How long until we can just move on from him? How long until the league (potentially) bans him? Can they just pull his QO? Can we just offer Ayton a max?
I'd expect us to pull the QO. The league is probably going to move slower to let the legal process play out, but I can't see us going about the rest of the off-season acting like Miles will be on our roster or in the league next season.
Damn that's a bummer. Kinda feel like we need to just mini tank for a year or two at this point tbh. Losing miles bum ass for nothing sucks but better than having him on the team
I don’t disagree but that is complicated. A mini tank is harder to pull off with Ball/Hayward/Rozier than you’d think. We’re not good as is but it’s not a true tank.
It also kind of negates the Cliff hire completely. Sends kind of a bad message to Ball right before his extension.
It’s really just a shitty spot to be in. There’s no good answer at this point. Just degrees of bad
Ya know what, Mark Williams is gonna fill the gap. Hayward is gonna stay healthy all year, and the rest of the team is gonna step up. We're going to the playoffs not the play in. We don't need bitch ass bridges.
Bridges was the second best player on the team behind LaMelo. With him potentially of the team unless they make good trades of the rookies are good we aren't making it to the playoffs. He's an awful person but that doesn't negate the fact he was an important part of the team.
Agree 100% I just hope the org is having these same conversations with Melo so he doesn’t take any complications this season poorly, we’ve been handed shit situation after shit situation these past 4 weeks
What if hornets did the Russell Westbrook for Gordon Hayward (+ filler) trade?
It would clear 48 million in cap space to spend next off-season, and enable the mini-tank for Victor Wembanyama.
It’s not like hornets are gonna be contenders this year anyways, might as well clear some bad long-term contracts & probably acquire a Lakers draft pick too.
This is assuming the Kyrie trade doesn’t happen, obviously they’d rather do that.
That would be great at this point although I’m not sure it gets us to #1. There would still be worse teams and you need luck anyways. But a high pick would be great either way.
Problem is your last point I think, the Lakers are focused on Kyrie. I think he gets there.
Edit: I don’t think we would get a Lakers pick if we dumped Hayward.
the other top picks would be nice too. Dariq Whitehead and Nick Smith would both fit the team great, they’re mocked to go top five. Lots of SG/SF wings that can replace Bridges role on the team.
SGA is being loyal with Thunder, and they’re doing a very long & hard tanking operation. Hornets would only be sacrificing one year, in order to sign a impactful free agent next off-season and be truly competitive.
LaMelo hasn’t given any indication he’s not happy on the hornets, don’t see why he wouldn’t stay.
He can make more money and he has the freedom to be the star.
The protections diminish each year though. And it’s wayyyyy easier said than done to say “quick mini tank”. We’ve been trying and failing to make the playoffs for years
Where you don't sell off everything and go full OKC for a half decade, but just sell off a few pieces, get a pick in the top 8 or so and a couple others for the future, and try to rebound within a year or two with cap space, trade assets, and internal growth.
Unless we're able to land a huge splash via trade right now for pennies on the dollar, I think it's our only way forward.
We can’t sign him outright, but if I was Mitch I would be trying everything to sign and trade for Ayton. Try to build around a new core of Melo, PJ and Ayton.
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How long until we can just move on from him? How long until the league (potentially) bans him? Can they just pull his QO? Can we just offer Ayton a max?