Author Topic: The NBA thread (Read 1519567 times)

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #16560 on:** July 06, 2015, 11:18:18 AM »

Well, it's a new era of advertising money. People shouldn't be disappointed because players are getting their cut.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #16561 on:** July 06, 2015, 12:02:55 PM »

I don't think any rational person caress about how much these people make. The owners wouldn't be putting out the money if they weren't making shitloads themselves. I just think people don't quite know the current value of players relative to the salary cap.

Beezy · « **Reply #16562 on:** July 06, 2015, 04:52:39 PM »

Spurs got David West for the vet minimum. He wasn't joking about taking less to join a contender. I'm honestly expecting them to go to the finals again.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #16563 on:** July 06, 2015, 07:11:14 PM »

Yeah, the spurs are pretty crazy at this point.

benjipwns · « **Reply #16564 on:** July 06, 2015, 08:18:41 PM »

The one downside is they had to gut a bit of their bench. But Pop will handle it.

Pelton was projecting them at 65 wins even before they got West.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #16565 on:** July 06, 2015, 08:46:23 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on July 06, 2015, 08:18:41 PM

The one downside is they had to gut a bit of their bench. But Pop will handle it.

Pelton was projecting them at 65 wins even before they got West.

Seems kinda hard to accurately project Spurs wins, given how Pop rests players.

Will Manu come back?

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #16566 on:** July 06, 2015, 11:00:38 PM »

Cavs sign Mo Williams.

It's a cheap contract (2 years 4.3 mil) so its nothing to get mad about but its still kind of funny because of the history.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #16567 on:** July 06, 2015, 11:02:03 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on July 06, 2015, 11:00:38 PM

Cavs sign Mo Williams.

It's a cheap contract (2 years 4.3 mil) so its nothing to get mad about but its still kind of funny because of the history.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #16568 on:** July 06, 2015, 11:04:05 PM »

I'm guessing Delonte won't be invited to training camp, eh?

benjipwns · « **Reply #16569 on:** July 06, 2015, 11:07:53 PM »

He should probably wait until LeBron resigns. Don't want to be left behind again as LeBron bolts to San Antonio.

bluemax · « **Reply #16570 on:** July 07, 2015, 02:42:02 AM »

I can't believe I'm hoping the Clippers trade Crawful for Brendan Haywood.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #16571 on:** July 07, 2015, 02:51:47 PM »

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ESPN sources say that the Boston Celtics have agreed to trade for David Lee 6m

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THIS JUST IN: Celtics trade Gerald Wallace for David Lee

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #16572 on:** July 07, 2015, 03:01:59 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on July 07, 2015, 02:51:47 PM

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ESPN sources say that the Boston Celtics have agreed to trade for David Lee 6m

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THIS JUST IN: Celtics trade Gerald Wallace for David Lee

Not surprised. He had to go. Good trade by the celts.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #16573 on:** July 08, 2015, 01:04:42 PM »

Quote from: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13221695/los-angeles-clippers-lobbying-deandre-jordan-back-deal-dallas-mavericks

The Los Angeles Clippers are trying to persuade DeAndre Jordan to reconsider his decision to sign with the Mavericks after Jordan verbally committed to join Dallas last week, according to league sources.

Free agents are traditionally considered off limits once they strike a verbal agreement with a team during the NBA's annual moratorium period, but sources said the Clippers have pushed to secure a meeting Wednesday in Houston for coach and team president Doc Rivers and possibly owner Steve Ballmer to make one last face-to-face pitch to Jordan in an attempt to persuade him to walk away from the four-year, $80-plus million max deal he committed to with the Mavericks and instead stay with L.A.

Sources say that in recent days some Clippers players also have been in contact with Jordan, who informed both teams of his decision on Friday before flying to his offseason home in Houston.

Thursday is the first day teams and players can formally sign contracts once the moratorium is lifted. Sources say the Clippers, since Jordan's return to Houston, have been bypassing his representatives from Relativity Sports and have been urging him to take the Clippers' offer instead while there's still time.

The desperation is strong.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #16574 on:** July 08, 2015, 01:37:01 PM »

pls bb come back

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #16575 on:** July 08, 2015, 02:02:30 PM »

Quote from: The Walrus on July 08, 2015, 01:48:56 PM

Would be amazing if he did it.

If I was DAJ, I'd probably be more offended than happy about this eleventh hour pitch. It's like "Oh, now you suddenly care about me enough to make an actual effort?"

