Official 2013 NBA Offseason Thread

[durantula]

Congratulations to the Miami Heat, 2012-2013 NBA Champs.

Now onto the offseason, big moves ahead for many teams, big players announcing decisions, and more.

NBA Draft June 27, 2013

NBA Free agency opens up on July 1st.

Its going to be a long summer. |I



Anyways, Big Dwight to Houston

 

[cash money 1999]

AMNESTY WADE

 

[henz0]

Bosh or Wade for a center & combo guard

Hope to see Dwight in Houston

Already looking forward to see a full season of Wall and the progression of the Warriors

 

[pmatic]

It's hard for me seeing a team taking on Wade and his contract.

 

[worldbeefreeg]

They not trading Wade, will never happen...defensively he was great this series and he still has enough in his tank. He just needs to work on his game for once this off-season.

I would trade Bosh for as much depth as I could get though. Amnesty Miller. The Miller/Battier combo is cooked, they need some new fresh wings and shooters. Regardless though, after three back-to-back finals appearances, I think its going to be real tough for them to get back next year. Especially with a young Indiana squad and a healthy Rose back.

Bring Birdman back.

I know Bosh gets a lot of blame and a lot of it isn't warranted but they need an infusion of youth badly and he the easiest person to move imo...Something like Javale/W. Chandler/A. Randolph for Bosh off the type of my head.

 

[seymore cake]

The REAL Return

 

[bhzmafia14]

The progression of Mike Conley next season

Cannot wait to see what the new front office has in store.

 

[thadoctadvocate]

can't wate to see what kobe has in store for us.

also i hope lakers get another superstar

 

[awwsome]

Interested in what happens in LA
Rose coming back
Wall flourishin
Love back
Rondo
Kyrie dropping 25 a night
Gotta see what moves the thunder make

 

[SneakerProSr.]

Golden State winning it all next year.

 

[antbanks81]

I don't know why any of y'all can't see it. Wade is going nowhere. Riley/Heat too loyal to their players. He bought the city its first championship and then convinced Bron and Bosh to come down and won two more.

I'm just waiting on my Bullies. Gotta see who they snatch in the draft and rebuild the bench for a second straight summer.

Good thing that season is over. Rose and Deng will be back

 

[SneakerProSr.]

The Heat will just go with what they have.

Those 3 will still equal a deep playoff run which with the added home games should be enough to pay the luxury tax.

 

[cash money 1999]

The Heat will just go with what they have.

Those 3 will still equal a deep playoff run which with the added home games should be enough to pay the luxury tax.

wade is the franchise so he gets another year , i dont think chris bosh is in the clear yet

 

[cash money 1999]

if wade gets himself to germany with limited minutes and a few "flu like symptoms" he gonna be alright

next season , but bosh is far from safe in my opinion ...teams not trynna score with heat anymore

and pressure can and will break pipes eventually...pacers and bulls have no intentions of doing anything pretty...

these dudes need a big man out there to absorb some of that punishment.

pigs get fed hogs get slaughtered , amnesty mike miller and get some young cheap assets for bosh

give you enough cap space to sign players at the end of 2014 so lebron doesnt feel like theres no hope

going into the future.....and sometimes hope is the most important thing in sports

 

[arstyle27]

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[CP1708]

Happy to get Rondo, Russ, Rose back out there.

Really want to see ORLD and what their progression looks like.

Anthony Davis with another year of work.

Steph and Klay

Where Josh Smith lands

Granger back, or Pacers just keep it movin without him?

Iggy?

George Karl out in the First Round. (Annual)

Heat will not reach the Finals, but not because they are not worthy, because they have played 4 seasons in 3 years. Nobody makes a 4th straight Finals in today's NBA.

 

[datznasty]

http://newsok.com/okc-thunder-kendrick-perkins-working-like-a-rookie-again/article/3854389/?page=2

Well, to be honest with you, I was excited about this summer, being able to work on my game. This my first summer without having surgery so I'm just excited about it. I definitely didn't like how I finished the season this past season, or the postseason. I was kind of embarrassed about the way I played. So the only way to go about it is to go back to the drawing board and I'm just treating this summer like I'm a rookie again. I'm working out with the young guys and I'm acting like I don't even have a contract. That's how I'm working.

