NBA 2012-13 Thread

[HC]

So apparently, Dwight Howard has told Houston that they need to sign another star so they could make a new big three. He's not even on the team yet, and he wants to play general manager. The guy wants to be the sole centerpiece of a franchise, while also wanting two fellow superstars. Of course, if I'm Houston, I'd tell him we'd glady sign another big name free agent, provided he takes a lesser contract to offset the cost, which he probably wouldn't do. It just feels like he wants it both ways, in every way.

Edited July 2, 2013 by HeadCheese

[Maxx]

So apparently, Dwight Howard has told Houston that they need to sign another star so they could make a new big three. He's not even on the team yet, and he wants to play general manager. The guy wants to be the sole centerpiece of a franchise, while also wanting two fellow superstars. Of course, if I'm Houston, I'd tell him we'd glady sign another big name free agent, provided he takes a lesser contract to offset the cost, which he probably wouldn't do. It just feels like he wants it both ways, in every way.

Houston told him he could have input in personnel decisions. It's their fault for doing everything short of blowing the guy.

[Plubby]

@slimthugga on twitter (i'm led to believe this is a person who matters more than some on twitter. some sort of rapper?) offered it by proxy!

[gunnar hendershow]

Slim Thug is a rapper from Houston who did this song.

[Rafael]

Kevin Martin signing with the Wolves. Four-year deal.

[phatman]

Clippers, Suns & Bucks have agreed to a three team deal...

Clippers receive: JJ Redick & Jared Dudley

Suns receive: Eric Bledsoe & Caron Butler

Bucks receive: 2 future 2nd round picks - one from each team

As a Suns fan I like the deal a lot... Bledsoe & Dragic will be a nice backcourt, hell I'd possibly like them to trade Dragic at this point...

I'm sure the Clippers could have got more for Bledsoe though... They get two good shooters but I'm not exactly sold on this deal making them any better despite Redick been a favourite of mine...

[Red Devil-Taker316]

I don't really get the OKC deal. If they were just going to let Martin walk....they should have just kept Harden last year and let him walk then? Or I mean at least gotten more of a haul then, because a couple of mid-firsts (even one possibly being a late first) and Jeremy Lamb with one year of Kevin Martin really seems pretty awful.

[Benjamin]

Ginobili signs a two year deal with the Spurs.

[livid]

Celtics have hired Brad Stevens as their new head coach.

WOW. Talk about out of nowhere.

[HC]

Boston hired Brad Stevens. That shocked the hell out me. Bulldog fans will surely be pissed.

[livid]

Coaching hires are never surprising anymore so hats off to the Celtics.

I can't believe I just gave props to the Celtics.

[DYSI]

Tyreke Evans to the Pelicans, Greivis Vasquez to Sac-town, and Robin Lopez to Portland with random no names and second rounders floating around too.

I like how the Pelicans are building their team this off-season with Evans and the Jrue Holiday trade during the draft. I think they have a legit shot at a low-seed in the West with a Holiday-Gordon-Evans-Anderson-Davis starting five.

[Rafael]

Oh, and Al Jefferson to the Bobcats is official. A three-year deal worth $41m. Just when I start to follow the Bobcats, things start working for them.

[Maxx]

Dwight Howard has made his decision and.....

It will be announced at some point over the weekend on Twitter. Because fuck Dwight Howard.

[VerbalPuke]

God damn is he a fucking primadonna. I don't think any athlete has gotten on my nerves this quickly but this guy takes the cake. Fucking diva.

[HC]

Howard isn't going back to LA, nor is he going to Atlanta. That leaves Dallas, Houston, and Golden State. I think he'll end up a Rocket, but the Warriors are a dark horse candidate. If they can clear cap, I think Howard will sign with them. That could be why he's delaying his decision.

[Benjamin]

Iguodala just signed with the Warriors.

[Blitz]

For $12M? Smells like a power move to get Howard next.

Jefferson and Biedrins to Utah. No idea what they're thinking. GSW still has Bogut ($13M) and either Barnes or Thompson ($2-3M each) they can move to LA in a sign and trade.

Dwight Howard-David Lee-Andre Iguodala-Harrison Barnes or Klay Thompson-Steph Curry. That's a pretty wicked starting five. Bench will predicate how good the team will be, but if Jarrett Jack comes back along with Brandon Rush, and Draymon Green that's not a bad eight man rotation along with whoever else they get on minimum contracts.

[Maxx]

Rush is part of the Jazz trade, the player that they actually wanted would be my guess.

[Red Devil-Taker316]

I've stated this before and obviously I'm in the minority and maybe even clueless, but I can't still help but feel Dwight Howard is going to resign with the Lakers.

It is going to have to just be one of those things I need to actually see happen (him leaving) to believe it.

For the record, with Iggy signing with GS and Bynum basically gone from Philly, the Dwight trade last year has to be one of the biggest jokes in NBA history.