2013 Official NBA Off-season Movement & Rumors (Merged threads)

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Forget Asik. We've got Lopez for now, and hopefully Leonard for the future.

Time to focus on working something out with Golden State.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
It doesn't really make any difference. It is not about what Houston wants, it is what Dwight wants and Dwight wants his buddy Josh Smith playing with him. That option was a factor in choosing Houston. Portland figured that out and decided to take TRob and Lopez.
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Genius
 
Loving all the lakers fans talking about how they are better off without him and how overrated he is.

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Natebishop3 said:
Forget Asik. We've got Lopez for now, and hopefully Leonard for the future.

Time to focus on working something out with Golden State.
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Lopez is still quite young. I mean, if ML reaches his potential, that would be ideal. If not, Lopez isn't bad for the future. Obviously, it'd be a good problem to have if Lopez builds off his performance of last season and ML develops.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Which real pieces were you hoping to acquire?
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The point is if you can't get those pieces than just trade Aldridge and be terrible. As of right now the Blazers are a .500 team and Aldridge is bolting in two years because just being a .500 team isn't going to make him stay.
 
RoyToy said:
The point is if you can't get those pieces than just trade Aldridge and be terrible. As of right now the Blazers are a .500 team and Aldridge is bolting in two years because just being a .500 team isn't going to make him stay.
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Which deal are you worried about?

Robinson was a good pickup. The guy has only played one year and I think still has a ton of potential.

We drafted CJ.

Lopez is only 25.

I could still see us trading Aldridge, so give him some time. The free agent period hasn't even officially started yet.
 
Smith, Asik to PDX via 3-way deal that lands LMA in Houston. Obviously other pieces would need to be included all around. Any takers?
 
Natebishop3 said:
Which deal are you worried about?

Robinson was a good pickup. The guy has only played one year and I think still has a ton of potential.

We drafted CJ.

Lopez is only 25.

I could still see us trading Aldridge, so give him some time. The free agent period hasn't even officially started yet.
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I'm not worried about any of the deals. I've said the Robinson and Lopez deals are good value deals.

That said, those guys aren't keeping Aldridge here. They don't make the Blazers a serious contender. I'm not bashing those deals, I'm just saying they aren't the kind of deals they will propel the Blazers into a contender and keep Aldridge here. They'll play .500 ball and Aldridge will just bolt. I'd rather skip that stage and just trade Aldridge now, get a great haul of young players for him, suck and get a high draft pick next year and continue building to the young roster.

Ultimately I'd rather keep Aldridge, but if he ultimately wants to leave because he's tired of the youth movement (which is what's happening right now), then just trade him now instead of being a .500 team.
 
RoyToy said:
I'm not worried about any of the deals. I've said the Robinson and Lopez deals are good value deals.

That said, those guys aren't keeping Aldridge here. They don't make the Blazers a serious contender. I'm not bashing those deals, I'm just saying they aren't the kind of deals they will propel the Blazers into a contender and keep Aldridge here. They'll play .500 ball and Aldridge will just bolt. I'd rather skip that stage and just trade Aldridge now, get a great haul of young players for him, suck and get a high draft pick next year and continue building to the young roster.

Ultimately I'd rather keep Aldridge, but if he ultimately wants to leave because he's tired of the youth movement (which is what's happening right now), then just trade him now instead of being a .500 team.
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It's not a bad strategy if you are willing to give up. What do you think olshey will do?
 
RoyToy said:
I'm not worried about any of the deals. I've said the Robinson and Lopez deals are good value deals.

That said, those guys aren't keeping Aldridge here. They don't make the Blazers a serious contender. I'm not bashing those deals, I'm just saying they aren't the kind of deals they will propel the Blazers into a contender and keep Aldridge here. They'll play .500 ball and Aldridge will just bolt. I'd rather skip that stage and just trade Aldridge now, get a great haul of young players for him, suck and get a high draft pick next year and continue building to the young roster.

Ultimately I'd rather keep Aldridge, but if he ultimately wants to leave because he's tired of the youth movement (which is what's happening right now), then just trade him now instead of being a .500 team.
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I'm sure Neil is looking at every option available. Good deals don't just materialize out of thin air. They take time and effort.
 
RoyToy said:
I'm not worried about any of the deals. I've said the Robinson and Lopez deals are good value deals.

