tOfficial 2015 NBA Draft/Free Agency Thread

[LAD]

Clippers could offer more money, more years and a better chance at winning....and he walked.

Which points to maybe the rumors about a rift tween him & Paul are true.

 

[Shanemansj13]

BUT, after THIS year what can you add?
That is the million dollar question?

Everyone else WILL add.
This next season is HUGE for you guys.

And forget taxes.
Lets talk draft picks and young assets.
You'll have none to deal with.

If they pick up some other guys, the only thing they will need to add is role players--guys with limited roles. The key guys are locked. Do you not understand lol
James, TT, Love, Kyrie, Shump, Moz (a possiblity). All those guys are young except Lebron

 

[LAD]

Doc the GM is the worst.

I was one of the few who blasted that Stephenson for Barnes/Hawes deal.

It made no sense whatsoever unless DOC was 100% certain without any doubts that Jordan was returning.

Now if Jordan leaves, that trade looks horrendous.

..........

But as long as the media thinks Doc the coach is on par with Pat Riley, he will keep his GM duties.

I thought them aquiring Stephenson was huge until it was apparent they would be losing DJ.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Because he's a great player.
Take the playing part out of the equation and who knows how he would be?

Personally, I feel once he steps away from the game that he will be involved in so many other ventures that he won't want to put his time into anything that extends the length of NBA seasons.

It would probably be down the road. 40's-50's but I could see him coming back in some kind of role.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Lakers are officially out of the LA mix. LA was not impressed again. What is going on over there.

Report: Aldridge wasn't 'wooed' by Lakers in second meeting - CBSSports.com

Looks like its between Spurs and winning or Suns and money with a chance of winning.

so no Love, Alridge, Monroe, Gasol, ----down to DeAndre Jordan and Robin Lopez.....though it seems Lopez is going to the Knicks and DeAndre is going to the Mavs or staying at the Clips....Lakers already lost Ed Davis aswell.....I wonder what their next move is.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

If they pick up some other guys, the only thing they will need to add is role players--guys with limited roles. The key guys are locked. Do you not understand lol
James, TT, Love, Kyrie, Shump, Moz (a possiblity). All those guys are young except Lebron

Yep. They are locked in, but if they lose next year and you can't add much, then how do your chances increase moving forward?
They decrease, substantially.

Age means nothing if your bodies not up to the wear and tear.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Doc the GM is the worst.

I was one of the few who blasted that Stephenson for Barnes/Hawes deal.

It made no sense whatsoever unless DOC was 100% certain without any doubts that Jordan was returning.

Now if Jordan leaves, that trade looks horrendous.

..........

But as long as the media thinks Doc the coach is on par with Pat Riley, he will keep his GM duties.

So now they have two starting SF's and Crawford still. They can get a center, but he wont be anything close to DeAndre. I still dont understand why he left

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

so no Love, Alridge, Monroe, Gasol, ----down to DeAndre Jordan and Robin Lopez.....though it seems Lopez is going to the Knicks and DeAndre is going to the Mavs or staying at the Clips....Lakers already lost Ed Davis aswell.....I wonder what their next move is.

Trying to find a way to stay out of the bottom 3 so they don't also lose next years pick.
They are in for 1 rough year it appears.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

Spencer Hawes can actually play center.

His isnt going to be the second coming of Wilt Chamberlain, but he is a guy who can get you 12/7.

That made no sense to trade him away without a new deal from DeAndre Jordan.

 

[LAD]

Trying to find a way to stay out of the bottom 3 so they don't also lose next years pick.
They are in for 1 rough year it appears.

Trying to make their team better, just like every other franchise trying to make changes. The difference is the Lakers haven't given up anything so have nothing to lose but everything to gain.

 

[WiggyRuss]

If they pick up some other guys, the only thing they will need to add is role players--guys with limited roles. The key guys are locked. Do you not understand lol
James, TT, Love, Kyrie, Shump, Moz (a possiblity). All those guys are young except Lebron

seriously- when every single team in the league has cap room next summer and are fighting over a handful of guys the Cavs will have their team.

