NBA Season 2016/17
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@canefan Melo has a couple of creepy crawlers in his contract that would require him taking a hit or some team stumping up. On the Knicks, rumours circling about D Rose wanting to go the the Bucks.
Tomorrow seems to be D Day for Gordon Heywood. His Jazz team mate George Hill looks to be in demand and for big money too.
The talk around Galinari and Millsap and the money on offer is crazy.
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@ACT-Crusader yup. Phil Jackson put a no trade clause in his contract so if they want him out and he doesn't want to go they have to buy him out
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@raznomore said in NBA Season 2016/17:
Things are getting very interesting. As a OKC man I have a lot to be happy about for at least the next 12 months. Paul George was a massive trade for us. We are suddenly a top 3-2 team in the West. Happy days.
They might try and get one more 2nd tier player to add to the Russ PG Adams/Kanter core that could make them stronger still. Worse case scenario Russ and PG leave (assuming Russ hasn't already signed his extension) and they are left with Adams' big contract and a bunch of cap space
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Sucks for the Jazz, and you think they are at risk of dropping out of the playoff race without Hayward. Who carries their scoring load? Rubio, Ingles, Hood, Johnson aren't accumulators, and while Gobert and Favors are quality bigs they can't contribute more than 20pts a game each.
They might look to pick up some scraps from the Celtics but it might not be enough in a loaded Western Conference.
As for the Bucks, I think Rose would be a good play for us. He's injury-prone and a shadow of his former self, but he put up good numbers in NY and we really lack a score-first PG to take the pressure off Giannis and Jabari. DRose can be a good veteran presence to guide Brogdon and Maker as they develop.
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@barbarian Not a huge fan of the D Rose to Bucks rumours. Brogdon and Delly are better to be building around I reckon.
I'm hearing that Jazz are looking to offload Favors. Gobert really needs to stop being foul prone and provide a more reliable scoring threat.
So it looks like a three team sign and trade deal is done that has Gallinari going to the Clippers on big money, Jamal Crawford and Diamond to the Nuggets and Hawks get a 2018 draft pick and cash. Man Crawford has played for a bunch of teams in his career.
@raznomore apparently CJ Miles in a trade possibility to go to OKC. It's only chatter, but that would add a very nice piece.
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ACT- depends the price we pay for Rose. If we can get a bargain then great, I think he could fit in nicely. If not then I'm happy to leave him alone.
Man the west looks so hot next year. Outside of the Lakers, Phoenix and maybe the Mavs and Pelicans, every team has a live playoff chance. You'd sort them into three tiers:
The untouchables (Warriors)
Probables (Rockets, Spurs, OKC)
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@barbarian good list there.
Clippers with all those new players to join what's left of the core - Griffin, Jordan, Reddick and Rivers - will be really interesting.
Gallinari should start with Blake and Jordan, then I'd have JJ and Beverley at the guards. Not a bad lineup right there.
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@barbarian I hadn't read that yet. Good move by Brett Brown to get a reliable shooter to spread the floor for Ben Simmons and Fultz.
Some intrees ting developments over the last few days, Kelly Olynyk signed with the Heat, Warriors sign Swaggy P and Zaza to one year deals, Harden signs a massive 4 year $118m extension, and in an extremely surprising move (and price) the Knicks sign Tim Hardaway Jnr to a 4 year $71m contract. I'm a fan of Timmy Jnr but that is overs. He's a streaky player that showed some signs of being a little more consistent, but he's not there yet. Plus he's going back to a team he was at only a few years ago. Strange.
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 2016/17:
@barbarian I hadn't read that yet. Good move by Brett Brown to get a reliable shooter to spread the floor for Ben Simmons and Fultz.
Some intrees ting developments over the last few days, Kelly Olynyk signed with the Heat, Warriors sign Swaggy P and Zaza to one year deals, Harden signs a massive 4 year $118m extension, and in an extremely surprising move (and price) the Knicks sign Tim Hardaway Jnr to a 4 year $71m contract. I'm a fan of Timmy Jnr but that is overs. He's a streaky player that showed some signs of being a little more consistent, but he's not there yet. Plus he's going back to a team he was at only a few years ago. Strange.
Hardens contact was just over 200 million...'
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in NBA Season 2016/17:
@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 2016/17:
@barbarian I hadn't read that yet. Good move by Brett Brown to get a reliable shooter to spread the floor for Ben Simmons and Fultz.
Some intrees ting developments over the last few days, Kelly Olynyk signed with the Heat, Warriors sign Swaggy P and Zaza to one year deals, Harden signs a massive 4 year $118m extension, and in an extremely surprising move (and price) the Knicks sign Tim Hardaway Jnr to a 4 year $71m contract. I'm a fan of Timmy Jnr but that is overs. He's a streaky player that showed some signs of being a little more consistent, but he's not there yet. Plus he's going back to a team he was at only a few years ago. Strange.
Hardens contact was just over 200 million...'
Yes, not sure what happened in my post, that should've been $228m not $118m.
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@mariner4life ha ha ha!! I understood that!
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@Bovidae said in NBA Season 2016/17:
Peyton has the personality of an amoeba so I'm not surprised that went down so well.
It was brilliant. Durant really fucked it up... his people will be traumatised. He should have just done a little half smile and let it go. Now his reaction has made it go viral.
And the joke was hilarious as it was soooooo accurate.
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback I agree that KD's reaction made it funny but Manning's Southern drawl doesn't help the delivery.
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in NBA Season 2016/17:
@Bovidae said in NBA Season 2016/17:
Peyton has the personality of an amoeba so I'm not surprised that went down so well.
It was brilliant. Durant really fucked it up... his people will be traumatised. He should have just done a little half smile and let it go. Now his reaction has made it go viral.
And the joke was hilarious as it was soooooo accurate.
Durante mum laughed and so did Westbrooks wife.Westbrook didn't seem to find it funny though
