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With all that out of the way, so there's a lot to unpack,
and I'm still sort of trying to digest the new world order post NBA
trade deadline. So I thought it'd be fun to go through some buyout candidates
before we get into a few mail bags this week, and maybe some other
stuff too. That just feels like the best route to go because I'm still
look after covering the trade deadline the way that we did here and at Bleacher
Report as well, I feel like I still need to get my bearings about
me. Not that I need to like relearn the entire league. It didn't
change that much, but basketball almost took a back seat for like last week.
Like I'm just just flat out like I watched as much as I could,
but I just feel like I have a terrible feel for the league now,
especially with all these injuries popping up, and so I don't necessarily want
to get into the nitty gritty outside of mail bad questions, which will direct
me into doing specific research. So yeah, with that said, I'm just
gonna throw up. The Athletic had a piece from John Hollinger where he went
through I think it was like thirty five candidates, some of which have already
been bought out by the way the wing. The wing buyout market is not
looking too hot right now, just because Danny Green has already signed, Terrence
Ross already signed, he is headed to Terrence Frost is headed to Phoenix,
and Danny Green ended up in Cleveland, and I think that's the biggest one.
Is someone who can make an impact. And Wayne Deadman's going to Philly.
That's not like too big of a deal. So but let's there's still
some of these names. Then I'll go through some of my own names here.
So yes, let's let's let's journey through this together. So number one
is Russell Westbrook still with the Utah Jazz. As I record this, he's
a real tough fit and the Jazz have said they haven't ruled out him reporting.
I think that's probably more of like a negotiation employ than anything with Russ's
people. The Clippers and Bulls have both been mentioned. I'm not a fan
really of either of them. I guess I could see some merit to the
Clippers just because they really don't have after trading Reggie Jackson and John Wall that
traditional four organizer. But like Terence Mann is better than Russ at this point,
I'd rather give those minutes to Bonus Highland, and then you have Paul
George and Kawhi Leonard that could run stuff. Did'll for Nick Batoum as well,
and you could probably even get a little bit of half court creation at
Eric Horns. I don't love it, but I could see just them having
enough spacing and smaller lineups to where Russ could work there. I don't get
it for the Bulls at all, unless they just want to drum up their
chaos factor. The team I thought of, I would like to see him
in Brooklyn. I know they clearly didn't want him because they didn't want like
his contract is part of a potential Kyrie trade, but like they have enough
in the non Ben Simmons lineups you could surround him with enough shooting to where
maybe it works, perhaps it doesn't. If you need to Nick clacks down
the floor in those minutes. But they just have so many wings who in
theory can shoot or guards who can shoot that maybe that maybe it could pan
out. And he's also just like they don't have their own offensive organizer because
it's not even Ben Simmons anymore. He could push it or get the ball
at the court in transition, but he's not going to settle down and run
things in the half court. Spencer Dinwood, he's their best option. They're
followed by Patty Mills and then Michael Bridges, So I could see it working
and they're gonna be trying to make the playoffs because they don't control their their
own first round pick this year. I don't think it's something they would consider,
but just because they already have sort of this log jam as it is.
But that's like, I'm just looking at fits here and so like,
regardless of roster spots, although I did take those in a consideration with going
through these. Reggie Jackson he already signed with Denver. Actually think that was
a pretty good fit. John Wall is another tough one choose to Rockets legend
John Wall at this point, he's a tough fit around a lot of the
league. I think some people have mentioned Miami. I don't really like that
for him. I kind of like Toronto, where it's like they need someone
who in the half court can get going downhill without taking a while to get
there. Where it's like you see a lot of East West stuff from past
Bill Siakam or hesitation with him and s Dy Barnes is operating at a more
methodical pace. John Wall can still get downhill, so I wouldn't mind him
there. Does he provide enough shooting? Do they have enough shooting to make
that work. He's shown in the past he can hit some off ball threes,
but that's just not been the case really this year, so I do
wonder about that. But they do play these five out lineups in general,
like the shooting percentages aren't always pretty, but the Raptors do play a lot
of five out lineups, So I think that would be my most intreatfould be
John Wall to Toronto. Patrick Beverly, I believe he already complete his buy
out with Orlando, has not found a destination as of this recording. I
don't know what would be the best spot for him. I think he could
reunite with the Timberwolves, maybe the Clippers. I also could see, like,
is there a pathway to him being in Dallas, who just can't defend
anything right now? There? Their biggest issues probably rim protection and are you
gonna put Beverly on the court with both Luca and Kyrie. I mean,
Luca is definitely big enough for you to consider it. But you have Josh
Green there just and Reggie Bullock, so maybe you don't meet him, but
I did think about Dallas. Maybe that could be an interesting landing spot for
him. I wouldn't hate him in Atlanta either, if you're looking to upgrade
some of just like the backup ball handler minutes. But they do have Bogdan
Madanovitch there. He's certainly an upgrade over an Aaron Holiday or the Vic Kraci.
