LMAO. You want the Lakers to pay him his salary to retire a Sun?
You want him to retire a Sun, you pay his salary like what we did for Kobe.
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LMAO. You want the Lakers to pay him his salary to retire a Sun?
You want him to retire a Sun, you pay his salary like what we did for Kobe.
Dominican Power
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Ersan is such a disappointment.
Why would the Rockets give a first round Pick for gortat and ariza ?
Squall ASF
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I think you took me a little too seriously but sure, I'd like that
No that's alright, we'll wait patiently until he completely washes out of the evil in the west and then scoop him up for his retirement ceremony.Future PhaZe
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I don't even need the pick.
But yeah, renting Gortat and Ariza for a year for a finals push and then using the savings to try to bring in Lowry would be awesome for them I think.
I don't see the suns trading for his 10M salary next year, and i don't see them doing the lakers any favours.
I'd love for him to come back and retire a sun, but a lot of franchise greats for different franchises retire elsewhere due to the guaranteed nature of NBA contracts.
Either way, his jersey will be retired in PHX.
An interesting thought is, i wonder if the NBA PA would ever allow for a retirement rule. A player can opt to retire, that year, and hence be able to be picked up by one of his former teams. His salary wouldn't count towards cap, for the team he just quit on, and one of his former teams could only offer him a vet minimums salary at max, so there's no bidding war.
If the player opted to use the rule, after the current season, they wouldn't be able to play in the NBA for 2 years. (to stop rorting of the rule)
Future PhaZe
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Mitch not even happy with a late 1st for Gasols corpse
He stay hustlin
He isn't finding much of a market though. There's a few current lottery teams that might be interested, but none of them really have expiring salary to give up.
Squall ASF
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Mitch isn't hustling shit, we don't want him that badly and I doubt anyone else does either. With McD, we are now in the hustling business based on the Bledsoe and Indy deals.
Yea McD isnt going to help the lakers save money and give them a draft pick for a three month rental at a player who has had injuries all year and whos fit with the team is questionable.
He probably said if you dont want to pay luxury tax while tanking this is your chance. The cavs offered a worse expiring and a second rounder and they were in a more desperate position than the suns
He probably said if you dont want to pay luxury tax while tanking this is your chance. The cavs offered a worse expiring and a second rounder and they were in a more desperate position than the suns
he got paid and called it a day.
The Frankman
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Did LeBron get fined yet?
LOL @ all the Suns fans.
Mitch wasn't asking the Suns to take Pau. The Suns contacted the Lakers. If it's a bad deal it's Mitch who turns the Suns down, not the other way round.
You got rejected, don't get it twisted.
All these media leaks, to Marc Stein no less, who is always close to the Suns, means it's the Suns management leaking stuff to the media. Why one must ask.
Except that nobody is asking the Suns to do the Lakers any favors. It's a joke by Squall.
If anything, it's a favor to Nash, and nobody else.
Mitch wasn't asking the Suns to take Pau. The Suns contacted the Lakers. If it's a bad deal it's Mitch who turns the Suns down, not the other way round.
You got rejected, don't get it twisted.
All these media leaks, to Marc Stein no less, who is always close to the Suns, means it's the Suns management leaking stuff to the media. Why one must ask.
Except that nobody is asking the Suns to do the Lakers any favors. It's a joke by Squall.
If anything, it's a favor to Nash, and nobody else.
What's the point in renting Gortat and Ariza for a few months? I'd rather keep Asik's bitch ass. Then the pick on top of that completely kills the deal
Liquidsnake
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Pau still has some left in the tank, you are not getting a stiff man. Throw some pics our way. Dude is still good for 16 and 12 each night, and thats on off nights. Dont be greedy. He can play 2 more years at this level.
Can we trade Jim Buss for popcorn?
Can we trade Jim Buss for popcorn?
darkside31337
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We're in the Adam Silver era now.
Noah should have been given 15k for that kind of entertainment.
