Around the League: The Offseason

[Ring_Wanted]

Agreed.

[Ring_Wanted]

KCP just signed a one year deal with the Lakers for $18M.

[Hermen]

KCP just signed a one year deal with the Lakers for $18M.

A favor for Rich and LeBron?

[ShelC]

Perhaps but that was always the deal thrown out there for him.

[Hermen]

Perhaps but that was always the deal thrown out there for him.

Yeah I was mostly kidding with all the James to the Lakers rumors. They don't have their pick next year anyway, hardly any downside for them with this deal. He just might end up being a good fit for them.

[ShelC]

A short note on summer league...DSJ is a beast. I think he's what we want Bledsoe to be. Or at least what I wanted him to be when we got him.

[carey]

KCP just signed a one year deal with the Lakers for $18M.

A favor for Rich and LeBron?

Has to be. Simmons said it would go down like this. That Magic would come to Rich Paul's rescue and give KCP some money to help him save face. KCP turning down 5/$80M to take 1/$18 is strange. Especially if he gets hurt.

[bajanguy008]

KCP just signed a one year deal with the Lakers for $18M.

A favor for Rich and LeBron?

Has to be. Simmons said it would go down like this. That Magic would come to Rich Paul's rescue and give KCP some money to help him save face. KCP turning down 5/$80M to take 1/$18 is strange. Especially if he gets hurt.

Who offered the 5/80 ?

[carey]

Who offered the 5/80 ?

Detroit originally.

[bajanguy008]

A short note on summer league...DSJ is a beast. I think he's what we want Bledsoe to be. Or at least what I wanted him to be when we got him.

Yea my fav guard in the draft, funny enough it was J Cole who made me start watching him and he's for sure a talent. although ROY of the year is very possible Mark Cuban and Mavs Twitter really overdoing the hype train though lol, just for the athlete he is (Youtube dunk clips) he gonna get new fans who maybe never watch a game . Funny you mention Bled because I think he will also have that challenge of trying to learn to be a better PG with decision making because he can be a bakery at times

[bajanguy008]

Who offered the 5/80 ?

Detroit originally.

So he turned that down this offseason then after the AB trade they renounced him ? That's how it played out ?

[carey]

So he turned that down this offseason then after the AB trade they renounced him ? That's how it played out ?

You got it.

[Ring_Wanted]

Word is Knicks and Rockets are looking for ways to send Melo to Houston, including four team deals. I wonder if PHX is part of the convos.

[Split T]

Rockets need to unload Ryan Anderson. I'm not touching that contract unless we move Knight in the same deal.

[carey]

Rockets need to unload Ryan Anderson. I'm not touching that contract unless we move Knight in the same deal.

You shouldn't touch it regardless. He makes over $20M somehow and his neck and back are fubar.

[Split T]

Rockets need to unload Ryan Anderson. I'm not touching that contract unless we move Knight in the same deal.

You shouldn't touch it regardless. He makes over $20M somehow and his neck and back are fubar.

You're probably right, but taking out Knight makes it us taking on a 3 year 18-20ish million dollar contract. I'd be willing to do that for the right price.

More likely, they are looking at teams that could actually use Ryan Anderson. His contact sucks, but he can still stretch the floor.

[Mori Chu]

Easy prediction: Knicks are going to get a crappy haul for Melo. 25 cents on the dollar. It's just how things go for them.

[Split T]

Ya, I don't expect the Knicks to get anything. This is just a dump job. Any assets would be going to the team taking the Anderson contract.

[Superbone]

NBA Board of Governors approves rules changes to improve game flow
Timeouts reduced by four per game; teams limited to two in last three minutes:
http://www.nba.com/article/2017/07/12/n ... le-changes

[Big Jake Little Jake]

NBA Board of Governors approves rules changes to improve game flow
Timeouts reduced by four per game; teams limited to two in last three minutes:
http://www.nba.com/article/2017/07/12/n ... le-changes

Glad they've shortened the timeouts more than anything. :75 instead of :90 and the dumb "20 second time out that is much longer" one is gone. The lesser number of timeouts probably won't make a huge difference, but 4 total timeouts (2 each team) for the last 3:00 is a great idea.

Wonder how this will affect national games. Weren't timeouts always longer for ESPN/TNT/ABC games?