2016 NBA Off-Season Thread

[DJ]

Let's see if Westbrook handles this with class like Wade.

He's blowing up KD right now.

 

[ChrisWebber]

No Team will give up assets for a rental.

He wouldn't stay in Sacramento.

yea true..

 

[Shanemansj13]

Warriors now 4-5 to win championship

7-8

 

[shopson67]

Let's see if Westbrook handles this with class like Wade.

Westbrook might be part of the reason for this. He may have told Durant he wasn't coming back next year.

 

[Shanemansj13]

You should be quite familiar with the process.
Ring chasing veterans will flock in masses for the minimum to fill the roster.

Yeah of course but considering they have no bench we will see how it plays out

 

[DJ]

He could be the backup maybe, don't think he's close to ready for primetime.

In that starting ineup? They don't need much. Defense and rebounding.

 

[Mecca]

7-8

Bron could join the Spurs for the minimum and would still be a underdog against that Team.

Kyrie to Clippers for CP3?

 

[Battlelyon]

Which Knick player misses the most time due to injury this season?

 

[DJ]

Later all. Have a great 4th.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Green won't be the starting center. It's too much to ask of him. Iggy will continue to be on the bench. A bench of Iggy and Livingston is a pretty good start. It'll be interesting to see who they can add.

No way they start a rookie so they would have to pick up a MLE guy to start at center. Not too many options left except West but he is a PF

 

[Mecca]

Ridiculous starting 4 anyway. They just made Ezeli a UFA and will need to dump Bogut's contract. Who plays the 5? Green can't play the 5 for more than short stretches.

Just read they want Zaza at 2.9.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Yeah of course but considering they have no bench we will see how it plays out

Agree.
Things seem to never go as smooth as anticipated, but Durant is very smart, very unselfish on the court.
He'll blend into the chemistry, not destroy it.

Cavs fans shouldn't be that unhappy.
1. You're going to almost certainly be back.
2. You've already broke the curse.
3. Pressure if totally off James and now on Warriors.

 

[Mecca]

Minimum vets?

No clue, but they usually are last to sign

Alex Kennedy@AlexKennedyNBA
about 12 minutes ago

A number of free agents are expressing interest in joining the Warriors on a veteran minimum contract to fill out the star-studded roster.


Tim Kawakami@timkawakami
2 minutes ago

At $2.9M, won't be easy, but they've circled Zaza Pachulia and they will check on Dirk Nowitzki (not at all likely)twitter.com/rondiggy8/stat…

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Just read they want Zaza at 2.9.

That would be gold for them.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Ridiculous starting 4 anyway. They just made Ezeli a UFA and will need to dump Bogut's contract. Who plays the 5? Green can't play the 5 for more than short stretches.

A MLE veteran guy I guess

 

[Mecca]

It'd be great if the other 29 teams refused to trade for Bogut so they couldn't make room for Durant.

But.......


Michael Dugat@mdug
about 10 minutes ago

Only an idiot tm doesn't take Bogut b/c don't want to help GSW. It's happening regardless. If I heard my GM say that, I'd want him fired.

 

[Heatles84]

So KD went to Golden State. That's going to be an interesting team.

 

[Heatles84]

Regular season, look at his stats. Playoffs is a different story

He did fine in both. Nice try, Shane.

 

[Mecca]

Happy Birthday, America!!!!!!


Parting shot.....


John Canzano@johncanzanobft
1 minute ago

Oklahoma City... welcome to Portland

 

[Heatles84]

From day 1, same as James, he said winning was priority #1.

At least you guys got your championship last year, cause it's looking like the other 29 teams are in deep shit the next amout of foreseeable years.

Well, we did tell Wiggy that some team was going to significantly improve. My god, didn't think we'd be this right.