Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXXVI Off-Season Edition)

[dsg2021]

So the best we can do is Toronto's 2013 lottery pick, Houston's 2015 1st rd pick, Lamb and Royce White while unloading J Rich, Duhon and Q Rich?

I don't think anyone knows exactly. It's a roster loaded with prospects so I'd trust Henny picks his top 2-3 of them for his deal. The only thing for sure, is Henny is getting as much 1st's as possible, and picks that are lottos/mid are more wanted.

My faves would be Lamb and all the picks possible. Then I also like in about this order Royce White, Terrence Jones, Donatas Motniejunas, SnT Terrence Williams, Chandler Parsons, SnT Clee if no first from him, and Marcus Morris.

So maybe White, Terrence, Lamb, TOR/HOU/BOS picks and Donatas rights if possible (if not, Parsons and T-Will SnT). Kmart is the expiring salary filler but a tradeable asset on top, and we can probably give back Harper who looks good, since we'd be so loaded with slightly better prospects in Nicholson, Terrence, White.

[dsg2021]

Off topic: Does anyone have that gif of that sick penny spin move?

I dont but I like your avie! Ricci?

Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction! I know you've been asked a billion times but what's yours from?

Nice
And actually, I don't know who is in my avie but I remember reading/posting in a thread on here (a few months ago) and like 5 of us posters had the same exact avie in a row..., I think we were just copycatting each other for fun. Someone else with the same avie probably knows more. I think the short explanation is it's very nice to look at

[Paul1984]

Unload Howard, J Rich and Q Rich

Nelson/Duhon
Lamb/Redick
Turkoglu/Martin/White
Davis/Nicholson/Clark
Ayon/O'Quinn

tank for Shabazz Mohammed in 2013 and draft Nerlens Noel with the Toronto pick
maybe do bad enough in 2014 to draft one of Jabari Parker, Wiggins or Julius Randle forming a Thunder like core of

Mohammed
Parker
Nicholson
Noel

with assets in Lamb, O'Quinn and White off the bench.

[dsg2021]

Unload Howard, J Rich and Q Rich

Nelson/Duhon
Lamb/Redick
Turkoglu/Martin/White
Davis/Nicholson/Clark
Ayon/O'Quinn

tank for Shabazz Mohammed in 2013 and draft Nerlens Noel with the Toronto pick
maybe do bad enough in 2014 to draft one of Jabari Parker, Wiggins or Julius Randle forming a Thunder like core of

Mohammed
Parker
Nicholson
Noel

with assets in Lamb, O'Quinn and White off the bench.

This type of tanking will require us trading off BBD, KMartin for picks/stop-gaps, which I support.

[NEM]

Lol magic board already in tank mode and dwhiner is still on the roster I love it, as long as we get to see some exciting young guns

[Nemesis21]

Trade 1,

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=72mlfo6 + 2 1st rd picks

Follow with trade 2,
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=cgbe75w (switch Harper out for Josh McRoberts)

Release Hedo

Nelson/Ridnour
Redick/Liggins/Lamb
K Martin/Parsons/Clark/T Jones
BBD/Nicholson/Harper
Bynum/B Miller/O'Quinn

Ridnour, Miller, Martin and Bynum could all come off the books. Use the 2 1st rd picks on a PG and C. Use money from the 4 coming off the books for a FA or two.

[arsenal6106]

And actually, I don't know who is in my avie but I remember reading/posting in a thread on here (a few months ago) and like 5 of us posters had the same exact avie in a row..., I think we were just copycatting each other for fun. Someone else with the same avie probably knows more. I think the short explanation is it's very nice to look at

That's pretty much the reason. I'm surprised you still have it. I believe subywill started it and it was during the rumor of josh smith coming to Orl.
Oh those were the simple days.