That said, those guys aren't keeping Aldridge here. They don't make the Blazers a serious contender. I'm not bashing those deals, I'm just saying they aren't the kind of deals they will propel the Blazers into a contender and keep Aldridge here. They'll play .500 ball and Aldridge will just bolt. I'd rather skip that stage and just trade Aldridge now, get a great haul of young players for him, suck and get a high draft pick next year and continue building to the young roster.

Ultimately I'd rather keep Aldridge, but if he ultimately wants to leave because he's tired of the youth movement (which is what's happening right now), then just trade him now instead of being a .500 team.
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I don't think there is a deal right now that would keep Aldridge here. We don't have the assets for it. We couldn't sign a big name free agent outright, we just didn't have the cap space, and I don't think there's really been a trade that was worth getting in on. So I think Neil has done what he should be doing, picking up cheap talent and bettering the team. I honestly feel like Aldridge is gone. I wouldn't be surprised if Golden State trades for him in the next few days. If it's not GS, it will probably be someone else. Either way, I don't think Neil is done making moves.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I don't think there is a deal right now that would keep Aldridge here. We don't have the assets for it. We couldn't sign a big name free agent outright, we just didn't have the cap space, and I don't think there's really been a trade that was worth getting in on. So I think Neil has done what he should be doing, picking up cheap talent and bettering the team. I honestly feel like Aldridge is gone. I wouldn't be surprised if Golden State trades for him in the next few days. If it's not GS, it will probably be someone else. Either way, I don't think Neil is done making moves.
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I just don't understand what Aldridge translates to you? You think he gives a rats ass about big names. Just fucking win and stop you bitching!

Should be a motto for this team since conception
 
magnifier661 said:
I just don't understand what Aldridge translates to you? You think he gives a rats ass about big names. Just fucking win and stop you bitching!

Should be a motto for this team since conception
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I don't think Aldridge gives a rats ass about anything the team does. I think he's gone. I think he wants out. I think he will leave in two years regardless of what Neil does.
 
Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 1m
Houston has traded Royce White to Philadelphia, league sources tell Y! Sports.

LOL
 
Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 35s
Houston has traded Royce White to Philadelphia, league sources tell Y! Sports.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I don't think Aldridge gives a rats ass about anything the team does. I think he's gone. I think he wants out. I think he will leave in two years regardless of what Neil does.
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Probably. Reality of the situation though is we're probably not going the value we think we are going to get. Klay AND Barnes? No way. If it's GS, it's more likely we get one+Lee or Bogut, and maybe a third team chips in a 1st rounder or something. Either way, if (when) Aldridge is traded, I expect people to be dissapointed with the return.
 
B-Roy said:
Probably. Reality of the situation though is we're probably not going the value we think we are going to get. Klay AND Barnes? No way. If it's GS, it's more likely we get one+Lee or Bogut, and maybe a third team chips in a 1st rounder or something. Either way, if (when) Aldridge is traded, I expect people to be dissapointed with the return.
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You're probably right, but I can hope and dream.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I don't think Aldridge gives a rats ass about anything the team does. I think he's gone. I think he wants out. I think he will leave in two years regardless of what Neil does.
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So trade him now and suck next year
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 35s
Houston has traded Royce White to Philadelphia, league sources tell Y! Sports.
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I think that still leaves them a few $ short of the max for Howard. I wonder if they gave Philly something to take him off their hands or if Philly really believes he'll play? Good thing for him going to the East Coast - you can get to a lot of division games by train/bus...

[Edit: apparently the Sixers actually gave something up in return! Morey has clinched Exec of the year. Also, apparently, that DOES give them enough room for a max contract. Or so says Twitter.]
 
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Natebishop3 said:
I don't think Aldridge gives a rats ass about anything the team does. I think he's gone. I think he wants out. I think he will leave in two years regardless of what Neil does.
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Why wouldn't anyone want wins or bolts? Aren't you human??
 
The way I look at it, it doesn't matter whether Aldridge leaves in 2 years or not. These last two years are likely going to be his statistical prime. By 2015, he'll be 30 and looking for his last big contract. If we trade him now, great, he'll probably get at least one, maybe two solid assets the Blazers can use in the future. If not, I'm fine with him leaving for nothing because anyone paying LMA a max deal at age 30 is making a mistake anyways.
 
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