2014 NBA draft/off-season thread

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He was there yesterday, too, but no one's really talking.

The trade scenario I heard was Thad Young and the third pick to Cleveland for the top pick. That doesn't make too much sense to me.

 

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I think Wiggins is the best player in the group, but teams are scared to pass on a possible franchise center. Although, a lot of teams have passed on great players to take players who they thought would be franchise centers and ended up being pretty mediocre, if not a complete bust.

I think it's only a three-player debate for No. 1. I think Exum is the only guy who could really jump into the top 3.

 

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Yeah, I think you have to figure that if Cleveland will trade down they're banking on getting the player they want (presumably Embiid) at No. 3.

 

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Adidas signed Lillard back in April to an extension to a deal only surpassed by James and Durant - probably as a hedge against Rose's injuries.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10781725/damian-lillard-new-adidas-deal-worth-100m

 

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Wow. Great player, but a bit under the radar because of where he plays.

 

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Heard a radio report this morning Embiid has suffered an undisclosed foot injury. Whenever I think of this guy, Greg Odom pops into my mind. Sam Bowie, too.

 

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And Jonathan "Never Mender" Bender.

 

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Odom?

 

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Nice catch, Stoney.

 

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FWIW, if I was an NBA GM I would have passed on Embiid due to issues regarding his back. He just seems too risky.

I hope Cleveland takes Wiggins. I'm somewhat of a Bucks fan and would like to see Parker in Milwaukee. I didn't see the majority of Kansas games this past season but in half of those I did, Wiggins seemed to be day-dreaming. I question his intensity, especially upon gaining great wealth. Having stated that, Wiggins should not have to be the whole show with the Cavaliers and an important component to their rotation.

 

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76ers star Nerlens Noel has declared war on the woman who claims she's the mother of his child ... this, after she accused the NBA star of being a deadbeat dad ... TMZ Sports has learned.

It's a nasty fight between Nerlens and a woman named Jamie -- who claims the 20-year-old signed an affidavit in May 2013 (one week after the child was born) admitting he is the father. She claims the two remained close after the pregnancy.

In legal docs, obtained by TMZ Sports, Jamie claims Nerlens agreed to pay $10k per month in child support -- and did for 3 months -- but suddenly cut her off and hasn't paid a dime since.

Jamie filed a lawsuit against Nerlens hoping the judge would force him to pay up -- but he fired back with legal docs of his own claiming he's not convinced he's the real father.

In fact, in Noel's legal docs he writes, "[He] does not have sufficient knowledge of information to know whether [Jamie] engaged in sexual relations with other men during the times pertinent to this case."

Jamie denies that claim.

Nerlens also states when he signed the affidavit saying he's the father, he did so "without first fully reading and understanding" the document.

Nerlens is now demanding a DNA test to prove whether or not he is the dad.

The case is due back in court later this month.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/06/15/nerlens-noel-dna-76ers-child-support-battle/#ixzz356kIXf2h

 

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76ers "star" Nerlens Noel?