NBA team-by-team needs! For 2011-12 season

[insidehoops]

Today is the perfect day to begin an NBA team-by-team needs topic.

What does your favorite team need to do in upcoming free agency and the very brief "off-season" to take the next step in 2011-12?

Be specific, and try to share interesting thoughts along with your answer!

[DevilsAssassin]

Minneosta Timberwolves Need: Defensive 7 Foot Center, and some veterans at 2 guard position.

[Odinn]

I'm going to be very specific;
The Spurs need to get rid of Richard Jeffeson. He didn't fit.

[Meticode]

Cleveland Cavaliers

Everything except a point guard.

[KGMN]

Minnesota Timberwolves Need: Defensive 7 Foot Center, and some veterans at 2 guard position.
Darko Milicic? He fits that description excellently.

[EnoughSaid]

For the Heat, I'd like to see them chase a legit Big-Man or a backup scorer that could instantly drop some points.

Here's the lineup at the moment:

Chalmers
Wade
LeBron
Bosh
Anthony

Last year, we though Miller could fill the scoring void, and Haslem could help out as well. That proved out to be wrong. We need a LEGIT scoring option to come off the bench. Someone that could give you 10 points a night easily. However, I'm not even sure we'd able to sign anyone like that.

Anyway, who's out there on the big man market? Dalembert, Chandler, Gasol. Who else?

[BallsOut]

I guess I'll chime in for the Lakers, they need a starting pg to replace fisher in the backcourt.

Realistically:
Jarrett Jack - good iq, great defender, good shooter
Kyle Lowry - good iq, high ast/to ratio, tough as nails, penetrate at will
Kirk Hinrich - good iq, great defender, good shooter, tough as nails

Superstar:
Chris Paul - guy plays fantastic alongside Kobe in ASGs and Olympics

Low risk, high reward:
OJ Mayo - a lot of people have given up on him, but I see how he plays, kid has game, just needs someone like Kobe to guide him
Brandon Jennings - stock is falling, can get him for cheap, he'll up his game in LA and could be our next superstar after Kobe retires

Other than that, they'll need to work on offensive plays because I don't want to see Mike Brown Cleveland isos again. To get one of the above PGs, they should also try and shed Luke Walton's contract and offer any players outside of their core of Kobe/Gasol/Odom.

[RRR3]

For the Heat, I'd like to see them chase a legit Big-Man or a backup scorer that could instantly drop some points.

Here's the lineup at the moment:

Chalmers
Wade
LeBron
Bosh
Anthony

Last year, we though Miller could fill the scoring void, and Haslem could help out as well. That proved out to be wrong. We need a LEGIT scoring option to come off the bench. Someone that could give you 10 points a night easily. However, I'm not even sure we'd able to sign anyone like that.

Anyway, who's out there on the big man market? Dalembert, Chandler, Gasol. Who else?
http://ambasketball.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tracy_mcgrady_pistons.jpg

[EnoughSaid]

Didn't T-Mac say he was finally healthy? If he signs with the Heat, goes off and gets his ring, :eek: .

[christian1923]

http://ambasketball.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tracy_mcgrady_pistons.jpg

damn he looks old there haha

[Clutch]

Knicks need a solid center who can defend and rebound.
They also need a knock down 3-pt shooter and a few solid bench players.

KNICKS NEEDS: Size,defense,solid bench players

[RRR3]

Didn't T-Mac say he was finally healthy? If he signs with the Heat, goes off and gets his ring, :eek: .
That's my hope! :rockon:

[D-Wade316]

Heat

Cut the oldies(Bibby, Howard, Dampier, Magloire, and House). Bring in new younger legs, specifically at the center position. Dalembert is a realistic option. Nene is a possibility if he accepts lesser pay, lesser touches, and is willing to play defense. We also have Pittman, albeit in development process. I would really like to see how much his game improved. Add long distance shooters who can defend. Shane Battier would be a steal. He has high bball IQ. Plays tough defense, and is a great teammate.

[BallsOut]

For the Heat, I'd like to see them chase a legit Big-Man or a backup scorer that could instantly drop some points.

Here's the lineup at the moment:

Chalmers
Wade
LeBron
Bosh
Anthony

Last year, we though Miller could fill the scoring void, and Haslem could help out as well. That proved out to be wrong. We need a LEGIT scoring option to come off the bench. Someone that could give you 10 points a night easily. However, I'm not even sure we'd able to sign anyone like that.

