In a piece on Monday for ESPN (Insider-only link), Bobby Marks laid out the 10 questions that he believes will define the 2021 off-season.
Some of the questions discussed include how COVID-19 will affect the league’s salary cap, which position has the deepest free agent pool, the next All-Star to get traded, and the futures of stars Chris Paul and Kawhi Leonard with their current teams, as well as the Grizzlies‘ ability to be a dark-horse player in free agency.
As a bonus, Marks touches on Joel Embiid‘s looming extension, whether Kevin Love can rediscover his game and improve his trade value with Team USA, John Collins‘ restricted free agency, and more.
We have more from around the world of basketball:
- Former Bulls wing Paul Zipser has signed a three-year extension with German team Bayern Munchen, according to a team press release. Zipser averaged 4.7 PPG over 98 games in his two seasons in Chicago.
- Henry Ellenson has signed with Obradoiro CAB of the Spanish Liga ACB, per a team press release. Ellenson, the former 18th overall pick, played two games this season for the Raptors and was one of the leading scorers in the G League.
- Myke Henry has agreed to a deal with French team Champagne Basket, reports Ennio Terrasi Borghesan of Sportando. The small forward played 20 games for the Grizzlies in the 2017/2018 season, averaging 5.4 PPG and 1.6 SPG.
Zipser I barely know her
That ain’t no Bull
dont’t ever be caught with your zipser down. does that work?
Favorite player of all time Randy Duck from California at Berkeley
That first segment was written like a local news tease ad, made worse with illogical transitions. Is Cohen banned from supplying any quick answers to those questions?
“As a bonus”— hmm So 13+ not 10?
Love is still valuable to right team. Rediscover really ?
Must have never played ball. A team can probably get Love cheap. I think he’s worth looking into. The Wolves should be first in line.
No one can get him “cheap” unless Cleveland eats his contract and releases him, which really is unlikely. He never was a superstar, just a star, unable to carry a team on his back, so why would anyone be interested at this point? I am still wondering why Cleveland re-upped him when they did.
If he is traded, by rule the salaries must come close. So he is no more expensive than what would go the other way. (There can be a 25% difference.)
He does not have to be able to carry a team; very few players are; you know this stuff, the KLove story.