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"I'm not going to allow my putative owner to answer that question, this is an NBA related press conference. Paul Tagliabue and Roger Goodell have collectively sung their praises of Tom and if uh ESPN has a problem with that tell Mr. Skipper to call me at my office."
BrightSideoftheSun @BrightSideSun
Babby told meeting of Suns fans that Lopez trade is 50/50 due to rules complications.
This is an absolute steal of a trade.
Anyone who thinks it isn't, is just not very intelligent in regards to basketball (or life)
Demps, the evil genius, turning crap into perfume.
I hope they finalize it soon before this centipede thread leaks onto my floor.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns...s-hornets.html
New Orleans has agreed to give Lopez, 24, a three-year contract worth $15.3 million, according to Yahoo!.
so it's 15.3 now??
paulcoro Confirmed @BrightSideSun tweet that Babby told fans that Lopez trade chance is 50-50. An agreement remains. Obliging the rules is the issue.
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap..._To_Go_Through
While Robin Lopez is likely to be eventually moved to the Hornets in a sign-and-trade, a proposed three-way deal had hit a few bumps as of Wednesday evening.
would still have preferred joel pryzz to provide toughness and shotblocking at the 5 spot. But a serviceable big like Lopez will have to do - we need a big body who can hold up against other centers in the league and stand enough ground until the help defense is able come ...fine... Lopez it is...
For this year, offense won't be as much as an issue.
Paul Coro @paulcoro
If the trade doesn't happen, MIN stands to lose Kirilenko. NO wouldn't have a center. PHX would just keep Lopez on the $4M qualifying offer.
Deal will go through. No NBA GM wants egg on their face after leaking such a trade.
Why don't we just cut Phoenix out of 3-way deal, and just perform 2 separate trades
Trade 1: Jerome Dyson + two 2nd round picks to Minny for Wes Johnson and a 1st round pick. We could absorb Johnson's contract straight up with our salary cap space.
Trade 2: Brad Miller to Phoenix for Lopez and Warrick.
That is basically the same trade in the 3-way deal.
Uh, because they get a first round pick, plus cap relief by getting rid of Warrick, plus cap relief by buying out Miller's deal and all they are really giving up for it is a backup center they weren't going to retain anyway. And they get Johnson, who they apparently want.
What you don't understand is that the draft pick and Wes Johnson have nothing to do with Lopez. The only reason they can do that deal is because we are agreeing to take on Warrick. I don't know how else to explain it to you except for the way that I broke down the trade into 2 trades above.
The whole thing is a moot point. The 3-way deal with go through.
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