Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XLVI "Re-Building" Edition)

MagicTownBaller · Post #1281 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:52 pm

Larry Ridley @mrlarryridley
NBA Source: #Magic working on bringing in F DeQuan Jones for Training Camp, to reach roster limit #Orlando #NBA

A trade has to be going down.

ChildishGambino · Post #1282 » by **ChildishGambino** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:53 pm

Big men don't sell shoes man lol....especially when they look like that....man i'm glad i'm indifferent to Dwight right now.....anything i hear or see from him just rolls off me and has no effect on my emotions either way....been ready to move on just waiting for everyone else to get to where i'm at right now.....come on BMP....the sun is shining over where i'm at....just let it go lol.....

ChildishGambino · Post #1283 » by **ChildishGambino** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:02 pm

OT....for the game heads here...An EA rep basically confirmed that NBA Live 13 will be a digital download which means NOT on disc for about 20 bones.....could be a wrap for Live for the rest of this gaming generation(PS3/XboX 360) i mean they had 3 years to work on the game...i thought more time is suppose to be better for developers?

MagicTownBaller · Post #1284 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:07 pm

ChildishGambino wrote:OT....for the game heads here...An EA rep basically confirmed that NBA Live 13 will be a digital download which means NOT on disc for about 20 bones.....could be a wrap for Live for the rest of this gaming generation(PS3/XboX 360) i mean they had 3 years to work on the game...i thought more time is suppose to be better for developers?

I heard about it yesterday. I always got 2K anyways, so I don't care too much about Live. The only time I ever cared was when Dwight was on the cover.

OrlandoMajinBuu · Post #1285 » by **OrlandoMajinBuu** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:09 pm

Schmitz’ Take: Magic players on trading block:

Even though Dwight Howard, Ryan Anderson, Jason Richardson, Earl Clark and Chris Duhon have been shipped out, the Magic are hardly finished in their attempts to make trades.

They are open for business to any team that is interested in the likes of holdovers Hedo Turkoglu, Jameer Nelson, J.J. Redick, Big Baby Davis and Quentin Richardson. (And those players also might be looking to join a team that’s not competing for lottery prizes the next few seasons.)

Vets Al Harrington and Josh McRoberts, who both arrived in the Dwight deal, also will be there for the asking.

What do the Magic want in return to jettison any of those deals? Ideally, expiring contracts and/or draft picks.

Odds of moving the big multi-year contracts of Turk ($11.8 and roughly $6 million), Nelson (3 years, about $20 million) and Davis (3 years, $19.4 million) are slim, of course.

Redick has an expiring deal at $6.7 million so he’ll be beneficial whether he’s dealt or not. McRoberts also has an expiring contract at $3.1 million.

Richardson has two years left at $2.6 million and $2.8 million.

Even with two guaranteed seasons at $6.2 million and $6.6 million, Harrington has enough firepower left to interest a team looking for a scorer or trying to fill a void created by an injury.

The Magic likely will be busy at the trade deadline.

They also have a $17.8 million trade exception for the next year from the Howard deal — believed to be the largest in league history — to utilize. For taking on a player from a team that’s, say, trying to avoid the luxury tax, the Magic hope to acquire more draft picks in that transaction.

+ An article from a page named "BleacherReport"
http://tinyurl.com/92pw4e3

magicman123 · Post #1286 » by **magicman123** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:25 pm

MagicTownBaller wrote:
Larry Ridley @mrlarryridley
NBA Source: #Magic working on bringing in F DeQuan Jones for Training Camp, to reach roster limit #Orlando #NBA

A trade has to be going down.

Doesn't mean anything, hes just an invite to fill the roster and will be cut..hawks and heat had over 20 players last year for training camp

Nyce_1 · Post #1287 » by **Nyce_1** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:47 pm

Larry Ridley ‏@mrlarryridley
NBA Source: #Magic GM Rob Hennigan wanted to keep D12 to see if new Orl culture would change things, but was told trade him July 20 by owner

Larry Ridley ‏@mrlarryridley
NBA Source tells me, #Magic GM Rob Hennigan began talking with Lakers about Dwight trade July 20th, worked on deal for 3 weeks #Orlando #NBA

pakishazi · Post #1288 » by **pakishazi** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:59 pm

Nyce_1 wrote:
Larry Ridley ‏@mrlarryridley
NBA Source: #Magic GM Rob Hennigan wanted to keep D12 to see if new Orl culture would change things, but was told trade him July 20 by owner

Put that on ESPN, so all these people knocking Hennigan can shutup!!!

