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Gotta Get Beasley if it will only take our NYK pick

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Metropolis777, Feb 29, 2012.

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Is this right?

https://twitter.com/#!/Chris_Broussard/status/174990526255333376

‏@Chris_Broussard Twolves offered Beasley to Lakers for LA's best 1st round pick 2012. LA said No b/c it doesn't want to pay the added luxury tax, source says

If this is true, we have a better pick to offer to Minnesota right now than the Lakers can offer (they have Chicago and Dallas' picks).

#1 Metropolis777, Feb 29, 2012

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http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7631141/source-los-angeles-lakers-reject-minnesota-timberwolves-trade-offer-michael-beasley

The Minnesota Timberwolves offered to trade Michael Beasley to the Los Angeles Lakers for a first-round draft pick, but the Lakers turned them down, according to a league source.

While Beasley, a talented and athletic small forward, would fill one of the Lakers' greatest needs, the Lakers rejected the offer because they do not want to add to their luxury tax bill, according to the source.
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#2 Metropolis777, Feb 29, 2012
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Beasely sucks.

We need to either 1.) add a superstar or 2.) shore up our defense.

#3 larsv8, Feb 29, 2012
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Beasley is just an expiring contract to us.

#4 OremLK, Feb 29, 2012
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I think the Beasley that played last night, would be a great addition to our team.

#5 atomicanderz, Feb 29, 2012
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Agreed. That way beasley can show Marcus Morris the ropes.

#6 Garner, Feb 29, 2012
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larsv8 said: ↑

Beasely sucks.

We need to either 1.) add a superstar or 2.) shore up our defense.
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Guy has size, talent.. lacks discipline.

#7 daywalker02, Feb 29, 2012

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A year ago yep.

Now...meh.

With Parsons, Chase, and Morris I don't know if Beas would deserve the minutes.
If anything we should just start playing Morris...

#8 JayGoogle, Feb 29, 2012
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LAL has a trade exception; Rox would have to send someone to make $ work. TWill and Morris get no time, Bud? Not much. Beez? Too much of a so-so thing...

Now, if it's the framework for a Lowry-less Gasol deal...

#9 xiki, Feb 29, 2012
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If he plays PF. After a trade of course. He is a better Jordan Hill.

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What is Minnie thinking trying to trade away Beasley for a pick - dont they know I want him in the deal for Kmart?!? lol

#11 kjayp, Feb 29, 2012
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I'll take him. We need an upgrade at SF.

#12 REEKO_HTOWN, Feb 29, 2012
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Well, he'd be closer to his rehab facility.

#13 acsorelle4, Feb 29, 2012

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Maybe a three team deal?

Minny gets our 1st round pick, Orlando gets Beasley and we get Dwight Howard.

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I understand the money problem and the Lakers trade exception.

What I like about Beasley is that he plays above the rim. This organization seems to have forgotten about the psychological impact of powerful dunkers. It's become a pet peeve of mine. But, throwing a big one down with authority gets the crowd going, gets the blood pumping and helps with momentum and confidence.

Lee does it some. Parsons tries all the time. The rest of the team that sees the floor is very passive. Even when they're on a breakaway, Martin and others elect for a light dunk or layup instead of something that can get their own crowd going.

Sorry for the diatribe. It's been bothering me for a while and Beasley is definitely not that kind of player.

#15 Metropolis777, Feb 29, 2012
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He should have learned from Durant.

Somebody stole the pizza, and all signs pointed to the new kid.

Eight years ago, Michael Beasley was awkward and clumsy on the basketball court. Everyone at the Seat Pleasant Activities Center just outside Washington, D.C., could see that he had raw talent, but he lacked focus. He was undisciplined and difficult to coach.

After his first few hours practicing with the boys' team, Beasley was told to leave the gym and not return.

Before leaving, the new kid swiped a box of pizza the team had planned for lunch.

That was the first time Sonics rookie guard Kevin Durant met Beasley.

"We were 11 years old when we met," Durant said. "We had a team and the guy that ran the organization (PK Martin) heard about him and brought him down to the rec center. Mike practiced with us one day, and he was awful. You could tell that he was good, but I guess he was nervous. He was lazy. He didn't play like he wanted to.

"And when he left, he stole our pizza. Our big pizza. We had just ordered it, too."

Some first impressions you never forget.

Durant can't tell that story without laughing. But really, it's all so absurd when you think about it.

Two friends would devote their lives to chasing a basketball dream. The older boy (Durant) would blaze a path that the younger one would follow.

