2016 Official NBA Off-Season Thread: Former Greatness

[freeze]

amel i generally respect your comments but NYK and PLAYOFFS???

son got that built-in sad face feature form snapchat

 

[nick.]

poor Cody

 

[Maximus Meridius]

There are only 4 contenders total. Sure they're more in the west but after that the conferences are even.

Is the west better? Sure.
Is the east trash in comparison? Yes.

This

I can't wait for the lakers to win 26 games this season.

Age of Aquarius

33 wins dawg

 

[freeze]

so somebody is lying..

those KD numbers sounding fugazi now...dudes talm bout KD getting 51 mil his last season. And the contract being worth 251mil..why is this even a story? Somebody lying.

Brian Windhorst ESPN Senior Writer

LeBron James could be in line for megadeal with Cavaliers in 2017

LeBron James is starting a process that could see the Cleveland Cavaliers forward become the NBA's first $200 million man and the highest-paid player for a single season in league history in 2017.

James informed the Cavaliers on Tuesday night that he will not pick up his $24 million player option for next season. This move, which was expected, potentially paves the way for James to sign the largest total value contract in league history next year.

Agent: LeBron turns down $24M player option

LeBron James has elected to opt out of his contract with the Cavaliers that would have paid him $24 million next season.
LeBron to leave $3M on table to stay with Cavs

If LeBron James wants his now-customary one-year contract plus a player option with the Cavaliers, he stands to leave $3 million on the table compared to the one-year deal he could get elsewhere.
LeBron James and the power to change legacies

In one moment, 31 years of Akron promise wiped away 52 years of heartache -- and secured LeBron James' legacy in the hearts and minds of everyone in Cleveland.

James has the option to sign a one-year deal with the Cavs for $27.5 million for next season, which is about $3.3 million less than he could get were he to sign a multiyear deal in which the first year would be worth $30.8 million. Under league rules, the Cavs aren't able to give him the full max next season on a one-year contract.

There is a reason why James and his representatives might be willing to make this investment. Next July, the Cavs would gain James' full rights, putting Cleveland in a position to offer James a five-year deal that currently is projected to be worth between $201 million and $205 million, depending on various models NBA teams are using for revenue growth.

Under such parameters, James would become the highest-paid player in league history for the 2017-18 season by earning $35 million, passing Michael Jordan's record of $33 million in 1997-98. James would also become the league's first $40 million per season player in the 2019-20 season.

Nothing at this point is fully assured. A new collective bargaining agreement that might be in place by next summer could alter the projections, though it is unlikely they would go lower. Also, James might not elect to sign a full five-year deal with the Cavs next year.

But this is part of the plan James had when he came back to Cleveland in 2014 -- to sign a series of short-term deals with an eye toward the changing salary cap dynamics with the motivation to maximize his career earnings if he wanted to take that option.

So far, the plan, including winning a championship with the Cavs, has unfolded perfectly.

 

[junglejim]

I can't wait for the lakers to win 26 games this season.

Age of Aquarius

I can't wait until the Cavs only lose 2 games again in total in route to the NBA finals.  

The east is trash.  

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

I can't wait for the lakers to win 26 games this season.

Age of Aquarius

Soon .

Harmony and understanding. Sympathy and trust abounding. The age of Aquarius is a miracle for all to experience.

 

[shotsrangout]

can't wait for it to hit midnight so we can hear where some folks are going

 

[Quincy McCall]

Prepared for Wade and Whiteside in Dallas tbh= 

 

[antidope]

On the subject of bad deals... When the Raptors max Store Brand Kobe.

 

[mgrand15]

People are seriously defending Noah at more than 10 mil per year? Cap didn't go up to infinity. Can't wait for teams to regret this in a year when 1-2 teams have cap space like the good old days

 

[art vandelay]

On the subject of bad deals... When the Raptors max Store Brand Kobe.

When the 6ers max Harrison Barnes.

 

[moe200069]

amel i generally respect your comments but NYK and PLAYOFFS???

so essentially his parents have taught him early on that there is no Santa. sound and solid parenting.

 

[IATT]

People are seriously defending Noah at more than 10 mil per year? Cap didn't go up to infinity. Can't wait for teams to regret this in a year when 1-2 teams have cap space like the good old days

you mean when there is another lockout..

like some are saying will come after next season

 

[moe200069]

On the subject of bad deals... When the Raptors max Store Brand Kobe.

When the 6ers max Harrison Barnes.

GSW doesn't resign HB or Festus, clearing from for KD?

*cue Jack Nicholson gif*

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Saw that cp Blake and dj will travel out to meet with durant

Seems like doc is content with keeping this core together for at least one more season

 

[art vandelay]

GSW doesn't resign HB or Festus, clearing from for KD?

*cue Jack Nicholson gif*

I think they resign Festivus. From reading in here and other places, they want to trade Bogut and some minor pieces to clear space if they land Durant.

 

[lovehateself]

 

I can't wait for the lakers to win 26 games this season.

Age of Aquarius

33 wins dawg

 cant wait

 

[freeze]

43 wins.

 

[lovehateself]

Saw that cp Blake and dj will travel out to meet with durant

Seems like doc is content with keeping this core together for at least one more season

here come the emojis

any word if dj's momma will be there to hold his hand? 

 can shoeking confirm? 

 

[noblekane]

There are only 4 contenders total. Sure they're more in the west but after that the conferences are even.

Is the west better? Sure.
Is the east trash in comparison? No.

nope sorry

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[moe200069]

GSW doesn't resign HB or Festus, clearing from for KD?

*cue Jack Nicholson gif*

I think they resign Festivus. From reading in here and other places, they want to trade Bogut and some minor pieces to clear space if they land Durant.

Wonder if Al Jefferson would be a cheaper option than Bogut?

 

[art vandelay]

Wonder if Al Jefferson would be a cheaper option than Bogut?

I doubt it, plus I think Charlotte loves the dude.

 

[noblekane]

I can't wait for the lakers to win 26 games this season.

Age of Aquarius

and? how many games did you think the lakers would win 50?

thats as delusional as your thoughts of the east not being trash

 

[akajae]

poor Cody

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Jefferson's defense going to make sure golden state doesn't win a ring in the near future