Eric Pincus

National NBA Writer @BleacherReport
Salary Cap Strategist, Tutor, and Consultant

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Just got to Las Vegas to enjoy summer league! Always a fun time of year...

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@JodyChappell1 @SGVNSports It's all relative to what is gained by stretching. I have no expectations that's the Lakers' plan but TBD

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@OtisKirk23 I mean, he's a basketball player. I'm not sure he moves any needles for the Lakers

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@AndTime25109 @CanyonDriver @SGVNSports Has nothing to do with being under the cap

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@AndTime25109 @CanyonDriver @SGVNSports That's not a thing - if a team is 4M under the cap they can spend 4M. There's flexibility in trade, perhaps that's what you're thinking, where a $4M player out can bring back a little over $8M back

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@ksw2011 @SGVNSports Lakers can want Trey Murphy all day, they don't have anyone to offer outside of Luka and no picks to offer outside of a swap and some seconds. Can't get good players in high demand with just a "please" as an offer

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@Justice_Woodz @LakeShowHoopsPH 30 is older in the NBA

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Kessler starting with Mamu as an offensive backup/Looney as defensive backup - and perhaps someone young on TW could work for the season for the Lakers. Looney is a "big play" maker but less obv. as a scorer. A bit older, need to monitor durability some

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@eli_says Why didn't he play in New Orleans on a lousy team?

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@nicksowell Looney more of a winning role player than Nick, who is talented and takes up space offensively, don't like his fit on this team

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@LAbound2 @jovanbuha They impact the cap. Teams over the cap can sign players at the min

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@RyloAries1 Didn't write Mamu starting

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@Idontcaredoodok That's not what I wrote. Didn't mention Mamu starting

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@RatioNChill *player

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@RatioNChill Age isn't just years, mileage and durability varies play specifically

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@WorldWideGuide @TrevorLane @KeithSmithNBA The math as the team constructed doesn't work to do Rui S&T for Kuminga. It would have to be something vastly different from the jump in how they built this roster this summer via cap room

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@Dubzero2 @battl2heaven @KESE_86 @BobbyMarks42 Why would the Clippers send draft capital to get a guy they can sign outright?

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@battl2heaven @KESE_86 @BobbyMarks42 They could but to what end? If they bring back players and don't have cap room to sign others, that doesn't work based on commitments