2013 Nba offseason news and notes

[nbafan88]

@WojYahooNBA: Andre Igoudala has reached agreement with Golden State on a four year, $48 million deal with the Warriors, league source tells Y! Sports.

 

[raems]

Interesting move.

GS improves their team A LOT with this move getting Iggy on a very fair deal. Helps their defense a bunch and he can mop up whatever they need on a nightly basis on the other end.

This also means Dwight is going to Houston unless GS finds some kind of voodoo magic and is able to dump both Lee and Bogut (this is 100% impossible).

 

[cudder]

Gosh the west is stacked

 

[cogenman]

Coach Jackson is going to have to make a decision on the starting lineup. Iggy plays the 3 position where Harrison Barnes really excelled in down the stretch. I'm pretty sure Iggy will start, but Barnes will get some PT. Barnes will play the 2 and give Klay a break and also Iggy. Looks like we're going to be a small team. Play a lot of small ball. I wouldn't rule out any trades for the Warriors also.

 

[guaranteeed]

That warriors team would be a phenomenal version of dwights best magic team if they could swap him out for bogut somehow

Barnes could play some 4 too if needed

 

[raems]

Houston it is.

 

[nbafan88]

thats gonna be a fun team to bet on at home again...

still dont like the signing though because theres hardly any veterans to keep dwight in check... and mark jackson would have been better for him

 

[braves]

made the most sense basketball wise.

when is the last time the Lakers lost out on a big free agent?, times are changing

 

[nbafan88]

the lakers team is an awful situation for dwight though

sometimes its better to lose out of a big time FA

 

[nbafan88]

dwight's agent says that Howard hasnt finalized his decision :confused2:

 

[nbafan88]

The Decision - Part Deux

 

[nbafan88]

dwight is on the phone with his father right now because he cannot make the decision on his own :wacky:


he hopes to have his decision ready by tonight or tomorrow morning

 

[P-Unit]

FFS.

Wait until this MF'er retires. What's he going to do to keep himself in the news then? Get the fuck over yourself, Dwight. What a bitch.

 

[nbafan88]

he's obviously going to be a TNT analyst lol

 

[nbafan88]

[h=2]Rockets Roster[/h]

5	James Anderson	G-F	6-6	215	03/25/1989	Oklahoma State/USA
3	Omer Asik	C	7-0	255	07/04/1986	Fenerbahce S.K./Turkey
12	Patrick Beverley	G	6-1	185	07/12/1988	Arkansas/USA
	Isaiah Canaan	G	6-1	195	05/02/1991	Murray State/USA
32	Francisco Garcia (FA)	G-F	6-7	195	12/31/1980	Louisville/Dominican Republic
13	James Harden	G	6-5	220	08/26/1989	Arizona State/USA
6	Terrence Jones	F	6-9	252	01/09/1992	Kentucky/USA
7	Jeremy Lin	G	6-3	200	08/23/1988	Harvard/USA
20	Donatas Motiejunas	F-C	7-0	222	09/20/1990	Asseco Prokom (Poland)/Lithuania
14	Tim Ohlbrecht	C-F	6-11	255	08/30/1988	Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany)/West Germany
25	Chandler Parsons	F	6-9	227	10/25/1988	Florida/USA
41	Thomas Robinson	F	6-10	237	03/17/1991	Kansas/USA
4	Greg Smith	C-F	6-10	250	01/08/1991	Fresno State/USA
30	Royce White	F	6-8	260	04/10/1991	Iowa State/USA

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[play ball]

Its official. Dwight has reported he is signing with Rox. Just remains to be seen if it will be Sign and Trade or outright as FA with Rox.

 

[crawdads]

Thomas Robinson isnt on the Rockets.

 

[play ball]

Thomas Robinson isnt on the Rockets.

T-Rob was traded to Portland.

Royce White isn't either. He was traded to 76ers today for future considerations.

 

[crawdads]

TRob a top 5 pick and on 3 teams in 2 years. Not good..

 

[play ball]

http://www.silverscreenandroll.com/...-howard-mitch-kupchak-los-angeles-lakers-2013

Dwight Howard meeting Mitch Kupchak, according to report

By Drew Garrison on Jul 5 2013, 5:59p

The decision from Dwight Howard isn't official yet, and he's about to meet with the Lakers one more time.


Dwight Howard's decision to join the Houston Rockets has leaked out, but right now he's on an airplane flying from Colorado to Los Angeles to meet with Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kucphak, according to Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times.
Further, the Lakers have not been officially informed that Howard will not be returning to Los Angeles, reports Alex Kennedy of HOOPSWORLD. The extra money that he can earn with Los Angeles is still a factor that weighs heavily on him.
What is clear that Howard has informed the Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks that they are no longer being considered.
There's no telling what can happen with another meeting between the Lakers and Howard. Howard could simply be meeting Kupchak face to face out of respect to inform him of his decision, the Lakers may have a final pitch to make or Howard may need to discuss the option of staying in L.A. further.
This isn't over yet. Not officially, at least.
- Drew

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‏@AlexKennedyNBA
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Dwight Howard is en route to L.A. now to meet with Lakers. I'm told the extra money that he could earn in L.A. is still weighing on Howard.

Alex Kennedy ‏@AlexKennedyNBA<small class="time" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 1px; right: 15px;">24m</small>
Yup. RT @mcten What's the hold up? "It's hard to walk away from $30 million," said source close to Dwight Howard. "Harder than we thought."

Dwight is such comedy. Still think he ends up in Houston.

 

[play ball]

ESPN NBA - Bucks reach agreement with G O.J. Mayo on 3-year deal worth $24 million; averaged 15.3 ppg for Mavericks last season

 

[reNew Orleans]

dwights the guy who cant pick what to eat for 15 minutes, then gets a salad

 

[nbafan88]

This is worse than lebrons decision

 

[nbafan88]

Thomas Robinson isnt on the Rockets.

