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Bucher: Nets Still Top Dwight's List

In an interview following the Magic's latest debacle in Philadelphia, Ric Bucher says little has changed in the Dwightmare, noting that Orlando is demoralized by trade talk from their leader, which Bucher characterized as "I don't want to be here...you guys are not good enough."

Bucher said the Nets are still in the lead for D12's services:

Latest I've heard is New Jersey is still at the top of the list, but the big question is can they make a deal. It's become clear that Orlando is not going to trade him before they have their big All-Star gala. You don't want Dwight Howard coming back to town in somebody else's uniform so they are going to wait until then to make a move. By then, Brook Lopez will be back from his broken foot and they can wait to see if they put that package back together.

As Hannah Storm responded, "wouldn't that be something else for that franchise."

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The question is are Dwight's remarks lately about Boston, Chicago and LAC just being nice to the local reporters (while sending a message to ORL)?

And I wonder who might be the first to report that Dwight might reject extension with Lakers if they traded Bynum+Gasol to get him?

They mention Dwight just wants to Win, but does he really want to path a new pathway (Nets/Brooklyn/Proky)?
If Howard went to Lakers, he would be a failure if they didn’t win a Championship.
However, Dwight going to Brooklyn would be a Success, regardless.

Everything depends on Lopez, as Bucher points out. He has got to move up his recovery schedule to a quicker pace than Avery would like.

by jerry25 on Jan 31, 2012 8:39 AM EST up reply actions  

The question is are Dwight’s remarks lately about Boston, Chicago and LAC just being nice to the local reporters (while sending a message to ORL)?

Yes. Recall Chris Paul humored the Bobcats and Melo humored non-Knicks teams as well.

2011-2012 season prediction: 22-44

And I'm fine with that. One of the original leaders of the "Dwight Howard, not Nono Hilario" movement.

by BigTom on Jan 31, 2012 8:48 AM EST up reply actions  

What if plan in to delay a Lopez return till after the trade deadline?

DH says I will only resign with the Nets…….

We lowball Otis with a bunch of picks and expirings.

6 more weeks

by Lynbrook on Jan 31, 2012 8:49 AM EST up reply actions  

What if...

Privately that has already happened. Which is why they are threatening to hold onto him for the year. If we lowballed them and Otis accepts the offer because had no other choice because Dwight won’t sign an extension anywhere else and already told him this. Then the ownership vetoes the trade. Now, what is Otis thinking. Dwight wont sign an extension anywhere else do we send him to the nets for lopez , hold onto him for the end of the year and complete a sign and trade for spare parts or trade him to a team as a half a year rental.

by bettacalltyrone on Jan 31, 2012 10:20 AM EST up reply actions  

It's all lip service

Nets are his primary target, followed by Mavs and Lakers in no particular order.

by ZR on Jan 31, 2012 8:50 AM EST up reply actions  

Agreed

RIP baby. I love you forever. Our dream of seeing D12 with the Nets is getting closer.

by lupojohn3 on Jan 31, 2012 1:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Both Bucher and Broussard have said that Howard's top choice is Brooklyn in the last few days

and Broussard said Williams still wants to be with the Nets. That’s not a coincidence, that’s a clear reaffirmation from both the players that this is all ending up with them together in Brooklyn.

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by BrooklynNets on Jan 31, 2012 9:27 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Ouch

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by eLonepb on Jan 31, 2012 9:24 AM EST up reply actions  

WoW!!

I wish our players had as much confidence as NI has right now. We would have won more games.

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by SIC One on Jan 31, 2012 10:08 AM EST up reply actions  

wrong

overconfidence is the reason nets lost against toronto raps.

"Beware the Ides of March."

by Andy. on Jan 31, 2012 11:01 AM EST up reply actions  

No....It's the arena they play in along with crappy fanbase.

"I love my Ducks (wait 'til you see my O)"

by bkeagle718 on Jan 31, 2012 11:24 AM EST up reply actions  

Or as much confidence as me

RIP baby. I love you forever. Our dream of seeing D12 with the Nets is getting closer.

by lupojohn3 on Jan 31, 2012 1:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Thats degrading

Take it as a warning ;)

by Zartan on Jan 31, 2012 10:21 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

you need a tampon bud?

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by YoungMoney24 on Jan 31, 2012 12:03 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

seriously NI.

please grow up. You’re an icon to thousands of teenagers in the tri-state area.

by KiddShizzle on Jan 31, 2012 12:27 PM EST up reply actions  

It's border line pathetic

Tht ORL needs to keep Dwight through the ASG. it’s not even that they’re still trying to convince him to stay, they are just trying to wring out as much cash as they can before their cash cow departs for greener pastures

by Chakroot on Jan 31, 2012 8:32 AM EST reply actions  

Do you blame them?

Sports is a business…big business. If people can’t understand that, then they’re nothing more than fans that aren’t paying attention to the a big picture.

by ZR on Jan 31, 2012 8:51 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, they may never see a Dwight Howard again

best milk it as dark days are coming for them, even if they get a nice package in return

by cprash on Jan 31, 2012 9:30 AM EST via Android app up reply actions  

Why would they want him on their team duing the ASG?

Is him in a Nets uniform really worse than the circus of Dwight trade questions that will cloud the game if he’s still playing for the Magic? Can Orlando really be stupid enough to not see how terrible it will be? Everyone else does.

The All-Star Game should be about their beautiful new building and promise for the future. Instead it will just leave a bitter taste in everyone’s mouth.

WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap

by BrooklynNets on Jan 31, 2012 9:36 AM EST up reply actions  

He'll be a magic until after the ASG but...

…i don’t see any scenario where he will NOT get booed during the introductions, whether wearing a Magic Jersey or another team’s jersey. He’s made his bed and now he’s peeing all over it with all these reports of his lack of leadership.

From my POV, the lesser of two evils here is him being booed wearing another team’s jersey. The NBA image is still on shaky grounds right now, how bad would it look for the hometown player to be booed in his own arena during the ASG. At least if he’s traded already, then the booing has some kind of little justification…a false one of course.

by Versifiervt on Jan 31, 2012 9:50 AM EST up reply actions  

he has made his bed

you are right, its clear now…he wants out, its over…now its just a matter of where he will go

ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE

by Keysta101 on Jan 31, 2012 9:52 AM EST up reply actions  

You think that tickets would go for even more if D12 was dealt prior to the ASG.

People would pay a lot to boo him in person each time he touched the ball.

I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...

by BEB on Jan 31, 2012 8:38 AM EST via mobile reply actions  

The way the Magic are looking lately...