 

[seymore cake]

Happy to get Rondo, Russ, Rose back out there.

Really want to see ORLD and what their progression looks like.

Anthony Davis with another year of work.

Steph and Klay

Where Josh Smith lands

Granger back, or Pacers just keep it movin without him?

Iggy?

George Karl out in the First Round. (Annual)

Heat will not reach the Finals, but not because they are not worthy, because they have played 4 seasons in 3 years. Nobody makes a 4th straight Finals in today's NBA.

Wouldn't it be crazy if they did though?

Steph & Klay

 

[cash money 1999]

Wouldn't it be crazy if they did though?

Steph & Klay

win or lose thats crazy , and that deserves respect

coming off two championships thats all time good

 

[durantula]

Happy to get Rondo, Russ, Rose back out there.

Really want to see ORLD and what their progression looks like.

Anthony Davis with another year of work.

Steph and Klay

Where Josh Smith lands

Granger back, or Pacers just keep it movin without him?

Iggy?

George Karl out in the First Round. (Annual)

Heat will not reach the Finals, but not because they are not worthy, because they have played 4 seasons in 3 years. Nobody makes a 4th straight Finals in today's NBA.

 

[jpzx]

Heat will not reach the Finals, but not because they are not worthy, because they have played 4 seasons in 3 years. Nobody makes a 4th straight Finals in today's NBA.

They're going to man.

We don't know anything yet of course, but most of the big FAs are being rumored to be sticking around in the West.

Derrick Rose WILL be back, but he still hasn't played a single game yet and we have no concrete indication that he will be like how he was pre-injury (I have high hopes for him, though). Is it too much to ask to see him in ONE game first? In reality, all we're going on is reports of him looking good in practice, and him sitting out much longer than he needed to. Is that really enough to say that the Heat have a worthy challenger next season? If he is the same or somewhere near it, adding him would be like adding a giant free agent to a team that was one series win short of the conference finals. But with regards to that, we just have no idea how his recovery will play out in the real game yet. :\ Wade's a year older, sure... but Bron and Bosh will either be the same or better. Age is not a factor for either yet.

The Pacers, as young and as talented as they truly are, just feel like the type of team that had their chance, and may never get back. Will they ever be within one win of the NBA Finals with this squad again? We all know that SO many things have to work out to even get to the point they were at a couple short weeks ago.

At this point in time, the Celtics can't even be called a factor. Rondo will be back, but Doc and KG are on their way out? That's a significant + and a couple of significant minuses. So you've got Rondo, Avery, Jeff Green, and POSSIBLY/MAYBE NOT Pierce... does that team have a realistic chance of reaching the conference finals?

The Knicks are paying Amare 45 million dollars over the next two seasons. :x And they're still a piece or two away from legitimate playoff success. They could steamroll through the regular season again, but if they're not going to alter anything worth noting this off-season... that team just won't be worth noting once the calendar turns to April unfortunately. I would love to see some of those guys in big spots, so lets hope Grunwald does something.

Brooklyn feels like they're pretty maxed out... they could move up to the #3 seed and if everything falls right the #2, but can you see that team, as it is currently assembled, in the NBA Finals?



They'll be there again on the shoulders of #6.

 

[cash money 1999]

They're going to man.

We don't know anything yet of course, but most of the big FAs are being rumored to be sticking around in the West.

 

healthy bulls and pacers back to back....will...be..TOUGH

and alot of players are rumored to go to the east or stay in the east

al jefferson , josh smith , andre iguodala , oj mayo , jr smith ,,andrew bynum , paul milsap ,j.j hickson

chris paul and dwight if they decide atlanta

this class isn't as bad as people are making it out to be

 

[jpzx]

Atlanta's not a serious contender for either Paul or Dwight though. Even if they wanted to play together, they'd do it somewhere else. I know it's Dwight's hometown.

 

[cash money 1999]

are they any less of a contender than miami mid june 2010

 

[cash money 1999]

The progression of Mike Conley next season

Cannot wait to see what the new front office has in store.

if you woulda told me back n his ohio state day's

he would have a better nba career then greg oden