Official 2017 NBA Offseason Thread: Media Days begin

[ValarMorghulis]

I wonder how many of these dudes trained? Hamstrings looking like string cheese

 

[whiplashtw03]

 

Gonna be interesting to see if DEN trades Kenneth Faried. The Manimal still got the goods and his ability to be a beast on the boards (especially offensively and get out on the break not to mention his grit and veteran toughness are characteristics that can be a tremendous asset to any team

Dude's ceiling is way lower than I thought it was

Product of his environment. I think he thrives in a better system surrounded by better players. McGee, for example, was an afterthought....then as soon as he joins the Warriors, he becomes an impact player in the limited minutes he played. Livingston another example. Eric Gordon plays mediocre with the Pelicans, when he joins the Rockets he revives his career. 

Conversely, Mozgov balls it up during the '15 Finals...when he joins the Lakers he can't even get on the floor. Deng balls it up with Miami in the '15-'16 season especially in the playoffs, but makes zero impact with the young Lakers. Etc etc.

 

[hardens beard]

Dude's ceiling is way lower than I thought it was

What did you think his ceiling was?

 

[P C H]

 @ESPNSteinLine 2m2 minutes ago
League sources: Cavs, Pacers and Nuggets have discussed a three-way deal that would land Paul George in Cleveland and Kevin Love in Denver

Lol this ain't the answer man. This does not make the cavs better, in fact it makes them worse. Kevin Love isn't the problem.

Trading K Love for a one year rental is not the answer. Don't do it, reconsider, read some...

 

[junglejim]

Lol this ain't the answer man. This does not make the cavs better, in fact it makes them worse. Kevin Love isn't the problem.


Trading K Love for a one year rental is not the answer. Don't do it, reconsider, read some...

I need him to do it so he can recruit lebron to LA lol

 

[P C H]

Helps Denver a ton though. Playoff team

 

[a-friend]

 I need him to do it so he can recruit lebron to LA lol

In for this.

 

[nick.]

One version of potential 3-team trade involving Cleveland, Indiana, Denver, Kenneth Faried would be Cavalier-bound, league sources tell ESPN

 

[hardens beard]

Helps Denver a ton though. Playoff team

I dunno, Love and Jokic is a automatic layup line for opposing teams

 

[addict4sneakers]

One version of potential 3-team trade involving Cleveland, Indiana, Denver, Kenneth Faried would be Cavalier-bound, league sources tell ESPN

Tristan Thompson Sr

 

[pmatic]

Denver has enough spare parts to get get this deal done.

 

[Bert.]

Faried isn't a very good player

Don't see how Cleveland gets better

 

[MVP]

Who do the Pacers get?

 

[hardens beard]

Fairied needs a guard who's good at PNR for him to shine.

 

[pmatic]

Lyles and Harris are Indiana natives. Indy loves their natives.

 

[MVP]

I can confirm the Cavs did hold discussions to send Love to DEN and get PG from Indiana, on draft night. Source says "nothing serious"

-Cle.com

 

[whiplashtw03]

Faried a better fit with LAL, LAC w/ CP, OKC, or HOU than he is with CLE

 

[whiplashtw03]

PG13 gonna end up being traded to LAL in spite of all the rumors. Don't even trip

 

[pmatic]

Sources: Cavs talked 3-way trade involving Paul George, Kevin Love

The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to pursue a trade for Paul George and will be a leading contender for Carmelo Anthony's services should Anthony secure an offseason buyout from the New York Knicks, according to league sources.

Sources told ESPN that the Cavaliers engaged in serious three-way trade discussions leading up to the NBA draft on a deal that would have brought them George from the Indiana Pacers and landed Kevin Love, George's fellow Eastern Conference All-Star, with the Denver Nuggets.

The Nuggets were recruited into the talks to furnish the Pacers with the combination of promising young players and draft picks they are seeking before consenting to surrender George, whose agent, Aaron Mintz, informed Indiana management just over a week ago that George has no intention of staying with the club beyond the expiration of his current contract in June 2018.

