The Official 2013-14 Around The NBA Thread......

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  1. magnifier661

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    Re: The 2013-14 Around The NBA Thread......

    The team that really needs Asik is NOLA, Phoenix, Cleveland, Boston, Charlotte and Dallas. I would start there.
     
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    We're two weeks into the season.. No way that ends p being the dunk of the year.
     
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    The Knicks are buried in salary-cap hell through 2014, awaiting Amar'e Stoudemire ($23.4 million), Tyson Chandler ($14.3 million) and Andrea Bargnani ($12 million) to expire. The Knicks are sold on Love in 2015, sources tell Yahoo Sports, and they've already begun devising a strategy to lure him when the time comes. The possibility of leaving the Knicks for the Los Angeles Lakers will be Melo's leverage until it no longer is, but as one source with knowledge of the process says: "Do you think 'Melo wants to be known for not winning titles in New York and L.A.?"
     
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    Re: The 2013-14 Around The NBA Thread......

    I agree that NOLA could really use him, but Phoenix is supposedly tanking. Cleveland has Bynum and Verjasoijads, Boston is supposedly tanking, Charlotte doesn't have much to offer, and Dallas is a pile of junk as well. What would be interesting, however, is if Dallas would ever trade Dirk. At this point, I think Cuban should just blow it up. Dirk is in the last year of his contract. He would be the perfect stretch four that you're talking about. Could you imagine Harden, Dirk, and DHO?
     
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    I suspect Melo will leave New York.
     
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    He's just regurgitating what's been said about it on three sports different websites that mentioned the dunk.
     
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    Melo is staying in NY. It's where he always has wanted to be. Even if Kobe is his friend I doubt he wants to play 2nd fiddle to him for a couple years.
     
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    Re: The 2013-14 Around The NBA Thread......

    Cuban's just crazy enough to do it, if he got the right haul. However, I have a feeling that the Mavericks' faithful would turn on him if he ever traded Dirk.
     
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    Steady Brook Lopez:

    20 ppg | 6 rpg | 2.3 bpg | 26.9 PER | 102 DRtg

    He finished last year with a 25 PER. As big as the Lopez brothers are they are both poor rebounders, especially when you consider their size.
     
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    Re: The 2013-14 Around The NBA Thread......

    I have a feeling Dirk is gone after the year is over anyway. There's no way Dallas can give him a huge contract at this stage in his career. They need to rebuild.
     
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    Re: The 2013-14 Around The NBA Thread......

    Think Dirk will get traded? Are we interested? Lopez/Matthews for Dirk? Start Freeland and CJ. Bring Dirk off bench as super sub and crunch time player.
     
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    Re: The 2013-14 Around The NBA Thread......

    Uh, no.
     
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    Re: The 2013-14 Around The NBA Thread......

    Seriously? Dirk is one of the best, but at this stage of his career that's a step backwards. Why on earth would we do this trade? Common sense wins this one.
     
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    Re: The 2013-14 Around The NBA Thread......

    To win now.
     
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    Re: The 2013-14 Around The NBA Thread......

    We are winning now.
     
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    Anyone watching Det-GSW?

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    No I saw the box score and figured it was just a blow out. No fun watching those unless it's the blazers giving one! Congrats buddy
     
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    Re: The 2013-14 Around The NBA Thread......

    Dude... he makes 22 million this year. We couldn't even remotely match that salary in trade. Lopez and Matthews maybe make half of what Dirk makes. Houston on the other hand could come up with the money to match it, and the youngish talent to appease Cuban.
     
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    Re: The 2013-14 Around The NBA Thread......

    Didn't he say he would take a paycut to bring in another good player?
     
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    Re: The 2013-14 Around The NBA Thread......

    How much of a paycut? Right now he makes 22 million a year. Even at 11 million, half his current salary, that's a lot of cap space on a team that needs to rebuild.
     
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