There are always ways of making things work too- like the Haywood contract this summer to add a piece- Varejao has the exact same provision his 3rd year being completely unguaranteed so that offseason they have set themselves up to have a way to make a move. Especiallysince the only one o f these contracts that would seem not to have value going forward is Thompsons- they can make switches if they need to--- but really- I think this is freaking perfect....San Antoinio had 3 guys grow together for years and never signed a major free agent- they just added pieces around---- the Cavs already have 2 of those pieces in shumpert andthompson.....

I mean, shit- Griffin has just laid the ground work for continuity and a ton of talent to be here and grow toeghet. Its the IDEAL situation.

 

[LAD]

Spencer Hawes can actually play center.

His isnt going to be the second coming of Wilt Chamberlain, but he is a guy who can get you 12/7.

That made no sense to trade him away without a new deal from DeAndre Jordan.

Well that's what Doc gets. I don't feel sorry for him in the least. But, there's still a chance DJ stays...albeit a small chance but still a chance.

 

[bksballer89]

Lol at Daj though

Why? You act like he left a title contender. Dallas is a solid team and got better with the addition of DJ & Wes. It's not like he went from the Clippers to the Sixers

 

[Shanemansj13]

So Chandler Parsons got Dwight Howard and DeAndre Jordan to leave max contracts in L.A. to come to Texas.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Trying to find a way to stay out of the bottom 3 so they don't also lose next years pick.
They are in for 1 rough year it appears.

Maybe if Malik Newman has an amazing freshman year the Lakers can get him.

 

[LAD]

seriously- when every single team in the league has cap room next summer and are fighting over a handful of guys the Cavs will have their team.

There are always ways of making things work too- like the Haywood contract this summer to add a piece- Varejao has the exact same provision his 3rd year being completely unguaranteed so that offseason they have set themselves up to have a way to make a move. Especiallysince the only one o f these contracts that would seem not to have value going forward is Thompsons- they can make switches if they need to--- but really- I think this is freaking perfect....San Antoinio had 3 guys grow together for years and never signed a major free agent- they just added pieces around---- the Cavs already have 2 of those pieces in shumpert andthompson.....

I mean, shit- Griffin has just laid the ground work for continuity and a ton of talent to be here and grow toeghet. Its the IDEAL situation.

The cavs will have what team? The same team that was "hurt" and couldn't win? Would you bet that Kyrie and Love can stay healthy and play 100 games next season (assuming they go deep in the playoffs)? And what "role players" do you anticipate them signing when they already have over $200 mil tied up in 3 guys, which doesn't even include their best player?

I'm not sure how what they've done so far can be considered an ideal situation. Now, if it works out in their favor then great for the team and it's fans. But if we're using history as a tool to project the future then they're in trouble imo.

 

[Demonjoe93]

So Dallas just went from Ellis to Matthews, and from Chandler to Jordan. Impressive.

 

[Davis_Mike]

Why? You act like he left a title contender. Dallas is a solid team and got better with the addition of DJ & Wes. It's not like he went from the Clippers to the Sixers

The Mavs could also end up Markieff Morris or PJ Tucker in a sign & trade for Chandler if LA signs with the Suns. If that happens, chances are that the Mavs end up with a better record than the Clips.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Why? You act like he left a title contender. Dallas is a solid team and got better with the addition of DJ & Wes. It's not like he went from the Clippers to the Sixers

Well yes, but Wes and Parsons had serious rehabs, a 37 year old Dirk. I heard Wes' is hard to comeback from. I just thought there wasnt going to be a better situation then there was in LAC.
Griffin-Paul-Reddick-Stephenson now...then a veteran Pierce. They had a chance this year, Mavs do too but there are more questions.

 

[Shanemansj13]

The Mavs could also end up Markieff Morris or PJ Tucker in a sign & trade for Chandler if LA signs with the Suns. If that happens, chances are that the Mavs end up with a better record than the Clips.

I know this wouldnt happen, but what if they could get Bledsoe for Chandler in a sign-and-trade, with obviously draft picks or something. That would be pretty crazy.

Not sure if that could happen, just thinking