2016 NBA Off-Season Thread

[DJ Fieri]

I couldn't look at myself in the mirror tHoopla restroom.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

I like what he's done when healthy but he's just too fragile.

Agreed.

He was the ultimate bargain putting up 18ppg, making under 1 million in Houston.

13ppg while making $15 mil?

Pass.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Today marks my 2 year anniversary on tHoop!!!!

 

[tlance]

I am really starting to think Durant is going to GS.

Ibaka is not a great player, but he did fit the Thunder perfectly. Sabonis and Oladipo are high quality assets, but redundant pieces for OKC. The Thunder are not better off in the short term for making this trade, and the short term may be all that matters.

If Durant stays, he still has to go through SA or LAC just to get to GS and then to face Cleveland. That is an uphill battle. Signing in GS would make the Thunder irrelevant and basically pave the way for the Warriors to cruise to another LeBron rematch.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Durant and Westbrook have had a hard enough time figuring it out with just the 2 of them.

Yes. And I think they traded Iblocka for what they got as a contingency plan in case KD leaves.

 

[RazorsEdge]

Butler is an okay player but not elite.

I don't know what elite means. Top 5? Top 10? I do know Butler is at least Top 20, which is better than okay.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

I still haven't forgiven you......it's gonna take some time to repair our relationship. I expected a normal avatar like Clippers or some shit, not what I had to endure for a week.

 

[DJ Fieri]

If Gasol goes to SA.....all bets are off.

 

[DJ Fieri]

I don't know what elite means. Top 5? Top 10? I do know Butler is at least Top 20, which is better than okay.

This. He doesn't know much about the NBA......it's always general statements, nothing specific.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

This isn't NBAY2K or whatever it is you gamer nerds play.

DJ, go see the Shallows.

It was kinda good.

Not great, not near Jaws...

But, the 2nd best shark movie I have ever seen.

 

[DJ Fieri]

*Smuggles Mecca into the SportsHoopla bunker for some quality time*

 

[Kold]

The Lakers have 60 million.

They don't have to wait for shit.

Offer KD a max, still have a max for Whiteside and 10 million in change for a bench guy.

They have little shot at Durant. But, it costs them little to try.

That would be the ideal scenario, but much like Aldridge last year, I get the feeling that if we thought that we had a chance at KD, we would cancel all other plans until Durant made a decision

 

[DJ Fieri]

DJ, go see the Shallows.

It was kinda good.

Not great, not near Jaws...

But, the 2nd best shark movie I have ever seen.

I'll take this into consideration.

 

[DJ Fieri]

I just want Whiteside at 22 milion per season and a few veterans for the bench to balance out the youth in the starting lineup.

 

[tlance]

Yes. And I think they traded Iblocka for what they got as a contingency plan in case KD leaves.

If so, that is a Huge mistake. If Durant leaves, Westbrook soon follows. You don't make contingency plans when you have the inside track to resign your guy and a championship caliber roster.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Going to lunch with lady #2 after she gets out of church and drives out here from Moreno Valley.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

I don't know what elite means. Top 5? Top 10? I do know Butler is at least Top 20, which is better than okay.

For that Team?

He'd be a excellent addition as long as he stayed in his lane.

My fear is that he would go into " My Team " mode and be the anti-veteran presence that they need.

They have plenty of offense already. They need defense and a guy that can hold them together when under pressure on the court.

Garnett can do it in practice or in the locker room. But, he's finished on the court.

 

[DJ Fieri]

If so, that is a Huge mistake. If Durant leaves, Westbrook soon follows. You don't make contingency plans when you have the inside track to resign your guy and a championship caliber roster.

If you look at their roster.....they are loaded with SG/SF types and may go with a small ball lineup if he bolts. They have Waiters, Oladipo, Roberson, and Morrow. Not to mention Singler.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

That would be the ideal scenario, but much like Aldridge last year, I get the feeling that if we thought that we had a chance at KD, we would cancel all other plans until Durant made a decision

Maybe at the sf position.

But, even if he came, you'd still need a Center.

 

[DJ Fieri]

If so, that is a Huge mistake. If Durant leaves, Westbrook soon follows. You don't make contingency plans when you have the inside track to resign your guy and a championship caliber roster.

OKC could sign a max guy if KD leaves......they could be a player in free agency. They only have 60 million in salaries without KD.