The Perpetual NBA Thread

**empy** · July 13th, 2006 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by Denver Post

But Anthony said he has heard Camby's name the most but would hate to see Camby, who led the league in blocks per game last season, go.

"You rarely find big men like that who can block shots," Anthony said. "Regardless to his injury status, you can't find big men like that."

this reminds me of a hilarious quote from Camby that went something like this:

reporter: Marcus, what is the reason for your great ability to block shots?

Camby: well.....i credit my teammates for getting beat a lot

:bwahaha:

**Eismann** · July 13th, 2006 10:28 AM

I like the news about how Adam Morrison got hot in the Summer League. 29 points is a precursor of things to come for the Bobcats. Wow! MJ should be enjoying himself with that pick.

**ILuvDetailing** · July 13th, 2006 10:41 AM

Be like Lebron?

Originally Posted by ESPN

MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade may continue wearing a Miami uniform through the 2010-11 season, and if all goes according to his plan, he'll stay with the Heat even longer.

Wade signed a long-awaited contract extension on Wednesday. The deal is for three seasons, beginning in 2007-08, and has a player option for a fourth year -- much like the one agreed to earlier Wednesday by LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The exact value of Wade's contract will not be known until the next salary cap is set in July 2007, but based on some cap projections, it could be worth in the $63 million range.

"We tried to figure out what would be best for the Wade family, the Wade name and actually for the Miami Heat also," Wade said. "So I'm excited. I got an opportunity once again to sign back with the Heat, the team that drafted me, and I'm looking forward to a bright future."

Wade -- the MVP of this year's NBA Finals -- will make $3.84 million next season, when Miami will defend its championship. He'll make considerably more in 2007-08, when he'll be eligible to earn a base salary of 25 percent of the league's salary cap.

It was widely reported in recent days that Wade agreed to sign a five-year extension with the Heat, but no such pact was ever in place. Instead, this deal gives Wade the chance to secure another long-term extension before the NBA's current collective bargaining agreement expires.

"What's best for me and Miami is signing this deal," Wade said.

There is one obvious drawback; if Wade suffers a major injury, he does not have that fifth year of guaranteed money.

"I don't play the game worried about injuries," Wade said. "That's something you cannot control."

Getting Wade -- a 6-foot-4 guard who has blossomed into one of the league's biggest stars over his first three seasons -- to agree to an extension was Miami's top offseason priority, according to Heat coach Pat Riley, and the signing was hardly unexpected.

Both sides entered the process saying they expected the talks to go smoothly, and Wade insisted many times in recent weeks that he was confident a deal would be reached.

Now that this one is done, Wade expects another deal with the Heat to come four years from now, too.

"I'm going to continue to be with the Heat as long as they want me," Wade said.

Wade said he, James and Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets -- three of the top five picks in the 2003 draft class -- all talked about their extensions and weighed the differences between taking the three-year-with-an-option offer as opposed to the straight five-year pacts they were all eligible to receive.

But Wade insisted that James' deal with Cleveland did not sway him in his own decision-making process.

"I never got the impression, and they never really pushed in the negotiations, for Dwyane to accept the longer-term deal," said Henry Thomas, Wade's agent. "I think Pat was very understanding of the position that Dwyane took. From a business standpoint, he understood the interest in Dwyane having flexibility."

Wade averaged 39.3 points on 51 percent shooting in Miami's four consecutive wins over the Dallas Mavericks last month, capping the Heat's march to their first league title.

He had career-bests of 27.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.95 steals, 49.5 percent shooting from the field and 78.3 percent from the foul line this past season for the Heat, while also averaging 6.7 assists. His scoring, rebounding, steals and shooting percentages have risen each season.

Wade has been in high demand over the last month, with numerous television appearances and other obligations taking him to New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. And a trip to Las Vegas looms; he's expected to report there next week to begin training with the U.S. basketball team for this summer's world championships.

While acknowledging that there's much going on in his off-court world, Wade still sounded eager for that camp to begin.

"I'm a basketball player. That's what I do. It'll come back to me like riding a bicycle," Wade said.

Oh by the way, James' accepted a 3 year 60M extention which kicks in the 2006-2007 season with a player option for a 4th year.

I havn't seen Adam Morison play in the summer league, but he could be a re-incarnation of another high scoring power forward.... Tom Chambers.

**wulf** · July 13th, 2006 10:48 AM

adam morrisson = nacho libre

**wren** · July 13th, 2006 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by wulf

adam morrisson = nacho libre

when you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room...

**Eismann** · July 13th, 2006 02:23 PM

I have come to like the moves made by Utah Jazz also...getting Fisher for 3 non-factor players, re-signing Matt Harpring. If they could just keep Boozer, they'll be a force with AK, Fish, Matt, Boozer and Collins. Snyder, Deron Williams and some athletic sophs could come off the bench instead now that Fish is in Jazz land. Now this is also a play-off caliber team.

**cardo** · July 13th, 2006 02:46 PM

ahhh Utah... somehow it reminds of a place where all people are white... and only white

Atleast theres some sort of contrast we'll see on the court, di na all white... it used to be ostertag, okur, kirilenko, harpring, and some white guy pointguard(the one who took away playing time from carlos arroyo, and then carlos started bitchin and the he got traded to Detroit... forgot the white guys name)

**ILuvDetailing** · July 13th, 2006 02:50 PM

I had Deron Williams in my Fantasy team, he started out strong, then he sucked the rest of the way (except for that occational big game).

**empy** · July 13th, 2006 03:02 PM

it is pretty much all white people in Utah. i'm there often for work and i stand out like a sore thumb. although the people there are always very nice and not at all ignorant (at least the ones i talk to/work with).

love the skiing and the snowboarding (best in the world imo), although i tend to get nosebleeds there. last time i was there we caught Ray and Rashard beat up on Kiri and the boys (20+ point win).