EnySpree wrote:Melo is a free agent in 2018...

Giannis is a restricted free agent in 2017. What if he accepts a one year deal to become an unrestricted free agent in 2018?

Would have to be for his QO... teams don't offer one-year big dollar deals to RFAs so they can leave them the next year.

Bucks will offer max ext or QO.

Guy like him taking the QO would be highly unusual.

KP and Giannes would be a LEGIT future COMBO with versatility on both OFF and DEF

Giannes is a combination of Lebron James, Magic Johnson, and Durant's length/height/versatility with more strength/versatility/length size etc
He is a LEGIT PG and can DEFEND ALL 5 positions

Do not see him not signing a MAX extention as it affects his future raises, just hoping it is not a 5year with no player option

Probably the best chance is that it is a 4year deal,
I am hoping that The Bucks offer him a 4year deal with a player option after 3rd (at his demand of course)
So sometime after CA's contract ends with the rest of our acquisitions this summer is more likely, 2020 or after...

Using Thanasis as bait and I do believe that Thanasis can develop just as Trevor Ariza had developed into a solid player once he got confidence in his 3pt shot

During his draft he was project to go in the mid 1st round
And I was fascinated by him right away, using BRIGGS analogy that in 1 or 2 years he would be the #1 draft with no questions asked
With his age, he can still grow, has huge hands/wingspan *qualities that Kawaii/The Doctor and MANY GOATS/TOP TIER's have, to go with a Durant like body but has the ability to still grow more, with a YOUNG LEBRONS and Magic Johnson type of talent/versatility/skills/DEFENSE

On the draft, I was hoping we would use our assets in which we used to obtain AB to move up to acquire him *as we needed a versatile talent to pair with CA on both OFF and DEF and he has that type of skills/potential*

We drafted at 23 and Mason Plumlee was right before was while we drafted Tim Hardway JR which lead to Jerian Grant and now Derrick Rose
While Rudy Gobert was still on board and was the HIGHEST ceiling player that we let go

Briggs wanted players

such as

Kelly Olynk
Nate Walters
Eric Green
Mike Muscula

Above were all players that Briggs would have traded CA for, along with the entire team, after going back and forth about how CA should and should not be part of the NYK's future and making posts saying it was 100% certain and flip flopping again each time...

Believe that Olynk's was the next Dirk
Nate Walters the next Nash,
Eric Green the next Derrick Rose/Brandon Roy
Mike Muscula was labeled as 5 but Briggs said he was a 4 that was very skilled and could be similar to Tiaggo Splitter
Briggs was very upset we didnt draft Muscula and when Gobert started to put up numbers he started to question ALL the draft picks and why we did not draft Gobert
When Muscula put decent numbers he did the same thing

To Brigss credit though,
Victor Oladipo was project to go LATE in the draft and moved all the way up, with Briggs saying he was the #1 pick as he climbed up from the NCAA mid season, March Madness, and then to draft night

My point is this is Briggs Tendency is to try to find a SLEEPER and then draft him 20 spots earlier, saying it is a clear cut choice, and if it works out,
SEE I TOLD YOU SO, I KNEW IT....

Never ONCE did he make a POST about Giannes who I kept pushing for and even asked him, which he thought he had a lot of potential
So the ALL STAR and TOP TIER TALENT was right there but Briggs likes to find the Dark Horse that pays out 1000x to 1 instead

He likes SIZE and likes to use measurements/height to his advantage to make the player sound better
Dismissing speed/quickness, inability to defend the position, etc

