Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXVII: Offseason Edition)

[BadMofoPimp]

I wonder what happens to all the "Dwight is a Poison" and "I hate Dwight" people when he signs that extension. Hopefully, go root for another team.

Dwight has done nothing wrong. Players every year play the game of pushing their teams to make things happen. Kobe did it. Is Dwight to be held on a superstar pedestal to where he has to smile while wearing a Magic jersey at all times.

There is a difference between wanting Dwight gone and thinking Dwight will be gone.

What has Dwight said or done since the all-star break that makes people assume that Dwight is gone? Nothing. It is all in your minds. People must be bored or angry about other things and taking out on Dwight for not being perfect.

[arkknight1988]

Andrew Nicholson is a hot name right now... a number of teams attempting to move up for him, and it's unlikely that he would fall past Orlando at 19...We hear OKC is one team that could be looking to add a mid-first rounder to grab him, with Eric Maynor as possible trade bait.
http://www.nbadraft.net/draft-buzz-5

maynor+okc 1st for our 19th+Duhon

FIXED!

was just about to edit that exact thing

[jfinley88]

Andrew Nicholson is a hot name right now... a number of teams attempting to move up for him, and it's unlikely that he would fall past Orlando at 19...We hear OKC is one team that could be looking to add a mid-first rounder to grab him, with Eric Maynor as possible trade bait.
http://www.nbadraft.net/draft-buzz-5

maynor+okc 1st for our 19th+Duhon

FIXED!

Doesn't Maynor suck almost as much as Duhon?

[Rick Rolled]

I wonder what happens to all the "Dwight is a Poison" and "I hate Dwight" people when he signs that extension. Hopefully, go root for another team.

Dwight has done nothing wrong. Players every year play the game of pushing their teams to make things happen. Kobe did it. Is Dwight to be held on a superstar pedestal to where he has to smile while wearing a Magic jersey at all times.

There is a difference between wanting Dwight gone and thinking Dwight will be gone.

What has Dwight said or done since the all-star break that makes people assume that Dwight is gone? Nothing. It is all in your minds. People must be bored or angry about other things and taking out on Dwight for not being perfect.

He's said nothing to indicate he's going, and nothing to indicate he's staying.... So, there really isn't a wrong viewpoint in my opinion.

I can't wait for this draft to get here. Hopefully we get some answers by then.

[Carlos Arroyo]

Mega OT but...

Serge Ibaka ‏@SergeIbaka_OKC
Miami throw this **** lebron this big ass parade, but can't get this **** line up fixed..shame on u Miami! http://yfrog.com/nwefktaj

LMAO

[pogiro]

He's said nothing to indicate he's going, and nothing to indicate he's staying.... So, there really isn't a wrong viewpoint in my opinion.

I can't wait for this draft to get here. Hopefully we get some answers by then.

Let's say he wanted to stay, would you expect him to say anything before we hire a coach? We just hired our GM, he prolly would like to see what sort of plans Hennigan has. If I were him, I'd keep quiet too n see what the Magic do before I commit.

[Def Swami]

He's said nothing to indicate he's going, and nothing to indicate he's staying.... So, there really isn't a wrong viewpoint in my opinion.

I can't wait for this draft to get here. Hopefully we get some answers by then.

Right, but the vitriol toward Dwight is unwarranted. You can believe he's leaving, but no reason to hate on him for it. I think that's the crux of what BMP is saying.

[OrlChamps2030]

I wonder what happens to all the "Dwight is a Poison" and "I hate Dwight" people when he signs that extension. Hopefully, go root for another team.

Dwight has done nothing wrong. Players every year play the game of pushing their teams to make things happen. Kobe did it. Is Dwight to be held on a superstar pedestal to where he has to smile while wearing a Magic jersey at all times.

There is a difference between wanting Dwight gone and thinking Dwight will be gone.

What has Dwight said or done since the all-star break that makes people assume that Dwight is gone? Nothing. It is all in your minds. People must be bored or angry about other things and taking out on Dwight for not being perfect.

Dwight's lack of dialogue since the All-Star break to me is actually a sign of him possibly being on the way out.

To me not all hope is lost. I am about 60/40 on Dwight leaving versus Dwight staying (obviously I want him to stay).

But I feel as though the taste of what he could have in a major city has swayed him. There is a reason why superstars seem to revolve through Chicago, LA, New York, Miami, and kinda Houston. Playing for Brooklyn in their opening season as a young African-American star is an unbelievable opportunity and story, I cannot blame him for letting the temptation get to him.

There is a reason why San Antonio and OKC are sound teams that have great systems and management, and are based around team-first players.

I really hope Hennigan is able to sell Dwight on his vision because if not, Dwight will be the next to get fired. The only way I can see Dwight buying Hennigan's vision is if Hennigan is able to rob a team blind for a top-20 player.

None of us know his motive behind waiving his ETO.

[Rick Rolled]

He's said nothing to indicate he's going, and nothing to indicate he's staying.... So, there really isn't a wrong viewpoint in my opinion.

I can't wait for this draft to get here. Hopefully we get some answers by then.

Right, but the vitriol toward Dwight is unwarranted. You can believe he's leaving, but no reason to hate on him for it. I think that's the crux of what BMP is saying.

Yeah, there's no reason to rip on him without just cause, but it's perfectly fine to speculate that he truly wants out of Orlando.

Just as it's fine to speculate that he wants to stay.

I refuse to rush to judgement either way at this point.

[OrlandO]

People act like Dwight didn't waive his option... like it means nothing.

