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How does the Delon Wright acquisition affect Richaun Holmes’ future in Sacramento?

If the Kings don't make another move, Holmes may not be an option in free agency.
By | 109 Comments | Mar 24, 2021

Credit: Kimani Okearah

Immediately following the Sacramento Kings win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday evening, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN announced that the Kings were sending Cory Joseph and two second round picks to the Detroit Pistons for guard Delon Wright.

At first glance, this sort of maneuver is a savvy one by Kings General Manager Monte McNair. Joseph, while a locker room presence and an on-court veteran guide for the Kings, has lost more than a step in the last few years, and frankly, his on-court play had become unbearable to watch. Wright represents a major upgrade as a backup point guard for the Kings, and he’s locked up next year for an extremely reasonable rate of $8.5 million. Snagging a rotational player of his caliber without having to battle other teams in free agency is pretty smart for a team in Sacramento’s position, and well worth two second rounders.

However, the acquisition of Wright also creates an interesting conundrum for Sacramento and their future with starting center Richaun Holmes. Swapping out Joseph’s $2.4 million guarantee for Wright’s full salary will put the Kings in a difficult cap situation. If no other moves are made between now and the start of free agency, Sacramento will almost certainly elect to operate as an over-the-cap team, unlocking two paths to potentially re-signing Holmes: the standard, non-taxpayer mid-level exception, or early bird rights. While it’s true that the Kings could also choose to go under the cap to start the summer, they would only have about $4 million in space, not nearly enough to make a dent in the open market.

If the Kings do operate over the cap, the MLE would be an unlikely tool to re-up Holmes for a couple of reasons. First, it only allows a team to sign a player for a maximum of three years, rather than the traditional four, and Holmes will likely be looking for long-term security at this point in his career. Also, the MLE starts at about $9.7 million, with 5% annual, non-compounding raises, allowing Sacramento to put forth a deal at a max of approximately three years, $30.6 million, probably much lower than Holmes’ camp will be seeking after his best season in the pros.

Thankfully, the Kings also possess his early bird rights, but those still may not be enough, depending on the demand for Richaun’s services. Early bird rights allow a team to go over the cap and re-sign a player with two seasons on the book, for either 175% of their previous year’s salary or 105% of league-average salary, whichever is greater. In Holmes’ case, that would be 105% of league-average salary, projected to come out to approximately $10.5 million in the first season of his deal. Early bird rights also allow a team to offer a four-year deal, as well as 8% raises, which helps the Kings a bit. In total, McNair could throw an offer in the range of four years, $47 million, which gets Sacramento much closer to Holmes’ expected offers.

Unfortunately, there’s no way for the Kings to add a cent to that contract, meaning a team could come it at four years, $50 million, and the Kings would almost certainly see their starting center, and one of their most important contributors, walk for absolutely nothing.

Of course, there are multiple solutions to be found for Sacramento – all hope is not lost. If the Kings end up picking in the 7 – 10 range, and if they keep two of DaQuan Jeffries, Chimezie Metu and Justin James, they’ll enter next season approximately $4 million under the cap line. Assuming that Monte McNair wants to get gain between $15 and $20 million in available cash, the Kings will need to shed around $11 million in salary. That seems to coordinate perfectly with an expected Marvin Bagley trade, but things may be more complicated than at first glance. If the Kings only shed Bagley in the hopes of getting far enough under the line to re-sign Holmes, they’ll need to take zero dollars in multi-year salary back, which feels unrealistic given Bagley’s lack of value in the market. It’s possible, but not a guarantee.

Another option for Sacramento is to move a much larger contract, either that of Buddy Hield or Harrison Barnes. As it’s been well-reported, the Kings have been in multiple discussions with other teams regarding the availability of Barnes, although they seem to be seeking a sky-high price for their starting forward. Hield, on the other hand, seemingly has no interest, at least for any sort of positive return for the Kings, although if Sacramento is desperate enough to open up some money, they could probably find a buyer that would send back a couple of expiring deals and a minor asset or two.

