KaMLuNg

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b00m!!! i hope he and Kyrie can do some work...

Doom878

I feel for Udonis Haslem. He's taken paycuts before and he opted out again this time around. It's a shame if he did it at LeBron's suggestion but we will never know.

neuronbob

ROFLMAO that is funny!

Too busy watching the games to be posting. It is actual work to be a Cleveland sports fan. 50 years of futility for our sports teams and counting.....and the Indians this year ain't gonna be in the World Series.

BraveDemon

Good for Bron.

I hope this will finally stop some of the needless hate on the guy.

....

Welp Laker fans... guess we go into tank mode again this year.... And hope to reload next year...

Take on expiring contracts? Boozer? Lin?

clpassenubye

iTrader: (20)

I hope the Lakers contact Wade and UD we have money as well as space for them.

Doom878

Yeah as a Marlins fan, Lebron wasn't the first time we won a title at your city's expense.

CarbonGray Earl

Good for Lebron. As I've been saying let players play, let markets compete. Miami had a great run.

BraveDemon

Well. As I predicted.. Lin is going to the lakers per Woj.

Make sense. Could use the depth at PG, and its only for one year.

Who else do we take for our tank year?

jupitersolo

Needless hate, that's the funniest fucking thing I've ever heard on AZ.

clpassenubye

iTrader: (20)

I disagree there's still time for the Lakers to make some moves and with the right coach we could have a decent season. I have no illusions of a championship.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Needless hate

clpassenubye

iTrader: (20)

Welcome back Swaggy P (Nick Young) 4 years $21.5 mil.

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

Bosh signs back with the Heat. 5yrs-118 mil.

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

edgar renteria rings a bell.

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

Deng to the Heat.

http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miam...ing-miami-heat

Doom878

Plus Chalmers and Birdman. UD, Wade will eventually sign. It's mostly last yours team without LeBron and Ray.

CarbonGray Earl

I don't know how good Lebron and the other #1 draft picks will be together, but I will say, Joakim and Pau are going to be pretty freaking good in the east. Great passers and Pau's got someone to play defense for him. Joakim has a person to pass to him, and Joakim, as much as I don't like that dude, has a great basketball sense. Knows where to be, how to pass, etc.

FWIW, I was camping, i.e., had no connections to the outside world this weekend. Crazy stuff.

Doom878

Yeah I think Chicago should be the east favorite if and I mean IF Rose stays healthy.

Doom878

Lance to the Hornets
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11...7-million-deal

Wade signing with Heat for less money than the option and only 2 years
http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miam...act-miami-heat

Mike Miller to the Cavs (LeBron effect)
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11...land-cavaliers

Melo's contract: Carmelo Anthony's new five-year contract with the New York Knicks is worth $124 million, $5 million less than the maximum, according to ESPN New York sources. Anthony's contract also includes a rare no-trade clause and has an early termination option after the fourth year, according to league sources.
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/stor...ew-york-knicks

asianspec

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Lance is not worth 9 mil a year.

dom

Wade's gotta be kicking himself for losing 11 million bucks.

Doom878

^Yeah he thought Lebron was coming back as did Haslem but Lebron was still ironing out the rough draft of his letter instead of telling him his mind was already made up.

clpassenubye

iTrader: (20)

The Lakers have dropped the ball on free agency time hasn't run out but its not looking good and this late in the game apparently don't have any direction. The Buss family needs to get their ish together if they want to stay as prominent and as profitable as they have been.

clpassenubye

iTrader: (20)

Same with Pau Gasol he has had some injuries over the last several seasons and @ 34 its more likely that he will have more.

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

Bulls can be scary if McDermott can provide the scoring they need. I like his play.

CarbonGray Earl

He's good. I think he's going to be a defensive liability on a Thib team though (along with Pau).

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

I think the bulls can mask that with the others helping out on D. they are insane with coverage.

CarbonGray Earl

man....Yum is missing a whole helluva alot.

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

He's still losing faith on basketball since the only person they got was Gasol.

CarbonGray Earl

Ya....I might have to backtrack on what I was thinking about the Bulls and Gasol. Ever since losing that Dallas series, he's been in a funk. Unless he pulls a Tim Duncan and loses 20 pounds, he's going to be very immobile. He's nothing like 09 Gasol anymore.

I like the Bulls, but their training staff is going to have their hands full.

Poor Yums...

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

Management is the problem for the bulls. they still didn't figure out that they need a SG that actually scores. Unless they have lots of faith that Jimmy Butler becomes Jordan.

Doom878

We knew Melo wasn't leaving and Lebron was either staying or going back to Cleveland. Who else would've helped them?

CarbonGray Earl

Lakers "won" the waiver bid for Boozer.

Ugh. Not a big fan of his, but he's a veteran.

Doom878

What's the Lakers' lineup now? Rin, Kobe, Swaggy, Boozer, Hill?

CarbonGray Earl

I'd stick Julius Randle in there at the power forward or even small forward by the end of the year. Boozer actually is a smart financial pickup, but I don't think he's very good.

Ed Davis and Randle are pretty good big young pickups. Ed Davis was stuck behind the bigs in Memphis, and they got him cheap. I think he can be good. Of course, Randle is pretty good, plenty of energy. Reminds me of a mix between Lamar Odom (6th man of the year version) with more energy.

With that said, of course I don't think this a championship team. But the Lakers are under the cap, in preparation for moves during the year. I think its pretty important to get a coach now.

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

Ed Davis is a good player with no playing time last year. I'd wished we picked him up.


On a side note I wonder if Bledsoe is staying or going in Phoenix.

Yumcha

Well, Pacers fans may get an idea what it's like to be a Bulls fan. Paul George pulls a "D-Rose"...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...802-story.html

CarbonGray Earl

FWIW, Rose looked good. Paul George's injury is pretty gruesome. Makes me want to go drink a gallon of milk right now.

Doom878

Poor PG. It was cool that many players came out to support him. Sucks for Pacer fans too. Lost him and Lance. It's going to be a long year.

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

Sucks for PG. he's in his contract year as well too. Looks like the Pacers might be in rebuilding mode again. Might as well trade hibbert while he has some value.