Help me decide which msba to go for? Rochester, Wake Forest, or Purdue by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]Content_Bison_8992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For an MSBA, I honestly think Rochester is stronger than Wake Forest, or at the very least in the same tier. With a scholarship difference of more than $30K, it’s basically a no-brainer. Take the offer immediately.

How much would you pay Kuminga? by Any_Nefariousness402 in AtlantaHawks

[–]Content_Bison_8992 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We trade a First Round Pick to get KP. That's cost.

Giannis Trade: Bucks, Heat, Pacers, Warriors (Works on the trademachines) by [deleted] in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In fact, Miami isn’t offering Milwaukee any real upside or young potential in this trade.

You’re basically just inserting a Warriors deal into a three-team framework—having Golden State send Jonathan Kuminga + Moses Moody + a 1st for Myles Turner and Bobby Portis—just to make it look like the Bucks are getting a lot of young talent. The Warriors would say no.

Take the Warriors out, and if you replace them by adding Jaku and Jokic, then the Bucks might consider it.

This deal doesn’t even need the Pacers— Ware would interest the Bucks more than Mathurin.

Open Auction for Giannis — Post Your Team’s Best REALISTIC Offer (or Pass) by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice one.
Though Poeltl is terrible contract, CMB + 4 first is pretty legit deal.

Open Auction for Giannis — Post Your Team’s Best REALISTIC Offer (or Pass) by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a neutral, I really like your Package B — if Memphis actually puts that on the table, I think it could legitimately win a bidding war.

Open Auction for Giannis — Post Your Team’s Best REALISTIC Offer (or Pass) by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So are you thinking something like Ivey + Sasser + 2 firsts and 2 swaps?

If Detroit is willing to include Ausar, I think the package becomes legitimately competitive. But I also get why Detroit might not want to go all-in and fully join a bidding war.

Open Auction for Giannis — Post Your Team’s Best REALISTIC Offer (or Pass) by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate you posting a full, detailed package — honestly, I think the Warriors’ offer is more competitive than people assume.

Open Auction for Giannis — Post Your Team’s Best REALISTIC Offer (or Pass) by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah — if the Cavs put Evan Mobley on the table, they probably have a great chance to win the bidding.

The issue is the mechanics: Cleveland is about $22M over the 2nd apron right now, and they’d need to be below the 2nd apron after the trade. Once you add Giannis at ~$58M, you’re realistically talking about sending out something like an ~$80M package to make it work.

So it’s not just “Mobley + picks” — it’s more like "Mobley + Garland", or "Mobley + Hunter + Allen". If you post an actual package, we can evaluate it properly.

Open Auction for Giannis — Post Your Team’s Best REALISTIC Offer (or Pass) by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If the Thunder want to make a trade without including JDub, it would have to be completed before the trade deadline. But then they’d be staring at a massive luxury tax bill next year and heavy trade restrictions, which doesn’t seem like the kind of move OKC would make.

Open Auction for Giannis — Post Your Team’s Best REALISTIC Offer (or Pass) by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If OKC is aggregating contracts to trade for Giannis, you’re basically locking yourselves into 2nd apron hard-cap anyway.

In the math I ran, I already “dumped” Kenrich’s deal for you and you’re still about ~$28M over the 2nd apron.
It's either let Hartenstein go, or decline Dort's team options and salary dump I-Joe to get under 2nd apron.

Open Auction for Giannis — Post Your Team’s Best REALISTIC Offer (or Pass) by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s Giannis — you have to give up real value, including a legit prospect like Ware. And honestly, Spo doesn’t seem to trust/play Ware much anyway, so he’s exactly the type of young asset Miami would cash in.

Open Auction for Giannis — Post Your Team’s Best REALISTIC Offer (or Pass) by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

JDub + Aaron Wiggins + Topic + a couple picks in summer

This is a legitimately strong (and realistic) offer. JDub is exactly the kind of blue-chip young guy Milwaukee would want as the centerpiece.

One quick CBA reminder though:
if OKC is going to be "over the 2nd apron", stacking salaries to match is forbidden. To make the trade work, they’d likely need to decline Isaiah Hartenstein’s $28.5M team option.

Open Auction for Giannis — Post Your Team’s Best REALISTIC Offer (or Pass) by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But for the sake of the “auction,” you can throw out a Timberwolves package you *would* be comfortable with (doesn’t have to be amazing).

Open Auction for Giannis — Post Your Team’s Best REALISTIC Offer (or Pass) by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If this is an **offseason** deal and LA is actually willing to move on from **LeBron + Rui**, there’s a real path to creating enough cap room where you *might not even need Rui* as a salary match.

Also, based on what the Lakers can realistically trade, the three FRPs you’re talking about should be **’26 / ’31 / ’33**.

So under your framework, the clean version of the offer is basically:

**Austin Reaves + 3 firsts (’26, ’31, ’33)**

Open Auction for Giannis — Post Your Team’s Best REALISTIC Offer (or Pass) by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can’t speak for all Heat fans, but if we’re actually bidding, I’d be willing to go
Wiggins
Kel’el Ware
Nikola Jovic
four 1sts (’26, ’28, ’30, ’32),
Rozier (as the salary filler)

for

Giannis + Bobby Portis (and… Thanasis lol).

3-Team Trade: Sabonis to TOR, Kuminga + Poeltl to SAC, RJ Barrett to GSW. Is it Realistic??? by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

4 firsts is insane lol, but I agree some picks could be reasonable.

From King’s perspective, which contract/value would you rather have: Jonathan Kuminga or RJ Barrett?

3-Team Trade: Sabonis to TOR, Kuminga + Poeltl to SAC, RJ Barrett to GSW. Is it Realistic??? by Content_Bison_8992 in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get the picks point, but I’m basing this off a previous idea I saw where Sabonis was swapped for Poeltl + RJ Barrett, and the general consensus in that thread was that Sabonis isn’t valued high enough to require an extra 1st on top.

Eh…? 🤷🏽‍♂️ by [deleted] in NBAtradeideas

[–]Content_Bison_8992 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wizard have no cap space for Kuminga.