Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXX: Offseason Edition)

ADRajX · Post #41 » by **ADRajX** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:08 pm

Dwight Howard: Lakers in preliminary talks for Dwight Howard
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--magic ... XVttS8vLYF

I'm going to be honest... I'd rather have Bynum than anyone the Nets or Houston are offering. I hope other teams are calling for Dwight though, if this thing is past the point of no return.

thelead · Post #42 » by **thelead** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:09 pm

Even though I would like to keep Dwight, if Hennigan can flip him for Bynum and lowery I will be like this:
:rockon:

magicman123 · Post #43 » by **magicman123** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:10 pm

bynum, lowry, and lamb please

PeePee la Fritz · Post #44 » by **PeePee la Fritz** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:11 pm

DJRajX wrote:Dwight Howard: Lakers in preliminary talks for Dwight Howard
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--magic ... XVttS8vLYF

I'm going to be honest... I'd rather have Bynum than anyone the Nets or Houston are offering. I hope other teams are calling for Dwight though, if this thing is past the point of no return.

I personally want a locked up Blake Griffin. Bynum is probably a better piece to build around, but I love Blake! He would def make tank city fun to watch

Idunkonyou2 · Post #45 » by **Idunkonyou2** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:11 pm

I'm sure not only will the Magic want Bynum, but they will also want him with an extension already signed. Maybe the same for Lowery.

Another big addition to the trade is getting rid of Hedo and JRich. That is 12 million off the cap next season making us a big target for big name FAs.

Ahmadab · Post #46 » by **Ahmadab** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:11 pm

Guys sorry to burst your bubble but Houston do not want Gasol..

NEM · Post #47 » by **NEM** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:11 pm

31 darko
32 Jeremy Richardson
33 Derek strong
34 liggins
35 Todd Fuller or Malik Allen

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mattyBoi · Post #48 » by **mattyBoi** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:12 pm

Send him to Houston, give me those rookies and lets tank.

LetItRain · Post #49 » by **LetItRain** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:12 pm

magicman123 wrote:bynum, lowry, and lamb please

co-sign

OrlandO · Post #50 » by **OrlandO** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:13 pm

magicman123 wrote:bynum, lowry, and lamb please

I would not be surprised if lakers got dwight, lowry and lamb and we just got bynum in the three way trade... :lol:

Idunkonyou2 · Post #51 » by **Idunkonyou2** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:13 pm

Ahmadab wrote:Guys sorry to burst your bubble but Houston do not want Gasol..

Yet they some how went out of their way to trade for him before the season started?

ADRajX · Post #52 » by **ADRajX** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:13 pm

PeePee la Fritz wrote:
DJRajX wrote:Dwight Howard: Lakers in preliminary talks for Dwight Howard
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--magic ... XVttS8vLYF

I'm going to be honest... I'd rather have Bynum than anyone the Nets or Houston are offering. I hope other teams are calling for Dwight though, if this thing is past the point of no return.

I personally want a locked up Blake Griffin. Bynum is probably a better piece to build around, but I love Blake! He would def make tank city fun to watch

Yeah Blake would be awesome.. and not just for the excitement he would bring, because he's a great player as well.

Ahmadab · Post #53 » by **Ahmadab** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:14 pm

mattyBoi wrote:Send him to Houston, give me those rookies and lets tank.

That's what i want. Sign Nick Young or Jamal Crawford to be our tank commanders. /jokes

I'm sticking with the Lamb/Jones/White/Lowry/K-Mart package.

thelead · Post #54 » by **thelead** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:15 pm

OrlandO wrote:
magicman123 wrote:bynum, lowry, and lamb please

I would not be surprised if lakers got dwight, lowry and lamb and we just got bynum in the three way trade...

Haven't you heard? Otis quit.

Ahmadab · Post #55 » by **Ahmadab** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:16 pm

Idunkonyou2 wrote:
Ahmadab wrote:Guys sorry to burst your bubble but Houston do not want Gasol..

Yet they some how went out of their way to trade for him before the season started?

I'll say this again. At the beginning of the season Nene was a free agent and the Rockets had capspace. They wanted to trade for Gasol, then sign Nene and pair them together. They have no reason to trade for him now.

gomagic77 · Post #56 » by **gomagic77** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:18 pm

Idunkonyou2 wrote:
ThatFloridaDude wrote:Magic In Touch With Lakers, Nets, Rockets On Howard Deal
Jul 01, 2012 4:34 PM EDT

The Lakers have held preliminary talks with the Magic on a trade for Dwight Howard, according to sources.

Orlando officials are now willing to explore trades of Howard and the Lakers, Nets and Rockets have been in touch.

No direct offers have been made by the Lakers, but the Magic are unwilling to entertain any trade that does not include Andrew Bynum. The Magic will rebuild and Pau Gasol wouldn't be conducive to those plans.

The Lakers were willing to trade Bynum for Howard in March, but those talks ended after Howard opted
in for the 12-13 season.

Howard and his agent have expressed a preference for a trade to the Nets.

Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/22 ... z1zPHxikXD

So this tells me that Gasol is most likely headed to the Rockets and Bynum is most likely headed to the Magic with Howard going to the Lakers. We would also get assets from the Rockets as well. If we end up with Lowery and Bynum, while also ridding ourselves of Howard, Hedo and JRich, that would be a huge win for us IMO.

This!

Post #57 » by **ChosenSavior** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:18 pm

OrlandO wrote:
magicman123 wrote:bynum, lowry, and lamb please

I would not be surprised if lakers got dwight, lowry and lamb and we just got bynum in the three way trade...

Yeah if Otis was still at the helm, but luckily for us, he isn't.

mattyBoi · Post #58 » by **mattyBoi** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:19 pm

I seriously do not want to end up having to give Bynum a max deal. We would be able to build quite the team next summer though.

ThatFloridaDude · Post #59 » by **ThatFloridaDude** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:25 pm

Ahmadab wrote:
Idunkonyou2 wrote:
Ahmadab wrote:Guys sorry to burst your bubble but Houston do not want Gasol..

Yet they some how went out of their way to trade for him before the season started?

I'll say this again. At the beginning of the season Nene was a free agent and the Rockets had capspace. They wanted to trade for Gasol, then sign Nene and pair them together. They have no reason to trade for him now.

Uh they have no center, and lost Jordan Hill, they do indeed want Gasol

Ahmadab · Post #60 » by **Ahmadab** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 9:27 pm

ThatFloridaDude wrote:
Ahmadab wrote:
Idunkonyou2 wrote:Yet they some how went out of their way to trade for him before the season started?

I'll say this again. At the beginning of the season Nene was a free agent and the Rockets had capspace. They wanted to trade for Gasol, then sign Nene and pair them together. They have no reason to trade for him now.

Uh they have no center, and lost Jordan Hill, they do indeed want Gasol

Did you hear about that Dwight Howard guy they are trying to acquire ? And if they don't get him, they reached out to Omer Asik. Gasol's contract is a deal breaker.