NBA Off-Season Thread

[Stoney]

Presuming everything falls into place, and the Brooklyn Nets emerge out of this with a core or Williams, Howard, Wallace, and Johnson--is that enough to beat the Heat and Bulls in the East? I think maybe it is.

 

[sgreenwell]

Presuming everything falls into place, and the Brooklyn Nets emerge out of this with a core or Williams, Howard, Wallace, and Johnson--is that enough to beat the Heat and Bulls in the East? I think maybe it is.

I don't think the Nets can get Howard anymore, unless 1) Williams doesn't sign with them or 2) Howard wants to take a well-below market deal or 3) the Magic want to accept some really horrible package for Howard, something like Humphries and/or Wallace. Johnson makes at or close to the max, and Williams will command near that too, so the Nets could only do a max deal on Howard if they managed to trade for him.

 

[sgreenwell]

Hawks make another deal, shipping out Marvin Williams for Devin Harris from the Jazz: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8124428/atlanta-hawks-trade-marvin-williams-utah-jazz-devin-harris-according-sources

I'm not sure why the Jazz wanted to do this - I think Harris is a bit better than Williams, plus he plays the point (harder to find a decent point than a 2 / 3 ), and Harris only has one year on his deal vs. two years.

 

[Bodie_Broadus]

I love how Dwight Howard is being even more of a punk than LeBron ever was, but will never get the criticism.

 

[ucacm]

A max contract isn't what it used to be. Hibbert may be getting the max, but it's only a four year deal. It's well worth it in the world of NBA contracts.

 

[Tarheel316]

I love how Dwight Howard is being even more of a punk than LeBron ever was, but will never get the criticism.

Agreed.

 

[JackReacher]

Broussard is now saying Nets and Magic are discussing this deal...

Nets get: Howard (maybe other small pieces for salary reasons, not sure)
Magic get: Humphries, Lopez, Brooks, and 3 future first round picks.

That'd give Brooklyn a core of Williams, Johnson, and Howard. Jesus.

 

[sgreenwell]

I love how Dwight Howard is being even more of a punk than LeBron ever was, but will never get the criticism.

Agreed.

I don't know - I haven't watched ESPN the past couple days, but Howard has been getting absolutely destroyed on talk radio and on Facebook. I also think the venom for him has been dispersed over the past year, since a couple months before the trade deadline, whereas for Lebron it arose almost immediately after The Decision.

 

[JackReacher]

I love how the lead headline on ESPN dot com says "Source: Howard going to Nets in trade"

Then, when you click on the story, it says "There's still a chance the Nets could get Howard."

Edit: Now, the headline has been changed to match the story.

 

[Gehrig]

Prokorov has been waiting for this summer since he first took over this team. What a windfall this would be.

 

[JackReacher]

Now, apparently a third team is needed to take on Humphries via sign and trade?

Man. Howard is making LeBron look like he handled his free agency with class.

 

[Gehrig]

Am I wrong in saying that Dwight Howard is one if not the biggest douche in professional sports today?

 

[JackReacher]

No.

 

[JackReacher]

Now, Wojghahrhgerygphghi says Orlando is focusing on Bynum as its top target for Howard? GAHHHH!!!

 

[Football_Bat]

Jason Terry strikes a deal with the Celtics for three years, $15M. Mavs have to match that to keep him.

If Dirk is the Mavs' heart, Terry was their nuts. If the Mavs lose Terry and don't sign Deron Williams, they might be a lottery team.

 

[JakeandElwood]

If Howard wanted to go to the Nets so badly, why didn't he just opt out and sign there this summer?

 

[JosephC.Myers]

Am I wrong in saying that Dwight Howard is one if not the biggest douche in professional sports today?

If he's not, then he's definitely in the top 5. All this just makes me shake my head.

 

[JosephC.Myers]

Jason Terry strikes a deal with the Celtics for three years, $15M. Mavs have to match that to keep him.

If Dirk is the Mavs' heart, Terry was their nuts. If the Mavs lose Terry and don't sign Deron Williams, they might be a lottery team.

Nice move by the the Celtics to sort of fill in for Ray Allen (if Allen goes to the Heat).

 

[da man]

Jason Terry strikes a deal with the Celtics for three years, $15M. Mavs have to match that to keep him.

If Dirk is the Mavs' heart, Terry was their nuts. If the Mavs lose Terry and don't sign Deron Williams, they might be a lottery team.

Anyone ready yet to say the Mavericks screwed the pooch by letting Chandler go and tearing the guts out of the championship team to clear cap space on the hope they might get Williams and Howard? Because many in North Texas still believe it was the right thing to do.

 

[Football_Bat]

Jason Terry strikes a deal with the Celtics for three years, $15M. Mavs have to match that to keep him.

If Dirk is the Mavs' heart, Terry was their nuts. If the Mavs lose Terry and don't sign Deron Williams, they might be a lottery team.

Anyone ready yet to say the Mavericks screwed the pooch by letting Chandler go and tearing the guts out of the championship team to clear cap space on the hope they might get Williams and Howard? Because many in North Texas still believe it was the right thing to do.

The next top-tier free agent that Mark Cuban signs will be his first. Players love to use Cuban's money as leverage to get an even bigger deal elsewhere. So if Cuban actually signs D-Will, it'll be a first in his 12 years of ownership.