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Thread title formerly: Vince Carter to Orlando
Looks like it's done:
From the ISH twitter feed (Jeff)
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InsideHoops: Wow, the Magic are getting Vince Carter. Someone just told me. And, another reporter has it too
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InsideHoops: And, Marc Spears (Boston Globe) also reports that Vince Carter to Nets, R.Alston, T.Battie, C.Lee is happening
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So I assume this is to replace Hedo when he leaves, inevitably?
Yep, I'm pretty sure that's the plan.Quote:
Originally Posted by jro
The starting lineup will probably look like this:
Jameer Nelson
Mickael Pietrus
Vince Carter
Rashard Lewis
Dwight Howard
Also, we picked up Ryan Anderson in the deal.
Trade thread != DraftQuote:
Originally Posted by KanYozakura
You should be used to the whole "Kan fails again" thing by now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lets Gekiga In
On another note, Nuggets are doing Sonny Weems and second-rounder for Rashard Lewis.
Magic still actually have Hedo's Bird rights and can still go over the cap to re-sign Turkoglu.
So we could be talking about this lineup:
Jameer Nelson
Vince Carter
Hedo Turkoglu
Rashard Lewis
Dwight Howard
:buttrock::buttrock::buttrock::buttrock:
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You missed another trade bulletin-Quote:
Originally Posted by Lets Gekiga In
Jameer Nelson
Vince Carter
Hedo Turkoglu
Rashard Lewis
Johan Petro
:vik::vik::vik::vik::vik::vik::vik::vik:
It's official, it's a three way race in the east between the Cavs, Celtics, and Magic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lets Gekiga In
Cavs? No. Shaq sucks dong. They were frauds last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by El_Duque
dude, they only lost 2 home games.Quote:
Originally Posted by jro
The NBA is a fraud. Lebron is not.
FIRE MIKE BROWN!Quote:
Originally Posted by wasabi
Eh, they can't beat Orlando, that's for sure.
And now that the Knicks have DARKO, Cleveland is fighting for third, at best.
(the above statement may be completely insane).
Hey there, pirate ghosts, bump this shit for all that wild and crazy off season silliness in the NB of A (yeah, well, screw me, whatever).
Nuggets are supposed to go after Grant Hill, and hard, which would be pretty sweet. If they can't sign him for reasonable enough, Ron Artest is supposed to be the backup plan, but that would mean letting Dahntay Jones leave as a free agent, and I honestly have to say that having the most hated player in the league on the team is kind of nice when it's my city's team (now that Bowen sucks and got traded anyway).
Iverson to Charlotte? Hearing that a little bit. I wouldn't do it if I'm MJ, great way to stunt the growth of the younger guys over there.
Blow up the Rockets and try to build around Brooks? Shit, that team is toast.
Kidd going to the Knicks? Maybe a trade for Rubio, that or he stays in Spain? I say he's going to be far less than advertised.
Warriors are apparently keeping Curry, and rumor is that the Warriors agreed to draft him to do the Amar'e deal then backed out and the Suns are very pissed off.
Ben Gordon to the Pistons? To play for Bill Laimbeer? Also re: Pistons, one more season, max, and they have to fire Dumars, right?
Anyway.
Awesome summary of what's going on right now, jro! :)
Also just in, Portland is in love with Hedo Turkoglu. Rudy Fernandez is pissed off about it.
Ron Artest is going to the Los Angeles Lakers.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4303679
Bye.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lets Gekiga In
Seriously, how do people get excited over a fucking sports league that is rigged to shit?
It's fucking pathetic.
http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/20...obe-artest.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Lets Gekiga In
So it was a love story, after all.
qube, I got some good news for you though!
Houston Rockets are getting Trevor Ariza! He is definitely one of my favorite players in the NBA. He's very quick and a big slasher.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4303862
Great news indeed. I'll take that swap anyday. Doesn't solve the problem in the middle, but it's a good move to fill a recently vacated hole!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lets Gekiga In
The talk about Artest made me think back to the Malice at the Palace... wouldn't it have been funny if there were a boxer like Tyson in the audience? Could you imagine being the athletic but relatively lanky player lunging into the stands and accidentally provoking him to throw a punch? Oh, we missed comedy gold right there.
I don't know, but every season I get my hopes up like an idiot and then see those same hopes dashed to the curb.Quote:
Originally Posted by DangerousK
up the D definitly a good move would like them to keep ariza thought cause he a pretty good defensive player but i think the lake show will up their arsenal a bit more in the near future befor play off.. just a little added insurance.. defensively they are set,the deal could work out nicely . phil might not be back
so hedo sign with raptors
the birdman got a huge raise like 5 year 25 mil
detroit got Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva both to sign for 5 year.. detroit is back to title contention
as for Dallas they'll be a bust again
iverson might be heading to memphis
Because that's the only team in the league that is willing to let him start. Which is still stupid as hell since it will slow down Rudy Gay's progress horribly. I've also seen it suggested on SI.com that Iverson may have to head to Europe to play, ala Dominique Wilkins. Pathetic (for AI, I mean, not for 'Nique, since he was smart enough to accept a limited role a few years later back in the NBA).Quote:
Originally Posted by racecar
I'm glad Denver re-signed Andersen. Deal is back-loaded and has lots of incentives, both of which make lots of sense given who it is. Now they need to re-up with Dahntay and Linas and try hard or try hard to grab Grant Hill.
I like Detroit's moves, but I don't think either of those guys is a game changer by any means. Especially funny that Gordon got the exact same deal (5 years, $55 million) that he originally turned down in Chicago.
Dallas waaaay overpaid for Kidd, he's too old, IMO. SI is crazy to think that this shows Cuban's commitment to winning.
