Official 2014 Free Agency Thread

[anakha]

Getting things back on topic - an updated list of FAs to date:

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...medium=twitter

Huh. You'd think Gasol would rank above Hayward on that list.

[anakha]

The quote above is a typical example of what I was talking about, not ing as he would have us believe.
Does not know the difference between a simple statement of fact, and ing, no surprise here.
It won't be long before he makes a total fool of himself.
Makes one wonder though, why was he offended by a simple statement of fact that he had to make a baseless false accusation, and name calling?
Hm?
I caution him, this is a good informative thread that does not need him to ruin it.
'nuff said.

Follow your own advice and focus on the topic, Christmas troll.

[xmas1997]

Follow your own advice and focus on the topic, Christmas troll.

Thanks for the info on unsigned free agents.
I was wondering about that and was about to ask ace3g.

And take your own advice and stay on topic. You do not need to advise me of anything, if you had read my post it pretty much says it all.
You do not need to make your lying accusations calling me a troll, doing the obvious trollish tactics of baiting me, and false accusations that I am ing when even a reasonable teenager can see I am not.
Those comments could have been kept to yourself, but you just wanted to troll me for no good reason.
Proud of yourself?

[Mel_13]

And take your own advice and stay on topic.

Post #847 took this thread off topic.

[xmas1997]

I am still hoping, besides signing Diaw, that we get either McRoberts or Frye.

[anakha]

Thanks for the info on unsigned free agents.
I was wondering about that and was about to ask ace3g.

And take your own advice and stay on topic. You do not need to advise me of anything, if you had read my post it pretty much says it all.
You do not need to make your lying accusations calling me a troll, doing the obvious trollish tactics of baiting me, and false accusations that I am ing when even a reasonable teenager can see I am not.
Those comments could have been kept to yourself, but you just wanted to troll me for no good reason.
Proud of yourself?

Takes the thread off topic by ing about trolls, then accuses me of baiting him.

Now, to keep Christmas troll from derailing the thread - an article defending the Jrue Holiday trade:

http://www.thebirdwrites.com/2014/7/...y-a-year-later

Classifying Parker as a 'Borderline All-star' and Jennings as a 'good starter' renders his PG rankings completely useless.

[xmas1997]

Post #847 took this thread off topic.

Riiight Mel. Your unbiased take is astounding.
If you will read back to posts 841, 842, and 843 you will see that I was replying to those to ward off any hard feelings getting out of hand.
Can you ever take a reasonable stand about anything?

[Mel_13]

Riiight Mel. Your unbiased take is astounding.
If you will read back to posts 841, 842, and 843 you will see that I was replying to those to ward off any hard feelings getting out of hand.
Can you ever take a reasonable stand about anything?

Wow. You really believe that.

[tholdren]

Mel what is your full name and address?

[xmas1997]

Takes the thread off topic by ing about trolls, then accuses me of baiting him.

Now, to keep Christmas troll from derailing the thread - an article defending the Jrue Holiday trade:

http://www.thebirdwrites.com/2014/7/...y-a-year-later

Classifying Parker as a 'Borderline All-star' and Jennings as a 'good starter' renders his PG rankings completely useless.

How about quit making baseless accusations about decent posters being trolls?
That would be a great start for you for a change.
I honestly doubt you can do this.

[xmas1997]

Wow. You really believe that.

Go read those posts, Mel.
Should I have quoted them first?

[Blizzardwizard]

Another thread derailed. Take it to PM's jeez

[Mel_13]

Go read those posts, Mel.
Should I have quoted them first?

Three hours had gone by since the last of those posts. It was over. Your oft-spewed manifesto was not needed and drew the predictable response.

[xmas1997]

Here is another article on Diaw in general and the Spurs situation from SpursNation.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...-agency-opens/

Back on topic.

[anakha]

How about quit making baseless accusations about decent posters being trolls?
That would be a great start for you for a change.
I honestly doubt you can do this.

Christmas troll still ing, still trying to derail this topic.

Couple of really minor tidbits:

[anakha]

An article on Lebron as the puppet master so far this offseason:

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/...mplete-control

Riley is now looking at the likes of Anthony Morrow, Vince Carter, Shawn Marion, and the faint hope of luring Gasol or Luol Deng at cut-rate deals.

If this is anything remotely close to true, I'm not sure the Heat are really addressing their biggest holes in the lineup.

[xmas1997]

An article on Lebron as the puppet master so far this offseason:

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/...mplete-control

Thanks again for digging up the great articles.

[xmas1997]

Only news I could find from Boris so far:


Boris DiawVerified account ‏@theborisdiaw

Happy 4th of July to all my American followers. Now let's have a good BBQ and go France at the World Cup. #riskeverything

[anakha]

Somebody toss this article at Cully and Kool downstairs.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/pos...ice-for- les

[xmas1997]

More on Boris:



Boris Diaw will play for France's national team during the FIBA World Cup this summer.
Diaw is coming off a long year of basketball, having won the 2013 EuroBasket compe ion last summer before a long march to the Finals with San Antonio. He said he'll take "a couple of days to relax" before getting back out on the court, and his excellent play this year should set him up for a nice payday as an unrestricted free agent.


And:



The Blazers will reportedly pursue unrestricted free agent Boris Diaw.
Diaw's French buddy Nic Batum could factor in here, and the Blazers could have certainly used him with little depth in their frontcourt this past year. Talks are likely in the exploratory stage. Jul 1 - 3:04 AM
Source: Joe Freeman on Twitter

[DesignatedT]

With Tony not playing Boris is going to have to be even more aggressive offensively for France this summer. Hopefully it continues to translate over to the Spurs.

[Kindergarten Cop]

The Blazers will reportedly pursue unrestricted free agent Boris Diaw.
Diaw's French buddy Nic Batum could factor in here, and the Blazers could have certainly used him with little depth in their frontcourt this past year. Talks are likely in the exploratory stage. Jul 1 - 3:04 AM
Source: Joe Freeman on Twitter

I think the addition of Kaman probably takes them out of the running for Diaw.

[CGD]

It's hard to read Boris. Part of me thinks that he would take big money on a lower team with cap space now that he has his ring, which frankly I wouldnt fault him for. I could seem him going back to the Suns, for example, and being a nice addition for them with their young pieces and emerging coach.

Yes, Spurs have the edge over other elite teams limited to an MLE offers as they hold Boris's Larry Bird rights, but Boris is whimsical seeming. It doesn't help that Tony is only signed through next year so far.

I bet part of kicking the tires on Gasol is a back up plan to Boris leaving as much as it is adding both to the teams. I hope there are other contingency plans.

[Chinook]

Chicago signing Mirotic would be a sign they're out of the Melo sweepstakes, which is really a shame.

[xmas1997]

With Portland using their MLE to sign Kaman, I think they are out of the running for Diaw.