NBA Off-Season Discussion Thread

[$tunna]

This thread is to discuss the moves your team may be making or considering, off-season player workouts, Summer League, Free Agency, etc.

 

[Pugz]

Raptors guard Jarrett Jack says he hasn't asked the team to trade him, despite rumors to the contrary.

"I hadn't even heard of it until (Monday)," Jack told the Toronto Star. "Bryan Colangelo actually brought it to my attention. I was wide-eyed a little bit."

Colangelo suggested at the end of the season that he wasn't sure if the point guard tandem of Jack and Jose Calderon would last the summer.

"I think we can," Jack said of playing with Calderon. "We went through last year and know some things we could have possibly done differently to kind of ease the situation between both of us."

Via Toronto Star

 

[$tunna]

It's been said that Jeff Teague hasn't even went home to Indiana yet. Dude has still been going to Philips Arean everyday to work out.

Dude will be a problem next season I promise.

 

[Mooche]

I love Jack's game... I'd rather have him over Calderon.

 

[.GR]

Kings with TONS of cap space.=]

 

[snipezo]

I love Jarret Jack. Better defender, better ball handler and better scorer imo. I'd definitely take him over Calderon.

 

[Rios15]

Hope we keep Jack on the team.

 

[Pugz]

Darius Miles, a former third overall pick, is attempting a comeback to the NBA as a member of Charlotte's free-agent camp.

Miles once suffered what was called a "career-ending" knee injury and has dealt with off-court issues as well.

"For a guy like him to come in this kind of setting speaks well for him," Bobcats coach Larry Brown said. "It shows you how much he wants to play."

Miles, who has been out of the league for more than a year, is working on his jump shot and still possess the quickness that made him a top prospect.

"My son is two years old and he's never got a chance to see me play. I want him to get the experience of being in an arena," Miles said. "I'm 28 years old. I've got at least five or six good years left in me if my body holds up. I just want to be part of something, part of something that means something."

Via ESPN

 

[elcheato]

New Cavs GM wants to make a big move.. Hopefully he makes the right one..

 

[sheed]

I'd like to see Darius come back and beast. That would be kind of neat.

 

[playmaker7]

He's washed up. Lost a lot on his game. It'll still be interesting to see if he can make it though

 

[Pugz]

darius never really had a whole lot to his game, lol.

 

[.GR]

Tyreke Evans will be with the Kings for Summer League. He won't play, but will train with the team as he prepares to tryout for the U.S. National Team.

Evans could have chosen to workout elsewhere, but I like his decision to workout with the Summer League team. It will give him a chance to work with new teammates. I also see it as a sign Evans embraces his role as a leader.

 

[The Young One]

Pugz pretty much hit it on the nail...his athletic ability got him into the nba...not skills.

 

[sheed]

It would still be nice to see him come back and play. He's only 28. Wasn't he in that movie The Perfect Score? Haha.

 

[elcheato]

Yea Darius has no chance of being back to anything worth while..

 

[cruzg24]

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Allen Iverson(notes) is working on a comeback.

Gary Moore, Iverson’s personal manager, said that Iverson is planning a return to the NBA next season. Iverson returned to the Philadelphia 76ers in December and took a leave of absence in March because of family issues.

“Allen is working out and he’s getting himself prepared to make his return,” Moore said by phone Friday. “He absolutely will try and play next year.”

Iverson left the Sixers to deal with an undisclosed illness of his 4-year-old daughter, Messiah.

“With God’s graces, she’s doing very well,” Moore said.

Iverson has not talked publicly since ending his second stint with the Sixers. Iverson’s wife, Tawanna, filed for divorce the same week he left Philadelphia. He posted messages on his Twitter account in March telling fans he expected to overcome the most recent obstacles in his life.

Iverson’s most recent Twitter updates were promotions for his basketball camp in July and his documentary “Deconstructing Allen Iverson.” Moore said the film could be released in the fall.

Iverson was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1996 draft and spent his first 10 seasons in Philadelphia. He won the MVP in 2001 when he led the Sixers to the finals.

Sixers president Ed Stefanski said on an NBA.com chat this week the team was “not aware of what his plans are for the future.”

Iverson, who turned 35 on June 7, was a four-time scoring champion and averaged 26.7 points in a 14-year career with the Sixers, Denver, Detroit and Memphis. He failed to win a championship.

Iverson made a tearful return to Philadelphia eager to prove he wasn’t finished after disastrous stints in Detroit and Memphis. He returned to a sold-out crowd dotted with No. 3 jerseys, but he only showed flashes of his former playmaking self when he ruled the NBA as one of the best guards around.

“Allen wants to come and help a team win a championship, which he’s completely capable of doing,” Moore said.

 

[sheed]

Meh. He won't be anything other than a good sixth man. I wonder where he will end up, if anywhere.

 

[$tunna]

I'll be glad to see A.I. back. I feel like he never really got into a rhythm with any team this year.

 

[Pugz]

i would love to see ai go to la, just so he has a chance to compete for a ring. their bench needs a spark too. i also dont think he'll be a good sixth man, more like decent to mediocre.