2014-2015 NBA off-season Lebron goes home thread.
 

I will update this when the schedule is announced in a couple of weeks, but I will open with the new uniforms for the Charlotte Hornets below.
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Been waiting for the other nba thread to finish! lol

Anyways, should be an interesting offseason. Alot of what ifs can happen.

This draft is gonna get crazy. The Embiid injury throws a major monkey wrench into the top 10.

I'd love to see Sacramento trade McLemore and their 8th pick to Philly for the third. Something like:

Jason Thompson
Ben McLemore
8th pick

for

Jason Richardson's knee and expiring contract
3rd pick

SAC takes Dante Exum to be their PG

Philly gets to pair McLemore with MCW, and then grab Randle/McDermott/Stauskus/Young with the 8th and 10th picks.

Raptors should trade DeRozan and the #20 to Philly for the #3 pick. Take Embiid and start the rebuild.

Someone should make Larry Bird explain why he traded the rights to Kawhi Leonard (and other assets) for George Hill. I know they already had Paul George, but teaming him with Leonard would have been sick.

NBA

Little known fact: McDermott signed a letter of intent to play for UNI. The bastard backed out after his daddy took the Creighton job.

For the Heat right now its 4 guys I want in the draft spot, unless somebody starts to fall.

Jordan Clarkson
Elfird Payton
Shabazz Napier
Mitch McGray

Miami opens as the Vegas favorite to win the title in 2015.

Because at the time they still had Danny Granger in his prime.

And as a Hornets/Pelicans fan, im ****ing stoked.

but, IF THE HORNETS DRAFT MCDERMOTT, im probably going to binge drink.

And? They could have dealt him and saved a significant amount of money and had insane talent going forward.

Really? I thought Bird built one hell of a team.

And then somewhere, they decided to bring in guys like Evan Turner and Bynum who CLEARLY threw everything way off. They took a good thing and got too cute.

Golden State looks to be the front runner for Kevin Love. Looking like they are adding Klay Thompson to the trade with David Lee and whatever else they need for salary purposes.

That game at Sprint Center is going to be good.

My wife asked if we could get tickets last night. My daughter loves basketball. I told her we should wait to see who's where first
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I bought tickets to the one in 2010 in June to see Wade. By July, they added LeBron and Bosh and my second row tickets went sky high. Only people in front of me were the floor seats and it was mainly Chiefs players. Pretty cool night expect I didn't get to see Wade play. But saw LeBron and Durant and that was totally worth it.

Vegas wasn't built on the general public being smart.

That's irrelevant right now. No one knows what anyone's going to look like next year with the exception of the Spurs.

There's no way the 6ers do that.

There's no way that proposed trade for Kevin Love is going down. I refuse to believe Minnesota is THAT stupid. Yes they need to trade KLove, but they don't need to get raped in the process.

Trade makes no sense to me if I'm a Wolves fan.

Lee's contract is miserable, and Thompson is going to be due a huge raise. The Wolves would just have the same issue with him that they have with Love in a years time.

Lee is going to give you 18/10 but the Wolves would get destroyed beyond belief with that defensive lineup on the floor.

Martin has a very reasonable 3 years at 21 million left on his deal.

If I'm the Wolves, I'm holding Love until the trade deadline.

I wouldn't be shocked if Embiid fell to the Lakers.

I would be, if the current order holds. I don't see any way that Ainge would let Embiid get by him.

You're probably right.

Knowing the Lakers luck that is probably true.

Yep.Klay would not re-sign when he turns into a FA.

I really like Thompson, but if that deal goes down.. I will be, uhhm yeah.

So what moves do you guys think the Lakers make? I dont see them being a playoff team.

I'd be surprised if he even got that far. Noel only fell to 6 himself after tearing his ACL and he isn't anywhere near the caliber of prospect.

I was pulling for Embiid and then LeBron returning. Looks like Parker might be the pick now. Really hope we pull in Blatt though. He's been my choice for HC for a good month now.

Nuggets and Warriors are playing a random game at Wells Fargo in Des Moines October.

Crazy. Cavs will probably hire Blatt. Pretty excited about that. Granted, the Cavs aren't a team that can really take a risk/reward thing, but this is a pretty nice risk to take.

I still think the denver offers is the best.

LMAO Weren't they the favorites this year?

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/m...,521859.column

#InRileyWeTrust

Riley better hope he didn't alienate his meal ticket. I also hope he has a better plan to sell than just a declining Wade/Bosh again. Because if LeBron doesn't return, the Heat might as well rebuild.

It was a desperation move; it's the only one he has, because he has no assets to play.

Regarding other potential moves:

1) I think the Embiid stuff is somewhat of an overblown smokescreen and he still goes #1 overall. If the Cavs draft Parker they have to sell the Notorious DNP for 10 cents on the dollar. It's not as bad if they draft Wiggins, but Waiters and Irving still dominate the ball too much for an effective scoring wing to maximize his abilities.

2) Whoever trades for Love won't be happy with him. Yes, he plays in the West, but he's not a winning player; he's a stat whore, and you'll only win a title if he's no higher than the third best player on the team.

#PopovichshitsonRiley

I see them sucking for another year, cutting ties with Kobe, and signing Lebron.

I know you're one of the Planet's "special" posters, but even you know 9 > 5.

LMAO

So not only are you a douche, but stupid as **** because you don't know that they've both won 5 championships.

