NBA Draft - Trades - Free Agents

[Clonamery]

They'll never win anything.

maybe not but they were never getting out of the 6th-8th best team in the East if they didn't.

 

[Deus Irae]

Milwaukee's going to spend $230 million to bring back Lopez and Middleton, per Woj.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

If this is true then Ainge has earned his money this summer. kemba isnt too much of a downgrade at the point, you keep Horford (hopefully on a reasonable deal) and maybe you add a cheap big man (Lopez?) Not bad at all.

 

[ViperGTS]

Brooklyn made the playoffs last year, as the #6 seed. There's no reason, as of now, that they shouldn't make it in again next year.

Irving is a negative gain. They were better off with Russell. I mean what do I care, the C’s and will be significantly better than the Nets.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Brooklyn made the playoffs last year, as the #6 seed. There's no reason, as of now, that they shouldn't make it in again next year.

If Kahwi and Butler leave, the Nets are in the thick of it. How long will Embiid's knees last? It is basically Boston, if Horford stays, and Milwaukee.

 

[Glen10]

How does the sign and trade thing with in basketball? Sorry to ask a silly question

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

maybe not but they were never getting out of the 6th-8th best team in the East if they didn't.

I like the Durant signing. I hate the Irving one. Wonder if Durant made it clear he wasn’t coming without Kyrie otherwise I really don’t understand that Irving for Russell swap.

 

[IcyPatriot]

How does the sign and trade thing with in basketball? Sorry to ask a silly question

A sign and trade let's you keep a max salary slot that you would have lost by a max player leaving.
See Bird rights.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

Irving is a negative gain. They were better off with Russell. I mean what do I care, the C’s and will be significantly better than the Nets.

Only thing I can think of is Durant made it clear he was a package deal with Irving.

 

[ViperGTS]

How does the sign and trade thing with in basketball? Sorry to ask a silly question

It isn’t silly. Most times a player can get a bigger deal from his current team, but cannot get the same deal in term or money from the team he wants to go to. So, the current team signs him, and then trades him to the other team in return for an asset(s). Thats the simple version.

 

[borg]

NBA is all about handing out bad contracts. Happy that rozier can get his.

Think about all the hose 2-14 NFL teams that have multi millionaires everywhere on their rosters.
All sports: too many teams divvying up too much money to too few good players.
Albert Haynesworth agrees

 

[IllegalContact]

The Big Al rumors:

4 years $112 mill contract out there in FA.
Celts would have gone 3 years $85-90 mill (Jackie MacMullan)
Celts working sign n trade to keep Big Al.
Teams lining up for Big Al (Sac, Phil, NOP, LA, etc)
Big Al not taking meetings

Let’s play along: Celts manage sign n trade....either:
Big Al takes less to stay
Boston extends offer to 4 years despite having to manage his health this year
Or
Every mediot knows nothing and just bends to the will of their corrupt self serving sources.

If Big Al does return: Ainge will look like a stealth superstar and Green Teamers will fellate ad nauseum.

Toss in next year C’s own #1, we have too many on the roster now.

Yabu needs to either stop playing like a pixie or be gone

 

[borg]

No Big Al?
At least we had an hour of rumor excitement.

Next thread: Time Lord Summer league analysis

 

[IcyPatriot]

Yabu needs to either stop playing like a pixie or be gone

Friggin wish he was gone .. been wishing it for a while.
He cannot jump to save his life ....

 

[IcyPatriot]

So WoJo is not golfing or fishing today ....
Great gig for Woj ....

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

Steve Bulpett pouring some cold water






Doesn't mean it's true, but it's certainly a cold water splash.

Celtics fan forum was saying he took down a tweet. Was this the one

 

[ViperGTS]

I think he took that tweet down shortly after he posted it. Does not mean he is not accurate but suspicious on why he deleted it

Still up.

 

[borg]

Friggin wish he was gone .. been wishing it for a while.
He cannot jump to save his life ....

When he swings that ass around I fear a little PG will get swatted to the rafters

 

[Deus Irae]

Free agent guard JJ Redick has agreed to a two-year, $26.5M deal to join the New Orleans Pelicans, league sources tell ESPN.

 

[IcyPatriot]

Would have been great if Jonas Valan?i?nas left Memphis ... oh well.