2019 Offseason Thread

[Shaqdaddy11]

Getting Anthony Davis was great. But is your team better overall? Literally everyone is gone from ball to Ingram, and the other half of your picks are on the cavs.

I am not sure who is going to be better between the Cavs, Pelicans and Lakers. 1 week avatar the Cavs beat the lakers, we split the series last year lol

Make it a month and I'll gladly do it

 

[dtgold88]

How many NBA players have ever pulled a LeVeon?

He wasn't sitting out the season and he was restricted. Not to mention TT more valuable to cavs than other teams so of course they'd offer him more. Never mind they had Bird Rights.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Hilarious.....I see many ongoing debates of which I am not a part. But you seem to get involved a lot.

Weird.

I’ve agreed and disagreed with every poster here at one point or another.
Iv’e never been threatened to be banned except when I first joined, and that was for defending Beasley.

 

[dtgold88]

Teams match or don’t match offers every summer.
He had no offers.

Or he had an offer from the Cavs so why does another team want to negotiate for them?

 

[Mecca]

I thought Trojan said it best.....neither side got what they wanted but something they could live with. Knowing TT was willing to take less for a shorter deal would think Cavs could have gotten him for less than he wanted on a 3 year deal. If they asked for $51 mil would think they'd have taken in the $45 mil range based on them asking for $90 mil+ and taking $80 mil on 5 year deal.

But they wanted to lock him up longer knowing there'd be a huge spike in the cap.

No one would have given him a max, but my opinion is if he was a UFA someone might have agreed to his 3 year ask.

Maybe.

A ton of money was wasted on average guys.

Look at what Kent Bazemore got.


Allen Crabbe, Nic Batum, Deng and Mosgov.

But, that was only one of many factors that got him his deal a year early.

Klutch and LeBron were part of the reasoning as well.

 

[Mecca]

Or he had an offer from the Cavs so why does another team want to negotiate for them?

He had a less than max offer.

2 Teams had max space.

Neither were willing to offer him that much.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

He wasn't sitting out the season and he was restricted. Not to mention TT more valuable to cavs than other teams so of course they'd offer him more. Never mind they had Bird Rights.

Correct, but LeBron got him the cherry on top of the whipped cream.
Whether it was an extra 8M or 10M, who knows, but it happened and James loved every second of it because it cost Gilbert, who he hates.

 

[dtgold88]

I’ve agreed and disagreed with every poster here at one point or another.
Iv’e never been threatened to be banned except when I first joined, and that was for defending Beasley.

Pretty sure I can say the same, only change my threat to be banned will be for doing something the guy who banned me also did.....along with many others.

 

[dtgold88]

Maybe.

A ton of money was wasted on average guys.

Look at what Kent Bazemore got.


Allen Crabbe, Nic Batum, Deng and Mosgov.

But, that was only one of many factors that got him his deal a year early.

Klutch and LeBron were part of the reasoning as well.

Agree Lebron was....my only disagreement is Lebron wants him back whether part of Klutch or not and wields his power to make sure it happens.

 

[Mecca]

Getting Anthony Davis was great. But is your team better overall? Literally everyone is gone from ball to Ingram, and the other half of your picks are on the cavs.

I am not sure who is going to be better between the Cavs, Pelicans and Lakers. 1 week avatar the Cavs beat the lakers, we split the series last year lol

Lmfao

Dude...come on.

Lakers, Pelicans---------->Cavs.

I fucking hate the Lakers.

But, be fucking for real.

 

[dtgold88]

He had a less than max offer.

2 Teams had max space.

Neither were willing to offer him that much.

Cavs weren't willing to offer a max either. They weren't even willing to offer a 3 year deal. Cavs preferred the 5 years.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Or he had an offer from the Cavs so why does another team want to negotiate for them?

Even easier to go after a player if you know what other offers are if you want him.
Teams felt he wasn’t worth it, obviously.

 

[Mecca]

Agree Lebron was....my only disagreement is Lebron wants him back whether part of Klutch or not and wields his power to make sure it happens.

Agree.

They couldn't replace Thompson because of the luxury tax.

So, it was a no-brainer that LeBron would want him and that the Cavs needed to keep him.

 

[dtgold88]

Correct, but LeBron got him the cherry on top of the whipped cream.
Whether it was an extra 8M or 10M, who knows, but it happened and James loved every second of it because it cost Gilbert, who he hates.

He loved it because TT is a great player for the team he plays on. I get you hate Gilbert and TT and cannot see things rationally though.

Feeling's probably mutual and Gilbert not a fan of Lebron you get right? Each put their hate aside for the good of the team.

 

[Mecca]

Teams match or don’t match offers every summer.
He had no offers.

ZERO

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Agree Lebron was....my only disagreement is Lebron wants him back whether part of Klutch or not and wields his power to make sure it happens.

Agree James wants him back, but if he’s not Klutch, why would James give a fuck about his contract negotiations?

 

[dtgold88]

Even easier to go after a player if you know what other offers are if you want him.
Teams felt he wasn’t worth it, obviously.

Or they knew the Cavs would match.

You already proved own comments wrong once, matter of time before you do it again.

 

[dtgold88]

Agree James wants him back, but if he’s not Klutch, why would James give a fuck about his contract negotiations?

Wow...this is why I will never say you cannot top yourself as I know you can always give more.

why would Lebron care? How about because if the deal doesn't get done he does not have TT?

And if you believe the last comment you made he would want TT to get more as it costs Gilbert and he hates Gilbert.

as I said, matter of time before you smacked yourself around.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Or they knew the Cavs would match.

You already proved own comments wrong once, matter of time before you do it again.

So stupid.
If they match, so be it.
Nothing lost.
Based on your logic, no outside teams should ever offer cause it might be matched.

 

[Mecca]

How many NBA players have ever pulled a LeVeon?

Danny Ferry and the Clippers?

Others have threatened, like Steve Francis.

But, Ferry is the only one I remember going overseas to escape.