Round Pick Player Position Nationality[n 1] Team School/club team
1 1 Anthony Bennett PF/SF Canada Cleveland Cavaliers UNLV (Fr.)
1 2 Victor Oladipo SG/PG United States Orlando Magic Indiana (Jr.)
1 3 Otto Porter SF United States Washington Wizards Georgetown (So.)
1 4 Cody Zeller PF/C United States Charlotte Bobcats Indiana (So.)
1 5 Alex Len C Ukraine Phoenix Suns Maryland (So.)
1 6 Nerlens Noel C United States New Orleans Pelicans (traded to Philadelphia)[A] Kentucky (Fr.)
1 7 Ben McLemore SG United States Sacramento Kings Kansas (Fr.)
1 8 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope SG United States Detroit Pistons Georgia (So.)
1 9 Trey Burke PG United States Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Utah)[B] Michigan (So.)
1 10 C.J. McCollum SG United States Portland Trail Blazers Lehigh (Sr.)
1 11 Michael Carter-Williams PG United States Philadelphia 76ers Syracuse (So.)
1 12 Steven Adams C New Zealand Oklahoma City Thunder (from Toronto via Houston)[a] Pittsburgh (Fr.)
1 13 Kelly Olynyk C Canada Dallas Mavericks (traded to Boston)[C] Gonzaga (Jr.)
1 14 Shabazz Muhammad SG/SF United States Utah Jazz (traded to Minnesota)[B] UCLA (Fr.)
1 15 Giannis Antetokounmpo SF/PF Greece Milwaukee Bucks Filathlitikos (Greece)
1 16 Lucas Nogueira C Brazil Boston Celtics (traded to Atlanta via Dallas)[C][D] Estudiantes (Spain)
1 17 Dennis Schröder PG Germany Atlanta Hawks Phantoms Braunschweig (Germany)
1 18 Shane Larkin PG United States Atlanta Hawks (from Houston via Brooklyn,[b] traded to Dallas)[D] Miami (FL) (So.)
1 19 Sergey Karasev SG/SF Russia Cleveland Cavaliers (from LA Lakers)[c] Triumph Lyubertsy (Russia)
1 20 Tony Snell SF United States Chicago Bulls New Mexico (Jr.)
1 21 Gorgui Dieng C Senegal Utah Jazz (from Golden State via Brooklyn,[d] traded to Minnesota)[B] Louisville (Jr.)
1 22 Mason Plumlee C United States Brooklyn Nets Duke (Sr.)
1 23 Solomon Hill SF United States Indiana Pacers Arizona (Sr.)
1 24 Tim Hardaway, Jr. SG United States New York Knicks Michigan (Jr.)
1 25 Reggie Bullock SF United States Los Angeles Clippers North Carolina (Jr.)
1 26 André Roberson SG/SF United States Minnesota Timberwolves (from Memphis via Houston,[e] traded to Oklahoma City via Golden State)[E] Colorado (Jr.)
1 27 Rudy Gobert C France Denver Nuggets (traded to Utah)[F] Cholet Basket (France)
1 28 Livio Jean-Charles# SF France San Antonio Spurs ASVEL Basket (France)
1 29 Archie Goodwin SG United States Oklahoma City Thunder (traded to Phoenix via Golden State) [E][G] Kentucky (Fr.)
1 30 Nemanja Nedović PG Serbia Phoenix Suns (from Miami via Cleveland and LA Lakers,[c][f] traded to Golden State)[G] Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania)
2 31 Allen Crabbe SG United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Orlando,[g] traded to Portland)[H] California (Jr.)
2 32 Álex Abrines# SG/SF Spain Oklahoma City Thunder (from Charlotte via Oklahoma City, Boston and Houston)[a] FC Barcelona (Spain)
2 33 Carrick Felix SG United States Cleveland Cavaliers Arizona State (Sr.)
2 34 Isaiah Canaan PG United States Houston Rockets (from Phoenix)[h] Murray State (Sr.)
2 35 Glen Rice, Jr. SG United States Philadelphia 76ers (from New Orleans,[i] traded to Washington)[I] Rio Grande Valley Vipers (NBA D-League)
2 36 Ray McCallum, Jr. PG United States Sacramento Kings Detroit (Jr.)
2 37 Tony Mitchell PF United States Detroit Pistons North Texas (So.)
2 38 Nate Wolters PG United States Washington Wizards (traded to Milwaukee via Philadelphia)[I][J] South Dakota State (Sr.)
2 39 Jeff Withey C United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Minnesota via Cleveland and Boston)[j] Kansas (Sr.)
2 40 Grant Jerrett PF United States Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Oklahoma City)[K] Arizona (Fr.)
2 41 Jamaal Franklin SG United States Memphis Grizzlies (from Toronto via Dallas and Toronto)[k] San Diego State (Jr.)
2 42 Pierre Jackson# PG United States Philadelphia 76ers (traded to New Orleans)[A] Baylor (Sr.)
2 43 Ricky Ledo SG Puerto Rico Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Dallas via Philadelphia)[J][L] Providence (Fr.)
2 44 Mike Muscala C United States Dallas Mavericks (traded to Atlanta)[D] Bucknell (Sr.)
2 45 Marko Todorović# PF/C Montenegro Portland Trail Blazers (from Boston)[j] FC Barcelona (Spain)
2 46 Erick Green PG United States Utah Jazz (traded to Denver)[F] Virginia Tech (Sr.)
2 47 Raulzinho Neto PG Brazil Atlanta Hawks (traded to Utah) Gipuzkoa Basket (Spain)
2 48 Ryan Kelly PF United States Los Angeles Lakers Duke (Sr.)
2 49 Erik Murphy PF Finland[n 2] Chicago Bulls Florida (Sr.)
2 50 James Ennis SF United States Atlanta Hawks (traded to Miami)[M] Long Beach State (Sr.)
2 51 Romero Osby# PF United States Orlando Magic (from Denver)[l] Oklahoma (Sr.)
2 52 Lorenzo Brown PG United States Minnesota Timberwolves (from Brooklyn via Minnesota and New Orleans)[m] NC State (Jr.)
2 53 Colton Iverson# C United States Indiana Pacers (traded to Boston)[N] Colorado State (Sr.)
2 54 Arsalan Kazemi# PF Iran Washington Wizards (from New York,[n] traded to Philadelphia)[I] Oregon (Sr.)
2 55 Joffrey Lauvergne C France Memphis Grizzlies (traded to Denver)[O] Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)
2 56 Peyton Siva PG United States Detroit Pistons (from Los Angeles Clippers)[o] Louisville (Sr.)
2 57 Alex Oriakhi# C United States Phoenix Suns (from Denver via LA Lakers)[f] Missouri (Sr.)
2 58 Deshaun Thomas# SF United States San Antonio Spurs Ohio State (Jr.)
2 59 Bojan Dubljević# PF Montenegro Minnesota Timberwolves (from Oklahoma City)[p] Valencia Basket (Spain)
2 60 Jānis Timma# SF Latvia Memphis Grizzlies (from Miami)[q] BK Ventspils (Latvia)

Knickoftime wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:I think Giannis would be a great guy to target. I know Durant just left but usually stars of that calibur do not leave. I think Giannis is at the very tippy top of the second tier and I think if we showed him the love the first second of FA he might be interested.

Stars of Durant's caliber leave, they just leave after their first rookie max extension.

Almost nobody of that caliber takes the restricted free agency qualifying offer. And if they are of that caliber, teams will match any restricted offer sheet.

Antetokounmpo will have to play for 1 year and $4.2m when the Bucks will offer him a guaranteed $100-120m.

He'd have to want out of Milwaukee BAD to turn that down. And there is no indication he does.