Anyway, who's out there on the big man market? Dalembert, Chandler, Gasol. Who else?

Backup scorer: The answer
Big man: Kwame Brown

[Clippersfan86]

Clippers only glaring weaknesses.

1. A SF. Our SF rotation is crap.

2. Outside shooting. We need more capable outside threats.

3. Our depth seems like an issue but if we are 100 percent healthy we are a pretty deep team.

[DirkNowitzki41]

Just bring back Tyson, just like that we are still good enough to repeat. Butler/DeShawn/Barea would be nice to have back, but I think one of them is out. Can't wait to see how Rudy does

[D-Wade316]

My wanted lineup:

PG - Chalmers/Cole(insert player who can defend)
SG - Wade/Miller/(insert player who can score and defend)
SF - Lebron/Battier
PF - Bosh/Haslem
C - Dale/Anthony/Pittman

[DevilsAssassin]

Darko Milicic? He fits that description excellently.

Athletic 7 Foot Center

[DMV2]

The Jazz just need to give their young prospects minutes; mainly Favors, Kanter and Hayward.

[KGMN]

Athletic 7 Foot Center
Darko's also relatively athletic. But if you insist, Tyson Chandler wouldn't be a bad fit.

[EoJ]

Blazers

Backup PF- carl landry

Patty Mills and Jon Diebler don't have out clauses overseas so I would take chance on Iverson

[bagelred]

Size

[DevilsAssassin]

Darko's also relatively athletic. But if you insist, Tyson Chandler wouldn't be a bad fit.

how much $$$$ do you think he would want and do we even have enough to offer him a contract?

[Rooster]

I guess I'll chime in for the Lakers, they need a starting pg to replace fisher in the backcourt.

Realistically:
Jarrett Jack - good iq, great defender, good shooter
Kyle Lowry - good iq, high ast/to ratio, tough as nails, penetrate at will
Kirk Hinrich - good iq, great defender, good shooter, tough as nails

Superstar:
Chris Paul - guy plays fantastic alongside Kobe in ASGs and Olympics

Low risk, high reward:
OJ Mayo - a lot of people have given up on him, but I see how he plays, kid has game, just needs someone like Kobe to guide him
Brandon Jennings - stock is falling, can get him for cheap, he'll up his game in
LA and could be our next superstar after Kobe retires

Other than that, they'll need to work on offensive plays because I don't want to see Mike Brown Cleveland isos again. To get one of the above PGs, they should also try and shed Luke Walton's contract and offer any players outside
of their core of Kobe/Gasol/Odom.

Wig the hard cap in full effect, I don't think Lakers will be able to afford any of those players above unless they make a trade. I would settle for Lindsey Hunter type of guard. That's definitely their glaring weakness last year. Fish and Blake just do t have the quickness and athleticism to stay in front of someone like Barea. One screen and it's an open shot or layup. That's definitely their Achilles heel last season.

[pauk]

Miami = A Freaking Center....

[ballinhun8]

Miami Heat - Heart







hahaha had to do it

[sixer6ad]

Cavaliers: Time.

I really like picks 1 and 4 - Irving and Thompson - and realistically we will be in the lottery again next year. I also like the Casspi deal. The good thing about this right now is that some guys who could be really good bench/role players (Samardo Samuels, Christian Eyenga, Alonzo Gee) are getting major minutes during this time period. When our starting 5 arrives at some point, the players who will come off the bench will have already played a lot under Scott's system.

Baron Davis, Kyrie Irving, Daniel Gibson, Ramon Sessions, Manny Harris, Anthony Parker
Omri Casspi, Eyenga, Gee, Luke Harangody, Antawn Jamison, Samardo Samuels, Tristan Thompson
Anderson Varejao, Ryan Hollins, Semih Erden

Not a lineup to scare anyone at all; however, it's better than last year's opening lineup. It just needs time.

[Soultrane]

Hornets needs players.

[Yung D-Will]

Trade Al, Millsap or Kanter for a damn 2 guard.

[Phenith]

I guess I'll chime in for the Lakers, they need a starting pg to replace fisher in the backcourt.

