****The Official 2013-14 NBA Thread****

Thanks.

What do you think the new tv deal is worth?

Is it still with Sun or will the Heat open it up to others/start their own channel?

 

I think if you sign Bosh and LeBron to 1-yr deals you lose Bird Rights which would limit their max deals the following year as well as the Heat's ability to sign them and go above the cap. Think it would mess with availability of MLE, too - but maybe the deals just involve player options they could opt-out of to retain Bird Rights.

CBA is so damn confusing.

 

I still think Atlanta makes a ton of sense. Teague-Korver-LeBron-Milsap-Horford is just incredible.

 

Orlando waives Jameer Nelson

 

The Heat had a defensive chemistry even in year 1 that I've never seen in Houston.

 

This makes it interesting.

 

That makes a great deal of sense as a plan B. I hadn't looked at it that way.

 

then you gotta tell Lebron to live in Phoenix....

 

Not sure which platform it will be..but estimates have it around 1.2 Billion.

 

For the Heat as a cheap PG option.

 

If I'm not mistaken, that isn't possible. I believe the only way LeBron makes the most money in the NBA is if the Heat re-sign him based on the terms of the CBA allowing teams to re-sign a player for more than a new team. I would imagine a player or two that re-signed to a max deal in the previous couple of years would make more in 2014-2015 than LeBron if he signs a max deal elsewhere.

I do hope it's LeBron and the Heat toying with the rest of the league, but my nerves won't be settled until he signs in Miami.

 

Thats why they would have ETO in the deal. I ran it by a cap guy and he told me it was correct in construction.

 

It would have to be a player options instead of an ETO because ETOs are only available on 4 yr deals but I don't really understand any other difference between ETOs and player options.

 

Not sure how good Nelson is defensively at this point, but he can still score and create offense, which is something we need.

Definitely on the list if we don't snag Lowry.

 

Jameer Nelson; I don't see a waiver yet, but he is on the trading block, and Orlando is motivated to buy out part of his $8M salary this year.

Nelson out-shoots, out-threes, out-FTs, out-rebounds and out-assists Mario Chalmers.

EDIT: Orlando did waive Lamb.

EDIT: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/6/30/5858490/jameer-nelson-waived-free-agent-orlando-magic They did waive Nelson too.

 

That is how I understand it too. Most reports have him visiting L.A. on Thursday.

 

Nelson will chase rings.

I...forgot that guy was still in the league.

 

Kobe is still working under the old CBA rules, I believe - so he's making $23.5mil next yr and $25mil the following. Joe Johnson isn't far behind him.

But I think CK just meant if LeBron leaves it will be for the maximum amount available to him and not a penny less.

 

I completely believe that the big 3, Riley, Haslem are working in concert and have been from the beginning. The broad outlines of what they'll make are already known depending on who they've jointly agreed to target in FA. Allen is almost assuredly in on things as well. Anderson is probably going to see if he can get a big contract elsewhere since it'll be his last chance, but will come back if he doesn't find that out there. I have no doubt that next year's roster will include Lebron, Wade, Bosh, Haslem, Allen and Napier. I think Ennis and Oden are pretty likely as well. Anderson will come back unless he gets a big offer elsewhere. The rest will depend on what FAs they target and get.

 

Wow, Melo isn't my first choice, but that's clearly thinking big. And it would be fun to see all the haters complaining.

 

well..player options are essentially eto's.

 

That's arguably the biggest legacy of the big 3, they gave power to the players. They weren't the first to do it, of course. San Antonio's stars have taken less for years to bring in guys they wanted. I believe that Duncan only made the max in 3 of his 17 (or is it 18?) years in in the league. And they benefited by being arguably the most successful franchise in the league during that time. But the big 3 made everybody notice.

 

When I read this, I was immediately reminded of this scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVmVdOohAXg&feature=player_detailpage#t=493

 

You really think they were the first group of guys to talk about playing together?

 

Evan Turner will be a free agent. If anyone cares.

 

It is impossible for players to tamper with other players, just as it's impossible to decapitate an arm.

 

@EthanJSkolnick 1m Re: @espn_macmahon report on Heat interest in Vince Carter.... Carter shot 39.4% from 3 last season, would have led Heat rotation players.

 

An aside; Jason Kidd dispelled all doubt as to what a colossal piece of **** he really is.

 

Interesting, I was actually watching the Mavs last year thinking Carter would be a good fit for the Heat at this point of his career.

As for Jameer Nelson, that would be interesting as well. I actually thought Napier's game most closely resembles Nelson's.

 

Chandler Parsons is all kinds of interesting.

His defense ...mediocre...but he can shoot, pass, and move within a offense.

A lineup of: Wade, Allen, Parsons, Lebron, Bosh is an impossible lineup to guard.