On the first day of the agency fee, Dwight Howard prematurely tweeted that he was re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers before replacing with the Montreal Herrels and Howard went to the Philadelphia 76ers; The Detroit Pistons have surrounded the market at B Backup Cup Centers; And Fred Wenwalit, Gordon Hayward and Bogdan Bogdanovich are on the market.
If that’s not enough for a one-line repression breakdown, here are seven ideas on the deal:
Harel chases the ring
The Lakers got a discount on the sixth man of the year, adding a midlevel exception (two years, 19 19 million, with a player option in the second season). These frustrated clippers protect Patrick Beverly:
Harrell donates more money than Charlotte Hornet, According to Los Angeles Times‘Brad Turner. With the Lakers, he could compete for the championship next season and give free rein to the agency when giving more teams cap space.
With a two-year exception (one year, ાર 6.6 million) contract from Los Angeles to take on the role of Daisy Green, Champs’ roster is taking shape. Harrell is an excellent pick and roll partner for newly acquired Dennis Schroeder, and his game has evolved so much that he could be another source of offense for the Lakers in the halfcourt. Frank Vogel’s coaching staff won’t have to worry too much about surprising LeBron James and Anthony Davis, both of whom may need to reduce their minutes at the start of the regular season due to rapid changes.
But the fit can be cleaner. Harrell does nothing to bridge the Lakers’ gap, and it will be difficult to use him as a role man when Davis is on the court. On defense, opposing teams will target Harrell in a pick-and-roll in the play-offs. When it happened to Howard, Vogel could only bench him and make Davis big alone, but, as we saw with the Clippers a few months ago, he is this talented when the player is targeted. If the Doc does not fit into the apparently declining version of the reverse harp, will Vogel sit on it when it contributes to a crime like its usual kind? Is it a little weird that I have to ask this question about Los Angeles’ biggest ason fasen acquisition?
Hello, Gallo; Goodbye, Collins?
The Hawks have decided that it is imperative to make plaques, so Danilo Galinari, 32, is on his way. He has a three-year, .561.5 million contract.
There’s a lot to love about Galinari’s game. He has always been agile with and without the ball and is able to go to the free throw line, a real threat from anywhere on the floor. At this stage of his career, however, he is not as versatile or fast as before. A smaller version of Galinari could slot as a small forward next to John Collins and Clint Capella, but these four should play full-time.
Saying hello to Galinari could mean saying goodbye to Collins. The 23-year-old is eligible for a contract extension, and the Hawks want to avoid playing a restricted-free-agency game with him next summer. I’m excited about how they’ll be able to come back for them, and if they trade them, I wonder how we’ll look back on the Capella and Galinari moves in a few years.
Collins had a very good pairing with Trey-Young in pick and roll, and he is trying to develop as a do-it-all offensive player and a more reliable defender. From a certain angle, the Capella acquisition can be seen as a bet that Collins will meet its potential rather than a hedge. Gallery acquisitions are more difficult to frame that way.
Meet the new (but also old) blazer
With the arrival of the torn Achilles, Rodney Hood re-signed with the Portland Trail Blazers for a two-year and ફરીથી 21 million re-guaranteed second season. The Blazers also signed forward Derrick Jones Jr. for two years and 19 million. The duo’s move is a microcosm of their se fission, with the front office fee forming a team that is a remix of the Western Conference finals in 2019.
Annex Counter, acquired in trading with Sentix, is back. Gary Trent Jr. and Robert Cuewington provide defense that they were with Moe Harkless and Al-Farouk Aminu, but in even better shooting. This blazer was probably not what that team did two years ago, but the roster is now more balanced and more balanced.
One question: How serious are they about re-signing Carmelo Anthony? Athletic’s David Eldridge reports They still want to bring it back, but in combination with Cuewington and Jones, I can’t get it.
Another question, especially if they keep Anthony: How do they feel about Zack Collins? Like Collins, he also deserves an extension.
The Sixers keep it simple
Daryl Moore earned a reputation as something of a revolutionary with the Houston Rockets, who is never afraid to make unpleasant or unconventional decisions. His approach to reshaping the Philadelphia 76ers, however, has not been radical in any way. It’s been surprisingly easy.
To fill the void at the backup center by replacing Al Hordford for Green, Philadelphia caught Howard on a one-year contract with the PE minimum. Howard turns 35 in December, and the Sixers just need him to secure the shore, clear the glass and catch the alleys. His most productive season in years did just that for the Lakers. I’m not special Excited Howard is about to go to Philadelphia, but it makes as much sense as putting shooters around Ben Simmons and Joel Embid.
The Howard signing came out not only because of the way Scissors allocated their resources last season, but also because of the number of backup centers set up in the middle of the first round on Wednesday and the signing of the top-minimum contract at the free start. Agency. The last few days have been, oh, weird.
Morris on the move?
The Denver Nuggets have signed Argentine point guard Fesundo Compazo for a two-year deal, and they are maintaining that they can play him next to Monte Morris, Per Denver PostMike Singer. I’m skeptical.
On offense, fit seems just fine. Campazo is an excellent talent, and Morris is already proving himself capable of sharing the court with other playmakers. Even so, owning one is still beyond the reach of the average person, and it’s only a matter of time before Jamal Murray is found.
One of the best backup point guards in the league is Morris – you guessed it! – Eligible for extension of contract. Smart teams will try to overcome it.
Sign again later and worry about the rest?
The Minnesota Timberwolves retained Malik Beasley for four years and 60 million, with a team option in the final season. This sounds like a surprise move, as they created a second scoring-prone shooting guard with the No. 1 pick in the draft, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad.
Beasley arrived in Minnesota in February on a trade shipment of rockets to Robert Cuwington, and he turned on the lights before the end of the break. Getting his best skills, getting into the bucket, isn’t the primary need of the Wolves right now, but if they can’t find a sign-and-trade that will help them, they’ll have to choose between re-signing it and losing it. Nothing. Making million 15 million per season, they can always trade with them along the way.
The Clippers probably chose not to let Harrell walk anything, but they re-signed 31-year-old forward Marcus Morris for a four-year deal worth season 16 million per season. It’s hard to see how they have any choice but to pay as they are under pressure to win the title and pick all the drafts they trade. If he makes this deal with the clippers and pays a little more at the end of it, be it.
There is an issue, however, which becomes incapable when “just re-sign it and worry about the rest later”. I assumed that Jeremy Grant left Nuggets for a three-year, million 60 million deal with the Detroit Pistons, but it turns out that this isn’t about the money. Like First report by TJ McBride of Mile High Sports, Denver was willing to match the offer, but Grant wanted a bigger role. At that price, losing the grant could be a blessing in disguise, as the Nuggets were able to pay Jamichal Green two years and 15 15 million.
For rockets, Wood works anyway
The beauty of the Rockets reaching a contract with Christian Wood (three years, 41 million) is that it is a good move regardless of what type of team they participate in this season. If they don’t trade James Harden and can’t trade Russell Westbrook, it will complement them. If they do all this work, they can start with a talented 25 year old big man under contract.
Neither Harden nor Westbrook have played with a big man who can shoot And Lobs caught on because he was on the same team as a young Serge Ibaka (and Ibaka didn’t start taking three until after the harden trade). If this year’s Rockets roster is somewhat similar to last year’s, Wood will enter Cunnington’s space – he’s not at C Winnington’s level as a defender, but a completely different kind of weapon on offense.
Wood doesn’t change the fact that Houston is in a difficult position with its two maximum players. If he could keep playing in the direction of reaching the distance, however, the Rockets would be in a much better place than they would be without.
For more on player movement: CBS Sports’ free-agent tracker.
