Official 2014-15 NBA Regular Season Thread

[nichj99]

First big trade of the season!

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports....hunder-get-knicks-jr-smith-and-iman-shumpert/

WAITERS to OKC
SHUMPERT to CLE
JR SMITH to CLE
R JACKSON to NYK

 

[Strop]

Wow..crazy. Shumpert included?

Exum to get first start as well.

 

[spanishsahara]

First big trade of the season!

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports....hunder-get-knicks-jr-smith-and-iman-shumpert/

WAITERS to OKC
SHUMPERT to CLE
JR SMITH to CLE
R JACKSON to NYK

For me, this trade makes very little sense for anyone at this point, there must be more to it

 

[nichj99]

For me, this trade makes very little sense for anyone at this point, there must be more to it

to me its basically a "dont piss off lebron" trade. Bron did not like waiters.

Apparently Phil has shipped out 3 knicks players. Speculation (only) that the third is Dalembert to the cavs.

Waiters should get a starting role at SG in OKC. OKC are so cheap.

The knicks are in total tank mode, Reggie should put up big numbers for a truly awful team.

Shump to start at SG and JR off the bench, possibly fixing some of the bench depth issues.

 

[spanishsahara]

Shump starting makes sense basketball wise, but all I see is JR not getting all the shots he wants and becoming upset, probably pissing off Lebron anyway. I hope for JR's sake, the Cavs trade him again somewhere else

 

[nichj99]

Shump starting makes sense basketball wise, but all I see is JR not getting all the shots he wants and becoming upset, probably pissing off Lebron anyway. I hope for JR's sake, the Cavs trade him again somewhere else

These types of deals have never worked out well for Cleveland anyway. See the Antwan Jamison, Mo Williams & Shaq trades.

 

[Jaames]

Knicks are going to waive the 3 scrubs they are getting from this trade

 

[Strop]

Don't Cavs need a big man though...

 

[nichj99]

Don't Cavs need a big man though...

Never know, dalembert could yet be included

 

[MattWasGF4L]

Brook Lopez 18pts 10 reb at the half as Nets lead Mavs. Of course.

 

[ozballer23]

Wow. Didn't see that trade coming.

 

[mat2323]

Wow the smith contract was a killer, in order to dump it they had to give up shumpert, Knicks better score big this offseason, as the lakers found out, you can have all the money, but you still have to get them to come, cavs and thunder are huge winners, thunder gave up scrubs and cavs give up a head case for another head case but got a good you player in shumpert, well the Knicks did get that second rounder lmao

 

[Jaames]

Been talk for the last 2 months that Phil wanted Shumpert off the books and possibly Hardaway also. Can't imagine the Knicks being a 500+ team for the next 4-5 years

 

[ozballer23]

Cavs get more shooting from the arc with JR. At least Cleveland has no night spots for jr to get into sh!t.

 

[Billyhoyle]

Interesting Trade:

CLE
Irving
Shump
Bron
Love
Thompson
Jr and Delly to come off the Bench

NY
Who cares it might as well be the Upper Nowhere Under 12s

OKC
Westbrook
Waiters
Durant
Ibaka
Adams

I like the trade for OKC waiters could be a nice 10-15 pt addition for them

 

[Strop]

Hope there is enough shots left over for Durant after Westbrook and Waiters do their thing...

 

[nichj99]

Reggie Jackson is now staying put. Thunder gave up Lance Thomas & a draft pick.

Phil just ensured the Knicks would have $50mill coming off the books between today and seasons end. Huge!

 

[ozballer23]

Reggie Jackson is now staying put. Thunder gave up Lance Thomas & a draft pick.

Phil just ensured the Knicks would have $50mill coming off the books between today and seasons end. Huge!

LeBron to NY lol

 

[Strop]

Cavs getting a protected 1st round pick as well from OKC?

 

[nichj99]

Cavs getting a protected 1st round pick as well from OKC?

Only the 1 draft pick OKC is giving up. It's now going to the Cavs and heavily protected, so they'll likely never see it.