Wolves in on D'Angelo Russell?

[Reetz]

The "sign and trade" hasn't happened yet

[Reetz]

Me and the wife were going to fuck last night but she backed out

[mlhouse]

I think the thought process is that Russell wanted to sign here, but got tired of waiting for us to free up the space, so he took GS’ max offer just to ensure that he could guarantee his funds since other deals were moving fast.
Russell hasn’t really gone out of his way to talk about how excited he is to be headed to GS, and the pundits seem to still be on the angle that Russell is not long for GS.

So if the deal is able to be amended (the big if that nobody can seem to confirm is possible or not) then the thought COULD be that Russell gets rerouted here and we would send acceptable compensation to GS. So our question with if something could happen before the 6th is not about Russell backing out entirely but instead just about amending our two ends of it.

It’s a reasonable question.

Then Golden St. and Brooklyn would have to renege on their sign and trade involving Russell and Durant. Maybe these reports are wrong. Maybe it was just a stall so that Minnesota could find a way to clear up cap space. But, the second the sign and trade is official then Russell cannot be traded until 12/15.

Based on the information available on what is a 3 team sign and trade, with Minnesota facilitating the deal because Golden St is hard capped and cannot go over the Apron in a transaction, it is doubtful that this will not become official.

[mlhouse]

The "sign and trade" hasn't happened yet

But it is almost certaint that it will.

[Reetz]

I think the thought process is that Russell wanted to sign here, but got tired of waiting for us to free up the space, so he took GS’ max offer just to ensure that he could guarantee his funds since other deals were moving fast.
Russell hasn’t really gone out of his way to talk about how excited he is to be headed to GS, and the pundits seem to still be on the angle that Russell is not long for GS.

So if the deal is able to be amended (the big if that nobody can seem to confirm is possible or not) then the thought COULD be that Russell gets rerouted here and we would send acceptable compensation to GS. So our question with if something could happen before the 6th is not about Russell backing out entirely but instead just about amending our two ends of it.

It’s a reasonable question.

Then Golden St. and Brooklyn would have to renege on their sign and trade involving Russell and Durant. Maybe these reports are wrong. Maybe it was just a stall so that Minnesota could find a way to clear up cap space. But, the second the sign and trade is official then Russell cannot be traded until 12/15.

Based on the information available on what is a 3 team sign and trade, with Minnesota facilitating the deal because Golden St is hard capped and cannot go over the Apron in a transaction, it is doubtful that this will not become official.

More likely than not yes

[LordNu]

Why are people still posting on Russell. That ship has sailed. Let's move on.

Because he is our new Pau Gasol.

[irishman89]

Why are people still posting on Russell. That ship has sailed. Let's move on.

Because he is our new Pau Gas-oil.

He can't be. This is probably our best opportunity to get Pau Gas-oil, ever. He is just sitting there. We can't ever give up hope. He must not be replaced!

[somuchyummy]

i'm expecting to see him in a suit on the sidelines in a couple years as our "bigs" coach.

[Oriole81]

I think the thought process is that Russell wanted to sign here, but got tired of waiting for us to free up the space, so he took GS’ max offer just to ensure that he could guarantee his funds since other deals were moving fast.
Russell hasn’t really gone out of his way to talk about how excited he is to be headed to GS, and the pundits seem to still be on the angle that Russell is not long for GS.

So if the deal is able to be amended (the big if that nobody can seem to confirm is possible or not) then the thought COULD be that Russell gets rerouted here and we would send acceptable compensation to GS. So our question with if something could happen before the 6th is not about Russell backing out entirely but instead just about amending our two ends of it.

It’s a reasonable question.

Then Golden St. and Brooklyn would have to renege on their sign and trade involving Russell and Durant. Maybe these reports are wrong. Maybe it was just a stall so that Minnesota could find a way to clear up cap space. But, the second the sign and trade is official then Russell cannot be traded until 12/15.

Based on the information available on what is a 3 team sign and trade, with Minnesota facilitating the deal because Golden St is hard capped and cannot go over the Apron in a transaction, it is doubtful that this will not become official.

And you say right in there “once it becomes official,” but it’s ovviously unclear at what point it becomes official and unable to be amended, especially if all parties actually want to amend it. Like my gut tells me that Russell would prefer to play here and that GS would prefer to have pieces that fit them better, so we’re just curious if it’s even possible.