They have Garrison Matthews there as well. Again, like I'm not naming
point guards here, it's really the Aaron Holliday would be where the upgrade comes
from. So I could kind of see the theory of that. I don't
really have any other teams that I would love for him though, if I
had to pick, like just go back to Minnesota at this point between some
of the injuries and the way that they've been banged up. They have Anthony
Edwards and Kyle Anderson to sort of steer the offense. It's not going to
be Jordan McLoughlin or Jayen Noel to do it. And they have Mike Conley
as well, So maybe you don't need to Patrick Gravley there, But that
feels just like they seem to like him there last season, so why not
just go that route. I don't really have like another I thought I did.
They're just too crowded and I'd rather see minutes go to Kyra Lewis.
But I thought about New Orleans for a minute, just because, like I
don't know, but like they have Jose Alvarado there, and they have c
J. McCollum. They all these wing minutes, and that's gonna get tough.
I think I'm just looking at like Garrett Temple think oh, like that
you could figure out a way to get rid of him really quickly and open
up a roster spot for Patrick Beverley. So that might be why I'm sort
of gravitating here. But I don't like. The more I thought about it,
the more or less I didn't love it. I will say, if
he didn't have beef with Chris Paul and Kevin Durant. Phoenix could probably make
a good amount of sense for him. I do think he's become a little
overrated defensively at this point, but he's still like a body that you could
throw at maybe Portland if they want to back up point guard who's not Anthony
Simons, Like those minutes could be tough, and then we know that,
like, excuse me, we know the defensive limitations of a Simon's litwer backcourt
to begin with. They do have tie bole and reddish there now, but
like they still don't have that true and they never do behind Damian Lower,
I don't know that part of his contract that you can't have like a legitimate
backup point guard there. I don't know Dario Schartz, so this is one.
I don't think the Okolma Soudy Thunder should buy him out. I think
he's a fantastic fit there, and he's been like quietly really good over the
past couple of months or month plus or whatever. He's shown some of that
like blend of physical force and finesse when he puts the ball on the floor.
I love the idea of him just kind of playing like the four,
the small ball five role for Oksey. But if they did buy him out,
my two favorite destinations right off the bat would be Golden State, I
think from a fit perspective, and playing for a team where that could go
deeper into the playoffs at their top end. I like him in Golden State
better. But from a if we want to see the most of Dario Schartz
on the court, I think Miami might just have more minutes to offer him.
You could play him next to Bam, you could play him as your
small ball five, so there would just be like more like optionality. I
mean, you could play him with a small ball five and Golden State as
well, But they have Draymond Green and Cavan Looney and so would Dario Schartz
be part of their closing lineups? Now? I think you could say the
same, or it's gonna be part of Miami's closing units, not to say
I think you would have a better chance, let's say, if playing more
high stakes moments in in Miami. And so those are my two favorite destinations
for him. He could fit a bunch of different places, though, if
you're getting like super technical, like I've been funny, like a Philly reunion
just to bring him in for the backup five behind like Joel Embi to take
minutes from Montrez Harold. But they apparently wanted more of a super big and
that was tougher. You have Tucker and Jail McDaniel, so that's like that's
not the best one. Sacramento would be wild, but like we need like
someone in Sacramento who's gonna just provide you with more of a defensive punch.
So Dariel Scharz if he gets bought out, which I I don't Thunder did
get a second round picking that deal, so it's not like they did that
deal for charge. But I think that he's a good fit there. So
I don't really know if if he's gonna get bought him. My guests would
probably be no. But I don't really have a good feel for what Oklahoma
City might necessarily want to do. Danny Green, he already signed with Cleveland.
I think that that's an excellent fit. Kelly Ubre, just because of
his injury, I wonder if he would get bought out. I think Charlotte
like he was a good enough player before his injury where you don't want to
give him away for nothing. It seems like you could have at least a
second for him, sort of like you did with Mason Plumley at the deadline.
