Official Speculation & Free Agency Thread (PtII Mods Close)

Magic#1 · Post #221 » by **Magic#1** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:29 pm

So let me get this straight, New Orleans WANTED three non-all stars, the youngest of whom is 28, and none of whom I believe are expiring. WHAT?
Okay, all three are very nice players, but you don't win jack with very nice players. Very nice players keep you with a low lottery, mid-teen draft pick that doesn't do you a bit of good. Dumb. Dumb.

Furinkazan · Post #222 » by **Furinkazan** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:29 pm

zzzmrk wrote:Anyone else thinking "what the **** has our team done?" I'm seeing heaps of trade proposals from everyone else but us

not the first time

and not last

The Real Dalic · Post #223 » by **The Real Dalic** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:29 pm

PigsEatHam wrote:
Coach_McGuirk wrote:One thing is clear I'd rather watch Dwight walk then trading him to LA...

QFT

Idunkonyou2 · Post #224 » by **Idunkonyou2** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:30 pm

Coach_McGuirk wrote:Honestly if Dwight gets later traded by us in any deal to give LA another dynasty, I dont know how I would feel about being any longer a Magic fan. Just thinking out loud here, lol.

Oh I'm done with the NBA period if Howard some how makes his way to LA.

BadMofoPimp · Post #225 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:30 pm

Chris Paul to the Lakers is "done," league executive briefed on the deal tells @CBSSports.@WojYahooNBA says it's for Bynum and Odom.

gp123 · Post #226 » by **gp123** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:31 pm

the craptastic truth is he could just sign with lakers outright next year... he's got kobe and chris paul, the two players he is believed to want to play with the most.

magicman123 · Post #227 » by **magicman123** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:31 pm

guys calm down, we just signed larry hughes

OrlandO · Post #228 » by **OrlandO** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:31 pm

Idunkonyou2 wrote:
OrlandO wrote:I bet Otis is screaming at a computer right now. He lets it all out before showing up on camera all cool and collected.

I doubt it. Otis has always been a cool customer and never seems to rush things. He will let things play out and then make a few moves.

That's what we see. I'm talking about behind closed doors. I think he's banging his head on a concrete wall right now. The worst thing that can happen for the Dwight situation is Chris Paul landing on the lakers. And Otis "waits" to make his moves because he can't get the ones he really wants. Watch, we won't get jack. Just some more role players.

Idunkonyou2 · Post #229 » by **Idunkonyou2** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:32 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:
tjm384 wrote:Looks like this is the full trade: Lakers get Paul/Houston gets Gasol/Hornets get Martin/Scola/Odom

Earlier, the Hornets and Lakers were reportedly searching for a third team, perhaps the Houston Rockets, to bring into any potential trade scenarios. But now, it appears the Lakers and Hornets are set to go it alone in what has to be one of the bigger blockbusters in a while.

Is that last quote happening now or then? When is now, now and then was now. So when will now be now?

magicfan9109 · Post #230 » by **magicfan9109** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:32 pm

VGOSWAMI wrote:
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski
Hornets working to finalize details on 3-team deal to send Chris Paul to Lakers, Gasol to Rockets and Odom, KMart, Scola to NO, sources say.

Deal is changing

Please fall through! Please fall through! Please fall through! :pray:

Post #231 » by **FFBlitzace** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:32 pm

Nah, the league will threaten us with contraction unless we trade Dwight to Boston for KG's corpse. Then it can be 2008 all over again.

BadMofoPimp · Post #232 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:33 pm

Chris Paul to the Lakers is "done," league executive briefed on the deal tells @CBSSports.@WojYahooNBA says it's for Bynum and Odom.

Idunkonyou2 · Post #233 » by **Idunkonyou2** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:33 pm

gp123 wrote:the craptastic truth is he could just sign with lakers outright next year... he's got kobe and chris paul, the two players he is believed to want to play with the most.

Yeah I'm sure his agent is going to let him piss away 100+ million. Get off the crack.

The Real Dalic · Post #234 » by **The Real Dalic** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:33 pm

magicman123 wrote:guys calm down, we just signed larry hughes

gp123 · Post #235 » by **gp123** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:33 pm

We don't have many moves available, GSW is not going to bite on an ellis trade, and we can't take biedrins from them until they get a center. sucks sucks

Post #236 » by **Bensational** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:34 pm

i'm sickened that the league owned team has just gifted LA Chris Paul, whilst allowing them to keep Andrew Bynum, and are taking back Kevin Martin, Luis Scola and Lamar Kardashian.

who would buy that Hornets team now? zero assets whatsoever. should have sent Paul to LAC for the Min pick and nothing else, would have been a much bigger rebuilding piece.

seriously... sickened.

arsenal6106 · Post #237 » by **arsenal6106** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:34 pm

So LA is about to get Pujols and Chris Paul on the same day.

BadMofoPimp · Post #238 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:34 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:
Chris Paul to the Lakers is "done," league executive briefed on the deal tells @CBSSports.@WojYahooNBA says it's for Bynum and Odom.

Anyways, NOLA will not keep Bynum, Odom and Okafor. I expect (2) of them to be trade bait for younger rebuilding talent for New Orleans.

magicman123 · Post #239 » by **magicman123** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:34 pm

The Real Dalic wrote:
magicman123 wrote:guys calm down, we just signed larry hughes

tony battie and reggie williams on deck, we got this shet, we gonna be alright

FML

gp123 · Post #240 » by **gp123** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 11:35 pm

My guess is the owners have to be fuming mad right now.