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    76ers open to Jeremy Lin trade

    The Philadelphia 76ers have expressed a willingness to trade for Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin depending on what sort of assets Houston is willing to attach to the deal, according to sources close to the process.
    Sources told ESPN.com that the Sixers, who have ample room on their payroll to absorb Lin's contract, have emerged as a leading contender to take on Lin in a trade that sends no salary back to the Rockets, which would enable the Rockets to extend a rich offer in free agency to either Carmelo Anthony or Chris Bosh.





    Sources say that the Milwaukee Bucks are another team that would consider trading for Lin if the Rockets add a sweetener or two to the deal for the privilege of shedding Lin's contract to a team that can comfortably absorb it.
    It's believed that the Rockets would have to send Philadelphia at least one future first-round pick to convince the Sixers to go through with the deal, given that Lin is owed $15 million next season despite the fact that his contract will only count for $8.4 million for salary cap purposes.
    Sources say that the Sixers, though, are happy to take on Lin -- despite the presence of reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams as their starting point guard -- provided that the extra asset or two they get from Houston is sufficiently attractive.
    Sixers general manager Sam Hinkie is close with Rockets GM Daryl Morey after working alongside Morey before Hinkie's move to Philadelphia.
    The Rockets have maintained for months that they could find trades for center Omer Asik and Lin if necessary to create the needed salary-cap space to bring in a star player this summer.
    Houston has already agreed to trade Asik to New Orleans for a first-round pick after July 10, but Rockets officials have privately maintained that they would only trade Lin if they are sure that they are getting a player of Anthony's or Bosh's caliber through free agency.
    ESPN.com reported Thursday that the Rockets have already begun courting Bosh in anticipation of Anthony staying with the Knicks.
    Sources say that Bosh and Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki likely would have been at the top of Houston's list when free agency began had the Rockets believed they had a shot at either player. Nowitzki verbally agreed to a new deal with the Mavericks on Thursday, but the sudden uncertainty in Miami about LeBron James' willingness to stay with the Heat has raised hopes in some rival front offices that Bosh will consider leaving if James indeed decides to go elsewhere.

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    Why would anyone want Jeremy Lin? I'm pretty sure there are D-Leaguers and undrafted FA's that are better than him.

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    He's way better than you guys think

    He held his own and that last round of the playoffs

    Don't forget playoff basketball is littered with turnovers by all players

    You can make the same case for Harden he was horrific

    Linn would score 40 points a game for Kentucky

    So many guys here do not know NBA basketball, guy gets to the hole better than any point guard in the NBA except Tony Parker

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    He's way better than you guys think

    He held his own and that last round of the playoffs

    Don't forget playoff basketball is littered with turnovers by all players

    You can make the same case for Harden he was horrific

    Linn would score 40 points a game for Kentucky

    So many guys here do not know NBA basketball, guy gets to the hole better than any point guard in the NBA except Tony Parker
    I have noticed nba is your best sport jj

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    He's way better than you guys think

    He held his own and that last round of the playoffs

    Don't forget playoff basketball is littered with turnovers by all players

    You can make the same case for Harden he was horrific

    Linn would score 40 points a game for Kentucky

    So many guys here do not know NBA basketball, guy gets to the hole better than any point guard in the NBA except Tony Parker





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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    He's way better than you guys think

    He held his own and that last round of the playoffs

    Don't forget playoff basketball is littered with turnovers by all players

    You can make the same case for Harden he was horrific

    Linn would score 40 points a game for Kentucky

    So many guys here do not know NBA basketball, guy gets to the hole better than any point guard in the NBA except Tony Parker
    way to intelligent of an argument for
    1st shift JJ
    Summer fill in JJ


    ....Opie JJ

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    He's way better than you guys think

    He held his own and that last round of the playoffs

    Don't forget playoff basketball is littered with turnovers by all players

    You can make the same case for Harden he was horrific

    Linn would score 40 points a game for Kentucky

    So many guys here do not know NBA basketball, guy gets to the hole better than any point guard in the NBA except Tony Parker
    JJ the only thing u know about the NBA is that u don't know anything about the NBA

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    This guy is a turnover machine. When he is not turning the ball over he air balls bank shots off the shot clock

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    lin to lakers.


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    I would take Lin on my team

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    you logged in with the wrong account LT

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    Black guys will not support Lin

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    The problem with lin is he got promoted to incompetence. He can be a very solid backup role player.

    The problem with Lin is that fukkin contract that pays him at a level way above his talent level.

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    Philly needs to pass and keep building towards the future. On the right path, Lin is no help for what they have lined up.

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    lin would score 40 points a game for kentucky...ok...

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    Quote Originally Posted by easyliving View Post
    you logged in with the wrong account LT



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    Feel sorry for lin alot of the other rockets players had bad series or did stupid shit but he is alwayd the scape goat

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChalkyDog View Post
    The problem with lin is he got promoted to incompetence. He can be a very solid backup role player.