Realistically:
Jarrett Jack - good iq, great defender, good shooter
Kyle Lowry - good iq, high ast/to ratio, tough as nails, penetrate at will
Kirk Hinrich - good iq, great defender, good shooter, tough as nails

Superstar:
Chris Paul - guy plays fantastic alongside Kobe in ASGs and Olympics

Low risk, high reward:
OJ Mayo - a lot of people have given up on him, but I see how he plays, kid has game, just needs someone like Kobe to guide him
Brandon Jennings - stock is falling, can get him for cheap, he'll up his game in LA and could be our next superstar after Kobe retires

Other than that, they'll need to work on offensive plays because I don't want to see Mike Brown Cleveland isos again. To get one of the above PGs, they should also try and shed Luke Walton's contract and offer any players outside of their core of Kobe/Gasol/Odom.

How is Lowry realistic, unless i'm wrong, he is at worst a restricted free agent and there is no way the Rockets are going to let him go given they dumped Brooks for a bag of Doritos last year and let Lowry have the reins.

And how is the stock falling on a 3rd year PG with a very high ceiling? Where are you getting your info that you can get him for cheap? I doubt he is even available.

Hinrich and Jack are however good targets for the Lakers.

[b0bab0i]

Clippers only glaring weaknesses.

1. A SF. Our SF rotation is crap.

2. Outside shooting. We need more capable outside threats.

3. Our depth seems like an issue but if we are 100 percent healthy we are a pretty deep team.

We gotta resign DJ too! He's a restricted free agent I think

[Rowe]

Wig the hard cap in full effect, I don't think Lakers will be able to afford any of those players above unless they make a trade. I would settle for Lindsey Hunter type of guard. That's definitely their glaring weakness last year. Fish and Blake just do t have the quickness and athleticism to stay in front of someone like Barea. One screen and it's an open shot or layup. That's definitely their Achilles heel last season.

There is no Hard Cap.

They just increased the Luxury Tax penalties in hopes teams like Dallas, LA & New York wont enjoy remaining in the Luxury Tax to stay competitive.

[InspiredLebowski]

Trade Al, Millsap or Kanter for a damn 2 guard.Dude, Alec Burks is going to be good

[BallsOut]

How is Lowry realistic, unless i'm wrong, he is at worst a restricted free agent and there is no way the Rockets are going to let him go given they dumped Brooks for a bag of Doritos last year and let Lowry have the reins.

And how is the stock falling on a 3rd year PG with a very high ceiling? Where are you getting your info that you can get him for cheap? I doubt he is even available.

Hinrich and Jack are however good targets for the Lakers.

I didn't look at restricted or unrestricted in that sense. I meant realistic in terms of price.

BJ is getting disrespected in Milwaukee. I think they benched him a few times last season. He seems to have lost his confidence. He may not be available yet, but if the Lakers come at the Bucks with a good offer, I think it could happen.

[Rowe]

I didn't look at restricted or unrestricted in that sense. I meant realistic in terms of price.

BJ is getting disrespected in Milwaukee. I think they benched him a few times last season. He seems to have lost his confidence. He may not be available yet, but if the Lakers come at the Bucks with a good offer, I think it could happen.

For who? Derek Fisher & Metta World Peace?

Only way I could even see Milwaukee moving Brandon Jennings to the Lakers is in a deal for Pau Gasol.

[BallsOut]

For who? Derek Fisher & Metta World Peace?

Only way I could even see Milwaukee moving Brandon Jennings to the Lakers is in a deal for Pau Gasol.

Bynum

[Rowe]

Bynum
Bucks have Bogut.

[JGXEN]

Celtics' needs:
1) A starting center and reliable injury free bigs on the bench
2) Jeff Green needs to start
3) A reliable bench because our bench lacked chemistry and stank it up last season

Possible acquisitions
1) Realistically speaking, Dalembert, Nene, DeAndre Jordan are some of the bigs that we should look at. If a trade involving Howard is possible, then go for it but I honestly doubt the potential of this trade.
2) I feel that we could move Pierce to the 2 guard spot, make Ray the 6th man where he can be another Jason Terry who sparks the offense through lights out shooting, and then play Green at the 3 spot.
3) Grab bigs available on the market who can rebound :mad:. I dunno if David West is possible, since he might sign for the minimum for a chance to win a 'ship. We could look at T-Mac, the guy is still a great player although prospects of incurring another injuey might be a problem. Resign Delonte, let Glen Davis walk. I think JaJuan Johnson will be better than Davis.

[magnax1]

Utah-Get a shooting guard that doesn't suck. SF and PG could probably use improvement too, but that's kind of impossible.

