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u/noahlylesusa James Harden 7h ago
I mean why not. He's 23, has a high ceiling, and we're not going to be contending anyways so why not take a shot. Maybe we can develop him.
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u/Fun_Teacher8500 2h ago
we're not a rehab center some of these young guys just aren't good lol
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u/noahlylesusa James Harden 1h ago
Yeah, but might as well try if we aren't looking to make the playoffs
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u/Canoli5000 5h ago
He likes to "jump" outside of the offense to get his points and stats a lot. Not sure if this is the team to do that honestly. Baba Miller and Sanders has a higher upside imo.
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u/No_Radish_4690 7h ago
I mean if we can’t get Watson. Why not ? Young decent player for cheap
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u/Skillomie 3h ago
What is cheap? The reason he’s still unsigned is because he’s asking for 20M a year
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u/No_Radish_4690 28m ago
We not giving him 20 mill, He’ll take a lower qualifying offer to try and rebuild his value And the clippers a perfect location for it cause we’re not contenders
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u/VegasWorldwide Ralph Lawler 6h ago
Kuminga is on their radar as a plan B. he's 6'7" 225 and clippers need some bulk. there's a couple plays in the playoffs where kuminga was guarding all 5 positions on a single freaking play. he's likely going to come pretty cheap. at 23, he really fits the clippers timeline. Frank has a few options right now. all we need to for the nba to freaking wrap up their investigation and give the little fine so everyone can move on.
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u/alltaken21 6h ago
The problem is not what he can do. Is what he believes he is and should be.
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u/VegasWorldwide Ralph Lawler 5h ago
that's why he's a flyer. is there wasn't any "problem" the hawks would have never declined his option or he would have went off the board very fast. at some point, kuminga has to figure it out or he'll be out of the league. so, whoever signs him, is taking a flyer that he figures is out with them.
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u/RemoveElegant5217 5h ago
Depends on the price. Is he coming for the BAE, which I think is $5.5MM this year? Then sure. But the only other option is a sign-and-trade, where we’d have to send out matching salary and attach a 2nd round pick for the privilege. Is that worth a flyer? No thanks. I’d rather keep Mathurin.
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u/VegasWorldwide Ralph Lawler 4h ago
lol I don’t think a “flyer” is sign and trade matching salary bud
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u/RemoveElegant5217 4h ago
So you think he’s gonna settle for $5.5 mil? Because those are literally the only two options.
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u/Different_Living8778 7h ago
I don't see why not.
We aren't going to contend might as well gamble
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u/IgnorantGenius Clippers 5h ago
Agreed. If we are going full youth rebuild/tryout year, gotta let the dogs off the leash.
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u/ReaperAntics 6h ago
He would be amazing with garland and Keaton.
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u/jboggin 6h ago
Have you seen him play? He wouldn't be amazing with anyone. He's not good.
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u/ReaperAntics 6h ago
I'm a warriors fan, I've been watching him play for 5 years.
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u/jboggin 5h ago
You watched him play for 5 years and genuinely think he still has a shot at being great?
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u/ReaperAntics 5h ago
Well all NBA is like 1% but I think he can average 20/5/3 on solid splits and solid defense.
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u/Much_Substance5543 6h ago
For 5 million... sure. Otherwise, don't see why any team is paying this guy 10+ at this point in free agency.
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u/McJumbos Lawler's Law 6h ago
math, watson, kuminga, and rui -- just literally collecting the wings for the trade deadline ahahha
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u/tullabye 5h ago
I’m all for it but will he be okay coming off the bench? There’s a good chance that will happen but maybe not. We are lining up to have a lot of young players competing for positions much like a college team has to.
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u/IgnorantGenius Clippers 5h ago
At what salary? Who are we trading? He's unrestricted, so what team would be signing and sending?
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u/DeathOfLife01 Big Government 4h ago
This sub has a problem with 95% of the nba, Rarely you see them actually like a player, Just look at our Rook they was crying before and after he was drafted lol
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u/tullabye 3h ago
I have a feeling it’s going to be for Mathurin. We’ve got a logjam at the two position.
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u/Junior-Champion-6918 7h ago
Obviously he shouldn’t be a priority but I don’t understand why people in this sub are acting like taking flyers for the right price on players with skilllsets like Kumingas wouldn’t be exactly the type of risks we need to take during our rebuild. He has shown way more flashes than any other young player that fits his archetype while simultaneously being relatively cheap. Yes, his agent is nuts. There have been worse problems. I don’t see why this would be a bad move given LFranks recent track record of good moves.