Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXVII: Offseason Edition)

[recko321]

Evans, Martin, #5, & #18 for Dwight was what someone said was reported on the Knicks board. Good starting point but we must shed at least hedo with Dwight period.

[jezzer45]

For those saying rivers in an undersized sg he went to the draft combine and measured in at 6'5 , that's not undersized at the 2, he can play some pg the way westbrook does and Ellis has, or he can just be our sg, but am I the only one afraid of drummonds bust potential? Why not Barnes at 5 rivers at 8 and Marshall at 14 moultrie/melo/best player available at 18 or 19 which ever it is we have?

if you can draft all that scoring potential i would go with melo. to me he is going to avg at least 2 blocks and 8-9 boards which is all that is needed in todays nba.

[SEBAS-07]

Maybe all this Houston talk puts a little pressure on Dwight to sign an extension. I don't see Dwight wanting to "waste" a year in Houston.

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I`m not a CBA guru but I think financially Dwight is better off becoming a free agent and signing with the team who has his bird rights( In this case Orlando) we would probably need a verbal agreement but with Howard changing his mind, I would look for a clear statement like firing Dan Fegan.I`m pretty sure any agent will welcome an athlete of Howard`s caliber.

[arsenal6106]

"@BQRMagic: Magic say Rob Hennigan will meet with media tomorrow to discuss draft."

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[BelgianMagic]

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt
Told there is no way that Kings would do purported offer of Lowry/14/16 for Evans and five if it was even actually offered

[ChildishGambino]

"@BQRMagic: Magic say Rob Hennigan will meet with media tomorrow to discuss draft."

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hmmm....have we done this before? don't remember any past GM's discussing the draft in the open like that.....setting up a smokescreen?

[magic04life]

For those that don't know, YBR is a poster on TBN that claims t be friends with Dwight and talks to him every week. This guy has turned out to be pretty credible over the past twelve months, he's pretty much called everything that has happened.

From the sounds of it, it's looking like Dwight has given up on this organization. Here are some of YBR's posts:

Dwight and Rob will meet up, I just get tha feeling Dwight is frustrated with the front office and feels like he deserves better from this organization.

That 'me first' attitude just won LeBron a ring, just saying

My thing is, if Martins wants to talk to Dwight then stop passing messages through everyone else to get back to him, call him yourself.

Martins and Dwight both feel the other is wrong so theyre passing messages for each other along through other people smh, instead of just calling each other

Just a lot of pride involved between Alex Martins and Dwight, they both dont wanna call each other up lol, its ridiculous....

Rob and Dwight will talk but that won't just sweep everything under the rug. Problem wasn't just on the court, its also off it. His trust in the front office and with certain people in this organization has gone down the drain. They need to repair that

Yes he's aware of what hennigan has done, and I believe when I asked him that same thing he mentioned that he's tried to but the devos have not returned his call nor have they come out to see or talk to him during this whole time since surgery

[magic04life]

Maybe all this Houston talk puts a little pressure on Dwight to sign an extension. I don't see Dwight wanting to "waste" a year in Houston.

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Rob has ALL the leverage. That's for sure.

[magicman112]

Evans, Martin, #5, & #18 for Dwight was what someone said was reported on the Knicks board. Good starting point but we must shed at least hedo with Dwight period.

If it comes to pass that Dwight won't commit or wants out and this gets done right and things work out, it could be like when the Cowboys traded Herschel Walker for all those picks that ended up being the building blocks for their dynasty....

[ChildishGambino]

If what YBR said is true then that sounds like the end to me.....burning bridges.....irreparable relationship if they can't even make a phone call much less sit down man to man and discuss the situation....damn shame this is if true......And to think that a somewhat important part of this whole thing is because of use of a damn private jet......

[SEBAS-07]

Is there any truth of a meeting between Larry Bird and Magic management?

Know that Larry Bird has decided to leave the Pacers, would we bring him as President?

[JarethCutestory]

First of all, if anything, YBR is Rudolph.

Second of all, he's called nothing.

Third of all, he apparently direct messaged Dwight one night on Twitter, and now has his cell phone and texts him every single day while Dwight gives him information on all his thoughts and concerns during one of the most pivotal and potentially life changing times in Dwights life.

Oh ok. I have to go feed my unicorn now.

[fendilim]

At some point in time, a player might need a change of scenery. I'm just not sure if this is the point in time where Dwight will have a change of scenery. But i do think that the bridge has been burned between the Magic and Dwight.

[ChosenSavior]

First of all, if anything, YBR is Rudolph.

Second of all, he's call nothing.

Third of all, he apparently direct messaged Dwight one night on Twitter, and now has his cell phone and texts him every single day while Dwight gives him information on all his thoughts and concerns during one of the most pivotal and potentially life changing time in Dwights life.

Oh ok. I have to go feed my unicorn now.

[OrlandO]

First of all, if anything, YBR is Rudolph.

Second of all, he's called nothing.

Third of all, he apparently direct messaged Dwight one night on Twitter, and now has his cell phone and texts him every single day while Dwight gives him information on all his thoughts and concerns during one of the most pivotal and potentially life changing times in Dwights life.

Oh ok. I have to go feed my unicorn now.

While I do question his credibility at times, he did out the exact Ellis trade rumors this past season before ESPN/RealGM... so there's that. I think that was the moment everyone stared listening to him.

[ChildishGambino]

one thing that would be funny as hell is if Big Baby is traded during his little Draft party that he's hosting.....that has awkward written all over it.....but it does kinda suck that you can just get traded out of left field like that but it's a business at the end of the day......Rob is like the terminator.....cleaning up the riff raff in one fell swoop....could trade anybody at any time......cold as ice....i like that

[cedric76]

Maybe all this Houston talk puts a little pressure on Dwight to sign an extension. I don't see Dwight wanting to "waste" a year in Houston.

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makes me laughwhen i hear that there is no chance D12 would not extend in houston

if houston trade for D12 (which i really hope) and sign deron ( they ll have the money and it s closer from home, he is from dallas), Houston is a great organisation, huge china fan base, great for addidas to have him there, why would he not want to extend?

a team with Deron+D12+lee +Scola(they could turn scola into more assets) is title contender

GO houston, pull that trade

D12 doesnt want to do an effort, he wants orlando to bend over in front of him, he doesnt support his team mates's playoff run, time to part ways

there is no I in TEAM

[JarethCutestory]

I'm surprised Portland hasn't offered the 6th pick for Kyle Lowry. They could have Lowry and still probably get Drummond at 11 or Tyler Zeller/Myers Leonard. Resign Batum and that's a solid core right there.

[magic04life]

Evans, Martin, #5, & #18 for Dwight was what someone said was reported on the Knicks board. Good starting point but we must shed at least hedo with Dwight period.

If it comes to pass that Dwight won't commit or wants out and this gets done right and things work out, it could be like when the Cowboys traded Herschel Walker for all those picks that ended up being the building blocks for their dynasty....

I was thinking the same thing as a die hard Cowboy fan

[londoncollin]

I'm surprised Portland hasn't offered the 6th pick for Kyle Lowry. They could have Lowry and still probably get Drummond at 11 or Tyler Zeller/Myers Leonard. Resign Batum and that's a solid core right there.

I think they'd rather just take Lillard with the 6th.