But I don't know what's in his heart or what's on his mind, of course.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #16576 on:** July 08, 2015, 02:46:38 PM »

Well, now it looks like DAJ going back to LA is basically happening already and Dallas is going to be left holding an empty bag.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #16577 on:** July 08, 2015, 08:38:35 PM »

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[Stein] DeAndre Jordan indicates to Clips he intends to stay BUT team reps not leaving DJ until he signs

[Stein] Mavs now fear they won't now get audience with Jordan as Clips have essentially surrounded him

[Shelburne] Clippers believe DJ is returning to LA but I'm told they are staying at his house until he can sign at midnight

dkdk · « **Reply #16578 on:** July 08, 2015, 08:42:49 PM »

Fuckery

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #16579 on:** July 08, 2015, 08:52:15 PM »

Mark Cuban should kidnap him and take him on a zany roadtrip and make a movie about it.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #16580 on:** July 08, 2015, 09:47:38 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on July 08, 2015, 08:38:35 PM

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[Stein] DeAndre Jordan indicates to Clips he intends to stay BUT team reps not leaving DJ until he signs

[Stein] Mavs now fear they won't now get audience with Jordan as Clips have essentially surrounded him

[Shelburne] Clippers believe DJ is returning to LA but I'm told they are staying at his house until he can sign at midnight

I can't believe this is even real, it's like something out of a bad movie.

dkdk · « **Reply #16581 on:** July 08, 2015, 09:56:58 PM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #16582 on:** July 08, 2015, 09:58:09 PM »

unaware huh

dkdk · « **Reply #16583 on:** July 08, 2015, 10:23:25 PM »

Quote from: The Walrus on July 08, 2015, 10:06:31 PM

I might have a good team in LA to root for next season

yeah it's all good until they don't make it past the 2nd round. again.

benjipwns · « **Reply #16584 on:** July 08, 2015, 10:51:18 PM »

https://twitter.com/blakegriffin32/status/618960135050825729

benjipwns · « **Reply #16585 on:** July 08, 2015, 10:55:01 PM »

https://twitter.com/chandlerparsons/status/618973316573958144

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #16586 on:** July 08, 2015, 11:04:24 PM »

hoooooly shit

bluemax · « **Reply #16587 on:** July 08, 2015, 11:05:20 PM »

Cuban's brother putting Broussard on blast is the highlight of a day of highlights.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #16588 on:** July 08, 2015, 11:32:30 PM »

Part of me wants to rip on DeAndre but I can't because I appreciate the drama so much. This was WWE level and that's always a good thing.

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #16589 on:** July 09, 2015, 12:00:08 AM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #16590 on:** July 09, 2015, 12:12:26 AM »

And now we wait for that moment sometime early next season when Jordan realizes all that things that made him consider leaving LA in the first place haven't changed at all.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #16591 on:** July 09, 2015, 12:34:22 AM »

Honestly from Jordan's perspective its a better situation. That team is better than the Mavs if he had gone there. I always thought he should have stayed. Maybe he shouldn't have needed to be all coddled but in the long run, its the right move.

The real thing is let's see if all that talk about improving his free throws actually turns into something. If he could just hit 60% of them, it would help his game immensely.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #16592 on:** July 09, 2015, 12:39:42 AM »

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/13224498/deandre-jordan-took-coward-way-decision-not-sign-dallas-mavericks

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But he took the coward's way out, refusing to accept phone calls from the Mavs' front office or his good buddy Chandler Parsons. Nor did he return text messages or tell owner Mark Cuban face-to-face why he changed his mind -- a decision that will take the Mavs years to overcome.

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Jordan left nothing but a wrecked franchise. How wild is that? A few days ago, the Mavs felt good about their two-year plan to build a legitimate contender.

Now, the entire franchise is in disarray because a 26-year-old free agent changed his mind.

Obviously if the Mavs were my team, I'd be feeling a bit salty at the moment too.

benjipwns · « **Reply #16593 on:** July 09, 2015, 12:45:12 AM »

Remember when the big thing was Dwight Coward?

Jordan's handled it better than that affair over two and a half years.

He's not the first to back out after the moratorium. Hedo Turkoglu did it with the Blazers for Toronto a few years back.

The most famous example for a while was probably Carlos Boozer backing out of a technically "illegal" "wink-wink" deal with Cleveland to continue his minimum salary contract for a larger payday to take Utah's max offer.

benjipwns · « **Reply #16594 on:** July 09, 2015, 12:45:38 AM »

Also, I saw someone from ESPN tweet that today was the fifth anniversary of The Decision.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #16595 on:** July 09, 2015, 01:19:43 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on July 09, 2015, 12:45:12 AM

He's not the first to back out after the moratorium. Hedo Turkoglu did it with the Blazers for Toronto a few years back.

Jason Kidd did it to the Mavericks a few years ago, but he was already old as hell by then, so it wasn't a big deal.

benjipwns · « **Reply #16596 on:** July 09, 2015, 01:26:38 AM »

The McDyess story is still the best.

He was leaning towards resigning with Denver, but then he got a bit of cold feet and Kidd and the other Suns all called him saying how much they wanted him back and that they were coming up to Denver to see him.

Dan Issel ordered Pepsi Center security to not allow them into the building under any circumstances, and McDyess thought he got stood up. So he resigned with Denver.

