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If Kuminga grows even an inch or two, oh man. With the way he already attacks the rim, we might be seeing mini Giannis with an outside shot in 5 years. In terms of physique, he looked like the most mature guy on the floor. I expect him to be bench pressing Wiseman in practice.

He's also got way more passing ability than I think any draft preview gave him credit for... yes, he has tunnel vision at times and his passes might be off or late but at least you see him trying to make the play.

Moody was pretty much as advertised. Shot, defended, rebounded well. Used his length to bother opponents. Had trouble creating off the dribble... this will only improve with time as he gets more burst in his first step.

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Kuminga was so noticeable… like everywhere all the time. Both good and bad (mostly good). Even when he wasn’t on the floor, it was noticeable that he was absent.

Moody seemed invisible in a good way. He showed up to move the ball and finish plays.

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I mean sure, it's Summer League, but Yurtseven is playing like a tan Brook Lopez.

Surely he should be under contract.

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Jessup clearly has issues dealing with NBA speed and size. He played himself into this summer league opportunity and he'll just head back to the NBL with some valuable experience... and if he never makes it back to the NBA, at the very least, in five years, he can tell people he once played alongside All-Stars Kuminga and Moody :)

I do wonder what this might mean for Giddey. Jessup was able to create his own shots in the NBL and required teams to really organize their defense around him. Giddey didn't exactly stand out in terms of athleticism in the NBL.

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Teams with >$10M cap space: OKC ($28M), NOP ($13.5M), CHA ($13.5 pre-Ish Smith)

Teams with NTPMLE ($9.5M): CHI, CLE, HOU, MIN, SAC, TOR

Teams with full TPMLE ($5.9M) or equivalent: GSW, ATL, BOS, LAC, MIL, PHI, POR, WAS

Everyone else has less. My guess is there's only 3 guys left who will get more than $6M in Schroder, Oubre, and Reggie. Seems like we struck out with our MLE again, barring a miracle. However, Oubre struck out too. I don't really want him back, but it seems to be his only real option. Could Lacob really stomach an Oubre trade?

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>Available FA list starting to thin:

Dennis Schröder

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Reggie Jackson

Lou Williams

Paul Millsap

James Ennis

Avery Bradley

Khem Birch

Andre Iguodala

J.J. Redick

Mike Scott

Wesley Matthews

E'Twaun Moore

Justice Winslow

Willy Hernangomez

Ryan Arcidiacono

Aron Baynes

https://twitter.com/GSWReddit/status/1423141763531698178?s=20

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when does free agency end?

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Had no answer for the big man in the middle for Miami. I guess they need to drive him and make him foul more.

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Who's even worth offering the TPMLE anymore?

Reggie Jackson sure. Don't see a need for Paul Millsap with Bjelica here now. Schroder I guess?

After that.....eh....they all look like vet min guys.

Well who knows, maybe Kawhi wants to play for the Warriors on a TPMLE lol

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Would this even be possible financially?

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Golden State Warriors receive: Buddy Hield

Sacramento Kings receive: Kelly Oubre Jr. (sign-and-trade) and 2026 first-round pick (top-10 protected)

The top tier in the Western Conference looks as treacherous as ever, and the Warriors have yet to uncover the major move that gains them re-entry. Adding fire-baller Buddy Hield to an offense already featuring all-time snipers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson might do the trick.

Hield certainly seems to be available. The Los Angeles Lakers nearly acquired him before changing gears to get Russell Westbrook, per ESPN's Ramona Shelburne. Even after the Westbrook blockbuster, the Lakers "have not ended their search for ways to land Buddy Hield," per B/R's Jake Fischer.

Consider this opportunity's knock for the Warriors. Their top sign-and-trade candidate, Kelly Oubre Jr., is a much cleaner fit with Kings guards De'Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton than the Lakers', Dennis Schroder. Add a future protected pick to the equation, and Golden State might have the formula for turning the Splash Brothers into the Splash Triplets.

Even if this exposes the Warriors' defense a bit—to what degree might depend on how much ability Thompson retained through consecutive seasons lost to leg injuries—it would electrify their offense. And, should the right superstar trade target come available (cough, Bradley Beal), they'd still have the trade chips to go in hot pursuit.

The Kings could turn a player they're seemingly content losing into a plug-and-play 25-year-old wing and a future pick from a franchise built around three 30-somethings. That has win-today, win-tomorrow potential, or maybe a double-win for right now if they cash in the pick in a separate swap.

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>Throughout the free agency process, Danny Green had discussions with several teams including Brooklyn (potential Dinwiddie S&T), Boston, Milwaukee, Chicago, Golden State and more.

Green most recently opted against a 2-year offer from Cleveland.

https://twitter.com/HarrisonSanford/status/1423134413399990273?s=20

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Damn 20m/2yr for Danny green with the sixers

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Being an A-10 guy now that Davidson's been in for the conference for 8 years, I'm pleasantly surprised to see Dowtin from from Rhode Island make an impact the last couple of games.

He's a little on the older side but hopefully he sticks with a team by the time they get to camp.

Also happy that Bones Hyland from VCU got selected in the first round, interested to see how he does this year with the Nuggets.

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Ok, yeah...Jessup, uh, no.

Kuminga does not look 18, kinda like the way Lebron didn't look 18. His athleticism is very high, and he works on D. He's going to be good.

Moody looked pretty good/ok. I wanted Kispert. I think his ability to move and shoot like Thompson/ Reddick/ D. Robinson would be huge. Its a different level of shooting than Moody. Even if their percentages would be somewhat similar, not really comparable. Wizards are in Vegas summer league, so maybe we see them match up.

Dowtin looked pretty good. Wanna see more.

Schakel looks useful. Like what I was expecting out of Jessup.

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Paschall traded to Utah for 2nd round pick

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Here's what I thought from the game

1. Jessup probably won't have a career in the nba. He's 23 and it just looked like everything was too fast and he looked outmatched athletically. I also didn't know he's 23. Thought he was younger.

2. Kuminga looked good to me. Really good on defense and was active. On offense, he either went black hole or couldn't make good passes but at least he was finishing pretty well inside.

3. Moody was a little harder to get a read on. He was hustling a lot and made his open shots but looked like he struggled evey time he had to create something. I think even though kuminga is the better player, moody will probably fit better with the team right now due to his ability to make the open shots. If we combined the shooting ability of moody with the slashing ability of kuminga, we would have a really good sf/pf even as a rookie...like hb was ;)

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