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WallabyPie wrote:Bensational wrote:i always forget this one, but is it possible for players to sign an extension with a player option after 1 year? could Orlando offer Wall a max 4 year deal with player option after 1 year, so if Washington matches he walks after a year, and for his protection he's got a a long term deal if he's injured within that year?
Not possible. There can be only one option year per contract.
AddiFB wrote:I'm dumb and I forgot... when is the lottery again?
AddiFB wrote:I'm dumb and I forgot... when is the lottery again?
BadMofoPimp wrote:I bet the Lakers win the lottery.
July 11, 2012: The Lakers traded a 2013 first-round pick, a 2015 first-round pick, two second-round picks (in 2013 and 2014) and cash to Phoenix for Steve Nash.
In a trade that was widely viewed as a coup for the Lakers, the team acquired one of the premier point guards of the millennium (albeit the 38-year-old-version) for what was thought to be a collection of odds-and-ends. Again, we want to focus on the 2013 pick here.
The Lakers essentially agreed to give the Suns whatever pick they end up with in 2013. If the team misses the playoffs and ends up in the lottery (with one of the top 14 picks), the pick goes directly to Phoenix. If the Lakers somehow make the playoffs, then the Cavs still get the first shot at it, and the Lakers will end up with the worst pick from among [their own, the Cavs’, the Heat’s and the Kings’ picks]. But then whichever pick the Lakers end up with would go to Phoenix.
In summary, any way you slice it, the Suns get a first-round pick from the Lakers this summer. If we project the current records to the end of the season, the Lakers would be in the lottery and likely end up with the 10th pick, and the pick would be conveyed to Phoenix. (Historians will note that the Lakers’ only visits to the lottery were in 1994 and 2005, and both times they had the 10th pick, selecting Eddie Jones and Andrew Bynum, respectively.)
So if the Lakers want to have a first-round pick in this June’s draft, they’re going to have to trade for one. Their own pick will go to either Phoenix or Cleveland (likely Phoenix), and the team will be on the outside looking in on June 27. Unless Kupchak trades for another pick, his options are limited.
If Kupchak wants to fix the team through the draft, he likely won’t have a 2013 first-round pick at his disposal.
KingRobb02 wrote:BadMofoPimp wrote:I bet the Lakers win the lottery.
Do some research...
BadMofoPimp wrote:KingRobb02 wrote:BadMofoPimp wrote:I bet the Lakers win the lottery.
Do some research...
If the Suns win the lottery thru the Lakers, then that would still be sweet justice.
AddiFB wrote:I'm dumb and I forgot... when is the lottery again?
Neon1 wrote:Cigamodnalro wrote:trebone wrote:Noel is closer in size to Shaun Livingston than he is to Bynum, I am not worried about his knee injury as much, he will fit flawlessly next to Vucci and he has more than enough time to rehab and work on other parts of his game.
You say that our potential future PF is "closer in size to Shaun Livingston than he is to Bynum" like it is a good thing
Even if his damaged knees don't have to bear the brunt of 300 lbs of bulk and muscle, he is still a big...with...Livingston...legs.
Anthony Davis, Joakim Noah, Marcus Camby, Tyson Chandler. Were all under 220-227 pounds coming into the league at 6'11" - 7'1" tall, but yet nobody would have complained.
londoncollin wrote:Noonskadoodle wrote:londoncollin wrote:I remember when Noel went down there was talk about him having knee issues in the past. Was that ever substantiated or was it just like he was icing his knees after practice once.Noel's torn ACL might have been linked to an injury he suffered during his sophomore year in high school. According to this report from The Courier-Journal, Noel fractured the growth plate in his left knee and was forced to sit out the entire season.
Instead of waiting for the knee to fully recover, the lanky forward rushed back to the court to play AAU ball during the summer. It's not a sure thing that the high school injury is the reason for the torn ACL, but complications can arise if the knee does not fully heal.
"If the leg healed awkwardly and (Noel) had a malalignment in that knee, that could predispose him to future injuries in that leg," Dr. Robin West told the Courier-Journal.
This could be major.
cedric76 wrote:Let's get the height out of the way first. Yes, he is only 6'0" and doesn't have the prototypical height for an NBA point guard. But when we take a look at some of the best point guards in the NBA today, I see similarities with height.
Top NBA Point Guards, 6'1" or Shorter
Ty Lawson, Denver Nuggets—5'11"
Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers—6'0"
Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs—6'1"
Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics—6'1"
Last time I checked, all of these point guards have had success in the NBA one way or another. So height is not an issue.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1585 ... -five-pick
Bensational wrote:WallabyPie wrote:Bensational wrote:i always forget this one, but is it possible for players to sign an extension with a player option after 1 year? could Orlando offer Wall a max 4 year deal with player option after 1 year, so if Washington matches he walks after a year, and for his protection he's got a a long term deal if he's injured within that year?
Not possible. There can be only one option year per contract.
Ahhh, I see.
cedric76 wrote:Let's get the height out of the way first. Yes, he is only 6'0" and doesn't have the prototypical height for an NBA point guard. But when we take a look at some of the best point guards in the NBA today, I see similarities with height.
Top NBA Point Guards, 6'1" or Shorter
Ty Lawson, Denver Nuggets—5'11"
Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers—6'0"
Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs—6'1"
Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics—6'1"
Last time I checked, all of these point guards have had success in the NBA one way or another. So height is not an issue.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1585 ... -five-pick