If the Kings aren’t willing to part with Barnes, and they won’t sell low on Buddy Hield, their only other available path may very well be to simply move Holmes himself. Too often have the Kings missed out on value because they held onto a pending unrestricted free agent for far too long, only to see them walk to another team in the summer, and Sacramento can’t afford to do the same with Richaun. There is a clear market for him, as the Charlotte Hornets, Toronto Raptors, and the Dallas Mavericks have all shown interest in him in the last 48 hours, and cashing out on a soon-to-be highly paid big man may be the best path forward for Monte McNair, who has emphasized financial flexibility time and again in his press conferences.

If there was one player that fans would have predicted that Monte McNair would have been unable to move for value, it likely would have been Cory Joseph, but Sacramento’s General Manger found a way to get it done. Now, he must determine his priorities going forward in regard to Richaun Holmes’ future in Sacramento. There are plenty of options for resolution, and the next 12 hours or so will determine exactly how much of a priority Richaun Holmes is to this team in the coming future.

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1951
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March 24, 2021 11:28 pm

Way to poop on our championship run!

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March 25, 2021 12:17 am
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That would somehow make the defense worse but WOW the offensive boost

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March 25, 2021 1:35 am
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How does the Delon Wright acquisition affect Richaun Holmes’ future in Sacramento?

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March 25, 2021 1:37 am
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atwork
March 24, 2021 11:39 pm

If no other moves are made, that kind of says it all right there. Does anyone think McNair is done? It seems there is interest in both player and team. I think Holmes stays or what we get something we like back.

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March 24, 2021 11:47 pm
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That’s the big question.

If the story is right that the Kings are pushing to reach the play-ins, and we do not get offers to accommodate that short-term goal, we may very well be done.

That would be par on course for the Kangz.

I really hope Monte can make another deal or two.

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March 24, 2021 11:59 pm
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Agreed. Thanks for the exact numbers and details on the MLE vs Early Bird rights.

I don’t think that 4 for 47 for Holmes is totally out of line and probably approaches fair value and neighborhood other teams value him. He could walk for slightly more…he also could choose to stay if the money isn’t really drastically different. Now if he gets a 4 for 60 then it’s probably game over.

Monte more than anyone should hopefully have a good feel for this…I imagine the next 12 or so hours will tell us how he views it.

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March 25, 2021 12:12 am
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As much as I love the guy, 15 mil a year for him is a tough pill to swallow

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March 25, 2021 12:29 am
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Kind of in that zone too. I could see a team doing it, but I don’t think it’s unrealistic to think we could go with that max early bird offer and still come away with him.

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March 25, 2021 12:27 am
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Sorry…*NOT totally out of line…on my original post

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March 25, 2021 12:29 am
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Surprised, or disappointed? Or both?

I think the most likely moves are Bjelica or Marvin for spare change and/or parts.

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March 25, 2021 12:05 am

I think Holmes is walking for anything less than 3 yrs/$36M.

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March 25, 2021 12:11 am
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Well in the outlined proposal above he gets basically 4/48 so that would keep him here in your scenario

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March 25, 2021 12:16 am

12 more hours to go….

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March 25, 2021 3:18 am

I don’t get the Wright trade unless it’s a necessary precursor to another trade. Adding that salary for next season for an avg. backup pg/g makes little sense.

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March 25, 2021 6:07 am
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Totally agree. When I originally saw this deal I thought we were getting two second round picks. This is a head scratcher. Why would we be adding $6 million to our payroll next year for a journeyman backup and giving up to second rounders on top of that.

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March 25, 2021 6:25 am

Unless some more moves are made, this is a suspiciously Vladesque/Vivek move. Bringing in a marginally better bench player(A shooting guard who can’t shoot either 34% from 3) to add a little depth. But. If you look at the career averages of both CUjo And Wright this is a crazy lateral move. Wright averages 7 pts a game for his career. A little more this year, Because he was playing more minutes and Detroit was showcasing him for the tank. He was averaging 30 min a game with the Pistons. He won’t get that in Sac. Right now, I’ll give it a D, unless this is a precursor to some other move(s)

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March 25, 2021 7:40 am
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Well it’s a good thing their career averages aren’t playing each night in 2021 or 22. Per 100 possessions Wright is clearly ahead of Joseph in just about every category offense and defense. He’s clearly better…fair to debate if that’s worth the salary tie up

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March 25, 2021 8:23 am
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It’s important to remember though, Joseph was considered one of the better backup points in the league (at least at the defensive end) when the Kings signed him.

