THE 2015 NBA PRE SEASON THREAD: BEST WISHES TO LAMAR ODOM

[noblekane]

Whats up with tristan and jr? They gonna sign or what? Sucks you guys didnt get joe johnson. That would have benn crazy to see

 

[finallyfamous]

Whats up with tristan and jr? They gonna sign or what? Sucks you guys didnt get joe johnson. That would have benn crazy to see

Tristan 100% staying.... whether or not deal gets done ... worst case scenario they qualify offer him like Monroe and let him be UFA next summer...

but a deal should be done..

As for JR... I find it odd that not one other team is talking to him... maybe they are but no reports or anything... should've just took the player option.

oh well.. he will be back IMO... same with Delly.

 

[og lil nut]

tristan thompson has no leverage. nobody else is going to give him anything close to what he thinks he worth this late in free agency. not this summer. 

 

[finallyfamous]

As of right now Cavs have:

Kyrie
Shump
LeBron
Love
Mosgov

Bench:

Varejao
Thompson
Mo
Miller
Jones
Jefferson
Harris

All are on the team... thats 12

Can only dress 12

JR on board and Delly? Harris wouldn't dress...

we shall see what happens.

 

[nick.]

is it really odd that no one's talking to an inefficent chucker that's also a cancer in the locker room?

JR was a moron opting out of $6.5M guaranteed...

 

[finallyfamous]

I know he goofed

 

[noblekane]

Aye it could be worse. He could be nick young.

 

[Quincy McCall]

GM Lebby been lurkin', RJ is better than some say and Mo is always good back-up and JR doesn't have any other choices. But lol @ James Jones getting a no trade claus

 

[og lil nut]

he killed his value in the finals + rolling out on the hoverboard.

i think they re-sign him tho. he's actually sort of valuable for them. you don't know how kyrie and love will hold up all year. jr was damn near their third option during the regular season and he filled that role well.

one of the big three go down and you gotta rely on mo williams to step up.

 

[pjdabullsfan]

Its as likely as awwsome paying up

Damn frisco lit tonight! Choppa Loaded!!! 

 

 

 

[a-friend]

Whichever contender gets JR Smith, is lucky.

Cavs better grab him or be sorry. They better hope he doesn't end up in the East

 

[sea manup]

 

 

lakers fans are the worst

if my child turns out to be a lakers fan i would probably kick him/her 

Lol at the idea of you ever getting laid

guys pls

@sea manup  has probably had intercourse with plenty of partners 

tbh they are probably men 

 

 

[youngwolf]

 

The best basketball player in the world.

If healthy, KD would've brought Cleveland a chip.  

 

[sea manup]

kd would have averaged 45 ppg in the finals taking as many shots as lebron did

while playing better defense 

 

[freeze]

kd would have averaged 45 ppg in the finals taking as many shots as lebron did

while playing better defense 

Bron averaged damn near 40.

Kd would have 66 ppg minimum

 

[a-friend]

KD will have the #1 spot by Allstar Break.

 

[s-blaze]

Im ready for summer league 

O yea go Pelicans 

'When your designated driver said you had too many drinks and its time to go'

 

[s-blaze]

I got my boy Rondo reminding y'all why he is a champ and best PG in the league.

 

[suberzat1]

I got my boy Rondo reminding y'all why he is a champ and best PG in the league.

And you said I had too much to drink...

 

[jpzx]

Smush Parker, Rashad McCants updates you need in your life right now. I mean it.

I mean look at this.

Tommy Smith, 34, had made the four-hour drive from his home in Phoenix for the start of a four-day spectacle run by the Korean Basketball League, and he soon spotted a familiar face: that of Smush Parker, the former Los Angeles Lakers guard whose own odyssey had landed him here, also at age 34, in hopes of landing another job.

“Yeah, I know Smush,” said Smith, a 6-foot-10 power forward. “We shot a cellphone commercial together in Mongolia.”

Parker said he did not plan to return to Mongolia any time soon.

“You can quote this as Smush Parker saying, ‘Yo, Mongolia was the worst basketball experience ever,’ ” Parker said. “I would advise nobody to ever go there.”

At the tryout, Parker wore his copper-colored braids in a bun and celebrated his successful 3-point tries by spanking himself. Parker really wanted to go to Korea, which, despite some recent problems — including two separate point-shaving scandals — remained a desired destination.

...

Montgomery Paek, a lawyer for the league who went over the standardized player contract, page by page. He used the word “important” no fewer than a dozen times. It was important that the players print their names legibly on Page 1 and sign their names on Page 18. It was important for them to know that the contract runs from August through February, covering the league’s 54-game season. It was important for them to understand that they would undergo drug testing.

“Even marijuana can void a contract,” Paek said. “Does anyone have any questions?”

A hand shot up. It belonged to Rashad McCants, a former first-round pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves who was most recently playing in Venezuela.

“Are the contracts negotiable?” he asked.

The short answer was no. If nothing else, McCants was now easily identifiable to the league officials in attendance. It was unclear whether that was a good thing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/s...ft-promises-money-and-culture-shock.html?_r=0

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[kevlar]

That UNC chip in 2005 had me believing McCants would be nice in the league

Life comes at you fast

 

[QU!K]

I thought he would have an OJ Mayo like career

 

[addict4sneakers]

Mccants' problem isn't about basketball, it's between the ears

 

[bhzmafia14]

I thought he would have an OJ Mayo like career

Even OJ Mayo didn't have an OJ Mayo like career

 

[lawdog1]

McCants was the first hooper to get in Khloe Kardashian, so he's got that going for him ... or against him ... depending on how you look at it.