I know. I was sorta just pointing out that the rockets aren't that great of a team. Their hca is really nice though

 

[play ball]

Alex Kennedy's retweet....

Yup. RT @ESPNNBA On @SportsCenter, @Chris_Broussard reports Dwight Howard has had change of heart, is now 50-50 on decision to leave Lakers

 

[guaranteeed]

Chris Broussard ‏@Chris_Broussard<small class="time" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 1px;">4m</small>
Source: D12 has landed in LA & told Lakers it's 50-50 btwn them and the Rockets. He's having 2nd thoughts about leaving $30 mill on table

 

[reNew Orleans]

this guy is a turd

 

[guaranteeed]

LOL

Mark Medina ‏@MarkG_Medina<small class="time" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 1px;">5m</small>
Lakers caught by surprise that Dwight Howard's planning to see Mitch Kupchak once he lands in L.A. Said source: "That's news to Mitch."

 

[reNew Orleans]

this is stupid

 

[play ball]

dwights the guy who cant pick what to eat for 15 minutes, then gets a salad

so true

 

[play ball]

LOL

Mark Medina ‏@MarkG_Medina<small class="time" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 1px;">5m</small>
Lakers caught by surprise that Dwight Howard's planning to see Mitch Kupchak once he lands in L.A. Said source: "That's news to Mitch."

Not sure Mark is accurate...

Alex Kennedy ‏@AlexKennedyNBA<small class="time" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 1px;">55m</small>
This meeting is the Lakers' last chance to persuade Dwight Howard to stay. Mitch Kupchak will be in attendance. Trying to find out who else.

 

[reNew Orleans]

turd



[video=youtube_share;R5Duc-CO2i0]http://youtu.be/R5Duc-CO2i0[/video]

 

[play ball]

Not sure I agree with this...someone found out Dwight said he was signing with Rox.

Alex Kennedy ‏@AlexKennedyNBA<small class="time" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 1px;">2m</small>
I know most of you are upset with Dwight Howard, but he didn't flip flop here. He never announced anything and he didn't inform HOU or L.A.

Here are some other Kennedy tweets...


Alex Kennedy ‏@AlexKennedyNBA<small class="time" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 1px;">3h</small>
As I said before, it's very possible that Dwight Howard picks HOU, as @sam_amick first reported. But his camp is adamant he hasn't decided.


Lakers Nation ‏@LakersNation<small class="time" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 1px;">3h</small>
The announcement hasn't been made, but the decision seemingly has. Just waiting on details now.

 

[play ball]

ESPN NBA - Mavericks reach agreement with PG Jose Calderon on 4-year, $28 million deal - ESPN and media reports

 

[P-Unit]

Chris Broussard ‏@Chris_Broussard<small style="color: rgb(187, 187, 187); font-size: 12px; margin-top: 1px; float: right; position: relative;" class="time">4m</small>
Source: D12 has landed in LA & told Lakers it's 50-50 btwn them and the Rockets. He's having 2nd thoughts about leaving $30 mill on table

what a fucking POS he is. If I was LAL I would tell him to go fuck himself over that $30 million. I hope the fucker goes broke.

 

[Lareux]

Ahhhh, the media at its finest. Until someone hears Dwight announce where he is headed (or staying), no one should believe a word.

 

[P-Unit]

I fully believe Dwight's camp leaks info to keep him relevant....

 

[play ball]

Alex Kennedy ‏@AlexKennedyNBA<small class="time" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 1px;">50s</small>
It's Houston. Source close to Dwight Howard confirms that he'll join the Rockets. He'll inform the Lakers and make an official decision.

 

[nbafan88]

The media might be doing some harm but Howard is flip flopping between the two teams because of the money. Whether you think that's good or bad that's what's going on.

 

[Lareux]

what a fucking POS he is. If I was LAL I would tell him to go fuck himself over that $30 million. I hope the fucker goes broke.

Yep. Also, wasn't it not about the money and only about a championship with Dwight? He did just recently say that, did he not? He's a fucking douche. Biggest douche in the NBA.

 

[nbafan88]

Wow ok then.

 

[P-Unit]

Alex Kennedy ‏@AlexKennedyNBA<small style="color: rgb(187, 187, 187); font-size: 12px; margin-top: 1px; float: right; position: relative;" class="time">50s</small>
It's Houston. Source close to Dwight Howard confirms that he'll join the Rockets. He'll inform the Lakers and make an official decision.

so he's just wasting the Lakers time with this "meeting"? classy.....

 

[Lareux]

Wow ok then.

Sorry, just how I feel about him. I know you think he's a clown as well, I just chose the word douche because it's a bit more accurate in relation to the way this whole 'saga' is now playing out imo.

 

[nbafan88]

No I was referring to the post of him making the decision

 

[Lareux]

No I was referring to the post of him making the decision

:shake:

So you agree that he is a douche? lol

Use a quote so we know what you're talking about....not trying to be nasty either.

 

[nbafan88]

He's a class A douche. At least Lebron wanted to win

 

[Lareux]

He's a class A douche. At least Lebron wanted to win

Lebron did (want to win), but he was equally as douchey with the way he went about announcing his decision.

 

[crawdads]

Meanwhile Andrew Bynum and his bulky knees will be getting paid a max deal very soon..

 

[Lareux]

I fully believe Dwight's camp leaks info to keep him relevant....

Agreed 100%. And Dwight's "camp" is essentially Dwight in this instance.

 

[reNew Orleans]

this is dumb

USA Honduras friendly about to start, fuck this reality tv mess