2020 nba offseason draft free agency etc

starting to seriously wonder if the pistons have a trade for blake griffin lined up

Definitely think the campazzo and grant signings aren’t coincidental

rodney hood back to portland, 2 years 21 mil

coming off an achilles tear this seems not ideal

― Clay, Saturday, 21 November 2020 1:39 PM

second year is a team option i think

More Goran Dragic to AP: Jimmy Butler called him last week and (half-seriously, we think) suggested physical violence could be coming his way if he didn't return to Miami. "Jimmy's a tough guy. ... I didn't want him chasing my ass," Dragic said.

— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) November 20, 2020

3/60 is a lot and I’m not positive I would have wanted to give up that much but it really fucking sucks to see grant go

smart people suggesting a blake griffin sign and trade is what's going on here

christian wood upgrades to 3/41M with the rockets as part of yet another sign and trade

Yeah kev 20m a year is too much and it’s better to say no. I think they knew this was happening and a guard is getting dealt.

FYI The reported deals for Grant and Plumlee are exactly enough to do a sign-and-trade for Blake Griffin.

— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) November 21, 2020

The Blake Griffin sign and trade would be amazing and worth a shot maybe? I would definitely have to think about it

hoo boy as someone who suffered through secondary fandom of the cp3/blake clippers era I have to say no to that one

Deal expected to be completed with a sign-and-trade via Detroit, per source. https://t.co/TALHbm9OlP

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 21, 2020

it's a very interesting idea as far as building an unstoppable offensive team but i think it just swings the balance too far towards offense. did they forget the series they just played where they had to guard lebron?

Derrick Jones Jr. has reportedly agreed to a deal with Portland. pic.twitter.com/WqAB9Mr6By

— NBA TV (@NBATV) November 21, 2020

nice get for the blazers

the pistons are having one of the most bizarre offseasons i can remember

i just looked up who their gm is to try to understand whats going on but it didnt really help

sam presti protege iirc but can't see much presti in these moves

As Rockets/Wizards talks on Russell Westbrook-for-John Wall stall, Wall has made it clear he wants trade out of Washington to happen, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 21, 2020

hahahah bro maybe play some competitive basketball first

yeah he was in the thunder org for a decade+ before being hired by the pistons in june xp

so he is a new guy

love to sign one of the biggest contracts ever then explode my achilles before it even kicks in and then demand a trade

Chris Paul laid the blueprint for playing yourself into tradability with a 45m contact. Russ has much to learn.

xp like what could he possibly even be unhappy about?

And wall, sorry ready that wrong

does he personally dislike davis bertans?

Washington has reported that they, would also like to trade John Wall.

— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) November 21, 2020

lol yeah

Apparently jerami grant signed with the Pistons because they promised a bigger role for him..... but they’re keeping Blake Griffin?

normal stuff

and also the 6 centers

I’m not sure any team has been this weird since David Kahn got fired

League source:

The Denver Nuggets offered the same contract to Grant as the Pistons did (3 years, $60 million) but Grant wanted a bigger role as I reported earlier. That is the defining reason for his departure. https://t.co/7kY6No6paT

— T.J. McBride (@TJMcBrideNBA) November 21, 2020

I like jerami but giving him a big role in your offense as a small forward is not a great idea

one might even say.....it is a terrible idea

The clippers gave Marcus Morris 4/64?!?!? Is this because we have a vaccine?

really want to know where the competing offers were coming from on that one

clippers are panicking

Yikes

nuggets trading for blake would be a disaster, glad for matt & kevin’s sake that it’s not happening

john wall.... see the thing about a trade request is that it implies the team needs to be pushed to make a trade. i don’t think that’s the case, in this instance, sir.......

Shouldn’t John Wall just retire

He’s only 30 :(

I don’t entirely agree with this idea that Blake is washed! He’s vastly overpaid but was a very good player in 18-19

Yah I believe in old Blake more than most. The knee thing tho is troubling

connolly needs to just go into hiding and not make any drastic moves, wait it out till the trade deadline when there are more sellers

the problem with blake is just that any contending team acquiring him would be doing so to have an impact player in the playoffs. and i just don’t think you can have any confidence that he’s going to be able to make it through 3-4 playoff rounds. i would love to see him succeed, he was legit incredible 2 years ago with detroit, but at his salary i just think it’s too risky of a gamble for a team like denver to be like, we’re acquiring blake griffin and now we have improved ourselves as a finals contender. i wouldn’t be able to sleep at night

in a way what makes chris paul a good fit in phoenix is that you’re only expecting him to give you one, maybe two, playoff series. if a team like the bucks traded for him expecting him to be helping them in game 6 of the nba finals i would be terrified for them

just going to let that chris paul slander slide for the moment

Oklahoma City is in serious talks to move center Steven Adams to New Orleans, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 21, 2020

even crazier:

Deal has a lot of moving parts and still has work to finish, per sources. https://t.co/88DcVcR1TV

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 21, 2020