NBA Off-Season trades, signings and team discussion thread

[PHX]

The Magic will likely use the rest of their mid-level exception, left over from signing Brandon Bass to a four year, $18 million contract. Bass gets a little more than $4 million in his first year. The mid-level exception is $5.854 million a year, which leaves a little less than $1.8 million a year for Barnes.
That's what they're hoping, which would put Barnes' deal at two years, close to $3.6 million.
A year ago today, the Phoenix Suns signed Barnes to a veteran minimum contract. He made $1.2 million last year, so this contract would be an upgrade. There, Barnes, 29, averaged 10 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
We'll have more details and reaction on Barnes later in the day, plus a look at what's next.
There have been reports that the Magic are close with point guard C.J. Watson, but no offer's been made yet for the Warriors' restricted free agent.

 

[peternorth]

yes phx

another article on the Magic signing Matthew Barnes

man, the whores are stacked this year!

 

[WALL-e]

Very happy with Otis' work.

CJ Watson woould be nice.

Also rumours a trade for Duhon for AJ and JJ's expierings. But I doubt that.

 

[peternorth]

lakers sign lamar.....i wish

 

[Primetime Pricey]

i hope this happens

The Knicks are preparing to sign Ramon Sessions to an offer sheet using the team's mid-level exception.

Sessions is a restricted free-agent and the Bucks would have seven days to match the offer, something the Knicks now think the Bucks may not do if the team is ready to hand its point guard duties to lottery pick Brandon Jennings. Earlier the Knicks were reluctant to get involved believing the Bucks would match their offer.

Agent Chubby Wells said he hopes his client signs a four-year offer sheet with one of Sessions' suitors Tuesday or Wednesday.

"They've gotten real serious," he said of the Knicks.

If Sessions accepts New York's offer, it could affect Donnie Walsh's willingness to make a multi-year contract offer to restricted free-agent David Lee.

If the Knicks go in this direction -- and it appears they will -- the obvious will be stated: they will go into the new season against an improved Eastern Conference as the Young Guns. Sessions is 23 and, along with Toney Douglas (23) is the oldest of the young core, which will include Wilson Chandler, 22, Jordan Hill, 21, and Danilo Gallinari, 20.

 

[WALL-e]

YEs, sign sessions, then trade us Duhon.

 

[Vegas.]

How did Beabouis not make any of those ratings? Did he not play enough games?

 

[wotdoiput]

Any chance the Bucks and Knicks do a S&T to send Seesions to the Big Apple and Lee to play alongside Bogut?

 

[WALL-e]

Any chance the Bucks and Knicks do a S&T to send Seesions to the Big Apple and Lee to play alongside Bogut?

Lee believes his contracts should start at the cap, then be heavily back loaded.

LOL, if the Bucks wanna hand him 10 plus a year, NY would accommodate for the promise not to resign Sessions.

 

[Stiffy_18]

Kings sign Sean May to a one year deal at veterans minimum

 

[Theeighthhamster]

Lol at the Nuggets for trading for Malik Allen.

 

[Messenger]

Lol at the Nuggets for trading for Malik Allen.

.....for Sonny Weems. It's a low value deal but Allen helps the Nugs a lot more than Weems, who played about 15 games last season.

 

[Theeighthhamster]

.....for Sonny Weems. It's a low value deal but Allen helps the Nugs a lot more than Weems, who played about 15 games last season.

Allen played small minutes for the Bucks last season so I know that 99% of fans didn't see him. Imagine Joe Smith, now imagine him at 58 years old with cronic arthritis. That's Allen, sure he didn't cost the Nuggets a good player but they've spent vauable money and a roster spot on an absolutely useless, washed up guy. It makes no sense at all they can't have scouted him recently.

 

[Theeighthhamster]

The Nuggets actually saved 300k from that deal. It was a money saving move.

One thing that puzzles me is that their owner Stan Kroenke (owns like evey sporting team in Colorado and a majority of the shares for Arsenal FC... his wife also owns Wal-Mart) is probably the richest owner in the NBA... yet he's a stingy barstard and not willing for his team to spend (hence Camby trade for nothing).

The Weems contract is mostly non-guaranteed so it's the Bucks that make a small savings assuming that he's cut.

 

[PHX]

Lamaaaaar.

Lamar Odom will re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, coming to terms on a $40 million contract over four years, according to sources close to the forward.

The deal will likely be consummated when owner Dr. Jerry Buss returns from vacation in Hawaii.

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/60732/20090722/report_odom_agrees_to_terms_with_lakers/

 

[popathon]

For anyone who wants to see the 'Dunkgate' video... http://ebaumnation.com/2009/07/22/jordan-crawford-dunks-on-lebron-james

 

[peternorth]

Lamaaaaar.

Lamar Odom will re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, coming to terms on a $40 million contract over four years, according to sources close to the forward.

The deal will likely be consummated when owner Dr. Jerry Buss returns from vacation in Hawaii.

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/60732/20090722/report_odom_agrees_to_terms_with_lakers/

i like kobe am optimistic.

come on Dr Buss, consummate this marriage and ill consummate all over my laptop!!

 

[peternorth]

Bryant, an 11-time All-Star, said a possible showdown against LeBron James(notes), former Lakers teammate Shaquille O’Neal(notes) and the Cleveland Cavaliers in next season’s finals would be “crazy.”

“Just the hoopla that surrounds it and all the stories that would come out of it,” Bryant said. “If that match up is to happen, we have to take it one day at a time, we can’t get caught up in it being a given that we’re going to be in the finals.”

discuss

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

wtf...LeBron got dunked on?

I am never buying Nike again

 

[PHX]

EDIT: popathon's ebaumsworld video is closer to the dunk.


Lebron did get owned it seems. Won't be the last but I don't see why anyone would care that much after seeing the footage. He's got more hysteria over it for trying to hide it.

[youtube]HvhHA8vk0xA[/youtube]

 

[peternorth]

hey everyone,

last night i had an interesting dream bordering on a nightmare.

dreamt that the whorenets got beat 145-39 by.....the knicks.

i believe this came about after reading an article on the bees lack of activity in the off season.

dunno what's more unbelievable, knicks winning or the bees losing by that much

 

[Vegas.]

If CP wasn't playing, then I'd believe it.

 

[peternorth]

rumour has it that the wolves are looking at trading qrich.

maybe he could make his way through every city in teh usa

 

[peternorth]

Arron Afflalo and Walter Sharpe acquired by the nuggets from the pists for a 2nd rounder (future). yes this is old news. the nugg VP is really excited about this move. i smell spin.

oh and as messenger et al aluded to earlier the weems-sharpe dynasty is over with their on trade to what seems the current basketball graveyard milwaukee for malik allen

 

[WALL-e]

hey everyone,

last night i had an interesting dream bordering on a nightmare.

dreamt that the whorenets got beat 145-39 by.....the knicks.

i believe this came about after reading an article on the bees lack of activity in the off season.

dunno what's more unbelievable, knicks winning or the bees losing by that much

Their lack of progression has been dissapointing.