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April 24 -- NBA Early Entry Eligibility Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)

May 11-15 -- NBA Draft Combine 2016 (Chicago)
NBA Combine Coverage
Thursday, May 12 ESPN2 3 - 7 p.m.
Friday, May 13 ESPN2 3 - 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 14 NBATV 1 - 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 15 NBATV 9 p.m. - midnight
All Times EDT

May 17 -- NBA Draft Lottery 2016
7 p.m. EDT ESPN
Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)

June 13 -- NBA Draft Early Entry Entrant Withdrawal Deadline (5:00 p.m. ET)
June 23 -- NBA Draft 2016

[s]June 24th — Last day for pending restricted free agents to exercise player options
June 30th — Last official day of 2015/16 season; last day for teams to make qualifying offers to players eligible for restricted free agency.
July 1st — Official start of 2016/17 season; July moratorium begins.
July 6th — Last day of July moratorium

July 7th — Moratorium over; teams can begin signing players and making trades.

July 8-10 - Summer League Las Vegas

Game 1 Lakers vs Pelicans W 85-65
Game 2 76ers vs Lakers W 69-70
Game 3 Warriors vs Lakers W 65-78

July 15th — Last day for teams to issue required tenders to unsigned first-round picks; those players become free agents July 16th if not tendered.

July 23th — Last day for teams to unilaterally withdraw qualifying offers to restricted free agents

August 31st — Last day teams may waive players and apply the stretch provision to their 2016/17 salaries.

September 5th — Last day for teams to issue required tenders to unsigned 2nd-round picks; those players become free agents September 6th if not tendered.

Circa October 1st training camp opens

To Do List

Hire head coach

Finances

Six guaranteed contracts to date, Russell, Williams, A. Brown, Randle, Nance and Young
Brandon Bass player option

Salary cap estimated to come in at 92 million, Max Cap space available 64.5 million (this includes cap hold on second overall pick in NBA draft)

Qualifying Offers: Jordan Clarkson $2,725,003, Ryan Kelly $2,155,313, Tarik Black $1,180,431, Marcelo Huertas $1,074,636

The NBA is projecting their salary cap for the 16-17 as $92 million per a memo sent to league executives.
The cap is rising with the influx of national television contracts.

JEFF ZILLGITT/USA TODAY

Nice work.

The $92 mil cap gives us a nicer cushion to bring in two max players. Now if we can only find two max players not named Derozan willing to come to LA.

Technically can begin making trades right now, I think. As long as the other team isn't still playing.

Waiting for May 17th.. A month.. Ugh.

The only true relevant date is May 17th tbh

See you all next month May 17th. Let's hope we get that top pic

we will win the lottery

May 6, 2016 - Civil War

Sofa King wrote:May 6, 2016 - Civil War

No! -Rock voice- IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT HAPPENS UNTIL MAY SEVENTEEEEEEEEEEEENTH!

April 24: Goodbye Scott

I don't know if I have the balls to watch the lottery on the 17th.

We should do a chat room again like the last time. I think Slava set that up for us

miggs wrote:We should do a chat room again like the last time. I think Slava set that up for us

I second this.

miggs wrote:We should do a chat room again like the last time. I think Slava set that up for us

That's for the draft. The lottery is usually done in 15 mins.

Just a random question here as there is no need to start a new thread for this.

Since La/us? are planning on hiring a new coach b4 the lottery/draft is that safe to assume that the new coach who ever (kevin Ollie please) that may be, will have a saying on who we/la draft if we/la get that top pic?

skullz wrote:Just a random question here as there is no need to start a new thread for this.

Since La/us? are planning on hiring a new coach b4 the lottery/draft is that safe to assume that the new coach who ever (kevin Ollie please) that may be, will have a saying on who we/la draft if we/la get that top pic?

I would imagine so... Not that there's too many choices this year it's either a top three pick or nothing in the first round...

We have a second round pick #32? but that would be it unless they wheel and deal their way to another one or just buy one like they have previously

Slava wrote:

miggs wrote:We should do a chat room again like the last time. I think Slava set that up for us

That's for the draft. The lottery is usually done in 15 mins.

Damn snapchat it is y'all

There usually is quite a bit of coverage early on though, we can just talk here

JUST 15 DAYS!!!

NBA Combine Coverage


Thursday, May 12 ESPN2 3 - 7 p.m.
Friday, May 13 ESPN2 3 - 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 14 NBATV 1 - 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 15 NBATV 9 p.m. - midnight

All Times EDT

Sources: ESPN.com and NBA.com