Black Mamba
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Colonel Nasty
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Oh id go to Cleveland too if I were Bynum. Cleveland with Kyrie or Orlando with Metta and Turkey Glue?
Cap space is important so that if you finally get lucky in the lottery you have the flexibility to take on veteran contracts. If you are in cap hell and get lucky in the lottery you just end up with a disgruntled star 4 years later
Thanks for the info. Seems like the best deal then is Bynum for Howard and each team see if the player is willing to leave all that money behind
Byakuya769
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Muahahaha, go Nets.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
This might end up being the most depressing day in Orlando Magic history.
Shabazz Muhammad here we come! I liked his Youtube highlights more than the other guys bandied about around the top of next years class.
Shabazz Muhammad here we come! I liked his Youtube highlights more than the other guys bandied about around the top of next years class.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Assuming he's healthy, he's one of the best offensive big men in the game.
Defensively he's not great, and he rebounds like a guard.. but his offensive game is great.
Also, good FT shooter and stays out of foul trouble well playing pretty good minutes.
Again, assuming he's healthy he's a good center to have.
LegendofJoe
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In non Nba news I memorized the words to Will Ferrell's "Call me Sexy" from Semi-Pro and sung them to my fiancee. She responded with a look that said "you are the dumbest man I have ever met." Today has been a good day.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
let's not go stupid now...
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Colonel Nasty
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Rob Hennigan is a fraud if he takes that deal.
StickSoldier
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this is gonna be hilarious if the Magic actually trade Dwight to the Nets for that garbage...
You're a heat fan right. Nyets are in the east..
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
I'd say he's Pau level offensively.
:lol :lol
Black Mamba
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Where is he a great offensive player? last 2 seasons sub 55% TS% for a big man is atrocious. His best season was just 57%. And like you said, he is a good FT shooter. he hasn't shot above 50% since his rookie year from the field. FOR A CENTER.
Lopez isn't as good as Ryan Andersen or Hibbert even at the same price let alone the max.
Colonel Nasty
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Bynum would go to Houston? Nevermind everything take the dwight deal Lakers. Sexy Future.
Check your PMs sir..
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
Lets see... Howard never want's to play in Houston (not even for a couple of months last year... fucking douche) and Bynum who always gets ejected and angry when he plays the Rockets... has them on his short list of teams he would sign and play for in 2013 according to sources.
Well then fuck you Howard and try to get the crazy kid Morey. Maybe the Dream can guide Bynum to find some inner peace hah
Well then fuck you Howard and try to get the crazy kid Morey. Maybe the Dream can guide Bynum to find some inner peace hah
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h ...that pm. whoops!Black Mamba
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Lopez is a piss poor defender and mediocre overall offensive player and an bad rebounder for a center.
If you're giving him the max and he's your "best player," your team is fucked for years to come. Orlando taking him for the max will probably set them back badly. I'd honestly rather rent Bynum for 1 season that pay Lopez the max (not being biased here, honestly).
i just don't get why anyone would think paying lopez that much money could be a good thing...or even not bad. He has shown nothing to warrant that kind of money. A guy like Hibbert is overpaid at the max, but he won't kill your team.
If you're giving him the max and he's your "best player," your team is fucked for years to come. Orlando taking him for the max will probably set them back badly. I'd honestly rather rent Bynum for 1 season that pay Lopez the max (not being biased here, honestly).
i just don't get why anyone would think paying lopez that much money could be a good thing...or even not bad. He has shown nothing to warrant that kind of money. A guy like Hibbert is overpaid at the max, but he won't kill your team.
jordan0386
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Lopez was going to be paid next summer anyway. Might as well be for my team #gmshrugg
Colonel Nasty
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If that goes down Stern should step in just to show that hes not biased. But since the Nets are opening a new stadium, he won't.
Pickles the Firecat
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Nets or Magic fans, a glimpse into your future:
"...all they have to do is take Lopez back and we can get...".