Is Dwight still at the top of the Nets wish list?

by aug93 on Jan 31, 2012 8:39 AM EST reply actions  

They are playing their best ball of the year.

And it isn’t about this year. As far as DWill and D12 are concerned, this franchise doesn’t even exist till Brooklyn.

I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...

by BEB on Jan 31, 2012 8:43 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Misread your post

Of course he is and will be till he is here or somwhere else.

I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...

by BEB on Jan 31, 2012 8:47 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

Yes

How do you think that team cleaned up against a weak schedule and went 11-4? Had everyone thinking they were legit title contenders? Because Howard is a perennial MVP threat.

WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap

by BrooklynNets on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 AM EST up reply actions  

So if Otis trades DH to us on March 15th

Could we delay his physical a few hours so DH’s first game as a Net is not in Orlando on the 16th?

by Lynbrook on Jan 31, 2012 8:40 AM EST reply actions  

I would prefer that.

The Nets may actually get a nationally televised game on TNT or ESPN if that were the scenario.

by Chakroot on Jan 31, 2012 8:45 AM EST up reply actions  

Does it matter?

Talk about TV ratings. Have to play that game.

by ZR on Jan 31, 2012 8:54 AM EST up reply actions  

I think Orlando ownership will not want DH in thier building

Unless it is spun real well, it would be bad for the Magic brand.

Lots of angry fans.

by Lynbrook on Jan 31, 2012 9:06 AM EST up reply actions  

Too Effing Bad!

Has anyone ever stopped to consider how Nets fans would “feel”?

by Chakroot on Jan 31, 2012 9:25 AM EST up reply actions  

I agree - wouldn't have wanted Dallas to come to Izod

the day after JKidd was traded there. by the time he did come back – i cheered him (and later sang out “Thank you Cuban”) but those first few days I wouldn’t have wanted him to return

by fastbreak7 on Jan 31, 2012 11:15 AM EST up reply actions  

Otis must regret not trading for Lopez (pre-injury) + Gerald Wallace.

Wallace is playing better than expected and is too valuable now, and Lopez may never have broken his foot if the trade had not been rejected by deVos.

by jerry25 on Jan 31, 2012 8:47 AM EST reply actions  

Hindsight is 20/20

Brook could injure his foot walking down the stairs if not a basketball court. I don’t like reading these type of comments because they really don’t make much sense long term.

To quote LOST – “Whatever happened, happened.”

by ZR on Jan 31, 2012 8:56 AM EST up reply actions  

I agree they probably missed the boat on Crash

but better than expected? He is playing as you would expect, in fact all his numbers are slightly down from last year across the board.

by SovietBrooklyn on Jan 31, 2012 9:38 AM EST up reply actions  

Otis agreed to that deal

Their owner didn’t want to trade Dwight then.

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by netsfan1591 on Jan 31, 2012 9:44 AM EST up reply actions  

Not to change the subject but

Just how much of a big deal is marshon’s broken pinky toe? They are talking about he will be out indefinitely, I don’t get it…

by bbatts30 on Jan 31, 2012 8:54 AM EST reply actions  

well indefinitely just sounds bad, b/c you hear it a lot with serious injuries

it really just mean they is no set time for when he will be back yet. I can’t imagine a fractured pinky toe can be that long of a recovery. I’m sure we will have a better idea in a few days

by SovietBrooklyn on Jan 31, 2012 10:04 AM EST up reply actions  

D*** Vitale told mike and mike this morning stars get what they want, stars determine were to go. So all this chatter that dwight might go to chi or okc or nyk is laughable its nets or nothing, I’m starting to believe it. If the lakers wanted him why haven’t they trade there whole roster for him yet?

OT-but the chatter that if you get s.jackson will get Dwight is laughable because did SOURCES say if the cabs got Byron scott as there coach lebron would return there, and what happened?

by GameTime on Jan 31, 2012 8:55 AM EST reply actions  

The Nets are already on top of the list even without SJax. We will get SJax only if he’s a minimum signing after his contract of if he’s amnestied/bought out.

by stenpoint on Jan 31, 2012 8:57 AM EST up reply actions  

Also, the Magic have trade D12

They need to go ahead and bite the bullet, Dwight is leaving either way. I think Otis knows that, the owners tide his hands and made this “dwightmare” worse because of ticket sales. Have they learned nothing from the mess that was the “melo drama” and how much Denver thrived after they traded melo. Granted they did get an unbelievable package for melo but I’m just sayin…

by bbatts30 on Jan 31, 2012 8:57 AM EST reply actions  

let them play dumb

if the Magic don’t trade Dwight, the Nets will get everything they want.

by eopanther8 on Jan 31, 2012 9:02 AM EST up reply actions  

duh

We here @ Netsdaily know Dwight wants to be a Net! Its Otis and the rest of the world that must be notified

by DJ HeavyDuty on Jan 31, 2012 9:06 AM EST reply actions  

Yeah it's the owner

Can’t really blame him for not wanting to rebuild when he is in his 80s. Very ill-advised and makes no sense whatsoever long-term, and Magic organization should know better having gone through whole Shaq situation, but understandable.

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 9:23 AM EST up reply actions  

Agree

If im the owner I hang onto Howard until the day i die, if possible.

by cprash on Jan 31, 2012 9:32 AM EST via Android app up reply actions  

He's 82... it's possible

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by eLonepb on Jan 31, 2012 9:37 AM EST up reply actions  

This is a funny pic!!!

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by LBJOSH on Jan 31, 2012 1:19 PM EST up reply actions  

Actually, we Otis an apology for everything we said about him

He accepted the trade. It’s ownership that nixed it.

RIP baby. I love you forever. Our dream of seeing D12 with the Nets is getting closer.

by lupojohn3 on Jan 31, 2012 1:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Last night

SVG had a crazy post game interview! Someone please post it!
SVG needs to go IMO
I would change everything before I let my superstar walk

by DJ HeavyDuty on Jan 31, 2012 9:08 AM EST reply actions  

I'm telling them

You only get our #1 or Brooks. not both.

by ShawnG on Jan 31, 2012 9:09 AM EST reply actions  

What's more valuable?

Brooks is Hurt and might miss some time
The pick isn’t as bad as it was before, it might not even be a lottery pick anymore once we get Howard and make a run into the playoffs

by GameTime on Jan 31, 2012 9:15 AM EST up reply actions  

MarShon

Pick’s not as good as we thought(=this team isn’t as bad as we thought) and its value would decline further when we do get Dwight. MarShon is somewhat proven. You never know what you get with Rookies.

