Kris Kardashian won't sign a 1 year deal.
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Kris Kardashian won't sign a 1 year deal.
Ninja Scooter
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yeah $3-6 million just to allow another team in their conference to become a contender and make it that much harder for them to succeed long term? Smart.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Bring back Otis.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--nets-emerge-again-as-strong-contender-to-land-dwight-howard.html
Cleveland making away like bandits if this trade goes down?
Cleveland making away like bandits if this trade goes down?
Boombloxer
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Yea, but call that bluff. If you're LA and not worried about his back, ask him to walk away from an extra 25M, a city that turns roleplayers into local stars, and stars into Superstars, and a franchise committed to winning and a non-brain-dead FO.
He really won't need anything other than the first reason, which is why LA wasn't concerned with that.
But I'm laughing at this deal, no upside for Orlando.
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
I volunteer the Wolves to take MarShon Brooks. Orlando can take Memphis's 2013 first.
The Frankman
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Wait. Four teams?
DWIGHT... IT'S GROWING
DWIGHT... IT'S GROWING
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I don't blame Cleveland for getting involved. They have to assume that Brooklyn will get Dwight anyway by finding some other 3rd team. But by choosing to get into the deal themselves they get value for basically nothing.
iamshadowlark
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Honestly, Orl probably won't get shit anyway. It's the biggest lose-lose I ever seen. I mean wtf is Bynum gonna do beside that trash?
BEST FRONT OFFICE IN DA' LEAGUE
Now I am okay with that. Just need to make sure they drop the Kardasian dropout at first chance and do not let him hinder Tristan's development.
Did no one watch Tristan Thompson at the end of the year? He was a 10 and 8 guy on a consistent basis playing just over 20 minutes a game.... at the age of 21!
Ninja Scooter
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Bynum is bluffing so hard. He ain't turning down shit. But I can understand why the Magic would be hesitant given that case.
Is Lopez the reason its a bad deal for the Magic? I know the rest are garbage, but getting 3 additional 1st round picks, go into hyper hyper tank mode and maybe start with a new young player? Once D12 is gone, Orlando is done. They end up repacking Brooklyns trash in trades for players they may want to rebuild with. I dunno.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Looks like my only hope is that Stern steps in for basketball reasons.
The Frankman
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Andrew really just wants two things:
1 - To be the first option on offense
2 - To get paid as much as possible
Orlando provides both.
Exactly. They need to banish him to the basketball wasteland that is Los Angeles.
That should humiliate him and teach him a valuable lesson.
Do it Mitch!
Pretty much there's no chance in hell Bynum walks away from a max contract higher than what any team can give him in FA. Hennigan should get it done already rather than pay Brook freaking Lopez the max.
Also again how the hell is this gonna get done when theres 3 or maybe 4 teams involved and 2 of the key pieces have to agree to sign in the first place?!
Ninja Scooter
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Lopez is garbage. Having him for 4 years/$50 million is a waste of money. He's a 7 footer that averaged FIVE REBOUNDS PER GAME his last full season, and that was before a foot injury.
The Frankman
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OH please, you know Stern is going to veto a Dwight to LA deal for Basketball Reasons anyway.
http://www.basketballreasons.net/
Even Basketball Reasons knows it!
http://www.basketballreasons.net/
Even Basketball Reasons knows it!
I'm also gonna guess he wouldn't take to well with moving from a team that has made the Playoffs every year since he's been there to a team that will be in ground zero rebuilding mode for the next few years.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Exactly, at least Lopez is used to dealing with playing on a bad team.
Imagine Bynum losing all the time.
Future PhaZe
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The Nets could not only get Howard but J-Rich and Earl Clark?
That's pretty ridiculous. Not to say that either of them are any good, but for them to get any real value other than Howard in this lopsided trade is cray. Earl Clark has at least some potential to get better.
That's pretty ridiculous. Not to say that either of them are any good, but for them to get any real value other than Howard in this lopsided trade is cray. Earl Clark has at least some potential to get better.
Yeah its a wonder why Hennigan hasn't realized this. And again it's just making it harder on him trying to work out this 3 or 4 team trainwreck. From the sounds of it they really don't want Lopez they just want to unload Dwight for anything the Nets have since Lopez will gladly admit that he'll take the money :lol.
