2014 NBA Off-season Thread: The Summer of the Opt-Out

[Serra]

Apparently it's not:

his particular location at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas took away up to two feet of space that George would have ordinarily had to land.

http://deadspin.com/non-standard-sta...geo-1615031496

[archibaldcrane]

Ha, i saw some of the MWC tournament there a couple years ago.

[Moss]

Apparently it's not:

http://deadspin.com/non-standard-sta...geo-1615031496

what a fucking fail. two feet is significant

[Dimmauk]

So Team USA also now ded?

[Moss]

what a fucking fail. two feet is significant

https://twitter.com/tdot82/status/495411967918481408

[Cail]

In the latest signal that a Kevin Love trade to Cleveland is inevitable, Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor told the St. Paul Pioneer Press that a trade of the All-Star forward is "likely" by Aug. 23 or Aug. 24.

Aug. 23 happens to be the first day Cavaliers rookie Andrew Wiggins is eligible to be traded.

ESPN.com's Marc Stein and Brian Windhorst reported Thursday that a trade sending Love to the Cavaliers for Wiggins, 2013's No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett and a future first-round pick is widely regarded around the league as a "when" not "if" transaction, with sources saying that the Wolves and Cavaliers continue to discuss the prospect of bringing a third team such as Philadelphia into the trade.

Stein also reported this week that the Wolves have targeted Sixers power forward Thaddeus Young as a potential replacement for Love.

[Dimmauk]

Incoming 2 game suspension for Greg Oden. He punched some chick in the face.

[tyven]

wojo reporting Love trade is gonna happen. Wiggins, Bennet and a protected first rounder.

[Buffy]

Wow, KD announcing withdrawal from summer FIBA championships.

[Siccmade]

Team USA just got Gay.

[Boyiee]

wojo reporting Love trade is gonna happen. Wiggins, Bennet and a protected first rounder.

Reports are Love is also looking to add a 5 year deal with them too when the time comes, and LBJ stated hes with Cleveland for the long haul and isn't going anywhere.

[Dimmauk]

I hear the Love triangle trade might get blocked for basketball reasons

[Moss]

I hear the Love triangle trade might get blocked for basketball reasons

wat?

[Dimmauk]

wat?

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...tter&utm_tags=

[Moss]

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...tter&utm_tags=

that would be so fucking lame

[Buffy]

It wouldn't be lame if they broke the rules. If they were stupid and wrote it down, that's what they deserve. But short of having anything in writing or someone confessing, I doubt the NBA can prove anything.

That's what Minny did wrong all those years ago, they wrote down the details of their off-the-books deal with Josh Smith.

Would be high comedy for the Cavs to get fined a bunch of #1 round picks and have LeBron leave again because of managerial incompetence.

[Moss]

deserved or not it would be lame, I want to see Love and LeBron play together

[Boyiee]

deserved or not it would be lame, I want to see Love and LeBron play together

Would you... Love to see it?

[Moss]

these are the best

[Kalmado]

Gold.