NBA Offseason thread

[Kuzzy Powers]

Chauncey Billups agreed on a two-year, $5 million-plus contract to play for the Pistons.

Dont really understand that one..

 

[Argath]

Dont really understand that one..

Supposedly Detroit wants to move Brandon Knight to the 2. Chauncey would fill in at the 1 with Calderon being his backup (maybe vice versa?).

Wouldn't be surprised if Stuckey, Knight or KCP get moved at some point this offseason or before the trade deadline. Pretty deep rotation they have going though.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Supposedly Detroit wants to move Brandon Knight to the 2. Chauncey would fill in at the 1 with Calderon being his backup (maybe vice versa?).

Wouldn't be surprised if Stuckey, Knight or KCP get moved at some point this offseason or before the trade deadline. Pretty deep rotation they have going though.

:wat:

Calderon left for Dallas. They picked up the option on Stuckey and re-signed Bynum, which makes this signing all the more strange. I highly doubt they plan on Chauncey starting, id imagine Knight will man the 1 and one of Stuckey, Singler, KCP, or Kim English will fill in at the 2. Add in Bynum, Siva and Middleton and that is a shit ton of guards on one roster. A couple guys gotta go for sure.

 

[Argath]

:wat:

Calderon left for Dallas. They picked up the option on Stuckey and re-signed Bynum, which makes this signing all the more strange. I highly doubt they plan on Chauncey starting, id imagine Knight will man the 1 and one of Stuckey, Singler, KCP, or Kim English will fill in at the 2. Add in Bynum, Siva and Middleton and that is a shit ton of guards on one roster. A couple guys gotta go for sure.

Doh! I forgot Calderon left for Dallas I was looking at an old roster. And yea that is a shit load of guards.

 

[JimLeavy59]

What is Detroit doing? These roster moves make no sense.

 

[JimLeavy59]

Yeah the Bucks just need to cut some dead weight and they'll be alright.

Teague/Mayo backcourt is pretty affordable and promising, Sanders/Ilyasova/Henson are also a great frontcourt.

I don't know about Ersan I'd rather the Bucks trade him for picks and start Henson this year. Can't wait to see Giannis.

 

[Xixak]

I don't know about Ersan I'd rather the Bucks trade him for picks and start Henson this year. Can't wait to see Giannis.

Totally forgot about Giannis, I'm excited to see what he can do. He's definitely raw but with a developed skillset could be a great two-way player.

 

[Xixak]

What is Detroit doing? These roster moves make no sense.

Tbh I like the Billups move. Brings some leadership and experience into the locker room.

 

[JimLeavy59]

Tbh I like the Billups move. Brings some leadership and experience into the locker room.

I'm talking about signing Josh Smith, just because you have money and cap space that doesn't mean you have to blow it on guys like that.

 

[Xixak]

I'm talking about signing Josh Smith, just because you have money and cap space that doesn't mean you have to blow it on guys like that.

Definitely. I think Smith is a good player but I don't like the fit on that Detroit team. Idk what makes them think they can have a 3/4/5 none of whom can shoot the basketball from outside the paint. Talk about a lack of spacing.

 

[FedEx227]

Hard to find a guy who's an elite rim scorer (77%) and still takes 5 midrange shots per game.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Pistons roster looks messy. I like Drummond, I like Monroe...everything else...messy.

 

[ralaw]

Maybe Billups will eventually do a Jason Kidd and be the next Pistons coach? Mo Cheeks should be able to last longer than two years though....IDK. Maybe this is just Dumars looking out for Billups.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Nets sign Andrei Kirilenko.

But unfortunately, can't get Bojan Bogdanovic to come over.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Nets roster lookin goooooooood.

C - Brook Lopez / Andray Blatche
PF - Kevin Garnett / Reggie Evans / Mason Plumlee / Mirza Teletovic
SF - Paul Pierce / Andrei Kirilenko / Tornike Shengelia
SG - Joe Johnson / Jason Terry
PG - Deron Williams / Shaun Livingston / Tyshawn Taylor

Fuck wit dat.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

AK47 opted out of 10 million this season to sign a 1 year, 3 million dollar deal with Brooklyn. Either he was really unhappy in Minny or Prokhorov pulling that mafia shit.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

AK47 opted out of 10 million this season to sign a 1 year, 3 million dollar deal with New Jersey. Either he was really unhappy in Minny or Prokhorov pulling that mafia shit.

 

[Argath]

Nick Young and Kobe on the same team? The ball will never leave the SG position

 

[Juggernaut]

Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, like Kirilenko, a Russian native, did speak with Kirilenko during the courtship. But the chance to win was just as big a factor as nationalistic pride.
"At this point of his career, he's fortunate to have made a lot of money," said Kirilenko's agent, Marc Fleischer. "And while money is important, I think they convinced him that signing with a team that had a chance to win -- and that had Russian ownership -- was too good to pass up."

Wonder what else AK47 gets out of this deal.

 

[Xixak]

Wonder what else AK47 gets out of this deal.

Prok: I pay u little money America, big money Russia.

AK: ok