[mlhouse]

And you say right in there “once it becomes official,” but it’s ovviously unclear at what point it becomes official and unable to be amended, especially if all parties actually want to amend it. Like my gut tells me that Russell would prefer to play here and that GS would prefer to have pieces that fit them better, so we’re just curious if it’s even possible.

I think it is so close to 100% done that it is pointless to consider something else.

[jodaman01]

Me and the wife were going to fuck last night but she backed out

Can players be amended or added to this, and must it be finalized by July 6th?

GO WOLVES!!

[somuchyummy]

i'm late to the table here so smack me in the head if this has already been brought up 17 times. but...

gorgui dieng $16M + jeff teague $19M = $35M
d'angelo russell $27.3M + shaun livingston $7.7M = $35M

i know. seems very lopsided talent-wise to our advantage. BUT russell is going to be close to $30M for the next four years - whereas teague's $19M comes off the books next year and dieng's $16M the year after. teague backs up curry for a year - dieng takes some minutes that bell, boogie and bogut had. to be tied to russell for 4 years when he doesn't fit their offensive style and brings nothing on D?

[mlhouse]

i'm late to the table here so smack me in the head if this has already been brought up 17 times. but...

gorgui dieng $16M + jeff teague $19M = $35M
d'angelo russell $27.3M + shaun livingston $7.7M = $35M

i know. seems very lopsided talent-wise to our advantage. BUT russell is going to be close to $30M for the next four years - whereas teague's $19M comes off the books next year and dieng's $16M the year after. teague backs up curry for a year - dieng takes some minutes that bell, boogie and bogut had. to be tied to russell for 4 years when he doesn't fit their offensive style and brings nothing on D?

Then why sign Russell???? They could have just let Durant walk and not signed a replacement.

[Oriole81]

i'm late to the table here so smack me in the head if this has already been brought up 17 times. but...

gorgui dieng $16M + jeff teague $19M = $35M
d'angelo russell $27.3M + shaun livingston $7.7M = $35M

i know. seems very lopsided talent-wise to our advantage. BUT russell is going to be close to $30M for the next four years - whereas teague's $19M comes off the books next year and dieng's $16M the year after. teague backs up curry for a year - dieng takes some minutes that bell, boogie and bogut had. to be tied to russell for 4 years when he doesn't fit their offensive style and brings nothing on D?

Then why sign Russell???? They could have just let Durant walk and not signed a replacement.

Agree

[j2j]

i'm late to the table here so smack me in the head if this has already been brought up 17 times. but...

gorgui dieng $16M + jeff teague $19M = $35M
d'angelo russell $27.3M + shaun livingston $7.7M = $35M

i know. seems very lopsided talent-wise to our advantage. BUT russell is going to be close to $30M for the next four years - whereas teague's $19M comes off the books next year and dieng's $16M the year after. teague backs up curry for a year - dieng takes some minutes that bell, boogie and bogut had. to be tied to russell for 4 years when he doesn't fit their offensive style and brings nothing on D?

How many firsts are you having us add to that trade to get GSW to even pick up the phone 4 or 5?

[somuchyummy]

i might do one. i'm not sure i want russell on our team. but i don't think GSW wants him on their team either.

[Reetz]

Me and the wife were going to fuck last night but she backed out

Can players be amended or added to this, and must it be finalized by July 6th?

GO WOLVES!!

TBD. It was 99.999999999999999999999999999% were doing it but I layed down and just farted man

[mlhouse]

i might do one. i'm not sure i want russell on our team. but i don't think GSW wants him on their team either.

Then why would they sign him?

[somuchyummy]

honestly, i don't know. but i don't think they're infallible. could been grabbing at straws to land another big name after durant up and left. but to the point, russell is just not the right kind of player for their team. it's a bad match.

[RubeTube]

Me and the wife were going to fuck last night but she backed out

Can players be amended or added to this, and must it be finalized by July 6th?

GO WOLVES!!

TBD. It was 99.999999999999999999999999999% were doing it but I layed down and just farted man

I enjoy this.

[Moses Scurry]

From GS perspective, what if they did just want to acquire an asset for Durant and trade it mid-season. What if Russell's knee explodes in November? No chance to move 117 million dollar contract. Obviously their trainers are suspect.....