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March 25, 2021 6:29 am

I’m really interested to see what approach McNair takes in the next 6 hours. If he wants to win now then Bagley/Bjelly/Whiteside/Parker are the main pieces he has at his disposal (plus picks and the new TPE). If it’s more of a steadily increase talent/assets strategy, then anything’s possible outside of trading Fox/Haliburton.

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March 25, 2021 9:12 am
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If he wants to win now

I don’t see any universe where this set of layers and assets can be moved now to create a team that is truly competitive in the west. “Win now” is what they have been doing from day one and is entirely self-defeating. I certainly hope the KIngs front office and ownership realizes this.

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March 25, 2021 9:19 am
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I guess I can rephrase it to “if he wants to make a push for the playoffs this season.”

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March 25, 2021 10:03 am
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Vivek: “I don’t make the same mistake twice. I make it seven eight times.”

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March 25, 2021 7:04 am

If we don’t move Holmes and he walks that would be a pretty big miss as we could obviously get value from Holmes now. I don’t know what Holmes value is but Montrezl Harrell got two years at around $18M. I would think the MLE should be enough to keep Holmes.

All that being said, I’ll reserve judgement on what happens at the deadline until after the offseason.

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March 25, 2021 7:25 am
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My sense, McNair is looking to move Buddy, Barnes and Holmes… in that order. Buddy is going to be the hard one, Barnes likely has suitors but the trick is going to be not taking too much salary in return (hello Boston), Holmes will be the last option to simply get assets and hope to get him back in free agency. Someone will definitely want Holmes, but McNair is gonna wait until the last minutes, IMO.

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March 25, 2021 7:38 am
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I’m sure he’s trying to move Buddy. That’s looking like the worst contract on the Kings cap sheet. But that’s the problem, no takers. Barnes and Holmes both have significant value, which is why there are so many rumors about suitors. If Barnes is moved, they should get significant long term value in return. If Holmes is moved they should be coupling him with Buddy to get flexibility or receive a significant young asset on a rookie deal in return.

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March 25, 2021 9:03 am
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So you’re saying that you think that McNair’s preference is to grade his assets as Buddy, Barnes, then Holmes in regard to who he’d like to move, most-to-least?

I guess that puts him on the same page as…everyone.

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March 25, 2021 7:21 am

Excellent breakdown of the Kings options on Holmes, Tim. 4.5 hours left until the deadline. I can’t wait to see what McNair has planned.

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March 25, 2021 8:16 am
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Hope he has a plan to keep Holmes or next season will be a step backward !

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March 25, 2021 9:03 am
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wasn’t this season supposed to be the step backwards? sigh….Vivek really Tiananmen Square’d the tank this year.

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March 25, 2021 9:04 am
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Suppose I’ll just get used to always picking No. 12-14 once I’ve had another decade or so.

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March 25, 2021 8:03 am

The bad news is that Wright is in no way a point guard but the good news is that it makes zero difference since he fits well with Fox or Hali !

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March 25, 2021 8:10 am
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He is a combo guard who can run the point if need be.

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March 25, 2021 8:09 am
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Truth be told, it is how you do a rebuild.

https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1375101988736761860

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March 25, 2021 9:03 am
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Please don’t get Aaron Gordon, please don’t get Aaron Gordon…

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March 25, 2021 8:19 am
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I’ll be interested to see what the protections are on those picks cuz that feels slightly light unless they are minimally protected (top 4 each)

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March 25, 2021 8:29 am
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For sure, the Bulls have been leaking oil a bit lately, this feels like a panic move unless the picks are decently protected.

They do get two additional seasons on Vuc though, so it’s not like they are selling the farm for a short-term guy.

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March 25, 2021 8:36 am
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Yeah I thought it was light from an Orlando perspective since he is tied up for the next couple years. Thought maybe get a better young player back that that but…sounds like one pick this year will be middle of draft and don’t know about the other one. If it also has just a Top 4 protection, it feels fair value all around.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Bulls sent Orlando two first-round picks (2021, 2023) -- including top-4 protected this year, sources said. It will likely convey to Orlando. <a href="https://t.co/Y6P6wCndMM">https://t.co/Y6P6wCndMM</a></p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1375106024403795974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

EDIT: shit, that was a failure

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March 25, 2021 8:32 am
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Ugh, not sure I’d be digging that if I’m a Bulls fan.

