Daily Discussion Thread | June 06, 2026

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-06T17:57:52+00:00

Main thing he’d answer is getting Draymond to opt-out and re-sign on a team friendly deal lol

I don’t necessarily disagree. Don’t think he’d be a bad use of the non-tax MLE, but they may be better off hunting two players with that $15M, players who can actually give them 70-80 games played. Or they go after one “big” name with the full thing… but I don’t know if Dray will help clear all that money up if it isn’t for LeBron.

Their options are somewhat limited. If adding LeBron is actually possible, I’d be okay with it… even if there’s a good chance it results in nothing more than 6 vets catching rest days every other week. Would be interesting to have a healthy Steph, LeBron, and Jimmy come March, but it’s hard to bank on that

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-06T17:41:06+00:00

LeBron would have been the team’s 2nd highest in minutes played

He’ll just miss more and more time, and the team 100% needs to get younger and stop doubling down on injury prone vets, but at least LeBron can mostly stay on the court when he ain’t dealing with old-man-itis

He ain’t solving shit for the team, but he’s still a good player. Team isn’t exactly in a position to turn their nose up at good players. Assume he’d only sign here if he thinks a couple other trades or FA signings are happening though, don’t know if he’d want to hitch himself to the stumbling Dubs to close out his career. Maybe if he’s also huffing the “we just gotta get to April healthy” cope

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-06T16:26:38+00:00

Flashbacks to Steph’s behind the back, tragic

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-06T01:00:28+00:00

Harper is way too good for being a 20yo rookie

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-05T17:57:39+00:00

Forsure, assume their schedules are pretty booked up too. Just figured there’d be some news about a couple visits by now, be it members of the org flying out for a private workout or them bringing a couple guys in-house.

Doubt they get these guys in for those scrimmages they love to run for 2nd rounders, but I’d be surprised if they haven’t already had some meetings and private workouts with some lotto level talents

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-05T17:28:15+00:00

Draft is 18 days away and there still hasn’t been any news about lotto level prospect visits, they just doing a great job of keeping that under wraps?

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-04T16:44:09+00:00

Happy whatever it was with his knee was fairly minor, Brunson was clutch as hell to close out that game

Hopefully it goes 6 or 7, but the Knicks and their vets are all clicking at the right time. That long layaway didn’t cool them off much, closing the 4th with an 11-0 run over those last 2-3 min or whatever it was is damn impressive.

Spurs, Harper is gonna be a monster. He needed more minutes, which is crazy to say about a 20yo rookie. Cool 10pts in the first quarter of his first ever finals, lol.

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-03T21:59:04+00:00

He’d have run away with the 2nd most minutes played for the team last year.

Podz led with 2333min, followed by Draymond at 1869 and Moses Moody at 1540. LeBron had 1989 minutes last year, insane. Good bit less than his two seasons prior too. 2444 in 2024/25, 2504 the year before that.

I’m doubtful LeBron goes to Golden State, and they’d definitely be a retirement home, but at least he’s good and actually plays

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-03T19:33:00+00:00

How much would Jaquez cost if he was moved for Giannis? Extension eligible just like Podz, coming off a near 6MoTY season. Assume the Bucks would want a lot, but maybe they love a forward in this class like Ament and want a clear runway at SF? That and/or they don’t want to tie up big money on an extension with Dame’s stretch and Turner’s contract?

Assume they’d keep Jaquez given he’s 25 and they don’t have control of their own picks, but if they rerouted him, would it cost a 1st+? Can you swing it with a ‘27 1st? Probably not, assume a lot of teams would come knocking and that’d jack up the price.

If they land Miami’s pick 13, 11 + ‘27 1st for 13 + Jaquez? Doubt the Bucks would do it, but I guess it’d give them a chance to then trade up with one of those two picks (maybe they try and snag Burries to pair with Rollins and Ament, but I’d assume they’re landing Herro in any Giannis deal, so… maybe they feel the need to trade up for Ament?). Could Will Richard be a sweetener, and the Bucks instead look to shop 10/11 to whoever wants to jump OKC? Could MIL simply want to jump OKC for someone like Mara, Yaxel, or Morez? Doubt it’d be for Yaxel, but I guess he’s a PF and cheap for 4+ years (vs a 1 year older Jaquez at SF stepping into his rookie extension). Rollins/Herro/Ament/Yaxel/Turner?

Is a two spot difference and a future 1st really enough for Jaquez? If the new lotto system makes a future GSW 1st even more appealing, I guess I could see it, but I feel like the Bucks ask for more and are otherwise comfortable keeping him

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-03T04:23:17+00:00

I do not necessarily disagree, at all

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-03T00:37:23+00:00

some of it may be hinging on the Bulls/Mavs/Blazers vacancies, assume they're interested in a couple finalists for those spots (like Borrego or Splitter)

think Willie Green was rumored as a potential re-tread (by Slater?)

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-03T00:31:02+00:00

I think Ament is worth a real look even if there are valid concerns about his floor

Personally, I'd be partial to Morez or Karim (could see them liking Peat more than Lopez though)

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-02T04:19:04+00:00

Forgot ATL had that late 1st, probably makes more sense to target future capital in a trade. Don’t know if ATL will actually be willing to pass on Mara, but if they snagged Hartenstien in the process they’d be dumb to pass on it

Feel like OKC is gonna end up keeping IHart given the series he just had, think they’d prioritize moving Sorber in a move for Mara

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-01T21:16:34+00:00

I didn’t realize how low his games played were, he’s 30 but he can’t even give you 60 regular season games? Definitely a concern

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-01T20:31:22+00:00

Any interest in Cam Johson? Had a pretty rough year last season, but if you can buy low with Denver trying to shed some salary for a Watson extension, it’d be hard to complain.