[somuchyummy]

good point. i think that GSW would be better served breaking that money up into smaller chunks on shorter term contracts. plus, as i've pointed out - both players, teague and dieng, would actually find PT on their team this year considering the probable loss of livingston, cook, bell, cousins and bogut.

[j2j]

good point. i think that GSW would be better served breaking that money up into smaller chunks on shorter term contracts. plus, as i've pointed out - both players, teague and dieng, would actually find PT on their team this year considering the probable loss of livingston, cook, bell, cousins and bogut.

Can't imagine the Dubs wanting either of those two shitheads.

[Corre Ricky Corre]

Can we lock up this thread? It makes me sad.

[kilkenny]

I don't think you understand what is going on. Unless you believe that Russell and Durant will not sign on 7/6, everything you are stating is meaningless dribble.

You understand this, right?

You're an idiot mlhouse. Plain and simple. May be some of the poorest reading comprehension on the site! Congrats.

Buddy boy I think your statements are pure projection. You are making up stuff like "has the sign and trade been signed". Doesnt matter. Unless you think it will not be signed between Brooklyn and GSW, then it really doesn't change much. In the 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% chance the Nets and Warriors complete the trade, Russell cannot be traded until 12.15.2019. Period. End of story.

WE ALL KNOW THAT HE CAN'T BE TRADED UNTIL 12.15.19 AFTER HE SIGNS THE CONTRACT MLHOUSE! THAT'S NOT THE POINT!

My god you are like talking to a wall. No one ever said anything about odds it will be signed. You are arguing a point that nobody made. Fact is the contract isn't signed and can be modified up until Saturday. No one is saying it will, just that it can. Do you understand that? Oh yeah, you do as you stated the 99.99999% thing so stfu and admit you're a dolt already.

I think you might have some mental issues.

[j2j]

It must be a Wolves offseason... Lot of weird, pointless arguments in this place lately.

[mlhouse]

You're an idiot mlhouse. Plain and simple. May be some of the poorest reading comprehension on the site! Congrats.

Buddy boy I think your statements are pure projection. You are making up stuff like "has the sign and trade been signed". Doesnt matter. Unless you think it will not be signed between Brooklyn and GSW, then it really doesn't change much. In the 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% chance the Nets and Warriors complete the trade, Russell cannot be traded until 12.15.2019. Period. End of story.

WE ALL KNOW THAT HE CAN'T BE TRADED UNTIL 12.15.19 AFTER HE SIGNS THE CONTRACT MLHOUSE! THAT'S NOT THE POINT!

My god you are like talking to a wall. No one ever said anything about odds it will be signed. You are arguing a point that nobody made. Fact is the contract isn't signed and can be modified up until Saturday. No one is saying it will, just that it can. Do you understand that? Oh yeah, you do as you stated the 99.99999% thing so stfu and admit you're a dolt already.

I think you might have some mental issues.

Good god.

[somuchyummy]

good point. i think that GSW would be better served breaking that money up into smaller chunks on shorter term contracts. plus, as i've pointed out - both players, teague and dieng, would actually find PT on their team this year considering the probable loss of livingston, cook, bell, cousins and bogut.

Can't imagine the Dubs wanting either of those two shitheads.

i'm calling for a truce here. can we not refer to one of the truly great guys in the nba as a shithead? there's nothing about gorgui dieng's life that says shithead.

[j2j]

good point. i think that GSW would be better served breaking that money up into smaller chunks on shorter term contracts. plus, as i've pointed out - both players, teague and dieng, would actually find PT on their team this year considering the probable loss of livingston, cook, bell, cousins and bogut.

Can't imagine the Dubs wanting either of those two shitheads.

i'm calling for a truce here. can we not refer to one of the truly great guys in the nba as a shithead? there's nothing about gorgui dieng's life that says shithead.

No commentary on his life, sounds like he does great things off the court. I'm tired of watching him on the court.

[HeHateMe]

Yeah, I don't believe Doogie.

Doogie is great at giving you yesterday's news tomorrow, but I could see how this fits what we know.

Wolves find out they don't have a sucker to take their salary dump, DLo says "if you don't have an alternative to clear space I'm taking the Warriors deal because there's a deadline and i dont want be stuck with the fucking Knicks."

Doogie nailed the Jake Layman news! #dealwithit