Edit: LMAO @ you adding his championships he won as a player, assistant coach, and executive. Does your shallowness know no bounds?

if LeBron opts out this year he isn't gonna be available next year though...

I noticed you weren't around in the Playoffs thread also.

Did you watch your team get demolished or are you the typical Heat fan that quits on their team?

My question about Love is his defense.

This

Cleveland with an interesting move

So ****ing glad we got Blatt. He's won everywhere he's been, and usually with lesser talented teams beating teams that he shouldn't be. He's an icon in Europe and reguarded as a offensive genius. His teams play very unselfishly and play good defense too. Excited to see what he does with all the young talent in Cleveland, and the top pick in the best draft since '03.

First guy to ever jump from Europe to NBA too. Golden State and the Timberwolves showed interest in him this year, and Boston did last year.

Love not going to be a Warrior, Wolves want too much.

Wouldn't surprise me. Based on potential alone, I'd still take Embiid over anybody. But I'm not the GM who has to take the injury risk with him. Either way, I can't see him dropping past 3 or 4.

Had an argument with my brother a while back about Love's viability on a potential contender. He believed the same as you about Love, but I suggested he could be a #2 for a winner as long as there is a strong defensive center playing with him that could cover up his defensive weaknesses.

With the hiring of Blatt, I think the pick has to be Wiggins. The guy plays outstanding defense and plays very unselfish basketball. At the very least, you have a guy who will unselfishly play within the system and that's a good thing to have when you have teammates who love to control the ball. I don't know how you can sell in Parker unless you want to go really safe.

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This game told me all I needed to know about his potential to be a 2 way star in the NBA. So young and so many things left to improve upon (including his mentality), but if Cleveland doesn't want to take the Embiid risk, you'd think it would be him.

I know it can't be Parker. Plays average defense and is a score first, sometimes poor shot selection player. Bad fit for Blatt's system where he wants great passers, unselfishly play, and guys who can defend.

Keep in mind that Blatt has some good system players who can play at Center. Varejao and Thompson and potentially they can also bring Hawes back, which is an ideal fit. They are hilariously light at Small Forward. So even with a healthy Embiid, Embiid is an obvious choice but Wiggins is such a nice fit that the pick would still be justified.

You really couldn't ask for a better situation for Wiggins. Coached by a great coach and put in a situation where not only does he not have to be "the guy," but his moving the ball around would actually be highly encouraged. That will give him time to develop, as a lot of his deficiencies can be coached.

I agree on Love.

I would agree on that as well. Houston would probably be the best spot for him, but I don't see them making a play.

If you were Cleveland, would you take #3 and Thad Young (very solid player) for #1? Then take Embiid at 3 and wait for him to fully heal? Tough decisions for the Cavs.

Why is Wiggins being labeled as a SG? He isn't going to Cleveland if he's playing guard with Irving and Waiters already there. Embiid was going to be the pick if his back checked out 100%, so idk what's happening now with the foot. But they also do love Parker.

For a C back and foot injuries are major concerns.

Klay Thompson to the Lakers makes zero sense.

Melo opts out, becomes free agent. Shocker.

If I were Minny, I would do whatever it took to get Kenneth Faried to Minnesota.

I dont find Love willing to sign an extension with a team with just Ty Lawson and Gallo coming off 2 years removed from ACL. Plus they would have to acquire Afflalo BACK just to sweeten the pot to Minny.

Bulls are also in the race for Afflalo to pair with the potential of attracting Melo in Chicago with Noah and a rehabbing Rose. Bulls have two draft picks to dangle at the Magic to make it happen.

He's a nice player, but he can't be the centerpiece to getting Love. Hustle and defense guy, but little offensive skill.

Timmy is back! I smell repeat.

He had no reason to pass up 10M+. Spurs should be the favorite again barring LeBron's decision.

Cavaliers got Lue as associate coach! It was down to Blatt or Lue for our HC position, pretty awesome we were able to lock down both.

Lue was actually considered for head coach and that doesn't concern you at all about the organization?

Lol no shit.

He was gonna possibly be hc now he's coming as asst c? Sounds like a cluster**** to me.
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What's wrong with that? Doc obviously thought he was a good coach if he brought him to LA from Boston. Hiring former players without any coaching experience has been common lately, at least Lue has some coaching experience.

No but I'm sure he could get more elsewhere. Solid team guy.

"In five years as an assistant under Rivers with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers, Lue has developed into one of the NBA's most well-regarded young head-coaching prospects, and the Cavaliers franchise believes he'll complement Blatt well."

"The 37-year-old Lue played guard for 11 seasons with seven NBA teams. He spent the past five years working on Doc Rivers' staff in Boston and Los Angeles and is regarded as one of the league's rising young coaches"

ROFL I'm sure the cavs would say that dude...
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Umm… no? Why should that even matter? Alvin Gentry is head coach material and he accepted the Warriors' assistant job.

Lue as a head coach… who knows, but he's respected enough to be on people's lists. Lue as an assistant is a proven commodity. Regardless of process, the Cavs just hired two very well respected coaches.

Cavs should just draft all Cyclones players.

DYNASTY!!!

Tyronn Lue another one of Norm's recruiting **** ups in the mid 90s.

Phil Jackson thinks Lue is one of the smartest players and quickest learners he's ever coached.

Former Husker

Point exactly. The talent that Norm let out of the state of Missouri in the mid to late 90s was unreal.