He would be I won't say great. He would be super interesting in
Sacramento. I could maybe see even him in Miami. Maybe they want someone
who's gonna provide a little bit more spacing. I would love him in Sacramento
would be my favorite destination for Kelly Ubre though, and like any other teams
here, I mean, there were definitely teams that could use him. I
think Milwaukee would still be interesting even after signing Jay Crowder. I could even
see, like maybe even Minnesota could be semi intriguing, although their wing minutes
could get pre stacked. But if he just went to the Lakers, there's
not enough like regular playing time for him there. If we were you really
care about playing time, like Kelly rid junior Indiana, he would just he
would never go there, But like that would be like a super interesting landing
spot for him. Could you see him go to Dallas like I think he
might be. You know, if you're ever going to find yourself dipping into
the well of a Markief Morris minutes, like he could definitely be an upgrade
over those, But I don't know that I of the fit there. But
that might be like maybe Atlanta if they're like, Okay, well we have
a deep bay now and we're going to create a roster spot to have that
as insurance. But I don't necessarily love that either. Boston feels like it
might be in the market for a wing because it was tied to Danny Green.
I think that they probably want someone who's just more a proven shooter,
but you could I mean, if it's a matter of like getting rid of
Blake Griffin, I would prefer of having I prefer having Kelly bray on the
on the roster. And I don't know if it does Boston have an open
roster spot is something that I should have checked before I did that. My
roster spot docs are like all sort of messed up. But regardless, like
if you could, if you could fit him, I think he would be
a really good fit for the roster. And I guess they do have a
roster spot open four or five, six, seven, eight, nine,
ten, eleven, twelve thirteen four No, they're fifteen, excuse me,
so yeah, that would just be Kings are my favorite destination for Kelly,
Kelly Bridge and your Seth Curry was on Honer's list. I just can't see
them. That's just way more like that'd be out there. I know he's
going to be a free agent. You have Joe Harris, you have Patty
Mills. Both of them have underperformed their current contracts. Seth Curry, when
healthy, has been the best of that bunch. But you do just have
a crap ton of minutes to divvy up around the perimeter right now. You
almost have too many good players like Spencer Dinwood, he's there now, emergence
of Cam Johnson, Michale Bridges is there, Ben Simmons, Royce O'Neill.
So I guess I could see it and if, like, if he's on
the market, though, like I don't like Atlanta should definitely be in on
that, even though they got Garrison Matthews, Boston should now he's probably too
small for that, So not Boston. I'm like, No, Dallas,
that doesn't need a reunion in Dallas Golden State, No, definitely not.
How they have GB two there and he's just too small and they need more
defense than than anything like Mike Miami. Do they need someone who's they could
fit him into the rotation. Miami wouldn't be a terrible one, Milwaukee would
be super interesting. But I feel like he could get a larger role elsewhere,
maybe a reunion, like maybe going to Portland. But like he's not
your typical backup point guard, and so I don't know that they would,
you know, view him as a value add there. Certainly put him in
Phoenix would be wild, but like they have Shammitt and they signed Terrence Ross,
they have Damien Lee and campaign as he I think, look, he's
better than shamm Itt and Terrence Ross in my book offensively, but Shammon's probably
better defensively at this point. So you could like, do we go I
it's Portland like be the one like Toronto could use a shooter, which is
like he's so he's so tiny that maybe it really doesn't matter. I guess
maybe there wouldn't be there would be a market for seth Car. I just
don't expect him to get bought out. Already wasted too much time on him.
Kemlow was another one. He's like racking up the DMPs at the same
time, he doesn't seem like he's super unhappy and he's finally on like a
really good Cavaliers team. I don't know that they would just buy him out.
Maybe if he asked for one, they would facilitate that. You could
try him for the Warriors would make a lot of sense, So would have
to be like him going to join a contender and like the Boston Celtics are
already kind of taken out of that equation. Maybe he would Portland, like
that's always been, like I think Kevin Love in Portland? Do they want
to use him as the backup five? It's not going to do anything for
their defense. Would Miami consider giving him some minutes as the backup five or
we're at the four there, which I don't know that I would recommend it,
So maybe maybe them, But yeah, other than that, like I
don't see enough clear fits to where he would just yes, someone would pick
him up, But I don't know that he could go play a much bigger
role on a much better better team. Corey Joseph in Detroit, I don't
like, maybe he could be brought out. I just don't know what team
is gonna be, Like, hey, let me pounce on Corey Joseph once
he hits the market. He could still be a gnat on defense, and
so if you're looking for that, could Phoenix take a flyer on him?
