BlackWat3r

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Who inserted Malware on page 91?!?!

Question: How important is a 17.8mil trade exception to a rebuilding team? What value if any does it give us? Edit: Kyler is saying we only have a 7.8 mil trade exception which makes more sense.

I've always said, even before the whole Dwight drama started, that I don't blame Howard for wanting out. The team was poorly ran and got to the point where it was financially impossible to improve the team. Him staying for another 2 years while we shed cap to be able to bring someone in would just be years wasted on his career and I fully understand that. But the crap he pulled for past year plus with all the flip flopping and totally killing all trade value he had this summer I don't know how you can thank him. If he would have just kept his mouth shut and worked on a trade behind the scenes I would not have lost any respect for him.

How many times does this need to be said, IT WOULD BE BEYOND MORONIC FOR A MAX CONTRACT PLAYER TO EXTEND. Really its obvious he was never going to extend, same reason Bynum isn't going to extend, same reason Dwight's agent said he wasn't even going to extend in Brooklyn. Not sure why people keep bringing this up and really where else is Dwight going to go that has cap? Dallas? Yea right, he will love it in LA.

I think whats really sad is that not only do we have pretty bad first round picks that are heavily protected, our second round picks are also protected. I mean really the picks we got back are pretty sad.

Not sure why people are so happy to get rid of Duhon, he was the perfect person to come in and blow a lead. Honestly I can't think of a better person to help us fulfill our goal which is to get a number one pick. That Duhon/Hedo combo would have been deadly, oh well.

Lets not forget if they were scared about Dwight Houston could of easily had Bynum. I think the biggest factor in Houston deal was them landing both Lin and Asik. Also according to woj and Hollinger the TOR pick was for sure part of the offer. I just wish we could have got at least one decent pick or a first in this years draft. 2014, 2015, 2017 all lotto protected and a long way away.

I would understand this trade more if we are flipping Afflalo. I just don't understand the need for him, he is 27 years old and by the time we are done rebuilding he will be in his 30's. Sure he is a player I would have loved to have when Dwight was still on the team but I fail to see how he helps a rebuild. I guess we shall see what moves will be next.

He did say future lotto pick which basically means TOR pick and he also said future unprotected picks as well. Also Hollinger echoed same thing.

Really the raptors are a lock to make the playoffs? Oh and even if they do it's still a protected lotto pick that would carry on till the next year and so on until their pick lands in the lotto and considering it's the raptors that won't take very long. BTW on espn this is our picks... Lakers in 2017, Nuggets in 2014, Sixers in 2015

Exactly what I was saying last night, even a short version of Houston deal still blows this new deal out of the water. Houston would give up more cap space and the picks are what would seals the deal, TOR lotto pick plus more solid first round picks instead of Lakers pick we get in 10 years and other late round ones. Kmart+1 Rookie+Plus TOR pick and future firsts is way better then Moe Harkless and a few late round picks that most don't come until years from now. I don't really understand the need for Afflalo, we are rebuilding whats the point as him being a main piece? He is 27 and will be 30 something by the time rebuild is over and he doesn't really help with tanking. I think most people are just glad it's over.

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