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[fallenchicken]

also be warned that Kanter's agent is a lunatic with only one client=Kanter. He was on the local radio a few days ago saying that Kanter is one of the most dominant players of his generation.

[badfo]

Yeah I saw some of that. I'd be surprised if he's here long term. I'm guessing they sign and trade him in the offseason.

[fallenchicken]

He def isn't a long term solution. I suppose the idea is he's ammo for your playoff run--probably more for the regular season than playoffs. If the Jazz didn't get any picks for him though that will be shocking. Humiliating. I can understand wanting to move him to commit to Gobert and so you're not stuck with the choice of paying paying him or letting him walk for nothing in the offseason... but to trade him for nothing?

[badfo]

You had to have got something. Woj and everybody are talking to agents right now and they only care about players. You got a pick or two out of it, I'm sure.

Though it would be funny you if you got Waiters and Lamb too even though it doesn't work.

[fallenchicken]

If we got Waiters and Lamb I'd probably have to quit Selkath.

[badfo]

And we get Alec Burks,

[fallenchicken]

Seeing how OKC took in 40 players I imagine we might Lamb+pick. Don't you guys have more players than roster spots now?

[badfo]

Let me do the math. We had 15 before trade.

15 - Reggie - Perk = 12
12 + Augustin + Novak + Singler + Kanter = 16

Math checks out. You got somebody, even if it's just Ish "Better than Lamb" Smith or Grant "I've Never Made A Shot But I'm Better Than Lamb" Jerrett.

[badfo]

You get the rights to Pleiss so now Utah has the rights to all the Barcelona centers.

[badfo]

Honestly if you're the player who hasn't been mentioned yet how unimportant are you? John Salmons and Gigi Datome have already been mentioned today.

[fallenchicken]

Hearing we got a 1st, a 2nd, and an international player who will never come over.

[badfo]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
The Pacers made a serious bid to acquire Oklahoma City's Reggie Jackson, but lost out to Detroit.

I would have taken George Hill and started him next to Westbrook. I would have started Reggie, too, but whatever.

[fallenchicken]

My sources are saying Scott Brooks is on Wikipedia frantically looking up all of his new players.

[badfo]

Pleiss is that dude. We almost signed him last summer but we wanted Barcelona to lower his buyout. The expectation was we were going to sign him this summer. He backs up your other European center Ante Tomic.

Has to be a first from Detroit with some protection I assume.

[fallenchicken]

Kanter's trade might mean we finally bring over Tomic this offseason.

[badfo]

I wouldn't be surprised if you got Lamb and Jones. It's possible for the Thunder to end up back under the tax for this and I'm guessing the lower bill is why they chose this over a Lopez deal.

[fallenchicken]

Sources are saying Phili has just signed Allen Iverson to a ten day.

[badfo]

Local guy says no Lamb or Jones. Guessing it's Jerrett.

[badfo]

Let me do the math. We had 15 before trade.

15 - Reggie - Perk = 12
12 + Augustin + Novak + Singler + Kanter = 16

Math checks out. You got somebody, even if it's just Ish "Better than Lamb" Smith or Grant "I've Never Made A Shot But I'm Better Than Lamb" Jerrett.

Let's revisit me thinking 15 - 2 = 12.

We have to get rid of two players in the deal. You might have got McGary.

[fallenchicken]

You guys might just be buying out Novak.

[badfo]

I doubt it Presti doesn't throw money away.

And I don't think you can go over the roster limit even if you are going to buy a dude out.

[fallenchicken]

Or Lamb and keep Novak.

[badfo]

We might have sent somebody to Detroit too or both so you might just be getting Perk and the picks.

Local guys says we got a pick but If it's anything other than a heavily protected second I'd be shocked.

[badfo]

Yeah so we're waiving Ish and Jerrett got traded somewhere.

[fallenchicken]

So Enes is playing on a team with Ibaka, Adams (when he gets healthy), and Collison who will probably still get some minutes. When everyone's healthy he probably just lost himself 5-10 minutes. Plus it's like, how well does he fit? He's a poor man's al jefferson.

Seems like the 1st we got was OKC's, which means we can't get it until like 2018.