TheSecretWeapon wrote:I think it's just as possible that Nick Young "gives." Nick's going to have show some real improvement to be worth keeping.
That position is the easiest to fill and so-far and Nick doesn't even look like a 2nd rounder so-far.
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TheSecretWeapon wrote:I think it's just as possible that Nick Young "gives." Nick's going to have show some real improvement to be worth keeping.
TheSecretWeapon wrote:I think it's just as possible that Nick Young "gives." Nick's going to have show some real improvement to be worth keeping.
closg00 wrote:Nick doesn't even look like a 2nd rounder so-far.
nate33 wrote:I updated the original post again.
There are still plenty of decent veteran power forwards out there and very few teams left with money. Besides Oberto, there's still Joe Smith, Chris Wilcox, Leon Powe, Big Baby, Ben Wallace and Drew Gooden.
fishercob wrote:Nate, what would a Boozer and/or Odom acquisition do to Miami's cap room next summer. From a basketball perspective, I worry about them as a suitor for Haywood, so I'm really hoping this would kill their cap room.
I can’t really take issue with Grunfeld’s “wait and see what’s left” approach (aka the crumb snatcha). The Wizards have made it clear that they’re unwilling to dive much further into luxury tax territory, and I’m down with maintaining flexibility for the upcoming season and beyond.
Problem being, Washington isn’t the only team following this strategy. It’s a sword fight and all the other unsheathed pricks in the room have set their sights much lower than the prom queen and her court. They realize that the remaining options are low maintenance and could be better (in bed).
closg00 wrote:"MIAMI -- Reserve Jamaal Magloire has re-signed with the Miami Heat, giving the team four centers under contract."
Cross another cheapie off the list.
verbal8 wrote:closg00 wrote:"MIAMI -- Reserve Jamaal Magloire has re-signed with the Miami Heat, giving the team four centers under contract."
Cross another cheapie off the list.
I think Maligoire is like a 6'11" version of Mike James. They both had one good season that fooled people into thinking he was more than a marginal NBA player.
LyricalRico wrote:Wow, nate, I gotta disagree with some of your rankings. Joe Smith (age), Powe (injury), and Diogu (completely unproven) should probably be in the LLE section. While Earl Watson and Marquis Daniels should be bumped up to the $2-5M range as relatively young guys who have been starters.
Also, Rashad McCants is an RFA. He was drafted in 2005 so last season was the final year of his rookie deal.
The Celtics will sign Marquis Daniels for their biannual exception if the Pacers aren't interested in a sign-and-trade.
A league source told Yahoo! Sports on Friday that Daniels had committed to sign with Boston.
The biannual exception is worth $1.9 million.
Earl Watson, who was waived by the Thunder on Friday, will join the Pacersnext week once he becomes a free agent.
Watson agreed to a one-year deal with Indiana on Friday night, but the financial terms of the contract were not yet known.
The addition of Watson will help fill the void left behind by Jarrett Jack if the Pacers don't match the four-year, $20 million offer sheet he signed with the Raptors.
LyricalRico wrote:Also, Rashad McCants is an RFA. He was drafted in 2005 so last season was the final year of his rookie deal.