Seriously, with all the reports of Portland trying to sign a PF it seems pretty clear they are losing LMA but he just won't let it go
We've been d!cking around until Bimathug dropped his own bomb and blew our collective minds on how we can get LMA without trading Ariza.
mounds and mounds of ridiculous chatter posters calling each other names Brandan Wright Memphis 3/18 mounds and mounds of ridiculous chatter posters calling each other names Aron Baynes Detroit 3/20 mounds and mounds of ridiculous chatter posters calling each other names Ed Davis Portland 3/20 mounds and mounds of ridiculous chatter posters calling each other names
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If Patrick Beverley is, in fact, drawing interest from multiple teams w/tons of cap room, look for Rockets to broach subject of S&T deals...</p>— David Weiner (@BimaThug) <a href="https://twitter.com/BimaThug/status/616676474393862144">July 2, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">...Rockets presumably still like Beverley and would like to keep him, but if the price is too high, S&T deals would really help HOU...</p>— David Weiner (@BimaThug) <a href="https://twitter.com/BimaThug/status/616676710692601860">July 2, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">...If, say, NYK will take a young guy/pick for doing Beverley S&T, it could facilitate a LaMarcus S&T w/POR w/o using Ariza.</p>— David Weiner (@BimaThug) <a href="https://twitter.com/BimaThug/status/616677121042345985">July 2, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Blazers' potential use for "a Terrence Jones-type player" is rapidly diminishing... <a href="https://t.co/dvyjvTwriz">https://t.co/dvyjvTwriz</a></p>— David Weiner (@BimaThug) <a href="https://twitter.com/BimaThug/status/616677700925788160">July 2, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yes. Hypothetical 3-team deal = Beverley/pick to [3rd Team]. NG'teeds/assets to POR. Aldridge to HOU. <a href="https://t.co/2zT7zbrZjN">https://t.co/2zT7zbrZjN</a></p>— David Weiner (@BimaThug) <a href="https://twitter.com/BimaThug/status/616678730199638017">July 2, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If Rockets are able to get Aldridge via S&T, they'll still have the full MLE to add a PG. <a href="https://t.co/bFAEaacZnX">https://t.co/bFAEaacZnX</a></p>— David Weiner (@BimaThug) <a href="https://twitter.com/BimaThug/status/616678913444577280">July 2, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Nothing happened. No new information had come out about Aldridge. San Antonio is very confident they will get him. Monroe to Milwaukee (3 year max) Sacramento is offering some massive amount to Wes Matthews Indy got Ellis 4/48 and there is talk of it turning into a trade for their fat center if Dallas strikes out of DJ. Clippers will have ZERO players at meeting with DJ. BimaThug said that a S&T of Bev to NY could allow us to keep Ariza in the fantasyland case we get LaMarcus.
I dint want to sound like a paraboid but..i have strong suspicion rolo and lma are in talks. Rolo should have signed by now. I fear portland may be still on the table.
So then the real question is why? Woj isn't stupid...he can read the tea leaves. There's two possibilities here: 1) Portland really is in the mix 2) Something else is going on in the background that we can't see. Perhaps a bidding war between PHX and HOU, who both need SnTs to make a deal happen. Going to either PHX or HOU won't be simple for LMA.....there will be lots of moving pieces. That's why most people are picking SAS.