"...all they have to do is take Lopez back and we can get...".
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
For basketball reasons the trade of Howard to the Nets for garbage must happen.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Yeah Nets fans crack me up. They act like Lopez is amazing but they really cannot wait to ship his ass out the door.
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This is just the Magic calling the Lakers bluff right? right??
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Marshon S. Brooks ‏@Marshon2
What's good downtown orlando? I need a good restaurant...
Better to get adjusted to your new city as soon as possible I suppose.
What's good downtown orlando? I need a good restaurant...
Better to get adjusted to your new city as soon as possible I suppose.
hes actually just here for summer league
white dynamite
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That being said, I'm confident Mitch will get it done.
Black Mamba
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As long as the salaries work via rules, it doesn't matter how much he costs. Assuming they don't use the Non-tax payer MLE.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Amick chiming in that it was 4 years 34 million total for Anderson.
So less money than Jeff Green.
So less money than Jeff Green.
It's probably Dan Gilbert trying to help other teams beat LeBron
They aren't hard capped. The euro guy they got took the tax payer MLE
so... as long as they can match salaries (by over paying humphries/lopez who they have rights on) they can do the trade.
oops, used the wrong MLE in my original post.
This is truly a golden age of Laker fan delusion right now. Listening to their sports radio stations this past week has been absolute gold.
On one hand, you have so much hope and promise for a team that is old, slow and soft. Destined to collapse in the playoffs yet again.
Alternatively the Dwight-stroking that has gone on for years continues. I almost die listening to some of these mouth-breathers who constantly salivate over acquiring Howard. Thinking it will actually happen.
On one hand, you have so much hope and promise for a team that is old, slow and soft. Destined to collapse in the playoffs yet again.
Alternatively the Dwight-stroking that has gone on for years continues. I almost die listening to some of these mouth-breathers who constantly salivate over acquiring Howard. Thinking it will actually happen.
That....god damn.
If they pull this off I want to call Billy King a genius but when you trade for Joe Johnson you lose any immunity for life.
IF he pulls off the dwight deal... then... it forgives. A lot.
especially if it can get JJ excited about winning bball again. And not just running around at a fitness camp.
KingJ2002
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The Best deal for the Magic is to trade for Bynum... they still have a dominant center and both teams will retain the bird rights for each player so if they walk next year... they leave a lot of money on the table to go to places without a championship situation.
If the Magic deal with the Nets... the only winner would be the Nets as they will become title contenders with Dwight, D-Will, Joe, and Wallace starting
The Cavs get a decent rebounder at the 4 for a future pick that could be a lot better... and the magic get to go into the lottery for the next couple of seasons and lose money on ticket sales because no one cares about Lopez coming to Orlando.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
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Brandon Rush could be an option for Portland or Minnesota, whichever team loses out on Nicolas Batum, source said.
This is one of those situations where the loser is actually the winner. Batum ain't worth anything near what hes getting paid. Rush will be a steal.
Brandon Rush could be an option for Portland or Minnesota, whichever team loses out on Nicolas Batum, source said.
This is one of those situations where the loser is actually the winner. Batum ain't worth anything near what hes getting paid. Rush will be a steal.
Wasting the sixth pick on Gerald Wallace and then over paying him is worse.
They could have used the sixth pick and then still gotten Gerald for that insane contract since noone else was going to even offer 80% of that for that many years.
That, i agree with.
What is Batum's contract up to now?
TBH, he's probably worth 10M per... but much more.... i dunno.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
As a Blazer fan, I agree. Batum's huge tendency to "disappear" for entire games is frustrating.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I get the feeling nothing is happening soon.
Max Lopez or 1 year rental for Bynum in a tankmode season? It feels like hes trying to get the Rockets or some other team to step up an offer under the pretense that they're going to miss out if they don't.
MetalFearSolid
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The Nets can still get Howard??....I just don't understand the business aspect of the NBA anymore if the Nets can do this trade.
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