2019 Offseason Thread

[dtgold88]

Shocker to who exactly?

wouldn't call it a complete shocker, but Chris Sheridan was the only one who called it well before it was announced, saying he was 100% sure.

 

[msgkings322]

both suffer from rectal-cranial inversion...

coin toss...?

Gotta go with Jalen, those other two are literally paid to be wrong, like what buckalis does as a hobby.

 

[Heatles84]

Probably the most accurate person right now. I think Kawhi's trying to maximize his value on his next contract, because the salary cap goes up after next year iirc. So he'd sign a 1-and-1 with the second year being a PO.

 

[Heatles84]

So do we believe Stephen A and Broussard or Jalen Rose lol

I'll go with Rose given the former two being complete idiots at times.

 

[CitySushi]

Even Jimmer wants nothing to do with the Warriors. Dark days ahead...

 

[Heatles84]

Literally makes no sense to sign that contract but I guess when you just win a championship it makes sense to try again the next year.

Not sure why the market would indicate anything. Both LA teams have cap space to sign him and are offering him max deals. Toronto can offer him a 5-year super max right now.

 

[Black Adam]

Even Jimmer wants nothing to do with the Warriors. Dark days ahead...

was wondering why I didn't see him in this Summer League game...

 

[dtgold88]

Dan just needs to sell the team to LeBron when he retires

Please no.....I can see him being another MJ as an owner/president.

 

[Heatles84]

You forgot this....

Took until year 6 to lure a quality FA. In fact, that FA wanted Miami.....and they still had to dump probably their best player/contract and a #1 pick to get him.

The Cavs will have the money after year 2 for a max player. If he said he wanted to come here he could come and we wont have to move parts to make it happen. Trouble for our FO is Cleveland is not South Beach.

We've only been in the running for 2 FA's since Lebron left.

Durant wanted to win a title and chose a team that would best help him fit that requirement. Miami wasn't in contention at the time.

Hayward selected Boston given his familiarity with Brad Stevens. That hasn't officially come out as the reason, but let's be real, Brad Stevens was his college coach.

Other than that, we didn't have the necessary salary cap given Bosh's salary hanging over the franchise for the first few years.

 

[dtgold88]

If they were smart in Toronto, someone needs to buy a helicopter or some trucks and paint LA news stations or lakers' logos on them.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Jalen seems pretty confident

 

[HurricaneDij39]

It's not the competitive market, he's the primary target this year and will be next year too. He's figuring out what he wants, what's the problem?

TBH We'll know a lot more about the long-term outlooks of the Raptors, Lakers, and Clippers respectively, in one year's time.

The Raptors will carry three massive expiring contracts on three retread vets (Lowry, Gasol, and Ibaka), the Lakers will trot out AD with a 35-year-old LeBron and a questionable supporting cast, while the Clippers will field a competitive team regardless of who's on their roster. It's only a matter of just how competitive they'll be...

 

[WiggyRuss]

I think he is signing with the Lakers but o man would it be great if Pelinka was left with his dick in his hand and all these other FA's have been signing and he sat out the party the last few days for no reason at all.

Enes Kanter just signed for 2 years 10M.....a guy like that wouldve been CHEAP AND PERFECT.

 

[dtgold88]

Maybe a very casual fan who pays no attention when they are losing most every night.

Im pretty sure most season tickets holders who invest 6 hours into attending want to see competitive games.

a true fan knows you usually need to suck to get beyond purgatory. are you saying Cavs would have been better off winning 35-45 games after Lebron left the first time and never gotten Kyrie nor the chance to bring back Lebron as the cap space would not have been available?

 

[WiggyRuss]

TBH We'll know a lot more about the long-term outlooks of the Raptors, Lakers, and Clippers respectively, in one year's time.

The Raptors will carry three massive expiring contracts on three retread vets (Lowry, Gasol, and Ibaka), the Lakers will trot out AD with a 35-year-old LeBron and a questionable supporting cast, while the Clippers will field a competitive team regardless of who's on their roster. It's only a matter of just how competitive they'll be...

Brogdon and Warren?

Fast, switchable and good defensively......Pacers are gonna be tough to handle defensively.

 

[WiggyRuss]

I an OUT.

Billed a shit ton today.....oooohhhh yaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...

 

[Shanemansj13]

I think he is signing with the Lakers but o man would it be great if Pelinka was left with his dick in his hand and all these other FA's have been signing and he sat out the party the last few days for no reason at all.

Enes Kanter just signed for 2 years 10M.....a guy like that wouldve been CHEAP AND PERFECT.

Yeah if he does sign with Toronto he literally single-handingly screwed the Lakers, at least this season lol.

 

[dtgold88]

We've only been in the running for 2 FA's since Lebron left.

Durant wanted to win a title and chose a team that would best help him fit that requirement. Miami wasn't in contention at the time.

Hayward selected Boston given his familiarity with Brad Stevens. That hasn't officially come out as the reason, but let's be real, Brad Stevens was his college coach.

Other than that, we didn't have the necessary salary cap given Bosh's salary hanging over the franchise for the first few years.

That's the point....you didn't have the cap because you kept using on middling players to win 35-45 games. So you got draft picks in the teens as opposed to high picks AND had no cap space.

 

[dtgold88]

I think he is signing with the Lakers but o man would it be great if Pelinka was left with his dick in his hand and all these other FA's have been signing and he sat out the party the last few days for no reason at all.

Enes Kanter just signed for 2 years 10M.....a guy like that wouldve been CHEAP AND PERFECT.

Don't he and Lebron hate each other?

 

[msgkings322]

I an OUT.

Billed a shit ton today.....oooohhhh yaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...

And they wonder why people hate lawyers...