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 9:24 AM EST up reply actions  

and they tell us we're trading him for Bynum and the Mavs #1 pick

or a different package..

we have no idea what other offers are out there now.. or will be… but don’t be naive to think we have “hand” in this situation.. we don’t…

by orangeeater on Jan 31, 2012 9:32 AM EST up reply actions  

It's a no win situation for anyone

-The Magic teammates have to seriously dislike Dwight right now.. while it is a team game and they are all professionals.. his drama is not helping the team

-Dwight isn’t casting himself in a favorable light. He should have been more foreceful and adamant with the media before the year.. instead of the passive aggressive tone he took and is taking. If he said before the season “I love Orlando but I want to move on and want a trade now” publicly instead of through back channels or mumbling “its in god’s hands”.. maybe he would have had a different team by now.

-Dwight is looking like Melo 2.0.. and i fear that this will carry over to the next place he goes…

-For us, it puts Lopez and MarShon and everyone on edge like the Melo sweepstakes. Lopez’s relations with the nets are likely strained.. He probably gets dealt.. and is a RFA.. but in theory, he could sign the one year offer and bolt if he is not dealt for Dwight… Doubt he does that (risk of injury too high for a big man so long term security is important)

-Magic and nets fans get thrown under the bus..

by orangeeater on Jan 31, 2012 9:29 AM EST reply actions  

It's just sports

Who cares? Just fodder for our entertainment. None of this really matters in the real scheme of life.

Entertainment. I’m enjoying the threads.

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by eLonepb on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Actually I'm happy Brook's been injured

It’s kept him away from the media circus that would have surrounded him otherwise – and that’s what takes its toll on the other players possibly involved – and of course on D12’s teammates. Shame on Magic ownership for bringing this on themselves and the team.

by fastbreak7 on Jan 31, 2012 11:20 AM EST up reply actions  

I don't think it affects him as much as other players

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by netsareboss on Jan 31, 2012 12:17 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

You can always count on Big Baby with the facial expressions...



Imagine when Dwight Leaves Orlando?

Niners,Nets,Reds & USC!!!

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by Kidd2Petrovic on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 AM EST reply actions  

Dwight may or may not come to the Nets BUT he is leaving Orlando...

Niners,Nets,Reds & USC!!!

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by Kidd2Petrovic on Jan 31, 2012 9:34 AM EST up reply actions  

Bad news

For the, “I hope D12 just sings as a FA” group, which I’m part of.

If I can just hide, the sinner inside, and keep him denied.
How sweet life would be, if I could be free, from the sinner in me.

by BrooNets on Jan 31, 2012 9:51 AM EST reply actions  

same...

ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE

by Keysta101 on Jan 31, 2012 9:52 AM EST up reply actions  

I'd prefer him to come via FA but

I’d take him via trade if we can get this over with as long as we don’t severely overpay

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 9:53 AM EST up reply actions  

right

If I can just hide, the sinner inside, and keep him denied.
How sweet life would be, if I could be free, from the sinner in me.

by BrooNets on Jan 31, 2012 9:55 AM EST up reply actions  

bad news?

wasn’t ever news at all. This is more of a dose of reality for those who had any little belief he might make free agency.

by Versifiervt on Jan 31, 2012 9:58 AM EST up reply actions  

I wish

he’d come out and say that he’s rescinded his trade request because it’s taken too big of a toll on his team and that he’ll decide what team he’ll sign with in the summer, a la LeBron used to.

Critical Success!

by Ammar on Jan 31, 2012 9:51 AM EST reply actions  

What the H???!

I was up at 6am this morning and no new Dwightmare article.
I had to wait 16 minutes to get one?
Really!?!!!
This place is slipping, big time.

by Jron on Jan 31, 2012 9:52 AM EST via mobile reply actions   1 recs

hahhahahaha

ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE

by Keysta101 on Jan 31, 2012 9:55 AM EST up reply actions  

march 15.....get here....

ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE

by Keysta101 on Jan 31, 2012 9:55 AM EST up reply actions  

Get here without D12 being traded

If I can just hide, the sinner inside, and keep him denied.
How sweet life would be, if I could be free, from the sinner in me.

by BrooNets on Jan 31, 2012 9:56 AM EST up reply actions  

touche

ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE

by Keysta101 on Jan 31, 2012 9:57 AM EST up reply actions  

Seeing this team play without Lopez and Marshon Brooks

sort of shows me a tough, gritty team who isn’t a complete mess. Now add Howard and Turkoglu to that team. I still love me some Marshon Brooks and Brook Lopez, but I can always pick up the League Pass and watch some Orlando games.

Deron Williams/Farmar/Gaines
Morrow/Stevenson
Turkoglu/Shw. Williams
Humphries/Shl. Williams
Howard/Okur/Petro

Not too bad at all.

by Coach Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:01 AM EST up reply actions  

There's our 2nd round exit

Which I would take THIS year w/ glee

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 10:11 AM EST up reply actions  

Gonna have to trade...

… a total of $19.4M in salary to take on DH12 and Turkoglu. Nets no longer have the cap space to absorb salary .

Lopez $3.1M, and Brooks $1.1M isn’t enough. Add Okur $10.8M, Farmar $4M, and still just need another body to make it work.

by fly75 on Jan 31, 2012 10:40 AM EST up reply actions  

ummm, wasn't devin harris injured when we got him?

maybe my memory is off, but I could’ve sworn we had to wait a couple games before we got to see him play because he was nursing some kind of ankle injury.

by Versifiervt on Jan 31, 2012 9:59 AM EST up reply actions  

Nothing has changed except our perception of the situation..

by mytoemytoe on Jan 31, 2012 9:59 AM EST reply actions   1 recs

AH HA

ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE

by Keysta101 on Jan 31, 2012 9:59 AM EST up reply actions  

Jarrod Rudolph

was someone I was following on Twitter cuz he seemed to be connected to the Orlando side of things. But the more he’d tweet about how the Magic can possibly make moves to satisfy Dwight, the more delusional he came off to me.

He tweeted once when the season started, “how many games into the season will we go before DWill asks for a trade out of New Jersey? 20?”

We just past that 20 game mark and ironically it’s D12 that’s on a team that looks like it’s quitting cuz of the star player wanting out. I didn’t see this coming. I thought the Magic will play well til around the deadline. Things may still change, but Rudolph was a bit too comfortable with his perception of the Magic and the Nets ideas throughout this whole situation.

by Versifiervt on Jan 31, 2012 10:03 AM EST up reply actions  

oww, my toe, my toe!!!