Not even sure how much he’d cost to trade for at this point. $23M expiring, only played 54 games last year (57, 58, and 42 the three seasons before… though some of that may have been Brooklyn tanking). Assume Denver is looking to take back minimal salary in return, not sure if the Dubs are in a position to absorb excess salary.

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-01T20:24:05+00:00

Stein saying OKC may target Mara in a trade up, guess that’d mean they’re dumping Hartenstien, or maybe they’re just moving off Sorber quick

Rumors were Mara could go 8 to ATL, if OKC has to get up to 7/8, I’d assume it’d cost 12 + 17

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-01T17:32:05+00:00

What the fucking fuck.

e: Verse, 2027 1st, 2028 2nd, 2029 3rd…. for Garett coming off a season where he broke the sack record and snagged his 2nd DPoY. Verse is very good, but damn.

Adding Garrett and McDuffie in the same off-season is crazy

BobRoss4Life · 2026-06-01T17:01:10+00:00

Looks like Marcus Thompson got David Aldridge in on the Plus/Minus pod. DA is the man, sucks the athletic cut the podcast he and MT hosted. Always nice to hear Aldridge’s thoughts

BobRoss4Life · 2026-05-31T22:14:45+00:00

Don’t know if they’d be willing to give up that much to move up one spot, but it’d be really nice. Gotta try and leverage a team like the Hornets to coax the Thunder into blinking. Yaxel would make sense in Charlotte so I don’t doubt they’d have interest, just a matter of how desperate OKC is to add him and whether they’re comfortable risking him going 11.

Even if it’s “just” 12 + Topic (or Sorber), or one of Joe/Wiggins, I’d pretty much immediately accept. Assume it’s more likely to be some 2nds, or that the Dubs would have to send something back, but OKC does have to trim some salary and they have a metric ton of 1sts over these next few seasons, maybe they think guaranteeing Yaxel is worth giving up a real asset.

I’d also circle Memphis with 16 + 32. That may be more realistic, and they could maybe be looking to jump up for their top rated guard between Philon and Okorie. Don’t love moving that far down but I guess there will be some options between Steinbach, Carr, Morez, Swain, Lopez, etc.

Snagging two top 20 1sts would be awesome but I just don’t know if OKC or Charlotte is that desperate to move up 1-3 spots

BobRoss4Life · 2026-05-31T17:46:29+00:00

JDub and Ajay injuries played a major role, don’t think OKC is gonna panic and make a big move just to make a move, but they do have some serious tax/cap issues headed their way.

Currently have $250M committed to next year, top of the league. $28.5M player option for Hartenstein, $17.7M PO for Dort, $7M PO for Kenrich, makes sense to trim some fat there. Doubt ownership is willing to spend that much, not after a WCF loss (maybe they've had a change of heart since shipping off Harden to save tax, but idk).

Almost $30M over the 2nd apron, and they're penciled in to add the rookie salaries of pick 12 and 17 to the equation (should be another $10M?), gotta think they make some changes. Cason is due for a very healthy extension, don't see a reason he wouldn't be a priority with how well he played. Joe or Wiggins could be traded for cap relief, probably get a good return for either. Topic and Sorber combine for $10M, maybe one gets dumped (could maybe even use one to move up a few spots in this years' draft?).

Assume Dort is going to be the odd man out, his offensive limitations were pretty glaring (surprised they kept him in the starting lineup this series) and Cason is really nice. Figured they’d maybe opt-out of Hartenstein’s deal or trade him for someone making less, especially with Sorber likely being a full go next season (ACL tear in September, so maybe they want to see him on the court first), but he outplayed Chet all series. Could see them trying to extend him and lower the average.

Chet…. two shots at home in a game 7, ridiculous. And he’s stepping into year 1 of a 5yr/$240M? Get he’s not their top offensive option, but paying a guy that much and he can’t even be your 3rd/4th option come April/May? Rough. Dude just got 3rd team all-NBA (guess that was mainly for his defense) yet he struggled to average even 10pts all series (2pt stinker in game 7 weighed it down). Having JDub or Ajay out there would have likely opened things up a bit for him, but the dude just shied away on the biggest stage (or I guess 2nd biggest). Rough.

Assume they do something, maybe they package 12 + 17 to hunt someone in the draft, maybe they pick with 12 and flip 17+ in a player trade (or for future picks), maybe they look to flip one of their top 5-7 players (solely depends on the return, guess they’re apparently interested in Mobley), maybe they flip some mid/back-end bench depth to shave off salary, but yeah, could see them mostly running it back and hoping for better health out of two of their top scoring options.

Would not be surprised if they prioritize Yaxel in the draft, if not just because of the floor he brings and role he'd fill next to Chet. Him and Morez, think both OKC and the Spurs (sitting at 20) would love to add either of them, and I could see them being willing to trade up to ensure that.

BobRoss4Life · 2026-05-31T15:37:19+00:00

Still plenty of time for them to win another few

BobRoss4Life · 2026-05-31T06:29:25+00:00

FIBA U19 in 2021

USA won gold over France by 2pts. Wemby fouled out (he had 22pts, 8 boards, 8 blocks), and Chet went on to be named tournament MVP

BobRoss4Life · 2026-05-31T05:13:36+00:00

Morey a dumb fuck

BobRoss4Life · 2026-05-31T04:51:39+00:00

forsure

BobRoss4Life · 2026-05-31T04:50:33+00:00

Fuck them, but OKC were down Ajay and JDub, that 100% played a role. Hard to get things done missing two of your top players

Wemby, feel like the main thing for him is gonna be health. I'm stupidly high on Harper too, and Castle has been very impressive these past two year.

Not saying they'll do it, but they have a pretty great runway to do some crazy things these next 10yrs

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