[chips93]

cavs:

picks or young players. i think we should be able to get something reasonably valuable in return for jamison or davis, especially if either one starts out the season strong, and becomes a commodity for a big spending contender.

[KGMN]

how much $$$$ do you think he would want and do we even have enough to offer him a contract?

I highly doubt that we would be able to sign him unless he's willing to get paid less than market price for some reason. Considering his previous contract was over $12 million, I think, and the Mavericks won the Championship, teams will probably offer him around $7-$9 million. I don't think we have that sort of money unless we use our amnesty on Brad Miller or someone with a similar contract, so maybe David Kahn can use his superior negotiating skills to convince Tyson of coming to Minny. Otherwise, I just don't see it happening, although it would be awesome.

[G-Funk]

Clippers only glaring weaknesses.

1. A SF. Our SF rotation is crap.

2. Outside shooting. We need more capable outside threats.

3. Our depth seems like an issue but if we are 100 percent healthy we are a pretty deep team.


So all u really need is a 3pt SF, James Jones type of player

[G-Funk]

For who? Derek Fisher & Metta World Peace?

Only way I could even see Milwaukee moving Brandon Jennings to the Lakers is in a deal for Pau Gasol.

Yeah right! Brandon Jenning is trash...I wouldn't even want him to play for the Lakers

[G-Funk]

Lakers:Point Guard - Small Forward - Back up C - 3pt shooting but that can be fixed with a pg and or sf

[Miller for 3]

Pacers;

A PF who plays tough, fights for boards, and can score in the low post. Also another wing who can score off the dribble could really take some pressure off Granger (hoping Hill can be a solid 12-14 ppg guy who for us). Other than that, George, DC, Hibbert, and Pysco T continue to grow and Granger provides the right leadership

[Lebron23]

Miami Heat

A Decent Starting Center

[HylianNightmare]

magic need to get rid of pretty much the whole team and surround dwight with a team that will go to the finals this season

[Rowe]

Yeah right! Brandon Jenning is trash...I wouldn't even want him to play for the Lakers

Hes playing for a defensive minded coach who wont allow him the freedom to play his streetball game.

But, I loved the Darius Morris pick.

[Go Getter]

THE BULLS:

-A shooting guard
-A ball-handler (preferably a shooting guard)
-Venerable bench players to fill in if needed

[Myth]

Blazers:
Healthy Greg Oden
Reliable backup PG
10mpg backup PF/C

[alenleomessi]

Clippers - Defensive SF ( Iggy, AK47, Battier etc..) and scorer of the bench

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Celtics' needs:
1) A starting center and reliable injury free bigs on the bench
2) Jeff Green needs to start
3) A reliable bench because our bench lacked chemistry and stank it up last season

Possible acquisitions
1) Realistically speaking, Dalembert, Nene, DeAndre Jordan are some of the bigs that we should look at. If a trade involving Howard is possible, then go for it but I honestly doubt the potential of this trade.
2) I feel that we could move Pierce to the 2 guard spot, make Ray the 6th man where he can be another Jason Terry who sparks the offense through lights out shooting, and then play Green at the 3 spot.
3) Grab bigs available on the market who can rebound :mad:. I dunno if David West is possible, since he might sign for the minimum for a chance to win a 'ship. We could look at T-Mac, the guy is still a great player although prospects of incurring another injuey might be a problem. Resign Delonte, let Glen Davis walk. I think JaJuan Johnson will be better than Davis.

Not sure about starting PP at the 2, he'd get beaten a lot by younger guys, but could seee him play there a bit. I like Green and all but I'm happy with him getting the backup minutes behind KG, Ray and Paul. Something like this is good for me:

Rondo (38) - West (8) - Bradley (2)
Ray (34) - Pierce (10) - West (4)
Pierce (25) - Green (23)
KG (34) - Green (7) - Johnson (7)
FA (34) - JO (14)

I imagine we'll sign Moore, then it comes down to whoever we can pick up on the cheap. If we can get a Battier-type thats great but that's a long way behind a starting Centre in free agency.

[Cermet]

Blazers

Backup PF and/or a backup center. That is basically enough.