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by 3ptChucker on Jan 31, 2012 11:42 AM EST up reply actions  

dwight dwight dwight

end this debacle now and just say you want out

ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE

by Keysta101 on Jan 31, 2012 10:00 AM EST reply actions  

if the magic contiue to lose

and decide not to trade him in before the All-star game. I may start thinking that Dwight has shown its Nets only. For them to keep waiting, it may mean that they are waiting for Lopez to get healthy. Because remember, Otis argreed on a trade before the season and MANAGEMENT killed it….It wasnt that they didnt want Brook. It was that they didnt want to lose their Superstar and lose all that money brought in from people wanting to see him play. Until i see him traded to team other than us. I will continue to believe that we are the only choice. The Magic have to wait, thus making us wait…. but this is just my opinion

10:30 a.m. on february 23, 2011 woke up with no hope.
12:30 p.m. on february 23, 2011 hope was born

D-WILL ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

by HBreezy15 on Jan 31, 2012 10:15 AM EST reply actions  

How much more money do you think the new amway center would make at the all star break with Howard on thhe roster still?

by Benl1 on Jan 31, 2012 10:21 AM EST up reply actions  

i dont think the Allstar game matters in terms of a money aspect

I think the magic wont trade him befor that because they dont wana face the embarrasment of having Dwight playing in another teams jersey. Though to anwer your question, i would assume alot more money would be made. Wouldnt you want to go to the game if it was held here and Dwill was hosting it?

10:30 a.m. on february 23, 2011 woke up with no hope.
12:30 p.m. on february 23, 2011 hope was born

D-WILL ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

by HBreezy15 on Jan 31, 2012 10:24 AM EST up reply actions  

Having a ‘host player’ for the All-Star Game is very overrated. The whole weekend sells out regardless.

by JimmyLips on Jan 31, 2012 11:51 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

I wonder what is going on in Brook Lopez's head?

Knowing that he is returning just to show case his abilities for another team.

by SovietBrooklyn on Jan 31, 2012 10:18 AM EST reply actions  

it's the NBA

He should always be playing his tail off

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by netsareboss on Jan 31, 2012 12:21 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions   1 recs

He may be the only sure-fire winner though

No Trade: be part of contender in familiar surroundings
Trade: Ohh Disney World! Yay!

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 10:21 AM EST up reply actions  

he'll be playing at full throtle when he get 100%

i doubt Deron will let him dog it… even if he is gona get traded

10:30 a.m. on february 23, 2011 woke up with no hope.
12:30 p.m. on february 23, 2011 hope was born

D-WILL ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

by HBreezy15 on Jan 31, 2012 10:21 AM EST up reply actions  

Does ORL really want to trade Turkoglu?

Remember back in the day when the Chris Paul rumors started how it was said the NBA would demand Okafor’s (much larger) contract would have to be taken on by any team acquiring Paul?

That didn’t happen. And quite frankly, I think Orlando wants Turkoglu; he’s the best point guard on the team (lol).

I think if a deal goes down, it will look like this:

Nets send: Lopez, Okur, MarShon, Rockets #1, 2013 #1, Cash
Nets get: Howard

D-WIll + D12 = NETS 2012 Champs (with lots of luck)

by corky_romano4life on Jan 31, 2012 10:27 AM EST reply actions  

idk if Marshon goes now.

Even though Dwight wants Morrow…he may have to go instead scince he fits perfectly in Orlando’s system

10:30 a.m. on february 23, 2011 woke up with no hope.
12:30 p.m. on february 23, 2011 hope was born

D-WILL ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

by HBreezy15 on Jan 31, 2012 10:29 AM EST up reply actions  

I wonder if both Marshon and Brook being out "indefinitely" is a sign

Marshon tweeted yesterday that he would be back soon which seems to be a lot shorter time than “indefinitely” . Anyone think they are holding him out to make sure he doesn’t get hurt?

Same with Brook. last week he was putting up shots, this week when the Dwight situation is deteriorating in Orl, Avery can’t see him coming back for a while.

Plus all of this weird Farmar and Morrow dumping and Captain Jack talk emerging, could something be happening behind all of this?

by tategeorge on Jan 31, 2012 10:28 AM EST reply actions  

I doubt it is anything fishy

He just came back from an injury that took longer expected to heal, and he is playing his first NBA season so he probably doesn’t his body as well as a league veteran. I just don’t think they want the same situation as when he was day to day, and don’t really have a time table for his return

by SovietBrooklyn on Jan 31, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions  

Worst case scenario

We rush lopez back too soon so we can “prove” to ORL that he’s healthy. He reinjures himself. We have no trade asset and no starting center.

Maybe there’s an even worse case out there regarding the trade?

by panet on Jan 31, 2012 10:31 AM EST reply actions  

I doubt they rush lopez back

If you want to trade a guy, you better give the team full value, meaning him at the best health possible. Orlando is dumb, but not that dumb

10:30 a.m. on february 23, 2011 woke up with no hope.
12:30 p.m. on february 23, 2011 hope was born

D-WILL ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

by HBreezy15 on Jan 31, 2012 10:33 AM EST up reply actions  

Wonder if they could do a Private Workout with Lopez to confirm his health.

Given his desire to play with his buddy again, near disney, he may be open to it…

by tategeorge on Jan 31, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions  

no way

they won’t/can’t do that with him as a member of the Nets.

I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...

by BEB on Jan 31, 2012 10:40 AM EST up reply actions  

lol

If Orlando wants youth thats a pretty good trade

10:30 a.m. on february 23, 2011 woke up with no hope.
12:30 p.m. on february 23, 2011 hope was born

D-WILL ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

by HBreezy15 on Jan 31, 2012 10:36 AM EST up reply actions  

Plus our #1.

Then flip Morrow and Houston’s #1 for Mayo.

D-Will
OJ
SJax
Hump
Dwight

Work on bench in the off season.

by tategeorge on Jan 31, 2012 10:37 AM EST up reply actions  

If Orlando's willing to trade Howard without also dumping Hedo

We don’t have to involve MIL just to get SJax,
and Orlando won’t want to have to absorb Farmar, Petro and James as well.

Just a simpler Lopez, Brooks, Okur, picks package for Howard then.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=75gaa4x

by stenpoint on Jan 31, 2012 11:39 AM EST up reply actions  

Howard please come to the Nets...

Deron & Lopez have to abuse this league…

MarShon is done.

We have to rely on Deron now.

