Player Signings Announced Point guards Kemba Walker and Ricky Rubio headline the latest batch of players returning to their current teams for the 14-15 season. Full wrap below Kemba Walker - $3.45M - Accepted Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - $5.02M - Accepted Bismack Biyombo - $4.09M - Accepted Jeff Taylor - $915k - Accepted Khris Middleton - $854k - Accepted John Jenkins - $1.31M - Accepted Alec Burks - $3.2M - Accepted Enes Kanter - $6.01M - Accepted Ian Clark - $816k - Accepted Dwight Buycks - $816k - Accepted John Salmons - $7M - Declined Ricky Rubio - $5.07M - Accepted
The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced today that they will retain young superstar Kyrie Irving's contract for another season. Latest Announcements Kyrie Irving - $7.46M - Accepted Anderson Varejao - $9.8M - Declined Alonzo Gee - $3.25M - Declined Jeremy Lamb - $2.2M - Accepted Reggie Jackson - $2.33M - Accepted Perry Jones - $1.13M - Accepted Thomas Robinson - $3.68M - Accepted Victor Claver - $1.37M - Accepted Meyers Leonard - $2.32M - Accepted Robin Lopez - $5.34M - Declined Will Barton - $854k - Declined Joel Freeland - $1.11M - Declined
Once I get access to the draft class I'm going to post a stripped down summary of the entire class so everyone gets a good idea at who's good at what. From there, I'm gonna allow each manager the opportunity to scout a further five players detailed grades and ratings per draft pick. These will essentially act as individual pre-draft workouts and assist you to find those 'special' players. I'll then PM these results to you directly. From there you'll provide me a list of your preferences for the draft and I'll draft as per everyone's preferences. Hope that makes sense.
Team/Player Options Full Announcement The Orlando Magic have retained much of their youthful roster for season 2014-2015 after accepting five team options overnight. See the complete wrap below. Jason Richardson - $6.6M - Player Option Accepted Byron Mullens - $1.06M - Player Option Accepted Kemba Walker - $3.45M - Team Option Accepted Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - $5.02M - Team Option Accepted Bismack Biyombo - $4.09M - Team Option Accepted Jeff Taylor - $915k - Team Option Accepted Josh McRoberts - $2.77 - Player Option Accepted Khris Middleton - $854k - Team Option Accepted Jimmy Butler - $2.12M - Team Option Accepted Kyrie Irving - $7.46M - Team Option Accepted Anderson Varejao - $9.8M - Team Option Declined Alonzo Gee - $3.25M - Team Option Declined Jared Sullinger - $1.42M - Team Option Accepted Joel Anthony - $3.8M - Player Option Accepted Darren Collison - $1.99M - Player Option Accepted John Jenkins - $1.31M - Team Option Accepted LeBron James - $20.59M - Player Option Accepted Dwayne Wade - $20.16M - Player Option Accepted Chris Bosh - $20.59M - Player Option Accepted Udonis Haslem - $4.62M - Player Option Accepted Alec Burks - $3.2M - Team Option Accepted Enes Kanter - $6.01M - Team Option Accepted Ian Clark - $816k - Team Option Accepted Carmelo Anthony - $23.53M - Player Option Accepted Iman Shumpert - $2.76M - Team Option Accepted Marshon Brooks - $2.3M - Team Option Accepted Nick Young - $1.23M - Player Option Accepted Nikola Vucevic - $2.9M - Team Option Accepted Maurice Harkless - $1.89M - Team Option Accepted Andrew Nicholson - $1.55M - Team Option Accepted Doron Lamb - $915k - Team Option Accepted Kyle O'Quinn - $915k - Team Option Accepted Jameer Nelson - $8M - Team Option Declined Jason Maxiell - $2.5M - Team Option Declined Samuel Dalembert - $3.87M - Team Option Accepted Andray Blatche - $1.44M - Player Option Accepted Andrei Kirilenko - $3.33M - Player Option Accepted Jan Vesely - $4.47M - Team Option Accepted Nate Robinson - $2.11M - Player Option Accepted Darrel Arthur - $3.46M - Player Option Accepted Donald Sloan - $948k - Team Option Accepted Anthony Morrow - $1.15M - Player Option Accepted Andre Drummond - $2.57M - Team Option Accepted Josh Harrellson - $948k - Team Option Declined Jonas Jerebko - $4.5M - Player Option Accepted Dwight Buycks - $816k - Team Option Accepted John Salmons - $7M - Team Option Declined Chandler Parsons - $954k - Team Option Accepted Patrick Beverley - $915k - Team Option Accepted Jordan Hamilton - $2.22M - Team Option Accepted Donatas Motiejunas - $1.48M - Team Option Accepted Francisco Garcia - $1.32M - Player Option Accepted Kawhi Leonard - $3.05M - Team Option Accepted Cory Joseph - $2.13M - Team Option Accepted Austin Daye - $1.06M - Team Option Declined Tim Duncan - $10.36M - Player Option Accepted Ish Smith - $985k - Team Option Accepted Channing Frye - $6.8M - Player Option Accepted Jeremy Lamb - $2.2M - Team Option Accepted Reggie Jackson - $2.33M - Team Option Accepted Perry Jones - $1.13M - Team Option Accepted Ricky Rubio - $5.07M - Team Option Accepted Thomas Robinson - $3.68M - Team Option Accepted Victor Claver - $1.37M - Team Option Accepted Meyers Leonard - $2.32M - Team Option Accepted Robin Lopez - $5.34M - Team Option Declined Will Barton - $854k - Team Option Declined Joel Freeland - $1.11M - Team Option Declined Mo Williams - $2.77M - Player Option Accepted Harrison Barnes - $3.05M - Team Option Accepted Klay Thompson - $4.47M - Team Option Accepted Draymond Green - $915k - Team Option Accepted Festus Ezeli - $1.11M - Team Option Accepted Bradley Beal - $4.51M - Team Option Accepted
76ers move Thaddeus Young After rumours Thaddeus Young was being shopped with a number of teams recently, the 76ers have today agreed to terms sending the young big man to Oklahoma City. In return, Philadelphia will receive young guard Jeremy Lamb and the much maligned Kendrick Perkins. Jeremy Lamb/Kendrick Perkins Thaddeus Young
Nerlens sent to Lakers; 76ers acquire draft pick Nerlens Noel will join his second team in as many seasons in the league, despite not having played a minute of court time due to injury. The Lakers have confirmed they will send their #7 pick in the upcoming draft to the 76ers for the young defensive big. Nerlens Noel #7 1st Round Pick 2014
Actually, 2k14 probably overrates Noel even though he hasn't actually played, so you're probably right.
From my experiences he never comes an All-NBA guy, but he's a DPOY candidate a couple of seasons in, which sounds about right. Nerlens Noel is actually a bloody good player tbf, and no-ones seen him play after his ACL, but a heap of bigs have comeback from it. His best skills don't necessarily need his elite athleticism.
Not to mention he's far more of a known quantity as the 6th pick of an actual NBA draft, as opposed to the 7th pick in a made up class we know know very little about.
Why wouldn't I believe it? It's been proven time and time again. Some of the Teams over the last decade who weren't the greatest defensively Joe Johnson hawks Monta Ellis Bucks Carlos Boozer/Dwill Jazz Melo Nuggets/knicks Nash/Stoud suns Then you have the teams who buy into both disciplines, but very rarely will a team more defensively orientated make the playoffs because they refuse to put teams like that together because it doesn't work. Offense gets you into the playoffs Defense puts you in a position to win playoff games Offense wins you playoff games Therefore without defense you can't win championships. You'll probably come back and say but teams of late like celtics and pacers didnt thrive on offense but they did, they had numerous scoring options which allowed them to get into the playoffs maybe not the volume scorers but the principal is the same you still need to get the points from somewhere.
The trade is good for both teams He has Bryant, gasol which is around 35-40ppg game in game out. Adding a young defender is a good move and it's been seen to work in many championship contending teams; rondo (celtics), Bynum (lakers), Leonard (spurs) etc And as I've already stated you need garunteed points to get wins to be in the playoff mix an I feel I can get far better value in the draft the what Noel offers.