Dan Issel was such a bastard.

benjipwns · « **Reply #16597 on:** July 09, 2015, 02:59:10 AM »

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Entire #Raptors roster: $73 million
Joe Johnson, Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Young: $76.9 million

https://instagram.com/p/45uh7syjQY/
https://twitter.com/paulpierce34/status/618997675979988993
https://twitter.com/LAClippers/status/618994324458487810

benjipwns · « **Reply #16598 on:** July 09, 2015, 03:01:10 AM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #16599 on:** July 09, 2015, 04:43:12 AM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #16600 on:** July 09, 2015, 12:01:50 PM »

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Mark Cuban ‏@mcuban 2h2 hours ago
.@Chris_Broussard that's is the dumbest shit Ive ever heard. If you had any ethics u would msg me and I will give u his address

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Chris BroussardVerified account
‏@Chris_Broussard
@mcuban if you had the address last night, you would've gone to the house. I stand by my multiple sources who had u calling & texting them

drama!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #16601 on:** July 09, 2015, 01:10:07 PM »

DeAndre Judas

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #16602 on:** July 09, 2015, 02:04:12 PM »

As expected Lebron signs his two year deal with 1 year opt out for the raise.

2 years/47 million.

Kara · « **Reply #16603 on:** July 09, 2015, 02:20:09 PM »

Boozer lying to a blind man is one of the great betrayalatons.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #16604 on:** July 09, 2015, 06:09:53 PM »

The more I think about it, the more I'm coming around to the idea that this was Jordan's plan from the start and he never was serious about signing with the Mavs. What he wanted was to keep playing in LA, but felt like the Clippers, and especially CP3, didn't appreciate what he brought to the team. So, he shopped around until he found out just how desperate the Mavs were, promised to sign with them, and then let Cuban and Parsons crow about what an amazing deal they made by getting this top-tier player. With the clock winding down, he picked up the phone and told Doc Rivers that he was having second thought about his decision. Then the whole Clippers organization rushes down to Houston to tell Jordan what an amazing player he is and how sorry they are that they didn't appreciate him. Now, he goes back to LA a hero and the man who put one over on old Mark Cuban.

But maybe that's giving him too much credit and really he's just a flaky guy who can't decide what he wants.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #16605 on:** July 09, 2015, 06:56:07 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 09, 2015, 06:09:53 PM

But maybe that's giving him too much credit and really he's just a flaky guy who can't decide what he wants.

This.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #16606 on:** July 09, 2015, 07:26:40 PM »

Portland is making OKC pay the max for Kanter. Which means they will have to salary dump a few players.

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Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
OKC is just about $2.5M under the tax, so a max deal for Kanter would cost them nearly $40M.

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Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
OKC will likely match, + then look to deal Novak/Augustin/PJII for $0. But POR is forcing their hand. Lots of teams were rooting for this.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #16607 on:** July 09, 2015, 08:29:37 PM »

Kanter is a beast in my NBA2K13 league about 6 seasons into the future.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #16608 on:** July 10, 2015, 06:08:53 PM »

DeAndre Jordan out, Deron Williams in:

http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2015-07-10/deron-williams-nets-buyout-agreement-free-agent-mavericks?eadid=SOC%2FFB%2FSNMain

benjipwns · « **Reply #16609 on:** July 10, 2015, 06:35:44 PM »

Holy shit, I saw that this morning and was like, he can't be serious about a buyout.

Guess the Mavs can pay him a lot though.

EDIT: Guess they won't:

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Williams will sign with his hometown Mavericks. ESPN reports Williams and the Mavericks are expected to sign a two-year deal worth about $10 million

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #16610 on:** July 10, 2015, 06:46:37 PM »

Predictions for 1-8 in each conference next season?

East:

1) Cavs
2) Heat
3) Bulls
4) Hawks
5) Bucks
6) Pacers
7) Celtics

Wizards

West:

1) Warriors
2) Spurs
3) Rockets
4) Grizzlies
5) Clippers
6) Thunder
7) Jazz

Pelicans

benjipwns · « **Reply #16611 on:** July 10, 2015, 06:51:11 PM »

Amare signed with the Heat.

El Babua · « **Reply #16612 on:** July 10, 2015, 07:53:20 PM »

Really just hope Wade can play 70+ games, Bosh doesn't almost die again.

team filler · « **Reply #16613 on:** July 10, 2015, 08:51:38 PM »

hibbert da god

benjipwns · « **Reply #16614 on:** July 11, 2015, 04:50:18 AM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #16615 on:** July 11, 2015, 04:52:43 AM »

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DeAndre Jordan ✔@deandrejordan6
I want to publicly apologize to one of the best owners in the world @MCuban, the @DallasMavs and their fans.

DeAndre Jordan ✔@deandrejordan6
I am humbled by @DallasMavs & @MCuban kindness and understanding. I am sorry to have a change of heart.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #16616 on:** July 11, 2015, 01:44:20 PM »

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Keith Pompey – Verified account ‏@PompeyOnSixers

According to sources,#Sixers center Joel Embiid will have a second surgery and is likely to miss 2015-16 season. http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/deep-sixer/Embiid-likely-to-miss-season-after-2d-surgery.html …

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #16617 on:** July 11, 2015, 04:37:04 PM »

fffuck

benjipwns · « **Reply #16618 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:22:07 AM »

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The Sacramento Kings are closing in on signing former No. 1 overall draft pick Andrea Bargnani, according to league sources.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #16619 on:** July 12, 2015, 02:23:45 AM »

I love trolling Duke players but Okafar has some of the softest hands I've seen in awhile. And great foot work.

News:

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