Deron + Lopez are our last hope.

by jarkid on Jan 31, 2012 10:40 AM EST reply actions  

I swear I never understand what you are talking about

MarShon done? He’ll be back. We have to rely on Deron? We’ve always had to rely on Deron.

I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...

by BEB on Jan 31, 2012 10:41 AM EST up reply actions  

having no timetable doesn't mean he's done

and his recent tweets give off the impression he won’t be out as long as originally thought

I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...

by BEB on Jan 31, 2012 11:11 AM EST up reply actions  

they said the same thing about Wade

yet he’s playing now

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by Taylor Made on Jan 31, 2012 11:24 AM EST up reply actions  

How much do the Nets pay the opposing team...

…on Lopez’s first game back to let BLo do what he wants in the paint and to let him block a few shots and get some offensive rebounds and put backs?

My guess is future draft pick considerations should the two teams decide to make a deal in the near future.

by Versifiervt on Jan 31, 2012 10:44 AM EST reply actions  

just sayin the fire avery stuff needs to go

The guy has been dealing with injuries the whole season and considering all that and new guys playing with each other i think he has done a good job to keep us in the season fighting for a shot at the playoffs

by Pure baller15 on Jan 31, 2012 11:03 AM EST via mobile reply actions  

questionable decisions every now and then but

gotta give it a rest. like you said, he has done a decent job considering.

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions  

at this point i think lopez is going to be gone for howard

I was hoping we could get howard and keep pez which would be great in dealing with teams like the clippers but it is what it is

by Pure baller15 on Jan 31, 2012 11:05 AM EST via mobile reply actions  

JR Smith, Make it happen BK

Zhejiang Chouzhou, Smith’s team, was once positioned towards the top of the league, but have since slipped out of the playoff picture after losing six of their last eight. But, only one game out with a very easy remaining schedule, the Golden Bulls could very easily put themselves back in with a few wins. Smith leads the league in scoring with 34.2 points per game. Martin and Mills’ team, Xinjiang Guanghui, like Zhejiang Chouzhou, is also one game out of a post-season position.

Starshon Brooks A.K.A the Swag Mamba

by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 31, 2012 11:08 AM EST reply actions  

RFA, right?

I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...

by BEB on Jan 31, 2012 11:12 AM EST up reply actions  

Nope. FA only

We need help and he can play both SF and SG

Starshon Brooks A.K.A the Swag Mamba

by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 31, 2012 11:15 AM EST up reply actions  

seems like

all the nba players in china are tanking their teams in order to come home early…

by mike8889 on Jan 31, 2012 11:16 AM EST up reply actions  

LOL

savvy business tactics on their part then

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 11:18 AM EST up reply actions  

We should learn from them and start tanking ourselves

I enjoy watching the Nets win but I would rather lose so we can get a good draft pick. Its what is best in the longrun

Starshon Brooks A.K.A the Swag Mamba

by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 31, 2012 11:18 AM EST up reply actions  

*this

Starshon Brooks A.K.A the Swag Mamba

by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 31, 2012 11:21 AM EST up reply actions  

If we don't get Dwight by trade deadline

I’d be totally fine with 20 game losing streak or whatever. Next year we will turn things around mighty fast

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions  

I wouldn't

I don’t even want us to end on a six game losing streak

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Beware the Lopez
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by netsareboss on Jan 31, 2012 12:28 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

So how do we get Dwight this season if we don't give up Lopez and Marshon and picks

With Okur and Farmar?

Oh, it’s an Orlando, please keep Dwight for the year plea.

by stenpoint on Jan 31, 2012 11:32 AM EST up reply actions  

him

And/or W.Chandler pleaseeeee..

Then again they probably trip over their luggage and twist something and be out for season after signing the contract the nets faxed over…

by MetsNetsGiants on Jan 31, 2012 11:22 AM EST via mobile up reply actions  

A lot of people here have serious problems with this guy.

by Coach Joe on Jan 31, 2012 11:24 AM EST up reply actions  

.

"Beware the Ides of March."

by Andy. on Jan 31, 2012 11:16 AM EST up reply actions  

I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...

by BEB on Jan 31, 2012 11:30 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

Want back our center

Nets Mets Giants All day Every day.
Beware the Lopez
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by netsareboss on Jan 31, 2012 12:29 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions  

thats a long time for JUST a pinky toe
Colin Stephenson @Ledger_Nets Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
At Nets shootaround in Indy, no update on MarShon from Avery until the weekend, but D-Will said he’ll be back around the same time as Brook.

More MarShon Please

by kory raymond on Jan 31, 2012 11:13 AM EST reply actions  

Yeah March 16th

Starshon Brooks A.K.A the Swag Mamba

by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 31, 2012 11:15 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

i see what u did thar

ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE

by Keysta101 on Jan 31, 2012 11:18 AM EST up reply actions  

Exactly...

Do what you have to do to keep Marshon out of that trade…

by aug93 on Jan 31, 2012 11:42 AM EST up reply actions  

Orlando won't be turned off by an injured toe

If they’ll be willing to give Lopez’s foot a chance, they’ll also be willing to give Marshon’s smallest toe a chance.

by stenpoint on Jan 31, 2012 12:01 PM EST up reply actions  

Being at the top of Dwight's list is nice and all

But I also want to be at the top of Otis’s list.

by Tylerguy42 on Jan 31, 2012 11:30 AM EST via mobile reply actions  

No offense meant, but...

Besides not being a fan of this type of trade (well documented), I find most of this Dwightmare-centric stuff just noise.
But I would like to humbly engage one point.
This chatter (by reporters and fans and GMs) about the All Star Game and how Orlando would never want to host it and have Dwight in another uniform seems ridiculous to me, how bout anyone else?
The preposterous notion and conjecture that with all that would be at stake for Orlando (ie: getting back proper value on their All Star, not losing him for nothing to free agency, keeping their fans happy), that whether or not he is on the squad at the All-Star Exhibition Game would trump all those other loftier considerations seems, well, just that… preposterous.
Correct me if I’m missing something, but if that is the case, the ‘NBA Executive’ is truly the lowest intellectual species on the planet.

by Jron on Jan 31, 2012 11:36 AM EST reply actions  

I don't get all this "other jersey" talk

if they trade him to the Nets, he’ll still be wearing the East jersey. What’s the problem?

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by Taylor Made on Jan 31, 2012 11:42 AM EST up reply actions  

I think you are taking it a little too literal

I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...

by BEB on Jan 31, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions  

(it's a joke)

"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock

Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards

by Taylor Made on Jan 31, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions  

So it's official.