[Def Swami]

David Aldrige Story http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/06/2 ... ef:nbahpt2

[NEM]

Mega OT but...

Serge Ibaka ‏@SergeIbaka_OKC
Miami throw this **** lebron this big ass parade, but can't get this **** line up fixed..shame on u Miami! http://yfrog.com/nwefktaj

LMAO

Fake. His real handle is @sergeibaka9

[Rick Rolled]

He's said nothing to indicate he's going, and nothing to indicate he's staying.... So, there really isn't a wrong viewpoint in my opinion.

I can't wait for this draft to get here. Hopefully we get some answers by then.

Let's say he wanted to stay, would you expect him to say anything before we hire a coach? We just hired our GM, he prolly would like to see what sort of plans Hennigan has. If I were him, I'd keep quiet too n see what the Magic do before I commit.

I don't expect him to give any indications in either direction, nor should he.

One day I'm going to wake up and he'll be in a different uniform, or I'll wake up to news of an extension.

[Carlos Arroyo]

Mega OT but...

Serge Ibaka ‏@SergeIbaka_OKC
Miami throw this **** lebron this big ass parade, but can't get this **** line up fixed..shame on u Miami! http://yfrog.com/nwefktaj

LMAO

Fake. His real handle is @sergeibaka9

i kno it was fake but still made me lol

[Rick Rolled]

Amid a report that stated the Houston Rockets are hoping to amass enough trade assets to make a deal with the Orlando Magic for Dwight Howard–even though Howard would only be in Houston for one season before becoming an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2013 — a source with knowledge of Howard’s thinking said Monday that there was “not a chance” Howard would be persuaded to remain in Houston if traded there, and would leave next summer to sign elsewhere.

ESPN.com reported Monday morning that the Rockets, who currently have the 14th and 16th picks overall in the first round of Thursday’s Draft, were trying to move up in order to acquire two high first-round picks that would be sent to the Magic as part of a package for Howard. Howard decided to “opt in” to the final year of his contract late this past season rather than opt out and be an unrestricted free agent this summer.

But Howard has given no indication he plans to sign any long-term extension in Orlando, and the Magic are resigned to the fact that they’ll likely have to trade him sometime this offseason unless he has a dramatic change of heart. The Nets and Mavericks have been among the most ardent suitors for the 26-year-old Howard, who missed Orlando’s first-round playoff loss to Indiana after undergoing back surgery in April. Howard believes he’ll be back on the court in time for the start of next season.

[ChildishGambino]

Mega OT but...

Serge Ibaka ‏@SergeIbaka_OKC
Miami throw this **** lebron this big ass parade, but can't get this **** line up fixed..shame on u Miami! http://yfrog.com/nwefktaj

LMAO

i saw that pic before but man every time i look at it i smdh......just go bald lebron and grow your beard out to compensate...just don't go spraying.....

[arkknight1988]

Mega OT but...

Serge Ibaka ‏@SergeIbaka_OKC
Miami throw this **** lebron this big ass parade, but can't get this **** line up fixed..shame on u Miami! http://yfrog.com/nwefktaj

LMAO

i saw that pic before but man every time i look at it i smdh......just go bald lebron and grow your beard out to compensate...just don't go spraying.....

lebron has to be trolling us. hes really going the stephen a smith route?

[pogiro]

Dwight's lack of dialogue since the All-Star break to me is actually a sign of him possibly being on the way out.

To me not all hope is lost. I am about 60/40 on Dwight leaving versus Dwight staying (obviously I want him to stay).

But I feel as though the taste of what he could have in a major city has swayed him. There is a reason why superstars seem to revolve through Chicago, LA, New York, Miami, and kinda Houston. Playing for Brooklyn in their opening season as a young African-American star is an unbelievable opportunity and story, I cannot blame him for letting the temptation get to him.

There is a reason why San Antonio and OKC are sound teams that have great systems and management, and are based around team-first players.

I really hope Hennigan is able to sell Dwight on his vision because if not, Dwight will be the next to get fired. The only way I can see Dwight buying Hennigan's vision is if Hennigan is able to rob a team blind for a top-20 player.

Lack of dialogue since the All-Star Break? He waived his ETO... Someone quoted Hennigan on his "actions speak louder than words"... well there you go. All this talk about Brooklyn... he had all the ability you could have to get to Brooklyn. Are they still a threat? Sure. If they manage to keep D-Will and still manage to keep cap space open, sure, I'll keep em on my radar. But all that side story about being a launch pad to a Brooklyn franchise is just fluff. Dwight's said over and over, he wants to win.

Dwight made a pretty big statement waiving his ETO. He totally screwed the Nets in the process. First, they lose Dwight. Second, it puts them in serious danger to lose D-Will. Third, his about-face at the last minute sent the Nets into a panic and got them to trade their pick as a result of a crappy season that was ONLY TOP 3 PROTECTED, for a couple months with Gerald Wallace. How much more stupid can a front office look with that move? If I'm Dwight, I seriously reconsider how much I want to go to Brooklyn. If he thought Otis was incompetent, how much more stupid can the Nets' Billy King look?

And as for Hennigan's vision and stealing a top 20 player, we should have cap space to sign at least one next offseason.

[LetItRain]

I love the source "with knowledge of" so and so's thinking. Those are the best.

Alridge is worthless. Of course Dwight won't stay in Houston. That's why it's been said all along that Houston would trade for him with out assurances that he'd stay. Nothing in that article is new or enlightening.

Is this what passes for reporting these days? Just re-hashing old ****?

[Noonskadoodle]

Off topic flashback:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KK_3iKuyAw&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/youtube]

He could flat out light it up.