Official Speculation Thread (Pt XV, Mods Close)

[JarethCutestory]

I think Ryan, Hedo, and Redick along in a 3 way deal plus maybe a first could net us J-Smoove and Marvin Williams as I'm sure they're looking to get rid of him. Maybe we can snag Hinrich too.

[mattyBoi]

B.S.

[jezzer45]

hopefully magical is talking about the samething ybr was.

[Reverse_Angle]

Smith and Nash....ok....who do we give up? i can see all our 3pt shooters gone lol.....J-Rich....Redick....Anderson....Jameer....Hedo....just don't see us blowing up the team like that....IDK....it would basically force Stan to play a different way....we can't play 1 in 4 out if Nash is the only good 3pt shooter on our team after the alleged deal.....Pray to god that if we do make a deal that we don't get Stuck with Big Baby Starting....that would be.....

if that were the case, i think anyone but hedo is gone with that trade. hedo does not work for either team.

[OrlandO]

@R2theickie I suspect the magic are in 3 way trade talks attempting to get josh smith and maybe Nash as well.

Magical

Who is this??? is he credible???

No, he's another loser that pretends he's an insider, so he can prey on the gullible...

[mattyBoi]

Has magical ever been right about ANYTHING?

[JarethCutestory]

@R2theickie I suspect the magic are in 3 way trade talks attempting to get josh smith and maybe Nash as well.

Magical

Who is this??? is he credible???

No, he's another loser that pretends he's an insider, so he can prey on the gullible...

Yet has a damn near spotless record. But by all means, continue to think you know anything related to the subject matter.

[ChildishGambino]

Smith and Nash....ok....who do we give up? i can see all our 3pt shooters gone lol.....J-Rich....Redick....Anderson....Jameer....Hedo....just don't see us blowing up the team like that....IDK....it would basically force Stan to play a different way....we can't play 1 in 4 out if Nash is the only good 3pt shooter on our team after the alleged deal.....Pray to god that if we do make a deal that we don't get Stuck with Big Baby Starting....that would be.....

if that were the case, i think anyone but hedo is gone with that trade. hedo does not work for either team.

probably right.....then that would mean it's right to the bench for Hedo....no way he starts over Josh Smith...unless Stan plays him at the 4 spot.....which would be....special..... anyway i think this whole deal is B.S.....Too many unknowns for my tastes

[JarethCutestory]

Magical and moldy_hobo are one in the same. Magical also called J-Rich/Hedo being traded to us before anybody else even suggested it. So enjoy the info or complain there is none, I don't care, but don't knock somebody because you just sound silly.

[Def Swami]

If GS is unwilling to deal us Monta, perhaps YBR is referring to Josh Smith, even though it seems highly unlikely given how well ATL is doing, we're their in-division rival, and have little that interests them.

[Nyce_1]

Magical said the Nash & Smith idea was his GUESS; not something he heard. Don't get it twisted and assume the wring thing.

[eyriq]

I think Ryan, Hedo, and Redick along in a 3 way deal plus maybe a first could net us J-Smoove and Marvin Williams as I'm sure they're looking to get rid of him. Maybe we can snag Hinrich too.

You know, if we could move Hedo to a team with cap space and create an $11,000,000 TPE all of a sudden a Redick|Anderson package looks mighty good for bringing in some serious pieces from a team looking to rebuild...

[Swiftraven]

Has magical ever been right about ANYTHING?

Jareth screws around, but he is correct in his above statements.

[gibby6385]

So Noah, has the flu tonight but sitting on the bench and looks fine. So dissect that as what you will.

[Noonskadoodle]

Magical and moldy_hobo are one in the same. Magical also called J-Rich/Hedo being traded to us before anybody else even suggested it. So enjoy the info or complain there is none, I don't care, but don't knock somebody because you just sound silly.