Islanders and Devils will play preseason game at Barclays before the Nets set foot in their new arena.

NYDNInterNets Stefan Bondy
The Islanders will play a preseason game at the Barclays Center on Oct. 2
TGfireandice Tom Gulitti
It will be Devils-Isles, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 2 at Barclays Center. I believe that means Isles and Devils will play at new arena before Nets do.

I think it's fine.

by NetsMets4Life on Jan 31, 2012 11:37 AM EST reply actions   2 recs

They’re going to play in the Barlays before the Nets do?

Messed up.

"Beware the Ides of March."

by Andy. on Jan 31, 2012 11:38 AM EST up reply actions  

Messed up indeed

We should sneak a exhibition game before that or something. I’m guessing that’s not allowed though…?

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 11:53 AM EST up reply actions  

I don’t mind. It’s not like the Nets were going to be the first event anyway.

by OTRWaldo on Jan 31, 2012 3:04 PM EST via Android app up reply actions  

SICK!!!! This is a game to see who gets to move in to the Barclay’s Center in 2015

by mytoemytoe on Jan 31, 2012 11:38 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Devil's aren't going anywhere

At least not before the Isles.

I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...

by BEB on Jan 31, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions  

NBAdraftNet is on point so far on Marshon

Strengths: Brooks gradually increased his scoring average in each of his four years at Providence, finishing his senior year second in the country in scoring at 24.6 points per game … At 6’5, Brooks has nice size for an NBA two guard, but it’s his length that should allow him to get his shot off at the next level … He has an uncanny ability to create his own shot, using a variety of change of speed/hesitation dribble moves to create separation moving East/West or North/South … He’s proven capable of shooting both off the dribble and off catch and release situations, and has range out to the NBA three point line … His first step allows him to get into the lane, where he displays impressive body control that allows him to hit off balance shots around the rim … His long arms and high activity level also help contribute to 7 rebounds per game … With his length and capable lateral quickness, Brooks has the potential to be an effective defender with more focus and NBA coaching…

Weaknesses: The ball has the tendency to stick to Brooks’ hands, causing teammates to stand around forcing stagnant and one and done offensive possessions … Doesn’t show the best shot selection, and throws up too many unnecessary heat checks … Physically he lacks the athleticism and explosiveness that most scoring NBA two-guards possess … He averaged close to 18 field goal attempts per game, so his scoring average could be inflated due to his role in Providence’s offense … He won’t have the opportunity to dominate the ball in the pros the way he does in college, so adjusting his spacing and adapting to his teammates could be a challenge for him in a new role … His body has good length but lacks great bulk/strength … Needs to put forth more intensity and effort on the defensive end …

by Versifiervt on Jan 31, 2012 11:58 AM EST reply actions  

Yeah that is but this is what we lose if we trade this kid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTAo99BeUs&feature=related

I really hope BKing can find a way to keep this kid.

I was on ORL Realgm board. It seems that they are warming up to Brook and Brooks. I really hope ORL is stubborn and doesnt trade him before deadline.

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Where YOU DONT KNOW WHAT Happens

by SIC One on Jan 31, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Andy Vasquez @andy_vasquez

Brook Lopez joked that he walked around Indy last night and told everyone he was Tom Brady. Couldn’t understand why nobody believed him./blockquote>

LOL….he’s so weird.

"Beware the Ides of March."

by Andy. on Jan 31, 2012 11:59 AM EST reply actions   2 recs

He is weird

But as long as the ball gets in the bucket, I don’t care.

by ZR on Jan 31, 2012 12:26 PM EST up reply actions  

not weird

but silly

If I can just hide, the sinner inside, and keep him denied.
How sweet life would be, if I could be free, from the sinner in me.

by BrooNets on Jan 31, 2012 12:46 PM EST up reply actions  

Lol, this Orlando writer on Cowherd is a clown

He was like

“Nets have no assets, Lakers won’t give up there bigs. So if Dwight wants out he’s going to have to expand his list. I think that’s why you’re hearing rumblings of the Bulls or Clippers.”

by Anthony Perez on Jan 31, 2012 12:01 PM EST reply actions  

right

just like how the Knicks will never get Melo because they have no assets

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Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards

by Taylor Made on Jan 31, 2012 12:13 PM EST up reply actions  

Exactly

If there’s a will, there’s a way.

by ZR on Jan 31, 2012 12:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Try to ignore these people

“No assets”. I love it.

by ZR on Jan 31, 2012 12:26 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

rec'd

New York Giants
*2011 NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS*

by "NetsNation" on Jan 31, 2012 12:18 PM EST up reply actions  

definitely huge if D12 threatens to test Free Agency

man….getting a little more than cautiously optimistic about the D12 scenarios with the Nets.

by Versifiervt on Jan 31, 2012 12:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Duh

He doesn’t wanna play with Kobe’s big ego

by Anthony Perez on Jan 31, 2012 12:21 PM EST up reply actions  

That's monstrous

List of Three = List of One with a Backup Plan

by Dep on Jan 31, 2012 12:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Not surprising...if it's true

IMO, the Shaq similarities are a problem for Dwight. I also think he wants to create his own legacy, not follow the lines of Shaq, Kobe, Kareem etc.

by ZR on Jan 31, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions  

To me, that's bad news.

This signals that the Lakers might be willing to give up both Gasol and Bynum.

Sigh.

by Dopeness on Jan 31, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions  

Note: I made that remark prior to reading -- well, skimming -- the article.

Well, I’m assuming that the Magic would not be interested in just a Bynum-for-Howard swap. I have trouble believing that Otis Smith would find that to be sufficient. From this, I’m left only to conclude that a conceivable trade would be one where both Bynum and Gasol are being traded — not necessarily to the Magic — as the Lakers lack another asset.

If the “Lakers’ brass” has reached a point where they’d be “understandably nervous” it signals that they are seriously considering orchestrating a trade for Howard. As stated earlier, it would seem that a mere Bynum-for-Howard swap is insufficient. So … they must be willing to include other assets (which would allow them to become nervous). Aside from the TPE — which isn’t big enough to absorb Turkoglu — the Lakers don’t really have anything. If they’ve reached a point where they are seeking assurance from Howard that he wouldn’t leave, it means that they’ve passed the perusing stage (if you will). This makes me think that they have given serious thought to the possibility of trading both Bynum and Gasol.

by Dopeness on Jan 31, 2012 12:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Of course, there is this:
However, the Lakers are reluctant to part with both Bynum and Gasol, even for Howard.

