this is where the healing starts: nba offseason 2013

i need this

draft in 3...2...

w the number 28 pick in the draft, the san antonio spurs select...kawhi leonid out of mars
kawhi is 7 feet tall and is a 50% 3 pt shooter also he whipped lebron james in space

since when did it become draft WEEK?

Clippers-Celtics drama for the next day or so

so excited for FA

after seeing what hibbert did to bron, i embarrassingly want the spurs to quixotically pursue dwight howard and basically be like, "hey you wanna win championships bruh?"

we can rebuild him, we can make him not a douche

bise dancin' with the devil itt

srsly. spurs imo should just basically be like "we were less than 30 seconds from dethroning the champs. you join us, we guarantee these things: you'll compete for a title. you wont get any national endorsements, you won't get as much press, you won't pay state income tax, tony parker MIGHT try to have sex with your wife, chip engeland will fix your jumpshot, tim duncan will make you a better player, and you will play in a city that eats, breathes, and shits spurs basketball. you win a title, the city will love you forever." they can make that same promise to josh smith too afaic.

i wonder what things will look like now that a million teams have cap space to go after major FA's.

the other thread is getting a bit much - where are all the fun gifs etc. from last night

Just in case everyone hasn't seen this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOoMuQr46-g

gettin worse and worse for kev

Y! Sources: Vinny Del Negro will interview for Denver Nuggets coaching job this weekend. tinyurl.com/ladsqbj

hahahhaa nugggets are done

Omg this celtics implosion is gonna be incredible isn't it

I predict doc sits out the rest of his contract, he obv has a spot waiting for him next to Breen & jvg

This triggers KG's retirement

That triggers PP demanding a trade and... Morey picks him up for a pittance to provide some veteran swag

Rondo throws thousands of no-look bounce passes off the hands of Courtney Lee and a bunch of scrubs

m bise I know you're just spitballing re Dwight but I think a city that lives and dies with its basketball team is exactly what he can't handle

oh man the VDN rumor

xp fine i'll take one josh smith pls

i'd totally love it if pop were able to get through to smith but you're just asking for trouble

i flirt w danger

curry video was nice

Curry's mechanics are great, but the speed of his stop, rise and release seems to be what sets him apart.

Woj is reporting that the clippers have agreed to give up an unprotected 2015 first rounder for Rivers lol

I still say this coach trading business is total shenanigans

lol c's are starting the tanking right at the top, i'm on board

i don't remember a coach ever forcing a trade before- is this unprecedented?

boston media is gonna rip him to pieces but nat'l media will totally get in the bag for him after he turns on the charm at the press conference

i reserve the right to change my mind but i'm all for it, if doc really is only going to coach for a couple more years before he retires to spend more time with family (aka espn checks) then i probably wouldn't want to go 27-55 with rondo and a bunch of garbage either

rondo must be an all-time a-hole if he'd rather go coach chris paul tho

trading a first-round pick for a coach seems completely wacky to me

q: does this mean the KG to clips talks are back on? and that the cut paul so he can sign with the clips is back on? im confused.

according to Marc Stein the NBA will not allow a separate deal for KG, but the Rivers deal will happen anyway. Presumably KG will be dealt somewhere else.

what the hell

http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2013/story/_/page/2003-draft-history-2/an-oral-history-2003-lottery-draft

^ this is fun

first round pick sounda nuts but if the clippers play they way they expect to the next 2 seasons itll be in the 25ish range.. ainge is banking on the clippers turning into a shitpile lol.

yeah the clips are deep enough that a late 1st round pick probably wont hurt hem

Sources close to the situation told ESPN.com that the Chicago Bulls, in their latest attempt to gauge the trade value of All-Star swingman Luol Deng, have had exploratory discussions with Washington about a deal that would land Deng with the Wizards and bring the No. 3 pick in Thursday's draft to the Bulls.

the wizards are gonna fucking do that trade aren't they

hmmmm. dieng for deng? daaaaaaaannng.

why would the Wizards do that

because their front office is delusional

wiz reasonably might see themselves as a piece away from "competing" (read: getting the seventh spot) in the mercurial East and so why get younger maybe, idk

XP ha yes delusion is the short version

If I worked in the wiz front office, being delusional would be the kindest possble gift of fate.

Apparently the Wiz would be giving up the 3rd pick AND Okafor?

Deng and Okafor have roughly the same PER and their salaries are the same per year.

looks like the rumor is bogus

dammit

http://riddlethos.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/crushed.jpg

man thank god Monta opted out of that Bucks deal

Nuggz hire Brian Shaw, I like it. According to Hochman, Shaw will not be running the triangle.

curious to see what happens with iggy now

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/60185/brandon-roy-calls-career

Brandon Roy official retirement. DUDE IS ONLY 28! Oh what could have been.