‎The three teams ultimately could not agree to a final trade construction in time to complete a deal on draft night Thursday, but sources say the Cavaliers won't abandon their trade pursuit of George, believing that acquiring the 27-year-old and George potentially winning a championship next season alongside LeBron James is the one scenario that could convince the two-way menace to abandon his well-chronicled desire to join the Los Angeles Lakers as soon as possible.

The Lakers, Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs are among the teams, sources say, that also pursued George trades aggressively ‎in conjunction with the draft.

Sources say the Nuggets, meanwhile, have made upgrading at power forward one of their offseason priorities, which is why they covet Love.

Denver, according to sources, also hopes to crash the list of suitors for Los Angeles Clippers unrestricted free agent Blake Griffin and Atlanta Hawks unrestricted free agent Paul Millsap.‎

The specific players Denver would have sent to Indiana are not immediately known, but veteran forwards Kenneth Faried and Wilson Chandler and guard Emmanuel Mudiay are all known to be available. The Nuggets, sources say, have made versatile big man Nikola Jokic and prized first-year guard Jamal Murray off limits in trade discussions.

Pacers president Kevin Pritchard, speaking to local reporters after Thursday night's draft, referred to the recent disclosure from Mintz regarding George's refusal to stay in Indiana beyond next season as "a total gut punch."

But Pritchard also expressed confidence in the same interview that the Pacers would find a palatable George deal in the near future, saying: "We have to look at every scenario. I'm confident that we'll get something, and there's so many things on the board."

Both the Cavaliers and Nuggets, when reached by ESPN over the weekend, declined comment about the proposed three-way George trade. Pritchard has refused ESPN's interview requests this month.

Although the Cavaliers remain without a full-time general manger since the abrupt recent parting between owner Dan Gilbert and GM David Griffin, Cleveland remains highly aggressive in pursuing immediate upgrades to its roster in the wake of a 4-1 NBA Finals defeat to Golden State, knowing that face of the franchise LeBron James has only one season left on his contract.

As ESPN first reported Tuesday, Cleveland made a trade push to acquire Jimmy Butler from Chicago before the Bulls wound up sending Butler to Minnesota on draft night.

ESPN's Brian Windhorst subsequently said in an NBA on ESPN Radio interview Thursday night that both Anthony and the Bulls' Dwyane Wade are candidates to sign with the Cavaliers in free agency this summer if they can secure buyouts from Chicago and New York, respectively.

The Knicks' inability to find a workable trade for Anthony -- who possesses a full no-trade clause -- and Chicago's decision to trade Butler and starting rebuilding around younger players has prompted speculation that both former All-Stars and close friends of James could end up on this summer's open market.

Although no trade for George came to fruition last week, sources say that both the Rockets and the Lakers remain determined to keep pushing for their own George deals. It's widely believed that the Celtics, meanwhile, want to sign a marquee free agent this summer such as Utah's Gordon Hayward and then trade for George.

"Everybody thought today was a trigger date because drafts picks were involved, but that doesn't mean you can't do things into the future -- future draft picks, players today, young players, older established players," Pritchard told Indiana-based reporters after the draft. "We're keeping everything on the board."

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...george-leading-contender-land-carmelo-anthony

 

[addict4sneakers]

Cavs need to be trying to get Wilson Chandler

 

[MVP]

So Denver wants Love and Blake Griffin?

 

[Bert.]

Cavs need to be trying to get Wilson Chandler

might have to agree with this

 

[buc em]

Faried isn't a very good player

Don't see how Cleveland gets better

You really don't see how Cleveland gets better trading Love for Paul George and Faried? The only good thing that Love does vs the Warriors is rebound...Faried would have that covered, and then PG would be scoring a hell of a lot more and be able to guard KD giving Bron a breather on defense.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

 D'Angelo Russell gets introduced for the first time at Barclays Center since being traded here last week. He gets received with lots of boos

Damn

 

[pmatic]

The Cavs would have to send out one of Thompson or Smith to take on George AND Faried. Shumpert could fit, but I don't think he has that kind of trade value.