[Ahmadab]

Trade 1,

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=72mlfo6 + 2 1st rd picks

Follow with trade 2,
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=cgbe75w (switch Harper out for Josh McRoberts)

Release Hedo

Nelson/Ridnour
Redick/Liggins/Lamb
K Martin/Parsons/Clark/T Jones
BBD/Nicholson/Harper
Bynum/B Miller/O'Quinn

That way we would be stuck in the middle, not good enough to win a championship and not bad enough to get a good pick. pass

[chunnyboy]

i think we have a very exaggerated idea of what the houston offer really is

[Nemesis21]

Trade 1,

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=72mlfo6 + 2 1st rd picks

Follow with trade 2,
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=cgbe75w (switch Harper out for Josh McRoberts)

Release Hedo

Nelson/Ridnour
Redick/Liggins/Lamb
K Martin/Parsons/Clark/T Jones
BBD/Nicholson/Harper
Bynum/B Miller/O'Quinn

That way we would be stuck in the middle, not good enough to win a championship and not bad enough to get a good pick. pass

Ridnour, Miller, Martin and Bynum could all come off the books. Use the 2 1st rd picks on a PG(Ian Miller) and C(Nerlens Noel, from TOR pick). Use money from the 4 coming off the books for a FA or two.

2014 Starting lineup,

PG Ian Miller = Russell Westbrook
SG Jeremy Lamb = Reggie Miller
SF Terrance Jones = Josh Smith
PF Andrew Nicholson = Carlos Boozer
C Nerlens Noel = Marcus Camby

[Def Swami]

Looking for some feedback here.
Hypothetically if the Rockets trade K-Mart, Parsons, Lamb, White, Toronto's lottery pick, and other 1st rounders for D12 and J-Rich, how does that compare to the deal that the Hornets got for CP3 last summer? Is it better, worse, or about the same?

Hornets received Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, Al-Fariq Aminu, and a lottery pick (10th).

[woosah]

i think we have a very exaggerated idea of what the houston offer really is

This is probable.

[Driguez]

i think we have a very exaggerated idea of what the houston offer really is

I have to agree. Have a feeling a lot of people might be disappointed if/when we find out what the offer really looks like.

[rcklsscognition]

i think we have a very exaggerated idea of what the houston offer really is

I have to agree. Have a feeling a lot of people might be disappointed if/when we find out what the offer really looks like.

Not me. Take 1/3 of what the trades are here and that's likely what we're looking at.

[NEM]

Looking for some feedback here.
Hypothetically if the Rockets trade K-Mart, Parsons, Lamb, White, Toronto's lottery pick, and other 1st rounders for D12 and J-Rich, how does that compare to the deal that the Hornets got for CP3 last summer? Is it better, worse, or about the same?

Hornets received Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, Al-Fariq Aminu, and a lottery pick (10th).

Eric Gordon is a proven scorer while lamb has the potential
Kaman filled a need for them and was expiring, same as Martin for us
Parsons at this point is better than aminu, not by much but is better
White and the Toronto pick make this just about an even deal with the hornets return for Paul

Plus we also rid ourselves of jrich... I'd give the hornets the upper hand because they landed a stud with the tenth pick, but that can all change depending on what we would do with that pick from toronto

[OrlandO]

Dwight sighting in LA...

[thelead]

Looking for some feedback here.
Hypothetically if the Rockets trade K-Mart, Parsons, Lamb, White, Toronto's lottery pick, and other 1st rounders for D12 and J-Rich, how does that compare to the deal that the Hornets got for CP3 last summer? Is it better, worse, or about the same?

Hornets received Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, Al-Fariq Aminu, and a lottery pick (10th).

Depends on Toronto's pick. Eric Gordon is a young all-star. We would need to get one with that Toronto pick. At face value, I say worse because you would be considered lucky if you can find all-star like Eric Gordon with that pick.

[FFBlitzace]

Moar babies!

[NEM]

Dwight just fathered another tiger woods

[Tayswagzzz]

Chris Sheridan ‏@sheridanhoops

Source on Dwight Howard trade: "It's all coming to a head." Translation: He's being dealt somewhere today.

HOUSTON!!!!