NBA 2013-2014 Season Thread

[Rafael]

Mirotic & Gasol make quite the rotation.

Meanwhile, anyone has an opinion on Brian Roberts? Just signed a 2-year deal with the Hornets.

[SeanDMan]

He was great for the Orioles when he was healthy, would always get lots of steals.

[VerbalPuke]

I like the signings for Detroit. I always liked Butler, he is older but the team needed a veteran presence like him. I don't know much about Augustin but his numbers were solid but he should shore up the PG spot because Bynum is just a hero baller and Jennings is a talent but has his head up his ass. SVG has probably improved the shooting on this team which was desperately needed. I have to think a trade is next because we have 17 guys on the roster, though Harellson is probably gone leaving 16. We could still use a quality big man off the bench unless they plan on keeping Smith and using him as a sixth man.

There is also the issue of what to do with Monroe, max him now, sign and trade, or he walks next season.

[Plubby]

These Knick kids are alright...

[phatman]

I'm quietly liking the moves that Washington is making this offseason... Aside from picking up Pierce, they've just managed to do a sign and trade with Boston to get Kris Humphries on a relatively cheap 3yr-$13.5 mill deal which they'll absorb into some of the trade exemption they just got in the Ariza to Houston deal (which I think was an overpay for Ariza anyway)

[gunnar hendershow]

I am real happy with the Humphries add. Just the kind of pickup they needed.

Also, in really cool news. NBA jerseys will have a gold tab to denote that they've won a title. It'd be better if a team that had 5 titles, 10 titles, etc. got a second and third tab to denote their greater success but it's still a nice touch.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11219276/nba-jerseys-now-feature-gold-tabs-collars-indicate-teams-won-titles

[Tyrone]

Mike Miller has signed with the Cavs.

EDIT: Lance Stephenson has signed with the Charlotte Hornets.

EDIT: James Jones has also signed with Cleveland.

[Rafael]

Lance!

[gunnar hendershow]

Joel Embiid might be hard to hate.

http://deadspin.com/joel-embiid-is-really-good-at-twitter-lets-not-ruin-th-1606103122

[Meacon Keaton]

"Drake said 'NO' and I was mean to him" is one of the best things I've read in a while.

[Monkey D. Lars]

I hope Morrow will do well for us at Oklahoma!

[The Heartbreak Kid]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DUiOM9JkQQ

[DYSI]

This happened last year tomorrow... Considering Pierce would've cost us $20 mil because of the luxury tax it makes sense that we let him bolt, but a full season of Brook and Pierce/KG would've been something that could've worked if this whole mess of an off-season didn't go down the way it did.

[Meacon Keaton]

...yeah, you all would have been amazing in 2001...

[DYSI]

...yeah, you all would have been amazing in 2001...

A 12 year old Brook Lopez would be unstoppable.

[Mofoticon]

Looks like the Cavs are going to include Wiggins for Love because LeBron wants Love (and has reached out to him already via Wojo) so I'd expect something like Wiggins/Bennett/cap filler for Love to happen soon.

[gunnar hendershow]

That's too good of a deal for Minnesota to turn down but they seem pretty hardheaded on the notion that they can somehow keep Love in town.

[Quom]

The annoying thing is that Rubio may well make Wiggins look like a star (and AB competent), so all the Cavs fans will get their knickers in a knot about how much better offensively he is than expected and how they got screwed.

Also I don't think any wolves fan expects Love to stick around. It is more the "lol Love isn't worth a Klay Thompson" makes us happy to let him walk after a year is up rather than trading him for scraps and being the brunt of jokes for the next 5 years. Because we're willing to play chicken it seems teams are beginning to realise that we won't accept just any offer for him.

[Plubby]

AB looked competent by the end of the year and he's been great at summer league (admittedly: as well he should at summer league).

[Quom]

I hate summer league, people seem to think it somehow shows how good a player will be next season. Dennis Schroeder got a huge amount of hype last year in the summer league.