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March 25, 2021 9:07 am
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Vuc is a hell of a get, but losing that first-rounder this year gives one pause. On the other hand, they’ll have his Bird rights two years down the line, and Chicago looks like they’ll be in the running for free agents who could see benefits in playing with Vuc, Lavine, Markannen, etc.

He’s an all-star center who’s good from distance, and a walking double-double machine. Could be a trade where both teams see real benefit.

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March 25, 2021 9:16 am
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Could be. They may have bought high on him though – Vuc will be almost 33 when this contract is up.

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March 25, 2021 9:25 am
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He may be the kind of player that ages well, though, so could possibly mitigate the age factor.

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March 25, 2021 8:26 am
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I would do something like Bagley, Holmes’ expiring contract and two FRPs for Vucevic. The PnR with Fox and Hali would be sick. I wish Holmes to stay but Vucevic would be an upgrade.

Just to mention, Bulls’ FO is showing signs of competence after firing Paxson. The league has no room for Vlades

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March 25, 2021 8:49 am
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I wouldn’t. How the heck is Vucevic worth that much? If Vucevic plays high level D, that is a different story. We will treadmill in the next 3 years with Vucevic.

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March 25, 2021 8:55 am
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Vucevic is a monster on O and Orlando has been respectable on D their past few playoff years so it’s not like he’s a sieve.

But the Bulls’ desperation to make the playoffs also drove up the Bulls’ offer.

Rumors were saying that the Magic weren’t gonna move Vuc at all so I think the Bulls blew them away and they had to do it.

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March 25, 2021 8:55 am
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I’d definitely consider that deal if it were the 90s again.

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March 25, 2021 8:34 am
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Every top East team GM just got more pressure on them with this move.

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March 25, 2021 8:43 am
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Carter was Bagley’s teammate, is also injury prone and is perhaps the center young piece in a deal for an All-Star.

Yes I brought Bagley’s name into this unprovoked because this sucks that we can’t get anything for him.

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March 25, 2021 8:53 am
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Two 1st round picks from a bad franchise would seemingly be the centerpiece, in my eyes. I’m really hoping we don’t have to part with 1sts in order to move Bagley.

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March 25, 2021 8:59 am
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I know the picks are a big part of the prize but Carter is a 21 year old lottery pick with modern NBA tools, he’s as much a piece as the mid round picks the Magic are gonna get.

If the Magic didn’t value him the Bulls coulda just sent any throwaway salary like Valentine or Hutchinson but I think they wanted Carter.

Point being, Bagley’s value is in the tank.

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March 25, 2021 8:39 am

Wonderful TKH Overlords!!

May we get a trade deadline thread? Thanks, if not it’s cool.

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March 25, 2021 8:42 am

It’s Cojo’s $2.4 PLUS whatever it costs for a new backup PG. Not just $2.4 vs Wright’s $8.5. Cojo was set to make $12.6 next year.

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March 25, 2021 8:48 am
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Yeah, we’re basically paying a net $6.1m to fill the backup PG role, under the assumption that Joseph was dropped this coming offseason. Which seems like a reasonable price for a player in Wright’s range.

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March 25, 2021 8:53 am
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Depends on what your goals are, and what other moves are made. It’s a win as far as value goes, but minor upgrades aren’t getting this team anywhere. I’d rather be Orlando at this point.

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March 25, 2021 8:55 am
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Every trade should be graded isolated. This is a good win for us. Is this game changing? Nope. But this trade isn’t bad just because some other fantasy trade didn’t happen.

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March 25, 2021 10:37 am
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With any luck at all, we will be if we can clear Barnes, Bagley, Buddy, and Holmes for some good assets. At least, that’s my wish.

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March 25, 2021 8:44 am

The more I think about, the more I wonder if Holmes will be the throw-in to make a Buddy trade mildly palatable for a partner. I don’t see any willing takers solely for a $24M guy who can shoot 3s, but is absymal in every other aspect of the game.

