The NBA Thread
deal
The NBA Draft is on right now.
Ron Artest is changing his name to Metta World Peace: http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6698183
aussie Kyrie Irving #1 and going to cleveland.
I don’t know why Miami drafted a SF when we need a PG and C. Possibly trade bait…
Probably took the best player available that late in the draft… A Point Guard or Center from round 2 isn’t worth the same as a SF from late round 1 quality.
it would be for a trade for sure
Yep. The trade has already gone down.
Heat receive: Rights to Norris Cole (No. 28 overall pick)
Timberwolves receive: Rights to Bojan Bogdanovic (No. 31 pick overall); future second-round pick; cash considerations
Yep. The trade has already gone down.
Heat receive: Rights to Norris Cole (No. 28 overall pick)
Timberwolves receive: Rights to Bojan Bogdanovic (No. 31 pick overall); future second-round pick; cash considerations
28 was the bulls pick, what happened there?
Traded to Wolves, then traded to Miami.
The funny thing is this was originally Miami’s pick which got shipped to Toronto during the Bosh deal, then traded to Chicago this season.
The Wolves selected Montenegro center Nikola Mirotic for Chicago with the No. 23 selection.
There we go… Damn that took a lot of Googleing…
Did you spell ESPN wrong or something? 
nooooooooooooooooooooooo.
actually it doesnt bother me that much….as long as its resolved and they are playing again by december 20!
Official release from NBA
NEW YORK—The National Basketball Association announced that it will commence a lockout of its players, effective at 12:01 am ET on July 1, until a new collective bargaining agreement is reached with the National Basketball Players Association.
“The expiring collective bargaining agreement created a broken system that produced huge financial losses for our teams,” said NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver. “We need a sustainable business model that allows all 30 teams to be able to compete for a championship, fairly compensates our players, and provides teams, if well-managed, with an opportunity to be profitable.”
“We have made several proposals to the union, including a deal targeting $2 billion annually as the players’ share—an average of approximately $5 million per player that could increase along with league revenue growth,” said Silver. “Elements of our proposal would also better align players’ pay with performance.”
“We will continue to make every effort to reach a new agreement that is fair and in the best interests of our teams, our players, our fans, and our game.”
During the lockout, players will not receive their salaries; teams will not negotiate, sign or trade player contracts; players will not be able to use team facilities for any purpose; and teams will not conduct or facilitate any summer camps, exhibitions, practices, workouts, coaching sessions, or team meetings.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Absolute shocker but I knew this was going to happen. So disappointing… 