[NW]

Golden State is either extremely faded or they're just trying to take advantage of the situation....IMO i don't think Ellis+Lee+Curry is equal value for Dwight but they're talking about only dealing Ellis for Howard.....I like Ellis and i really appreciate his talent and how he plays the game but Golden State is really gassing him up for someone who has never been an All-Star and has never lead his team past the first round.....hell most years they're fighting for 8th seed if that......

Golden State might be trying to game us here....could it be posturing of some sort? IDK

exactly... that's why I became frustrated with them... if this whole Dwight "trade request" thing wasn't public, I'm sure they wouldn't play hard ball like that... it's just crazy to think they value Ellis on the same level as Howard... and I like Ellis a lot, he's a star... but he is no Howard level star.

I'm also frustrated due to the reports that the Lakers want to trade Gasol to GS for Ellis and Lee, and the GS front office actually seemed intrigued by it. How is that any better or equal to Howard for Ellis? Makes no sense. Pau is in his 30s and on a terrible deal. That's why I think GS's front office is irritating.

You're correct about the posturing... it's just at an asinine level.

That report is not an actual report. Craziest rumor ever based off an interview Bucher did with a Bay Area radio station.

When asked, incidentally, about the Howard to GS rumors, Bucher said he didn't understand why the Warriors weren't going after Gasol instead (for the record, he and a lot of Warriors fans think the Howard pursuit was just a publicity stunt anyway). The Warriors asst. GM is Gasol's former agent and Kobe's a fan of Ellis.

Somehow this transformed into the Warriors being interested in dealing Ellis, Lee, Curry or whatever for Gasol. This ignores the fact the Warriors turned down the Lakers offer for Gasol in the offseason when the Lakers tries to bring GS in as a third team for a new Chris Paul trade after Stern vetoed the first one

[ADRajX]

Golden State is either extremely faded or they're just trying to take advantage of the situation....IMO i don't think Ellis+Lee+Curry is equal value for Dwight but they're talking about only dealing Ellis for Howard.....I like Ellis and i really appreciate his talent and how he plays the game but Golden State is really gassing him up for someone who has never been an All-Star and has never lead his team past the first round.....hell most years they're fighting for 8th seed if that......

Golden State might be trying to game us here....could it be posturing of some sort? IDK

exactly... that's why I became frustrated with them... if this whole Dwight "trade request" thing wasn't public, I'm sure they wouldn't play hard ball like that... it's just crazy to think they value Ellis on the same level as Howard... and I like Ellis a lot, he's a star... but he is no Howard level star.

I'm also frustrated due to the reports that the Lakers want to trade Gasol to GS for Ellis and Lee, and the GS front office actually seemed intrigued by it. How is that any better or equal to Howard for Ellis? Makes no sense. Pau is in his 30s and on a terrible deal. That's why I think GS's front office is irritating.

You're correct about the posturing... it's just at an asinine level.

That report is not an actual report. Craziest rumor ever based off an interview Bucher did with a Bay Area radio station.

When asked, incidentally, about the Howard to GS rumors, Bucher said he didn't understand why the Warriors weren't going after Gasol instead (for the record, he and a lot of Warriors fans think the Howard pursuit was just a publicity stunt anyway). The Warriors asst. GM is Gasol's former agent and Kobe's a fan of Ellis.

Somehow this transformed into the Warriors being interested in dealing Ellis, Lee, Curry or whatever for Gasol. This ignores the fact the Warriors turned down the Lakers offer for Gasol in the offseason when the Lakers tries to bring GS in as a third team for a new Chris Paul trade after Stern vetoed the first one

Thank you for clarifying the Pau Gasol rumor, I didn't know it started like that... I was legit confused and appalled by the rumor to begin with.

[mattyBoi]

I dunno, I've heard a lot of Magical's stuff and nothing ever comes of it, at least from what I remember, could be wrong.

Moldy_Hobo on the other hand was a straight up boss. If they really are the same I'm all ears.

[Nyce_1]

Moldy was a dude who was lucky to know the daughter of a Magic exec at the right time.

[jezzer45]

As long as its not ping im willing to listen to any RUMORS because thats all they are most of the time.