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March 25, 2021 8:50 am
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Can Buddy still shoot threes?

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March 25, 2021 8:54 am
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Not in 4th quarters

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March 25, 2021 10:40 am
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No longer top 5 in the league (for now), but he’s still in the upper echelon. Unfortunately, for us, he’d be much more tradeable at $10m less a season to a playoff team that can afford the luxury of adding a “single-skilled” player to fill out the roster.

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March 25, 2021 8:47 am

Great article!

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March 25, 2021 8:48 am

Ainge going to work

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March 25, 2021 8:49 am
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This would have let them move Smart to us for Barnes, which now that I think about it, is off the table with the Wright move.

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March 25, 2021 8:56 am
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Uh, no. But I will do Nesmith for Bagley.

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March 25, 2021 9:02 am
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Nesmith or Langford are the deciding points in a Celtics trade for Gordon, their value is WAY higher than Bagley.

Bagley’s value is like a Kevin Knox and 2nd rounder. Another underperforming lottery pick and a throwaway draft pick. Yup.

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March 25, 2021 9:11 am
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I knew Knox wasn’t going to be an NBA player. He was a man among buys at the collegiate level, but it’s all men in the pros, and he’s not very skilled.

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March 25, 2021 9:15 am
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I agree.

You can just insert Bagley’s name in your comment too but Bagley has the benefit of perhaps being a backup PF-C for 10 years, something less important than a 3-4 combo bench guy who can’t shoot or defend. Knox has a tougher path to even a bench NBA career.

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March 25, 2021 9:30 am
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That’s fair, although if he stays healthy, Bagley could be a serviceable starter. Knox’s ceiling is the basement at Hervé Villechaize’s house.

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March 25, 2021 10:31 am
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With the rate he’s racked up injuries in his 3 years in the league, that’s a pretty big if.

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March 25, 2021 9:19 am
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You might, but I’d bet money that Ainge wouldn’t

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March 25, 2021 8:53 am

With Boston having Fournier, would the Kings still be interested, and move Barnes for him and the trade exception? He’s a terrible defender, but he’s expiring, and frees up essentially $11 mil once you factor in Wright’s contract.

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March 25, 2021 8:55 am
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This I could see, assuming there is a pick attached.

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March 25, 2021 8:54 am

Wow. What a fantastic trade! So long CoJoSlo, don’t let the door hit you on the way out, you insufferable cringeworthy slug!

We got a good player for trash from a team concerned about their cap, just like the Barnes deal, now all we need to do is get rid of Bagley now. You can do it , GM McNair!

Hey Bagley, send a text message to CoJoSlo, may be you can share an Uber to the airport!

Last night was an incredible game, one of our best this year, we suddenly have become a good team, thanks to the departure of Bagley, who I did not even see on the bench. The Hawks are no slouches, that is a legit .500 plus team with their new coach and they played a ver good game.

Did our 4-man core become a 6-man core with Buddy moving to the 3 and the addition of D-Wright, who has a SPECTACULAR assist to TO ratio of almost 5:1??!? Stay tuned!

As far as resigning Holmes, we can do it. Dumping Bagley is the key.

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March 25, 2021 11:14 am
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Pretty harsh criticism of Cory Joseph. He’s a good dude. Not a great player, I’ll concede. But a good guy nonetheless.

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March 25, 2021 9:18 am

I really hope we wheel and deal today. This article’s case and point. But just in a broader context, this is a massive opportunity to leverage assets that have turned attractive into financial stability that aligns with the timeline asset wise, and likely help our lottery odds in the process.

The perceived assumption is that Barnes especially but even Hield have turned the corner. Call me dubious in that estimation sustaining. Barnes improvements have levied to a contract being market rate, but thats not an inherent positive, it’s just not an inherent negative.

I don’t know if its Monte’s idea or Vivek overruling but in my opinion we aren’t making the play in or would fetch a seed in the big show. We finally have a core two pieces that are exciting, and are in an ample opportunity to acknowledge that fact by garnering assets to stabilize, relieve the books and improve the most crucial path to improvement in a better pick. All for assets a year ago that were clear overpays.

All I can say is make some trades.

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March 25, 2021 9:26 am

Gordon to Denver, so I guess that takes Barnes out of the running there.

