Official 2013 NBA Offseason Thread

[japanair21]

@ESPNSteinLine: Strong indications today that NBA Finals hero Gary Neal will NOT be back with San Antonio. Which is why Spurs moved so fast on Belinelli

Interesting. Marco is an upgrade either way.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

@ the Bulls basically spitting in Nate Rob's face


Al Jefferson coulda been a nice piece to one of these good teams. A team like the Bulls or something. Iono about their salary cap situation though. It just seems like dudes career has been wasted on some bad teams.


@ the Royce White situation. I don't know **** about the condition he has so I'm not even gonna speak on it but dude is carrying himself like a female. If he's tryna make people feel sorry him that **** ain't working. **** is a mess.

 

[dman14]

belleneli for 2yrs/6m is a steal

surprise the bulls didnt want to pay for marco. that is a bargain. bulls making any moves this offseason? or they just crossing fingers on rose

 

[sooperhooper]

OKC got Derozan and Novak for Perkins and picks

F whoever made this up.

Anyone that thinks rondo is garbage clearly doesn't play ball and possibly doesn't know anything about ball. I'm not a fan, but I love his game. So precise and calculated.

 

[mister friendly]

I don't see how Belinelli is an upgrade over Neal

 

[datznasty]

It's fake dude. It was the fake Woj account that posted it.

 

[mr marcus]

I don't see how Belinelli is an upgrade over Neal

he is

 

[duba169]

Neal hero?

 

[jmause3]

surprise the bulls didnt want to pay for marco. that is a bargain. bulls making any moves this offseason? or they just crossing fingers on rose

Nothing special. brought in Dunleavy, resigned Nazr, heard we might sign one more big for the minimum but thats about it. Pretty much banking on Derrick coming back and Jimmy's improvement.

 

[Coupé It]

Nate got offered the minimum because that's what the market is for a player of his size and talent. He better take it if its a multi-year deal or else he'll be on a different team every year with one-year deals.

 

[noblekane]

i guess no more neal with it huh?

id love to see how a team with carmelo and lebron would do.

something tells me melo would turn into olympic melo

 

[sooperhooper]

Did he give them minimum performance in the playoffs? That's a disrespectful offer imo.

 

[CP1708]

Spurs still want to re-sign Neal.

Wait. You just commented on the spurs.

There was no backhanded diss? No sly remark? Where's the man I used to know?

This morning I read they wanted to keep Neal, I type this in here and Stein says they won't be keeping him.

 

[Coupé It]

Really Michael, Jefferson to the Bobcats?

What the hell is the point? You might as well tank again next season.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Did he give them minimum performance in the playoffs? That's a disrespectful offer imo.

That's not very sound logic

 

[larrydavid]

did i claim to know you? and again, do you have any experience with it? if you do, please share.

like i said. i don't condone him being all in the media and on twitter because he makes himself look like an ***. i feel he could be doing more on his end to alleviate this issue. what upsets me is people's dismissive behavior towards mental illness.

niketalk is not the place to share that kind of personal info

So don't make a comment on it in the first place, you're out here looking like a child.

 

[finallyfamous]

Royce White always brings hostility to the thread

 

[dman14]

Nate got offered the minimum because that's what the market is for a player of his size and talent. He better take it if its a multi-year deal or else he'll be on a different team every year with one-year deals.

THIS. at this stage of his career we know what nate is. a spark off the end of the bench. bulls were so depleted, somebody had to play pg and take the shots. his defense is pretty bad, his offense is streaky at best. nobody is gonna give him a lucrative deal, why should the bulls offer him that much. teams arent necessarily lining up to meet up with him and trying to land him.

 

[picasso swerve]

Whats minimum salary?

 

[essential1]

Whats minimum salary?

Depends on number of years... $473K, $888K, $1.1mil, $1.2mil, $1.4mil

Increased based on number of years in NBA

 

[MVP]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 28s
Deal will be completed July 10, sources say, sending Evans to Pelicans via S-and-T. Robin Lopez to Portland; Greivis Vasquez to Sacramento

 

[ValarMorghulis]

New Orleans

Gordon for a big?

 

[illoquent aka dsk]

We all know what type of player of Nate is. Feast or famine every time he steps on the court.

But the Bulls were better off not offering anything to him. If you don't want him back, thank him for his contributions and keep it moving. Not this silly *** minimum contract offer **** after what he did for them.

It just looks bad on their part but that falls in line with their rep anyway.

 

[larrydavid]

Everytime I hear about Evans X Pelicans I just SMH... Not necessarily because of TE, but one way or the other New Orleans taking an L.

 

[awwsome]

But the Bulls were better off not offering anything to him. If you don't want him back, thank him for his contributions and keep it moving. Not this silly *** minimum contract offer **** after what he did for them.

It just looks bad on their part but that falls in line with their rep anyway.