NBA Offseason Discussion Thread

[SAIYANS]

Sorry Kareem, Shaq, and Kobe this man getting a statue first

 

[PHX]

I actually like the trade for Denver and Philly. Denver is a deep damn good team and now get one of the better overall players in the league in A.I. And Bynum in Philly is a damn good move for them as they were already a team on the rise. Them having to eat J-Rich's contract kinda sucks though.

 

[SAIYANS]

I like this team for Denver because they got exposed when Artest came back and they couldn't run Miller/Lawson together and Afflalo couldn't make a damn play at all with Kobe on Lawson in game 7. Iggy makes plays, he defends, does a little bit of everything and should be a good fit.

I like this for Phili and I like it for Bynum, he gets to be a total focus. Funny thing is he and Kwame may start together like LA envisioned years ago lol. Kwame, Hawes, and Bynum isn't a terrible 3 big rotation as Hawes can score and Kwame can defend one on one in the post. Turner also gets more room to grow as do the 2 Young's and Wright.

Orlando, Afflalo and Harrington, LOL ... That is all

Lakers ... My feelings, man this is like the Ice Cube song "Today is a good day!" Hell this whole summer is we took Nash from you Mak, Dwight from Brandun, Jamison for pennies, and didn't even give up Ron/Pau or take back bad shit like Turk

 

[PHX]

Orlando I wouldn't laugh as it might pan out great for their future. Affalo is a nice young guard, Maurice Harkless is a Iggy type of player which is why I thought Philly would trade Iggy and keep him but they traded both but it all depends on those draft picks and how they pan out as they are gonna get a good amount of those in this deal. So I won't laugh at them just yet.

 

[Dademo]

LOL Lakers have no depth. Have fun with that when your playing OKC or the Clippers. They'll be better, but they won't beat OKC or the Heat, and Dwight's just gonna ditch for Atlanta in 2013.

 

[PHX]

Where Atlanta come from? I know he from there but he never expressed interest in going there was mostly New Jersey.

 

[Dademo]

Where Atlanta come from? I know he from there but he never expressed interest in going there was mostly New Jersey.

Josh Smith is a childhood friend of Dwight's and I heard that he will sign with either ATL or DAL if he becomes a free agent this season.

 

[PHX]

Yeah I knew about hi being childhood friends with Smith but haven't heard about him wanting to actually be there and I haven't heard about him wanting in Dallas aside from when it seemed like Deron was going there. I still think New Jersey is his number 1 option despite getting traded to L.A

 

[SAIYANS]

LOL Lakers have no depth. Have fun with that when your playing OKC or the Clippers. They'll be better, but they won't beat OKC or the Heat, and Dwight's just gonna ditch for Atlanta in 2013.

LMFAOLeave LA for Atlanta? A place that doesn't sell out despite being a playoff team every year. A place where you don't get the Addidas money. A place where you can't make movies. Did I even mention Dwight has lived in LA since his back surgery in May and been to a Dodger game every week at the expense of Magic? Oh and his girl just got a record deal in LA to boot.

It would be stupid to go and play with Josh Smith when Kobe, Nash, and Pau are all better than him.its also career suicide not to stay after the trade mess with a team like the Lakers who always win and stay relevant very decade Lakers FC is actually deep.

Dwight, Pau, Hill who averaged solid playoff number, McRoberts who was a starter before last year, Jamison who was 17/6 last year, and Artest who averaged 14/4/4 and shot 39% on his 3s since the all star break last year. They don't have back court depth, but really and tilt they have never had it. Kobe always did everyone's job and Fisher made huge shots, now they have Nash.

 

[SAIYANS]

Yeah I knew about hi being childhood friends with Smith but haven't heard about him wanting to actually be there and I haven't heard about him wanting in Dallas aside from when it seemed like Deron was going there. I still think New Jersey is his number 1 option despite getting traded to L.A

Yes but the great thing aout the new CBA is no team over the tax can do sign and trades after this summer. LA used this summer to CDs in on Nash and Dwight, knowing that Dwight can't force himself to NJ as they can't trade for him h der league rules due to the cap.

 

[Dademo]

LMFAOLeave LA for Atlanta? A place that doesn't sell out despite being a playoff team every year. A place where you don't get the Addidas money. A place where you can't make movies. Did I even mention Dwight has lived in LA since his back surgery in May and been to a Dodger game every week at the expense of Magic? Oh and his girl just got a record deal in LA to boot.

It would be stupid to go and play with Josh Smith when Kobe, Nash, and Pau are all better than him.its also career suicide not to stay after the trade mess with a team like the Lakers who always win and stay relevant very decade Lakers FC is actually deep.

Dwight, Pau, Hill who averaged solid playoff number, McRoberts who was a starter before last year, Jamison who was 17/6 last year, and Artest who averaged 14/4/4 and shot 39% on his 3s since the all star break last year. They don't have back court depth, but really and tilt they have never had it. Kobe always did everyone's job and Fisher made huge shots, now they have Nash.

Maybe not ATL, but I would assume he signs there over Dallas. Kobe will be 35 and Nash 39 next year. Get over it. He ain't staying!

Dwight Howard Won't Sign Extension After Trade To Lakers, According To Report - SBNation.com

 

[PHX]

I wasn't talking about him being traded obviously was talking about him going into free agency which he already said he was gonna do no matter where he landed. He probably very well could just extend with L.A but it won't go without him going into to free agency first.

As for your other post while agree the notion of him going to ATL after L.A would be silly don't forget that by 3 years Pau, Kobe and Nash could all be retired which I'm sure he'll think about come next offseason.

 

[SAIYANS]

And don't forget la has only missed the playoff 5 times ever and been in the finals every decade which shows the Buss family will spend, reload, and compete better than any other team in the league. What team can say they have missed fewer postseasons, played in half of all the nba finals of all time, and haven't missed a decade playing in a finals?

And no he won't sign an extension, neither will Bynum? Why would you when you give up 2 years and 30mil of you are them? The new CBA ales sure you re-sign after a deal ends with your bird rights over extending

 

[PHX]

Just saying it's not far fetched to think he won't try and bolt for NJ when that was always the place he wanted to be. He'll probably stay in L.A but you never know. Plus it's gonna be tougher for the to reup considering they're trading all their draft picks away.

 

[SAIYANS]

Just saying it's not far fetched to think he won't try and bolt for NJ when that was always the place he wanted to be. He'll probably stay in L.A but you never know. Plus it's gonna be tougher for the to reup considering they're trading all their draft picks away.

NJ is over the cap. No team over the salary cap may do a sign and trade as of year 3 under the new CBA. There is no way he can go there. He can't sign outright. He can't be signed and traded there like say LA did with Nash via Phoenix. The lakers used the CBA to its advantage because signs and trade won't be there next year for the nets. Dallas is the only place he can go but they have never signed a big free agent ever and the core isn't better as they would have to let go of everyone else but Mayo, Marion, and Dirk who have multi year deals as a max with Dwight plus them would put them at the cap.