McDyess to Spurs, good move. That team just keeps adding smart veterans that fit nicely into what they need. Not a huge piece, but he'll fit great, I think.
Hedo to Raptors, interesting. Weird, really- that team will still suck, and Bosh will still split.
Ariza to Rockets- WTF? McGrady sucks and is on his way out, Yao is out forever, Artest is out. Um, I guess he wants to be the second option behind a shoot-first point guard and ahead of a can't shoot swing man? Ugh. Everyone wanted him so he goes to a team that's going to crash and burn. Yeah.
Where the hell is Chandler going? He's obviously available. Dude can defend the basket like a motherfucker and he can throw it down if he's got a decent PG to get the rock to him anywhere near the basket. Kleiza for Chandler straight up in a sign and trade. Let's get it done, Warkentein (fuck this whole matching salaries bullshit, this is my NBA salary rulebook now).
Brandon bass sign with the magic's ( good hard working player can get rebounds and points, similar player to maxwell of the piston's and millsap of the jazz) 4 year 18 mil
and Anthony parker are probably going to the cavs
It would seem that the Cavs are signing Channing Frye as well, which makes it a decent enough off-season for them. Anthony Parker isn't better than Delonte West, but he's at least as good a shooter and is taller. Signing Parker also allows West to be the 6th man, where he'll be valuable as a combo guard.
magic match dallas offer for grotat
jazz match portland offer for millsap
Lakers won't repeat.
Suns buy out Ben Wallace's contract, re-sign Grant Hill and sign Channing Frye. Now they'll extend Steve Nash's contract and hopefully work something out with Amare Stoudermire.
Why would they make those moves? That roster didn't work before, didn't even make the playoffs, so why re-up with the same guys? I don't get that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arcademan
Dahntay Jones went to Indy, so that means J.R. Smith will start at the 2 for Denver now. Lots of firepower in the starting lineup, little less off the bench, gonna be important for LK to step up and become the main guy for scoring punch with the second unit.
Denver got a good trade from Detroit. Afflalo is a very good player.Quote:
Originally Posted by jro
Edit: Also, Lamar Odom's contract offer from the Lakers has been taken off the table. Sounds like Odom could be elsewhere...
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affalo is a good defender, lamar is a key piece in the lakers championship but in a way he is expendable, and can be replace with a cheaper swing man, either he take a pay cut or look for new team mates.
Agreed, I like the Afflalo deal, good way to add depth. Warkentein has turned out to be a really smart GM, makes it look like Kiki was overrated as hell.
I also agree that the Lakers were smart to say fuck you, Lamar. He's expendable. He'll be solid for someone else, but Pau is far more important that Odom is. I honestly don't see Odom as a $10 million per kind of guy, with his character and reliability issues, injury issues, I'd offer him $40 million for 5 years, max, maybe go $30 for three years, if he's desperate to hit $10 million per, but he'll never be anything better than a very streaky third option, so why pay him like anything more?
memphis got Zach Randolph for Q richardson from clippers
potential starting line for the griz is gonna be pretty big
Memphis needed size pretty badly. I think they'll have a better team than most expect this upcoming season.Quote:
Originally Posted by racecar
Now the Griz can have Z-Bo show off his amazing ball-handling and 3-point shooting!
Note the look on Zeke's face at the end!
Honestly, if Zach Randolph's contract wasn't so expensive he'd be a great fit on the Magic. His offense and rebounding is exactly what Orlando needs and his shooting ability would spread the floor as well. But once again, paying $16 mil a year for that just isn't possible for the Magic.Quote:
Originally Posted by jro
Amar'e Stoudemire would be a great fit on this team as well (instead). Plus he'd have a homecoming along with Vince Carter. (I wish we had done a S&T with Turkoglu for Amar'e).
insignificant trade but Q richardson got traded for the 4th or 5 th time to the T wolves .... smith/ telfair ... and mark madson is making a return to LA clippers
Magic are getting Matt Barnes!
FUUUUUUUCK YEAH, BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!
And, um, his three-point shooting. He would indeed fit right in!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lets Gekiga In
(Sorry, I just can't get over how many threes Z-Bo shoots. It's insane. He actually does shoot a bunch for some reason, and he airballs a ton of them, with that one in the vid being by far the best).
Zach Randolph actually shot his best 3 point percentage last year at 34% for the Clippers.Quote:
Originally Posted by jro
Where's the faith?Quote:
Originally Posted by El_Duque
Artest for Ariza? Great move for the Lakers. I'm not a big fan of Artest, but i'll take it.
Just need Odom. C'mon Odom - don't mess with ol' doc buss.
http://img.servihoo.com/kinews/AFP/S...lt-163x245.jpg
Don't do it.
Andre miller went to the trail blazers
the hornets sign ike diagu
the guy is 6.9" and 250 solid player and will benefit from CP3 unselfish play and ike will have a break out season- calling it NOW
also odom resign :rolleyes:
He and Artest live on the same planet in the outer reaches, they should be at home on together!Quote:
Originally Posted by racecar
Just need Starbury on that team and there would be an epic season of weirdness, guaranteed.
Lakers should be heavy favorites to repeat. San Antonio and Denver should be the only teams in the West with legit shots at challenging them, and I don't see either coming close (Portland improving fast, but still nowhere near good enough down low, since Methusala (SP, I know) sucks). Orlando is still my pick in the East, with Boston a close second, but LA creams either one, IMO.
Cleveland's obviously favorites in the East with their off-season additions, even though only Shaq is a big name. Moon is exactly the wing player they needed, especially on defense, and Parker should be reliable from the outside, and provide the size at SG West lacks. If they sign Powe and he comes back as something resembling his old self some time before they playoffs, things will be looking real good for the Cavs.