when he stops getting dominated by the likes of Roy Hibbert and Robert Swift then he can complain about what he is called and request what he wants to be called until then he is just a BJ.

The Spurs pull off a great move that is pure SA in signing Antonio McDyess for 2 years at the MLE. they have gone from a team in huge decline to a team that has improved and can contend for another year or two.

Duncan
McDyess-DeJuan Blair
RJ
Mason-Manu
Parker-Hill

if they do go after Paul there is the possibility to give him more money they would have to renounce the rights to Joel Freeland and Petteri Koponen as it would save them an additional 1.65 million.

If Portland does this I think it could mean a lot of different things for the Thunder. First is that if he is at all interested in coming to the US i would go after Freeland as he is now playing at 6’ 11" 250 lbs and can be a legit center in the league. He is currently ranked 7th by draftexpress as far as international rights held, the same list that has Ibaka at 4. In the Eurocup he played 20 min a game averaging 12.5 pts 6 rebounds 1 asst, 1 stl and .8 blks a game while shooting 65.6% from the field. During the regular season in 17 min a game he was getting 10 pts and 4.6 reb with .8 blks on 58% shooting.

Scouting report from last nov.

Freeland runs the floor well, is very explosive off his feet, and possesses nice fluidity and agility for a player this size.

Inside the paint Freeland can make a big impact, as he has the size, bulk and explosiveness to finish everything around the rim with a powerful dunk, and is quick and active enough to go out of his area and make a living on the offensive glass as well. He is an excellent finisher and is beginning to improve his skill-level to a certain extent as well, showing nice hands and decent touch when forced to finish with a bit of finesse.

Freeland is still fairly limited when asked to create offense for himself, either with his back to the basket or facing up, as he lacks significant offensive polish and is still clearly learning the fundamentals of the game. Defensively he is a solid shot-blocking threat, but is still a little bit inexperienced in his knowledge of the game, making him somewhat foul prone at times.

At just 21 years old, and only playing basketball for a few years now, Freeland obviously still has a great deal of upside left to tap into. He is probably still a few years away from being able to contribute to an NBA team in a meaningful way, but the sparks he’s showing at times are quite promising.

A 22 yr old with results overseas who might need some work offensively but can rebound and block some shots is fine for the group we have because we have scorers. Issue is because he will make more money overseas if he wants to really come to the US.

the other point is seeing how Lamarcus would react to having Millsap brought in even as it will undoubtedly be to be his backup and whether having an insurance option like Millsap would make the Blazers more hesitant to match a big offer for Lamarcus next year if he doesnt re-up now.

toronto gets Hedo, Antoine Wright and Devean George
Dallas gets Marion (5-39), kris humphries, and greg buckner
memphis gets stackhouse and quincy douby plus 3 million
magic get a 7 million dollar trade exception.

To me the only team that does badly here is Dallas. Marion is not worth 8 mil a year is over 30 and doesnt make them a real contender. Having to take on Humphries 3.2 this year and 3.2 player option along with Buckner 4 mil this year and 4.3 player option next year only makes it worse.

Orlando was going to lose hedo anyway so a 7 million dollar trade exception can be very valuable if there is an injury or something during the season.

Memphis actually does well here Stack and Douby only make the 3 mil dallas is paying them in cash and getting rid of buckner saves 4 million.

Toronto got hedo and by dumping humphries and douby get rid of 4 million in salary. Antoine Wright is a decent backup wing for 2 mil and 1 year. Devean George is a waste but only has 1 year and 1.6 mil. Basically the 4 other players even out and the savings for toronto is in a year when humphries option was and that wright is probably the best player of the 4.

if he can get 6/50 then Millsap is a 10 million dollar player and lee should demand 12. that is freaking ridiculous to watch a guy who flops more than Vlade Divac get that kind of money. Especially when you consider if they didnt sign him with Shaq and Z coming off next year lebron could have been recruiting another “star” like Bosh to come to cleveland to play with him.