OT: Nats, Wiz, O's, Ravens, Terps, Navy, Gtown, Mystics, Golf, Summer 2024 (Paris Olympics 2024 as well)

[Ridley Simon]

The Luka deal is a very *VERY* rich mans version of the Wizards sending Chris Webber to the Kings for an old Mitch Richmond +.

It’s the same type of thing, just more magnified.

That Dallas GM could very easily lose his job, if this goes poorly over the next few months. I’m SURE he was told to sell Luka, from on high. But he still could’ve gotten a LOT more than what they got.

Something smells here. Like bad.

 

[usiel]

Zards won a game. Still in the lead for the worst record by 4.5 games. Still hate the tankathon lotto. For some reason I swear the worst team gets worst results than the second worst team.

 

[hb13xchamps]

It’s quite possible there’s more to the story. Cuban still runs the team even though he sold his majority stake right?

Ponderous move. He’s basically playing 65-70 games a season. Must be something else here not spoken of.

Cuban was quoted on a podcast a few years back saying he’d divorce his wife before he’d let Luka go. He knows how hard it is to luck into a superstar player since the NBA draft is such a crapshoot.

If there isn’t more to the story, the GM should be fired immediately. AD is a solid player but you’d expect a lot bigger package than a 1st rounder in 2029. Paul George was older than Luka and returned:

• G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
• F Danilo Gallinari
• Miami Heat’s 2021 unprotected first-rounder
• Clippers’ 2022 unprotected first-rounder
• Right to 2023 first-round swap with Clippers
• Clippers’ 2024 unprotected first-rounder
• Heat’s 2025 protected first-rounder for 1-14
• Right to 2025 first-round swap with Clippers
• Clippers’ 2026 unprotected first-rounder

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Pretty funny following NBA trade deadline hot stove and seeing the Suns try to get rid of Beal and no one wants his contract.

This is what we got:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington Wizards have acquired guards Chris Paul and Landry Shamet, four first round pick swaps (2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030) and six second round picks (2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2030) from the Phoenix Suns as part of the agreement to trade guard Bradley Beal to Phoenix.

Now compare that to Luka LOL

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Pretty funny following NBA trade deadline hot stove and seeing the Suns try to get rid of Beal and no one wants his contract.

This is what we got:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington Wizards have acquired guards Chris Paul and Landry Shamet, four first round pick swaps (2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030) and six second round picks (2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2030) from the Phoenix Suns as part of the agreement to trade guard Bradley Beal to Phoenix.

Now compare that to Luka LOL

We might not even get one 1st rounder swap out of that trade….and 2nd are throwins in the NBA, but at least we got rid of that overpaid bum.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

lol…..from Windy on ESPN just now…

Suns want to trade Beal to Miami for Butler, but Beal is refusing. They have tried to trade him to almost every team in the league, with no takers.

Now suggesting KD to the warriors in a 3-5 team, maybe 12 combined players trade where Butler ends up in Phoenix.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Whats the point?

We have to be flipping Middleton for more picks?

 

[Langway]

AJ Johnson could be really good.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

 

[John Price]

Kuzma started off great here but can't complain about him being gone now. This season is a wash anyway.

 

[HighPlainsDrifter]

Flagg or bust- Johnson is fine for return and pick swap 2028

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Pick swap will not be executed lol…Bucks feel pretty good about that one…

Don’t love that we gave up our 2nd.

 

[Cush]

20 year old from France. 2nd round pick in '23 (San Antonio)

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

20 year old from France. 2nd round pick in '23 (San Antonio)

Dominating in 2nd round draft pick additions! lol…..maybe they can package 10 for a 1st lol….

 

[Random schmoe]

I don't follow the NBA.

But trades over there are absolutely nuts.

