Scholarship table
Agreed, Giannis playing under coach Spo would get him to the next level.
Trade him for Tyler Herro and Tyler can finally play at Fiserv where he belongs and may have played if not for the Hauser boys
I'm not sure the Bucks would go for just Tyler. Maybe throw Strus in there to get all those DePaul fans up to Milwaukee for games.
Heat need to win the Dame sweepstakes imo. Not sure what it would take but I think adding a guard like Dame to Jimmy and Bam would make them the east favorites.
What is your current 9 man rotation with the trifecta and today's rules? I'm thinking:Curry JordanJokicOlajuwon LebronAntetokounmpo BirdMagicDurant
Assuming the goal is to put together the best 9-man lineup, and not the 9-best players.I would swap out Lebron for Pippen. Not because I think Pippen is better, or because I dislike Lebron, but rather to get another elite defender in the lineup that would know their role. Or keep Lebron, and swap Pippen for Durant.Might also consider going with Dirk at the 4 to spread the court more. Can bring some elite shooting from the 4 position. That would allow an offense heavy lineup. CurryJordanBirdNowitzkiJokicRun the ball through Jordan/Curry/Jokic, allow Bird and Nowitzki to spread the floor.When you need more defense swap in Hakeem/Pippen. I'd also consider swapping out Magic for Oscar Robertson, but can't go wrong with Magic at all.
They probably don't have enough to get Lillard but I think they'll go after Beal.
If those are the best free agent shooting guards, the market's terrible. None of those guys are taking Miami to the "next level." And I doubt Donte has any issues with living and working in San Francisco.
those are the only "free agents" i could come up with. otherwise, miami would have to swing a trade. who would they be willing to give up to get a lillard or a beal?? i doubt a bunch of draft picks(probably high ones) would do it.
Just looking at contract figures and not knowing the details of any no-trade clauses, etc., they would have to give up something like the expiring contracts of Kyle Lowery and Caleb Martin, plus a guy like Nicola Jovic, to get Lillard. They also have a '24 first round pick.But this is what teams have to do to get multiple star players - trade their depth.
I think teams are going to steer clear of Herro's contract. He's just starting the first of a four year, $120M deal. But then again, who knows?
Here's one site's proposal:Heat-Blazers Damian Lillard tradeMiami Heat Receive: Damian LillardPortland Trail Blazers Receive: Tyler Herro, Caleb Martin, Nikola Jovic, Victor Oladipo, No. 18 pick in 2023, 2027 first-round pick, 2029 first-round pick
I'm not trying to go all withoutbias here, but can Jimmy co-exist with another top 20 player? I love the guy, but that crashed and burned in Minnesota and Philadelphia. Both those circumstances have a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what have yous, but my impression from Jimmy is that he thrives in the try-hard, underdog role. After being the guy in Miami for a bunch of years, I'm not sure he would adjust well to bringing Dame in.
If he has another star with the same all in, team mentality.
I don't think he crashed and burned in Philly at all. By all reports he got along with Embiid just fine.
I guess this is where my suspicion comes in. Does Jimmy have the same "all in, team mentality" if there is another leader or if he has to share or even give up the mantle of the "hardest working, grittiest guy on the team"? I think Jimmy and Buzz share a lot of the same core traits, especially in the primacy they have to have in a team's success. Part of me thinks that Jimmy is happiest to be a "Hall of Very Good" type player that would ultimately rather will an underdog team to overachieve as the undisputed leader vs hunt for a championship as the 1A to Dame or Embiid's 1.