NBA Rumors Thread

[NAHSTE]

That's what I was thinking wasn't he there for D'Antoni's first year?

Only 11 games, after which he was traded to Golden State. But surely we've never seen him in a scoring-friendly system so if he signs with the Knicks again it will be an instant explosion of awesomeness.

 

[s@ppisgod]

Please let the Timberwolves blow a ton of money on Brandon Roy's missing knees so we can start the process of grossly overpaying players all over again.

Hey, they're a rebuilding team. Obviously they could use a guy with bum knees who half the league wouldn't touch for fear of full-on Tracy McGrady syndrome. That they could have had years ago, but passed for a middling combo guard (so hard to find in the NBA), which made them miss out on his good years.

I can't help but wonder what the Timberwolves franchise would be like if they never drafted Kevin Garnett. I mean, outside of him and Kevin Love, their best move was getting Stephon Marbury. Thats just sad. My advice: avoid guys who are looking at short NBA careers and just draft all the guys who come out named Kevin. They already missed out on Kevin Martin and Kevin Durant....
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[TheImmortalGoud]

Not necessarily a rumor, but I'd be shocked to not see Gilbert get the amnesty clause.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

It's been a total debacle for JR Smith.

He suffered an apparent knee injury in the 1st game last week. He wanted an outside medical examination, China said that is not prohibited you must go with a the teams medical examination. His knee is fine, but team GM is not happy with what is going on. Not a good start to his season over seas.

Players in China end their season in March.

JR Smith is in the best situation of all those guys because it seems the Chinese team dont want his ass no more, and may actually release him, allowing him to come back to the states. Martin, Chandler, JR, they all knew what they were getting themselves into lol.. just gotta swallow it for a year. Bonzi Wells had fun over there.

 

[NAHSTE]

Yeah but nobody cares about Bonzi's crazy ass, people will actually miss Bad Ass Yellow Boy and Wilson Chandler.

 

[Archer]

I'm just hoping the Pacers don't blow the FA cap space they have (for the first time in years) on mediocre players like Jamaal Crawford and Glen Davis.

 

[FedEx227]

The problem with a team like Indiana though, is any decent FA ever going to go there?

 

[FirstTimer]

The problem with a team like Indiana though, is any decent FA ever going to go there?

Well, well, well....Look who's back in the basketball forum.

enguin:

 

[FedEx227]

:bosh

 

[FedEx227]

The amnesty clause despite a lot of really awful NBA contracts probably won't be used that much. The only guys that likely get cut are Rip Hamilton (2 years, way too much money on contract), Travis Outlaw, Mike Miller and Brandon Roy type contracts. If a guy is expiring next year you may as well hold onto him, it's just those mediocre/long contract guys as opposed to some of the albatross deals (Ron Artest).

 

[FirstTimer]

:bosh

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[IamMedellin]

and the Roy to Miami rumors start..

 

[ralaw]

The problem with a team like Indiana though, is any decent FA ever going to go there?

Much like the Raptors.These sorts of teams have to build from the ground up and hope any superstar they could possibly draft doesn't leave via free agency. The Raptors have figured this out, which is why they keep drafting foreign players, because they can't keep the good American players.

 

[FedEx227]

Agreed and that's why cap space shouldn't be a priority as much as being bad enough to draft high in the lottery and possibly find your way into 2 picks in the first 15-20. By opening up cap space you basically force yourself largely to sign the Travis Outlaw's of the world as your backup plans to fill out a mediocre 6-8 seed.

 

[NAHSTE]

I'm just hoping the Pacers don't blow the FA cap space they have (for the first time in years) on mediocre players like Jamaal Crawford and Glen Davis.

LOL, I saw this on the train today and immediately thought of this post:

http://twitter.com/#!/MikeWellsNBA/status/141558203556179968

Jamal Crawford is a FA to keep an eye on w Indy. Bird has always liked him and Indy lacks a player that can get his own shot off the dribble

 

[FedEx227]

There was talk of the Bulls getting Jamal Crawford.

I'M. GOOD.

 

[Archer]

The problem with a team like Indiana though, is any decent FA ever going to go there?

I understand that but it doesn't mean they have to blow money on greedy mediocre players who will take shots and time away from the younger players.

Last years team was the most enjoyable in years (which is not saying much).

 

[NAHSTE]

There was talk of the Bulls getting Jamal Crawford.

I'M. GOOD.

Crawford in Thib's defensive system!

The opposite of :fap:

 

[FedEx227]

Long possessions, spot up shooting created off screens and an emphasis on defense.

Jamal's heaven!

 

[NAHSTE]

In all seriousness I will miss Instant Crawfense. He is a fun player to watch and if you've ever heard him give an interview you know he comes across as a likable guy. But whatever team gets him next will be over paying for a volume shooter who doesn't really play defense.