2007 NBA Off-Season Thread

**Eddymon** · 06.14.07, 09:43 PM

Well the 2006/2007 season has finally ended with no shocking results like Miami's comeback over Dallas last year. For those who didn't know, The Spurs swept Cleveland.

Now its timem for speculation.

We know Portland is going older and picking Oden in the draft.

Durant may or may not go #2 but probably will even with his week weightlifting skills.
the rest is a crap shoot.

I want Ainge to pick the 7-0, mobile, and scouts say better than Yao was at this stage by a long shot. He may be the best big man to come aout for awhile and that is a major need by that team. Give Pierce a big man and along with the emerging Al Jefferson and some role players in West, Gomes and another scorer in Szcerbiak Boston could be a player in the east next year.

**seenbad** · 06.14.07, 10:08 PM

1. It's no given that Portland will choose Oden.
2. Boston is going to suck for a long time.
3. Couldn't you wait like....a day or so to start the off season thread?

**Brett** · 06.14.07, 10:14 PM

ROFL!

**seenbad** · 06.15.07, 09:11 AM

This is always a good place to keep track of the off season moves. Looks like Mike James is going back to Houston for Juwan Howard.

**It's Mike** · 06.15.07, 10:25 AM

i think the fact I'm joining the fantasy league is a bigger story than the James trade.

Since it's assumed the Sonics wind up with a small forward in the draft, who do you think would be a good sign and trade option for Rashard Lewis? They should be able to turn him into something. I imagine a PG would be high on their list.

**seenbad** · 06.15.07, 10:36 AM

To Portland for Jaret Jack and Joel Przbilla...and a couple second round picks.

**It's Mike** · 06.15.07, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by seenbad

To Portland for Jaret Jack and Joel Przbilla...and a couple second round picks.

please don't operate any heavy machinery today.

**Scotty** · 06.15.07, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by seenbad

1. It's no given that Portland will choose Oden.

Dude, please.

**Guitar Shark** · 06.15.07, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by seenbad

To Portland for Jaret Jack and Joel Przbilla...and a couple second round picks.

lmao...

**seenbad** · 06.15.07, 01:01 PM

Ok, and Darius Miles.

**It's Mike** · 06.15.07, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by seenbad

Ok, and Darius Miles.

ok, now that's a little more reasonable.

**Guitar Shark** · 06.15.07, 01:27 PM

LOL. Yes, we need a cancer to round out our awful team.

**seenbad** · 06.15.07, 02:35 PM

I saw him last week with a chick in a restaurant I was in. He looked like he got fat. lazy dick. You can have him for free.

**lovemachine97(Version 2)** · 06.15.07, 03:43 PM

The NBA needs to re-align. No more Eastern and Western Conference. There needs to be an American, and a National Conference, with a West, Mid-
West, and Eastern Division in each.

If football and baseball can do it, travel problems be damned, the NBA can do it. This eliminates any reason to re-seed the playoffs, and any loss of relevance to the regular season if there are no true 'conferences'.

**It's Mike** · 06.15.07, 08:15 PM

It looks like the Raptors are really going after an international flavour with the club. Hello Delfino goodbye Mo Peterson I imagine.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Pistons traded guard Carlos Delfino to the Toronto Raptors on Friday for second-round draft picks in 2009 and 2010.

"We appreciate everything Carlos did for us while he was here and we wish him all the best with Toronto," Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said.

Delfino, from Argentina, was drafted 25th overall by Detroit in 2003, and averaged 4.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 180 games with the Pistons.

During the 2006-07 regular season, the 6-foot-6 guard averaged 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 16.8 minutes while appearing in all 82 games. He played in all 16 of Detroit's playoff games, averaging 2.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 8.4 minutes.

The 25-year-old player is set to make just over $1.8 million next season.

"Carlos is a talented basketball player that should thrive in our system," Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo said. "Like many international players that come to the league, he has much more professional experience than his NBA resume suggests."

Delfino spent four seasons with Reggio Calabria (2000-02) and Skipper Bologna (2003-04) of the Italian league before joining the NBA. He was a member of Argentina's gold medal-winning team in the 2004 Olympics.

Detroit's other first-round pick in the 2003 draft was Darko Milicic, a 7-foot center from the former Serbia and Montenegro taken No. 2 overall behind Cleveland's LeBron James and ahead of Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Milicic appeared in 96 games over 2 1/2 seasons before being traded to Orlando in February 2006 in a deal that gives Detroit the Magic's 15th pick overall June 28 in the NBA draft.