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[NervousXtian]

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.

You can still trade matching salaries if you're over the cap.

 

[Rodeo Clown]

That, i agree with.

What is Batum's contract up to now?

TBH, he's probably worth 10M per... but much more.... i dunno.

The Wolves offer is 4 years, $45M, but I think Hollinger said they couldn't actually offer that much. So I don't know what's up.

 

[ph33nix]

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.

a starting 5 of williams, johnson, wallace, ilyasova, and howard would be pretty nasty on paper. but I honestly wouldn't trust that team to stay healthy

 

[Black Mamba]

a starting 5 of williams, johnson, wallace, ilyasova, and howard would be pretty nasty on paper. but I honestly wouldn't trust that team to stay healthy

ilyasova agreed to stay with Bucks.

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
New York and Brooklyn are frontrunners in sign-and-trade talks to acquire Houston's Marcus Camby, league sources tell Y!

If Nets do this, they're out of it for Howard, I'd imagine.

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
As @KBergCBS reports, Cleveland's legit 3rd-team scenario for Kris Humphries. Cavs want draft pick sweetener to take him on, sources tell Y!

.

 

[giri]

a starting 5 of williams, johnson, wallace, ilyasova, and howard would be pretty nasty on paper. but I honestly wouldn't trust that team to stay healthy

didn't ilyasova end up with the bucks?

if he's on the nets, with the others.

jesus christ, chicago are all of a sudden, a very long way behind.

 

[Remyzero]

a starting 5 of williams, johnson, wallace, ilyasova, and howard would be pretty nasty on paper. but I honestly wouldn't trust that team to stay healthy

Yeah I agree but the Nets won't have any impact players off the bench.

 

[darkside31337]

Ilyasova signed for 5/45 with the Bucks.

 

[Red Blaster]

suck it darkside

36 million for a guy with a career playoff average of 5 PPG on 31% shooting

 

[ph33nix]

oh I didn't see he is staying with Milwaukee

Yeah I agree but the Nets won't have any impact players off the bench.

That's what people said about the Heat too. if brooklyn pulls this off they'll get plenty of decent veteran help next summer.

 

[squicken]

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.

I don't understand why Orlando fans would want any part of a Nets trade. The ideal trade is Bynum assuming he extends. And even if he doesn't, bank on him not walking away from an extra $20m

After that, why wouldn't you want the HOU deal with all the young players and a multitude of picks, plus getting rid of a bunch of contracts?

 

[linsivvi]

Kobe Bryant has never seen a shot opportunity he hasn't liked. You don't even have to look at the stats to see that. It's like you've never watched him play basketball.

Yeah he's never passed the ball back. Do I need to post a montage of his passing? Nah, I won't even bother.

Keep posting your Ryan Anderson advanced stats pictures. It's hilarious.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

what stalled the laker/magic talk to begin with?
a third team to take on turk?

 

[darkside31337]

what stalled the laker/magic talk to begin with?
a third team to take on turk?

Bynum not wanting to sign an extension.

suck it darkside

36 million for a guy with a career playoff average of 5 PPG on 31% shooting

That's nice. We won't have to worry about making the playoffs for a while.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

Bynum not wanting to sign an extension.

i thought bynum wanted to sign an extension.
he even tweeted that he liked the color blue.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

I still think Ryan Anderson is a really good player even though he's a choker.

But, if you're the Magic, might as well get as bad as possible and get a top 3 pick.

 

[SamuraiX-]

Isaiah Thomas ‏@Isaiah_Thomas2
I hope we resign @TheRealTWill #KingsAllDay

Me too, IT. Me too. :3

I'd honestly be content with this free agency signing period if we could just resign JT and T-Will. Fuck all these horrible contracts.

 

[abuC]

what stalled the laker/magic talk to begin with?
a third team to take on turk?

Bynum isn't giving any indication that he will sign an extension with the Magic if he's traded there.

