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LOL. Only on ESPN would they act like Pierce and Garnett being dealt at this advanced age is a MAJOR BLOCKBUSTER.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 06:10 PM) OMG WHITE FLAG TIME, SOMEONE THINK OF THE ATTENDANCE Hahahahaha

QUOTE (SexiAlexei @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 04:06 PM) I want to look at this Bulls team and believe they are the favorites, or at least have an even shot, to bring home a title. Until a few minutes remaining in game one of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, I was so certain the Bulls were going to skull f*** everyone and win the title. Then Rose's knee exploded. We're all talking like Rose will be a fine part and we're just a deal away. Rose could legitimately suck. His brain could stop him from ever approaching the levels he did prior to missing an entire season. Who knows. A trade for Aldridge would make me put NBA 2k13 back in the PS3, but if the Blazers are demanding Noah (last word) then it's pointless. Aldridge next to Noah would be something that could cause big-time problems for the Heat. Aldridge next to Taj/Boozer would be a problem. Apparently the price is "a player and two first rounders". Deng is just a salary dump to them, though. They are already set at SF. Do they take Boozer? You could f***ing HOPE, but then they are still a player short. I don't even think cap-wise it works, but they'd likely take Boozer, Charlotte pick, Mirotic, Bulls 1st. Portland would love to get Mirotic and their front office would jump all over that. The only thing is, the Bulls likely would not. They believe Mirotic is going to be an NBA stud. It's hard to argue with this for next season, though. Rose Some derf/Butler Deng/Butler Aldridge Noah

LOL. Kaner is completely untouchable unless the words Stamkos, Sid, or Malkin are involved.

QUOTE (balfanman @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 01:35 PM) So what's the significance of the previous NBA thread ending on page 666? Are we going to draft Lucifer? It just means you have too few posts per page.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 12:26 PM) Oh, so yesterday this rumor was bunk, but today it isnt Show me where I said that? I just wanted to change the focus of this thread from "J4L repeats dumb things for the millionth time" to "hey the most exciting day for transactions and an nba draft is happening tonight" - you know?

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 10:15 AM) "Related" to Breaking Bad...pretty disturbing. http://gawker.com/man-accused-of-killing-g...break-597013173 wonderful story. thanks for sharing.

The Nets and Celtics are discussing a trade that would send Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to Brooklyn, league sources tell Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski. Wojnarowski reports the package heading to Boston would include Kris Humphries, Gerald Wallace, Tomike Shenglia and three first-round picks.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 12:08 PM) Should've drafted him in the first place... They did.

http://www.csnnw.com/blog/blazers-talk/sou...urning-portland

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 11:19 AM) Real smart move by the Sox. They are marketing the whole thing as "Continue the party with us at 4:10 after the parade", as well as opening up the parking lots at 6 am tomorrow so fans can park at The Cell, take a train or bus to the parade, then come back to The Cell for the game. Nice job, Brooks. Really smart.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 11:14 AM) The '92 Knicks and '98 Pacers disagree with you. And those teams were s*** compared to some of the teams the Heat have beaten. Oh man. And then you screw it up. Can we all just focus on the draft and trade rumors today? Just one day? Do we really have to let J4L troll his way to a million redundant posts about pre-LeBron nba?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 11:13 AM) Steve, Did you catch this one yesterday? http://deadspin.com/high-schooler-throws-d...-year-592621948 Apparently being recruited hard by FGCU, would be a good fit. mof***er has some long ass arms

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 11:11 AM) This is at Balta: I'm not pouting about anything. But the whole, "Well, the Heat needed two seven game series to win the title, thus they're more beatable next year" sounds just like what a 90's Knicks or Pacers fan would've said if the internet back then was what it is today. Who cares how many games it took. They won. That's all that matters. Waiting for one or both of Wade's legs to fall off does not suffice for me. I don't want to wait for the Heat to get worse. I want to see the Bulls do something now to get better (and no, waiting for that 2016 bobcats pick, that might not even be s*** anyway, doesn't count). LeBron James is here, in his peak, and is not going anywhere. You have to go through him now. The Rose/Boozer/Noah/Deng core is not winning anything. J4L posted something good here.

The final 2 minutes of Game 6 - with WGN local audio.

THE DRAFT SUCKS BUT YOUR NIGHT DOESN'T HAVE TO!!!!! Wite has created a wonderful drinking game. http://flapship.com/2013-nba-draft-drinking-game/

Can some mod close this thread so people stop posting in it and use the new one?

