Charlotte is trying to clear room to re-sign Batum, Marvin Williams, Courtney Lee, Jeremy Lin - the actual rotation guys from their playoffs team.

I'd rather try to poach Courtney Lee from them for $10M than pay Jeremy Lamb $7M or Spencer Hawes $6M and then pay a weak first rounder $2M or whatever it is.

CrushAlot wrote:

Finestrg wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:

Chandler wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

Chandler wrote:what the hell are we waiting for? seems too good to be true

We just traded for Rose before the draft... safe to say things are escalating rather quickly

seems like someone is offering free money and we're wondering if it's worth it. What am I missing? Lamb or Hawes are decent enough and #22 will get a contributor

This is just a rumor with no word from anyone actually in the Charlotte front office to actually back that rumor up.

Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL:

https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/745963574426734592

Isn't Wojo the rumor-god?

If he is reporting it, you figure it has some legs.

most definitely - or anything that comes his Vertical on yahoo, they send out some rumors too.

crush was saying that yahoo is airing their own draft special tonight and will have the rumors before NBA has them. should be interesting.

Yeah, I think this has legs going on who's reporting it although part of me does think it sounds too good to be true a little.

Don't normally watch the draft on yahoo but I think I will tonight. Very excited!

Hoopshype's twitter feed had a reporter tweet that the Hornets are struggling to find a taker for that deal and the expectation is that Charlotte makes the pick. I think it would be a great deal for the knicks. Once at 22 they could look at trying to move up a few spots and possibly get Valentine.

Yeah man, that's definitely a possibility I wasn't even thinking -- use 22, next year's 2nd rounders (we have two now, right?), cash, maybe a resigned Galloway in a S&T, etc., to move up even further.

Let me ask you Crush -- what are your thoughts on this proposed trade rumor? Would you do Lamb + pick 22 for basically nothing? Sounds like Charlotte's not even looking for much in return, if anything. What's the issue giving everyone pause -- the extension Lamb signed, Lamb as a player, what?

Finestrg wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Finestrg wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:

Chandler wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

Chandler wrote:what the hell are we waiting for? seems too good to be true

We just traded for Rose before the draft... safe to say things are escalating rather quickly

seems like someone is offering free money and we're wondering if it's worth it. What am I missing? Lamb or Hawes are decent enough and #22 will get a contributor

This is just a rumor with no word from anyone actually in the Charlotte front office to actually back that rumor up.

Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL:

https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/745963574426734592

Isn't Wojo the rumor-god?

If he is reporting it, you figure it has some legs.

most definitely - or anything that comes his Vertical on yahoo, they send out some rumors too.

crush was saying that yahoo is airing their own draft special tonight and will have the rumors before NBA has them. should be interesting.

Yeah, I think this has legs going on who's reporting it although part of me does think it sounds too good to be true a little.

Don't normally watch the draft on yahoo but I think I will tonight. Very excited!

Hoopshype's twitter feed had a reporter tweet that the Hornets are struggling to find a taker for that deal and the expectation is that Charlotte makes the pick. I think it would be a great deal for the knicks. Once at 22 they could look at trying to move up a few spots and possibly get Valentine.

Yeah man, that's definitely a possibility I wasn't even thinking -- use 22, next year's 2nd rounders (we have two now, right?), cash, maybe a resigned Galloway in a S&T, etc., to move up even further.

Let me ask you Crush -- what are your thoughts on this proposed trade rumor? Would you do Lamb + pick 22 for basically nothing? Sounds like Charlotte's not even looking for much in return, if anything. What's the issue giving everyone pause -- the extension Lamb signed, Lamb as a player, what?

CrushAlot wrote:

Finestrg wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Finestrg wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:

Chandler wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

Chandler wrote:what the hell are we waiting for? seems too good to be true

We just traded for Rose before the draft... safe to say things are escalating rather quickly

seems like someone is offering free money and we're wondering if it's worth it. What am I missing? Lamb or Hawes are decent enough and #22 will get a contributor

This is just a rumor with no word from anyone actually in the Charlotte front office to actually back that rumor up.

Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL:

https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/745963574426734592

Isn't Wojo the rumor-god?

If he is reporting it, you figure it has some legs.

most definitely - or anything that comes his Vertical on yahoo, they send out some rumors too.

crush was saying that yahoo is airing their own draft special tonight and will have the rumors before NBA has them. should be interesting.

Yeah, I think this has legs going on who's reporting it although part of me does think it sounds too good to be true a little.

Don't normally watch the draft on yahoo but I think I will tonight. Very excited!

Hoopshype's twitter feed had a reporter tweet that the Hornets are struggling to find a taker for that deal and the expectation is that Charlotte makes the pick. I think it would be a great deal for the knicks. Once at 22 they could look at trying to move up a few spots and possibly get Valentine.

Yeah man, that's definitely a possibility I wasn't even thinking -- use 22, next year's 2nd rounders (we have two now, right?), cash, maybe a resigned Galloway in a S&T, etc., to move up even further.

Let me ask you Crush -- what are your thoughts on this proposed trade rumor? Would you do Lamb + pick 22 for basically nothing? Sounds like Charlotte's not even looking for much in return, if anything. What's the issue giving everyone pause -- the extension Lamb signed, Lamb as a player, what?

The only thing I can think of is that the Knicks think they have a good opportunity to sign a star (KD, Derozan) and need all of their cap space or that they want every cent next year. I think they should do it. I can't decide between Hawes or Lamb. I think Hawes fits what Hornacek might want in a big man but I thought Lamb was going to be a really good nba player. He is only 23 or 24 I think. I think they should do it.

That's a good point about having the most cap room available now--for a guy like KD I guess + maybe another halfway decent player that's on their radar. I guess that's why they jettisoned Tony Wroten so quickly.

CrushAlot wrote:

TheGame wrote:If CHA will do the same trade with Hawes, I would rather try to sign Hawes to a one year deal and trade for him. Between Hawes, the Spanish kid, and O'Quinn, we should be good at center and can still preserve max cap room for next summer. As far as Lamb, he is a decent young player, but given that he is sign for two more years, I would pass.

I think someone posted that Hawes has 2 years left on his deal and Lamb has 3 years.

Sacramento is trading guard Marco Belinelli to Charlotte for the No. 22 pick, league sources tell @TheVertical.

WaltLongmire wrote:

TPercy wrote:

Sacramento is trading guard Marco Belinelli to Charlotte for the No. 22 pick, league sources tell @TheVertical.

Without having to take on Lamb or Hawes, either...Interesting.

They just gave the pick away