Is he gonna be, like, is there any reality where he takes minutes
away from a healthy campaign? In that scenarra, you don't necessarily need him
to be consistent on offense when you have so much firepower there already. So
that could be a destination Portland after trading GP two, like just using smaller
guy who could get into you. Perhaps they would look at that Dallas like
I guess like they could still use that sort of archetype player. So yeah,
there could be teams that use him. I just don't know that he
would be like maybe the Clippers certainly in that scenario, maybe even maybe even
Minnesota. I just I don't know what the appetite is from Minnesota to go
after a backup point guard now because they have Anthony Edwards and Kyle Anderson and
Mike Conley, So I don't know if it's the same thing as having D'Angel
Russell on the other two, but like Mike Conley's more of the floor organizer
than D'Angelo Russell ever, would be Gorn Drags is interesting because the Bulls have
been linked to Russ. So if you sign Rush, Dragics is probably the
guy who would you would just get rid of in that scenario. Would he
consider a reunion in Miami? Him in Portland could be interesting as sort of
there like a true backup point guard. Other than that, like would he
consider going to the Clippers? They even want him? Like the Clippers,
I know we're going to be this popular destination for a backup point guard.
And when you look at their depth chart, like yeah, they don't have
that actual floor general there, but they just have so many good players and
including Eric Gordon and Terrence Man plus Kawai and Paul George. Are you really
gonna go you know, what type of minutes could you guarantee drag in that
scenario? So, like how much is he actually going to play? Though
about the Bucks for a minute for some half court juice which they don't get
in Jay Crowder like the Javon Carter minutes for them have gone quite well,
and I don't know, like like are you gonna play drug over him on
most nights? So Minnesota or Portland might be sort of my favorite. I
did think about New Orleans here for a second. Again, I just I'm
not in love with the idea of New Orleans ending anybody at this point.
The roster crunches is real. It's like that would get a little awkward for
them. And also they just have so many options that you kind of want
to simplify their rotation not complicated. So I think I would settle on Portland
as my favorite for him and my he could make like some semblance of sense,
and I wouldn't mind a Minnesota there. Next up we have Daddy is
Young. I just don't think he gets bought out, even though he has
only one million guaranteed next season for teams that are looking for maybe a small
ball five, like, he's definitely someone that could help, wouldn't I'm naming
Portland a lot for these guys. I wouldn't hate him in Portland just downsize
and try and go like the team defense route in those minutes. But that's
like that could even be a feed. Like there's no team that's like,
oh they're they're a Thaddy is Young aware or they Daddy is Young in there
in their rotation. He does create some offensive challenges for certain teams. Miami
could be somewhat interesting, although I wouldn't want to see him play too many
minutes alongside bam at a bio. Could you talk yourself into that being an
answer in Golden State, I guess, But it's like you're using him.
I think you have to view him as like the five, and that's an
area where he's just gonna come in and spell Looney and like maybe take Ja
Michael Green's minutes. And I don't know if that compromises your offense at all.
You probably gain a little bit, you gain IQ just from his playmaking.
I don't think Daddy is Young was really going to help Dallas is like
rim protection all that much, although the Masks could certainly take a look at
him. But yeah, those would be some Those would be some interesting teams
for him, for sure. I just don't think he gets bought out.
And I don't really know what the hell Toronto's doing Kendrick Nunn. I'm not
really sure what team he helps. So maybe he does get bought out,
but like it would be the same teams that we're naming for ross Or or
John Wall And I just don't know what does many of those teams be willing
to just roll the dice on him, because He doesn't have the name recognition
or the resume that that a John Waller Russell Westbrook does, and so I
can't see him hitting the market and being any teams, Like if he was
a bio candidate right now and you're still waiting to see what happens with Russ
and John wall in their decisions. I don't think that I would pick Kendrick
Nunn over either of them. DeAndre Jordan, that's just a lad. I
don't know who's going to sign Andrew. My guess would be he doesn't get
bought out. Even though Thomas Bryant is there, he doesn't even to be
a good locker room presence. Derek Rose is interesting. He has on the
record of saying he's not going to request the buy out, and Tims was
happy that he stayed past the deadline. But he's racking up d MP's now.