[JGXEN]

Not sure about starting PP at the 2, he'd get beaten a lot by younger guys, but could seee him play there a bit. I like Green and all but I'm happy with him getting the backup minutes behind KG, Ray and Paul. Something like this is good for me:

Rondo (38) - West (8) - Bradley (2)
Ray (34) - Pierce (10) - West (4)
Pierce (25) - Green (23)
KG (34) - Green (7) - Johnson (7)
FA (34) - JO (14)

I imagine we'll sign Moore, then it comes down to whoever we can pick up on the cheap. If we can get a Battier-type thats great but that's a long way behind a starting Centre in free agency.
If Green resigns with the C's, its highly likely that he would start. Danny Ainge is high on him and also i think that Green looked uncomfortable in the new situation he found himself to be in after that trade so for him to play well, he needs to be confident. The best way to do this is to get Green more involved in the offense, make him a starter. I think he could be a career 20-22ppg 5-7rpg guy, solid 2nd option on the team. Now if we can get Dwight.... :bowdown:

[SteveNashMVPcro]

Suns
a Sg that can create a shot for himself

[brownmamba00]

Lakers:

*An above average PG who can play D and shoot/drive.
*Back-up C
*Back-up SG, preferably a 3pt specialist.

Possible acquisitions for the PG spot;

Felton, Teague, Hinrich and Davis? for the PG spot
Dunleavy as back up for Kobe

[Myth]

Lakers:

*An above average PG who can play D and shoot/drive.
*Back-up C
*Back-up SG, preferably a 3pt specialist.

Possible acquisitions for the PG spot;

Felton, Teague, Hinrich and Davis? for the PG spot
Dunleavy as back up for Kobe

Blazers just acquired Felton, so they will most likely hang onto him. Even if he ends up being a bad fit, Blazers never trade with the Lakers.

[qrich]

Clippers:
Acquire a solid small forward, preferably in the Bruce Bowen mold. Andre Iguodala, Danny Granger, Caron Butler, Tayshaun Prince and Shane Battier are the likely targets. Luc Richard MBah A Moute is another name I wouldn't mind.

Depth up front, with Kaman being injury prone and Jordan being a free agent, the Clippers need to make sure they have the right amount of big men. Beisdes Blake and Kaman, Cook is the only other big man on contract and he shouldn't be anything more than the third big, off the bench. Also, a choice between Craig Smith, Ike Diogu and Trey Thompkins possibly needs to be made as well. Don't sign Trey and keep him in the D-League seems like a plausible idea for the next year.

INJURIES, a new medical staff, is vital.

[MeLO MvP 15]

Knicks:

Need a big man and possibly a shooter. Save cap space for 2012.

I'd sign either Kwame Brown or Joel Pryzbilla to a one year deal. Along with maybe Michael Redd.

Of course the names could change if an amnesty player (Mike Miller? Haywood? Biedrins?) wants to take a one year deal.

[jbryan1984]

Cavs. Its going to be a year of testing the waters. No doubt, we will probably be in the lottery again. As of right now, I would expect our starting lineup will be...... Irving/Davis/Casspi/Jamison/Varejao. I really expect Jamison to be put on the trading block. I think a playoff team will make us an offer for some young prospects and.or some future picks. He would be perfect to be a sixth man to score off the bench. Thompson then becomes our 4. Anthony Parker sold his Cleveland home so he won't be back. Our guards left will be Gibson and Manny Harris. I really expect Gibson to get traded. Boobie showed some sparks from his rookie year last season but injuries hit him good too. I don't think there is anything left for him in Cleveland. We need some bigs. I do not like Ryan Hollins. Erden is questionable with his injury history last season although, I thought he did a great job for Boston when they were going through their injury problems with the O'Neal's and Perkins. So basically, a 2 guard, bigs and a decent small forward as well.

[TKstyle]

Sacramento:

C: Cousins / Dalembert / Whiteside
PF: Hickson / Thompson
SF: Salmons / Greene / Honeycutt(Rookie)
SG: Garcia / Thornton(6th man)
PG: Evans / Jimmer / Isiah jr

Needs: Time for the younger guys
AND need the Vets to step up, stay healthy and play their roles, i.e Salmons, Garcia, Dalembert.

Dalembert will stay, we can offer him more money than anyone else due to our cap space, and besides, why wouldn't you want to stay with this up and coming group? If he does go, then a free agent c/pf with veteran status will be needed to play 12-15 mins from the bench.

Salmons and Garcia start over Jimmer and Thornton because lets face it, defensive players start and the scorers come off the bench.. see Ginobili, Terry, Crawford ect.

Evans injury free is ready to take over, Cousins will improve from last season providing he matures and stops trying to be KG.

