2011 NBA Offseason Rumours & Info
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A1CardsandGaming
@ A1, we love collecting as much as you do !
My money will be on the Celtics for one more championship before Garnett retires. Great news for the old Smith PC if it does happen. Where did you hear it ?
A_Iverson_I
OzCardTrader
I agree. Just because they make a lot of money doesn't mean they're not going to try and get as much as they can and let the owners "push them around".
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NBA players, owners submit new financial proposals - ESPN
NBA Trade Talk: Celtics, Magic Looking to Acquire Josh Smith of Hawks | Bleacher Report
Dreaming a bit but imagine KG and Smith, with Pierce at sg (he's 6 7) and Rondo....more likely is a Ray Allen trade for Smith - not so keen on that - we'd have zero 3 pt shooting if that happens.
The point is, 22 teams are losing money. League lost $300m last year and came out to be the most profitable year in the past several years.
If I'm the owner, I rather quit than losing hell lot money each year.
Jordan_23
OzCardTrader
anyone read about the bucks offering bogut and there pick up for Minnesotta's number 2 pick?
GarnettFan4Life
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NBA Players Assoc Chief Billy Hunter said the owners’ latest proposal would cost the players $8.2 billion over 10 years compared to the current system and $7 billion compared to the players’ standing offer.
“Under their proposal, over five or six years, they would reap a profit of over $1.8 billion after expenses – after their alleged expenses,†Hunter said.
As part of their proposal to guarantee the players $2 billion in salary and benefits per year during their 10-year proposal, owners are seeking to keep the $160 million in escrow money withheld from players’ paychecks for the 2010-11 season. Eight percent of player salaries is withheld under the current agreement and returned each August to ensure that players ultimately wind up with 57 percent of basketball-related income (BRI).
“That’s money that players have already earned, worked for this past season,†Fisher said. “That’s off the table, as far as we’re concerned. To me, it speaks to the arrogance that they feel in approaching us with their proposal, to be able to go back and reach for those dollars.â€
Hunter again derided the owners’ offer of a flat $2 billion pay scale for 10 years, saying the players would not regain the $2.17 billion level of salary and benefits they received for the 2010-11 season until the 10th year of the owners’ proposal. The union is projecting 4-5 percent annual revenue growth for the league over the next decade, a figure that is expected to rise after the current broadcast and digital rights agreements with ABC/ESPN and TNT expire in 2016.
Hunter was careful to stop short of saying the negotiations are at an “impasse,†a legal term that would signal that talks have irretrievably broken down – paving the way for a lockout, possible decertification of the union, and an antitrust lawsuit similar to the case filed by the NFL Players Association.
“We’re not at an impasse because there’s so many issues that we haven’t discussed,†Hunter said. “We’ve gotten stuck on economics.â€
Asked if he trusts Stern to negotiate a fair deal, Hunter said, “We’re engaged in hard-knuckle negotiations. It ain’t about trust.â€
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read it but why would they move him for a chance to get Kanter or Williams? - unknowns
NBA Players Assoc Chief Billy Hunter said the owners’ latest proposal would cost the players $8.2 billion over 10 years compared to the current system and $7 billion compared to the players’ standing offer.
“Under their proposal, over five or six years, they would reap a profit of over $1.8 billion after expenses – after their alleged expenses,†Hunter said.
As part of their proposal to guarantee the players $2 billion in salary and benefits per year during their 10-year proposal, owners are seeking to keep the $160 million in escrow money withheld from players’ paychecks for the 2010-11 season. Eight percent of player salaries is withheld under the current agreement and returned each August to ensure that players ultimately wind up with 57 percent of basketball-related income (BRI).
“That’s money that players have already earned, worked for this past season,†Fisher said. “That’s off the table, as far as we’re concerned. To me, it speaks to the arrogance that they feel in approaching us with their proposal, to be able to go back and reach for those dollars.â€
Hunter again derided the owners’ offer of a flat $2 billion pay scale for 10 years, saying the players would not regain the $2.17 billion level of salary and benefits they received for the 2010-11 season until the 10th year of the owners’ proposal. The union is projecting 4-5 percent annual revenue growth for the league over the next decade, a figure that is expected to rise after the current broadcast and digital rights agreements with ABC/ESPN and TNT expire in 2016.
Hunter was careful to stop short of saying the negotiations are at an “impasse,†a legal term that would signal that talks have irretrievably broken down – paving the way for a lockout, possible decertification of the union, and an antitrust lawsuit similar to the case filed by the NFL Players Association.
“We’re not at an impasse because there’s so many issues that we haven’t discussed,†Hunter said. “We’ve gotten stuck on economics.â€
Asked if he trusts Stern to negotiate a fair deal, Hunter said, “We’re engaged in hard-knuckle negotiations. It ain’t about trust.â€
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read it but why would they move him for a chance to get Kanter or Williams? - unknowns
GarnettFan4Life
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Here's my bold predictions haha
Best Career - Derrick Williams
Steal of the draft - Kenneth Faried (my brother says so I will go with it haha)
Fan Fav - Bismack Biyombo
Flop - Jimmer Fredette
---------- Post added 23-06-2011 at 04:48 PM ----------
The Boston Celtics have every intention of becoming a younger, more athletic team in the near future. But that future does not include Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith. A league source told CSNNE.com on Monday night that the Celtics have had "no discussions whatsoever" with the Atlanta Hawks about acquiring Smith. The same source added there were no plans to open up such dialogue any time in the near future. "You can never say never," the source said, "but there's nothing going on there." CSNNE
Read more: NBA Rumors - InsideHoops.com
Best Career - Derrick Williams
Steal of the draft - Kenneth Faried (my brother says so I will go with it haha)
Fan Fav - Bismack Biyombo
Flop - Jimmer Fredette
---------- Post added 23-06-2011 at 04:48 PM ----------
The Boston Celtics have every intention of becoming a younger, more athletic team in the near future. But that future does not include Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith. A league source told CSNNE.com on Monday night that the Celtics have had "no discussions whatsoever" with the Atlanta Hawks about acquiring Smith. The same source added there were no plans to open up such dialogue any time in the near future. "You can never say never," the source said, "but there's nothing going on there." CSNNE
Read more: NBA Rumors - InsideHoops.com
GarnettFan4Life
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Mike Wells: Brian Shaw has agreed to become associate head coach of Pacers, according to source Twitter
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Ric Bucher just said on SportsCenter that Jax ain't happy about going to Milwaukee. Twitter
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Rumors: Andre Miller to Denver for Raymond Felton. HoopsHype - NBA Rumors
@aarbron
Aaron Bronsteter
Is Ray Felton the most disrespected player in the NBA? Him for Andre Miller straight up? Really???
