The Nets could land Wizards small forward Otto Porter if they offered him a max deal, Brian Lewis of the New York Post writes. Porter will likely be at the top of the Nets’ wish list from what he’s heard around the league, Lewis continues. The Nets have the cap room to make a substantial run at the restricted free agent. Brooklyn could have as much as $39.4MM in cap room by renouncing its free agents this summer and the Wizards may be unwilling to max out Porter with nearly $97MM already ready on their books for next season, Lewis speculates.
In other developments around the Atlantic Division:
- Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan wouldn’t mind a roster upgrade, according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports (Twitter links). DeRozan told Lewenberg he would welcome some reinforcements, adding: “Help is a great word, with anything. Anybody could take help if it’ll make you better, a better team.” Lewenberg indicated that DeRozan said the team didn’t need any help prior to previous trade deadlines. The Raptors have slipped to fourth in the Eastern Conference standings and are just one game ahead of the sixth-place Pacers in the loss column.
- Point guard Greivis Vasquez hopes to return to the Nets next season, David Alarcon of Hoops Hype reports. Vasquez’s career has been sidetracked by ankle injuries the past two seasons. He signed a $4,347,826 contract with Brooklyn during the offseason, then was waived in November after appearing in just three games and injuring the ankle again. Vasquez said he’s been in contact with Nets coach Kenny Atkinson, who invited Vasquez to continue his rehab from ankle surgery with the team after the season ends. “He left the door open for me. He offered me to come back in April or May to work with them,” Vasquez told Alarcon. “I told him that I accepted his offer, and I will work with them with no strings attached. … Brooklyn is a very attractive team in a very attractive city.”
- The cost of acquiring point guard Jrue Holiday from the Pelicans would likely be higher than the reward for the Sixers, Derek Bodner opines on his website. Philadelphia is reportedly interested in bringing back Holiday, who becomes an unrestricted free agent after the season. While there are valid reasons to make the move, including the benefit of seeing how he meshes with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, there’s no guarantee Holiday would stick around after the season, Bodner adds.
Why can’t they just sign Holiday this offseason?
Real question is how could they get him there? He will be offered the max by a couple of different teams. Sixers may not have a chance.
There aren’t too many teams that can offer what the Sixers can in Embiid/Simmons/Saric. That team is pretty ideal for a good PG to step into and thrive IMO.
Depends on how you look at it. The Sixers are built to potentially be a contender a couple of years from now (unless one of Simmons/Saric turns out to be a mega star in the next two to three years, that trio, or quartet with Holiday, still doesn’t put them on a level to compete with Cleveland or Golden State). I imagine Holiday would want to start (and get paid well, so I doubt he goes to a mega team to come off the bench), he might see another team as being closer to contender status than the Sixers. Although, to be honest, can’t think of many teams off the top of my head that might have an opening at the PG spot next year, are/could be serious contenders, and might have the cap space outside of the Pelicans, Pacers, and Bucks. Knicks and Mavs could potentially be options, but they’re not necessarily better (or significantly worse) than the Sixers right now.
what about the nets makes them a attractive team lol
New York
Being a Sixers fan, I enjoyed the time Jrue was here. I would love to have him back. But it depends on how this will work with Ben. And with the draft being PG heavy I don’t know if be money to Jrue is worth it. Ben could be a point forward. Plus possible drafting a top PG. I’m not sure if Jrue as a two would work. Maybe I’m wrong.
Max money…. plays half a season. Rather figure out how to get Fultz/Ball.
Forreal they should’ve tanked just to get fultz. Dude should be the next elite pg to follow the kyrie elite
Sorry but “Otto Porter” and “max deal” should not ever be considered. Porter is a decent young player, but he is nowhere near a player worth that much.