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I won’t consider this as a loss if the replacement ill be better. Actually there’s a news that Dallas is in negotiation for Kyrie Irving trade[1] and this will be a great replacement for Brunson since Kyrie can carry the game without relying to Luka. Brunson is very silent on there match against GSW which is the reason why they always lose during 2nd half because Luka is already tired. They need to open more space to make this Kyrie Irving successful so I think we might more players leaving Dallas.

[1] https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/dallas-mavs-trade-kyrie-irving-brooklyn-nets-rumors-kevin-durant

The only problem with this young superstar, his injuries still pulling him back.

But yes, once he overcomes this and starts playing a whole season, the value of his contract might be paid enough,
with CJ being added to their lineup, his impact will be more being felt, especially if Zion is playing alongside with the
whole roster of NP. They've got a good run last season and expect more good quality games when they have Zion
playing with them.

As I am reading some articles on what some teams have been doing and who're players were on the free agent

And here are the Teams with a winner and loser decision in my opinion,

Boston Celtics I really think the right move for the Celtics is to cast out players that they think are not fitted for the team,

Danilo Gallinari - is from San Antonio Spurs and getting his way for the Boston Celtics

Malcolm Brogdon - is from Indiana Pacers and making his way for the Boston Celtics but the Pacers will take back Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, Nik Stauskas, Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan, and the 2023 first-round pick from Boston,

Atlanta Hawks

Kevin Huerter - Traded to Sacramento Kings was a bad decision for me and traded for a draft pick player that might as well be useful or not be useful for the future, but if the dub is useful the lease is it's not going to be this season,

Dejounte Murray - Getting him from the Spurs was a win for the Hawks he can be paired with Trae Young for Offensive or defensive because of his height and reach they can surely use Muray for those outcomes,

New Orleans Pelicans

Zion Williamson the truth is this is a win for Zion Williamson gaining 5 years rookie contract for the Pelicans, but if he stays healthy for the upcoming season then it is a win for the Pelicans,

Minnesota Timberwolves

Rudy Gobert gaining this player from Utah Jazz is a fit to the bill,

Karl-Anthony Towns - signing him 4 more years contract for the Timberwolves, and with Gobert on the boat this makes the Timberwolves a solid two-tower team,

Utah Jazz The Jazz have taken a whole new player from the Timberwolves,

Malik Beasley- From Timberwolves

Patrick Beverley- From Timberwolves

Walker Kessler- From Timberwolves

Leandro Bolmaro- From Timberwolves

Jarred Vanderbilt- From Timberwolves

Dallas Mavericks

Jalen Brunson - Losing Jalen Brunson was not the smart idea for the Mavericks and Brunson had gone to the New York Knicks, this is a win for Brunson and a loss for Mavericks,

This kid is like Anthony Davis that despite he is prone to injury is still getting a max contract.

As we can see on his stats - https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willizi01.html
I think he really deserves to earn a good contract, besides, when he is active on the floor, he is giving his everything for the team to win, so you are right, he maybe unlucky, so let's hope he will finish one whole season to prove his real worth.

It's not a poor work ethics, he is just unlucky that he got injured every season, if he can pass at least one season and get in the playoffs, I think he will show his true potential. Looking at his stats,  you can really tell that he belong to the list of NBA active superstars, especially for the big man.

The man may have some poor work ethics but he has an undeniable potential. He is yet to reach his peak and Pelicans management is probably thinking he could overcome his injuries. I thought they did well last season without his service so keeping him could make them a serious contender in a couple of years. Ingram + McCollum + Williamson on the court looks scary.

That's what you called incentives, sometimes it's not included in the contract but it's just a management prerogative to give bonuses on their achievement. It's a way to motivate players, just like in business, if you pass the quota, you will get an incentive to reward your hard work, it's not new actually as even in local sports it also exists.

Some contract recently include that that kind incentives, bring the team to a championships, finals, playoffs, won an individual awards etc, you know what I mean. I think it's a win-win for both the management and the player themselves. So the player in this case is Zion W. needs to exert more effort win individual accolades and then work hard to bring the team to the next level, so it's a perfect contract for player with a huge pay.

I read that the Lakers and Celtics are in the fight for Thomas Bryant. with 56.1% efficiency he is a good option to be signed by either the Lakers or Celtics, but what made me laugh was the news that Zion Williamson even without having played games he will sign a renewal contract and the contract value is 221 million euros, but you have some conditions: he will have to get into one of the All - Nba teams or be defender of the year next season, if he doesn't make it meet these requirements then the amount he will receive until 2028 will be 185 million euros, the contract extension only comes into effect in 2023.

