Official Speculation & Free Agency Thread (Pt I, Mods Close)

[Nemesis21]

[JustDwight]

Orlando Magic = Living in a asset-less vacuum

[Magic#1]

Losing Scola and Martin and gaining Gasol doesn't even make them a better team. This **** makes no sense at all...I'm losing my mind.

I stopped thinking about that deal... it was getting me so mad... I had to think about something else lol

Wouldn't worry too much. Yesterday or two days ago it seemed pretty certain that CP was going to GS. Still, that rumor isn't good news and Houston and NOLA would be dumb to do that.

[Darth Magic]

Losing Scola and Martin and gaining Gasol doesn't even make them a better team. This **** makes no sense at all...I'm losing my mind.

I stopped thinking about that deal... it was getting me so mad... I had to think about something else lol

I could understand getting Gasol and Okafor and keeping Kmart cause that's a pretty good team. but to trade away Kmart and Scola for Gasol is inconceivable.

[ADRajX]

Source: Caron Butler agrees to terms with Clippers. Three years, 24M.

Wow... who broke that?

David Aldridge

Another thing too... Butler is a really good player (even though he's 30), borderline all-star (I think he has made the all-star team before)... does this make the Clippers more prone to offering Gordon in their trade package for CP3 or Dwight? Just curious

[MitchellUK]

Source: Caron Butler agrees to terms with Clippers. Three years, 24M.

Wow... who broke that?

David Aldridge

That basically eats up their cap room for next summer - $8m a year on Caron, the $8m a year they've offered DeAndre Jordan, Eric Gordon will be a free agent next summer and will almost certainly get $10m+. Good news for us.

[Nemesis21]

Orlando Magic = Living in a asset-less vacuum

[ADRajX]

Losing Scola and Martin and gaining Gasol doesn't even make them a better team. This **** makes no sense at all...I'm losing my mind.

I stopped thinking about that deal... it was getting me so mad... I had to think about something else lol

I could understand getting Gasol and Okafor and keeping Kmart cause that's a pretty good team. but to trade away Kmart and Scola for Gasol is inconceivable.

Same here... you would think Houston at least ask for Bynum or someone

[chunnyboy]

The Rockets are (Please Use More Appropriate Word). I don't understand how losing Scola and Martin for 31 year old Pau improves their roster. Who is their wing scorer?

Also, I think our roster isn't going to look much different on opening night than it does now. We don't have trade assets, nobody wants to play here because of Dwight having one foot out the door.

We'll probably roll with a Dwight/Bass/Hedo/Redick/Jameer opening lineup. Which is trash.

terence williams, chase budinger and courtney lee?

[Orlando Prodigy]

Can't wait for the news of Otis Smith signing an All Star to play with Dwight...Allen Iverson.

[ADRajX]

David Aldridge

That basically eats up their cap room for next summer - $8m a year on Caron, the $8m a year they've offered DeAndre Jordan, Eric Gordon will be a free agent next summer and will almost certainly get $10m+. Good news for us.

Okay, so this works to our favor then

[j_n]

Does anyone else think that the hornets might be spreading rumors about a done deal with the lakers just to levrage into a better deal with the clippers?

I mean, for the clippers, paul going to their rival is possibly my worst case scenario so if the only alternative is to trade gordon in order to aquire paul, than it seems like a much better idea than to watch the lakers get another series of rings.

I dont know, the last thing the hornets want to do is get back to no man's land and with an addiotion of scola and marting thats exactly where they will end up, so thats gotta be the worst trade possible for them.

[ADRajX]

Can't wait for the news of Otis Smith signing an All Star to play with Dwight...Allen Iverson.

Marbury and Keith Van Horn! lol

[Def Swami]

Same here... you would think Houston at least ask for Bynum or someone

Which is why I can't buy this deal happening. Makes no sense for Houston.

[ADRajX]

Does anyone else think that the hornets might be spreading rumors about a done deal with the lakers just to levrage into a better deal with the clippers?

I mean, for the clippers, paul going to their rival is possibly my worst case scenario so if the only alternative is to trade gordon in order to aquire paul, than it seems like a much better idea than to watch the lakers get another series of rings.

I dont know, the last thing the hornets want to do is get back to no man's land and with an addiotion of scola and marting thats exactly where they will end up, so thats gotta be the worst trade possible for them.

Could be a possible smokescreen... we all know the Magic have done something like that before

[The Real Dalic]

Orlando Magic = Living in a asset-less vacuum

[Orlando Prodigy]

I wish I was a journalist so I could post troll deals like that one and get the entire internet to freak out.

[ADRajX]

Same here... you would think Houston at least ask for Bynum or someone

Which is why I can't buy this deal happening. Makes no sense for Houston.

Hmm... now I'm starting to sense a smokescreen after the dust (and anger lol) settles

[Darth Magic]

Another thing too... Butler is a really good player (even though he's 30), borderline all-star (I think he has made the all-star team before)... does this make the Clippers more prone to offering Gordon in their trade package for CP3 or Dwight? Just curious

I just posted thta on twitter. Blake and Jordan for Dwight? Hmmm?

[ADRajX]

I wish I was a journalist so I could post troll deals like that one and get the entire internet to freak out.

We're all ready journalists, haven't you heard? lol