Official '13-'14 Around the NBA Preseason Theead

[KingSpeed]

So Oden might play the preseason game in Brooklyn? I wonder if I should go. Are preseason tickets cheaper?

 

[The_Lillard_King]

NBA-TV's preview of the Blazers debuts today at 4 p.m

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

any of you LA peeps going to Clippers game? I'm probably not, too lazy to drive downtown.

 

[THE HCP]

Here we go again......

Greg Oden was sidelined on Wednesday for the second straight practice due to swelling in his left knee. The HEAT practiced in New York at Basketball City on Pier 36 in advance of Thursday’s preseason game against the Nets.
Oden, who is attempting a comeback despite chronic knee problems, sat out the HEAT’s shootaround on Tuesday at Georgetown due to slight swelling.
Read more at http://www.hoopsworld.com/greg-oden-dealing-with-left-knee-swelling#tkDPj2mH4EzY8lIE.99

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

can't wait to get that Oden Heat jersey on clearance.

 

[MickZagger]

Oladipo will be a star.

 

[Natebishop3]

Oladipo will be a star.

A trade of Aldridge for Oladipo and Vucevic would have been sick. Oh well

 

[THE HCP]

Damn..... 4/50+M

Forward Derrick Favors has agreed in principle to a four-year extension worth $49 million-plus with the Utah Jazz, a source confirmed to ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard.

Incentives could push the total financial package to well more than $50 million, the source said. The deal likely will be signed Saturday.

Yahoo! Sports earlier reported terms of the deal.

The 6-foot-10, 263-pound Favors is expected to start for a Jazz team that lost Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap during the offseason. The 22-year-old primarily came off the bench last season for Utah, averaging 9.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 23.2 minutes per game.

Originally selected third overall by New Jersey in 2010, the former Georgia Tech standout was part of the February 2011 deal that shipped star point guard Deron Williams from the Jazz to the Nets.

 

[StumptownHoliday]

^^^^

I wish I were tall...

 

[axs88]

Damn..... 4/50+M

Not a bad deal if he can maintain the same level of productivity when he gets more minutes this year. He put up 15 ppg / 11 rpg /2.6 bpg per 36 minutes with a PER of 17.5 last year as a 21 year old. With him getting tons of minutes this year, someone was going to offer him a near max deal next summer if they did not extend him now.

 

[THE HCP]

Makes LA and Nic's contracts look genius.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Bennett looks so short.

I'd guess he's closer to 6'6" than he is 6'8"

 

[THE HCP]

Bennett looks so short.

I'd guess he's closer to 6'6" than he is 6'8"

He's as wide as he is tall!

 

[Sean is the Mannion]

Bennett looks so short.

I'd guess he's closer to 6'6" than he is 6'8"

I think he's smack dab in the middle

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Drummond is such a monster.

Remember when Rice predicted on draft night that he'd fall out of the first round?

 

[THE HCP]

KG is making $12M this season and is the Nets 5th highest paid player.

 

[Denny Crane]

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nba/stor...icago-bulls-knee-soreness-held-preseason-game

Looks like Rose is already having soreness in his knee.

He scored 32 points in 32 minutes the next game.

We'll take it.

 

[HailBlazers]

Damn..... 4/50+M

Talk about Damn:

Hayward Likely To Get $50M+ Extension From Jazz

Gordon Hayward and the Utah Jazz are expected to agree to an extension before the Oct. 31 deadline.

Hayward's deal is likely to be more lucrative than the four-year, $49 million extension teammate Derrick Favors signed last week.

Hayward has a lot of admirers in front offices around the NBA and would be a highly coveted restricted free agent target if a deal is not reached.

 

[THE HCP]

So is Hayward going to make more than Nic?

 

[THE HCP]

He scored 32 points in 32 minutes the next game.

We'll take it.

I love watching him play! In spite of me taking him last year in my fantasy league expecting him to return after ALL STAR break!

 

[magnifier661]

He scored 32 points in 32 minutes the next game.

We'll take it.

I am such a fan of Rose. He is my favorite player, outside of Blazerville. I want nothing but success for him!

 

[THE HCP]

I am such a fan of Rose. He is my favorite player, outside of Blazerville. I want nothing but success for him!

But he doesn't get rebounds!

 

[Reep]

Talk about Damn:

Hayward Likely To Get $50M+ Extension From Jazz

Only in Utah could he get an offer like that. Good for us. They will be in the basement for a long time. Hayward is a good player, but I can't imagine he would make that on the free market.

 

[magnifier661]

But he doesn't get rebounds!

4 rebounds per game for your PG is pretty damn good.

 

[THE HCP]

4 rebounds per game for your PG is pretty damn good.

I'm messing with you bro. Your new romance with rebounding could not go untouched.

 

[magnifier661]

I'm messing with you bro. Your new romance with rebounding could not go untouched.

New? I've always been a fan of rebounding! #1 has always been rebounding for me, then defense, then post play. You can see why I was soooo depressed last season. We had none of the 3 that I love.

 

[THE HCP]

I agree with you on the importance of Rebounding.....that said I don't care if we average 75 a game we aren't top 3 in the west FAMS!

 

[magnifier661]

I agree with you on the importance of Rebounding.....that said I don't care if we average 75 a game we aren't top 3 in the west FAMS!

I would bet you a million dollars, if we averaged 75 rebounds a game; we would be the best team in the league.

 

[THE HCP]

I would bet you a million dollars, if we averaged 75 rebounds a game; we would be the best team in the league.

YOU have that type of money to gamble with, The HCP does not.

 

[StumptownHoliday]

I would bet you a million dollars, if we averaged 75 rebounds a game; we would be the best team in the league.

BUT BUT BUT BUT WHAT IF WE AVERAGE 75 TURNOVERS TO GO WITH IT!?