2016 NBA Offseason Thread

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Per Ian Begley of ESPNNY, the Nets, Sixers and Blazers are among the teams interested in RFA Allen Crabbe.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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An agent looking for the max for one of their clients, who is one of the best at their position, right off the bat...what a shocker, lol.

Shoot, his agent would be fired on the spot if he didn't go for that.

[ProfessaPackMan]

2016 Offseason Thread

Per CSNBayArea

When the Warriors chose a 6-foot-11 center from Vanderbilt in the first round of the draft last week, the immediate reaction was that they were ready to move on from their incumbent 6-11 center from Vanderbilt.

That taking Damian Jones was a pointed message to backup big man Festus Ezeli.

Drafting Jones also was, according to league sources, an indication of the team’s frustration with starting big man Andrew Bogut, who is a candidate to be moved should the Warriors succeed in their pursuit of upcoming free agent Kevin Durant.

The Warriors, should they win the race to KD, will have to shed salary and several sources indicate they’d like to move Bogut as much if not more than anyone else.

[RATTO: Lacob should go bat-guano crazy, chat up Durant & LeBron]

Though Warriors coach Steve Kerr is committed to having a versatile lineup, able to play big or small, the team has grown frustrated by Bogut’s unreliability, particularly in times of greatest need. Because he turns 32 in November, it’s unrealistic to expect much to change.

Bogut’s well-documented injury history, according to sources, accounts for only part of the team’s annoyance. He missed the last two games of the NBA Finals after sustaining multiple bone bruises in his left knee when landing awkwardly after colliding with stumbling Cleveland guard JR Smith in Game 5 at Oracle Arena.

The Warriors lost Games 5, 6 and 7, becoming the first team in NBA history to blow a 3-1 series lead in The Finals.

The Warriors apparently were displeased with much of Bogut’s postseason work prior to the injury.

Though the team firmly believes Bogut’s value is only partially reflected in his individual statistics, his numbers were nonetheless unkind, particularly as related to rebounds – which became an increasingly higher priority as the Warriors continued their march through the postseason.

In 52 minutes over the first four games of The Finals, Bogut snagged 12 rebounds, never more than five in a game. Cavs big man Tristan Thompson, who during the same span played 110 minutes, grabbed 37 rebounds. Backup Timofey Mozgov grabbed seven rebounds in 21 minutes.

Net result: Even when the Warriors stayed big, they were battered on the glass, forcing Kerr to go small at times when he would have preferred to stay big.

[POOLE: Warriors knocking on Durant's door, ready to make dream a reality]

Bogut’s offensive numbers are not meant to impress; scoring is not his role. But the Warriors have grown weary with his reluctance to engage himself on that end, which is something scouts have noted and opponents have exploited.

If all things were equal and the Warriors were forced to choose between Bogut and Ezeli, two sources expressed belief the team would prefer Ezeli, who was cheaper last season but almost certainly won’t be next season.

Bogut, entering the final year of his contract, will make a base salary of $11.03 million in 2016-17. His failure to reach incentives in 2015-16 saved the Warriors about $4 million while also making his ’16-’17 incentives “unlikely,” therefore saving the franchise another $1.7 million off the salary cap next season.

The Warriors, by the way, are privately delighted with the savings. And it’s not because they’ve suddenly become obsessed with the bottom line.

Former Warriors coach Mark Jackson occasionally made subtle comments questioning Bogut’s fortitude. Some currently with the organization have moved toward a similar assessment.

While they’re trying to make the best of this, knowing Bogut could be back for another season, the Warriors are doing what they can to get more out of the big man who was one of the pillars to their rise to the elite.

Drafting a rookie center may not help but it certainly won’t hurt.

I don't know if I'd pin their rebounding struggles all on Bogut though, especially considering they would at times surround him with 4 perimeter players.

[DamnYanks2]

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I'd love to see Durant go to Minny, oh the possibilities. But I doubt Minnesota sounds too appealing to a big name like Durant.



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[wco81]

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Jones is not suppose to be much of a defender.

They also have a UDFA big man and he's not a defensive C either.

Don't know what they're doing, guess they must have decided they won't give Bogut another contract after next season so they will look to get something for him now.

[23]

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But he's a long ways from that MVP-level player who commanded a max contract.

If everything went right, health-wise, and he might get 15/10 for a couple of seasons.

Is that worth the max? Maybe to a team that needs to spend up to the floor but contending teams with all-stars probably can't afford to give him $30 million.

He was worse coming off injury in LA and still got maxed by Houston and showed up in thenpost season.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Good article from Zach Lowe to get you ready for the craziness that is Free Agency.

Top 5 things to watch for in NBA Free Agency:

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16621548/when-clock-strikes-midnight-friday-nba-contracts-flying-shelves

[Majingir]

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Something big is surely gonna happen in the NBA, right?

MLB at trade deadline 2015 had one of craziest weeks ever(Cueto,Tulo,Price,Hamels,Cespedes all dealt within a 5 day timspan)

NHL today just had one of craziest 23 minutes ever(2 rare 1 for 1 deals involving MAJOR players. As well as the NHL equivalent to Durant staying in OKC. All of which announced in a 23 minute timeframe)


NBA is due.

[Gilley]

re: 2016 NBA Offseason Thread

Something big is surely gonna happen in the NBA, right?

MLB at trade deadline 2015 had one of craziest weeks ever(Cueto,Tulo,Price,Hamels,Cespedes all dealt within a 5 day timspan)

NHL today just had one of craziest 23 minutes ever(2 rare 1 for 1 deals involving MAJOR players. As well as the NHL equivalent to Durant staying in OKC. All of which announced in a 23 minute timeframe)


NBA is due.

LeBron changes his mind and returns to Miami.

[redsox4evur]

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LeBron changes his mind and returns to Miami.

Nah Lebron, KD and Howard all take pay cuts and come to Boston.


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[redsox4evur]

2016 Offseason Thread

Noah expected to sign with Knicks for 18 per year according to Tim Bontemps from the Washington Post.


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[Gilley]

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Noah expected to sign with Knicks for 18 per year according to Tim Bontemps from the Washington Post.


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I do want him, but not at 18 million...

[Majingir]

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So the Knicks are trying to recreate the Bulls team Carmelo was rumored to be heading to a few years back?

[vtcha]

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I do want him, but not at 18 million...

Seems about right considering Bucks and Pistons are rumored to offer Delly up to $10 million a season.

[lilteapot]

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Man, the Knicks seem primed and ready for a 2011 championship run with this team they're putting together.