Official Speculation Thread I

[Def Swami]

LOL at the last 3 pages. Glad I missed that.

[doct3r dr3]

https://twitter.com/VicOladipo/status/3 ... 08/photo/1

McCollum is listed at 6 foot 3. Oladipo is listed at 6 foot 4 IIRC.

Doesn't McCollum look an inch and a half taller than Oladipo?

Has to be the incline they are standing on, because Alex Len looks about 7' 8" compared to Noel in that picture.

Yeah, and McCollum looks as tall as Bennett.

[Def Swami]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 12m
Link to updated story on Clippers/Raptors talks RE: Bledsoe here: http://es.pn/115RdA6

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 11m
In short: Sources say Clippers prefer Bargnani to DeRozan but are lukewarm to Toronto's pitch in either case, with Doc still so pro-Bledsoe

[InFlames]

I have a really hard time believing the Clippers have any interest in Bargnani. Bledsoe for Bargnani would be hilarious though.

[woosah]

Clips actually want Bargs? yeah ok.

All these leaks from the LA side trying to get interest in Bledsoe are funny to me. They seem in a rush to deal him to me. I wonder what they got cooking after that.

[Hotshot Hower]

I'm relieved it's not him, but...

and my, well our night was going well until this..

Now my g/f thinks I'm looking at black dude's ****'s

SMH, just had to explain for about 15 mins that wasn't the case. (shoot me now!)

Uhhh... Tough one there bud lol

Kind of how it went:

Her: "Ughh.. What the f*** is that!?"

Me: (silent pause/very nervous) "Ugh (gulp).. A black guy's thing?"

Her: "What the f***! Why are you looking at a black man's d***!?"

Me: "It wasn't intentional babe, but was on RealGM (even showed her this thread) and it was the guy I wanted drafted, you know Oladipo. Supposedly he leaked a picture on Twitter and had I known this was the picture I wouldn't of obviously looked at it."

That's kind of how it initially went down.

I had to show her the hype from this specific thread, to Vic's real Twitter account, and this "fake" one, and lastly had to reaffirm I wasn't into black dudes. Damn, talk about wrong place at the wrong time and to the eventual constant explaining. Eff.

[meatwad4343]

oladicko. ha.

[Hotshot Hower]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 12m
Link to updated story on Clippers/Raptors talks RE: Bledsoe here: http://es.pn/115RdA6

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 11m
In short: Sources say Clippers prefer Bargnani to DeRozan but are lukewarm to Toronto's pitch in either case, with Doc still so pro-Bledsoe

I still don't understand this from the Raptors standpoint. Although they want to get rid of Bargnani and now, Derozan why would they want another PG that they'd have to pay for when they already have Lowry?

My guess: To shed those deals and acquire an asset/expiring, just to flip it (Bledsoe) by the deadline?

Clips backs are against the wall regardless of this "Pro-Rivers" crap regarding Bledsoe, they have no leverage whatsoever.

Rant: Btw, I hate Masai Ujiri.

[IGotDaMagicInMe]

is bargs really just as valuable as afflalo???

[Noonskadoodle]

is bargs really just as valuable as afflalo???

They are just trying to make it look that way.

[rcklsscognition]

That Bargnani rumor cannot be legit. They want him in LA? For what?

[KillMonger]

Well we're dodging i bullet with bledsoe if that extension bull is true but to me it's sounding more and more like what Hennigan said is true. The talks was just exploratory and they are doing this to drum up the offers to see if we flinch, but i'm pretty sure when henny got the text that toronto wanted Bledsoe it went a little something like this

[Hotshot Hower]

is bargs really just as valuable as afflalo???

For their scheme, yes but I don't know if it's worth it to pay a guy around $11m/yr for the next two seasons just to play 20-25 mins a game.

With Affalo, you get your starter and a solid 3rd/4th option who can actually concentrate on what he does best, defense.

With DeRozan, he needs the ball in his hands to be effective and his contract is atrocious for the next four years ($9.5M/year) and the dude's terrible from the outside.

The talks may be "exploratory", but I think it's just posturing by the Clips into pressuring Henny's hand to up the initial offer in which I think he'll stand his ground. Clips GM, Neil Olshey by no means is no slouch, so this should get interesting.

If the breaking point is Andrew Nicholson, hopefully Hennigan doesn't budge, but IF the breaking point is say, a 2015 1st + Etwaun Moore I thinks that's the counter offer Hennigan has to propose/accept.

[SOUL]

bargs is the best

[Def Swami]

If Doc's first move is to acquire 2 overpaid players for his best trade asset, the Clipps are in trouble.

[woosah]

^ yeah, the interest in Bargnani seems to suggest they want Nicholson and we aren't budging. They want a shooting big. Sterling will be mad as heck having to pay both those salaries. I just read on toronto's board that some think it'll be Ross and not Derozen but they don't know for sure either.

[Hotshot Hower]

Well we're dodging i bullet with bledsoe if that extension bull is true but to me it's sounding more and more like what Hennigan said is true. The talks was just exploratory and they are doing this to drum up the offers to see if we flinch, but i'm pretty sure when henny got the text that toronto wanted Bledsoe it went a little something like this

At this point, I'd easily offer Bledsoe something along the lines of a 4 year/$28-32M deal with the 4th year being a player option on potential alone.

[InFlames]

They want a shooting big? We got Al Harrington right here for you Doc

[Hotshot Hower]

If Doc's first move is to acquire 2 overpaid players for his best trade asset, the Clipps are in trouble.

If this is the case, I can't wait until this Honeymoon ends sooner rather than later.

Rivers and Sterling will no doubt butt heads. Poor Neil Olshey

[eyriq]

I really want the Bledsoe deal to happen. Bledsoe/Oladipo/Harkless would be the best perimeter defense in the NBA, no? Well, outside of Miami and maybe OKC? Is the kool aid getting too strong?