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If there was an expansion draft...
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:42 pm
by NetsForce
If the NBA were to hold an expansion draft today what players would your favorite team end up protecting?
The complete rules for the expansion draft can be found here:
http://www.nba.com/bobcats/news/draft_c ... mmary.html
But basically your favorite team can choose up to 8 players to protect for the expansion draft, unrestricted free agents can't be protected as unrestricted free agents can't be selected in the expansion draft but restricted free agents can be protected since they are eligible to being selected in a expansion draft.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:51 pm
by Wade2k6
Heat protect: Wade, Marion, Haslem, Wright, Cook (I honestly don't know who they protect after those 5) Maybe Banks?
unprotected: Blount, Jwill, Davis, Barron, Anthony, Quinn
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:58 pm
by NetsForce
Your post along with me trying to figure out who I'd select for my team made me realize it's probably better if I redid the thread topic and made it into one of who your team would protect in an expansion draft...
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:09 pm
by TMU
HOUSTON ROCKETS
Protected:
- Tracy McGrady (upon people's request
)
- Yao Ming
- Shane Battier
- Luis Scola
- Luther Head
- Aaron Brooks
- Carl Landry
- Steve Novak
The new expansion team will not take McGrady's, Rafer's or Bobby's salary.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:13 pm
by DelaneyRudd
Jazz: Williams, Boozer, Okur, Brewer, Kirilenko, Millsap, Fesenko, Korver
unprotected: Harpring, Collins, Hart, Price, Miles, Almond
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:14 pm
by Patterns
Lakers protected:
Kobe
Bynum
Gasol
Lamar
Farmar
Sasha
Fisher
Ariza
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:18 pm
by BillessuR6
T-Mac United wrote:HOUSTON ROCKETS
The new expansion team will not take McGrady's, Rafer's or Bobby's salary.
Are you kidding? of course, they would take McGrady! What better way to start a franchise than with a franchise player? He would be the money maker, the face of the franchise, you can`t pass on an opportunity like that.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:21 pm
by TMU
thebirdman wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Are you kidding? of course, they would take McGrady! What better way to start a franchise than with a franchise player? He would be the money maker!
You might be right, but this league has absolutely no respect for McGrady. McGrady has been forgotten by your casual NBA fans, and the number of all-star votes should be that indication.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:22 pm
by DelaneyRudd
T-Mac United wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
You might be right, but this league has absolutely no respect for McGrady. McGrady has been forgotten by your casual NBA fans, and the number of all-star votes should be that indication.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:23 pm
by kandiking
jefferson
foye
mccants
brewer
telfair
smith
gomes
snyder
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:24 pm
by The_Pope
T-Mac United wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
You might be right, but this league has absolutely no respect for McGrady. McGrady has been forgotten by your casual NBA fans, and the number of all-star votes should be that indication.
Lol. If you didn't protect T-Mac, he'd be gone.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:30 pm
by panacea
T-Mac United wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
You might be right, but this league has absolutely no respect for McGrady. McGrady has been forgotten by your casual NBA fans, and the number of all-star votes should be that indication.
Lucky for you, management doesn't think like that.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:31 pm
by TMU
Fine, I was wrong. Protect McGrady!
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:41 pm
by BooRadley
The only thing about taking T-mac is you never know if he'll "Vince Carter" it and not give anything to the new franchise.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:53 pm
by Warspite
BooRadley wrote:The only thing about taking T-mac is you never know if he'll "Vince Carter" it and not give anything to the new franchise.
As an expansion team GM I would take TMac if only to trade him for some of those protected players and draft picks. Being a Pistons fan I could see Dumars tradeing Amir Johnson, Stuckey, Prince for TMac. I take those pieces and begin to build. Lets face it the NBA is so watered down that theres no 8 man thats going to help. Theres no Gerald Wallace sitting on a bench with no playing time.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:56 pm
by T-Mac for MVP
LOL this expansion team would really suck - you are getting the NINTH best player from each team.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:58 pm
by CBS7
1- Hinrich
2- Gordon
3- Deng
4- Thomas
5- Noah
6- Gooden
7- Sefolosha
8- ??? Gray or Nocioni
Unprotected
1- Nocioni/Gray
2- Duhon
3- Hughes
4- Brown
5- Simmons
6- Curry
7- Nichols
The team would surely take one or two if possible of Brown/Simmons/Nichols/Curry. Young guys still on their rookie contracts who could perform for a team with no pressure.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:03 pm
by sule
Bosh
Bargnani
Ford
Calderon
Parker
Nesterovic
Moon
Delfino
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:09 pm
by Cammo101
T-Mac United wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
You might be right, but this league has absolutely no respect for McGrady. McGrady has been forgotten by your casual NBA fans, and the number of all-star votes should be that indication.
Hard to believe with his consistant playoff excellency.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:10 pm
by Cammo101
Howard
Turkoglu
Rashard
Jameer
Evans
Bogans
Redick
Cook