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Ahhh, my bad.. I still stand by my opinion that it would be mind numbing if it ends up being the deal after all that has happened this off season/up to this point
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Walker Kessler got 4 years $130m so in no world is Duren getting less than that nevermind way less and I say that as a non Duren fan. $40m/yr is too rich obviously but 35-38m/yr seems to be about market value.
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If it happens, especially looking at the rest of this off season, the rankings of Det GM’s in order:
Brad
Scott
Empty chair at Redwing central
Langdon
lol are you joking? This Pistons were even more of a joke than the Lions just. Couple years ago.
Trajan has brought good leadership, maintained a resilient locker room, and enabled the development of players.
He hasn’t mortgaged the future for anyone, which may or may not be excellent.
I can’t see a world where he isn’t number 2 on this list.
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That doesn’t matter what another player got.
Duren met with multiple teams. He didnt get a SINGLE offer. So whatever the pistons were offering (likely ~$30m aav) that value just dropped. Because either take this offer, or hit the fa market next year and get less because again. 0 offers.
$30m aav would be understandable. I wouldn’t be happy but understandable.
$40m aav is absolutely ludicrous. He gets that from the Pistons, Langdon needs fired. Because whats Thompson gonna get then? $45?+
So youll have $140+m in your big 3. Only $50m from the Tax apron. How are they gonna add anyone to make a championship team with that? You cant. This team will be mid for the next 4 years with that
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