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Glad he is out of the running for the Spurs. Now maybe they will concentrate more on Oden.
Glad he is out of the running for the Spurs. Now maybe they will concentrate more on Oden.
Glad he is out of the running for the Spurs. Now maybe they will concentrate more on Oden.
Hah, as if the Spurs really cared about Mozgov.
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA6m
Free agent forward Alan Anderson is finalizing an agreement with the Brooklyn Nets, league source tells Y! Sports.
I honestly don't see why you'd be glad about that. Oden will blow out his knee sometime in August again. He's not ever going to have an NBA career.
What are you psychic, how can you be so sure of this? I understand why you might feel this way in light of the past, but what if he remains virtually injury free?
A lot of very smart FOs seem to be willing to take that gamble. The upside must far outweigh the downside.
I thought Oden was supposed to make a decision by Friday? Shouldn't we be hearing from him soon then?
Don't forget that Portland's training staff has been a joke for long time here. So while Oden may never be a 30 mpg 82 game player, there's a good chance he can have a productive relatively healthy career with another organization under a better training staff.
Anytime I hear someone mention oden...and staying injury free, I tend to stop reading. They just shouldn't go together. Why would anyone think this guy could play a full season, is beyond me.
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Charlotte is finalizing a three-year, $18 million extension with restricted free agent guard Gerald Henderson, league sources tell Y!
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 15s Phoenix and Indiana are engaged in serious talks about a trade that would send Luis Scola to the Pacers, league sources tell Y! Sports.
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine 2m
Reports from Argentina that Scola is headed to Pacers have been circulating for last hour, but latest word is Danny Granger is NOT in deal
Kind of a weird trade for the Pacers, they need some shooters.
Granted helps if West, Hib get in foul trouble.
^Yea adding Copeland gives them a guy who can spread the floor, but I agree I thought another shooter would help a great deal, kind of like the Grizz.
Pacers just need bodies off the bench. They were horrid last season.
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Bit off topic, but the Pacers were one of the two teams I thought Neal would actually do pretty well on. They have youth and speed on D along with rim protection to make up for Neal's limitations on D, and he is the type of instant offense/shooter they desperately need off the bench since they don't have anyone who can create their own shot consistently.
Not sure if the Spurs would be able to get involved given the hard cap the Pacers have this season, but here's hoping they at least looked into doing something.
Bruno with the goods.Good point. I honestly think that Memphis won't be that bad without Lionel Hollins . Their new head coach used to be the defensive coordinator I believe, so Memphis will still be the defensive juggernaut that they were all year.
If Mike Miller can stay healthy, then Memphis will have another huge weapon even though Miller's defense isn't as good as Tayshaun Prince. I think that Prince's defense is overrated tbh. The guy looks kind of slow and can easily get beaten off the dribble. Ok Nostradamus whatever you say. If anyone is a master at dealing with banged up guys, it's Pop. I believe that Oden has the best chance of recovering and easing his way into the NBA if he plays for Pop alongside Tim Duncan. Whether his knees will hold on, nobody knows for sure.
I agree. A trade for Blair, Bonner, or Neal for Granger wouldn't be such a bad idea. A healthy Danny Granger would solve our SF hole off the bench.
What advanced stat did the Spurs use when they signed De Crapo and Baynes?
Baynes wad the best rebounder in Europe. On the other I don't think the 3 backup PG were chosen according to any stat.
Miami will probably end up with Oden and Mo Williams because Pat Riley is a persuer while R.C. is a surveyor. By the time Buford gets involved, he's only got scraps and scrubs left on the market.
You're kind of a glass half empty kind of guy, huh?
i guess that is a need but they upgrade the bench with a better PG, PF and C (assuming they go with Scola at the 5). Granger will be great off the bench or you can flip him for someone like Jameer Nelson. Nelson can run the p&R. Hill can go back to being a combo guard.
I actually don't think Mo would go to Miami. The Chalmers/Cole duo is pretty good as is. He really can't play 2 guard with Wade & Allen eating up minutes there. With the Spurs he could actually backup Parker and would only have to fight off Joseph, Mills and De Colo.
As for Oden, I think that they would overuse him. Bosh, Birdman, Anthony, Haslem isn't exactly an imposing front line. They are good defensively but have problems with size (I.E Indiana and possibly Brooklyn)
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Pacers will trade Miles Plumlee, Gerald Green and 2014 protected 1st round pick to Suns for Luis Scola, sources tell Y! Sports.
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Latest proposed trade construction in @LScola4 deal: Gerald Green, Miles Plumlee and Indiana's ... m.tmi.me/13lZeM
That's quite a fair deal. Scrubla isn't worth a first round pick but Indiana also get ride of Green's contract. Indiana bench killed them in the playoffs and it should be way better next season with the additions of CJ Watson, Copeland, Granger, Solomon Hill and Scola.
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