Josh hard comes over, Duce McBride gets bounced from the rotation. So
the pathway two minutes for Rose would be really tough. I think maybe him
in like like the Clippers, that could be clearly as someone who is okay
when he's not like playing a ton of minutes, But the situation he's leaving
in New York. They are a good team, they're not a great team,
So you would only want to leave if an opportunity presents itself to play
a bunch of minutes or a bunch more minutes. Where are you going to
get those minutes? Like I said, the Clippers, I don't I don't
know how many minutes they would guarantee you or could guarantee you like does And
he's not gonna go back to Minnesota. That should certainly not have it could
to Rono like be that, but the fact that he's not playing in New
York and what does that say about how much he has has left there?
So I just I don't think he'll he'll get a buy out like it would
take that. Maybe Portland as a backup could be interesting, that's just so
offense first in that scenario, But I just don't know there would be I'm
sure there would be teams want to roll the dice on him, but I
can't imagine that he'll have a ton of suitors or at least a role waiting
for him that is far more substantive than the one he's carrying now. Will
Barton of the Wizards, who wanted a trade and get a trade, like
in theory, and that's he's just not been good this season. Has been
playing a ton lately. He is someone who could help a lot of teams
because he's a little bit bigger at six to five, and he can give
you some secondary shot creation making in fury, just hasn't been that player this
year. I really like him in Milwaukee that would be a fun one and
I think someone who helps them legitimately there. You can maybe try him in
Phoenix, but not not post Terrence Ross, so I would I would veto
that most likely. I don't really see a better fit for him other than
Milwaukee if you wanted to go with Miami, just because maybe they could steal
some minutes, just when you have Jimmy Butler, like you could steal some
minutes where he's like the day fat. He's still the two, or maybe
he's technically the three, but you're not like between Kayla Martin and Jimmy Butler,
you're not giving up a ton defensively. Memphis would have been good pre
Luke Konnard, but post Lukeconard, I don't think they make a ton of
sense there. Golden State does not need a Will Barton. Dallas does not
need a Will Barton. Cleveland already has Danny Green, so they're not like
they don't need to make any other moves there. So yeah, that gets
tough for him. I think it would be I'm not gonna say it's Milwaukee
or bust. Milwaukee would be most interesting. Maybe Boston if you think that
he's going to give you some upgrades over the Sam Howser minutes or non minutes
or roller coasters that you've been dealing with the past a couple of months.
Terrence Ross, he's already in Phoenix after flirting with Dallas, New Rland's Noel
and Detroit. I mean he needs to he needs to get bought out already,
they have a trillion bigs. I need to listen to Detroit bad Boys
podcast. By the way, rumor has it on Twitter that last Jackson was
fantastic on that in this past episodes. I need to I really need to
listen to that. But I post James Y has been trade is when I'm
talking about, so I would think Portland is a good one for him.
I would have said what about a reunion in Philly until they had signed Dwayne
Deadman. I like the idea though, of new Rylands Noel in Portland.
For sure. If the Bulls kind of fancy themselves like oh we don't want
like the we don't want Drummond could no well be of use there, there's
not I mean, he probably could help Dallas, but there's I'm assuming there's
just such bad blood there. Even though the front office has been turned over
since then. Mark Cuban is of course still there that maybe can't imagine that
he would go back. I also don't think like this is why. I
mean, I like Thomas Bryant, but like, if you're Denver, you're
probably could have used Newryland's Noel on the buyout market rather than Canna up three
seconds for you basically turned Bones Thailand in one second into Thomas Bryant, which
is still could the Warriors their need for a big is just so overrated,
But like if you don't trust Jamichael Green, who's played better lately by Cavan
Luni, yeah, you could have Newryland's Nowell come in and that could be
something that's interesting. I probably would have preferred whatever. If you're the Clippers,
you prefer nerves no well over Mason Plumbing. I mean, Plumby's the
far better offensive player, so I'm probably getting ahead of myself there. Do
the Heat look at him? If they're really like hard up for true backup
five minutes, that's like a potential fit there. Other than that, I
don't think there's any good fits. Again, Philly would have been fun.
I think Portland would be my favorite fit for Newrylands a well, though.
Next up, I feel like we're getting the nitty gritty here, justin holiday.