Sad thing is that I think he could of maybe had a shot but oh well. I'm not dwelling in the past...looking forward to new version of the Magic.

thelead · Post #1289 » by **thelead** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:11 pm

So, like I've said before, RDV is the problem. Why hire a supposed expert basketball mind and force him to make a basketball decision? :nonono:

Skin · Post #1290 » by **Skin** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:43 pm

Dwight's new shoes are butt ugly. Just like his face.

mattyBoi · Post #1291 » by **mattyBoi** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:53 pm

So you sign Jameer to a new contract and then look to trade him? :falloff:

DMack78 · Post #1292 » by **DMack78** » Sat Sep 1, 2012 12:04 am

BadMofoPimp wrote:
thelead wrote:Dwight Howard will win a title and retire his jersey in LA.

We all know it. F him and move on.

Now, everyone can see that Dwight, the Nba, Adidas and the Lakers already had a marketing strategy and products in place to showcase Dwight way before this trade transpired. They just had to play out the scenarios to create controversy.

It hasn't even been two weeks yet, and Dwight is out there in his Lakers Adidas shoes.

I hope some one puts they very shoe in his hand on and promptly kicks him in the a$$ with it.

J the Drafter · Post #1293 » by **J the Drafter** » Sat Sep 1, 2012 1:07 am

thelead wrote:So, like I've said before, RDV is the problem. Why hire a supposed expert basketball mind and force him to make a basketball decision?

Do we know that DeVos wasn't speaking for Howard?

MagicStarwipe · Post #1294 » by **MagicStarwipe** » Sat Sep 1, 2012 1:19 am

J the Drafter wrote:
thelead wrote:So, like I've said before, RDV is the problem. Why hire a supposed expert basketball mind and force him to make a basketball decision?

Do we know that DeVos wasn't speaking for Howard?

We don't even know if it's true :lol:

AdamTheGreek · Post #1295 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Sat Sep 1, 2012 2:30 am

RYgoBOOM wrote:Great 8 years, but the way he left completely destroyed his image. Had he left a normal way, and been open to helping out the team that gave him a chance to become one of the best centers of all time, I'd maybe think differently.

Cleveland won't be retiring LeBron's jersey, why should be retire someone's who fuc#@*#* us over worse than Shaq?

Sorry but Dwight didn't **** us over worse than Shaq. I don't care if O'Neal has his house still here and still donates to the community, he was only a Magic man for 4 years. Penny, Nick, Darrell, Tracy, even Bo and Ho Grant have a better chance of getting their jerseys raised than Shaq.

We got absolutely nothing for Shaq. With Dwight we got some great pieces in return.

OrlDave · Post #1296 » by **OrlDave** » Sat Sep 1, 2012 2:30 am

mattyBoi wrote:So you sign Jameer to a new contract and then look to trade him?

Eh, that article was a "Hey, we haven't written anything meaningful about the Magic this week, let's start trade rumors!" I wouldn't place a lot of faith in it.

AdamTheGreek · Post #1297 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Sat Sep 1, 2012 2:40 am

mattyBoi wrote:So you sign Jameer to a new contract and then look to trade him?

It's Schmitz. I'm inclined to trust Ridley more than Brian.

blue and white · Post #1298 » by **blue and white** » Sat Sep 1, 2012 2:47 am

Does anyone have any good Nikola Vucevic nba highlights or mixes. all im finding are college stuff and i want to see some clips of his nba stuff.

ChildishGambino · Post #1299 » by **ChildishGambino** » Sat Sep 1, 2012 5:42 am

blue and white wrote:Does anyone have any good Nikola Vucevic nba highlights or mixes. all im finding are college stuff and i want to see some clips of his nba stuff.

good luck finding that....i scoured the web for some Vucci highlights to scout.....actually had to watch some full games....

Ahmadab · Post #1300 » by **Ahmadab** » Sat Sep 1, 2012 7:39 am

...I like Dwight's shoes. Even had a pair before.