J.R. Smith has literally been shanghaied away for the foreshortened 2011-2012 NBA season: rolling ILH sandbox thread

idg the warriors and nets at at all

lol even he says re nets 'I would consider them highly unlikely to make a bid.'

Billups to Thunder gets my vote, too. Blazers aren't going very far this year and Memphis got blowed-up real good, so it would be fun watching Durant in the chip series this year.

Paul to Clips deal dead, for now, at least.

damn this thread moves fast. its worse than an nfl thread >:3

this entire thing is so dumb

r.i.p. hamilton btw

breaking: cp3 to raptors

Surely you jest.

I wish Minny would place a bid for Billups. They need a point guard.

RicBucher Ric Bucher
Hearing that Clips' offer for Paul has been rejected. No confirmation/details yet.

No confirmation/details yet.

^ sums up entire preseason thus far

Anyone see a story that chauncey billups just announced his retirement via facebook?

lmao @ chris paul saga, this off season, and the whole entire nba

btw just overheard a group of teenage boys discussing the knicks on the way back from picking up my laundry, direct quote: 'nigga we got iman shumpert'

BreakingNews Breaking News
NBA reportedly blocks 2nd Chris Paul trade deal to LA Clippers; sources say package wasn't enough - @NYDNsports nydn.us/v3PihI
1 minute ago

this shits getting out of control, making the breaking news tweets

btw just overheard a group of teenage boys discussing the knicks on the way back from picking up my laundry, direct quote: 'nigga we got iman shumpert'

― Cooper Chucklebutt, Monday, December 12, 2011 1:39 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink

well i guess that is technically true...

what team will the nba allow paul to play for?

• raptors
• timberwolves
• georgia tech
• sable palm elementary school

I thought the Raptors had died.

http://memegenerator.net/cache/instances/400x/11/11925/12212032.jpg

what team will the nba allow paul to play for?

• raptors
• timberwolves
• georgia tech
• sable palm elementary school

• cavs

ah!

:-(

https://twitter.com/#!/si_vault/status/146315774691250176/photo/1

:-(

jesus fn christ greg plz let us move on w/our lives

better? http://i.imgur.com/PyVK6.jpg

ho ho hoden

Another medical retirement seems in order here. Can't he get a note from his doctor that would satisfy the insurance company's lawyers?

all of sudden...
pacers is awesome

what happen? (pacers)

nets "debating" whether to put a claim in for chauncey billups in amnesty circus.

not sure why they'd do that. they have dwill, and they need money to get dwight howard. billups has no trade value, because he's made clear he'll retire if he's dealt to an insufficiently competitive team (e.g., a howard-less magic).

wait so can teams over the salary cap not put in a bid at all for amnesty guys? im still confused on how this thing works. im guessing they cant because i assume some contender (celts, lakers, mavs??) would be all over a minimum bid for chauncey even as a third guard or injury insurance

also can i just looool at the TWOLVES swooping in for barea, that dude is only useful in the exact situation he was in for the mavs (change-of-pace third guard on a slow, old, contending team with guard depth)

like, really, you just paid a dude 5m a year to block rubio from seeing the court

it appears the nets are playing a very calculating game:

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA -- If Orlando believes signing Billups could help keep Dwight Howard, clearly Nets are suggesting: Well, maybe Big Shot won't be a free agent.

billups isn't going to orlando as a free-agent, anyway. and billups -- at 35 -- isn't keeping howard in orlando for any length of time.

Twolves GM to Rubio: "You're our guy. Leave europe and come play here". Twolves GM under his breath: "You will pay for jilting me."

also can i just looool at the TWOLVES swooping in for barea, that dude is only useful in the exact situation he was in for the mavs (change-of-pace third guard on a slow, old, contending team with guard depth)

― concussion section, Monday, December 12, 2011 4:32 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark

david kahn made the decision that the wolves needed another point guard - you don't question david kahn about point guards

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA -- Y! Sources: Hornets GM Dell Demps a "spectator" in basketball decisions. Stern's deputies running Chris Paul talks.

what's the t-wolves story?

JJ Barea should buy Dirk a thank you gift.

well, maybe i was wrong about dwight howard maybe staying in orlando if they land billups. hm.

man if this shit is true magic are srsly taking advantage of dwights good nature, what a crap org

you mentioned it in an earlier post but if billups is claimed he can't be traded for the rest of the season

sam_amick Sam Amick
Source says former UCLA guard and 43rd pick in the draft, Malcolm Lee, has signed a 3-yr guaranteed deal with Minnesota.
12 minutes ago

must be a point guard

good lord that is wacky

kahn is such a weird gm

he's a SG btw

undersized?

nah, he's 6' 5"

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft/results/players?id=19274&_slug_=malcolm-lee&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnba%2fdraft%2fresults%2fplayers%3fid%3d19274%26_slug_%3dmalcolm-lee