This isn't fake news since it also appeared on the official NBA website. Honestly, I'm not surprised that Wall signed such a small contract as he has missed so many games over the past few seasons, both due to injury and a disagreement with the Rockets management. So I think the Clippers offered that contract because they just don't want to take too many risks as there is a possibility that Wall won't play at the same high level as before. By the way, it looks like Wall's salary will be reduced by ~7 times from last season, although he's unlikely to be worried about that, considering he's already received $41 mln from the Rockets.

Some basketball enthusiast thinks that it's a bad move for the Dallas Mavericks to let go of Jalen Brunson.

But if we will look deeply, that was a good move as Brunson has no plan on staying with the Mavericks. It's like a money game and his preferred team, New York Knicks win on the offer. Brunson's really goal is to play for the New York Knicks. That was his hometown and his Father, Rick Brunson is serving as as an assistant coach for the New York Knicks.

It's good to let go of a player that is not intended to play with the organization for long. Good luck though on his career on New York Knicks.

Right, that's the speculation as well, the D'Lo will be out of Minnesota, and like the rest of you, expecting that there will be changes in Utah, either Gobert or Mitchell. And seeing that they just sign him last season with a huge contract, I thought it might take sometime before they will have to ship him out. Nevertheless, he was traded. And as far as D'Lo, we will wait, maybe he is going to be traded soon too with another guard or remain with team for the time being.


They still have another big man, James Wiseman, a young talented center. He just missed the remainder of last season due to injury, but is expecting to return next season.

Yup, that's a good deal for him, and is retained to the defending champion team is already a blessing to him. It was said that they'll keep each of them as much as they can and hopefully they'll keep that promise and words that have been said.

I've heard no news about that.

Actually, we are witnessing for several years now that having a big man is not necessary anymore. Don't get me wrong that it's not 100% necessary but the league evolves now where everyone is now shooting outside making big man just a slight advantage for the team.

About the trade happened involving KAT and Gobert, maybe it will bring impact to the team but not truly an advantage.

The meta on NBA today is having a good role players that has a good field goal percentages. That's hard to defend compare defending in the paint.

Jazz do not have twin towers, Minnesota does. Jazz got other players, they traded away Gobert. Meaning Wolves would be a bit weird in the league compared to how others play. I know that shooting and so forth matters a lot in the league these days, but having KAT and Gobert at the same time on the floor could either make this an amazing trade, or it could make it a terrible one.

Spacing is important in the league these days, and these players would have to cover many positions, and having two bigs in the same team means that they may not be able to defend perimeter as well as they hoped they would. We are in an age of 6'7 PF's here and there in some teams.

All we can do is let's wait when they are in the game twin tower in a team is a good for defense also they can get more points in paint and that's the advantages of have a twin tower. But I don't think so it will be more successful in every match cause we all know that the other small team uses speed and three point plays so they can scores will against the giant team's to it's more exciting on how they support or play in the game.

I won't let go of Mitchell too if I am the Knicks management. It's difficult to find large guys with that amount of agility. Soon, he will be one of the stars in the league.

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So it did happen.
https://twitter.com/KlutchSports/status/1542906044719910912?s=20&t=G1hm3JP5j8ry_9o-nYTpyg
This ain't fake news right?
I was in doubt at where the Clippers would get the cap for him but he did went down to $6.6M per year. That's it for being an injury prone player.
This is near what happened to Cousins and it might go lower to a veteran contract if ever he won't play this season again.

IMO, I don't mind at all. I am happy that players who are not really known in the league were given a chance to have a better salary after being a champion.
They deserve it, they worked hard for it.
So if ever one more player will leave the Dubs, I will still be happy for them.
But that move by Looney was something to put on the front page of the San Francisco news. He showcased a performance that we didn't expect and that includes defending Tatum and stopping him even though we all know it's a mismatch. I mean, that's why a switch happens.
Here's the latest after that Looney news.
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1543011935398117377?s=20&t=PT2B391P1I6g9Qbm0NBn2w

I like what the Knicks did in free agency so far.  Signed a point guard who is young and has huge potential and he is only the 12-15th highest paid pg in the league.  Good range.

Then they resigned big mitch for another 4 years.  Dude is only 24 and has gotten better each year.  The backend of that deal might look like an absolute steal. 

Then parting ways with some of the older guys to make room for playing time for the younger guys.  Not a championship move but a move in the right direction.

Loyalty wins. I think Kevon Looney is receiving a much good offer on other teams better than the $25M for 3 years term by the Golden State Warriors but he remains loyal to the team who drafted him. As the article pointed out, a contract extension is somehow a good appreciation of that said player.

The Warriors did a good job on retaining Looney as they have already given up some of their key players recently. It seems that the Warriors are now considering improving their inside strength on both offense and defense. I wonder if they will give up again another player that contributed to their championship run this year.