Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXIX: Draft/Free Agency

glennathan · Post #1301 » by **glennathan** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:06 pm

MagicTownBaller wrote:
MagicalNBA
Lots of discussion floating around. Curry and Bogut for d12? Not sure if GSW will still do the rental.

It's Magical, so you know to take it with a grain of salt.

I would absolutely loathe that trade though. Curry is injury prone and so is Bogut.

I would actually rather send Dwight to Brooklyn instead.

My preference is if we are going young and trying to do a youth movement, do the Rockets trade

gp123 · Post #1302 » by **gp123** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:07 pm

thats a pretty good team in BK for, like, 2 years though if they resign Lopez. their GM is a madman but they really need to hit the ground running with a good product.

LetItRain · Post #1303 » by **LetItRain** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:08 pm

I might take a chance on Curry if we get a bunch of capspace in the process, but hell no to Bogut

Coach_McGuirk · Post #1304 » by **Coach_McGuirk** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:08 pm

D-Will
Crash
JJ
Lopez
Humph

That doesn't look too bad to me especially since Dwight is left standing in the rain!

OrlandO · Post #1305 » by **OrlandO** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:09 pm

Idunkonyou2 wrote:That Nash deal is hilarious. I mean he is good, but 12 million a year good? Hell to the no.

It's to sell tickets (since he's canadian), not to win...

glennathan · Post #1306 » by **glennathan** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:09 pm

LetItRain wrote:
glennathan wrote:
“@IAMAGM: Toronto Raptors preparing $36 million three-year offer to Steve Nash http://t.co/jyp3iwZ3”

The are gonna regret this year 2.

Agreed. The first time Nash misses a game due to back or hip problems he will be hearing it from the fans

Idunkonyou2 · Post #1307 » by **Idunkonyou2** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:10 pm

OrlandO wrote:
Idunkonyou2 wrote:That Nash deal is hilarious. I mean he is good, but 12 million a year good? Hell to the no.

It's to sell tickets (since he's canadian), not to win...

Their team sells out nightly regardless or at least this is what we have been told by our Raptor friends over and over and over again for many years now.

glennathan · Post #1308 » by **glennathan** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:11 pm

Coach_McGuirk wrote:D-Will
Crash
JJ
Lopez
Humph

That doesn't look too bad to me especially since Dwight is left standing in the rain!

It is a playoff team in my opinion but not a championship team. They might win one game against Miami or Chicago

WeAreVenom · Post #1309 » by **WeAreVenom** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:12 pm

DJRajX wrote:Since the Nets extended Gerald Wallace's deal to $40mil, 4yrs... him + Joe Johnson would pretty much ruin whatever rebuilding process they had in mind imo.

Yeah, if they do trade for Joe, they can kiss Dwight goodbye.

Although, tbh, I don't think they can get him, now.

He really needs to open that list up to OKC. If we can get Westbrook or Harden, I'd take it and run.

MagicTownBaller · Post #1310 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:13 pm

I saw these pictures on TBN and thought they were funny,

WeAreVenom · Post #1311 » by **WeAreVenom** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:13 pm

glennathan wrote:
Coach_McGuirk wrote:D-Will
Crash
JJ
Lopez
Humph

That doesn't look too bad to me especially since Dwight is left standing in the rain!

It is a playoff team in my opinion but not a championship team. They might win one game against Miami or Chicago

Yeah, that's a 5th seed exit team to me.

MagicTownBaller · Post #1312 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:13 pm

WeAreVenom wrote:
DJRajX wrote:Since the Nets extended Gerald Wallace's deal to $40mil, 4yrs... him + Joe Johnson would pretty much ruin whatever rebuilding process they had in mind imo.

Yeah, if they do trade for Joe, they can kiss Dwight goodbye.

Although, tbh, I don't think they can get him, now.

He really needs to open that list up to OKC. If we can get Westbrook or Harden, I'd take it and run.

YES! Somebody photoshop a picture of Russell Westbrook in a Magic jersey!

magicman123 · Post #1313 » by **magicman123** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:14 pm

The raptors were 20th in attendance, 17th in avg attendance

OrlandO · Post #1314 » by **OrlandO** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:14 pm

Idunkonyou2 wrote:
OrlandO wrote:
Idunkonyou2 wrote:That Nash deal is hilarious. I mean he is good, but 12 million a year good? Hell to the no.

It's to sell tickets (since he's canadian), not to win...

Their team sells out nightly regardless or at least this is what we have been told by our Raptor friends over and over and over again for many years now.

I know they have a good fanbase, but not sure if that's accurate. Tickets is just part of it... Nash will be highly marketable.

Ken Berger ‏@KBergCBS
Word is Raptors are in process of negotiating a new TV deal and envision Canadian hero Steve Nash as the draw, thus a $10-$12M offer for PG.

Let's be honest, the Raptors are going to poor to average 9 out of 10 seasons, so this is all a publicity move. Bad deal for most teams.

Idunkonyou2 · Post #1315 » by **Idunkonyou2** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:15 pm

If we trade Howard to the Thunder, we would ask for Westbrook and Ibaka or Perkins IMO.

fendilim · Post #1316 » by **fendilim** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:16 pm

Strapped in. Hope we lnd Nerlens Noel and this Goubert kid from europe. He has like 7'9" wingspan.

G-Heel · Post #1317 » by **G-Heel** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:16 pm

MagicTownBaller wrote:I saw these pictures on TBN and thought they were funny,

Lol. That hat actually looks good on him.

MagicTownBaller · Post #1318 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:17 pm

fendilim wrote:Strapped in. Hope we lnd Nerlens Noel and this Goubert kid from europe. He has like 7'9" wingspan.

I want Noel!

Deezy · Post #1319 » by **Deezy** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:25 pm

DJRajX wrote:Since the Nets extended Gerald Wallace's deal to $40mil, 4yrs... him + Joe Johnson would pretty much ruin whatever rebuilding process they had in mind imo.

Their rebuilding process was aborted when they re-signed Crash, IMO. They're definitely going to bring back one of Humphries/Lopez; my guess being the former. That kills their cap with one max contract (~$18M), two ~$10M players and several in the $2-4M range.

In other words, they don't have the assets, nor would they have the $$ for Howard. King blew it.

RickB-Orlando · Post #1320 » by **RickB-Orlando** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 4:29 pm

WeAreVenom wrote:
DJRajX wrote:Since the Nets extended Gerald Wallace's deal to $40mil, 4yrs... him + Joe Johnson would pretty much ruin whatever rebuilding process they had in mind imo.

Yeah, if they do trade for Joe, they can kiss Dwight goodbye.

Although, tbh, I don't think they can get him, now.

He really needs to open that list up to OKC. If we can get Westbrook or Harden, I'd take it and run.

If you look at it from OKC's point fo view, it probably makes more sense to keep Westbrook (A 1) and move Harden (a 2). Easier to find a 2 to fill the two spot with a reliable player or lock down defender than a talent like Westbrook at the point.

Ibaka / Harden might actually make sense for both teams, but I'm not sure if OKC does it or not. More realistic scenario might be Harden, Perkins, and a pick or two.