Official Speculation Thread (Pt.LX Offseason Edition)

[OrlandO]

let's bring ayon back, so we can include him and price when we trade afflalo

[TDJacksonville]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/229112/Durant-On-Thunders-Offseason-Moves-I-Love-It

When asked his opinion about Oklahoma City’s offseason activity, Kevin Durant offered a three-word response: “I love it.”

Durant then walked away from the media, seemingly upset, while taking in the action at the Team USA minicamp in Las Vegas.

The Thunder let Kevin Martin go in free agency and lost out to the Memphis Grizzlies in the race to Mike Miller.

Miller was personally recruited by Durant.

Make it happen Henny.

It'd be awesome if we save most of our cap space until he is a free agent and we sign him to go with our core and possibly Marcus Smart.

PG: Marcus Smart
SG: Victor Oladipo
SF: Kevin Durant
PF: Tobias Harris
C: Nikola Vucevic
6th Man: Maurice Harkless

Amazing team

not so much. trade Harkless and Harris for a Defensive minded PF/C like Larry Sanders. make even a guy like Ibaka if the thunder are gonna blow it up.

[BaunceyChillups]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/229112/Durant-On-Thunders-Offseason-Moves-I-Love-It

When asked his opinion about Oklahoma City’s offseason activity, Kevin Durant offered a three-word response: “I love it.”

Durant then walked away from the media, seemingly upset, while taking in the action at the Team USA minicamp in Las Vegas.

The Thunder let Kevin Martin go in free agency and lost out to the Memphis Grizzlies in the race to Mike Miller.

Miller was personally recruited by Durant.

Make it happen Henny.

It'd be awesome if we save most of our cap space until he is a free agent and we sign him to go with our core and possibly Marcus Smart.

PG: Marcus Smart
SG: Victor Oladipo
SF: Kevin Durant
PF: Tobias Harris
C: Nikola Vucevic
6th Man: Maurice Harkless

Amazing team

Durant's contract is up in 2016, a long ass time away.

If we get him it's going to be in a trade.

[doct3r dr3]

The Goose is loose. Ish Smith now only one left on the Bucks post trade.

Sucks for Bucks fans. They essentially traded Harris and Lamb for Ish Smith.

1 year out, these are the returns for the teams that have done business with Henny:


LA Lakers
N/A


Denver
N/A


Philadelphia



Milwaukee



Charlotte



Orlando

[SOUL]

doron lamb has the most derp face ever

[OrlandO]

doron lamb has the most derp face ever

It's even worse if you see the full image

[OrlandO]

our old friend ryno getting dunked on by harrison barnes during the USA scrimmage today

[magicsanta]

Really? That team is only amazing in 2k13, but would not work in real life. For example, what is the shot distribution gonna be like?

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and the interior defense makes me want to vomit.

Who cares about defense when your going to be outscoring people lol.

Anybody who wants to win games?

Notes:
*I see just one NBA proven scrorer. Maybe 2 including Harris.
*Players' PPG in a former situation do not add up when teamed up in a different situation
*Keep dreaming, it's for free.

[Reverse_Angle]

our old friend ryno getting dunked on by harrison barnes during the USA scrimmage today

Well, he was at least able to stay in front of his guy for a change.

[Blue_and_Whte]

our old friend ryno getting dunked on by harrison barnes during the USA scrimmage today

Standard.

[MAGICian619]

our old friend ryno getting dunked on by harrison barnes during the USA scrimmage today

Standard.

Poor Ryno.

[Neon1]

To be fair, they did have him guarding a SF out on the perimeter....I mean....why? lol

[RYgoBOOM]

I don't understand why a player like him with his size and shooting ability doesn't bust his ASSS during the summer and get into really good shape. Work on some type of post up game+strength to hold his own.

It literally took me 4 months to get way bigger and lower my body fat% by a considerable amount, WITH OUT all the perks of the NBA. Like being able to get a chef/nutritionist, among other things.



Fkn lazy players annoy me

[KingRobb02]

I don't understand why a player like him with his size and shooting ability doesn't bust his ASSS during the summer and get into really good shape. Work on some type of post up game+strength to hold his own.

It literally took me 4 months to get way bigger and lower my body fat% by a considerable amount, WITH OUT all the perks of the NBA. Like being able to get a chef/nutritionist, among other things.

Fkn lazy players annoy me

I definitely wouldn't call these guys lazy. You think Team USA just scrimmages and plays Call of Duty all day? I'm willing to bet that Ryno is at near 90% of his peak physical condition. Every NBA player can't just workout more to become the basketball version of Steve Rogers.

