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

[Buffy]

I need there to be like ten trades before the draft tomorrow.

[Skai]

Oh damn, even Z-Bo is considering opting out. Good third choice to consider for the Dubs behind LeBron (no chance) and Love (some chance).

[archibaldcrane]

Is Zbo really better at this point than David Lee/Bogut

[Andalusian girls]

David Lee is the most useless 18-9 player i've ever seen

[Cail]

Oh damn...working tomorrow night during the draft...

[Buffy]

Finally, some action.

Proposed trade:

Samuel Dalembert, Jose Calderon, Shane Larkin to the Knicks from the Mavs

Tyson Chandler, Raymond Felton from the Knicks to the Mavs.

Apparently Shane Larkin is the win here for the Knicks, a promising young guard (that I don't remember watching last year at all). Plus the salary dump of Chandler and Felton. There might be a pick going to the Knicks too.

I dunno what the Mavs are thinking other than Chandler was good 4 years ago.

[kisada]

oh snap

tyson chandler going back to where he belongs. who the fuck is gonna play point for them cause felton sure as hell isn't gonna get anything done. calderon played quite well for them last year so i can't understand why he's being shipped out.

[Cail]

That trade makes no sense to me, for Dallas...

[Cleverness]

This is a good trade, Chandler had a terrible injury prone year, and when he did play he was nothing like his 2012-2013 season on an individual level. Even if he gets back close to that level I'd rather he go to Dallas, a good C rotation there will make them even better, look at how they did against the Spurs. Plus for the Knicks, we get some good guards, AND GET RID OF FELTON. Good big men are hard to come by but the Knicks are not in win now mode, better to move what we can and try to build up for a possible shot in 2-3 years. And this will help stop any "Lin back to the Knicks" rumors, they aren't gonna have that many guards on 1 team.

In the Dallas point of view this does seem like a 1-2 year shot at winning another championship, Chandler is in a contract year which mean he will probably play the 2nd best year of his career, and they came close enough this year to warrant it.

[Buffy]

I had to look it up...Tyson Chandler is only 31. That isn't as bad as I expected.

Also sorta expect the Mavs to make a play for Pau, but I dunno how Pau/Chandler/Dirk play together now, so maybe not. Unless you only ever play 2/3 at a time, which would make for a great front court. I'm a huge Pau fan.

[Cleverness]

Can just rotate them like the Bynum/Pau/Odom trio on the Lakers that worked so well if it came to that, Tyson will always play the 5 in any duo and Pau could stretch to the 5 when he's on the court with Nowitski

[For_Example]

LBJ and Melo to the Celtics woooo and they win for the next 3 years.

[Rhinox]

Chandler is an old 31 years old

[Headspace]

Rockets trading Asik to NO for a draft pick. Clearing that cap room for LeBrizzle

[Serra]

I hope not.. I don't wanna cheer for Houston.

And I really don't want Dwight getting a ring.

[Moss]

remember that Jose Calderon is old and terrible defensively, on an expensive deal. Dallas escapes from his contract

[Lazaruz]

David Lee is the most useless 18-9 player i've ever seen

what about bosh ?

[kisada]

bosh is an elite p/r defender and floor spacer who transformed and sublimated virtually every part of his offensive game by design. (that's a no)

[Andalusian girls]

dang i was looking forward to making that post

[archibaldcrane]

I hope not.. I don't wanna cheer for Houston.

You...do realize you're not required to swing from Lebron's nuts wherever he ends up right?