On the plus side, we won’t be getting Aaron Gordon.

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March 25, 2021 9:40 am
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Gordon was rumored to be in Boston’s sights as well, so maybe a glimmer of hope for a Barnes deal there still…

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March 25, 2021 9:29 am

If there are no more moves, We have been Viveked.

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March 25, 2021 9:31 am

Aaron Gordon to the Nuggets for Gary Harris, RJ Hampton and a first.

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March 25, 2021 9:37 am

Looks like Denver also added a 2025 first round pick.

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March 25, 2021 9:41 am

Celtics got Fournier and just missed out on Aaron Gordon. In other words, Nesmith’s value is down and Barnes’ value is up. Just pull the trigger already.

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March 25, 2021 10:05 am

This deal was likely on the table for Barnes. So whatever we end up with (or possibly nothing) we’ve now (probably) passed on a first for him. Seems like Harris plus a first is better than Wright if we end up doing nothing with Barnes.

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March 25, 2021 10:29 am
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Maybe, maybe not. Gordon is also 3 years younger and lines up better with their core.

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March 25, 2021 9:33 am
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gary Harris, RJ Hampton and a first-round pick to the Magic for Aaron Gordon, source tells ESPN. <a href="https://t.co/VWMUVCokeS">https://t.co/VWMUVCokeS</a></p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1375122748989640705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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March 25, 2021 10:18 am
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This is the content I’m here for.

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March 25, 2021 10:57 am
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Someone should report this user

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March 25, 2021 9:34 am

Watching this day(trade deadline) transpire, and many teams filling their holes or making deals to re-stock assets for the future, I’m getting major Kanz fan anxiety that we are following Vivek’s wishes to compete for a play in this year. I hope that isn’t the case. The Delon deal in a vacuum wasn’t bad, as it upgraded our bench, but on the whole it is confusing as to the team’s true current intentions.

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March 25, 2021 9:41 am
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The past couple weeks are the worst thing that could to those of us looking for a hard reset, a bunch of meaningless wins against mostly bad teams that will be just enough for Vivek to pat himself on the back for the roster he’s constructed, and ride it out for the rest of the season.

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March 25, 2021 9:56 am
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I don’t know…even in the wins, we looked bad as a whole. We just ran into teams that happened to play worse. I’d like to think that people who live and breathe basketball for a living can recognize ongoing poor play when they see it. Even if it results in eeking out a few wins here and there. Need we be reminded of that absolute mirage of a 7-1 stint.

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March 25, 2021 9:58 am
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I think our problem is that Vivek thinks he lives and breathes basketball… I hope I’m wrong, still a few hours left…

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March 25, 2021 9:36 am

Wish we had Orlando Magic’d today.

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March 25, 2021 9:44 am
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Agreed, really impressed with their business. Leveraging Mediocrity into both some interesting young assets and picks. A realization born out of the limitations of trying to just be .500 or worse and putting expensive band aids on broken limbs. Wish the Kings would follow suit.

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March 25, 2021 11:07 am

That’s what I meant to say.

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March 25, 2021 9:42 am

Adrian Wojnarowski

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Sacramento is finalizing a deal to send Nemanja Bjelica to the Miami. Heat, sources tell ESPN.

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1375125424229994498

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March 25, 2021 9:44 am
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Nemanja leaving the Kings complex:
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March 25, 2021 9:46 am
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I wish he was that fast in games

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March 25, 2021 9:47 am
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It’s all about proper motivation!

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March 25, 2021 9:45 am
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I feel like they can create another TPE with this one. Maybe bring back Harkless?

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March 25, 2021 9:45 am
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half right!

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March 25, 2021 9:50 am
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Harkless fits into the TPE they just created with the Wright trade. I’m not sure if that helps at all in the overall scheme of things tho.

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March 25, 2021 10:09 am
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Harkless may help move Barnes.

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March 25, 2021 10:10 am
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😴

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March 25, 2021 10:13 am
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Otherwise, not sure why we make this deal, other than as a favor to Miami. Silva doesn’t seem like he’s done much. Anyone have more info on Silva?

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March 25, 2021 10:24 am
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I see them as cheap roster filler, or as added salary for other deals.

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