Black Mamba
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lolol @ that package. How is that anything but terrible for Orlando?
Lopez at max. add on salary with Luke and others?
Man, if Orlando takes that trade, their franchise is done this decade.
Lopez at max. add on salary with Luke and others?
Man, if Orlando takes that trade, their franchise is done this decade.
Ninja Scooter
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He doesn't care. Bynum is one of those players who I honestly believe wouldn't mind losing as much as long as he's getting his 20/10. The difference is he has the ability to get 20/10. He had 30 rebounds in a single game, did Brook Lopez even grab 30 rebounds the entire season in 2010-11?
Knicks-bad, or Knicks-good?
Boombloxer
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With him as the first option and getting paid the most? He'll live with it.
Honestly, he'd be in a weaker conference anyway.
Not saying it's perfect, but an unhappy, locked-up center is better than simply having trash for 4 years. They still gotta sell tickets.
So, Howard to LA is going to happen?
You can't amnesty players you trade for. And uhh I don't think anyone but the Nets and I guess Orlando believe Lopez is good. If he was someone would have thrown the max at him like Hibbert.
Black Mamba
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D Williams
Joe Johnson
Jason Richardson
Gerald Wallace
Dwight Howard
Why would teams help them do this? That's a fucking scary starting 5.
Joe Johnson
Jason Richardson
Gerald Wallace
Dwight Howard
Why would teams help them do this? That's a fucking scary starting 5.
Future PhaZe
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Oh no doubt Bynum averages 20 and 10 as a first option. Maybe even a little better than that if he's fed all the time. Probably doesn't lead to many wins either as long as the supporting cast is bad.
If the Lakers really want Dwight they may have to get Houston involved. Something like Pau to the Rockets, Terrence Jones, Royce White and a 1st to Orlando, Scola and Kev Mart to the Lakers potentially.
Or some such. I'd probably do it if I'm the Lakers.
Edit: Inclues Bynum to orlando obviously.
If the Lakers really want Dwight they may have to get Houston involved. Something like Pau to the Rockets, Terrence Jones, Royce White and a 1st to Orlando, Scola and Kev Mart to the Lakers potentially.
Or some such. I'd probably do it if I'm the Lakers.
Edit: Inclues Bynum to orlando obviously.
Ninja Scooter
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so that Gilbert can bitch in a year or two about how unfair the league is because these super teams are dominating his poor mid-market franchise.
You realize earl Clark is a minimum level player at best and they are making the nets take Jruch as a bad contract dump right?
Dominican Power
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Dwight is going to leave that franchise in shambles.
Black Mamba
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Yeah, because the teams out East are soooo big. It's as if Lebron never played PF all playoffs.
J-Rich is only getting $6M/yr for 3 more years and is still more than serviceable and you're gonna call that a bad contract after everything that's been going on during this free agency period?
Andrew isn't about winning at all costs though. That's not his mentality. He's already got two rings and is more concerned with scoring points than anything else.
Plus he's young enough where Orl can spend a coupel of years rebuilding and still have him in his prime at the end of that.
An aging wing player who was mostly good due to athletic ability who shot 40% last year? Yeah I'd rather pay him than Landry fields but he is washed up and not worth half that money.
He fell off a damn cliff last season.
Future PhaZe
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The Nets can't get better value than J-Rich on the market. He pretty much makes Nick Young money while being better than Nick Young. If you want someone a tier better (Batum) you are going to pay closer to Max in this terrible league.
So moving J-Rich isn't going to be very hard if they want to do it. This just helps the Nets even more.
JRich sucks.
Magic are gonna suck no matter what after Dwight leaves. I'd rather suck with Lopez rather than Bynum, if just for the simple reason that he won't rock the boat during the rebuilding phase. Presti disciples are big on character, and there aren't many players as childish and idiotic as Drew.
And for the salty Lakers fans--you have nothing to offer besides a bitchmade big with attitude and injury problems. You can't offer picks, which is what the Magic really want.
There's a minimum salary in the new CBA anyways. Maybe that's Orlando's motivation for taking on Bropez.
And for the salty Lakers fans--you have nothing to offer besides a bitchmade big with attitude and injury problems. You can't offer picks, which is what the Magic really want.
There's a minimum salary in the new CBA anyways. Maybe that's Orlando's motivation for taking on Bropez.
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