Official 2012-13 Offseason thread - trades, rumours, etc

[ozballer23]

Meanwhile, Griffin said he's 100% after surgery in July for torn cartilage in his left knee and that he has no restrictions. Paul, who had surgery in August for a torn ligament in his right thumb, said he "will be ready" for opening night. He has been cleared for non-contact practice starting Saturday and is expected to be begin full-contact practice in about two weeks. Los Angeles Times

 

[GarnettFan4Life]

John Wall out for first month of season I read too

 

[ozballer23]

John Wall out for first month of season I read too

The Wizards were pro-active in shutting down John Wall before his left knee injury got worse and possibly became a stress fracture that required surgery. They are now optimistic that the foundation of their rebuilding efforts will be able to avoid a significant crack and contribute after giving his body about eight weeks to heal. Wall wore himself down by grinding through his offseason workouts, but his body has now forced him to relax. “I told him, ‘It’s going to be over with quicker than you think,’ ” Coach Randy Wittman said on Friday during a joint conference call with Wall and President Ernie Grunfeld. Washington Post

Wall learned from his experience as a rookie not to rush before too soon. But having to sit out the first month – which could likely hamper his goals of being an all-star and make the Wizards’ long-shot odds of making the playoffs even longer – will be difficult for a 22-year-old addicted to basketball. “You have to look at the big picture and the big picture states that John is going to be with us for the majority of the season and help us get to where we want to go,” Grunfeld said. Washington Post

 

[ozballer23]

The Zhejiang Lions have signed Al Thornton, who has had an excellent track record in the LA Clippers and Washington Wizards. Sina.com

Last season, Thornton moved into the Puerto Rican basketball league, and succeeded in obtaining 20-plus points in a game, showing excellent form. The 29 year old Thornton is the cousin of Sacramento Kings player Marcus Thornton, who averaged 18.7 ppg and 3.7 rpg. Sina.com

 

[ozballer23]

Jared Zwerling: Source close to #Knicks believes Josh Howard will sign elsewhere b/c Utah, Philly, Charlotte, etc. are better fits. All min money like NYK. Twitter @JaredZwerling

 

[ozballer23]

To make room, they paid center Darko Milicic -- the guy Love referred to when he said the Wolves have rid their locker room of "bad blood" -- $7 million to void the final two seasons of his contract and go away to Boston as a free agent. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

 

[GarnettFan4Life]

Haha

Slight difference between Love's leadership and KG's though. If he doesn't convert he will be destroyed

 

[ozballer23]

Haha

Slight difference between Love's leadership and KG's though. If he doesn't convert he will be destroyed

Lol my thoughts exact

 

[ozballer23]

With the addition of guard Ray Allen and forward Rashard Lewis, Miami Heat forward LeBron James believes the Heat can be "scary good." "We can be better than we were this past season," James said. "Are we better right now than we were just a couple of months ago? Of course not. But we've got time to get better. We have the potential to be better. We have the potential to be a lot better, and that is scary. USA Today

 

[ozguy3825]

interesting to see if anyone thinks Miami picking up Lewis and RayRay still keeps them ahead of LA with the signing on Dwight and Nash?

 

[Jaames]

interesting to see if anyone thinks Miami picking up Lewis and RayRay still keeps them ahead of LA with the signing on Dwight and Nash?

Even without Lewis and Allen Miami were still in front of LA with Dwight and Nash..

 

[ozballer23]

interesting to see if anyone thinks Miami picking up Lewis and RayRay still keeps them ahead of LA with the signing on Dwight and Nash?

Lebron maybe

 

[ozguy3825]

Even without Lewis and Allen Miami were still in front of LA with Dwight and Nash..

wow thats a big call right there!

 

[ozballer23]

wow thats a big call right there!

Have to agree that is a huge call!

 

[Matty4292]

wow thats a big call right there!

Have to agree that is a huge call!

Me too, Mate!

 

[A_Iverson_I]

Can't believe the season is less than a month away!!

 

[ozballer23]

I'm pumped! This is one of the biggest off seasons I can remember!

 

[ozballer23]

Steve Popper: Rasheed Wallace has signed his contract with the Knicks and is practicing with them now. Take that, Miami Heat. Twitter @StevePopper

 

[ozballer23]

However, a bit of a controversy flared up surrounding Deng’s decision to not have wrist surgery, which allowed him to continue playing for the Bulls last season, represent Great Britain in the Olympics and start the upcoming season on time. Deng is clearly weary of all of the debate, but while he’s learned to take the questions about his health in stride, the longest-tenured member of the Bulls is also very firm in his rationale not to have the procedure. “It took two questions before [the media asked about] the wrist,” he said Monday, while seated at the podium for the team’s media day. “The wrist is the wrist. It is what it is. I’m expecting to be asked about it all year, but I’ve just got to go out and play, play as hard as I can, do what I can do. Whether it’s one arm or two arms or no arms, I’m going to be the best that I can be. That’s the goal, just go out there and play as hard as I can. It felt great in the Olympics. Since I’ve been back practicing, it’s been feeling great and so far, so good. CSN Chicago

 

[ozballer23]

Former NBA players Allen Iverson and Jason Williams have been added to a roster of a team coached by Hall of Famer Tiny Archibald that will play the 2012 Chinese Basketball Association's champion Beijing Ducks on Saturday in Beijing. Iverson, an 11-time NBA All-Star, and Williams, who played on the Miami Heat’s first NBA championship team in 2006, will play on a roster that includes Damon Jones, Charoy Bentley, Shane Burrell, Zendon Hamilton, J.R. Inman, J. R. Reid and Guy Dupuy. Sporting News