A rumored trade centered around Gary Trent Jr. and draft compensation for Jakob Poeltl has been floating around in league circles, per @TheSteinLine
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Guitarsoup said:A rumored trade centered around Gary Trent Jr. and draft compensation for Jakob Poeltl has been floating around in league circles, per @TheSteinLine
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Meh
Pop must have cataractsFTAG 2000 said:Guitarsoup said:A rumored trade centered around Gary Trent Jr. and draft compensation for Jakob Poeltl has been floating around in league circles, per @TheSteinLine
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Meh
Gross. They convinced Pop that if he squints, Gary looks like Patty Mills, didnt they?
Lakers, Jazz and Timberwolves are finalizing trade sending D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt to Los Angeles, Russell Westbrook and first-round pick to Utah and Mike Conley Jr. and second-round pick compensation to Minnesota, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 9, 2023
Price you pay for this:Ag Natural said:
Russell Westbrook to the Jazz is hilarious
The Jazz have assembled a massive package of assets -- including 15 unprotected or lightly protected first-round picks through 2029 and a young core of Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kesslier, Collin Sexton and Ochai Agbaji and $60M-plus in potential cap space.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023
The Rockets were dumb enough to give up multiple draft picks to get him. Every other team had to add draft picks to get rid of him and the Jazz will just flat out pay him to never come to work.superunknown said:
Thats some stuff you do tinkering on basketballgm or 2kWhatever.
Saw a tweet or r/nba post chronicling Westbrook's 5 year $207M extention or whatever that crazy contract was. Year 1 OKC. Year 2 Houston Year 3 Washington Year 4 Lakers Year 5 Jazz.
Now that's impressive.
The San Antonio Spurs are trading Jakob Poeltl to the Toronto Raptors, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 9, 2023
FULL TRADE DETAILS:
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) February 9, 2023
Raptors
- Jakob Poeltl
Spurs
- Khem Birch
- Protected 1st-Round Pick
- Two 2nd-Round Picks
(via @wojespn)
The Raptors bring back the center they drafted, developed and traded for Kawhi Leonard with an intention of signing him to a new contract this summer, sources tell ESPN. Toronto's been desperate for a center and they've landed him in Poeltl now. https://t.co/AUmGfKqWu9
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023
The Spurs are running it up on young players and draft capital now, with 13 first-round picks secured through 2029 --- and the expectation that they'll gather even more between now and the 3 PM ET trade deadline later today.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023
HummingbirdSaltalamacchia said:
I don't know what y'all are smoking but JP was never getting 2 firsts. Was never happening unless both were so highly protected they never would have conveyed.To get 3 picks out of him on the cusp of him being an UFA is a good deal for the Spurs. I'll change my tune if I'm the first they did receive is strongly protected, but if it's only top 4 or something , that's a win.
Not perfect, but better.HummingbirdSaltalamacchia said:
The First rounder is only 1-6 protected. And the 2nds are all unprotected
Update on the Jakob deal, per @mikescotto:
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) February 9, 2023
Toronto’s 2024 first-round pick is protected No. 1-6 in 2024, 2025, and 2026, and the Raptors sent unprotected 2023 and 2025 second-round picks as part of the trade to acquire Poeltl from the Spurs, HoopsHype has learned.
This is just like that time in Muppets Take Manhattan when the Muppets, after unsuccessfully attempting to take Manhattan, split up and leave Manhattan.
— Robin Lopez (@rolopez42) February 9, 2023
From ESPN:Guitarsoup said:
Athletic:
Spurs acquire Khem Birch, 2024 protected first-round pick and two second-round picks
The Spurs have been pretty adamant about acquiring first-round picks for all of the veterans they send out. They got a first for Derrick White last trade deadline. They got a first-round pick for Young as well. Then to really get the rebuild going, we saw the Spurs send Dejounte Murray to Atlanta for picks and assets. The Spurs have been acquiring picks left and right, while also making sure they're heavy in the mix for the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes.
San Antonio has the third-worst winning percentage in the NBA and the worst net rating in basketball. The Spurs are serious about this rebuild and giving themselves the best chance to get Wembanyama or maybe even Scoot Henderson, another top notch prospect in the 2023 draft. Birch gives them another big body to throw around for the rest of this season.
This move is about ensuring they stay in the bottom three of the league to maximize their lottery odds while also getting more future draft capital. They've done their job in that respect.
Grade: B+
https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/35511287/2023-nba-trade-deadline-grades-every-dealQuote:
San Antonio Spurs: B+
The same relative youth that made Poeltl an attractive trade chip also meant the Spurs could have simply re-signed him this summer amid a rebuild. Clearly, his presence wasn't enough to keep San Antonio (the league's third-worst team at 14-41 with the worst point differential in the NBA at minus-10.1 PPG) from accumulating ping-pong balls.
Still, the Spurs were probably wise to grab value for Poeltl while they could. Like every other team near the bottom of the standings, San Antonio is hoping to land the No. 1 pick and draft center Victor Wembanyama this June. Additionally, there's no guarantee Poeltl would have re-signed as an unrestricted free agent.
Despite taking back Birch's contract, the Spurs actually increased their cap space with this trade after using some of it to complete Tuesday's trade for Dewayne Dedmon. San Antonio now has $25 million in remaining cap room. With Russell Westbrook landing in Utah, it's unlikely the Spurs can use all of it before the deadline, but they'll give it their best shot in the remaining hours.
