NBA Off-Season Thread

I like all the Minnesota teams. Used to work just down the road from Ridenour's hometown. He had a career-high (scoring) the same day the Seahawks got to the Super Bowl and Kobe Bryant scored 81 points. Talk about a loaded section on a Sunday.

 

Not at all, they can flip at the deadline and probably get more thatn they are giving up now. It's a gamble, but a shot worth taking

 

They need another shooter and Marco Belinelli will be looking for a team. Match made in heaven! And is Rudy still available?

 

Dalembert and the 14th pick go the Bucks for the 12th pick, Jon Brockman, Jon Leurer and Brockman, sources tell Y!

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Is the other Brockman in the trade this guy?:

 

Just noticed the T-Wolves expended their one and only draft pick tonight on Robbie Hummel. Is this really just coincidence?

 

How is Darko still in the league?

 

He's not a star, but he's a serviceable guy off the bench. Legit seven-footer who can block some shots. If the draft was redone, he obviously goes after Carmelo Anthony instead of before him, and probably isn't seen as much of a flop. Also, his drafting was one of the first bad moves of the Joe Dumars era in Detroit, since it was clear Darko needed more of a coach with a long-term outlook instead of Larry Brown.

 

I believe that Mark Jackson has traded one-half of his assets for past considerations with the strange.

 

Most 7-footers can block some shots. He's now been in the league for about a decade. Who knows for sure but I'd say if he was taken after Carmelo, like in the teens, he'd be out of the league. Because he was the 2nd pick and still isn't 30 there's probably someone in Minnesota's front office who thinks he hasn't peaked yet. Guess it's possible that he still can improve some but kind of doubt it.

 

It's funny that we always say Darko Milicic "went before Carmelo Anthony" when he also went before Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, who are both better players than Anthony.

 

Chris Bosh is not better than Carmello Anthony