Fanspeak: NBA

The Magic finally dealt Dwight Howard, and the Lakers are the lucky winner in a complicated 4 team deal. Here’s how it broke down: Orlando: Aaron Affalo, Al Harrington, Nikola Vucevic, Moe Harkless and 3 first round picks Denver: Andre Iguodala Philly: Andrew Bynum, Jason Richardson LA: Howard Did the Magic get enough in return … More »

Jeremy Lin is officially going to the Houston Rockets. Is this a good move for him…will he thrive more or less in Houston? Will the Knicks regret not matching the offer?  

The Brooklyn Nets are out of the Dwight Howard sweepstakes.  So what happens to Howard now?  Will the Lakers or Rockets make a deal?  Or will he stay put?    

The roster was announced, and it is star studded as always, but there will be some notable absences this year (Wade, Bosh, Dwight Howard). Will they have any trouble defending their Gold Medal? And do they have enough size to succeed?

Jason Kidd is heading to the Knicks.  Where will Lin end up?  What about Howard trade talks?  What deal has been the most surprising? And what big deals are left that will actually happen?    

Outside of once again reinforcing how much of a sham the NBA salary cap is, what does the Lakers move to acquire Steve Nash mean? Does this make LA the favorite next year? What does this do for teams like the Knicks and Raptors who were looking at Nash?

Dwight Howard has a requested a trade to the Brooklyn Nets.  Will he get his wish?  How soon? Or do you think he’ll end up somewhere else?  

With the NBA Free Agency about to begin…who do you want your team to pick up? What big moves do you expect to see?  

Now that the NBA Draft is in the books, who were your winners of the 2012 NBA Draft?  Which lottery players will turn their teams’ around the quickest? And which teams GM’s should have their picking rights revoked?  

We know Anthony Davis will go number 1 to Cleveland, but after that it is anyone’s guess. Expect a lot of trades and surprises, and we could even see some blockbuster deals go down. Join us as we follow the draft live in this Open Thread!