I really like the look of the team at present. If things aren't looking good a week or so before the trade deadline (whenever that may be) then Thompson, Garcia & Greene are all expendable and maybe try and get an Iggy type player, a glue guy to hold everything together.. or maybe trade to climb the draft board

[bagelred]

I guess I'll chime in for the Lakers, they need a starting pg to replace fisher in the backcourt.

Realistically:
Jarrett Jack - good iq, great defender, good shooter
Kyle Lowry - good iq, high ast/to ratio, tough as nails, penetrate at will
Kirk Hinrich - good iq, great defender, good shooter, tough as nails

Superstar:
Chris Paul - guy plays fantastic alongside Kobe in ASGs and Olympics

Low risk, high reward:
OJ Mayo - a lot of people have given up on him, but I see how he plays, kid has game, just needs someone like Kobe to guide him
Brandon Jennings - stock is falling, can get him for cheap, he'll up his game in LA and could be our next superstar after Kobe retires



Talk about delusional. You aren't getting any of those players.

[cuad]

The Kings just need to resign Marcus Thornton and Samuel Dalembert and they need to sign their rookies. Both are likely because of the Kings' incredible cap space.

This is a more realistic lineup than in the last post.

Samuel Dalembert / Jason Thompson / Hassan Whiteside
DeMarcus Cousins / J.J. Hickson /
John Salmons / Francisco Garcia / Donte Greene / Tyler Honeycutt
Marcus Thornton /
Tyreke Evans / Jimmer Fredette / Isaiah Thomas

Hopefully Jimmer Fredette sends Marcus Thornton to the bench, because I'm losing faith in Tyreke as a PG.

The Kings had four major problems last year: poor three point shooting, poor passing, poor defense and no starting small forward. Trading Beno Udrih for Jimmer Fredette and acquiring John Salmons, Tyler Honeycutt and possibly Isaiah Thomas all addressed the poor shooting. Trading Carl Landry for Marcus Thornton moved the Kings from 29th in APG to 13th (pre/post all-star splits). John Salmons gives the Kings a starting small forward.

It's up to the coaches to fix the defense.

[SpaceJammeR]

miami heat.

we need 3 quarters only. shortened season=shortened games.... jk

we need a legit big. dalem
and get rid of the vets.
keep mike miller i think he still can get his game back when 100% healthy

[Doranku]

Talk about delusional. You aren't getting any of those players.
:lol @ a Knicks fan calling someone else delusional. How's LeBron doing?

Anyway, all LA needs is a healthy Mamba and a Gasol that isn't playing like he's receiving pregame estrogen injections. :bowdown: :applause:

[WillyJakk]

Orlando Magic

I trust this guy:
http://www.best-basketball-tips.com/images/penny-hardaway-t-mac-era4.jpg

We need a 2 guard in the worst way and I really think he'd be an ideal fit w/ our team.

Oh yeah and make a trade for this guy (but I doubt Toronto lets him go in a shortened season like this):
http://www.slamonline.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/andrea_bargnani_point.jpg

Nelson| T-Mac| Hedo| Bargnani| Howard

[Owl]

I'll focus on the contenders because if you're not looking at a title then you should be looking at assets and future growth rather than present needs.

Chicago:
A 2 guard. Fortunately there's a good market for them. T-Mac, Redd, Hamilton (if one assumes he rather than Villanueva is cut then he would seem ideal) amongst the vets, Thornton, Afflalo, J.R. Smith are younger options.

San Antonio: What they really need is a step up from youngsters Blair, Splitter and rookie Kawahi Leonard. And as few regular season minutes for their big 3 as possible (and maybe keep Blairs non-playoff minutes down too given his knees), so anyone to thicken their bench would be great.

Miami: A point guard would be nice but given that Wade and James do most of the ball handling and could defend the position if required (see LeBron vs Rose 2011 playoffs) the real need is a centre with a pulse. The main need is for D and boards but it would be nice if they didn't have another Joel Anthony playing dodgeball on offense, an efficient low usage (but not that low) guy would do nicely. Apparently Dalambert wants to come and that good because he's the best FA they can afford, or if Pryzbilla gets healthy he could be a decent option. The only other possible options would be amnesty cuts such as Haywood or Biedrins (Kaman would be nice but may not actually get amnestied and would be able to get more elsewhere).