He is already signed with Dallas. That's who I missed before for anyway,
at the top of the podcast, who couldn't hear we starting Dwayne Dedman
he signed with Philly. Serge Ibacca just sitting on that open market, probably
another Portland guy. I'm just curious, you know, with all the back
issues Abaca has dealt with and the fact that he wasn't playing in Milwaukee,
who in theory could have used his skill set. I'm just wondering, like,
Okay, which team is going to want to give Serge Ibacca a chance?
Would the Wizards maybe consider him just because they've been playing KP and Daniel
Gafford together. They have TODs Gipson already plus Anthony gil Minutes are probably just
more intriguing, So not him. That's just like I don't even have a
destination for Surge, but maybe Sacramento. Do you want to take a flyer?
There's alone Sacramento. By the way, it could be fun. I
wouldn't mind him there, Like like, do you wanna you have Trey Lyles,
you have met too, you have Rashaun Holmes, and Alclyn is still
there. So yeah, I don't think that that would be it. Phoenix
is a is a no for me. So I just don't even know what
team would want to take a flyer on Sarge Ibaka right now. So yeah,
those everything that I came up with there is basically it. I mean
Terry, Like now we're getting nitty gritty Terry Taylor. He was already waived
if you could, like there are I think rebuilding teams should just take a
shot at him, all of them. At this point. He's just kind
of like he's he's all over the place when you look at him defensively and
even offensively, all over the positional spectrum, and so like, if you're
a team that doesn't really have this immediate timeline for I guess. I guess
some teams might just might actually have an immediate timeline and just beside, yeah,
well, why don't we roll the dice on this, just like sort
of this multi position guy could like Miami would be like the type of team
that might be able to try that. Failing that though, like you know,
I would like to see just like a team that's not thrown in the
towel already, but like let's just like Houston taking a chance and someone who
might give it to him about defense more Detroit could be kind of fun or
just don't know how they fit, you know, his minutes into the into
the rotation there, So like any other of the rebuilding teams that would like
Terry Taylor for uh, they Lando not really okay see just doesn't know the
roster spot. Everyone would just be fun and in okay, see though,
could you maybe Sacramento, like could that be a little bit interesting? Maybe
even Portland were named Portland for all these guys apparently, how's that for them?
For them? Like the San Antonio just taking a flyer? Maybe even
Utahs or just like yeah, those would be like just a lot of teams
I think could stand and take a flyer Kevin Knox's important. I'm not going
to go through that. Boban already resigned with Houston. Bryn Forbes Like,
if you just need shooting, I mean, sure, Goga he already signed
with Orlando. James Johnson already signed with resigned with Indiana. Want Hasconoy Anderson
actually think could probably work in Utah? But like, if you play,
maybe the Warriors could use him if he gets bought out, Like that's someone
that they could maybe add for the Binger Wings. Bryn Forbes though, just
if you want pure shooting, I don't. I don't really know what's like
the spot for that, like Toronto, Like do they have the infrastructure to
insulate him? Maybe? I don't like. I don't. I don't love
it, though, I don't. I don't see a fit for Bryn Forbes.
I don't know. If I was a team, I'd go out on
a limb to sign him. Like what does Milwaukee want to test out a
reunion with him? I don't like. I don't know about that. Did
I say Miami frame already that could be a potential possibility. I don't la,
No, like not after getting heric Gordon and having bones Highland and Terrence
Man there that's just a that's just that's a no for me. So yeah,
that gets super iffy for Sorry, bin Force, I can't come up
with a good a good fit for you, Like, yeah, I don't.
I don't even have one of himself, Like do you think it doesn't
land? I think he's an upgrade over what they have And I'd probably rather
just see them play Garrison Matthews and have him throw his body all over the
place on defense while chucking up threes. So yeah, James Johnson said,
a resume of the Pacers Monster Connell Anderson, I think in Golden State would
probably make some dent onance of sense if if he actually gets brought out.
Actually think so, Like I said that Utah would find minutes for him.
It would be fun to test out in a lot of different lineups. And
they're not a team that needs him to be high volume on offense, and
like that's sort of the key is you need him to be able to basically
do nothing on offense. Like he can make. He'll hit the occasional three,
but he's not gonna take them in high volume and he'll make he'll keep
the ball moving, so he's not gonna like be a ball stopper. Memphis
could be sort of interesting for him. Toronto would be that would be right
up their alley. Would Indie play him? I would love Wantiscano Anderson in
Indie. That might be a good one, or Sacramento. JTA and Sacramento.
