2013 Official NBA Off-season Movement & Rumors (Merged threads)

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  1. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 1m
    Houston has traded Royce White to Philadelphia, league sources tell Y! Sports.

    LOL
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Houston has traded Royce White to Philadelphia, league sources tell Y! Sports.
     
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  3. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Someone should trade Royce White to the looney bin.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Probably. Reality of the situation though is we're probably not going the value we think we are going to get. Klay AND Barnes? No way. If it's GS, it's more likely we get one+Lee or Bogut, and maybe a third team chips in a 1st rounder or something. Either way, if (when) Aldridge is traded, I expect people to be dissapointed with the return.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    You're probably right, but I can hope and dream.
     
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    So trade him now and suck next year
     
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    I think that still leaves them a few $ short of the max for Howard. I wonder if they gave Philly something to take him off their hands or if Philly really believes he'll play? Good thing for him going to the East Coast - you can get to a lot of division games by train/bus...

    [Edit: apparently the Sixers actually gave something up in return! Morey has clinched Exec of the year. Also, apparently, that DOES give them enough room for a max contract. Or so says Twitter.]
     
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    And I'm not sure yours is possible: Smith will be paid as much as Aldridge by himself.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    The way I look at it, it doesn't matter whether Aldridge leaves in 2 years or not. These last two years are likely going to be his statistical prime. By 2015, he'll be 30 and looking for his last big contract. If we trade him now, great, he'll probably get at least one, maybe two solid assets the Blazers can use in the future. If not, I'm fine with him leaving for nothing because anyone paying LMA a max deal at age 30 is making a mistake anyways.
     
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    Or trade him and get young assets in return to help build the young roster?

    I mean........
     
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    The way I look at it is you trade Aldridge now for a couple reasons

    1) He probably wants to leave
    2) Avoid being a pointless .500 team
    3) Keep adding to the young talent pool
    4) By getting started earlier you can get a better team around Lillard to keep him here
    5) Ton of young assets to trade for a better player down the road

    I've been one of Aldridge's biggest supporters for years here, but right now it seems like the right play is trading him, especially if he wants out and the Blazers down have the pieces around him that will keep him here.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    You acting like teams are just lining up to throw all their young assets at us is hilarious.

    What, you actually think Golden State is going to give up both Barnes AND Klay? ROFL. Look at what Denver got for Melo, what Utah got for Williams, then take it down a notch. LMA isn't considered on the same tier as those players so do you honestly think we could get a package that's better than what both of them got?

    In the end we're probably going to have to settle for something like Lee and Barnes. Are you okay with that? Or are you going to whine about how Olshey couldn't get the whole damn kitchen sink for a borderline all-star?
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Actually yes.
     
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    How do you get all of that out of

    YES I'M CLEARLY SHOOTING FOR THE MOON CAN'T YOU SEE
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Well then give a scenario you see as plausible?

    All I see is a bunch of whining and no proposed solution.
     
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    Don't forget by trading Aldridge it makes the Blazers pretty bad, thus resulting in high draft pick in 2014

    Young.

    Assets.
     
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    Lol at me whining

    I guess proposing trading Aldridge is whining? I think I've laid out my ideas multiple times in this thread.

    Trade him for young assets (Doesn't matter what I want, I have no control over it)
    Suck next year and get a high draft pick

    Right there is a chance to reload the roster with young talent for a guy who seems to have one foot out the door. By trading Aldridge you'll end up acquiring multiple young, talented players and increase your chances of building a good team around Lillard.
     
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    Late to the party here, but my W's had a busy day. I like their aggressiveness. Howard didn't pan out, but being considered by him is a sign that the organization isn't as looked down upon around the league. Can't stress enough how much I love the aggressiveness of ownership and the front office. So refreshing.

    I've never been a huge Iggy guy, and the contract is a wee bit much for my tastes, but not outrageous. The more I think about it the better of a fit it seems like. We really needed another ballhandler, more athleticism, and better individual defenders. Between him and Klay you've got some flexibility as far as defensive assignments, which is especially important in protecting Steph. He won't be pressured to score a ton and can take what defenses give him. Seems like with his skillset there should be plenty of sets where he initiates the offense with Steph and Klay running amok off of screens. Can't argue with adding a quality player for basically nothing of immediate value. Next year's pick will likely be pretty low in the first round. Who knows for 2017. And we threw in some seconds. Lacob has purchased quite a few picks in his short time here, so that makes me feel better about it as well.

    Other notes: Warriors apparently got a massive TPE from the cap dump with Utah to boot. Not sure if its Aldridge-sized though. Jack and Landry renounced, both likely gone. I assume Barnes goes to the bench where he'll get the ultimate green light.

    Curry/Klay/Iggy/Lee/Bogut with Barnes and Festus off the bench...not bad.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Well hopefully gs pawns off a hack Aldridge.
     
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