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If LaVine, Who Will The Detroit Pistons Target Before Trade Deadline? | The Valenti Show with Rico



If LaVine, Who Will The Detroit Pistons Target Before Trade Deadline? | The Valenti Show with Rico

All right so we will get back into the lions momentarily still got more football to get to this hour but I I have to bring this up now let me give you a disclaimer I cannot prove the following but it’s Monday and I’m going

To live in the world I want to live in okay I’m going to give you a in M with the breaking news right in my opinion the dramatization of how this went down now last week we told you the Zack LaVine thing if the Pistons trade for

This guy is a Unholy nightmare a day later Zack low ESPN the low post the smoke is real between the Pistons and Bulls I said oh dear baby Jesus no you don’t want this guy it’s the most odious contract in the league his own teammates

Ha his guts please God no well I want to tell you something David you’ve always wanted to hear this God is good because because not only is Zack LaVine not coming to Detroit he ain’t going nowhere here’s here’s in my world how this went David

I’m ready to become to drop you you want to join me come on now work with me on this the report came out that quote after Consulting his agency clutch Sports and the Bulls Zack LaVine elected to have season ending ankle surgery he didn’t have to he elected to

So let me tell you how I think this went down my opinion only Zack there’s a real good shot you end up in Detroit cut me the hell I am where’s where’s the gas pipe put me under slice me open wait I don’t understand that joke that what’s

The punchline no no no you’re going to go to Detroit yeah cut me what are my Alternatives uh really nothing I mean unless you’re injured I am my ankle hurts Cy I am cut me now now listen ain’t nobody mad about it but here’s your you know what you may

Have saved Troy from himself nope nope because second prize is the steak knives so now we’re going to spin the wheel of loserdom and come up with another bum that Troy Weaver will trade for and I have two names for you one of them may arouse Rico

Beard I just can’t get Rico to stop saying the man’s name but I know no hey calm down a report has said Tobias Harris is going to be this team’s Target but they quote may wait till free agency to pursue him now couple issues with Tobias Harris one

Being he’s not very good two being he’s 32 and three being you will have to pay him4 million a year combine that with kad’s rookie extension and Conrad at effing lation you’ve paid Tobias and Cade 80 million combined to win 26 games but here’s a name that I was

Told and it is going to be the target with three days to go to say this guy has some baggage would be an understatement I mean breaking news it’s like saying Rico’s black in fact true this player has baggage also true be on the lookout wait for Miles Bridges oh

Uh I thought you were G to say Zion but okay but then I was gonna say does he have baby mama drama but that’s also applicable uh also applicable Zion’s drama don’t land you a felony charge might just land you a disease or something but you could have had miles

For really nothing in the office look man so so here’s he was just okay so here’s the deal what’s third prize third prize is the Chris F update and what you can read in a lot of places the Pistons may end I’m so go ahead I’m gonna turn my mic off it’s

Okay it’s okay Pistons may end up doing a whole bunch of nothing which is another cause for termination how how is bogdanovic still here as he approaches age 35 on a 6 and 44 basketball team now oh you’ll say Team friendly deal what value does he hold

Here maybe he’ll be a part of the core four you you don’t own your first round pick the Knicks are going to get one of the next three years I was about to say well maybe they’ll just wait to this year’s draft wait I I will tell you

We’re not doing this today but people I did this exercise with the fellas here and I said guys here’s the alleged top 10 in the mock draft and when you read the NBA comps to these guys it’s like welfare Tyreek Evans you basically got a steal with Thompson donat sabonis rookie

Year uh here’s your comp John Collins it is a collection of bums and you’re like oh my dear God so bad that I said maybe this is the year you just pick up the Knicks and say guess what Rico’s like no no you want this year’s selection we’re

Dropping the No No it’s your weekend for we’re dropping the pick off at your house I’m telling you right now you may end up trying to acquire miles Bridges it’s just something I was told by somebody who covers the league they’re good at what they do this is not

My scoop I’m trying to help you so it was bad enough that Troy may or may not have wanted to bring Zack LaVine here but now second prize is the steak knives it could either be a player you could have had for free like you’re about to what are you

Giving up for miles Bridges I just somehow feel like the Hornets are about to say yes make this deal so it could be miles Bridges and Tobias Harris as your two big Acquisitions enjoy got to get them to d double digit win if they don’t trade bogdanovich you have to help me

Understand who is calling the shots in this organization I mean a 35-year-old Wing has no place on a 6 and 44 team what does he have pictures of does he know where hafa is buried like what info does bogdanovich have that he can’t get himself out of Detroit and if do

Both but do bogdanovich’s representation do they hate him so much that they won’t get him out of here like has he asked them and they’re lying to him like no no nobody wants you everybody wants him you could call the Sixers today they are desperate for a high volume three-point

