Surprise! Bobcats shopping Thomas

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The Charlotte Bobcats would love to get out of the Tyrus Thomas business. To say it has gone bad in Charlotte between the team and the player is an understatement.

Sources close to the process say the team hopes new head Coach Mike Dunlap can reach Tyrus in a way that Paul Silas couldn’t, but the truth of the matter is that Tyrus is not in the long-term plan. If the Bobcats can find anyone who’d take him, they’d trade Tyrus tomorrow.

The problem with moving Tyrus is that he’s had some stomach related issues that’s caused him to struggle keeping weight on. Combine that with a poor attitude and a history of run-ins with coaches and that’s a tough sell. Tyrus is half the player he was when Charlotte overpaid him and with three years and some $26 million left on his deal, he may be unmovable. If this summer taught us anything, it’s that even the worst contracts can be moved, so look for the Bobcats to try and find a new home for Thomas, especially if he shows any signs of improvement as a player.

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http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba-am-on-...rade-deadline/

Sports Legion isn't a source I'd give too much credibility to. They just steal other people's stories, and Tweet them without giving credit. I doubt he is actively being shopped aggressively, but if they stumbled upon an interested team, they'd jump on it.

I think we should hold on to him and give Dunlop a chance to motivate him.As it has been said his value cannot get any lower then it is now.
Unless someone offers something good (I don't see it happening), we shouldsee how it goes with the new Coach.

for the record, Legion Sports is a wholly unreliable website.

For the record, its not unreliable. I never said it breaks news. It just takes info from reliable places across the web, and I know it doesnt give them credit but I never said it did. Say what you want but the stuff they tweet is always pretty accurate with trades, players involved, picks etc.

Either way, it is obviously correct as we are shopping TT

It's a bunch of kids who search around twitter looking for other scoops so they can copy them and get hits.

Do you even know where they're sourcing that info from?

I think it's a bad move, his trade value is at rock bottom.
1) Shopping him, might dent his confidence
2) Shopping him now might damage his stock if he has a rebound year and proves to be a starter.
3) Guy can get up and down the floor, let him play under Dunlap without trade rumours circling around his head for a while

I don't think we should trade Tyrus. Like some have posted above, I also think he'll fit well in the type of offence that Dunlap is going to play, combine that with his defensive abilities and you're going to have yourself a core player (or a good rotation player at least). The other thing is: if we're trying to trade Tyrus, we have to add one of our expiring contracts just to get some team who's willing to accept Turus' ridiculous contract, which won't allow us to sign free agents during next year's offseason.

Yes, They got it from hoopsworld.

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Originally Posted by Plowright

Yes, They got it from hoopsworld.

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tyrus isn't being shopped .hoopsworld never said he was being traded ,he was on their list for the most expendable players by deadline plus its around training camp time and teams have their rosters all ready pegged w/ minor adjustments. tyrus only had one bad year but his career as a whole has been good for the most . his minutes compared to numbers are superstar like before the 11-12 season.he had ended the 10-11 with a torn meniscus, he came in camp grossly out of shape,he got injured in training camp and then rushed back to play out of position at sf,60 percent of the team was injured and in disarray . there was alot of variables to why he had an off year. this isn't a video game ppl , players don't come from injuries at 100 percent, or you cant just play ppl out of position. it took amare about 2 years to regain his form, kobe been dunking alot lately compared 2 the last few years ,bynum is now considered an top player after battling numerous injuries, d-wade battled alot of knee problems in his early years and was almost forgotten as a top tier player. just a few players to name , i have about ten more( and i know somebody might say those are all-stars , but the point im making is that they all regained natural form after a couple or few years)

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Originally Posted by gm in training

tyrus isn't being shopped .hoopsworld never said he was being traded ,he was on their list for the most expendable players by deadline plus its around training camp time and teams have their rosters all ready pegged w/ minor adjustments. tyrus only had one bad year but his career as a whole has been good for the most . his minutes compared to numbers are superstar like before the 11-12 season.he had ended the 10-11 with a torn meniscus, he came in camp grossly out of shape,he got injured in training camp and then rushed back to play out of position at sf,60 percent of the team was injured and in disarray . there was alot of variables to why he had an off year. this isn't a video game ppl , players don't come from injuries at 100 percent, or you cant just play ppl out of position. it took amare about 2 years to regain his form, kobe been dunking alot lately compared 2 the last few years ,bynum is now considered an top player after battling numerous injuries, d-wade battled alot of knee problems in his early years and was almost forgotten as a top tier player. just a few players to name , i have about ten more( and i know somebody might say those are all-stars , but the point im making is that they all regained natural form after a couple or few years)

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you have a lot more training to do if this is your assessment of tyrus thomas