2016 Free Agency Thread

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  1. Blazinaway

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    NIC 5 yrs 120 mil stays in CHAR
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Durant met with the Clippers for 4 hours, was said to be "wowed" and that his "mind was blown" by their pitch
     
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  3. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Why do we suck at making pitches?
     
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    I'm surprised more team aren't trying to get Rondo. That guy had a great comeback year.
     
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    We are currently living in a world where Darrell "tossed out of Rookie Camp for pot smoking" Arthur (34 games started over the last 7 years, PER over 12 once in his life) will make 23M over the next 3 years (7.7M per). Chief Aminu will make 22M over the next 3. Ed Davis makes 6.6M per.
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Because nothing succeeds like success.
     
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    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 AWOL

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    Yet his team wasn't successful, the dude really is a stat god but is a dick.
     
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    Would it be so bad if they signed him? That team lives and dies with Chris Paul and he always gets injured at the worst time.

    He makes a lot more sense on the Clippers than on the Warriors.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Jul 1, 2016
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    Not 2 years from now you wouldn't
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    I hear it would be a mutual S&T swapping Durant for Blake.
     
    BlazerCaravan, Jul 1, 2016
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    I know what you mean, and you've got a point, but please notice that you're saying that somebody should be offended at TEN MILLION DOLLARS.

    What have we become?
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Plus they'd have to get rid of out quite a bit of talent ot make room
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    We have come to live in a world where Jared Dudley gets a 3 year 30 million dollar deal at age 31, and a guy named Solomon Hill who averaged 4 points a game gets 52 million over 4 yrs
     
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    Did they tell Griffin this after the meeting started where he thought he was recruiting Durant?
     
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    If I'm Dwayne Wade, personally responsible for generating billions in revenue and value for the company I work for, and I get offered less than Timofy fucking Mozgov, I'd be offended.
     
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    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    I literally have no idea who Solomon Hill is.
     
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    I think he's a computer generated player from when you play too many seasons in 2K.
     
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    He was a scrub who played for the Pacers. Wing player kinda plays like Dion Waiters, but much worse. Yes, substantially worse than Waiters but gets 52 mil
     
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    No it wouldn't. The Clippers are selling him on a "big 4". Problem is the Clippers need to clear $10M in cap space. Theyd likely trade Redick and Pierce to a third team to clear the space for Durant. The Thunder could take on Redick and trade Singler's salary by throwing in a draft pick (Brooklyn?) and still have enough enough cap space to sign Horford.

    They'd need a small forward.. I could see them flipping Ilyasova for a SF. Maybe Wilson Chandler

    Westbrook / Oladipo / New SF / Horford / Adams
    backed up by
    Payne / Redick / Roberson / McGary / Kanter
    is a pretty good team.

    Or they could take on Redick while trading Kanter for cap space. That'd leave them with $36M to sign Horford and another free agent (Luol Deng)?
    Westbrook / Oladipo / Deng / Horford / Adams
    Payne / Redick / Roberson / Ilyasova / McGary
     
    BonesJones, Jul 1, 2016
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Look all I'm doing is repeating what my Clipper fan friend is hearing in LA.
     
    BlazerCaravan, Jul 1, 2016
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