these 3 teams are in need of major help and a major shake up. they're all headed towards the lottery and at least 2 had visions of a championship this year. the knicks turn over their roster and try to begin the rebuilding process. the cavs add some weapons around lebron (at least try to make him happy by doing something to improve) and move a few underperforming, sour pusses. the heat dump shaq's albatross deal (let's face it, he's not getting back to peak form, ever) and bring in some solid vets (riley guys,with no longer than 3 years left on their deals) to try and rejuveinate dwade and the heat back to the top.
Miami Heat
Incoming Players
Eddy Curry
Salary: $8,947,543 Years Remaining: 3
PTS: 14.0 REB: 5.1 AST: 0.6 PER: 15.42
Damon Jones
Salary: $4,172,432 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 5.5 REB: 1.0 AST: 1.4 PER: 8.58
Eric Snow
Salary: $6,703,125 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 0.9 REB: 1.0 AST: 1.9 PER: 4.24
Jerome James
Salary: $5,800,000 Years Remaining: 2
Quentin Richardson
Salary: $8,105,500 Years Remaining: 3
PTS: 7.3 REB: 5.8 AST: 1.6 PER: 6.96
Drew Gooden
Salary: $6,453,416 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 12.8 REB: 9.0 AST: 1.1 PER: 13.91
Malik Rose
Salary: $7,101,250 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 1.6 REB: 1.8 AST: 0.3 PER: -3.21
Larry Hughes
Salary: $12,000,084 Years Remaining: 3
PTS: 9.7 REB: 2.7 AST: 2.5 PER: 8.35
Outgoing Players: Alexander Johnson, Dorell Wright, Joel Anthony, Ricky Davis, Mark Blount, Jason Williams, Shaquille O'Neal, Smush Parker
PG:Snow-Jones-Quinn
SG:Wade-Cook
SF:Hughes-Richardson-Jackson
PF:Haslem-Gooden
C:Curry-Barron-Rose
IR: James, Zo
New York Knicks
Incoming Players
Shannon Brown
Salary: $1,044,120 Years Remaining: 1
PTS: 8.3 REB: 1.4 AST: 1.5 PER: 9.79
Alexander Johnson
Salary: $770,610 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 2.3 REB: 1.3 AST: 0.2 PER: 10.68
Ira Newble
Salary: $3,441,900 Years Remaining: 1
PTS: 4.0 REB: 2.5 AST: 0.2 PER: 11.41
Dorell Wright
Salary: $2,040,746 Years Remaining: 1
PTS: 7.0 REB: 4.7 AST: 1.1 PER: 15.04
Joel Anthony
Salary: $427,163 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 0.0 REB: 1.0 AST: 0.0 PER: -2.21
Ricky Davis
Salary: $6,819,000 Years Remaining: 1
PTS: 15.5 REB: 4.2 AST: 2.7 PER: 13.01
Mark Blount
Salary: $7,901,040 Years Remaining: 3
PTS: 3.3 REB: 2.0 AST: 0.4 PER: 5.18
Devin Brown
Salary: $1,200,000 Years Remaining: 1
PTS: 6.4 REB: 3.3 AST: 1.8 PER: 9.87
Jason Williams
Salary: $8,937,500 Years Remaining: 1
PTS: 8.7 REB: 2.3 AST: 5.4 PER: 12.01
Donyell Marshall
Salary: $5,566,965 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 2.5 REB: 1.0 AST: 1.0 PER: 7.18
Shaquille O'Neal
Salary: $20,000,000 Years Remaining: 3
PTS: 14.0 REB: 7.8 AST: 1.3 PER: 18.41
Smush Parker
Salary: $2,250,000 Years Remaining: 1
PTS: 4.8 REB: 2.1 AST: 1.7 PER: 5.75
Outgoing Players: Mardy Collins, Jared Jeffries, Eddy Curry, Wilson Chandler, Zach Randolph, Jerome James, Quentin Richardson, Malik Rose, Stephon Marbury, Jamal Crawford, Renaldo Balkman, Nate Robinson
PG:Williams-Parker
SG:Davis-Jones-Brown-Brown
SF:Marshall-Newble-Wright
PF:Lee-Johnson
C:Shaq-Blount-Morris-Anthony
Cleveland Cavaliers
Incoming Players
Mardy Collins
Salary: $967,320 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 1.6 REB: 1.4 AST: 1.2 PER: 1.64
Jared Jeffries
Salary: $5,632,200 Years Remaining: 4
PTS: 2.5 REB: 3.2 AST: 0.6 PER: 6.76
Wilson Chandler
Salary: $1,091,640 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 3.5 REB: 1.8 AST: 0.5 PER: 11.03
Zach Randolph
Salary: $13,333,333 Years Remaining: 4
PTS: 17.7 REB: 10.0 AST: 1.9 PER: 17.58
Stephon Marbury
Salary: $19,012,500 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 13.7 REB: 2.3 AST: 4.7 PER: 15.30
Jamal Crawford
Salary: $7,920,000 Years Remaining: 4
PTS: 18.9 REB: 2.9 AST: 4.6 PER: 14.63
Renaldo Balkman
Salary: $1,280,640 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 2.5 REB: 2.8 AST: 0.5 PER: 9.24
Nate Robinson
Salary: $1,268,160 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 10.0 REB: 2.8 AST: 1.6 PER: 14.94
Outgoing Players: Shannon Brown, Damon Jones, Ira Newble, Devin Brown, Eric Snow, Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Donyell Marshall
PG:Marbury-Gibson-Robinson
SG:Crawford-Pavlovic-Collins
SF:Lebron-Jeffries-Chandler
PF:Randolph-Balkman-Simmons
C:BigZ-Varejo-Jones