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Loved what Philly was able to get. Was some talk about moving up to the early teens to get Mitchell, or "settle" for DeJean at 22. To think that Mitchell fell in our lap at 22 is amazing. We'll see how tonight goes, hearing that there is a possibility of packaging our 2 second round picks and moving into the first few picks to get Edgerrin Cooper, but there is also a strong want for Javon Bullard. Cooper is probably gone before 50, Bullard is right around 50. I personally would love for us to get Maason Smith or Kris Jenkins and pair that with Bullard. If we can do that, I'll consider it another great night. If we can't get one of those two DTs, I see S and highest LB/CB on our board. Not a 49er fan, but considering their top 3 WRs are all on their last year of their current deal, solid pick up for a team that doesn't have a lot of current holes/needs.

As long as we have sun and 70s it'll be warm enough for the kids to jump in and have a good time. Wife would like it to be a lot warmer before I get in.

opened our pool today, sorta. Now to add the chemicals and the solar cover to warm it up some. Should be ready to use by next weekend!

Four episodes into the second season of Reacher. Like the show, and the guy that plays Reacher. Hope they make more seasons.

CP3 is guaranteed 30 million for next season. Whatever he agrees to in term of buyout is the hit the Warriors take against the salary cap. It won't help the Warriors sign a key piece, and with the team being so far over the cap, they don't get all the money to spend. If they renounce all their cap holds, the salary on the books (assuming every option is picked up) for next year is $170M for only 9 players. If team options aren't picked up, and those rights are renounced, the Warriors remove an additional 13ishM from salary and two more players. If GPII turns down his player option, about another 9 comes off the books and the Warriors are down to 6 contracts at roughly $148M. The salary cap is predicted to be around $145M, so the Warriors are still over the cap even if no option is picked up. Meaning, all they can do is the Mid-Level Exemption, Vet Minimum and Rookie deals. If they can agree to a buyout with CP3, it saves them salary, but won't give them any extra 'buying power' for free agents, it'll probably move them a few million under the cap and give them one more Exemption they can use to go over the cap. Only way to get a star player is via trade and not sure the Warriors have the pieces necessary for that to happen, unless they mortgage the future and trade multiple 1st round picks and include players like Kuminga and Wiggins to make the trade work salary wise. Dunleavy is going to take the fall for Myers contracts and cap challenges he left behind. Resigning Dray for 4 years and resigning Poole to a max extension is hurting this team. Next year, they will have a lot of money available with basically only Dray and Steph under contract. That would give them the flexibility to sign a star in FA and probably enough room to sign a good role player. Warriors are cooked for next year, it'll be a struggle for them to make the play-in.

What star are you realistically thinking the Warriors could get for what they can offer? And is he a good fit for the style that Kerr runs? After renouncing the rights to Klay, they will basically have the cap space equivalent to the MLE, meaning to get a star they will have to trade for him. Salary-wise they'd have to move multiple pieces, and potentially picks. I don't think the Warriors will be able to get a star without mortgaging their future and moving a lot of picks. I do not envy Dunleavy at all. The only rumored star I've heard that could potentially be on the block is Spida Mitchell. Maybe AD if Lebron leaves in FA to go play with Bronny. There's always moves that shock me over the summer, that said I think the Warriors are cooked.

I imagine, curious to see if they try to move Dray and/or Wiggins, let Klay walk and if they do, does Steph want to stay for a rebuild and do they want to pay Steph during a rebuild? And now with CP3 being an expiring contract, what will they do with him? Myers left at the right time, a lot of pressure on Dunleavy to get this aging team back into championship contenders. To do so, most, if not all, of the core will need to be replaced. Splash Bros run is over and not sure they'll be able to find players good enough to run Kerr's style at a high enough level to compete. Next year, if they keep the same core, not sure they are good enough to even make the play-in game in the West.

The way Chucky's family has been treated, and the way Chucky has been treated at PBA, I'd say there is about .0001% chance he's heading to Lincoln. If the team-up with former teammate FF is an option, the opportunity is in Omaha.

Playoffs sorta set. Love how Milwaukee tanked to ensure they can avoid the 76ers in the first round. There has been some fan discussions in the West about Pels and Lakers tanking the 7/8 play-in game to avoid Denver. Huge risk doing that, but huge reward. Denver, IMO, is the best team in the West and the longer you can avoid them, the longer your playoff run will be. All 4 teams in the play in match up better with OKC than Denver, be interesting to see who falls on the sword to be 7th seed.

that looks amazing. I'd love to go to a game there and have those views.

Maybe all three could end up in Lincoln...Dotzler, FF and Kyle. Anyone know if Dotzler is getting any interest from any school? I remember he was a lightning bug in HS. Quick and could get to the rim at will, very good on ball defender and so-so 3 point shot.

Was he HS teammates with FF? They could be reuniting in Lincoln maybe

If I'm Kentucky, my first phone call is to Hurley and make him say no multiple times before moving on to anyone else.

Not only that, he's a liability on offense with his limited range and athleticisim. No one plays a 5 exclusively in the post anymore. He has no mid-range, no 3 point shot, and no handles. Defensively he's got slow heavy feet, and will get eaten alive on PnR or in space against most every other 5 in the league. He's just not an NBA player. Hell of a great college player, and could probably be successful playing professionally internationally. He'll get drafted, but will have no impact in the NBA. He's going to be like a less athletic Hasheem Thabeet in the NBA. That said, about 70-80% of this draft will also be busts and not last. For him, if he gets drafted in the lottery, gets that guaranteed money, he should be set for life once he gets cut in 2-3 years and if he wants to keep playing, enjoy your international career.

Still an outside chance for either the Suns or the Lakers to be the 6 seed. If I looked at it correctly, the Pels, Suns, Lakers and Kings can be anywhere between 6 and 10 depending on how the last 4 games shake out. In the East, there are teams that can be anywhere from 2 to 7. It'll be an interesting last few games and hopefully an entertaining playoff. And as always, as long as the dirty c-bags in boston don't win it all, it's been a good season.