2016 Free Agency Thread

[Mediocre Man]

Some posters say the same thing over and over again. Many times, there's no need, I got it the first time. If you post the same dumb thing repeatedly, ignore is a good solution. Right now, some people are stressed out, and it's showing. I unignore in a week or 2.

btw, just to get the stereotypes out of the way, I don't have MM or BGD on ignore.

Since you responded I assumed I was not on ignore

 

[Natebishop3]

Some posters say the same thing over and over again. Many times, there's no need, I got it the first time. If you post the same dumb thing repeatedly, ignore is a good solution. Right now, some people are stressed out, and it's showing. I unignore in a week or 2.

btw, just to get the stereotypes out of the way, I don't have MM or BGD on ignore.

Ignoring BGD would be like ignoring some kind of news bot.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

12:48 p.m. ET:Andre Drummond and the Detroit Pistons have reached agreement on a five-year maximum contract in the $130 million range, according to league sources, with a player option after the fourth year, writes ESPN's Marc Stein.

 

[TBpup]

 

[Natebishop3]

I bet his old agent is furious.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Quick, how does Neil know those two agents?!

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Isn't there a 5 day wait period after changing agents?

It doesn't matter much because he can't officially sign with anyone for 5 days anyways but still interesting.

 

[illmatic99]

Interesting timing.

 

[TBpup]

Agents can be a big part of the deal. Neil is tight with Howard's former agent Dan Fegan but Dwight's new agent doesn't have any other NBA players.

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/3/18/11261678/dwight-howard-new-agent-shaquille-oneal

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Quick, how does Neil know those two agents?!

Paul George, Meyers Leonard

http://basketball.realgm.com/info/agent_clients/Aaron-Mintz/58

 

[Blazers Roy]

Indy will sign Al Jefferson for 10M\year, that's really cheap for a very skilled big man who can give you 16 and 8 every night.
I wonder why Neil didn't explore that option too, a Davis-Jefferson frontcourt sounds pretty balanced imo, gives us a major offensive threat in the paint and the financial risk is pretty low.

 

[Natebishop3]

Indy will sign Al Jefferson for 10M\year, that's really cheap for a very skilled big man who can give you 16 and 8 every night.
I wonder why Neil didn't explore that option too, a Davis-Jefferson frontcourt sounds pretty balanced imo, gives us a major offensive threat in the paint and the financial risk is pretty low.

Because we're still "exploring" Parsons and Howard.

 

[Blazers Roy]

Because we're still "exploring" Parsons and Howard.

Oh yea, those two...
It's still the opposite from his M.O. last year (going for the lower tier free agents).

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Oh yea, those two...
It's still the opposite from his M.O. last year (going for the lower tier free agents).

It's not the opposite of Paul Allen's M.O. though.

 

[Gronk Brady]

 

[illmatic99]

Bayless to the Sixers, 3 yrs, 27 mil

 

[Mediocre Man]

Bayless to the Sixers, 3 yrs, 27 mil

Love me some Bayless

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Love me some Bayless

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Bayless to the Sixers, 3 yrs, 27 mil

Thats a good deal for both sides

 

[HailBlazers]

Bayless is horrible

 

[Dom McBlazer]

Warriors "fans" will be completely intolerable if they sign him.

And here's my thing. Their team JUST came off winning 73 games and they claimed that they were the greatest NBA team in the history of mankind. Now all of a sudden, a lot of their "fans" are begging KD to join them. What's the matter Warriors "fans," you don't have confidence in your team?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

this tweet is perfect.

 

[illmatic99]

Mike Conley now has the largest contract in NBA history

5 yrs 153 million

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Mike Conley now has the largest contract in NBA history

5 yrs 153 million

Steph Curry is so underpaid it isn't even funny at this point.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Steph Curry is so underpaid it isn't even funny at this point.

Not for long

 

[Pinwheel1]

So how many of the top 10 free agents will actually change teams besides Howard? Not too many.
Michael Thompson called it yesterday when he said 5 usually beats 4. So far he looks to be right.

 

[Chris Craig]

Jeff Green signs with the Magic, Dellavedova to the Bucks

 

[Mediocre Man]

Is Conley even a top 10 PG?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Wade to have talks with the bucks and Knicks

 

[Chris Craig]

Is Conley even a top 10 PG?

I think he is 11 or 12