Well. Trade Hoss!

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 10:11 AM) If he retires, the cap hit would still be much higher. Everything I've read says that it's not that "easy" to get around the final few years of the deal, with any sort of buy-out. 2 articles below outline some of how it works. As far as him contributing until 37+, he's been banged up, so who knows how long he lasts. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-dad...-152721636.html http://thehockeywriters.com/marian-hossa-buyout-candidate/ I put right in there that his cap hit throughout the deal is 5.33 million (albeit, edited like 2 seconds after post to clarify). NHL teams may buy-out player's contracts, but must still pay a portion of the money still owed which is spread out over twice the remaining duration of the contract. Any player can be bought out for one-third of the remaining salary if younger than 26 at the time of termination, or two-thirds if 26 or older, over twice the length of the remainder of their contract. Trading cash for players or agreeing to pay a portion of a player's remaining salary after trading him was forbidden in the 2005 CBA in order to prevent wealthier teams from evading the restrictions of the cap (this provision was eased in the 2013 CBA; see Trades below). It is also prohibited to renegotiate a player's contract in any way. The only way to end a player's contract early is to buy it out, or have the player retire, and then only if the contract took effect prior to a player turning 35. That said, the whole thing is farking confusing.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 09:58 AM) The buyout stuff is interesting. They won't do it, but you could make a very serious case for buying out Hossa so they aren't absolutely cap-f***ed in the final year or two of the deal when he likely doesn't play. The way the deal was written (to last for f***ing ever) one figures he'll get a nifty bonus (ie buy out) and retire. The value of the actual contract near the end isn't that big a deal, so buying him out is no big deal. Clearly buying him out when he reaches 39 for 3.5 million will make sense vs having that cap hit of 5.33 million. 2013-14: $7.9 million. (35) 2014-15: $7.9 million. (36) 2015-16: $7.9 million. (37) 2016-17: $4 million. (38) 2017-18: $1 million. (39) 2018-19: $1 million. (40) 2019-20: $750,000. (41) 2020-21: $750,000. (42) 2021-22: UFA With our current ownership, I'm not all that concerned. I think big hoss (you know, when he's on the ice) can contribute until he's 37 at worst. The guy's built like a tank and has the raw talent to be productive (albeit, not a ppg guy) until the age of 40.

The hilarity of the music choices in some of these videos is unrivaled. The Jeff Withey to Bangarang is money in the bank.

As someone whose life was seriously about 20 percent worse without Derrick Rose in it, I originally chose "Nemanja Nedovic-European Derrick Rose" purely for comedy's sake. Yep, I'm sure this 6-foot-3 Serbian guy is just like Derrick Rose. Then I started watching. The carnage begins at about the 42-second mark, when Nedovic takes a midcourt steal all the way to the rim and puts down a nasty LeBron-style, ball-cocked-behind-the-head tomahawk. There is no sarcasm here. This guy puts it down. And the quick scream-and-flex celebration is pretty on message. This may just be a coincidence, but this is the second highlight video I've watched on YouTube today that featured a Skillet song. Apparently, Skillet is a Christian metal band, and its strong YouTube presence is only further proof that in 2013 the playing of nu-metal is limited to highlight videos, our nation's various Houses of Blues, and MMA events. Since what Nemanja Nedovic is performing on the rim at least borders on a martial art, I'm going to say it fits here. Next, we get Nedovic putting it down on an opposing big man. Because this part of the video was apparently filmed with the Talkboy from Home Alone 2, it's tough to tell how tall this dude actually is, but it's safe to say that he's too tall to be getting done like this. We get to see the dunk three times over, and ya know what? It's still not enough. All that really matters, though, is the dunk that comes at 1:42. An important factor in how I judge prospect dunks is how the bench reacts. Are they excited? Do they like this guy? Well, after Nemanja finishes over a dude here on the break, everyone on the floor reacts like KG after the Frederic Weis dunk. His coach, played by Danny DeVito playing the Penguin, fist-pumps so hard that he almost falls over. These guys only want what's best for Nemanja. That stuff counts. http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/942658...r-nba-prospects

Zoom will be live-blogging the NBA Draft tonight. Flapship's 2013 NBA Draft Live Blog Chances are I will add some comments, too.