Official Speculation Thread (Pt XXI, Mods Close)

Edrock · Post #1441 » by **Edrock** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:43 pm

fendilim wrote:
“Good thing he didn’t go to college,” a team official texted about Howard Thursday morning. “He would have never been able to pick a school.”

Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/21 ... z1pCDZcor0

I actually think that his preps-to-pros jump probably did factor into his behavior during this entire process. I don't know how far along he went with college recruiting/letters of intent, etc. But if he never had to go through that decision making process then this is all fairly new to him. Signing a new contract after his rookie contract was a no-brainer considering the state of the team at the time (on the way up), but he really had some things to think about where he wanted to spend his prime years. He still does.

DwightrulestheEast · Post #1442 » by **DwightrulestheEast** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:44 pm

Feeling a little bit nervous at the moment, sign the damn papers already Dwight!

eraman2008 · Post #1443 » by **eraman2008** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:45 pm

I wish we would of made it to the second round last year.
would of been a big D-Rose D-12 commercial

Edrock · Post #1444 » by **Edrock** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:45 pm

drsd wrote:
magicfan84 wrote:Hedo/Duhon/1st for Beasley/Darko

gives us a more potent scoring sf and backup C - Gives Min another sf to handle the ball, a backup pg, and a first round pick

Jrich for E.Bledsoe gives us a backup young pg gives LAC the big sg they need after losing Billups

If Hedo and Duhon are traded, Orlando will not have ball handlers. Nelson will miss more games this season; do we fans really want Smith to start?

There are some veteran PG's that can be signed... I mentioned Anthony Carter is out there...

magicman123 · Post #1445 » by **magicman123** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:45 pm

whose that blonde

warren4prez · Post #1446 » by **warren4prez** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:47 pm

ESPN wow!!! If Dwight would have walked he would have signed a 4yr deal in NJ, all they kept saying was he still young and he will get another MAX contract, after the 4yrs. So now he opts in for 1yr after that yr and he can get MAX contract still in his 20's but they are not saying that ish!!!! WOW!!!!!

MagicFan41 · Post #1447 » by **MagicFan41** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:47 pm

magicman123 wrote:whose that blonde

mine.

ADRajX · Post #1448 » by **ADRajX** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:47 pm

DwightrulestheEast wrote:Feeling a little bit nervous at the moment, sign the damn papers already Dwight!

They'll sign it at 12:15pm... in the meantime they are watching Dwight's favorite film... Finding Nemo... Hedo's also bringing over some pizza.

Nolimit1211 · Post #1449 » by **Nolimit1211** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:47 pm

Can we still get Bynum?

8-)

Magicfn1 · Post #1450 » by **Magicfn1** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:48 pm

DJRajX wrote:
DwightrulestheEast wrote:Feeling a little bit nervous at the moment, sign the damn papers already Dwight!

They'll sign it at 12:15pm... in the meantime they are watching Dwight's favorite film... Finding Nemo... Hedo's also bringing over some pizza.

Ball.

ADRajX · Post #1451 » by **ADRajX** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:48 pm

warren4prez wrote:ESPN wow!!! If Dwight would have walked he would have signed a 4yr deal in NJ, all they kept saying was he still young and he will get another MAX contract, after the 4yrs. So now he opts in for 1yr after that yr and he can get MAX contract still in his 20's but they are not saying that ish!!!! WOW!!!!!

I knew something was off with their facts when I saw that graphic.. ESPN... or BSPN skewing facts yet again to push their point/agenda.

tjm384 · Post #1452 » by **tjm384** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:48 pm

Grizzlies traded Sam Young to the 76ers. Wouldn't have minded him off of Orlando's bench.

ZeusIsLoose · Post #1453 » by **ZeusIsLoose** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:49 pm

tjm384 wrote:Grizzlies traded Sam Young to the 76ers. Wouldn't have minded him off of Orlando's bench.

Orlando has more pressing things to take care of then signing Sam Young

JBR152 · Post #1454 » by **JBR152** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:49 pm

Has Rudolph been on NBATV yet? I just tuned in.

Idunkonyou2 · Post #1455 » by **Idunkonyou2** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:49 pm

Nolimit1211 wrote:So Dwight is actually losing money by opting in... ESPN says for him to get the most money, he should promise them he'll opt-out and come right back to get the most money.. but D12 understands everythings been so crazy that'll take this lose and opt in!

New respect for this man!

He isn't losing money. ESPN are just flat stupid. They think that even if Howard opts in, the Magic plan on trading him, basically saying Howard gives up his rights.

The last year of Howard's contract is 19+ million. If he was to opt out and sign a new 5 year deal, it would start at about 17 million. He is actually making about 2 million more opting in, then signing a 5 year deal in the summer of 2013, then opting out and signing a brand new deal in the summer of 2012.

arsenal6106 · Post #1456 » by **arsenal6106** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:49 pm

Nolimit1211 wrote:Can we still get Bynum?

Daniel Orton is the next Bynum. Yeah, I just said it.

RickB-Orlando · Post #1457 » by **RickB-Orlando** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:50 pm

DJRajX wrote:... Hedo's also bringing over some pizza.

LOL

ZeusIsLoose · Post #1458 » by **ZeusIsLoose** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:50 pm

ZeusIsLoose wrote:
tjm384 wrote:Grizzlies traded Sam Young to the 76ers. Wouldn't have minded him off of Orlando's bench.

Orlando has more pressing things to take care of then signing Sam Young

Sorry, meant trading for Sam Young

trebone · Post #1459 » by **trebone** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:50 pm

Rick Rolled wrote:
drsd wrote:
magicfan84 wrote:Hedo/Duhon/1st for Beasley/Darko

gives us a more potent scoring sf and backup C - Gives Min another sf to handle the ball, a backup pg, and a first round pick

Jrich for E.Bledsoe gives us a backup young pg gives LAC the big sg they need after losing Billups

If Hedo and Duhon are traded, Orlando will not have ball handlers. Nelson will miss more games this season; do we fans really want Smith to start?

Ha, I wouldn't doubt it.

No but thats why I had Eric Bledsoe from the Clippers coming over who is much better than Duhon and Smith so if Nelson got hurt he would be starting, so why do you guys not at least know who the players are coming back in a deal before running off responses half cocked

tjm384 · Post #1460 » by **tjm384** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:50 pm

MagicFan41 wrote:
magicman123 wrote:whose that blonde

mine.

Correction....Mine