There are a lot of teams that I would like to see JTA on.
It is the closest thing to like a wing type player here, Frank
Kimitskey, He's just gonna end up signing with Phoenix, Like that's the right
of passage here. That's how this works, right, So that's really it.
On the names like Alexland and Sacramento, I don't know which team is
gonna want to take a real look at him. Maybe just Portland again if
they're desperate before a backup Big Ryan Archie Diacono. If he gets bored out
from Portland. I don't see there being like a huge market for him.
So yeah, she mckaya Luke. Maybe people will see, oh he's six
seven, like, let's see who you know? Can can we give him
his reputation of as being a shooter a shot just because of his size?
Yeah? I guess, I guess maybe you could consider that. I think
a lot of people, to sort of wrap up this exercise, are probably
going to wonder. I think two of the names that are going to generate
the most, Oh, would they hit the buyout market is Alec Burks because
he has that team option for next year. I don't think like the Pistons
could have gotten real stuff for him at the deadline, and by real stuff
I mean at least a probably not shitty second round or so. I don't
know why you would all of a sudden just buy him out. Maybe he
could agitate for it, but he's been so good for them. He's so
important their offensive shot making and creation at this point with no Kaid cunning him
there and then Jay and Ivy being a rookie and killing Hayes sort of you
know, falling off his peak from before. So I would be floored if
he got bought out. The one that I did think about that's sort of
like, I don't know why they would, but could they just like if
they're really leaning into the tank and he asked for it, is Kelly Olinok.
He has three million guaranteed next season, so you could figure that out.
Normally, when there's like a ton of guaranteed money, You're not going
to see these buyouts. There would probably be like a big market for him,
like Miami. I think Golden State would be in on that. I'm
sure maybe Boston wouldn't be kicking itself or trading Michaelmscala, But like teams that
are already signed backup bigs might have been like or traded for them, been
like oh shit. If he was going to hit the buyout market, I
think the competition though, would be fairly fierce for him, Like even Dallas
might be like, oh, is you know upgrade over arm protection at this
point? So I just I can't. I haven't seen anything about it.
It's just when looking at the structure of his contract, I think the Jazz
at this point probably view it as well him At what is he's twelve point
eight twelve point two next season and three million of that is guaranteed, they
would most likely view that as a workable number that they could trade and there's
more value there either keeping him or using that number to anchor some more more
trades down the line. With that being said, though, I just feel
like, you know, Golden State being out of Miami, those would be
the teams if he asked for it, I'm saying. I mean, even
New Orleans might just come out of left field and decide, oh, like
do we really need Well, they have Garrett Temples, They've already made roster
spot if they want to do it, that's someone that they could certainly look
at. With Phoenix, even like they have eight and Biombo. So no,
and they clearly if they could have kept charge, they would clearly want
to go with like more of the wind type defenders and Basley or craig Or
or Kogi. Him in Portland as the backup center would be good. Even
in Sacramento you could play him and Samonus togethers really wanted to maybe redundant.
With the way Trey Lyles has given them some pretty good minutes this year,
Toronto doesn't really need him anymore. So I don't don't think he's gonna get
brought out. But that would be like the name where if he wanted to
go to a different team and the Jazz were really held bent, I'm just
not playing well the rest of the season. But yeah, so those are
really the buyout candidates. I don't think I missed anyone who could like really
come out of left field and shock us. It feels like some of these
rotations in the league or are overcrowded, and so maybe we miss one here
and there. Some people mentioned Rishaun Holmes. I don't really think that that's
feasible, just with two years left on his contract. I don't really see
how you how you get to that point. So let me know if you
have any buyout Kenny suggestions or destinations that you like for anyone that was mento
that I did not cover. This is a nice little short exercises to kind
of lay the landscape of who could help the league after this. I think
someone who's like the most impactful we probably already. I think Danny Green would
be my pick, even though he's still working his way back. He's played
since, but he's still just like you know, ramping up after that a
cl injury. But I'll say this, most precent't think he's gonna get bought.
I think Sharis would be like the home run buyout acquisition of anyone that
we just mentioned on this list, with a special shout out to Ubre.
Just don't think that he's gonna get brought out, And then under the radar
would be draggage, of course, but also want as Connor Understond, I'm
still just, I'm still believer in JTA. If you've made it to the
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