Around the NBA - Whelp, that just about does it for the 2016-17 NBA season

[Kinglee]

hornets trade for dwight

Sensational deal for Charlotte! Perfect fit! Give him the damn ball!

[Greenie]

houston wants to dump beverly.....phil tried to get him before. i like beverly a lot. don't see the point though.

Bev for Kuz

[Kinglee]

houston wants to dump beverly.....phil tried to get him before. i like beverly a lot. don't see the point though.

Bev for Kuz

Kuz is beyond trash. I don't think any team in the league wants him. His mother prolly wouldn't take him.

[god shammgod]

houston wants to dump beverly.....phil tried to get him before. i like beverly a lot. don't see the point though.

Bev for Kuz

Kuz is beyond trash. I don't think any team in the league wants him. His mother prolly wouldn't take him.

the savagery

[god shammgod]

clippers thinking about trading deandre for tyson and 4 ? woody putting the band back together lol

[ctorres]

clippers thinking about trading deandre for tyson and 4 ? woody putting the band back together lol

Cp3 and Tyson might get to play together again too

[SelbyCobra]

DWade keeping it real

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[King of Canada]

Wade is really sticking it to the Bulls by picking up his option, but hey, he NEVER would have signed there if he didn't think he was getting his money in year two. I wonder if they buy him out now?

[ozwizard8]

Boston is the biggest loser of this offseason so far.

Trading a consensus #1 pick is disaster.
Think about you trade down A.Davis, KAT or many other consensus #1 picks.

They'll start to lose their role players soon. Their recent draft picks looks mediocre and Tatum's potential isnt that high.
They missed KP/Butler oppurtunities.

If they cant sign G.Hayward or Millsap they'll have another season without any improvement on their short or long term.

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D.Ainge owes his reputation to B.King.
If Phil find a GM like Billy King to receive couple unprotected 1st; he'd recover his reputation as GM/Pres.

[King of Canada]

Boston is the biggest loser of this offseason so far.

Trading a consensus #1 pick is disaster.
Think about you trade down A.Davis, KAT or many other consensus #1 picks.

They'll start to lose their role players soon. Their recent draft picks looks mediocre and Tatum's potential isnt that high.
They missed KP/Butler oppurtunities.

If they cant sign G.Hayward or Millsap they'll have another season without any improvement on their short or long term.

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D.Ainge owes his reputation to B.King.
If Phil find a GM like Billy King to receive couple unprotected 1st; he'd recover his reputation as GM/Pres.

If they sign Hayward (I don't think they will) with the hopes of then trading for George, I hope that Indy fleeces them.

[Dr. Detfink]

Random Thoughts....

1. Boston Celtics will look at this draft and think: Did we over think this moment? At first, I thought Ainge was going to trade from 1st to 3rd, then trade again to get Butler which would be HUGE upgrade over the garbage the C's have right now at SG. Instead Ainge blinked and he went to Thibs in Minnesota. Wow.

2. Stephen A. Smith bashes the Sixers' Tanking methods because it doesn't take GM talent to do nothing. He goes on to use Joe Dumars' unemployment as an example of injustice in the league? Dumars had a decent run but his descent started the moment he chose Darko over Carmelo Anthony, traded Chauncey for Allen Iverson, then overpaid Ben Gordon and Charlie Villaneueva....THAT'S why, Stephen. Taking on BAD deals when you have no leverage.

3. D. Wade upset he's not younger and taking down more money after he's been wiping his butt with $100 bills. Again, this upper tier of players colluding will continue to get worse. See Lavar Ball.

[SelbyCobra]

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[Dr. Detfink]

There is just so much to talk about...Chris Paul and Blake Griffin opted out of their player options.

Since Donald Sterling, the sleazier version of Trump was 86'd, the opportunistic Doc Rivers made it sound like a "racially diverse management team" was going to reverse the Clippers fortunes. Yeah, similar to the Knicks they had a good few seasons, making the playoffs with ONE appearance in the second round but "Lop City" is looking more and more like "Limp Dick City."

Chris Paul knows a sinking ship when he sees one. I'd be shocked if he took the money to come back. I think Paul has his eyes poised on Spurs.

Blake Griffin might be a decent fit on the Rockets or OKC. He has a lot of options and more time. Could he be headed to Miami.

At which case, Doc Rivers ain't sticking around either. Don't be surprised if he bolts to Orlando or to another team where he won't have as much pressure.

At the end of the day, the love of money is what drove the Clippers and avoiding the responsibility of failure is why they'll all scatter.

[King of Canada]

I keep having to go digging 4 pages deep every time I want to post something in this thread. I guess that just reflects all of the actual Knicks related news we've had lately.

Anyway, just wanted to say that I love that Indy is trying to take everything Boston has. I wouldn't trade PG to them either (with PG re-signing) without getting the BK pick as well as the Lakers pick.