2016 Free Agency Thread

[Natebishop3]

Canzano was so busy talking to Obama, the pope and the Queen of England I'm surprised he had time to take the GM's call.

Don't forget about Elvis, little Timmy with the broken leg, and the Lochness Monster.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Im not advocating this just dropping info

 

[Boise Blazer]

 

[Boise Blazer]

If it was Dallas that would help us

 

[VanillaGorilla]

If it was Dallas that would help us

Woah, Wade leaving Miami would be crazy to me.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Spurs would be nasty with wade

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Lakers still think they are the showtime Lakers and players will fall all over themselves trying to play for them. While they do have a very good history they need to stop living in the past and realize they need to start a true rebuild and stop hoping for a quick fix.

Welcome to RipCityTwo!

 

[illmatic99]

Fwiw, CJ is currently speaking at Ed Davis' camp in Virginia. Dame and Terry are at his camp in Beaverton.

Trying to see if we can piece together where they'll be headed tmrw for their FA pitch

 

[Natebishop3]

Hahahaha there it is..... I have been saying all along that i didn't think he'd stay there.

 

[craigehlo]

Programming note: Dwight Howard is going to be on Jason Terry's NBA show tonight Sirius XM at 4PM PST.

Howard was just on Terry's show. Seemed like a solid guy looking to be involved in the offense of any team that signs him. When asked about Hawks and Celtics having meetings, he didn't confirm what teams he's talking to.

 

[Natebishop3]

Howard was just on Terry's show. Seemed like a solid guy looking to be involved in the offense of any team that signs him. When asked about Hawks and Celtics having meetings, he didn't confirm what teams he's talking to.

I think I'm firmly on the Dwight Howard band wagon. We aren't getting Horford, and I think Whiteside has a very real bust potential.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Howard was just on Terry's show. Seemed like a solid guy looking to be involved in the offense of any team that signs him. When asked about Hawks and Celtics having meetings, he didn't confirm what teams he's talking to.

As a guy, he's great. He just wants to be loved, is that so wrong?

 

[illmatic99]

This was this season.



Sam Amick mentioned Dwight to POR in a short term deal

 

[Natebishop3]

This was this season.



Sam Amick mentioned Dwight to POR in a short term deal

Doing a short term deal only works if we have bird rights afterwards.

 

[TBpup]

 

[Natebishop3]

I just remember how difficult he was to defend in the playoffs a couple years ago. If Harden had showed up, they might have won that series.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Doing a short term deal only works if we have bird rights afterwards.

3 year deal with 3rd year team option works imo

 

[Natebishop3]

3 year deal with 3rd year team option works imo

Yup. That would be perfect.... but I imagine he would want a player option... unless you give him the 31 million per year for three years (with teh team option)

 

[illmatic99]

 

[Natebishop3]

The Heat brought in an aging Shaq to pair with a young DWade.... and they won a championship.

 

[TBpup]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport.../?hootPostID=9624b0404c180ed92bfdcf35e1acee94

Having opted out of his Houston Rockets deal, the 30-year-old is in search of a big-time payday that may or may not come. Whether it’s a possible short-term deal in Portland, heading back to his home region to play for the Atlanta Hawks, or even re-signing with the Rockets (who would welcome him back on a non-maximum salary deal), Howard has one of the most fascinating free agency situations of them all.

 

[Natebishop3]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport.../?hootPostID=9624b0404c180ed92bfdcf35e1acee94

Having opted out of his Houston Rockets deal, the 30-year-old is in search of a big-time payday that may or may not come. Whether it’s a possible short-term deal in Portland, heading back to his home region to play for the Atlanta Hawks, or even re-signing with the Rockets (who would welcome him back on a non-maximum salary deal), Howard has one of the most fascinating free agency situations of them all.

I definitely don't see him going back to Houston. Not with the way things ended last season. Atlanta isn't going to make a move unless Horford leaves. This is why I think Neil is being so quiet. He doesn't want people to know he's going to press Dwight from the start, otherwise other teams might jump in the fray. If he can get to Dwight early and convince him to sign, we might be able to snatch him up before all the other teams realize they aren't getting Durant or Horford.

 

[RR7]

Doing a short term deal only works if we have bird rights afterwards.

A 2 year deal gives us early bird rights, but really, don't think it's a big concern. If we have bird rights on a3 year deal, ate we concerned about a huge salary to 33 year old Howard?

 

[Boise Blazer]

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Sometimes, the mind boggles. Here's an article from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The title says it all:
It’s a mystery why top free agents haven’t joined the Mavericks

http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks/full-court-press-blog/article86737132.html

 

[MickZagger]

When is the news going to start rolling in?

Is it usually 12am July 1st, I remember hearing stuff break before that last year. Or maybe I'm wrong.

 

[Schilly]

That's 12am EST 9PM pst

 

[Schilly]

You can bet GMs are talking to agents now but literally teams can't say anything until Juky 5th or 6th, can't remeber which. Reporters will announce that sources have told them about agreed in principle deals as early as 9pm PST on June 30th

 

[MickZagger]

Remember Deandre Jordan was pretty much a Mav until all his teammates talked him into coming back to LA.

 

[illmatic99]

Zach Lowe: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...-midnight-friday-nba-contracts-flying-shelves

Dwight Howard might be the thorniest test of willpower. Teams are turning up their noses at even a two-year guaranteed deal for Howard anywhere near his max. But progress, real and imagined, can make teams do funny things. The Blazers have a gazillion in cap room, and they want to hold the line in a Western Conference that will be better almost across the board. They could use a defensive anchor at center, and they will absolutely look at Howard, per several league sources.

Boston has a Dwight meeting on the books already -- stock up on candy, guys! -- and could use a rim protector.

Will these teams have the discipline to fold when the bidding gets heated? Signing Howard introduces a wild card into a team's culture, and for the Blazers, it would change the way they play. Howard isn't as nimble as Mason Plumlee, and not nearly as comfortable a passer in space; could he punish teams that trap Damian Lillard the way Plumlee does with artful drive-and-kick plays?

Someone is going to cave on these guys.

Reaching for Barnes, Evan Fournier or Allen Crabbe isn't a disaster; they're young, you get them through their primes, and if they just follow an average development curve, they'll be movable down the line. In the worst case, you make their incumbent teams pay the full boat. Sometimes you just have to be mean. By the way: Orlando's acquisition of Meeks should have no bearing on its approach with Fournier. No one knows whether Meeks is healthy; the Magic need Fournier, badly.

Hell, even after a wasted season, someone should still throw eight figures at Jones just to see if he can sustain the flashes of canny all-around play he showed in Houston. The market will be chillier on most midtier guys, which increases the likelihood their teams will match;Meyers Leonard stands as perhaps the only realistic candidate to sign the one-year qualifying offer and enter unrestricted free agency next season.

QO for Meyers is really interesting. I don't think it will happen though