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I reiterate that there is a huge problem with the NBA's infrastructure when trading a solid player and a draft pick for literally nothing is possible. -- nm

Posted by David (aka David) Jun 24 '10, 13:35

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Hinrich is a bad contract... a negative to the Wizards in this deal - stewie Jun 24, 14:01 1
- and they must've sent 5-6 mil worth of something back... - stewie Jun 24, 14:03
Cap space has value. That's what they bought for their young player and pick. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 24, 13:41 45
- I'm still waiting for Memphis to spend that cap space they acquired to give the Lakers 2 titles. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:44 39
  - Yes, but the Bulls didn't make this trade to not spend the money. That's where this is apples and oranges. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 24, 13:46 38
    - No no, the Bulls made this trade so that they *pray* they can spend the money. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:47 37
      - The fallback for them is to then sit on the money for one season and take a run at Melo next year. - Name Withheld By Request Jun 24, 13:49 3
        
        Carmelo's extension is almost done. -- nm - David Jun 24, 13:51
        
        Melo's about to sign a 3yr deal. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:51 1
        
        Well, don't I feel foolish. - Name Withheld By Request Jun 24, 13:53
      - There are going to be a couple of teams who are ruined for five years because of what they gave up on the off chance they get LeBron or Wade. -- nm - David Jun 24, 13:49 31
        
        this actually cracks me up. - groiny Jun 24, 13:50 29
        
        I'd say it's 90% certain LBJ & Dwayne return to their respective teams - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:52 26
        
        Could you imagine how much it would suck to be the one guy who has to mop all the jizz off Cleveland's streets the day after Lebron decides to stay? -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 13:53 1
        
        Shaq? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:55
        
        I think Dirk is more likely to stay than LeBron is. That's my read on it anyway. -- nm - David Jun 24, 13:53 23
        
        I tend to agree. - groiny Jun 24, 13:55 6
        
        i don't see any real reason to think that. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:56 5
        
        I do not think they are better than the Bulls, if you take LeBron off both. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 13:57 4
        
        If his only criteria is to go to the best team, he's out of Cleveland, no question. -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 13:58 3
        
        Well, the Lakers aren't signing him. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:58 2
        
        the best team that can. aka Chicago or Miami. -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 14:00 1
        
        And I think Chicago's the better option there by a good bit. I don't know if LeBron leaves, but I think the Bulls come away with at least 1 of those - pmb Jun 24, 14:06
        
        I didn't put him on that list with the expectation he's leaving...he's 90%+ imo but he's also 33 and near the end of his career - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:54 15
        
        but can they win it all? - groiny Jun 24, 13:56 14
        
        The best record in the league tells me simply that they have the better shot than any of the others. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:58 2
        
        You cannot win a title by yourself. - groiny Jun 24, 13:59 1
        
        You can't win a title by yourself, but lebron james should be the center of the world...not the missing piece. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 14:02
        
        They won a shitload of games and will continue to do so. They would eventually win a title with Bron. -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 13:57 10
        
        LeBron needs more help. - groiny Jun 24, 13:58 2
        
        They tried their best to get him a solid amount of help. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 14:01 1
        
        what strong foundation? - groiny Jun 24, 14:03
        
        I wonder if they'd have a couple of titles now if not for Boozer's treachery. - David Jun 24, 13:58 6
        
        Wow. Forgot about that. That's a good point. - musubi Jun 24, 13:59
        
        I'll say it now: Lebron's elbow stays 100% cool this postseason, they have a title. - TFox Jun 24, 13:59 4
        
        If they had another all-star caliber player to offset LBJ, they might have as well. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 24, 14:00 3
        
        Antwan Jamison was an all-star....last year. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 14:03 2
        
        *shrugs* - groiny Jun 24, 14:05 1
        
        No one's ever excited about Jamison, but end of the season, he's usually about 20ppg, 9.5 rpg. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 14:06
        
        and really, Wade's staying in Miami and someone is joining him. And the others will both go to another team. - TFox Jun 24, 13:51 1
        
        Someone is going to give Joe Johnson a max contract then remember how quickly Iverson fell off the radar. -- nm - David Jun 24, 13:52
        
        at least one of them was already ruined (hi Clippers!) -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 13:49
      - correct. -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 13:49
- I know and that's the problem. -- nm - David Jun 24, 13:43 4
  - That's just the cost of a cap system. As soon as the league - any league - brings in a salary cap, space takes on value. - Name Withheld By Request Jun 24, 13:45 3
    - You cannot trade a player for no player in the other major leagues, NFL, NHL or MLB. - David Jun 24, 13:48 2
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      - *trades for no tea* -- nm - Douglas Adams, NBA GM Jun 24, 13:56
The NBA is so broken. My favorite team has been a huge beneficiary of this system, but it is so broken. - musubi Jun 24, 13:38
Do we know that it's nothing yet? It probably is, but all I've seen is "we don't know" on the Wiz side. -- nm - TFox Jun 24, 13:36 4
- It's nothing but they have to wait until sometime in July to finalize it. - David Jun 24, 13:37 2
  - Here is the explanation that I'm sure makes sense to somebody somewhere. - David Jun 24, 13:38
  - Here's Gilbert. merry effin xmas. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:38
- We'll give em Zydrunas Ilguasuksus. Oh wait, we let him leave! - Will Hunting Jun 24, 13:37

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