However, “reluctant” isn’t a strong enough word to conclude (for me, at least) that they’ve dismissed it.

by Dopeness on Jan 31, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions  

What would a better word be?

Maybe “the Lakers refuse to part with both Bynum and Gasol, even for Howard”.

I think it's fine.

by NetsMets4Life on Jan 31, 2012 12:53 PM EST up reply actions  

Of course the Lakers have thought about giving up both

I have doubts that that will actually happen. Look at how furious Kobe was this off-season about trading Odom for a trade exception. Imagine the backlash if Howard came to the Lakers.

Sure, for fans we see – ‘Oh snap! Kobe and Dwight! Damn!’.

In Kobe’s mind – ‘Crap…I just lost my starting front court and now I have to give up the ball…this is my team, I don’t want Dwight here to mess this up at this point in my career.’

What isn’t really touched upon in Coon’s article is the fact that Dwight probably doesn’t want to really follow in Shaq’s footsteps, given Shaq’s comments in recent months. Dwight wants to be his own man and cement his own legacy. The Lakers don’t really help him do that.

I understand you’re concerns, but they sound more neurotic when many signs point in favor of the Nets.

by ZR on Jan 31, 2012 12:53 PM EST up reply actions  

That is what you

got out of that article.

REALLY!!!!

THE NBA

Where YOU DONT KNOW WHAT Happens

by SIC One on Jan 31, 2012 12:34 PM EST up reply actions  

???

because they wouldn’t give up both of them for Dwight with an extension, but they might to get him without one?

"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock

Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards

by Taylor Made on Jan 31, 2012 12:37 PM EST up reply actions  

Dwight isn't signing an extension anywhere

the point was that if LA gives up both Pau and Bynum Dwight could just walk away in free agency and they’d be left with nothing. I don’t think that’s a risk they are going to take.

Regardless of where Dwight is traded he has to opt out to sign a new deal so he WILL be a free agent at some point.

by NetsKiNG on Jan 31, 2012 12:40 PM EST up reply actions  

extension/assurance of re-signing

wrong wording, my bad

"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock

Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards

by Taylor Made on Jan 31, 2012 12:42 PM EST up reply actions  

o/t but

Batum is apparently unhappy with Portland. He feels their contract extension offer was an insult and his agent said that they would talk to 29 other teams before they talk to the Blazers this summer. The problem is that he’s an RFA, but would Portland match an offer knowing he’s unhappy? Could he be traded for perhaps?

"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock

Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards

by Taylor Made on Jan 31, 2012 12:21 PM EST reply actions  

yikes

didn’t see that

"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock

Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards

by Taylor Made on Jan 31, 2012 12:25 PM EST up reply actions  

he's saying it's not bad

he thinks he just twisted it, but he’s scheduled to have an MRI

"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock

Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards

by Taylor Made on Jan 31, 2012 12:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Don't see the point when the Nets have Brooks

The focus should be 1) Dwight Howard and 2) unloading contracts/maintaining flexibility/whatever it takes to get him.

by ZR on Jan 31, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions  

because Brooks is a SG

and Batum is a SF and a damn good one. And I’m talking about this summer, not getting him instead of Dwight.

"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock

Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards

by Taylor Made on Jan 31, 2012 12:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Still doesn't change anything on my end

Batum is not Dwight Howard. Anyone not Dwight Howard is option #2.

by ZR on Jan 31, 2012 12:55 PM EST up reply actions  

wow...i did not know this

They can complete a trade without an extension, letting Howard extend later with his new team. But the new CBA prohibits extensions within six months of a trade if the extension gives the player more years or money than he could have received in an extend-and-trade. In other words, this scenario is now identical to the extend-and-trade scenario.

So Nets wouldn’t be able to max him out til August if trade happens in March. Am i reading this right?

by Versifiervt on Jan 31, 2012 12:22 PM EST reply actions  

He will not be able to extend with his new team.

But, he can sign a new contract went he becomes a free agent.

"Beware the Ides of March."

by Andy. on Jan 31, 2012 12:25 PM EST up reply actions  

when*

went

"Beware the Ides of March."

by Andy. on Jan 31, 2012 12:26 PM EST up reply actions  

still think us being his first choice doesnt matter that much....

If any team on his “list”, even if it exists, come with a good trade offer, he’s going to that team. He needs to force himself here, that’s why I’m worried about this.

BTW great Woj article. I feel for the magic fans.

by HabPSU on Jan 31, 2012 12:23 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

kinda like the CP3 situation

"Beware the Ides of March."

by Andy. on Jan 31, 2012 12:27 PM EST up reply actions  

They were never in the trade discussion. Only as a possible destination for FA signing.

But if Dwight does hit FA, why on earth would he not sign with Nets? Immediate contender AND only to get better for years to come!

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 12:32 PM EST up reply actions  

That's exactly it

The Mavs are only a threat if he hits the open market. Which is why it would behoove Nets brass to get a deal done before the trade deadline.

by ZR on Jan 31, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions  

Unless he gets assurance Mavs will get D-Will too

Would he sign there? We would have D-Will, MarShon, High pick, and Lopez. With young pieces this team will get better year by year not to mention cheap vets that they will lure. Dwight would only get a couple years window until the Mavs fall out of contention.

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 12:37 PM EST up reply actions  

No way that will happen

All signs have pointed to DWill being happy here. If Dwight’s traded to the Nets, both move on to Brooklyn. That I’m 99% sure of.

The Mavs only become a fallback option if Deron is not happy with the Nets. All signs point he’s happy with the organization and his family is happy living in the tri-state area.

Deron has said that he’s trying to be patient because there’s a bigger picture here. He also understands that the Nets just lost Brook and Marshon to injuries, yet they’re still 7-14. It could be A LOT worse.

by ZR on Jan 31, 2012 12:58 PM EST up reply actions  

These ESPN "experts" seem to think that will happen

Their 401k might be state lottery given their screwed up sense of probability

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 1:05 PM EST up reply actions  

Holy hell this is huge

NI get to work on that new thread broski!

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by phatman00 on Jan 31, 2012 12:29 PM EST reply actions  

i wonder if we’ll hear this on ESPN….probably not. lol

"Beware the Ides of March."

by Andy. on Jan 31, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Of course not

Unless it said something about the Knicks

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by phatman00 on Jan 31, 2012 12:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Here is a good one

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7385bse

NJ Gets
J Smith
S Jackson

NJ Gets Dwight’s old AAU running mate in Josh Smith to go along with S Jax. Giving up Swag is hard but is needed to get Smith. Dwight comes in FA and we have the following lineup.

