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[Talon]

This is depressing. We're gonna take Drummond or Henson @ #5 if we don't trade it. omg

:jnc :jnc :jnc

 

[Kevtones]

Ross has poor shot selection... Hopefully he will get humbled a bit by NBA.

Sullinger is a 15th pick after type of guy..

I'd take Zeller over him..which is something the Blazers might do..

Ross was good but never came off as great as a Husky. However, I thought he played the best against the best which is a good sign.


It's crazy because I remember Sullinger being talked about as a potential #1 if he had come out last year. All the guy did is lead his team to the championship game... I get the red flags but if his health remains intact, lookout.

 

[SamuraiX-]

So, ideally, what would Houston package in a deal for Dwight?

#14, #16, #18
Luis Scola?
Kyle Lowry?
Kevin Martin?

I imagine Orlando will demand one of their young talents like Morris, Parsons, or Patterson.

 

[LegendofJoe]

I just looked over the TWolves roster and they have 7 lottery picks on that team, DAMN.

 

[darkside31337]

I really don't get how 14, 16, 18 is appealing at all. Wizard would have to manage to flip assets around into 2 top 10 picks to even get a conversation going I'd guess.

 

[diehard]

I just looked over the TWolves roster and they have 7 lottery picks on that team, DAMN.

is that really.. that special?

 

[Kevtones]

Actually Budinger makes a lot of sense in Minnesota. Very good trade.

 

[LegendofJoe]

is that really.. that special?

I don't know, is it?

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

I really don't get how 14, 16, 18 is appealing at all. Wizard would have to manage to flip assets around into 2 top 10 picks to even get a conversation going I'd guess.

6-20 is pretty even this year I would say.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

Minnesota is going to have an all-white starting lineup haha

Just what I was about to say lol

Is Budinger's D good? I wonder if Kahn is just clearing cap or something

 

[SamuraiX-]

It better not be. Tyreke and the 5th pick for Lowry and 2 middle picks? Fuck that.

You know we need Reke gone and Lowry would've probably been the best thing we could've gotten for him. I'm not convinced this team will just let him walk instead of paying him some insulting sum of money even after he has another sub-par season this year.

 

[charsace]

nah, maybe offensively but not on defense

I would take a healthy Yao over Dwight any day. Yao was a good enough anchor. If he could have been healthy going into a playoffs his offensive game would be more important.

 

[Jake Tower]

Everyone loves the center position.. But Houston has had three great ones over the last 30 years in Ralph, Dream and Yao...

No love for Mo and Deke?

 

[Rodeo Clown]

So...

Rubio
Ridnour
Budinger
Love
Pekovic

If I didn't know any better I'd probably think this team was a DII college team after watching them on tv.

I'd really hope we're not the position of playing Ridnour at SG for another year.

But with a real 2 and Derrick Williams as 6th man, sure, I like it.

 

[Hydrogen Bluebird]

You know we need Reke gone and Lowry would've probably been the best thing we could've gotten for him. I'm not convinced this team will just let him walk instead of paying him some insulting sum of money even after he has another sub-par season this year.

I didn't realize that the organization has lost a lot of trust in the idea that Tyreke can be an all-star type player but judging by this past season, DMC is closer to being an actual all star than Reke.

 

[thekad]

Bud

I'm fine with that Lowry trade if Tyreke is being flipped. Otherwise, hell no.

 

[SamuraiX-]

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt
Told there is no way that Kings would do purported offer of Lowry/14/16 for Evans and five if it was even actually offered.

Oh, DA. You really need to stfu about things you don't understand.


And I'm pretty disappointed in guys like MKG and T-Rob. I expected a little more professionalism from those two.

 

[darkside31337]

Just what I was about to say lol

Is Budinger's D good? I wonder if Kahn is just clearing cap or something

Honestly this really doesn't seem like a Kahn move at all. Seems way too smart for that to be the case.

From 1985 to 2009 there have been a whopping 32% of the picks at number 18 who didn't make it to 3 years in the league. This is Chase's 4th year.

It's like trading a ridiculously small chance at upside for an already pretty decent NBA player. Which is something they haven't had whenever Wes Johnson has been on the court.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

You can't just dismiss health in a debate between two players when one of them has almost never gotten injured and the other missed 27 or more games a season for most of his prime.

edit: Is there still that much hype around Reke? He was the 4th best player on a 22-44 team...

 

[Talon]

And I'm pretty disappointed in guys like MKG and T-Rob. I expected a little more professionalism from those two.

I must have missed something - MKG say something stupid?

 

[Bowser]

I must have missed something - MKG say something stupid?

He's referring to the fact that Beal/T-Rob/MKG/Barnes all refused to workout for the Kings

 

[Jake Tower]

Just what I was about to say lol

Is Budinger's D good? I wonder if Kahn is just clearing cap or something

Bud doesn't play D. It's one reason he lost his starting spot to the Chandler Parsons Project.

 

[LegendofJoe]

I'd really hope we're not the position of playing Ridnour at SG for another year.

But with a real 2 and Derrick Williams as 6th man, sure, I like it.

I like that roster too, especially if you can trade for a better 2 than Ridnour. Who do you think is most likely to be traded?

 

[PhoenixDawn]

Just what I was about to say lol

Is Budinger's D good? I wonder if Kahn is just clearing cap or something

I've read that Budinger is good enough on defense with good length and leaping ability, but that he also tends to lay off of opponents and doesn't guard with as much aggression as other players. Also, he struggles to keep up with the faster wings that he guards.