    The problem with Lin is that fukkin contract that pays him at a level way above his talent level.
    Lin built up a huge asian fan base which the NBA doesn't want to lose.
    Thanks to his fans, the dude always gets a ridiculous amount of allstar votes.
    Most definitely consider him a back up player in this league, it's sickening that he is number 6 on this list...
    http://www.spotrac.com/rankings/nba/point-guard/

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    Quote Originally Posted by MiDNiTe View Post
    Feel sorry for lin alot of the other rockets players had bad series or did stupid shit but he is alwayd the scape goat
    The blacks will never accept Lin

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    backup??? he is not a backup pg. he turns the ball over too much.

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    Draft choices are what Philly would be interested in with Lin.

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    I think Philly has a salary bottom they've yet to reach and Lin's salary would go a long way toward satisfying it too. 15 mil this coming up season, lol, ridiculous.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TwoWays View Post
    This guy is a turnover machine. When he is not turning the ball over he air balls bank shots off the shot clock
    He had that one hot streak in New York, since then I haven't seen the guy really prove himself in the league yet for people to be talking about him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BCC585 View Post
    Lin built up a huge asian fan base which the NBA doesn't want to lose.
    Thanks to his fans, the dude always gets a ridiculous amount of allstar votes.
    Most definitely consider him a back up player in this league, it's sickening that he is number 6 on this list...
    http://www.spotrac.com/rankings/nba/point-guard/
    Great point.

    I do believe his contract basically pays for itself, or at least it made sense in Houston, as they already have a large asian fan base built in because of Yao. Lin's jersey's easily paid for his contract in Houston. I think it's much more of a gamble taking him somewhere else for that kind of cash.

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    sign a guy based on marketing, i don't believe that. these owners are billionaires regardless. owning basketball team is a hobby to these old farts. lin fooled the rockets ownership. but he didn't fool nba players and nba fans. game respect game.

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    The move would have absolutely nothing to do with lin on the court.. the sixers want to lose. It wouldnt matter if Lin was a 12 year old girl. They would be just taking his contract away from the rockets so that they could free up cap space. By doing so, the sixers would also bring on future draft picks, which is what they are after. Lins play on the court means absolutely nothing to philly

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    Deron Williams is a starter and played just as worst if not worst than Lin in the playoffs yet received none of the criticism Lin did. Lin was smart enough to capitalize on the money.

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    Wow.! Passing off blame on an all-American, all-star, Olympian, with bad wheels now.

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    Lebroom should play with Lin

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    Quote Originally Posted by dlunc3 View Post
    The move would have absolutely nothing to do with lin on the court.. the sixers want to lose. It wouldnt matter if Lin was a 12 year old girl. They would be just taking his contract away from the rockets so that they could free up cap space. By doing so, the sixers would also bring on future draft picks, which is what they are after. Lins play on the court means absolutely nothing to philly
    Great point, they can take on the contract now easily and add assets for later then dump him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TwoWays View Post
    I think Philly has a salary bottom they've yet to reach and Lin's salary would go a long way toward satisfying it too. 15 mil this coming up season, lol, ridiculous.
    The way Lin's contract is structured 15 million will be paid but only 8ish mil comes off the books this year as a cap hit.

    Any trade involving lin is a salary dump at this point as houston makes cap space for a perceived 3rd superstar like Chris Bosh. As for Lin himself I don't get the hate towards the guy. He's one of the best backup PG's in the league. Turned himself into a very good 3pt shooter, still works well with a big in PnR plays and he gets to the basket. Useful skills as a 6th man coming off the bench. The problem is he turns it over and his playmaking with his offhand is terrible but he can be inserted in linesups as a combo guard as he's actually become a servicable defender since his time in NYC.

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    Lin and LeBron would be a great combo

    Lin also is a tremendous passer

    I get he gets into trouble with turnovers but still valuable

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    I keep reading about this trade, but I see nothing about what the Rockets would get. They won't take on salary, and they are possibly giving up a first rounder. What, or who's contract, would they be getting in return?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr KLC View Post
    I keep reading about this trade, but I see nothing about what the Rockets would get. They won't take on salary, and they are possibly giving up a first rounder. What, or who's contract, would they be getting in return?
    it's only a salary dump move by the rockets, klc. it's also an improvement in the rockets roster, anytime you can get rid of a negative on-court player like lin. no one wants to take on this crazy lin contract without a sweetener like first round draft pick.

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    all i read is TO. lin's TOPG has dropped every year since his time on the Knicks.

    from 3.6 to 2.9 to 2.5 PG.


    i'd say he's pretty inline with these PG's min/to ratio.

    '13-'14 MPG TOPG
    Bledsoe 32.9 3.3
    Chalmers 29.8 2.2
    Lin 28.9 2.5
    Parker 29.4 2.2
    Rondo 33.3 3.3
    Westbrook 30.7 3.8

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