Official Speculation Thread (Offseason 2015-'16)

Post #1 » by **eyriq** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 1:28 pm

The new season is upon us. Who will we add in free agency? How will our summer league shape up? Speculate away.

Upcoming Dates per http://www.basketball-reference.com/

Last day of 2014-15 on league calendar Tue Jun 30, 2015

July Moratorium (FA negotiations may commence) Wed Jul 1, 2015 - Wed Jul 8, 2015

NBA Summer League (Orlando) Sat Jul 4, 2015 - Fri Jul 10, 2015

NBA Summer League (Utah) Mon Jul 6, 2015 - Thu Jul 9, 2015

Free Agents may sign Thu Jul 9, 2015

NBA Summer League (Las Vegas) Fri Jul 10, 2015 - Mon Jul 20, 2015

First Round picks become FA if not given a required tender Thu Jul 16, 2015

Just for fun I've broken down the free agent class into tiers. I used a formula that looks at RPM and PER and just ran with it. Outside of my silly ranking system this provides an overview of who is available!

Tier 1 is superstar quality
Tier 2 is allstar quality
Tier 3 is starter quality
Tier 4 is rotation quality
Tier 5 is replacement level

Centers
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Power Forwards
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Small Forwards
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Shooting Guards
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Point Guards
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MAGICian619 · Post #2 » by **MAGICian619** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 2:16 pm

The 2015-2016 season cannot begin soon enough!!!

j-ragg · Post #3 » by **j-ragg** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 2:20 pm

Pumped to see our summer league team that has Elf, Mario, and AG.

The Other Ankle · Post #4 » by **The Other Ankle** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 2:50 pm

Can I suggest a stickied Roster Thread showing our players and prospects? It would be a good place to show our guaranteed players, unguaranteed contracts, free agents, draftees, and prospects in order to follow their status through signings and trades. We only have 15 slots and we're right about there now. Someone with more flair and experience here should do it.

glennathan · Post #5 » by **glennathan** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 2:52 pm

My first prediction for the Magic in FA is that we go after Kosta Koufas. I remember reading talks about the interest level before the draft. Not saying he is a great player but I think that is the first player we get.

tiderulz · Post #6 » by **tiderulz** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 2:52 pm

wow, lotta hate Eyriq on Goran Dragic if you just consider him a rotation person and not even a starter.

jernigan · Post #7 » by **jernigan** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 2:53 pm

I took 3 days off work to watch our guys work in SL. I'm ready!

BadMofoPimp · Post #8 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 2:59 pm

Amare should be in Tier 10.

Post #9 » by **eyriq** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:01 pm

tiderulz wrote:wow, lotta hate Eyriq on Goran Dragic if you just consider him a rotation person and not even a starter.

I ran the same formula for Oladipo and he came out as tier 4 and Payton/Vucevic tier 3, so it isn't me hating really but the limitations of the formula. PER and RPM balanced do give a nice perspective though I think.

tiderulz · Post #10 » by **tiderulz** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:16 pm

eyriq wrote:
tiderulz wrote:wow, lotta hate Eyriq on Goran Dragic if you just consider him a rotation person and not even a starter.

I ran the same formula for Oladipo and he came out as tier 4 and Payton/Vucevic tier 3, so it isn't me hating really but the limitations of the formula. PER and RPM balanced do give a nice perspective though I think.

my bad, i saw the listings, i missed the part about the formula

AddiFB · Post #11 » by **AddiFB** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:20 pm

This guy is joining our SL team according to Woj

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYCasOb837I[/youtube]

darthcheech2000 · Post #12 » by **darthcheech2000** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:20 pm

Moe, Drew, BG & Willie could all be gone by the start of the season right?

To make way for a Vet backup PG(15-20 mins max) and another big...

elf, dipo, mario, AG, vuc
FA, fournier, tobias, frye, FA

dedmon, marble, moe/drew for injuries and foul trouble.

We seriously should just "borrow" the sixers slogan, trust the process, we're doing it better anyways. Also, I wish some fans would let go of the idea that they know better then a paid professional. Look at that roster and imagine what a few more years of playing together and growing professionally will do for this team, for us all!

Thats a process I can get behind.

KillMonger · Post #13 » by **KillMonger** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:25 pm

see other teams rebrand or get new jerseys i think it might be time for us to get some new jerseys as well....maybe a new logo?

tooler · Post #14 » by **tooler** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:35 pm

Wow I didn't realize Summer League was so close. One week! Then break time until the season starts.

Will the Magic have two teams at the Orlando league or are they shipping guys out for another league?

AddiFB · Post #15 » by **AddiFB** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:37 pm

tooler wrote:Wow I didn't realize Summer League was so close. One week! Then break time until the season starts.

Will the Magic have two teams at the Orlando league or are they shipping guys out for another league?

Two teams. Two!

Mannchild · Post #16 » by **Mannchild** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:45 pm

Immature Luigi wrote:see other teams rebrand or get new jerseys i think it might be time for us to get some new jerseys as well....maybe a new logo?

YES! These jerseys still remind me of the Dwight era and i would really like new ones now. I think something like our original jerseys with a modern twist.

MagicStarwipe · Post #17 » by **MagicStarwipe** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:49 pm

Great read on Elfrid Payton. Highly recommend it. Learned a lot I didn't know.

http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/article/-3320692994567708721/the-education-of-elfrid-payton/

flying_mollusk · Post #18 » by **flying_mollusk** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:53 pm

SB Nation did a great free agent ranking:

http://www.sbnation.com/a/nba-free-agents-2015

EasternMagic · Post #19 » by **EasternMagic** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:55 pm

Hennigan said in an interview last night that he expects us to be very active in free agency.

TDJacksonville · Post #20 » by **TDJacksonville** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:57 pm

AddiFB wrote:This guy is joining our SL team according to Woj

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYCasOb837I[/youtube]

looks Like a solid backup big potentially