Shooter on the wing desperate but be be prepared and if you go well gez I remember miles bridg is at State man you got to do the Google miles that’s some problems and they’re of the very low rent variety moral compass it ain’t just broken he don’t possess

One do you believe this I don’t Eddie was free oh okay and off seon I’ve lost him what’s crazy though Mike is I do believe this no no I’m telling you to to believe it this is I can’t I don’t want to this is not fair I want my team to be

Good but then these can’t be this can’t be the answer and then not trading bonovich not trading Monty mois not trading Joe Harris boie has become the new Jeremy Grant where you just held on and held on and the value went from you could probably get a nice little Hall back to

Just just take them give give us something back every return look they just gave up two second round picks because they needed to make up for the poo poo platter that is Marvin baggley and Troy’s decision to pay they owe the Knicks a first round pick the Knicks I

Think are getting your second round pick this year which will’ll be picked you know like 31 or whatever it is you need assets keep your eye on it now look before miles got in a bunch of trouble I had no problem with Rico bringing up go after miles Bridges make the Hornets

Match the offer Etc well one problem about 48 hours before free agency open miles ended his career sort of but then you could have gotten him on a cheap kind of prove it contract cuz Charlotte wasn’t going to match it but they’re like well I guess we got to extend him

Something so now you’re going to trade assets you really don’t have to get a guy you could have got for nothing so here’s the future of your team miles Bridges Tobias Harris and Cade all on New Deals and you’re capped out what’s that team winning 26 games you know what

It beats six no it does not beat six I want the playoffs Kenny I don’t know but the math says to me 26 is still better than six they either get you to the playoffs but you know you’re not setting NBA records for futility there’s your update I’m just passing it along I’m

Really not liking you laugh about this I’m really upset I thought he was well you know what originally I thought he was going to say Ben Simmons and that’s when I was just going to just lose it right there man had a triple double and what like his game did the

First game back didn’t he have a triple double what the Horizon league and he did he was wearing he was wearing orange sunglasses who was guarding him cookie Marsh Rico miles bridges in all seriousness I mean I guess Troy feels like I gotta make a move and he’s hoping but think it makes

Sense though Mike he thinks he can rehabilitate everybody’s career he thought he could do it with baggley he does this is like the uh passage Malibu for for basketball players come here and I can fix you except for he doesn’t fix anybody they just leave with a hat and a bag that’s about

It I think the problem I have is I mean all right let’s separate the personal and the professional I mean miles has come back with Charlotte he’s putting up like 22 shots T night he’s scoring but yeah it’s coming off the EXP he’s shooting a lot

But he is if you look at just the the box score you’re like wow you know that it’s actually good for the Pistons he’s lately been on fire the problem is he doesn’t guard anybody but does anybody guard anybody but Rico hold on now I fair but when it’s already the worst

Defensive team in basketball I don’t need to add more bad to bad you know at a certain point there needs to be people who want to play defense meet me in the middle if you take miles they got to take Killian I can live with that

Okay there you go there’s your 10 cent update keep your eye out

Zach LaVine will miss the remainder of the season due to surgery, who will the Pistons turn to now? #pistons #nba #basketball

17 Comments

  1. Miles bridges is a good player, Only 25. Off court doesn't matter, if it did, he wouldn't be in the leauge. Miles wouldn't have signed a cheap Deal, especially if he knew Charlotte wasn't going to match

  2. They HAVE to spend a ton of money just to get to the salary cap floor… You're losing Joe Harris, Wiseman, Killian, Burks, Muscala, Danilo, Knox, and Monte Morris (They even got rid of Bagley's contract as well) that's over $70m right there, maybe you resign a guy or two but there's no guarantee they or Miles, Tobias, etc. sign with you in the offseason either. Pistons have to spend $111m next season regardless because the salary cap floor mandates they have to spend that much. Cade's new deal won't kick in next season either but the year after, so Cade's new deal doesn't affect next season's payroll. They have to add to payroll in a very significant way as most of the core will still be on their rookie deals for the next 2-4 years. How do they do that? Trade for an albatross or sign one and there's no guarantee they can sign one. If you trade Bojan and his $20m that means you're also ridding your roster of its highest paid player, on top of the over $70m that you already needed to spend this offseason. LaVine would've been a total bust here, glad he "got injured" and decided on surgery immediately to prevent the trade from happening but the Pistons need a contract like that on the books sooner rather than later and like Mike said this FA class sucks.

  3. Pistons shld have never traded Bey. It has fallen off since. Bey with Ivey and Duran with Stewart off Bench could have been the glue. Cade is good but he needs a Batman. To me Pistons should have built around Ivey.

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