crzymdups wrote:
Shump getting a TON of love around the League. Sigh. If Timmy was worth a first round pick, what was Shump worth?

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.

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

I told you- Morey bizarrely gets booty blinded by big names in free agency- he wanted Melo last year!

WaltLongmire wrote:

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https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/615633812404355073

So he becomes a rather large blunder for Charlotte at #7 (got him from Sacramento in a 3 team graft night trade trade).

Passed on:

Thompson
Vucecic
Leonard

and more, of course.

I'd love to pick up Biyombo on a cheap deal. At the very least he's a very good defensive player and rebounder and would be the best on the team if we signed him. He's atrocious offensively but he'll only be 23 this season so there's still time to develop some semblance of an offensive game. If he could play offense like DeAndre Jordan that would be a hell of a steal.

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https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/615983138901078016

edit: also, Wojo must have a good contact in Charlotte. He's breaking a lot of their news lately.

Melonoma wrote:I'd take Biyombo for cheap, like at $4 mil per.

Definitely. Very good defensive player and rebounder and I'd hope that he can develop a Tyson Chandler/DeAndre Jordan type offensive game. I'd give 4 years/$24M and I'd probably go higher.

VCoug wrote:

Melonoma wrote:I'd take Biyombo for cheap, like at $4 mil per.

Definitely. Very good defensive player and rebounder and I'd hope that he can develop a Tyson Chandler/DeAndre Jordan type offensive game. I'd give 4 years/$24M and I'd probably go higher.

We need cheap talent....

Some 2015 biyombo highlights

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