Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXVII: Offseason Edition)

Orlando Prodigy · Post #701 » by **Orlando Prodigy** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:36 am

I have a hard time trusting posts like that. It'd be nice, I'd obviously love for it to happen. But anyone can say they have sources.

NEM · Post #702 » by **NEM** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:37 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:Stolen from TBN...
For what it's worth, the same guy who told me Stan was being fired and Otis' decision wasn't made (remember Otis quit after Stan was fired) told me today he still thinks Dwight's staying and Josh Smith is on his way over at some point.

Again, grain of salt, but he's come through once so I'm enclined to trust him somewhat.

yeah that won't be happening... the hawks arent trading within the division

Post #703 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:38 am

Orlando Prodigy wrote:I have a hard time trusting posts like that. It'd be nice, I'd obviously love for it to happen. But anyone can say they have sources.

Grains of salt as always.

OrlandO · Post #704 » by **OrlandO** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:38 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:Stolen from TBN...
For what it's worth, the same guy who told me Stan was being fired and Otis' decision wasn't made (remember Otis quit after Stan was fired) told me today he still thinks Dwight's staying and Josh Smith is on his way over at some point.

Again, grain of salt, but he's come through once so I'm enclined to trust him somewhat.

Was it YBR? If not, I'm not interested...

Post #705 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:39 am

RawLewD12 wrote:
VGOSWAMI wrote:Stolen from TBN...
For what it's worth, the same guy who told me Stan was being fired and Otis' decision wasn't made (remember Otis quit after Stan was fired) told me today he still thinks Dwight's staying and Josh Smith is on his way over at some point.

Again, grain of salt, but he's come through once so I'm enclined to trust him somewhat.

yeah that won't be happening... the hawks arent trading within the division

Could come on his own as a free agent in 2013 if Dwight is still here by then.

Noonskadoodle · Post #706 » by **Noonskadoodle** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:39 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:Stolen from TBN...
For what it's worth, the same guy who told me Stan was being fired and Otis' decision wasn't made (remember Otis quit after Stan was fired) told me today he still thinks Dwight's staying and Josh Smith is on his way over at some point.

Again, grain of salt, but he's come through once so I'm enclined to trust him somewhat.

Josh Smith & Dwight defensively >>>>>>

You would think they would be trying to trade J Smoove for a legit center so Horford can move back to the 4 & we don't have one of those outside of Dwight. So its hard to believe, but fun to speculate.

Post #707 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:40 am

OrlandO wrote:
VGOSWAMI wrote:Stolen from TBN...
For what it's worth, the same guy who told me Stan was being fired and Otis' decision wasn't made (remember Otis quit after Stan was fired) told me today he still thinks Dwight's staying and Josh Smith is on his way over at some point.

Again, grain of salt, but he's come through once so I'm enclined to trust him somewhat.

Was it YBR? If not, I'm not interested...

Nope, not YBR.

blue and white · Post #708 » by **blue and white** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:41 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:Stolen from TBN...
For what it's worth, the same guy who told me Stan was being fired and Otis' decision wasn't made (remember Otis quit after Stan was fired) told me today he still thinks Dwight's staying and Josh Smith is on his way over at some point.

Again, grain of salt, but he's come through once so I'm enclined to trust him somewhat.

Atlanta is supposedly trying to get Danny ferry as the new gm so maybe he will be more inclined to trade smith and not ask as much as the hawks have in the past

SubyWill · Post #709 » by **SubyWill** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:56 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:Stolen from TBN...
For what it's worth, the same guy who told me Stan was being fired and Otis' decision wasn't made (remember Otis quit after Stan was fired) told me today he still thinks Dwight's staying and Josh Smith is on his way over at some point.

Again, grain of salt, but he's come through once so I'm enclined to trust him somewhat.

Interesting.

cb1115 · Post #710 » by **cb1115** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:59 am

Update from Chad Ford:

Upon hearing of Sunday night's developments, one rival general manager told ESPN.com that he believes Houston's real aim is acquiring two top-10 picks this week to turn around quickly and offer both to the Orlando Magic as part of a considerable trade offer for Dwight Howard.

The Rockets' willingness to trade for Howard -- even without the All-Star center's signature on a contract extension -- is an open secret around the league. But it's believed that two top-eight picks, assuming Houston managed to complete trades with both Sacramento and Toronto, would seriously pique the interest of new Magic general manager Rob Hennigan, who could then quickly start following the same sort of roster-building blueprint relied on by his previous employers in Oklahoma City.

2 top 10 picks for Dwight? Yes please.

Post #711 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:59 am

UPDATE (12:48 a.m. ET): Upon hearing of Sunday night's developments, one rival general manager told ESPN.com that he believes Houston's real aim is acquiring two top-10 picks this week to turn around quickly and offer both to the Orlando Magic as part of a considerable trade offer for Dwight Howard.

The Rockets' willingness to trade for Howard -- even without the All-Star center's signature on a contract extension -- is an open secret around the league. But it's believed that two top-eight picks, assuming Houston managed to complete trades with both Sacramento and Toronto, would seriously pique the interest of new Magic general manager Rob Hennigan, who could then quickly start following the same sort of roster-building blueprint relied on by his previous employers in Oklahoma City.