WIz' first round picks:

2025 - 1-10 Own; 11-30 to NYK (via HOU to OKC)

2026 - 1-8 Own or swap for PHX; and more favorable of (i) ORL and (ii) less favorable of WAS 1-8 and PHX [or (ii) PHX only if WAS not conveyable] to ORL; and more favorable of (i) MEM and (ii) least / less favorable of WAS 1-8, ORL and PHX to MEM; and least favorable of WAS 1-8, ORL, MEM and PHX to PHX if WAS does not convey 1st round pick to NYK in 2025; or Own or swap for PHX; and more favorable of (i) ORL and (ii) less favorable of WAS and PHX to ORL; and more favorable of (i) MEM and (ii) least favorable of WAS, ORL and PHX to MEM; and least favorable of WAS, ORL, MEM and PHX to PHX if WAS conveys 1st round pick to NYK in 2025 (via WAS swap for PHX; via ORL swap for PHX or WAS; via MEM swap for PHX, WAS or ORL); 9-30 to NYK if not already settled (via HOU to OKC)

2027 - Own

2028 - More favorable of (i) WAS and (ii) least / less favorable of BRK, PHL 9-30 if PHL does not convey 1st round pick to BRK in 2027 and if PHL has conveyed 1st round pick to OKC by 2026, and PHX then other to PHX (via BRK swap of BRK or PHL for PHX; via WAS swap for PHX, BRK or PHL)

2029 - Own; Second most favorable of POR, BOS and MIL (via BOS to POR; via MIL to POR; via POR to WAS)

2030 - More favorable of WAS and PHX; more favorable of (i) MEM and (ii) less favorable of WAS and PHX to MEM then other to PHX (via WAS swap for PHX; via MEM swap for WAS or PHX); GOS 21-30

2031 - Own

Second round picks:

2025 - Less favorable of WAS and GOS; and less favorable of (i) DET 31-55 and (ii) more favorable of WAS and GOS [or neither (i) nor (ii) to WAS if DET 56-60] (via DET to LAC to POR to DET; via DET swap of GOS for WAS (via BRK); via BOS swap of DET, GOS or WAS for DAL; via DET to WAS); Most favorable of WAS, GOS, DAL and DET 31-55 to BOS; less favorable of (i) DAL and (ii) most / more favorable of WAS, GOS and DET 31-55 to UTH (via DET to LAC to POR to DET; via DET swap of GOS for WAS (via BRK); via BOS swap of DET, GOS or WAS for DAL; via DAL to UTH; via DET to WAS); PHX

2026 - To NYK if WAS has not conveyed 1st round pick to NYK by 2026 (via HOU to OKC); CHI; Less favorable of (i) more favorable of MIN and NYK and (ii) more favorable of NOP and POR (via MIN to NYK; via NOP to POR to NOP; via POR to DET; via DET to WAS); PHX

2027 - To NYK if WAS has not conveyed 1st round pick to NYK by 2026 (via HOU to OKC); More favorable of BRK and DAL (via DAL to BRK to DET; via DET to WAS); CHI 31-50; GOS; PHX

2028 - Less favorable of WAS and LAL then other to ORL (via WAS to LAL to ORL; via LAL to WAS); GOS (via POR)

2029 - More favorable of WAS and IND to IND then other to POR (via IND to NYK); LAL

2030 - Own; GOS if GOS does not convey 1st round pick to WAS in 2030; PHX; POR

2031 - Own

(Per NBA Future Drafts By Team - RealGM... I assume it's right? I've never heard of it before, but there's no reason I would have.)

 

[Cush]

 

[usiel]

I don't follow the NBA.

But trades over there are absolutely nuts.

WIz' first round picks:


Second round picks:


(Per NBA Future Drafts By Team - RealGM... I assume it's right? I've never heard of it before, but there's no reason I would have.)

Someone find a high level Sage to translate what the hell the 2026 first round pick rights.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Someone find a high level Sage to translate what the hell the 2026 first round pick rights.

We prob keep our own unless crazy NBA lottery luck happens and then we own the pick.

 

[usiel]

So no 1st round pick for Kuzma this year just one from last year in AJ Johnson picked right before George was.

 

[Cush]

Wiz trying to ruin the tank

 

[TRASHCAT]

Our 6 win team won 3 in a row

Bottom 4 all get the same odds. We could won another 3 straight and have the same odds as we do now

 

[usiel]

Our 6 win team won 3 in a row

Bottom 4 all get the same odds. We could won another 3 straight and have the same odds as we do now

Yep its basically how far they can fall when the lose the lotto.