2016 NBA Offseason Thread

[cima]

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Trying to avoid that #1 jersey curse I see. Smart move.

[DieHardYankee26]

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Damn, back to Benji's number

[Majingir]

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Raptors continuing to have interest in Millsap on Hawks. Don't know how much it'd take to get him, but salary wise, I think they'd have to do at least Ross,Patterson,Wright. And 9th pick definitely will be involved too.

[bigeastbumrush]

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Here's hoping Melo doesn't find the urge to slap the last Knick to wear #25.



Good times.

Actually a very cool tribute from Rose.

[redsox4evur]

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Oh...


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[jb12780]

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Here's hoping Melo doesn't find the urge to slap the last Knick to wear #25.



Good times.

Actually a very cool tribute from Rose.

That Mardy Collins?



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[Majingir]

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I'd consider Noel for 9th as that guy suggested.

2K mode, I'd go after Covington and Noel lol. BC isn't that stupid, I think....

[zasbury25]

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Aerobee hit the nail on the head. They see him as the BPA. Rosters are always changing. Also Sean Grande (radio play by play) guy said that you can trade him later and closer to start of the season. Hell if I were Ainge I would take Dunn, to screw Philly (because Philly is locked in on Dunn) and hold off trading him until after Brett Brown has started to develop an offense that has Okafor, Noel, Embiid, Simmons and Saric (who's supposedly on his way over as well) on the floor at one time. Play Simmons as your point forward, Saric at the 2, Noel at the 3, Okafor at the 4 and Embiid at the 5.


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Hopefully it works out for them one way or another with some other team. The pick holds maximum value before the pick is made, so once they select someone without a deal in place, their options/value will decrease. You can't always be in the mindset of grabbing BPA when you're trying to progress further in the playoffs and traditionally not able to lure high profile FAs. It's not a bad thing to try to build something sustainable when a playoff team has a unique opportunity like this to draft this high in the draft.

[bigeastbumrush]

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That Mardy Collins?



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Yep. Melo slap & run. Then Jared Jeffries (ROFL) chased a back stepping Melo all the way back to the Nuggets bench.

Nate Robinson spearing JR Smith into the 1st row.

Good ole memory lane when your franchise hasn't had anything to show for since OJ Simpson was on trial.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Aerobee hit the nail on the head. They see him as the BPA. Rosters are always changing. Also Sean Grande (radio play by play) guy said that you can trade him later and closer to start of the season. Hell if I were Ainge I would take Dunn, to screw Philly (because Philly is locked in on Dunn) and hold off trading him until after Brett Brown has started to develop an offense that has Okafor, Noel, Embiid, Simmons and Saric (who's supposedly on his way over as well) on the floor at one time. Play Simmons as your point forward, Saric at the 2, Noel at the 3, Okafor at the 4 and Embiid at the 5.


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So you would draft a player just to screw over another team? Lol

[redsox4evur]

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So you would draft a player just to screw over another team? Lol

Sports are a cut throat business. Also Dunn seems like a highly sought commodity. So we should be able to move him somewhere at some point.


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[cima]

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So you would draft a player just to screw over another team? Lol

Yeah, we just did that to Pitt in the NFL draft this year and it was extremely satisfying.

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Kyle Lowry, who wasn't on the list of Olympic Finalists, has been invited and accepted to play for USA in the Olympics.

They invited Lowry after he pulled his Barnes act in the playoffs?

[redsox4evur]

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Yeah, we just did that to Pitt in the NFL draft this year and it was extremely satisfying.

And the Pats did it when they took Joe Cardona. And the Ravens did it to the Pats with Keenan Reynolds. It is satisfying to see being done.

Also Kawhi out of the Rio.


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[areobee401]

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Sports are a cut throat business. Also Dunn seems like a highly sought commodity. So we should be able to move him somewhere at some point.


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As said before.

The pick holds maximum value before the pick is made, so once they select someone without a deal in place, their options/value will decrease.

Seems like a stretch to think a team would use the 3rd overall pick with hopes of handcuffing another team months later. Too many moving pieces during the offseason to bank on that strategy.