Acquiring those early lottery picks, though, only represents half of Houston's challenge if Howard is indeed the Rockets' target. The other hurdle is convincing Hennigan, who hasn't even been on the job for a week in Central Florida, to part with Howard so quickly. As much as he's been schooled in building through the draft while working alongside Thunder GM Sam Presti, Hennigan could opt to take a more measured approach, make one more run at trying to convince Howard to sign an extension before entering the final year of his contract and then trade him later in the summer if those efforts go nowhere.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/46492/rockets-set-sights-on-moving-up-in-draft

InFlames · Post #712 » by **InFlames** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:03 am

cb1115 wrote:Update from Chad Ford:

Upon hearing of Sunday night's developments, one rival general manager told ESPN.com that he believes Houston's real aim is acquiring two top-10 picks this week to turn around quickly and offer both to the Orlando Magic as part of a considerable trade offer for Dwight Howard.

The Rockets' willingness to trade for Howard -- even without the All-Star center's signature on a contract extension -- is an open secret around the league. But it's believed that two top-eight picks, assuming Houston managed to complete trades with both Sacramento and Toronto, would seriously pique the interest of new Magic general manager Rob Hennigan, who could then quickly start following the same sort of roster-building blueprint relied on by his previous employers in Oklahoma City.

2 top 10 picks for Dwight? Yes please.

That would work.

PeePee la Fritz · Post #713 » by **PeePee la Fritz** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:04 am

cb1115 wrote:Update from Chad Ford:

Upon hearing of Sunday night's developments, one rival general manager told ESPN.com that he believes Houston's real aim is acquiring two top-10 picks this week to turn around quickly and offer both to the Orlando Magic as part of a considerable trade offer for Dwight Howard.

The Rockets' willingness to trade for Howard -- even without the All-Star center's signature on a contract extension -- is an open secret around the league. But it's believed that two top-eight picks, assuming Houston managed to complete trades with both Sacramento and Toronto, would seriously pique the interest of new Magic general manager Rob Hennigan, who could then quickly start following the same sort of roster-building blueprint relied on by his previous employers in Oklahoma City.

2 top 10 picks for Dwight? Yes please.

Sign me up!

MagicTownBaller · Post #714 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:06 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:At the corner of Wekiva Springs Rd. and 436, in Apopka, there's a billboard of Rob Hennigan saying "Welcome Rob Hennigan" or something like that with the Magic logo. I'd take a picture of it but its rainy and dark outside. It's pretty cool.

Picture please

TheDarkKnight · Post #715 » by **TheDarkKnight** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:07 am

Go Houston! 2 top picks would give us a change at Drummond and the rebuilding process with begin with a Bang!

Post #716 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:08 am

MagicTownBaller wrote:
VGOSWAMI wrote:At the corner of Wekiva Springs Rd. and 436, in Apopka, there's a billboard of Rob Hennigan saying "Welcome Rob Hennigan" or something like that with the Magic logo. I'd take a picture of it but its rainy and dark outside. It's pretty cool.

Picture please

Tomorrow, I'll do my best.

pogiro · Post #717 » by **pogiro** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:09 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:
RawLewD12 wrote:yeah that won't be happening... the hawks arent trading within the division

Could come on his own as a free agent in 2013 if Dwight is still here by then.

Exactly. We're in the same position as the Nets were to us last year. Sure the Hawks would like to trade him out of the division, maybe even out of the conference, but Smith can force his way to Orlando. Whether he wants to do so or not is another thing. But he has mentioned us in the past as a place he'd like to go.

Post #718 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:11 am

pogiro wrote:
VGOSWAMI wrote:
RawLewD12 wrote:yeah that won't be happening... the hawks arent trading within the division

Could come on his own as a free agent in 2013 if Dwight is still here by then.

Exactly. We're in the same position as the Nets were to us last year. Sure the Hawks would like to trade him out of the division, maybe even out of the conference, but Smith can force his way to Orlando. Whether he wants to do so or not is another thing. But he has mentioned us in the past as a place he'd like to go.

Yep, if Smith wanted to he could demand a trade here, a la Dwight.

OrlandO · Post #719 » by **OrlandO** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:15 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:
pogiro wrote:Exactly. We're in the same position as the Nets were to us last year. Sure the Hawks would like to trade him out of the division, maybe even out of the conference, but Smith can force his way to Orlando. Whether he wants to do so or not is another thing. But he has mentioned us in the past as a place he'd like to go.

Yep, if Smith wanted to he could demand a trade here, a la Dwight.

Too bad our assets suck.

blue and white · Post #720 » by **blue and white** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:19 am

TheDarkKnight wrote:Go Houston! 2 top picks would give us a change at Drummond and the rebuilding process with begin with a Bang!

I'm pretty skeptical 1.idont think the devos family want to rebuild and 2. If we were to be interested don't you think we'd have some of these players in for meetings so we could get exactly who we wanted before draft night is upon us? But if Dwight is a lost cause I'd jump all over that in a heartbeat either Drummond and lilliard or Barnes/mkg and Meyers Leonard or best player available