NBA Free Agency

• Commander of Awesome

  

  Gilbert wasn't the only owner who had an issue, just the most vocal.
• Iliketurtles

  

  bases_loaded;1008874 wrote:The league should just go to 8 teams and disappear. Bring the blue jackets to Cleveland and be done.

  Eh I'd say go to 16-20 teams. But the league should really get rid of a lot of teams.
• wildcats20

  

  So when is Dan Gilbert gonna stand up and say the Howard to Nets trade isn't fair?
  
  FWIW, I'm not a HUGE fan of the trade for the Lakers. But it definitely is not a "bad basketball" move like the League is saying. If they want to say it's a bad money move for the team, that is fine. But it is a GREAT basketball move for the Hornets. Instead now the Hornets will lose their only player worth anything in the offseason and get NOTHING in return for him.
• wildcats20

  

  In other news, Brandon Roy has retired. Dude had SOOOOOOOOO much game, just couldn't stay healthy.
• sleeper

  

  wildcats20;1008904 wrote:So when is Dan Gilbert gonna stand up and say the Howard to Nets trade isn't fair?

  I think it more has to do with the league owning the Hornets and not allowing these 3 teams to unload bad contracts and overrated players to improve their situation, at the expense of the rest of the league. I don't think Gilbert will be publicly against the Howard trade.
• like_that

  

  wildcats20;1008912 wrote:In other news, Brandon Roy has retired. Dude had SOOOOOOOOO much game, just couldn't stay healthy.

  Wow, thats huge. I hate to see that. Only two guys I'd smile about is Lebron and Rapistberger.
• Al Bundy

  wildcats20;1008904 wrote:So when is Dan Gilbert gonna stand up and say the Howard to Nets trade isn't fair?
  
  FWIW, I'm not a HUGE fan of the trade for the Lakers. But it definitely is not a "bad basketball" move like the League is saying. If they want to say it's a bad money move for the team, that is fine. But it is a GREAT basketball move for the Hornets. Instead now the Hornets will lose their only player worth anything in the offseason and get NOTHING in return for him.

  Usually when contracts are dumped in basketball, the team getting the best player also has to take the bad contracts. The Lakers would get the best player and get rid of two bad contracts in the process. Why would Gilbert or Cuban or any other owner want to bail the Lakers out of bad contracts? If Gilbert is forced to be part owner of another team, why wouldn't he want to minimize their payroll?
• wildcats20

  

  like_that;1008917 wrote:Wow, thats huge. I hate to see that. Only two guys I'd smile about is Lebron and Rapistberger.

  Yeah, I loved watching Roy play.
• friendfromlowry

  So without Paul, the Hornets have no attractive talent worth having someone buy them. With Paul, they have attractive talent that's leaving in five months. I don't see the difference.
  
  I wonder how Odom feels right now. Stephen A. Smith was reporting this morning that Odom was absolutely devastated and crying on the phone that he had to leave LA.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  friendfromlowry;1008929 wrote:Stephen A. Smith was reporting this morning that Odom was absolutely devastated and crying on the phone that he had to leave LA.

  HAHAHAHA what a pussy.
• Al Bundy

  friendfromlowry;1008929 wrote:So without Paul, the Hornets have no attractive talent worth having someone buy them. With Paul, they have attractive talent that's leaving in five months. I don't see the difference.
  
  I wonder how Odom feels right now. Stephen A. Smith was reporting this morning that Odom was absolutely devastated and crying on the phone that he had to leave LA.

  If they don't have Paul either way, do you an owner would be more likely to buy with two role players collecting $40 mil. or without two horrible contracts?
• friendfromlowry

  Who were the two guys that were gonna go to New Orleans?
• wildcats20

  

  friendfromlowry;1008954 wrote:Who were the two guys that were gonna go to New Orleans?

  NOLA was getting 3 players and a first round pick. Scola, Martin, and LO. Pau was going to Houston.
  
  Edit..
  
  And I still got it wrong LOL. Forgot about Dragic.
• wildcats20

  

  And now David Aldridge is reporting that the Magic are possibly going to file tampering charges against 2 teams for illegal contact with Howard. Smh.
• Wooball

  

  wildcats20;1008961 wrote:NOLA was getting 4 player and a first round pick. Scola, Martin, Pau and LO.

  NOLA was getting Scola, Martin, Odom, Dragic and a first round pick from Houston. Pau was going to the Rockets.
• wildcats20

  

  Wooball;1008963 wrote:NOLA was getting Scola, Martin, Odom, Dragic and a first round pick from Houston. Pau was going to the Rockets.

  Yeah, I edited that post.
• Wooball

  

  wildcats20;1008962 wrote:And now David Aldridge is reporting that the Magic are possibly going to file tampering charges against 2 teams for illegal contact with Howard. Smh.

  The NBA is a disaster. They really shouldn't have ended this lockout until the owners were able to get on the same page. Once they did that then they could have worked out a deal with the players.
• wildcats20

  

  paugasol Pau Gasol
  
  
  
  New day my friends. On my way to El Segundo for the first day of training camp #staypositive #NBAisBack
  
  

  I hope he can somehow use all this to become better, if the trade doesn't happen.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Did he leave his wallet in El Segundo?
• wildcats20

  

  Hold up....
  
  Now if this deal happens, LA is going to get David West as well? OK.
• wildcats20

  

  I don't usually like Broussard, but he is absolutely correct right now.
  
  If you don't allow this trade to happen, the only place CP3 can go is a small market team. You cannot say it's a bad deal for him to go to LA, but it be ok for him to go to Boston or NY or somewhere big.
  
  
  
  
  Also, Grant Hill will return to the Suns.
• wildcats20

  

  Chris_Broussard Chris Broussard
  
  
  
  Dwight Howard met with NJ owner Mikhail Prokhorov & GM Billy King Thurs night in Miami, sources say. Orlando was unaware if meeting
  
  

  Chris_Broussard Chris Broussard
  
  
  
  Meeting was violation of NBA tampering rules.
  
  

  Should this deal be vetoed as well? At least the 3 team deal didn't break League rules.
• wildcats20

  

  If Stern wants to get any credibility back, he blocks the Howard deal to NJ.
• Heretic

  

  friendfromlowry;1008929 wrote:I wonder how Odom feels right now. Stephen A. Smith was reporting this morning that Odom was absolutely devastated and crying on the phone that he had to leave LA.

  He was worried that by leaving LA, he'd get Humphrie'd out of the Kardashian family.
• derek bomar

  

  Heretic;1009061 wrote:He was worried that by leaving LA, he'd get Humphrie'd out of the Kardashian family.

  Chloe is a dude, so he'd be better off