NBA Thread

[Hondo]

ESPN is also saying that Love is now ready to commit to Cleveland should he be traded there.

Maybe God doesn't hate Cleveland nearly as much as he did last week.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11203427/kevin-love-intrigued-commit-cleveland-cavaliers

[GM Franchise]

Also it'll be interesting to see if Miami makes a play for someone like Lance Stephenson with all that cap space they will have open.

[GM Franchise]

Rockets have traded Jeremy Lin and a future pick to the Lakers. Looks like Bosh is on the way to the Rockets and Linsanity is hitting LA.

[Justin]

Cavs want sniff a championship.  They have the same problem the Heat did.

[Jon]

Cavs want sniff a championship.  They have the same problem the Heat did.

Going to 4 straight NBA Finals and winning two of them? That problem?

[J-Reb]

Going to 4 straight NBA Finals and winning two of them? That problem?

If they can keep Wiggins and get Minny to take the deal they are offering, they will be scary good.  Tristan Thompson is light years ahead of Haslem offensively and probably gets the nod defensively as well. Add in Verajo, potentially Ray Allen and you're looking at a very, very good team. Certainly better than the one LBJ took to the finals with CLE several years ago.

[Gates]

Whats the deal they're offering? Last I heard/read was Waiters, Bennett, Wiggins and a pick. Really, Minnesota would be foolish not to hold out for Wiggins...

[Cory]

Whats the deal they're offering? Last I heard/read was Waiters, Bennett, Wiggins and a pick. Really, Minnesota would be foolish not to hold out for Wiggins...

Saw that deal minus Wiggins, which would suck as I want to see Wiggins/Bennett develop and grow together, but would be one hell of a deal....

then again doesnt matter....Raptors within the next 4-5 years will have both Wiggins/Bennett (if Bennett develops). Too much $$$$ for them to not get them.

[Jon]

Saw that deal minus Wiggins, which would suck as I want to see Wiggins/Bennett develop and grow together, but would be one hell of a deal....

then again doesnt matter....Raptors within the next 4-5 years will have both Wiggins/Bennett (if Bennett develops). Too much $$$$ for them to not get them.

The Raptors? No they won't.

[Cory]

The Raptors? No they won't.

Wiggins is to Toronto/Canada basketball what Lebron was to Cleveland before the Heat deal. Come contract time down the road (4-5yrs), Wiggins will be a Raptor, if not before then when they make an outlandish deal. He's stated he wants to play for Toronto, as had Anthony Bennett. Once they develop on their respected teams, they'll end up in Toronto once they hit their prime.

[J-Reb]

Wiggins is to Toronto/Canada basketball what Lebron was to Cleveland before the Heat deal. Come contract time down the road (4-5yrs), Wiggins will be a Raptor, if not before then when they make an outlandish deal. He's stated he wants to play for Toronto, as had Anthony Bennett. Once they develop on their respected teams, they'll end up in Toronto once they hit their prime.

Not a chance.

[Black Death]

Lebron saying he heading back to the Cavs

[Jon]

Wiggins is to Toronto/Canada basketball what Lebron was to Cleveland before the Heat deal. Come contract time down the road (4-5yrs), Wiggins will be a Raptor, if not before then when they make an outlandish deal. He's stated he wants to play for Toronto, as had Anthony Bennett. Once they develop on their respected teams, they'll end up in Toronto once they hit their prime.

Maybe at the end of their careers... or if they turn out to be busts.

But not in their prime.

Wiggins especially.

[Gates]

I'm a Raptor fan, and the only way Wiggins and Bennett wear the red and/or purple of Toronto is when they've won titles elsewhere and want to add playing for their hometown team/Canadian team to their list of things they did.

I'd love to be wrong, I just don't see Wiggins or Bennett coming to Toronto...well, maybe Bennett if he doesn't make strides to improve.

[Black Death]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/lebron-james-announces-he-will-return-to-cavaliers-071114?cmpid=msn%3Afoxsports%3Aansfox11