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[Mainstreet]

The Lakers get expiring contracts and a first round pick.

The Cavaliers get a couple of young players for their likely rebuild.

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiret...arry-Nance-To-Cavs-For-Isaiah-Thomas-Frye-FRP

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Dang...IT's value plummeted this year.

 

[Mainstreet]

Dang...IT's value plummeted this year.

Of course he has been injured but Thomas may be a bargain for some team this summer.

I feel bad he never got that big pay day.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Of course he has been injured but Thomas may be a bargain for some team this summer.

I feel bad he never got that big pay day.

IT's value plummeted because he is a locker room cancer. No one should touch him.

 

[Cheesebeef]

IT's value plummeted because he is a locker room cancer. No one should touch him.

Right. Had nothing to do with his injury.

I mean come on...

 

[GatorAZ]

Soon to 6 teams in six years. IT is the NBA version of a cancerous case of herpes.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Celtics were playing well with IT at PG before the injury. It's easy to dump on him now.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Right. Had nothing to do with his injury.

I mean come on...

That team was bad before he came back, but then it completely self-destructed once he entered the locker room. He is a cancer. Yes, the injury matters some, but I believe Cleveland is trading him like a hot potato because he is so bad in the locker room.

Oh. And he is an expiring.

 

[JCSunsfan]

The Celtics were playing well with IT at PG before the injury. It's easy to dump on him now.

Testimony to the saavy of Danny Ainge and the coaching of Brad Stephens. Buy low. Showcase the player. Hide his faults. Accentuate his strengths. Trade for a true superstar. Smart guys.

Guys. Just look at the things IT has been saying--the things that have been coming out of his mouth in the last few weeks. Kevin Love hates him. Has anyone seen the Clip of Love grabbing the rebound and then handing the ball to IT like a parent handing a toy to an infant?

Meanwhile, his own play has been horrible. Yes, the whole team is gasoline. But IT is a match.

 

[Mainstreet]

That team was bad before he came back, but then it completely self-destructed once he entered the locker room. He is a cancer. Yes, the injury matters some, but I believe Cleveland is trading him like a hot potato because he is so bad in the locker room.

Oh. And he is an expiring.

The Lakers wanted to clear cap space for two max contracts and they did it by acquiring expiring contracts in Frye and IT.

 

[Mainstreet]

Testimony to the saavy of Danny Ainge and the coaching of Brad Stephens. Buy low. Showcase the player. Hide his faults. Accentuate his strengths. Trade for a true superstar. Smart guys.

Guys. Just look at the things IT has been saying--the things that have been coming out of his mouth in the last few weeks. Kevin Love hates him. Has anyone seen the Clip of Love grabbing the rebound and then handing the ball to IT like a parent handing a toy to an infant?

Meanwhile, his own play has been horrible. Yes, the whole team is gasoline. But IT is a match.

The Celtics were playing well with IT at PG before the injury.

Truth be known, the Celtics did not want to pay IT the max contract he was wanting. I do not look at Kevin Love for inspiration. Love has his own issues.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Cavs trade Wade to the Heat. Last thing we needed!

 

[Dan H]

Cavs have blown it up

Dwayne Wade to Miami.

Jae Crowder and Derrick Rose to Utah.

IT, Frye to Lakers.

Coming back:

Nance Jr., Rodney Hood, George Hill, Jordan Clarkson.

Dang. Good thing their names are on the jerseys.

 

[Mainstreet]

Cavs have blown it up

Dwayne Wade to Miami.

Jae Crowder and Derrick Rose to Utah.

IT, Frye to Lakers.

Coming back:

Nance Jr., Rodney Hood, George Hill, Jordan Clarkson.

Dang. Good thing their names are on the jerseys.

I wish they would keep Lebron. Only fitting but I suspect he will be on his way to somewhere.

 

[GatorAZ]

Aren't Hill and Clarkson the same exact player?

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

I wish they would keep Lebron. Only fitting but I suspect he will be on his way to somewhere.

Lakers all day. Good for his brand and they'll probably get George to come over too.

 

[Mainstreet]

Lakers all day. Good for his brand and they'll probably get George to come over too.

I suspect you are right.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Testimony to the saavy of Danny Ainge and the coaching of Brad Stephens. Buy low. Showcase the player. Hide his faults. Accentuate his strengths. Trade for a true superstar. Smart guys.

Guys. Just look at the things IT has been saying--the things that have been coming out of his mouth in the last few weeks. Kevin Love hates him. Has anyone seen the Clip of Love grabbing the rebound and then handing the ball to IT like a parent handing a toy to an infant?

Meanwhile, his own play has been horrible. Yes, the whole team is gasoline. But IT is a match.

Right. I forgot how beloved Kevin Love was over there... especially after a lot of the Cavs thought he faked illness because he didn’t want to play.

Dudes been dogcrap since the injury. That’s the main reason they’re trading him.

It feels like you’re just saying he’s a cancer as some subconscious way of defending McD for trading him for peanuts.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Lakers all day. Good for his brand and they'll probably get George to come over too.

Mark my words, LeBron ain’t going West and he sure as hell doesn’t want to deal big Daddy Ball all the time.

 

[elindholm]

Wade gets shipped back to the Heat, after giving up tons of money to ride James's coattails once more? That's hilarious.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Mark my words, LeBron ain’t going West and he sure as hell doesn’t want to deal big Daddy Ball all the time.

What would LeBron care about LaVar...that dude is a clown. I think LBJ would definitely come to the Lakers, especially if they signed George. Also, the marketing opportunities for him would be insane in LA.

 

[Cheesebeef]

What would LeBron care about LaVar...that dude is a clown. I think LBJ would definitely come to the Lakers, especially if they signed George. Also, the marketing opportunities for him would be insane in LA.

I just think LeBron is smart enough to know the path of least resistance to the Finals is still in the East.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

I just think LeBron is smart enough to know the path of least resistance to the Finals is still in the East.

100%. Where would he go in the East though...that actually had a chance to beat a Western team? Boston?

 

[Mainstreet]

100%. Where would he go in the East though...that actually had a chance to beat a Western team? Boston?

The Heat although that is not the least bit funny.