Howard
J Smith / Shawne
S Jax / Draft / Bogdanovic
Morrow
DWill

Atl Gets
Swag
Kaman (Expiring Contract)
Farmar (Player Option)

Atlanta does this trade because they are looking for a Center to pair with Horford. If Kaman plays well then they can resign him. If he doesnt work out then he comes off the books. Marshon gives them what they lost when Crawford left and is on a Rookie contract. Atlanta has alot of money tied up in Joe Johnson and Al Horford. Marshon would give them a very good player on a very good contract. Farmar has a player option he might exercise to explore any starting oppurtunities in FA. Josh Smith is a tough person to lose but he has asked to be traded. This trade allowes them to clear alot of money off their books.

Kaman
Horford
Joe Johnson / M Williams
Swag
Teague / Farmar

NO Gets
Okur (Expiring Contract)
Hou #1 ’12

The Hornets may want Okur’s expiring contract because if he cant play the rest of the year then the insurance company pays his salary. They also get a 1st round pick.

Mil Gets
Hinrich (Expiring Contract)
Petro

The Bucks want to get rid of S Jax ASAP. Hinrich is an expiring contract. Petro has to be included for cap purposes but they need a big since Bogut broke his ankle. This trade saves them 7 mil next year.

Starshon Brooks A.K.A the Swag Mamba

by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 31, 2012 12:33 PM EST reply actions  

Dwight is in control at this point.

They screwed him in the beginning of the season by not trading him. Now he can get back at the Devoes and tell whatever team is trading for him that he will not resign with them except the Nets.

The Magic have played their hand poorly and the offers arent going to be as good as they were in the begining of the season

Starshon Brooks A.K.A the Swag Mamba

by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 31, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions  

at some point?

they already have. It’s just a waiting game at this point.

by Versifiervt on Jan 31, 2012 12:54 PM EST up reply actions  

You never know with 80yr olds

They don’t see what everyone’s seeing. Or they are seeing thing that aint there

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 12:58 PM EST up reply actions  

We would only have 30 Mil in contracts

J Smith $13,200,000
S Jax $10,060,000
Morrow $4,000,000
Shawne $3,158,000 Player Option

Starshon Brooks A.K.A the Swag Mamba

by DWILL-of-the-GODZ on Jan 31, 2012 12:37 PM EST reply actions  

Looks like we are heading to a Melodrama

what if ORL says we want everything and you need to take Turk?

Does BKing fold like the Knicks did or is he going to stand firm?

If BKing says NO you will take what I want to give you.

Then ORL says ok NO DEAL. Then they turn to Dwight and say we tried.

THE NBA

Where YOU DONT KNOW WHAT Happens

by SIC One on Jan 31, 2012 12:38 PM EST reply actions  

and Dwight says

That sucks. I’m going to go sign with Brooklyn. Enjoy the cellar.

"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock

Patrick Ewing - The NBA's all-time leader in rushing yards

by Taylor Made on Jan 31, 2012 12:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Nah...both Otis and BK have incentive here...

…a well thought out fair trade will also serve the purpose of making the Knicks deal for Melo look bad all over again!!!

by Versifiervt on Jan 31, 2012 12:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Then Dwight tells 28 other team he won't re-sign anywhere

Finish season w/ Magic and join us via FA. Lose big money, but improve chance of winning right away.

by mvmt84 on Jan 31, 2012 12:41 PM EST up reply actions  

This is worse than Melo drama

have you forgotten what it was like 2 months ago around here? It was disgusting.

I love the Nets...too bad they don't love me...

by BEB on Jan 31, 2012 12:42 PM EST up reply actions  

In case anyone missed it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w_Vy0lDk_A&feature=g-logo&context=G2fbe20aFOAAAAAAAAAA

I haven’t made the disgusted face (the face you make when you smell something foul) that hard in a while. Sick.

by Dopeness on Jan 31, 2012 12:58 PM EST reply actions  

Wow

I can only think of a handful of dunks that top that in my mind and 2 of them are Vince Carter SMH Ridiculous…

Marshon VS Iman: Bring the rivalry on my nuiikkkass!!!

by WR3 on Jan 31, 2012 1:08 PM EST up reply actions  

That's an offensive foul.

But a theatrical, petulant, whiny and entitled “Superstar” w/o a complete game gets the call every time
Because this is…… THE NBA
I Love this game!

by Jron on Jan 31, 2012 1:08 PM EST up reply actions  

What makes that a foul?

by mytoemytoe on Jan 31, 2012 1:15 PM EST up reply actions  

LOL

perkins pushes into him first

FRANKS AND BEANS FRANKS AND BEANS

by lemmetakeutodamovies on Jan 31, 2012 1:17 PM EST up reply actions  

I hate Griifin

"Beware the Ides of March."

by Andy. on Jan 31, 2012 1:10 PM EST up reply actions  

Annoyed by this...

It was a textbook throw-dunk. DeAndre had one too. The NBA just wants people to buy more Kias so their sponsor is happy.

Just like they whipped out the full gospel choir and brand-new KIA so Blake could just hop over the hood… be a man and jump the whole car brah

by Dolphins_Nets on Jan 31, 2012 1:26 PM EST up reply actions  

i don't know man...

…Petro’s reverse dunk was pretty sweet ;-)

In all seriousness…there’s at least 5 dunks in history that make that dunk look pedestrian. Haha…yeah i’m hating on Blake a little…but really, there’s been better.

by Versifiervt on Jan 31, 2012 1:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Please

this guy is just over hyped.

As much as I dislike this player, there is nothing that can match this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMrPjl-927Q

Nothing!!!!

The DONT Trade MarShon Brooks Movement!!!!!!!

by SIC One on Jan 31, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions  

It won't happen

But wouldn’t it be BALLER if the Nets had a commercial during the Super Bowl saying “Announcing here during the Super Bowl, Dwight Howard coming to your Brooklyn Nets!”

by Anthony Perez on Jan 31, 2012 1:34 PM EST reply actions  

It would be genius to advertise the Barclay’s Center and the Nets during the Super Bowl.

That would be an absolutely amazing time to drop the new logo and colors, which NI has been saying would come out in February.

by mytoemytoe on Jan 31, 2012 1:39 PM EST up reply actions  

This is not news

It’s only stating the obvious.

RIP baby. I love you forever. Our dream of seeing D12 with the Nets is getting closer.

by lupojohn3 on Jan 31, 2012 1:45 PM EST reply actions  

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