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

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    Dwight Buycks Agrees To Multi-Year Deal w/ Raptors (Blazers, Heat, Thunder also were interested) -- @ShamsCharania: http://bit.ly/1buUL19
     
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    Looks like he is a PG. So sure, we may have been interested before we got Watson. Can't imagine we were after that.
     
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    Laugh it up all you want, but the Lakers chemistry was horrid last year and they had a terrible start...sometimes the subtraction of a player (and all the subsequent drama) can have a positive effect....not finals worthy, but making the playoffs? Yeah, I think it is possible....
     
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    Yeah - with both Howard and Bryant out of the picture (Bryant at least temporarily*) D'Antoni is free to just hand the ball to Nash and let him and Pau run the show. As long as both stay healthy-ish there's a chance they could be better than they were last season even if their roster appears worse. It was pretty clear that D'Antoni didn't know what the hell to do with Kobe/Howard.

    *When Kobe went down I thought they were saying he'd miss the entire 13/14 season. But now it sounds like he could come back after only missing a couple months? If Nash/Pau get the team rolling w/o Kobe, and then he can step in and space the floor that could actually be fairly dangerous.
     
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    The addition of Kirilienko to that squad gives them a very strong top 7. I'd be surprised if they don't win 60 next year.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    We've seen this movie before; Allen tried to do the same thing about a decade past. The Nets have some great names, but it remains to be seen how those pieces fit together and what the older guys like Pierce and Garnett have left in the tank.
     
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  9. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    So what you're saying is that names don't win games, teams win games...
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    No, I'm saying that you can usually only load so much talent onto a roster until you reach a point of diminishing marginal utility -- you can only have 5 guys on the court at once.
     
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    That is one sick defensive lineup. Lopez/KG/AK front court is fierce, and JJ, PP, and Deron are no slouches on D either. As far as rotations, I'd start Kirilenko over either Johnson or Pierce at SF and bring the other off the bench as a scorer. If JKidd can manage the older guys' minutes well through the regular season so they have enough in the tank for the playoffs, they are my favorites to win the title.
     
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    Denny Crane, Jul 12, 2013
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    what? Read the article, dude. It says in there that similar convos were had when MIA signed their big 3 for below max.
     
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    PtldPlatypus, Jul 12, 2013
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    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    The three in Miami played by the rules. Why shouldn't they be able to take a rad less pay if it helps the team deal with putting together the team they want under the CBA?
     
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    Dafuq?
     
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    Denny's not following.
     
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    Did the lakers really sign Sasha?!!?
     
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    I think they said they won't sign Sasha if they sign Farmer.
     
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