New NBA season

They should try and get Westbrook who I think is a free agent next summer and with Oklahoma losing Durant and now really no chance of winning they might opt for a decent deal rather than basically waste a year as they have no hope of keeping him anyway.

 

So just book the Warriors for the finals now? let everyone else compete to play them

 

I wonder how the Warriors will pace themselves over the season too, this season they were probably severely hampered in the play-offs because they put so much more effort into the regular season that they burned themselves out too much, Curry getting injured etc

Now they own the record they can take it easy if they want to make sure they are going to be well fresh for the play offs.

But now that they are even better they may want to reach or better the record and win the Championship on top, they seem very competitive like that.

 

fellow heat supporter

Durant and the Warriors will be unreal.

 

What a team

Are the Warriors going to move anyone else on or sign anyone else?

If they keep Livingstone, Bogut and Barnes then they will be laughing as they could probably start for a lot of the other teams. They could maybe get rid of 2 of the others though like Ezeli and Barbosa who are ok players and try and get another good squad player or can they trade for a decent draught pick?

 

The Miami Heat's 2-year, $40 million offer to Dwyane Wade, which includes a player option for the second year, was always among the contingencies discussed between the sides. The noise about a $10 million offer was way overblown and, to my understanding, was more representative of how apart they were in total initially over a 2-year deal (for instance 2-yr/$30 vs 2-yr/$40). Ball's in Wade's court now. Heat's deal can't get better without cutting into already depleted remaining roster.

 

Expect Westbrook to be traded as well if I'm honest, he won't stay next year

 

They have taken up Livingston's option but with KD coming in they don't have the cap room now to resign their free agents Barnes or Ezeli and they also have to trade Bogut's contract to clear enough money to sign Durant. Barnes has already agreed a $94m 4 year contract with Dallas and Bogut is also reportedly going to the Mavericks.

 

Pau Gasol to Spurs as Duncan reportedly feeling strongly about retiring. Knicks pick up another good player in Brandon Jennings and Harrison Barnes is off to the Mavs after Durant arriving in Oakland.

 

Can Cleveland possibly get him? Westbrook, Irving and James would be worthy challengers, Westbrook and Irving maybe a wee bit too greedy to play on the same team?

Maybe Spurs could go for him too and move on a couple of aging players like Duncan and Parker/Ginobli but would they do that?

With the warriors now having that strong a team then another team really also needs to have 3 great players in their team when most only have 1 or 2.

 

So they are weakening their back up quite a bit. At least they are keeping Livingston though, I think hes great to watch and a nice replacement for Curry and Thompson, Varejao and Barbosa are ok players too but for sure a lot weaker back up now ideally theyd have kept Bogut or Ezeli although Ezeli has always looked very limited to me.

 

Parker, Green, Gasol, Leonard and Aldridge is a good team but compared to Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, Green and Durant its definitely missing an Irving, Harden or Westbrook to really think they have a chance.

They should try and trade maybe Diaw, Green and Ginobili for Westbrook and convince Duncan to stay another year.

 

David West to the Warriors as well, * me

 

So Dwayne Wade just signed for the Bulls... What a crazy off-season.

 

Wade gave so much to the Heat, such a sad way to leave though. He's not got a whole lot left in him, why go for more money now when you took less money to play with your pal before. Heat are in tatters. Definitely a season to forget about coming up.

 

Ray Allen to Golden State. Thought he was better than that.

 

* * some of the moves post season, surprised about Wade.

Golden State 96-0 next season probably...

 

I added Durant to the Warriors squad on 2K16 and they went 80-2 there 2 defeats coming against Utah Jazz and San Antonio they then swept every play off series and beat the Bulls 4-1 in the finals

 

Absolutely mental the amount of shuffling going on, particularly with so many top players! Looking forward to seeing it all pan out next year.