Only about \(4m of the \)6m TPMLE, so barely more than a vet min.

I’m confused where the Warriors have money as well. Draymond didn’t opt-out to take a vet min while we sign Rui Hachimura. He’s likely getting his money if Lebron doesn’t sign, which leaves us with no space.

Unless they waive Porzingis, but then they just wasted 3m on him for no reason.

s&t with Josh Green’s and/or Divincenzo’s contracts

He’s getting paid in exposure

We’ll figure it out

No one has the cap for it

Warriors would be his best bet. We have the entire MLE. Would be great if the rumors were true and Bron came here on the minimum.

Rob really didn’t give af about any of the existing roster besides overpaying AR lmao

Jordan and Nissin can pay him more :(

He’s been wildly overrated his whole career

I’d assume so, he’s just waiting for the nuggets to free up a little more money

Watson got screwed. All the teams with money prioritized something else so you’ll get him on a steal contract or he takes the Qualifying offer

Nets could still play spoiler if they can’t get anyone else but i think that’s it really

If he was to get an offer sheet, it’d be on Monday. It ties your salary cap for 2 days after offer is given anyway, no reason to do it before the free agency opens. And you can’t officially do it before Monday.

Yeah, kinda weird offseason for him. He’s definitely one of the best pickups (next to Walker and Duren) but the Lakers pushed all their chips in on Walker and other teams don’t have cap space outside the Nets. Most other years teams would be clamouring to get him.

Clips are quite interested in him

I think clippers are going after him 

I love Rui but all he can do is shoot. Abysmal at everything else. But he’s a sniper

And a starting PF spot, the only team that really has cap space and has been linked to him is the nets but Connelly played 4d chess and salary dumped Randle there and now there isn’t a starting role.

Take it or leave it

I doubt they would’ve signed Mamu if they thought Rui was coming back but who knows

His career year still wasn’t that impressive.

I like Rui but Tobias fits us better

I’m assuming Rui was asking more years. Our main thing is keeping contracts under control beyond the next 2 years or so so we may actually be able to pay the guys we have

Are the spurs a advanced stats driven team because Tobias is a big advanced stats guy

Rui is in all facets of the game worse than Harris apart from shooting. Spurs were looking for a floor raiser, so the fit made sense there. Again Rui feels very overrated to me. 

I’m pretty sure they originally wanted to and he wouldn’t budge, then Tobias became available. You should have seen the hype over getting Rui these past weeks

Everything I’ve heard makes it seem like the Wolves organization is committed to not trading Donte this offseason so I have no clue how’d they do it. 

The only way I can see it happening is freeing up the TPMLE and giving him like a 1+1 to try again next offseason.

Otherwise it would take too much to sign him. Like, they could free up the full MLE, but it would take unloading a lot of salary and murdering depth and future assets. As much as I think Rui fits, I don’t think it’s prudent to essentially strip the entire roster down to like 6 or 7 guys.

Makes sense for GSW if LeBron goes somewhere else.

They could give Rui a 1 or 2 year MLE for \(10M AAV and that should leave Draymond with \)15M AAV. A 3/45M would probably be a win for Draymond and make the team better the next 2 seasons.

Or something to lure him👀

If Rui played PG he’d already be on the roster

Slippin’

Rui definitely wants a starting job Blazers can’t promise that

Your owner wants 10 day contract salaries

I don’t think it’s happening

- He’s part of the overhaul the Lakers did with this team, they’ve already said Mamu was the “Rui replacement”

- considering the aftermath of the overhaul, the Lakers need wings, and they’re aware that with the lack of defense, the Wings have to be very defensive oriented. Rui doesn’t fit those needs, and they weren’t swayed with how good he was in the playoffs because of his deficiencies there. There’s a reason they were targeting Kuminga in the most recent report

Weirdly, it does feel like the Lakers really wanted a clear divide from LeBron’s Lakers to Luka’s Lakers. Only Austin is allowed to be both.

If it helps you feel better, Tobias fits us better even tho I would’ve loved Ruis shooting

I think Tobias is better for you tbh.

Here, hope this makes you feel better. I dug this up not too long ago:

During the season, this many players (including the starting 5) rebounded better than Rui:

• Rui: 3.3 rebounds per game
• Fox: 3.8 rebounds per game
• Devin: 4.0 rebounds per game
• Castle: 5.3 rebounds per game
• Julian: 5.8 rebounds per game
• Harper: 3.4 rebounds per game
• Keldon: 5.4 rebounds per game
• Bigs: Luke: 6.1, Wemby: 11.5

Like yeah other guys get rebounds, but this many players on the Spurs get more rebounds than Rui.

McDaniels and Gobert at least make up for all of Ruis deficiencies 

Yeah but it’s like Michael strahans teeth.

Or because he was fine with a 2 year deal. Rui probably wants 4+ years

or because hes a vet and the finals exposed how badly we needed one to calm things down? And he was willing to sign a two year contract

Stein makes it sound like the Spurs dropped pursuing Rui once they knew they could get Tobias

I like Rui but I’d imagine our FO thought Tobias fits us better because he provides some defense to cover for Wemby & reboundng which the latter we severly lacked

I wasn’t high on Tobias before & once we signed him but I’ve definitely warmed up to him as time went on

I think we can offer 6 if we waive and stretch green but no way he takes that so something else has to be at play here. Warriors have the MLE since draymond declined I believe.

Wolves can offer 4 million 

I think that would be great for Rui

Lakers had a horrible defensive culture because of players like Rui

LeBron ain’t coming here

Based on what reasons? His only better skill over Tobi is catch and shooting (percentage wise).

Tobi is an all around player.

Just gotta get him to start planting some trees

sure go for it. it’s not like the Wolves didn’t employ that genius strategy in the past and ruined Kevin Garnett’s prime in the aftermath

Tobias Harris is considered more versatile and seasoned than Rui, and I understand Spurs are looking for stable veteran presence.

Since you are a Thunder fan, OKC didn’t expose it as much as Knicks, although they almost did at times (the 2nd chance rebounding).

Tobi can help them rebound, get ISO/half court baskets. He also can to the basket. Tobi could post up Chet and go to town, open up more 3 point shots.

Defensively he’d be solid for the small ball. Better than Carter Bryant would have been at higher usage. Carter had good moments but he looked lost from time to time, especially against the Knicks.