NBA Offseason

[DRiccio21]

What about Lewis?

You guys obviously read twitter and stuff more so I rely on you

nobody has any clue... they all just say 'sources say... ' and all of them are nonsense.

lewis and camby are still in play tho, but nobody knows for sure

[DRiccio21]

Ryan Anderson to the Hornets for Gustavo Ayon.

means a few things:

- Kaman, Landry and Belinelli done in New Orleans (as per Hollinger)
- Orlando pretty much tipping their hand that they aren't going to be with Howard much longer, if they thought they'd have him (even for a year) they'd keep Anderson.
- New Orleans has a few respectable pieces.

[shel311]

Championship!!!

[shel311]

"@johnhollinger: With no Okafor trade, Wizards could have had Anderson. But I guess they can't use cap space to compete with glamour markets like New Orleans"

[sammy33]

Really like the Anderson move. Hornets having a very good offseason.

[vicktim7]

I guess so Dave, makes sense when look at teams, I just don't know much about these guys coming in the JJ deal. I thought they were pretty much scrubs except their value is in the fact that their contracts expire.

scoring wise, look at it as swapping horford and random sg for johnson in that horford wasn't in uniform most of the year. i think they can be competitive, but definitely not contenders. the best case scenario is howard stays where he is and plays out his contract. we'd definitely have a shot at him in free agency and then have money to go after others. i worry about us giving up too much for howard in a trade. when you hear teague/horford for howard, what does that leave us? smith/howard and who else?

as for j-j-j-j-joe johnson, i hate to see him go, but it was a necessary thing to do. can't believe the nets took that contract.

as for marvin, he was in a hole to start with here due to the mess when he was drafted, but i can't figure out what was holding him back. i think he'll go elsewhere and raise his game to a new level. he has the talent.

[Matt90210]

can't believe the nets took that contract.

Don't lie. You can believe it.

[nick]

@JRudolphSports: Sources: Magic, Nets and Cavaliers near completion of Dwight Howard trade. Deal will include 11 players, cash and multiple draft picks.

[Matt90210]

Word is the Cavs are the ones willing to take on Humphries.

"If we help the Nets get Dwight, they can take down LeBron!"

[nick]

i rememvber when i went up to humphries in the 1st row by himself at a Jays game, got a graph, patted him on the shoulder and said good luck.. now hes fucked Kim K, and is apparently a half decent basketball player?

man i got the touch

[Matt90210]

i rememvber when i went up to humphries in the 1st row by himself at a Jays game, got a graph, patted him on the shoulder and said good luck.. now hes fucked Kim K, and is apparently a half decent basketball player?

man i got the touch

Will you touch me?

[vicktim7]

Word is the Cavs are the ones willing to take on Humphries.

"If we help the Nets get Dwight, they can take down LeBron!"

[shel311]

"@WojYahooNBA: Tentacles of Nets-Magic talks covering 14 players, 3 teams w/ possible 4th locking in to take MarShon Brooks to provide pick, sources tell Y"

[DRiccio21]

tentacles is a weird word.

[shel311]

@WojYahooNBA
In current structure of deal, Orlando gets Brook Lopez, Damion James, Shelden Williams, Luke Walton and 3 or 4 1st rounders, sources tell Y!

[Cnasty]

3 or 4 first rounders?? Good lord and that's a good deal for Orlando considering

[shel311]

3 or 4 first rounders?? Good lord and that's a good deal for Orlando considering

If all the 1st rounders are coming from NJ, it will be a bunch of picks in the 20s, which really isn't worth all that much.

[Cnasty]

But still, 3 or 4 first rounders is still a great deal including the big guys they get as well

[DRiccio21]

3 or 4 first rounders?? Good lord and that's a good deal for Orlando considering

If all the 1st rounders are coming from NJ, it will be a bunch of picks in the 20s, which really isn't worth all that much.

still valuable... and its Brooklyn.

many GMs covet late first round picks since you have the player cost controlled for very little.

[Matt90210]

Luke Walton is a champion, ya know.