re: 2015 NBA Offseason Thread - FA/Trade News and Rumors Here

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He did draft Bynum, who before the flame out was the second best center in the league at the time.

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I'll give him major credit for not trading him back in 2007 when Kobe was going apeshit and the entire fanbase wanted to send Bynum and Odom for Kidd or Jermaine O'Neal. He stuck to his guns, acquired Pau and two more championships were won because of that.

SAS will likely S&T splitter to land aldridge.

LMA is also meeting with TOR

If you're Aldridge, there is no reason to decline meetings. I'm sure it's a fun situation to be in. By telling Portland he's out, I think he gets to enjoy it even more.

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But they traded for Dwight and Nash blowing a bunch of assets on two guys that basically had zero impact on the franchise. We are talking about free agency.

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steve nash was a free agent. remember how he was taking visits to Toronto and shite? and once again. you are talking about this as we know now. back in august of 2012, it looked like a genius move. we have been able to acquire talent under jim buss, and we have won a significant amount with jim being the de facto owner

im ultimately not a fan of jim or Jeanie and I wish they took a smaller role in the franchise, but lets not go idiotic and act like the lakers haven't won anything under jim

Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young are expected to stay with the Nets this offseason with Young looking for a deal worth around $50 million over four years.
Both are expected to agree with the Nets early in free agency. With the Nets dealing Mason Plumlee, they are absolutely going to need both Young and Lopez. Thad played 32 minutes per game in the playoffs and is likely looking at similar playing time next season

-roto/espn

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Sources say Nets execs believe there's a trade market for Deron Williams w/ belief that some teams think PG just needs a change of scenery

The Raptors could look to deal DeMar DeRozan this summer while "whispers continue to circulate" that his camp wants $25 million per season a year from now, according to Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun.
While DeRozan has really been adept at adding points at the line, he was still only able to turn in a 51.0 true shooting percentage last season. He only made 21.7 percent on his pull-up 3-pointers while making just 28.7 percent of all of his 3-pointers. Unless he makes some sort of crazy leap from deep, DeRozan won't be worth that kind of money in the 2015 NBA. Of course, nothing is imminent on the trade front here

toronto sun/roto

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I personally thought Memphis was the second best team in the West last year, but the Green trade didn't pan out exactly.

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Well guys like Simmons and a few of the other national guys etc were all on that train too saying they were a contender all season up until the last month when it was clear that they weren't. For some of us it didn't take that long to see that they weren't a contender. TBH I think they were the 5th best team when the playoffs started I don't think they would've won a series v anyone other than NOP, POR, and DAL in the West.

remember when Dwight wanted to go to Brooklyn so badly because of deron? good times

Y'all gave up 4 picks in a sign and trade to get Nash

and frick, we aren't even having this discussion if it wasn't for basketball reasons

except steve nash, who was a big time free agent