2012 NBA Free Agency thread

[RipCity32]

I think he was high on bath salts.

 

[elcheato]

People gonna be lining up to play with Uncle Drew, dont hate.

 

[Pugz]

kyrie, waiters, bynum would be niceeee

 

[elcheato]

They all played high school ball in Jersey.

 

[Elite]

Must be a fake rumor lol

 

[.infamous]

Kevin Love tells Y! Sports he's tired of losing & Wolves need to make playoffs or make changes that could include him.

Kevin Love getting mad! Real mad

 

[Elite]

Kevin Love tells Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports that if the Timberwolves don't starting winning more often this season, he isn't sure how long he'll want to remain in Minnesota.

"My patience is not high," said Love, in Las Vegas this week to practice with the U.S. Olympic team. "Would yours be, especially when I'm a big proponent of greatness surrounding itself with greatness? All these [Team USA] guys seem to have great players around them. It's tough seeing all these guys that are young and older who have all played in the playoffs. When they start talking about that, I have nothing to talk about. If I don’t make the playoffs next year I don’t know what will happen."

Love was hoping to get a maximum five-year contract extension from the team earlier this year, but settled for a four-year, $62MM extension that kicks in this coming season. As part of that deal, Love has an early termination option he can invoke for the 2015/16 season.

The Wolves went 26-40 last season, an improvement after finishing with the league's worst record in 2010/11, and were in contention for a playoff spot before Ricky Rubio suffered a season-ending knee injury March 9th. Love said he was disappointed the Wolves didn't find a replacement for Rubio to help the team make the postseason.

The Wolves have nonetheless been active this summer, reaching an agreement to sign Brandon Roy and trading for Chase Budinger, while coming to terms on an offer sheet for Nicolas Batum, among other moves. Love acknowledged the efforts, but called upon the team to be even more aggressive, as Spears writes. Wolves GM David Kahn told Spears he believes the team is "on the right track," cautioning that, "The one thing we can't control is injuries. I'm hopeful for a healthy year."

HoopsRumors

Uh-oh, trouble in paradise Minny

 

[bosoxlover12]

That's what happens when you did out how playing on a team with talent feels like.

Lebron's teaching KLove about how to do The Decision

 

[Pugz]

i knew thatd happen. the team is on the turnaround though so hes fine. im sure it was taken out of context too.

 

[Hurricane Season]

@WindhorstESPN
Heat interested in free agent PG John Lucas III, sources tell ESPN. Story will be posted soon.

:lol:

 

[elcheato]

Love is just stating the obvious. Why would he stay on another contract after this new one expires if the team still sucks?

 

[Elite]

I don't think he's talking about after this contract, I got the impression he was gonna pull a Dwight

 

[DJT]

Nah, if they don't make the playoffs this season, then maybe. But not til then.

 

[Pugz]

hasnt he gotten an extension? hoes he going to pull a dwight?

 

[elcheato]

I don't think he's talking about after this contract, I got the impression he was gonna pull a Dwight

They don't have to trade him even if he demands a trsde

 

[RipCity32]

see, Hibbert was offered the max
Marc Gasol got the max last year

this new CBA has weird maxes. it's like 50M or whatever(just guessing)

this is why i always say Harden is a max guy

Greg Monroe is smiling somewhere.

 

[ZigZag]

Kings resign Jason Thompson. At least they can do something right

 

[Pugz]

wasnt he almost cut recently too? i always liked his game. glad he got resigned.

 

[ZigZag]

I don't think so... He was lost in the depth chart at the beginning of the season but ended up starting 47 games.

Doesn't seem like anyone else wanted him for some reason. He's a really, really solid big, especially if he were to come off the bench as the 3rd big in a rotation.

 

[Pugz]

we were rumored to be interested and i wanted to see us go for him. oh well