NBA Season 2016/17

[Holz]

Clarification on deal: Besides its 2017 FRP, Philly sends '18 Lakers pick w/ protections. If it doesn't convey, 76ers send 2019 Kings pick.

Kings pick has more value. I'd rather remove the protections on the Lakers pick completely and keep the Kings pick

id imagine the Celtics wanted it to be 2018 if its top 5 and then Philly pushed back changing it to 2-5.

Celtics know the kings pick is more valuable but if Lakers go top 5 then take that.

Smart from Ainge.

in saying that love the Philly line up (IF HEALTHY)

[Mat0369]

#RTArmageddon

[jvalles69]

Lakers will send D'Angelo + Mozgov to Brooklyn for Lopez.

Good deal for the Lakers, but damn Brooklyn, still destroying your team right down to ash.  :o

[Toga]

I don't mind it from both sides jvalles.

LA - clears one of the worst contracts in the NBA, makes them an even bigger candidate for FA's next year and add a good center.

Nets - yes they lose a franchise star but they also add a great young talent with a better age profile. Taking on bad contracts to gain young assets is exactly how they need to dig themselves out of this hole.

[LaHug]

This is an awesome trade for the Nets. They were always going to trade Brook's expiring and managed to get a young guy with very high potential in exchange for taking on Mozgov's contract.

For the Lakers, this is the darkest timeline. Due to last year's incompetent signings, we basically just traded our previous number 2 pick for pick 27 and still not enough cap space due to Deng being on the books. Unless this is part of something bigger (i.e. getting George early without having to lose another young player), I'm very very bitter.

[jvalles69]

Does anyone actually believe though that there is a light at the end of the Brooklyn tunnel???  Hell no!  A Russell/Lin backcourt will be horrendous.

Lakers definitely look to be building towards something large.

[Toga]

Not for the next few years but it's clearly a step in the right direction ???

[jvalles69]

Not for the next few years but it's clearly a step in the right direction ???

It's all moot though when you have the Warriors...  ::)

[jvalles69]

This one came out of the blue.

Hornets get: Dwight Howard + 31st pick
Hawks get: Miles Plumlee + Marco Bellinelli + 41st pick

[R.Griffen]

Surely the biggest news is Jackson not working out with Celtics

[Mat0369]

Surely the biggest news is Jackson not working out with Celtics

He said if they intend to trade the pick he isn't working out for them which is fair enough. You don't want to injure yourself in a meaningless workout for a team with no real pick when it could cost you a lot of money in the long run.

[R.Griffen]

Surely the biggest news is Jackson not working out with Celtics

He said if they intend to trade the pick he isn't working out for them which is fair enough. You don't want to injure yourself in a meaningless workout for a team with no real pick when it could cost you a lot of money in the long run.

Yeah it is fair enough, think its saying more about the Celtics being unsure what they are trying to achieve atm

[R.Griffen]

Surely the biggest news is Jackson not working out with Celtics

He said if they intend to trade the pick he isn't working out for them which is fair enough. You don't want to injure yourself in a meaningless workout for a team with no real pick when it could cost you a lot of money in the long run.

Yeah it is fair enough, think its saying more about the Celtics being unsure what they are trying to achieve atm

Scheduling issue

[Mat0369]

Boston is expected to draft Tatum and not Jackson.

Danny Ainge has made it clear that the Celtics will get the same player picking third that they would've gotten picking first, which means he was never as high on Fultz as most. And everything I've heard in the past 48 hours suggests Tatum will be the pick. The one-and-done prospect from Duke should crack Boston's rotation immediately and provide play-making ability that'll make Thomas' job easier. It's not often that a top-three pick joins a 50-win team. So Tatum should feel fortunate if things break this way.

[jvalles69]

Pelicans send Tim Frazier to Wizards for the #52 pick.  Nice back-up for Wall with a throwaway pick.