According to them Pau is doner than done. Don't waste your breath. Obviously some GMs are interested or else they wouldn't consider paying his salary + tax for half a season. It's expensive even as a rental.
You said if they wanted to retire him a sun, they can trade for him / pay his salary.
It was just in response to that. Taking on his salary next year for an expiring would be a "favorable situation" for the lakers.
And i don't think divisional teams should ever really be doing each other favors.
Everything ok? You seem really temperamental over these pau trade rumors.
luuulz "But Im famous too."
@Faze, I really like Gortat but his D is bad enough that I think it would be a liability even during those few moments Howard isn't on the floor. Rox need that second rim protector. His offense though, that could be fun and our pick and rolls could finally work without it being a turnover like 40% of the time when we pass it to the big man. Ariza will fuck it all up, chemistry wise by shooting too much cause Mchale wont stop him. Its mostly about getting Asik off the books, and in that sense I'd do it. No pick though. This upcoming class is too important for that shit.
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That Nash picture is tragic.
The rockets need pau.... Like neeeed
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Fine him.
MorisUkunRasik
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HAHAHAHA
Squall ASF
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Whatever helps you sleep at night while your team continues to deteriorate. It must be awful to know you're sinking into rebuild/tank mode but most of your picks are gone. Better hope whoever you get this year is a savior! Perhaps we did contact first but did it not occur to you that teams use other teams for leverage for other suitors? The suns dangle Okafor out for Pau and other teams that desperately need cap relief may scramble to make a better offer.
Btw, sorry about the cavs situation.
No fan deserves a organisation in a shambles that badly.
But seriously, which organization is worst: tthe Cavs or the Knicks?
Psychological Intellect
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Kobe was the first Konex.
Conflict NZ
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Oh shit, just confirmed Pau is out till All-Star weekend, will be re-evaluated then. Doubt we'll be able to trade him now.
No because if they ever trade Nash back I'd expect the Lakers to take back equal dead weight salaries. I never mentioned expiring. I just stated the fact that you cannot expect the Lakers to just pay his salary and let him go. They would at least expect a body they can use.
Temperamental? I am laughing at your saltiness over here. Worry about yourself.
Oh yeah I'm really upset that my team is rebuilding after our franchise player helped us win 5 championships. I started rooting for the Lakers when they had Vlade Divac as their best player. I would feel a lot more awful now if I was a Suns fan.
Herpes Reasons
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lmao.
our backcourt is nash, steve blake and jodie meeks.
i dont know if that's tank commanding or if d'antoni is that oblivious.
our backcourt is nash, steve blake and jodie meeks.
i dont know if that's tank commanding or if d'antoni is that oblivious.
Conflict NZ
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3 Guards under 6'3, I think we know what's going on here.
I don't think Antoni wants to tank. His job and whatever left of his reputation is on the line after all. He's just incompetent.
Squall ASF
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That you had to base your entire post around the past displays how truly pathetic your franchise has become. Hope those memories keep you warm the coming years!
Conflict NZ
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Meeks is down, can't walk on his own.
Edit: Being helped to the locker room.
Edit: Being helped to the locker room.
Herpes Reasons
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that's not even the best part.
the best part is none of the 3 wants to play defense.
Weak troll is weak. Anyone who follows the NBA knows it's the way the CBA intended. That they managed to dragged it on to win 2 more with Pau is a miracle.
MorisUkunRasik
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Hope it isn't serious. Meeks has been a pro during this shit season.
Rodeo Clown
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Ricky going for the assist record tonight.
Herpes Reasons
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I also hate kmarsh, im kinda glad both steves are back. I dont have to see kmarsh's bitchass face as much.
Conflict NZ
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Jordan hill taken to Locker Room, no longer on the floor.
Don't understand your hate for Meeks, other than hurting the tank, but Blake has been playing well too before he got hurt. Marshall I can totally understand though.
Herpes Reasons
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He sucked when he first arrived. Starts playing decent when we need to tank. Fuck him.
Herpes Reasons
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Another injury? I misses it
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
The Lakers are making our bench look like world beaters.
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