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If they would give up Jones with one of their player dumps I'd give up the 2018 1st.

I like Jones, but if they are dumping salary, I offer two second round picks.

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Sources: Charlotte Did not tender Bismack Biyombo a qualifying offer. He'll become a free agent July 1

mreinman wrote:strange ... Aldridge does everything that Houston despises

You mean capable of hitting FT shots?

LA is very versatile and has great length, size, strength, ability to score in DEEP, MID RANGE, and now 3pt shot's as well
He is a LEGIT PF and capable of playing Center for stretches like Gasol did, though he doesn't want to play it FULL TIME, he would eat Draymond Green 1v1 alive and be able to play Center and contest guards better than your typical Center...
Lets not forget that Lopez had his best career year with him 2 seasons ago, he is a tough cover with other LEGIT ALL STAR talent
While he struggled with a younger Anthony Davis, think as a rookie though

Besides Anthony Davis, I don't think there is a PF that is currently as verastile as him
Think LA is WAY BETTER than Bosh, IMO and if Bosh really was offered a MAX last season, so is LA

At least,
20/10/3 ass 1 steal 1 block

Know you are not his greatest fan but I don't think you actually watch him play much, he didn't have the best year with Battum hurt and the rest of play offs with even more injuries on top of his shooting wrist which he decided to continue to play with and opting for surgery despite being in a contract year and starting off to a great year prior to his injury...

Lilliard took a step back with injuries as well with Matthews, CJ MCCLLUM, Lopez, Kaman, AFFALO, and some more backup G/F's...

http://www.basketballinsiders.com/2015-16-team-by-team-salary-summary/

Good frame of reference to see who can sign
free agents at those ridiculous numbers being
thrown around.

mreinman wrote:

RonRon wrote:

mreinman wrote:strange ... Aldridge does everything that Houston despises

You mean capable of hitting FT shots?

LA is very versatile and has great length, size, strength, ability to score in DEEP, MID RANGE, and now 3pt shot's as well
He is a LEGIT PF and capable of playing Center for stretches like Gasol did, though he doesn't want to play it FULL TIME, he would eat Draymond Green 1v1 alive and be able to play Center and contest guards better than your typical Center...
Lets not forget that Lopez had his best career year with him 2 seasons ago, he is a tough cover with other LEGIT ALL STAR talent
While he struggled with a younger Anthony Davis, think as a rookie though

Besides Anthony Davis, I don't think there is a PF that is currently as verastile as him
Think LA is WAY BETTER than Bosh, IMO and if Bosh really was offered a MAX last season, so is LA

At least,
20/10/3 ass 1 steal 1 block

Know you are not his greatest fan but I don't think you actually watch him play much, he didn't have the best year with Battum hurt and the rest of play offs with even more injuries on top of his shooting wrist which he decided to continue to play with and opting for surgery despite being in a contract year and starting off to a great year prior to his injury...

Lilliard took a step back with injuries as well with Matthews, CJ MCCLLUM, Lopez, Kaman, AFFALO, and some more backup G/F's...

I watched him quite often.

Now sure you follow Houstons shot charts but they don't take mid range shots which unfortunately for LA is his bread and butter (even though he hits then at a very poor rate)

Houston is not interested in a player taking these shots. If they want him, then their plan is to change him. Tough to do at his age.

He did add the 3 to his game which is a good start.

I doubt they will try to change him besides adding a few more 3s to his game. He'll likely try to go the bosh route. Anyway, you can still have a very efficient offense with LA taking his mid range shots you just have to follow the Blazers blueprint. Harden takes the place of Lillard, Ariza is more Matthews although he plays the 3, and Howard is Lopez.

The key will be Harden and Howard usg coming down to create touches for LA if he is there.

You know what is odd but good for the knicks is that more teams are not going after Monroe. If you compare Monroe and Aldridge at the same age Monroe comes out better he just goes about offense a different way. Defensively neither are great and LA, while better than Greg, is not a rim protector. Monroe makes up for his rim protection with his stls

Cavs Extend Qualifying Offer to Shumpert; Lakers, Mavs, Bucks Expected to Pursue SG
Tuesday, June 30

Shumpert played a key role for the Cavaliers during their playoff run as he averaged over nine points and nearly five rebounds per game during the postseason, but his future in Cleveland is very much up in the air. While the team announced they had extended him a qualifying offer, meaning they can match any offer that he receives, there are multiple other teams interested in him.

According to ESPN.com's Chris Broussard, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Dallas Mavericks and the Milwaukee Bucks all have interest in signing the 25-year-old guard, although LeBron James loves him as a teammate due to his defensive acumen.

Cleveland has reportedly already taken a step toward retaining Shumpert by extending a qualifying offer to the restricted free agent, per Eric Pincus of Basketball Insiders.

Due to the reported interest in Shumpert from other teams, however, it seems unlikely that he will accept the qualifying offer. Should Shumpert sign an offer sheet with another team, Cleveland will have the opportunity to match it.

That could prove troublesome, though, as the Cavaliers have a long list of free agents to deal with, according to SportsCenter:

LeBron is chief among them, although Broussard is reporting that he will re-sign. Even if that is the case, Cleveland will have to make a sizable offer to forward Kevin Love if it hopes to keep him, too.

Based on the sheer number of free agents the Cavaliers have currently, it seems nearly impossible for them to retain everyone. Since one can only assume that rebounding machine Tristan Thompson will take precedence over Shumpert as far as restricted free agents are concerned, Shumpert could end up being a casualty of the situation.

He'll land on his feet regardless of where he ends up, but the Cavs will undoubtedly miss his tenacious perimeter defense if he signs elsewhere.