 

[diehard]

Jeff Green gets more than Anderson?

i really don't understand this

 

[Nelo Ice]

http://www.hoopsworld.com/2012-nba-free-agency-diary

07/08/2012 7:05 PM EST Eric Pincus:

Sources say both the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets have clear paths lined up to trade for Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic. While it’s been long presumed the Magic would just naturally want a center like Andrew Bynum or Brook Lopez in return, that’s not necessarily a given.

The Magic are going through the rebuilding process and the notion of signing players to long-term maximum (or near-max) contracts isn’t especially appealing. Perhaps the model of what Orlando is looking for would be the haul the Denver Nuggets got for Carmelo Anthony – young players, picks, etc.

The Lakers and Nets both have third teams involved. They’re also not the only teams pursuing Howard. Nothing is imminent to speak of.

At some point Orlando is going to need to make a decision. Extended delay will take the Nets out of the picture as free agents Kris Humphries, Lopez and others won’t wait all summer.

 

[SoulPlaya]

ugh.

Come on Bulls, get involved! TRADE DENG FOR ANYTHING!!!!

 

[Black Mamba]

When they say Bynum is giving no indication, they mean his AGENT is giving no indication.

You think someone contacted Bynum? Rr he told one of his friends and they said something?

This is his agent trying to pull leverage or whatever. Agents do this all the time. With the exception of a scenario like Dwight, where he's been explicit, it's the agents talking because they want to make as much money as possible. This doesn't mean Bynum actually won't sign an extension or that he's said as much.

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt
Many speculating that Cavs are team that would take Kris Humphries as part of DH12 deal 2 Nets. But told "nothing substantive" with Cavs now

lol

edit: Lakers have a 3rd team involved? hmm..maybe jRich going somewhere else?

 

[etiolate]

Me too, IT. Me too. :3

I'd honestly be happy content this free agency signing period if we could just resign JT and T-Will. Fuck all these horrible contracts.

I would have liked AK in addition to those two, but it seems he's headed back to Moscow.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Jeff Green gets more than Anderson?

i really don't understand this

Can't teach being picked 5th overall I guess?

 

[Red Blaster]

07/08/2012 7:05 PM EST Eric Pincus:

Sources say both the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets have clear paths lined up to trade for Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic. While it’s been long presumed the Magic would just naturally want a center like Andrew Bynum or Brook Lopez in return, that’s not necessarily a given.

The Magic are going through the rebuilding process and the notion of signing players to long-term maximum (or near-max) contracts isn’t especially appealing. Perhaps the model of what Orlando is looking for would be the haul the Denver Nuggets got for Carmelo Anthony – young players, picks, etc.

The Lakers and Nets both have third teams involved. They’re also not the only teams pursuing Howard. Nothing is imminent to speak of.

At some point Orlando is going to need to make a decision. Extended delay will take the Nets out of the picture as free agents Kris Humphries, Lopez and others won’t wait all summer.

Orlando doesn't need to make any decision Eric, Dwight taking the season off to "rehab" his back and then walking next summer is their best course of action.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Orlando doesn't need to make any decision Eric, Dwight taking the season off to "rehab" his back and then walking next summer is their best course of action.

But they'll lose out on stars like Brook Lopez and Kris Humphries.

 

[darkside31337]

When they say Bynum is giving no indication, they mean his AGENT is giving no indication.

You think someone contacted Bynum? Rr he told one of his friends and they said something?

This is his agent trying to pull leverage or whatever. Agents do this all the time. With the exception of a scenario like Dwight, where he's been explicit, it's the agents talking because they want to make as much money as possible. This doesn't mean Bynum actually won't sign an extension or that he's said as much.

Feel like I'm missing something here. Don't agents make a percentage of whatever their client gets and wouldn't the Magic be able to offer Bynum more money and do it right now (before a potentially blown out knee or whatever) instead of waiting for a deal in the offseason. Why wouldn't an agent want that?

 

[ph33nix]

Come on Bulls, get involved! TRADE DENG FOR ANYTHING!!!!

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=76jzsb8

You asked for it!

 

[Knux-Future]

Just trade his ass already.

