Official 2017 NBA Off Season Thread

[Al Bundy]

Sources: Charlotte is sending Miles Plumlee, Marco Belenelli and 41st pick to Atlanta for Dwight Howard and 31st pick.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 21, 2017

The Celtics and 76ers have agreed to a trade that will send the #1 pick to Philly, who plan on drafting Markelle Fultz (@daldridgetnt)

— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) June 18, 2017

The draft is June 22nd.

[penbrook]

They about to trade Kyrie for Melo and sign D Rose to play point guard

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Is LeBron pushing this? He knows they have no shot vs GS with or without Kyrie and his plan to leave Cleveland for LA next year has been obvious for quite some time. If Kyrie leaves town before him, it certainly makes his inevitable move much more palatable/understandable (for those that care about that sort of thing).

Yeah.. I'm sure he is pushing this as he starts to backside in his mid 30s. Nothing like a wasted year.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Not sure if you watched the Finals. The Cavs don't have a chance next year regardless.

They had a puncher's chance. Depends on who they would get for Irving but I see them getting swept in the Finals if they even they make that far without him.

[penbrook]

Koby Altman new Cavs GM

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

They had a puncher's chance. Depends on who they would get for Irving but I see them getting swept in the Finals if they even they make that far without him.

Always a freak injury away to.. like Leonard had.

[New World Order]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Is LeBron pushing this? He knows they have no shot vs GS with or without Kyrie and his plan to leave Cleveland for LA next year has been obvious for quite some time. If Kyrie leaves town before him, it certainly makes his inevitable move much more palatable/understandable (for those that care about that sort of thing).

'Cavs have no shot against GS'- KCC, 2016 playoffs

[RealSNR]

Enjoy being on a lottery team every year, Kyrie

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Yeah.. I'm sure he is pushing this as he starts to backside in his mid 30s. Nothing like a wasted year.

But it's already a wasted year. There's nothing that can be done about that as long as these Warriors exist.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

But it's already a wasted year. There's nothing that can be done about that as long as these Warriors exist.

Like I said.. You can't guarantee they don't lose a key guy at some point. That's why they play the games.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by New World Order

'Cavs have no shot against GS'- KCC, 2016 playoffs

Remember when GS added the #2 player in basketball and lost one game all playoffs? It's still the same team.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Like I said.. You can't guarantee they don't lose a key guy at some point. That's why they play the games.

Would need to be two key guys including one of Durant/Curry. Not happening.

[New World Order]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Remember when GS added the #2 player in basketball and lost one game all playoffs? It's still the same team.

Lebron/Kyrie/Love

Durant/Curry/Thompson

Cle just needs a super weapon to combat Draymond's monstrous 10 ppg/7rpg average.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by New World Order

Cle just needs a super weapon to combat Draymond's monstrous 10 ppg/7rpg average.

They could use a DPOY quality player, yeah.

[New World Order]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

They could use a DPOY quality player, yeah.

As he uses all of that defensive prowess on Tristan Thompson

[KC_Connection]

Whether LeBron is pushing this or not, it will make his move to LA look much better. The best case scenario would be the Cavs trading him away right now to keep Kyrie long-term, but it is hard to imagine that.