Around the NBA, 2015-16 Season Thread

[therealbig3]

OKC definitely got better imo. Ibaka has been living off his overrated to begin with reputation as a defender for a while now. He's an average-ish defensive player that can hit the 3. Well, so is Ilyasova. And they have Oladipo now.

Great move for OKC. Durant would be a fool to leave.

[therealbig3]

Um, apparently, there's a rumor that the Wizards are going to offer Noah a 4 year, 120 million dollar contract...

Horford at 26 million doesn't sound nearly so bad now lol.

[CalamityX12]

I do like Oladipo to OKC... even as a starter if.....

Damn ORL got fleeced indeed.... Not sure Ibake worth all that but at same time, they are able to resign some guys now...

[Claud]

Wiz offering Noah the max...wow that's insane!

I would not mind Conley/Horford here though...

Conley/Whitehead/Yogi
Bogdanovic/SkillPatrick/Brown
RHJ/LeVert
Horford/CMac
Lopez/Reed

[DarkXaero]

No way Noah is getting a max. That's gotta be a BS source.

[DeRoma]

Wiz offering Noah the max...wow that's insane!

I would not mind Conley/Horford here though...

Conley/Whitehead/Yogi
Bogdanovic/SkillPatrick/Brown
RHJ/LeVert
Horford/CMac
Lopez/Reed

I think its more along the lines of

Rondo/Whitehead/Yogi
Bazemore/LeVert/Killpatrick
RHJ/Bojan/
Anderson/Mcculough/Bennett
Lopez/Vesely

[Claud]

Wiz offering Noah the max...wow that's insane!

I would not mind Conley/Horford here though...

Conley/Whitehead/Yogi
Bogdanovic/SkillPatrick/Brown
RHJ/LeVert
Horford/CMac
Lopez/Reed

I think its more along the lines of

Rondo/Whitehead/Yogi
Bazemore/LeVert/Killpatrick
RHJ/Bojan/
Anderson/Mcculough/Bennett
Lopez/Vesely

Forgot about Bennett...maybe Marks has already signed him?

Ryan would be a good fit offensively next to Brook but on defense we'd have 2 slow bigs... we'd get killed IMO.

[Keith Van Horn]

Um, apparently, there's a rumor that the Wizards are going to offer Noah a 4 year, 120 million dollar contract...

Horford at 26 million doesn't sound nearly so bad now lol.

no way.... why in the world...

[DeRoma]

Wiz offering Noah the max...wow that's insane!

I would not mind Conley/Horford here though...

Conley/Whitehead/Yogi
Bogdanovic/SkillPatrick/Brown
RHJ/LeVert
Horford/CMac
Lopez/Reed

I think its more along the lines of

Rondo/Whitehead/Yogi
Bazemore/LeVert/Killpatrick
RHJ/Bojan/
Anderson/Mcculough/Bennett
Lopez/Vesely

Forgot about Bennett...maybe Marks has already signed him?

Ryan would be a good fit offensively next to Brook but on defense we'd have 2 slow bigs... we'd get killed IMO.

That's a competitive who will be fighting for a playoff spot. Which is what Marks has been addressing. We will be competitive.

[Keith Van Horn]

also, if Noah is getting that kind of an offer... does that mean they're moving on from Beal?

[MrDollarBills]

Wiz offering Noah the max...wow that's insane!

I would not mind Conley/Horford here though...

Conley/Whitehead/Yogi
Bogdanovic/SkillPatrick/Brown
RHJ/LeVert
Horford/CMac
Lopez/Reed

I think its more along the lines of

Rondo/Whitehead/Yogi
Bazemore/LeVert/Killpatrick
RHJ/Bojan/
Anderson/Mcculough/Bennett
Lopez/Vesely

We need to pray that this is what we walk away with when the smoke clears.

[isekii]

I'm not a fan of Anderson

[Keith Van Horn]

I will be a happy, happy camper if we can sign Horford, Beal, and Rondo.

[DeRoma]

I'm not a fan of Anderson

i'm eh about him but i'm pretty sure its gonna be between sully and anderson

[Dirk]

I'm not a fan of Anderson

i'm eh about him but i'm pretty sure its gonna be between sully and anderson

Anderson is only 28, but he looks like he is on the decline already. Missed a ton of games in the last 3 years. On defence, he is a statue... just doesn't look like he plays hard enough at times. It often feels like he comes in, jacks up threes while givThe last two seasons were bad. The team signing him will basically be gambling that his heart is in the game and he can stay healthy. Is he better than Teletovic? And he'll make 8-10 million more per year.

It's interesting to notice that his DRPM is really bad: http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/page/3/sort/DRPM/position/6 Teletovic is worse

But between him and Sullinger, definitely Anderson.

[CalamityX12]

also, if Noah is getting that kind of an offer... does that mean they're moving on from Beal?

the plot thickens...

[NyCeEvO]

OKC definitely got better imo. Ibaka has been living off his overrated to begin with reputation as a defender for a while now. He's an average-ish defensive player that can hit the 3. Well, so is Ilyasova. And they have Oladipo now.

Great move for OKC. Durant would be a fool to leave.

That's not the way stars think though. LBJ was upset that Miami traded away Mike Miller. Was he a noteworthy player? Nope, just LBJ's friend.

Guys like LBJ and KD believe that they turn any team that they're on into a contender. All I've heard is that OKC must've talked to Durant because...you know they've must have. I haven't heard anyone confirm that he approved the trade. If KD was ok with sending Ibaka, that's fine. If he didn't want it to happen or didn't want to be liable for influencing their decision-making that isn't a good sign.

KD is not a GM who has to think about what's best for the organization going forward. KD thinks about what's best for him and what makes him happy. If he thinks that Ibaka was a good teammate/friend, it doesn't matter if Oladipo is a good player unless KD actually likes him too.

[isekii]

I'm not a fan of Anderson

i'm eh about him but i'm pretty sure its gonna be between sully and anderson

he's going to be overpaid big time ~ and I don't think he fits with our squad.

[NyCeEvO]

The wiretap says the Sixers are interested in Harrison Barnes and Dion Waiters. This can't be true, right?

[jbeachboy]

it is true, sixers want them which makes no sense since they just got simmons, luwu and covington.