Official 2013 NBA Offseason Thread

[Ja's 2¢]

Damn rush is gone too. Then yeah there is enough minutes for Barnes then.

 

[mjshoefanatic]

Slim Thugga for Exec of the year !!

 

[antidope]

Zach Klein ‏@ZachKleinWSB 4m
NBA league source tells me Hawks and Rockets working on sign and trade for Josh Smith

Zach Klein ‏@ZachKleinWSB 2m
NBA league source tells me Rockets have been informed Dwight Howard told them he's headed to Houston. Rockets now working on getting J.Smith

Do they even have movable pieces at this point that they can afford to lose? They trade Parsons and who are their shooters? Who are their shooters now?

They also need a wing defender. These are masterful moves, but I'm not sure how its going to pan out in the long run.

 

[ill steelo]

Do the Lakers have their pick next year? I feel like they have no picks til 2018

They do, but don't own another one until '16.

It'd be best for the franchise to be pretty bad this year, but that's not conducive to Kobe's drive for #6 as he nears the end of his career

 

[shox23]

Slim Thug bout to be executive of the year

 

[Ja's 2¢]

Trade Pau .... Rest Kobe.


If we can get through the Smush/Kwame era we can get through 1 yr of this.

yeah but you still have:
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[finallyfamous]

Heat will have more wins then Lakers AND Celtics??

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

very confused with this Iggy signing...

what happens with Barnes? SMH

6th man role. aside from the playoffs, mark jackson rarely used him in crunch time. they were closing with jarret jack. it may stunt barnes growth, but he could still be productive off the bench

Thompson iggy and Barnes can all play 30 min+ sharing the 2-4 postions

Jack is gone so minutes will be there for Barnes. Don't know how they'll incorporate Rush though.

They sent rush to Utah

 

[T0INE]

A lot of people didn't initially like the Dwight Howard trade from the Magic's perspective (myself included), but they got the best part of the deal for all the teams involved.

 

[kal-el-8]

Heat will have more wins then Lakers AND Celtics??

Yup 

 

[Ja's 2¢]

Now Asik wants out. Doesn't want to be a backup again:

Omer Asik, the Houston Rockets resident starting center, may want out with Dwight Howard reportedly choosing to join the team in free agency.

Asik has no interest of being Howard's backup or playing next to him, a source close to Asik told ESPN.com. It is not yet clear if Asik will demand a trade.

The Rockets may be able to use Asik as part of potential sign-and-trade scenarios. It is possible they could engage the Los Angeles Lakers in a sign-and-trade for Howard if the Lakers want to avoid losing their star center for nothing in return.

It is also possible the Rockets will look to engage the Atlanta Hawks in a sign-and-trade deal for free agent Josh Smith. The Hawks are open to making a sign-and-trade deal with the Rockets for Smith, league sources said. Smith and Howard played together on summer teams as teenagers and have talked in the past about becoming teammates in the NBA.

Asik, a quality defender who averaged career highs in points (10.1), rebounds (11.7) and blocks (2.72) while starting all 82 games for Houston last season, has a complicated contract that could become a challenge in a trade.

His official salary-cap number for this season and next is $8.3 million because of an arcane measure the Rockets used to sign him away from the Chicago Bulls last year he is actually owed more than $20 million over the next two seasons. His salary in 2014-15 is guaranteed at $15 million. It is possible this could be a stumbling block in trade talks.

 

[tommyicerocking]

Omer for Josh....ATL gets better

 

[flyerthandelta]

Welp i look forward 2014 FA Class

 

[iheartboost]

Heat will have more wins then Lakers AND Celtics??

Combined.

 

[Deleted member 38182]

Omer for Josh....ATL gets better

Allows Horford to play PF too, not bad

 

[finallyfamous]

That's what I meant.

 

[iheartboost]

Now Asik wants out. Doesn't want to be a backup again:

Omer Asik, the Houston Rockets resident starting center, may want out with Dwight Howard reportedly choosing to join the team in free agency.

Asik has no interest of being Howard's backup or playing next to him, a source close to Asik told ESPN.com. It is not yet clear if Asik will demand a trade.

The Rockets may be able to use Asik as part of potential sign-and-trade scenarios. It is possible they could engage the Los Angeles Lakers in a sign-and-trade for Howard if the Lakers want to avoid losing their star center for nothing in return.

It is also possible the Rockets will look to engage the Atlanta Hawks in a sign-and-trade deal for free agent Josh Smith. The Hawks are open to making a sign-and-trade deal with the Rockets for Smith, league sources said. Smith and Howard played together on summer teams as teenagers and have talked in the past about becoming teammates in the NBA.

Asik, a quality defender who averaged career highs in points (10.1), rebounds (11.7) and blocks (2.72) while starting all 82 games for Houston last season, has a complicated contract that could become a challenge in a trade.

His official salary-cap number for this season and next is $8.3 million because of an arcane measure the Rockets used to sign him away from the Chicago Bulls last year he is actually owed more than $20 million over the next two seasons. His salary in 2014-15 is guaranteed at $15 million. It is possible this could be a stumbling block in trade talks.

I just don't see Lakers taking on Asik contract when they can have that money for the 2014 FA season, just doesn't seem logical at all.

 

[Bert.]

Lakers, yall should go get Bynum back

if its a one year league mm deal. that boy is broken

i wouldnt be shocked to see him back on a decent deal if no one else wants to sign him.

either he can play or hes a scammer

 

[HIM]

But Essential told me there was no way Dwight would leave! And he knows every team's cap space! He knows bird rights and mle and mini mle and amnesty and espn trade machine!

 

[shox23]

But Essential told me there was no way Dwight would leave! And he knows every team's cap space! He knows bird rights and mle and mini mle and amnesty and espn trade machine!

 

[sooperhooper]

I totally missed that Iggy to the Ws confirmed. Also, I see they didn't resign jack.

 

[duba169]

I said Dwight for Asik and parsons like a year ago. Or maybe Lin I don't remember. But it was def Asik and another person


Also I don't know why Asik wants out so bad. Dwight fouls like its going out of style. He will get many minutes

 

[Peep Game]

houston ain't doing a damn thing with or without this clown

I need them lottos

Rockets GM tweeted saying they haven't heard anything

That's like when he said "We don't plan on making any trades" before the deadline last season

 

[shoeking2101]

H-Town my second home like i'm Dwight Howard

 

[Deleted member 38182]

DEAD