2015 Offseason Thread

[Jrocc23]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

Same to me.

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@WojYahooNBA: Sources: As part of deal for Ty Lawson, Houston will send Kostas, Pablo Prigioni, Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson and a protected first to Denver.

@WojYahooNBA: From Houston to Denver, that includes forward Kostas Papanikolaou.

junk, but papanikolau is the best of that bunch. I like Ty in HOU

[lilteapot]

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Lawson in Denver next year after all f the dirty laundry that was aired, would have been a trainwreck. I can see why they gave him up for relatively nothing, even though Kostas and Prigioni are both solid.

[vtcha]

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Not sure how they'll make it work financially.

Have the Rockets got any trade exceptions?

Lawson is owed $12 million.

Unless they break up some of their core, they don't have much players to match it. Papanik is the closest at $4.8 million. T-Jones & D-Mo are around $2 mil each.

Brewer and Beverley cannot be traded yet.

It'll most likely have to involve a third team.

Edit: Well damn looks like something happened. I just did this deal on the ESPN Trade Machine but it still doesn't work financially- Houston still needs to shed $1.8 million? Trade exceptions?

[PurplePitchers]

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Houston got Lawson for nothing. If he can quit drinking then this was a great deal for the Rockets.

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Den got a protected 1st as well

[vtcha]

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Well this trade now makes Mudiay one of the favorites for ROY

[Jrocc23]

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The top teams in the West is just getting better. Smh.

[J_Posse]

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Surprised they didn't have to give up either Motiejunas, Jones or Harrell. They are pretty loaded now but they had to give up a lot depth - or scraps depending on your opinion - to get him. Plus, like someone (vtcha) mentioned they may need to include a third team to make the numbers work.

Houston got Lawson for nothing. If he can quit drinking then this was a great deal for the Rockets.

He just entered a treatment facility just recently, so hopefully Ty can get his **** together.

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Well this trade now makes Mudiay one of the favorites for ROY

I guess they feel he's ready because he just got the keys

[DJ_Solis]

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Damn, that's just another really good team in the west this year. Lawson, Harden and Howard is a hell of a trio, so long as this whole dui situation doesn't affect Ty too much.
The top 5 in the west is looking insane right now.


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[OkayC]

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Going bac to okc for a minute if billy d works out, its okc and the spurs tied for the 2 best teams, then gsw, then the clips, then houston. And to whoever compared them to the clips can you elaborate on the comparison. Cuz experience wise the thunder have been farther in the playoffs more times than the clips, and the small moves they made were only cuz they acquired so much depth at the deadline. All they really had to do was resign guys. I just wanna understand the comparison.

Oh and my 2 cents on houston getting ty, i think its a great move to make. But lawson is gonna have to improve his 3pt shooting a bit. I think this move keeps them where there at as far as 4 or 5th best in the wild west(rhymin accidentally) but its because the teams ahead of them just keeping getting better as well.

[vtcha]

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The 6-8 spot in the West is going to be interested.

You got
The 80% chance to make Playoffs: Grizzlies
The up and coming teams: T'Wolves & Jazz
The Anthony Davis factor: Pelicans
The "can be decent if everything works out": Kings, Suns, and possibly the Lakers
The 50/50: Mavs

[ojandpizza]

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Donovan definitely won't get anymore out of Kanter than what they got last year. Dude was like 19 and 11, 22 and 13 per 36min.


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Forgot Houston likes to shoot a ton load of 3s