Deleterious

Sure. Create a scenario where the season ends with Detroit right at the salary cap. Harris makes $26 million, so when his deal expires it would drop them $26 million under the cap. Meaning they could spend $26 million on a new free agent. The reality is, they are quite a bit over the cap. Far enough that his expiring $26 million will not create any new space to sign someone. That $26 million still comes off the books, obviously, but it doesn't create cap space to use on a new player. You basically have three options at that point. Option 1. They like Harris and want him back next year. They have his Bird rights and can go over the cap to keep him. Option 2. They want to move on from Harris, but still want to use his $26 million on a player. Since letting his contract expire won't create cap space to use, you have to trade him for a guy making similar money. If his contract is longer, you still have him on the roster next year. If he also expires this summer, they would have his Bird rights and could go over the cap to sign him. Much like Option 1 with Harris. Option 3. They don't want a player and prefer the $26 million just goes away. Duren/Ivey need extensions this summer, Ausar next year. So losing that $26 million off of the cap might be desirable.

My first thought. The FBI will be looking into this.

You basically just have to finish in the points, and one of your drivers is going to win the WDC. Then you pull this ****.

Ratings for the week

Yeah, trade for this guy.

Denver is an odd team. They are 12-4 with their 4 losses coming against GSW, Portland, Chicago, and now Sacramento.

I doubt Milwaukee would do that. They cut and stretched Dame to sign Turner. They have $22 million in dead cap space for 5 years to sign Turner. No way they are trading him for young guys/picks. Plus, they don't even have a backup C, they mostly use PF's for the backup C minutes, so they wouldn't move Turner without getting a C back. The only way they move Turner for prospects/picks is if they also are trading Giannis. Not sure if you really want Turner anyway. The shooting is tempting, for sure. But he looked pretty bad in the playoffs against NYK and OKC I thought.

When are they losing? 5 game west coast trip and they will be favored in all 5. I guess as they advance in the tournament, they will face teams not currently on their schedule. Those could be good teams. But other than that its a cakewalk of a schedule.

The Pistons schedule is just littered with terrible teams. Looking ahead its hard to find a game where you think Detroit might lose. Maybe Orlando? I don't think they are very good, Banchero will still be out when they play them. Lakers would probably be the next one. But you never know when LeBron or Luka will rest. Then Cleveland would be the next game where you think going in Detroit could lose. Lakers game is December 28th. Cleveland game is Jan 4th. That is something like 13 or 14 games before the Lakers game.

That could be it.

I know it's preventative, but I always get nervous seeing Stewart with those ice bags on his knees.

Why would Doc challenge a turnover in the second quarter? That early you only challenge to add/remove points or to take/add a foul to a key player.

Robinson > Beasley. Shooting is pretty equal but Robinson is better at almost everything else, especially defense.

It would be an embarrassment not to have a shot at the title game with the schedule they had.

Not a big fan of Stewart playing next to Duren. It puts him on the perimeter too much on defense and takes away his best quality, rim protection. So instead of Stewart anchoring the defense you have Duren.

Kuzma has the money to hire any tattoo artist on earth and his still look like prison tattoo's.

So first have with a full squad? Klintman isn't a rotation player and at this point Sasser shouldn't be.

Bringing Ivey back against Cole Anthony is something.

Kon Knueppel might be the Duke player that wins ROY.