[j_n]

I don't understand why a player like him with his size and shooting ability doesn't bust his ASSS during the summer and get into really good shape. Work on some type of post up game+strength to hold his own.

It literally took me 4 months to get way bigger and lower my body fat% by a considerable amount, WITH OUT all the perks of the NBA. Like being able to get a chef/nutritionist, among other things.

Fkn lazy players annoy me

He is 6'8.5 with a 6'8 wingspan and not very athletic, it doesnt really matter how much he works on it, he will never be a post threat against NBA big men.

If you want to look at work ethic, look at his 3pt% and ft%, you dont become so good at shooting without busting your ass.

[RYgoBOOM]

I don't understand why a player like him with his size and shooting ability doesn't bust his ASSS during the summer and get into really good shape. Work on some type of post up game+strength to hold his own.

It literally took me 4 months to get way bigger and lower my body fat% by a considerable amount, WITH OUT all the perks of the NBA. Like being able to get a chef/nutritionist, among other things.

Fkn lazy players annoy me

I definitely wouldn't call these guys lazy. You think Team USA just scrimmages and plays Call of Duty all day? I'm willing to bet that Ryno is at near 90% of his peak physical condition. Every NBA player can't just workout more to become the basketball version of Steve Rogers.

I wasn't talking about "These guys" I was talking about Ryan specifically, show up summer after summer with zero improvements and look fat and out of shape.....IE Raymond Felton a year+ ago, Ryan Anderson every summer, that type of person.

My rant with Ryno came more from anyone and their mom being able to get around him/score on him. His post game doesn't need AS much work just because he is a notorious stretch 4 who wouldn't really be utilized for a post game even if he had one. I just hate seeing players coast through their careers without making any significant improvements.

If anything, improving the shape your in and your strength+quickness is the easiest aspect of improvement vs learning post moves or different aspects of the game that you are weak with. You lift, you run, you workout=results.

Ryan doesn't just have this Mysterious body that's unaffected by working out lol


EDIT:These are also reasons why I'm glad we passed on handing him millions of dollars for the 1 ability he has, among several glaring weaknesses.

[KingRobb02]

I don't understand why a player like him with his size and shooting ability doesn't bust his ASSS during the summer and get into really good shape. Work on some type of post up game+strength to hold his own.

It literally took me 4 months to get way bigger and lower my body fat% by a considerable amount, WITH OUT all the perks of the NBA. Like being able to get a chef/nutritionist, among other things.

Fkn lazy players annoy me

I definitely wouldn't call these guys lazy. You think Team USA just scrimmages and plays Call of Duty all day? I'm willing to bet that Ryno is at near 90% of his peak physical condition. Every NBA player can't just workout more to become the basketball version of Steve Rogers.

I wasn't talking about "These guys" I was talking about Ryan specifically, show up summer after summer with zero improvements and look fat and out of shape.....IE Raymond Felton a year+ ago, Ryan Anderson every summer, that type of person.

My rant with Ryno came more from anyone and their mom being able to get around him/score on him. His post game doesn't need AS much work just because he is a notorious stretch 4 who wouldn't really be utilized for a post game even if he had one. I just hate seeing players coast through their careers without making any significant improvements.

If anything, improving the shape your in and your strength+quickness is the easiest aspect of improvement vs learning post moves or different aspects of the game that you are weak with. You lift, you run, you workout=results.

Ryan doesn't just have this Mysterious body that's unaffected by working out lol


EDIT:These are also reasons why I'm glad we passed on handing him millions of dollars for the 1 ability he has, among several glaring weaknesses.

Yeah, but you really have no basis for saying what he does or doesn't do. If you're like Ryan and you've been working out pretty much every day since you were 13 in one form or another there is only so much room for improvement. He isn't some overweight 22 year old with a new year's resolution. He's a guy who is already in near prime shape. I don't think I would ever call Anderson fat. I'm sure if he wasn't facing other world class athletes he would look plenty quick and strong. Charles Barkley remained chubby his entire career, would you say he wasn't working hard? How about Oliver Miller and Sam Perkins? Just because you see certain results, doesn't make it a law of thermodynamics.

[cedric76]

Calling Ryan losing is just stupid

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[OrlandO]

Early Rookie of the Year Candidates (ESPN Insider, David Thorpe)


Full Article: http://i.imgur.com/W9qXHzP.jpg

[G-Heel]

Early Rookie of the Year Candidates (ESPN Insider, David Thorpe)


Full Article: http://i.imgur.com/W9qXHzP.jpg

Looks like MCW is overrated again, dude prove he can't shoot in the summer league. He will be terribly inefficient. Only reason he may be in the conversation is because he will play a lot of minutes, but I expect there will be a handful of rooks who would be better candidates.