BRoy was special. Not many players can control a game the way he could.

I'm watching the Iverson draft. Craig Sager is wearing a normal suit and tie. Very strange stuff.

dynasty*

Kendrick becoming as bad as he is so quickly really hurt them.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9752857/stephen-curry-golden-state-warriors-signs-armour

If he stays ankle injury free this year I will buy stock in Under Armour.

Yeah, figured they were set to come out of the WC for like the next fiver years. Never been a Russ booster but, the way their team is constructed, they're not going anywhere w/o him.

Don't really follow OKC that closely-- is there any indication that Ibaka can shoulder 2nd option duties? Seems like he made some improvements last year, and he seems like a dude who could be due for more usage. That said, I guess Russ is as valuable as a penetrating pg as he was a scorer, so everyone's shots will be a little tougher w/o him.

in the video preview thing on grantland simmons was advocating for okc to trade for dragic, decent idea i think

i'm excited to take the chinatown bus from philly to nyc w/ royce white this season

ibaka really shit his pants on offense after russ went out in the playoffs last year iirc, dude's an athlete so i won't say never but it seems like he's more suited to be a 3rd banana

yeah hes just not a creator, solid player, but def a lil over hyped

iirc russ feeds him a lot of buckets

Pumped to see the first month of Love/Rubio and Gordon/Davis. Wouldn't be surprised to see both teams improve 15+ games this year.

Esp. Pelicans, as it's been like a generation since Eric Gordon played, and this will be the first season for Davis to show off franchise player potential. And now that they have a real deal pg to distribute, should be fun to watch.

Just in general, so many all-star caliber players coming back after major injuries, keeping fingers crossed that most of them stay on the court / shake off rust quickly.

Like I can't really remember Gordon ever playing an NBA game at this point.

same

remember when the thunder traded james harden? wow

good move

remember when everyone thought presti was a genius because he was right on a couple draft picks

Does Perk, losing Harden, and signing Martin make it three straight stinkers?

Hard to know that Perk would go from being one of the more sought after bigs to maybe he shouldn't be in the league any more in like one years time.

he let martin walk iirc

perk was always super overrated tho

classic not very good player on a championship team

remember when everyone thought presti was a genius because he was right on a couple draft picks

― k3vin k., Wednesday, October 2, 2013 11:02 AM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he did build a finals team from scratch

like half their roster from that year fits that definition xp

where are they now: eddie house, leon powe, james posey, glen davis

well those are all bench guys, by definition not good enough to start, not really the same thing, and only house and posey, who both had long nba careers, got any burn in the playoff

the harden trade was really bad but every single thunder fan should be incensed that their oil baron owners refuse to go into the tax (or into it significantly) in order to give a championship core the best chance to win. presti's real problem is getting stuck with clay bennett.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/poseyja01.html

wonder what kind of contract the hornetspelicans signed him to

glen davis has surprisingly improved since leaving the celtics

5 years full midlevel iirc, it was a big controversy in boston the celtics letting him walk even tho it was obvs the right move

the harden trade was really bad but every single thunder fan should be incensed that their oil baron owners refuse to go into the tax (or into it significantly) in order to give a championship core the best chance to win. presti's real problem is getting stuck with clay bennett.

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, October 2, 2013 11:30 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is m/l true but presti still couldve kept harden another year w/o paying the tax

ya

thunder kinda deserve it tho for scamming seattle out of their team

no totally

would be sad to see durant stranded there out of some misplaced loyalty

assuming of course the team is bad enough to get stranded on

i thought clay bennett was some kind of hedge fund manager, in which case he should be used to losing money *rimshot*

cmon yall they have D Fish, they can burn faic

Hard to know that Perk would go from being one of the more sought after bigs to maybe he shouldn't be in the league any more in like one years time.

― Me & Mahomies (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Wednesday, October 2, 2013 11:20 AM (18 minutes ago)

as far as i'm concerned every week he keeps perkins is another strike against him

yeah even free spending teams wouldve amnestyed him by now

how lucrative are nba tv rights?

i think the indications are that the thunder ownership don't want to pay perkins to play for another team

i don't think presti is clinging to him

though they should probably sit down with scott brooks and talk about perk's usage

keeping brooks on is another strike

yeah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbwoHYIxiNA

russ getting injured really saved scotty's job, if they'd have lost to the spurs in the conference finals i bet he'd be gone

that rap is so bad

Like I can't really remember Gordon ever playing an NBA game at this point.

― Call me Shitmael (CompuPost), Wednesday, October 2, 2013 2:26 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

you're not forgetting anything that great

this is going to be really depressing in like 6 years http://instagram.com/p/e--3zSlETa/

Lol poor kid is in for it

fyi Kobe is in Germany getting that Kobe again.

new thred nba preseason 2013: bring me the knees of youth