---------- Post added 24-06-2011 at 08:38 AM ----------
Ric Bucher just said on SportsCenter that Jax ain't happy about going to Milwaukee. Twitter
---------- Post added 24-06-2011 at 11:50 AM ----------
Rumors: Andre Miller to Denver for Raymond Felton. HoopsHype - NBA Rumors
@aarbron
Aaron Bronsteter
Is Ray Felton the most disrespected player in the NBA? Him for Andre Miller straight up? Really???
Verse1
No Glove, No love.
Im still going to collect should there be a shut out this coming season, sure it'll suck not having any ball but i'll be happy to grab some bargains while everyone else is sooking and not buying cards 
GarnettFan4Life
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Spurs' Big Man Enraged Over George Hill Trade
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Rockets trade for Flynn, instantly put him back on market
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Union says it won't accept bad deal
NEW YORK -- In some of the strongest public comments he has ever made, National Basketball Players Association executive director Billy Hunter said Thursday the league's owners are trying to "break" the players' union.
"Their intention is to lock us out and break the union to achieve what they want to achieve," Hunter said following a meeting of player representatives from the 30 teams.
Collective bargaining talks will resume Friday after each side made new economic proposals Tuesday -- the players offering to reduce their share of revenues by $500 million over the next five years, and the owners proposing a 10-year system that would guarantee the players a minimum of $2 billion in salaries each season.
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The Detroit Pistons have expanded their head coaching search by interviewing Orlando Magic assistant coach Patrick Ewing, according to league sources. NBA.com
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Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett of the Celtics, among the most vocal players in the room Friday and the players who devised the T-shirt idea, were driven away in a black SUV with executive committee member Theo Ratliff. In the meeting, Pierce accused the owners of taking a disingenuous stance by disguising their insistence on slashing salaries under the cloak of creating a new system that would allow more teams to be competitive.
“Is it more about money or being competitive?†Pierce said to the owners, according to Suns player rep Jared Dudley. “What does this have to do with? If it’s about being competitive, let’s come up with a system we can all be competitive in. If it’s about money, that’s a different story that we’re talking about.â€
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Rockets trade for Flynn, instantly put him back on market
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Union says it won't accept bad deal
NEW YORK -- In some of the strongest public comments he has ever made, National Basketball Players Association executive director Billy Hunter said Thursday the league's owners are trying to "break" the players' union.
"Their intention is to lock us out and break the union to achieve what they want to achieve," Hunter said following a meeting of player representatives from the 30 teams.
Collective bargaining talks will resume Friday after each side made new economic proposals Tuesday -- the players offering to reduce their share of revenues by $500 million over the next five years, and the owners proposing a 10-year system that would guarantee the players a minimum of $2 billion in salaries each season.
---------- Post added 25-06-2011 at 08:32 PM ----------
The Detroit Pistons have expanded their head coaching search by interviewing Orlando Magic assistant coach Patrick Ewing, according to league sources. NBA.com
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CBA
Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett of the Celtics, among the most vocal players in the room Friday and the players who devised the T-shirt idea, were driven away in a black SUV with executive committee member Theo Ratliff. In the meeting, Pierce accused the owners of taking a disingenuous stance by disguising their insistence on slashing salaries under the cloak of creating a new system that would allow more teams to be competitive.
“Is it more about money or being competitive?†Pierce said to the owners, according to Suns player rep Jared Dudley. “What does this have to do with? If it’s about being competitive, let’s come up with a system we can all be competitive in. If it’s about money, that’s a different story that we’re talking about.â€
midnight_show
OzCardTrader
The thing that annoys me most about all this is Derek Fisher is a complete knob and I have to keep seeing his face everytime I read about it.
KNOB.
KNOB.
quasar
OCT's #1 Jeremy Lin fan
Chicago Bulls in the running for Dwight Howard? | Online Sportsbooks | Sports Betting | Picks and Odds
this would be very cool if it worked out. and if the lockout doesn't shut things down for too long. Dwight!
this would be very cool if it worked out. and if the lockout doesn't shut things down for too long. Dwight!
GarnettFan4Life
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DGCollectables
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is shaq coming out of retirement already?
ozballer23
#1 J.R. Smith Collector
Andre Miller now back with the nuggets.
Matty4292
Denver Nuggets Fan
It's good to have him back, Perfect back up for Ty Lawson.
Your take on David West opting out of his contract and testing the free agency.
Coming from a torn-ACL injury, not sure if its the right decision.
But he could be a great addition (if healthy) to those teams chasing a ring.
Coming from a torn-ACL injury, not sure if its the right decision.
But he could be a great addition (if healthy) to those teams chasing a ring.