LA: A system that stops them giving money to the Luke Walton's and Vladamir Radmanovic's of the world. Oh that's done already. A healthy full season from Bynum maybe? I think there's far less wrong with LA than some in the media have suggested, but point guard is still a trouble position. Still there aren't really any good ones on the market.

Dallas: Retain Chandler, though not at any cost. Maybe try to trade depth for quality. They had 13 rotation calibre players last year (counting Mahinmi and Stevenson) and have added Fernandez (in addition to which they own the rights to Nick Calathes and Petteri Koponen). Knowing Cuban's penchant for vets though I could see them adding Kirilenko or Prince which wouldn't be too bad if they let "Tough Juice" go.

OKC: Nothing terribly wrong here. A younger center than Perkins who will be beyond his prime by the time their core peaks would be good, Oden or Marc Gasol spring to mind (though even though they might just have enough cap room to make fair offers to those guys one wonders if they will do when given that they will soon have to give Westbrook, Ibaka and Harden rises). A veteran pg to help Westbrook with the nuances of the position might be nice (but for all the hatchet jobs on him in press last season especially in the playoffs, we should probably remember he's pretty much the equal of last years MVP only better defensively). Otherwise just keep adding assets.

[raptorfan_dr07]

Oh yeah and make a trade for this guy (but I doubt Toronto lets him go in a shortened season like this):
http://www.slamonline.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/andrea_bargnani_point.jpg

Nelson| T-Mac| Hedo| Bargnani| Howard

You can have him for a bottle of Gatorade and a bag of chips.

Seriously though, I'm curious to know what kind of trade value he has around the league. I've been a big proponent of trading him. I want to see a future front court of Ed Davis/Jonas Valanciunas.

As for our team needs for the 2011/12 season, just carry forward with tanking and getting a high pick in a deep draft.

[RoseCity07]

Just a healthy center.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/DA14Life87/sp-1blazerpractice_be_05_10-1-08-1.jpg

[WillyJakk]

You can have him for a bottle of Gatorade and a bag of chips.

Seriously though, I'm curious to know what kind of trade value he has around the league. I've been a big proponent of trading him. I want to see a future front court of Ed Davis/Jonas Valanciunas.

As for our team needs for the 2011/12 season, just carry forward with tanking and getting a high pick in a deep draft.

Let's do it!

Ryan Anderson + S&T J-Rich for Bargs

[Jasper]

It's been reported the Bucks are looking for a 'passing' PG

Jennings tweeted' " am willing to inbound the ball "

[Qwyjibo]

Let's do it!

Ryan Anderson + S&T J-Rich for Bargs
No. The point of trading Bargnani would be to get rid of his crappy contract. Not just replace it with another one.

[Timmy D for MVP]

I know that Boston is in the market for a reliable rotation in the front court, but at a lower price cause they have a ton of money tied to their stars.

Now I don't know the how far in this is of this but I know they are going after Chuck Hayes. Wouldn't be surprised if he reels in a couple other offers including a good one from Houston I'm sure.

[hawkfan]

Hawks:

1. Need Jeff Teague to improve as a quarterback at point guard position.
2. Need Al Horford and Josh Smith to improve on offense, as passers and outside shooters and low post players.
3. Need a reserve forward who can help with shooting, passing, ballhandling. Mike Dunleavy at minimum salary.
4. Re-sign Damian Wilkins, Jason Collins.
5. Hope that Marvin Williams gets healthy and improves, but that is a big if.
6. Hopefully sign Kwame Brown or another big to help out in the front court.

Probably going to lose Jamal Crawford via free agency, but we have Kirk Hinrich to take over his minutes.

[boozehound]

Pistons

From my perspective, their only pressing need is another legit 4/5 bruiser type. Maxiell and old man wallace arent going to get it done. Now, maybe they run monroe out at the 5 and have a small lineup with JJ/CV(barf) at the 4, daye/? at the 3 and the smorgasbord of guards all taking turns.

Frankly, their biggest need is to clear out the glut of guards they currently have. I want to see them keep knight, bynum and stuckey and try and trade/jettison rip and BG. Can Daye step in as the starter at the 3? Definitely need some insurance, but I dont want prince back. I would rather get a decent center (Deandre would be close to ideal IMO), shift monroe to the 4, let JJ play utility forward at both spots, and sign a guy like? josh howard to push daye as the 3.

[BieberBaller]

I just hope the Lakers get a new PG, and get a white guy to coach the offense.