In their freshman seasons, each would attend National Christian Academy in Fort Washington, Md. As juniors, they'd attend acclaimed Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, where they bolster their national reputation and become prominent collegiate recruits.

As seniors, they'd transfer to different high schools closer to home.

They'd win the MVP award of the McDonald's All-America Game.

They'd attend Big 12 schools. Durant to Texas, Beasley to Kansas State.

They'd win the conference Freshman of the Year award.

They'd leave school after one year.

And they'd both become high lottery picks in the NBA draft. Durant was taken No. 2 overall last year by the Sonics and Beasley is considered by many to be top pick in the June 26 draft.

Who would believe that story?

Depending on what happens at Tuesday's draft lottery, the Sonics may be in position to reunite the childhood friends.

Seattle finished with the second-worst record in the NBA, which gives it a 19.9 percent chance of landing the top spot. The team has an 18.8 percent chance of drafting No. 2, 17.1 percent chance of picking third, 31.9 percent chance of picking fourth and a 12.3 percent chance at the fifth choice. Lottery rules say the Sonics can fall no lower than fifth in the draft order.

Still, the odds of selecting two kids from nearby neighborhoods so high in the draft in consecutive years are infinitesimal.

Beasley remembers meeting Durant, and he also confessed to the pizza heist.

"Where I lived was not the best area to grow up in," he said of his hometown of Upper Marlboro, Md. "I didn't know when the next time I was going to eat."

Even though Beasley stole the team's lunch and was horrible in practice, Martin invited him back.

"From there, he was kind of the jokester of the team," Durant said. "Everybody just kind of drew to Mike. He didn't play that much early on, but one game we were in the championship and it went to like a triple overtime and he had 20 and 20 [points and rebounds].

"He was 12 years old. And all he was doing was tipping the ball to himself. He was almost dunking. His hands were so big. He was getting rebounds, and his hands were at the rim laying it in. After that he was a monster from then."

Durant and Beasley became inseparable.

"He sort of lived with me almost," Durant said. "He would come over before school, after school, stay late and then leave. [Our relationship] is very tight. We're brothers. We tell each other we love each other. We've been through a lot. Almost the same things."

Beasley's mom was a single woman raising four kids. When the boys were teenagers, Beasley's mother would drop him off at Durant's home every day at 6:30 a.m. for breakfast. Durant and Beasley would ride the bus to school and play basketball in the evenings.

"He was a good kid," Wanda Pratt, Durant's mother, said of Beasley. "He was fun-loving. He liked to have a good time. His personality is not as serious as Kevin. He was always well-mannered. I never had a problem with Mike."

Everyone calls him B-Easy, but his playful personality belies a fierce competitiveness on the court.

Much like Durant, Beasley is versatile. He's a relentless scorer in the paint and a lethal perimeter shooter with three-point range. And his 6-foot-9, 235-pound frame is more suited for the rigors of a six-month NBA season than Durant, the Rookie of the Year, who weighed 215 last season.

"We're a lot alike, but he's a different player than I am," Durant said. "I would say he's more like Carmelo [Anthony] because he has more of an inside-out game. The biggest difference in us is he'll be a No. 1 pick. I hate to put that pressure on him, but he'll be a No. 1 pick."

During the season they talked at least twice a week, and admittedly a few times they kicked around the idea of playing together for the Sonics.

"Yeah, we thought about it, but wherever he goes, I wish him the best," Durant said. "If we happen to play on the same team, he can play inside out. He would be a great low-post presence. We'd just learn from each other. We'd be a very young team.
"That would be so cool. I'm not going to say it's impossible, because you never know what can happen."
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nba/2004423587_sonidraft19.html

#16 daywalker02, Feb 29, 2012
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Beasley's VERY young... younger than both Parsons and Budinger, and just 8 months older than Morris. He's far more talented than all 3, and has fringe All-Star potential as a 6'10'' one-man wrecking crew on the offensive end of the floor. He comes w/ baggage, but I'd be more than willing to gamble.

#17 MourningWood, Feb 29, 2012
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Yeah sure it sounds good. Morey does nothing anyways. Budinger gets no playing time. That first is as good as useless now. Might as well turn it into another good player and get rid of a few useless ones like Thabeet, Budinger, or Flynn in the trade.

#18 thetatomatis, Feb 29, 2012

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Trade parsons/bud so twolves can have the only all non-black starting line up ....

#19 MosKeemYao, Feb 29, 2012
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I'd strongly consider it.

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