 

[Smokey]

I've read that Budinger is good enough on defense with good length and leaping ability, but that he also tends to lay off of opponents and doesn't guard with as much aggression as other players. Also, he struggles to keep up with the faster wings that he guards.

He's pretty weak in the defensive department. Streaky shooter though.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

Yeah I remember him getting burned on D when we played them this year

Adelman prolly pushed for this move, he likes his old players

 

[RBH]

Trade story add: Dwight obviously Rockets' dream target but sources say they'll pursue Atlanta's Josh Smith (and others) if ORL won't budge

https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/217630824059772928

 

[Talon]

https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/217630824059772928

I don't know how I feel about this.

The highs and lows of a hypothetical Lowry/Smith pairing amuse me, though.

 

[Smokey]

Trade story add: Dwight obviously Rockets' dream target but sources say they'll pursue Atlanta's Josh Smith (and others) if ORL won't budge

Wouldn't be surprised if Smith ends up with the Rockets if the Howard thing doesn't pan out. Morey has liked him for a long time. Although that's not really saying much..

Figured as much. They've wanted him for awhile now.

 

[Rodeo Clown]

I like that roster too, especially if you can trade for a better 2 than Ridnour. Who do you think is most likely to be traded?

I don't really know that anybody has that much value aside from Williams, who I definitely don't deal with Beasley gone. I'd guess Barea. Maybe somebody wants the Brad Miller/Martell Webster contracts for salary relief.

 

[LegendofJoe]

I don't really know that anybody has that much value aside from Williams, who I definitely don't deal with Beasley gone. I'd guess Barea. Maybe somebody wants the Brad Miller/Martell Webster contracts for salary relief.

So Beasley is definitely gone then? I guess that takes D Will off the trading block.

 

[charsace]

Twolves should have waited and then signed JR!

 

[Rodeo Clown]

So Beasley is definitely gone then? I guess that takes D Will off the trading block.

Yeah, it'll come out soon that the QOs on Beasley and Randolph were not picked up, and, if they can't trade him, Martell Webster will be waived as his deal isn't guaranteed.

Then the Wolves go into free agency with a decent amount of cap space and hope to ink a SG. Somebody like Jamal Crawford or Alexey Shved, probably.

 

[Oozer3993]

Probably BS, but too juicy not to post:

Rumor: Lakers to offer Pau Gasol to the Wizards for the 3rd overall pick if Bradley Beal is taken 2nd overall (by Cavs or Cats)

Apparently they want MKG.

 

[thekad]

Probably BS, but too juicy not to post:



Apparently they want MKG.

I don't think the Wizards have any cap room to absorb Pau.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Probably BS, but too juicy not to post:



Apparently they want MKG.

This seems so hard to believe.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

When has mysportslegion been right about anything? They release a lot of rumors that get posted on Twitter and stuff, but none of them ever seem to come true.

 

[Jarlaxle]

So who is the best 2 guard out there in the draft right now other than Beal? I haven't really been following things too much. Is it Lamb, Waiters, or Rivers?

 

[SamuraiX-]

Jason Jones ‏@mr_jasonjones
FWIW: Reke has still been working with Geoff Petrie. Emphaisis on midrange, pull up game. I don't think Kings are trying to move Reke.

Give up the dream, Petrie. The guy is a lost cause.

 

[KingKong]

95% of Laker rumors are just agents trying to generate interest for their clients

 

[reilo]

Sounds like Victor Claver will leave Valencia Basketball and pay $600,000 buyout to come to #Blazers, according to @EmiliovEscudero.

.

 

[SamuraiX-]

WojYahooNBA
Y! Sources: NBA punishes Oklahoma City, orders draft compensation to Boston over fallout from Jeff Green trade. http://t.co/0V8GugJO

Is that the 31st pick we're talking about? Boston's gonna have a nice haul of young potential role players after this draft.

 

[Kwhit10]

Is that the 31st pick we're talking about? Boston's gonna have a nice haul of young potential role players after this draft.

They get OKC's 2013 2nd round pick, which is actually from Charlotte.

So Boston now has Charlotte's 2013 2nd round pick.

 

[Outdoor Miner]

So who is the best 2 guard out there in the draft right now other than Beal? I haven't really been following things too much. Is it Lamb, Waiters, or Rivers?

I like J. Lamb the most from this years crop.

 

[Knux-Future]

All of these moves...

and we aren't involved with any of them.

FML.

Perry Jones Future it is

 

[jordan0386]

All of these moves...

and we aren't involved with any of them.

FML.

Perry Jones Future it is

You will love it.

 

[LegendofJoe]

Yeah, it'll come out soon that the QOs on Beasley and Randolph were not picked up, and, if they can't trade him, Martell Webster will be waived as his deal isn't guaranteed.

Then the Wolves go into free agency with a decent amount of cap space and hope to ink a SG. Somebody like Jamal Crawford or Alexey Shved, probably.

If you're going to be shedding that much in salary you should go after someone better and younger than Crawford. OJ Mayo should be your target, but heck you might as well swing for Gordon too just in case.

 

[SamuraiX-]

They get OKC's 2013 2nd round pick, which is actually from Charlotte.

So Boston now has Charlotte's 2013 2nd round pick.

*facepalm*

For some reason my brain omitted the 2013 part of that story. lol

 

[Knux-Future]

You will love it.

Doug will make him lose the will to live.

Turner is emo but he's also enough of an asshole to survive. Jones will be cutting himself courtside.

 

[charsace]

So who is the best 2 guard out there in the draft right now other than Beal? I haven't really been following things too much. Is it Lamb, Waiters, or Rivers?

I think Lamb is the best SG prospect in this draft.