 

[Colonel Nasty]

lol

The thought of Dan Gibert helping build a Miami threat is hilarious.

 

[SamuraiX-]

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt
Many speculating that Cavs are team that would take Kris Humphries as part of DH12 deal 2 Nets. But told "nothing substantive" with Cavs now

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt
Nets are reaching out to "any team with room," I'm told. But Cavs do make sense; they have 7 first rounders in next three years.

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt
Cleveland has its own firsts from 2013-15, Miami's firsts in '13 and '15, and the Lakers' and Kings' firsts next year (all w/protections).

First round picks for Humphries?

Why the fuck not?

 

[giga]

Horford for Dwight. Straight up.

 

[Black Mamba]

Feel like I'm missing something here. Don't agents make a percentage of whatever their client gets and wouldn't the Magic be able to offer Bynum more money and do it right now (before a potentially blown out knee or whatever) instead of waiting for a deal in the offseason. Why wouldn't an agent want that?

Bynum would make more with a UFA deal than an extension with the Magic.

Also, could be he wants to keep bynum in LA so he's bluffing (or Bynum wants to stay).


I don't know if he has the same agent, but his last agent tried to get a max from Lakers last time and was holding out. Bynum told him to STFU and just get some kind of deal done, which is why he got less than max. Pretty sure he changed agents, though.

First round picks for Humphries?

Why the fuck not?

Lakers/Miami picks will be like 28+. At that spot, does it matter?

 

[KingKong]

lol Bynum on the Cavs would kind of own

 

[Branduil]

Magic would be dumb to trade Dwight. They'll only get garbage back. Call his bluff and make him take less money to leave.

 

[SamuraiX-]

I would have liked AK in addition to those two, but it seems he's headed back to Moscow.

I'm ok with not giving a 31-year old AK-47 a 4-year, $45M contract or something ludicrous like that.

Besides, I don't think he would ever come to Sac.

 

[cacophony]

JA Adande says Bulls will match Asik offer.

please be true.

 

[Darkman M]

Magic would be dumb to trade Dwight. They'll only get garbage back. Call his bluff and make him take less money to leave.

You just want Bynum on the mavs, i get it.

 

[KingKong]

JA Adande says Bulls will match Asik offer.

please be true.

why would you want them to overpay for Asik

 

[Red Blaster]

Don't get why so many are balking at Jeff Green making more money than Ryan Garrity, 10 million per year is only reserved for people who have shot over 40% in a playoff series before

 

[SamuraiX-]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
Cleveland's interest with Humphries is exclusively to use him as a means to stockpile further draft picks and assets, league source says.

rofl

Nothing like the feeling of getting thrown around the league like a used dish rag.

 

[Iron E Man]

JA Adande says Bulls will match Asik offer.

please be true.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Emwitus]

ugh.

 

[Branduil]

You just want Bynum on the mavs, i get it.

Why would Bynum leave the Lakers?

If this offseason proves anything it's that players only care about money; no max-level player is leaving money on the table.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

rofl

It sounds like this trade rumor was made up by the Nets and has nothing substantial behind it.

 

[cacophony]

why would you want them to overpay for Asik

because I'm a rockets fan

 

[Black Mamba]

Jarrod N Rudolph ‏@JRudolphSports
Just spoke with a source that tells me that Billy King is "very close" to getting Dwight Howard. And deal could be completed "very soon."

Real GM Columnist.

Jarrod N Rudolph ‏@JRudolphSports
During my interview on @WFAN660 I said I thought the deal would be done by Tuesday. Looks like, as of now, I was right

 

[SoulPlaya]

JA Adande says Bulls will match Asik offer.

please be true.

Do that, and I really won't be a Bulls fan, anymore. They can't be that stupid, they just can't.

 

[darkside31337]

Real GM Columnist.

He's usually on the money.

Total jackass though.

 

[Branduil]

Why do the Magic want Lopez so much?

 

[linsivvi]

Do that, and I really won't be a Bulls fan, anymore. They can't be that stupid, they just can't.

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