2018 NBA offseason

[WiggyRuss]

Right.

Like TT probably would have been allowed to walk. Maybe they don't trade for Smith. Heck, maybe they don't even trade for Love.

We will never know for sure.

how long is the contract LeBron signed with LA?

 

[WiggyRuss]

Thats basically what I’ve heard, but Ive also been told not to believe what is said.
Bottom line is that everyone involved needs to work together to get maximum results from all of your key rotation players.

lol....

what do you think he is going to say?

"Yah we tried to give him away to anyone between the Tripoli Tigers and the Guang Dong Gophers and nobody wants to pay a center that cant switch the pick and roll, cant shoot, cant pass, and has a bad attitude, 26M million dollars a year"

please dont be so naive.

 

[tlance]

how long is the contract LeBron signed with LA?

3 + 1,

But you know that

 

[trojanfan12]

3 + 1,

But you know that

Or 3 years longer than any of the contracts he signed in Cleveland.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

lol....

what do you think he is going to say?

"Yah we tried to give him away to anyone between the Tripoli Tigers and the Guang Dong Gophers and nobody wants to pay a center that cant switch the pick and roll, cant shoot, cant pass, and has a bad attitude, 26M million dollars a year"

please dont be so naive.

If you could actually read and comprehend vs just being a dick, you would see how stupid your post is.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[WiggyRuss]

3 + 1,

But you know that

what was the longest contract he signed in Cleveland? the 2nd time around

 

[tlance]

what was the longest contract he signed in Cleveland? the 2nd time around

Key fact: 2nd time around.

If LeBron trusted Gilbert he would have signed a 2 year deal the first time instead of 2 1s.

When he did sign for 2, all hell broke loose the off season LeBron was not a free agent and we all got to see first hand why he did what he did.

The Cavs would have had a much better (or much worse without LeBron) roster last season had LeBron not signed for 2.

 

[tlance]

So I am loving the innovations in the ESPN THE Basketball Tournament.

Just watched the dunk contest Finals. They actually had the 2 finalists settle it by trying to dunk in one another. Absolutely brilliant.

I am coming around on the Elam ending too. Don't think I ever want to see the NBA go to it because of tradition, but I like the excitement it brings.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Hoops Hype has Lakers Salaries for this year at approximately 97 million and 59 for next. I think with the Beasley signing, they will end up at about 102. The 59 for the following year, however does not contemplate the team options on Ingram, Ball, Kuzma and Hart to equal another 20 million to put them at 89 million. The Lakers will need to move Deng next summer one way or another in order to have significant salary depending on if they will don't take their salaries up to the tax line(125 million).

Contemplate or complete?

 

[True Lakers Fan]

Contemplate or complete?

Based on my calculation the team.options are not included in the 59 nut hoops makes errors sometimes so....

 

[Wishbone]

Devin Booker is so fucked.

Dating some hoe affiliated with the KardASSian clan.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Or 3 years longer than any of the contracts he signed in Cleveland.

WRONG! actually not- thats my point- 1 year longer than the last contract he signed in Cleveland.

 

[tlance]

WRONG! actually not- thats my point- 1 year longer than the last contract he signed in Cleveland.

Wiggy,

You are 100% dead wrong about Dan Gilbert. Your unconditional love for him is astounding.

LeBron won a title in Cleveland in spite of Gilbert, not because of him.

 

[trojanfan12]

WRONG! actually not- thats my point- 1 year longer than the last contract he signed in Cleveland.

A. Joke was still funny.

B. And Gilbert took that opportunity to show why Lebron only did 1 year deals the first 2 years and is a Laker now.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

A. Joke was still funny.

B. And Gilbert took that opportunity to show why Lebron only did 1 year deals the first 2 years and is a Laker now.

LeBron is a little older now and obviously wants to live in Los Angeles and all, but still a person would have to conclude that LeBron trusts Magic Johnson considerably more then he did Gilbert - but then who wouldn't?

 

[True Lakers Fan]

WRONG! actually not- thats my point- 1 year longer than the last contract he signed in Cleveland.

Technically no - He signed one year deals with an option for a second year which clearly indicates he did not trust Dan Gilbert - He signed a three year deal with the Lakers and a 4th year with a player option. I don't think that's even close to the same

 

[WiggyRuss]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/kyrie-...d-cleveland-lebron-signed-2014-030658845.html

I have heard this as well going back a couple years now.

The interesting parts are I did not know about Ariza and Frye. That would have been an interesting team--- basically Irving, Hayward, Waiters, Wiggins, Ariza, Varejao, Frye etc. I wonder if they still would have tried to trade Wiggins for Love- I bet they do.


"According to former Cavaliers general manager David Griffin, Irving had garnered commitments to bring in Gordon Hayward, Trevor Ariza and Channing Frye. James’ return to Cleveland, though, naturally caused that deal to fall apart."

 

[flyerhawk]

I am coming around on the Elam ending too. Don't think I ever want to see the NBA go to it because of tradition, but I like the excitement it brings.

I really like the Elam ending concept. I could see the NBA change to it. The fact that a team always needs to score to end the game seems right for a game where scoring is so frequent like the NBA.

Cool article about the elam endings..

How Some of the NBA’s Greatest Games Would Change Under the Elam Ending

 

[tlance]

I really like the Elam ending concept. I could see the NBA change to it. The fact that a team always needs to score to end the game seems right for a game where scoring is so frequent like the NBA.

Cool article about the elam endings..

How Some of the NBA’s Greatest Games Would Change Under the Elam Ending

It defintely adds excitement.

There would never be another overtime game again though.

And I really love most of the aspects of the late game strategy when you have a finite amount of time. Fouling, not so much.

Will be interesting to see if it ever catches on in a major league.