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Zach Links @ HoopsRumors.com wrote:The Hawks were the first team to call unrestricted free agent Kent Bazemore after midnight, a source tells Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders (on Twitter). The Hawks are really high on the Lakers free agent.

Zach Links @ HoopsRumors.com wrote:Hawks‘ GM Danny Ferry plans to be “very aggressive” in free agency, a source tells Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders (on Twitter)

ATL Boy wrote:Ok guys, post your Free Agency news and discussions in this thread, it'll be a lot more efficient and organized this way.

theatlfan wrote:

ATL Boy wrote:Ok guys, post your Free Agency news and discussions in this thread, it'll be a lot more efficient and organized this way.

One request is that if there's actual discussion about a player, let's push that to another thread. Just think that having a 20 page thread becomes unwieldy very quickly and we end up going to other places for more consumable information.

SBM wrote:Hoping Bazemore falls through. Would be okay with Deng and Monroe if we got both of them it would be an upgrade.

Dwyane Wade will reportedly return with the Heat on a four-year contract, according to the Oregonian's John Canzano.
He'll earn $12 million in the first year of the deal, which means he lost close to $10 million in 2014-15 by declining his player option. It's a bold move for Wade, though he'll make some of it back by locking himself into a contract through the 2017-18 season. His ailing knees make that a risky proposition for Miami, but by restructuring Wade and Chris Bosh's contracts they've propped open the window for a few more championship runs with the Big 3.

Chris Bosh has reportedly agreed to a five-year deal with the Heat, beginning with an $11 million salary in 2014-15.
As with Dwyane Wade, Bosh terminated his lucrative contract in favor of a longer-term deal that would allow the Heat to keep LeBron James and rebuild the roster with greater depth. Bosh was a sneaky third-round fantasy value last season in only 32 minutes per game, and he remains a strong draft option for steady (if unspectacular) across-the-board production.

LeBron James is seeking a maximum salary on a short-term contract with the Heat which would expire after 1-2 years, according to John Canzano of the Oregonian.
Such a deal would theoretically allow LBJ to play a few more years with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade before their declining play closes the championship window, at which point he could seek his fortunes elsewhere as a free agent. He'd hit free agency again as a 31-year-old if he does sign a two-year deal, setting him up for another massive multi-year pact.

PandaKidd wrote:LBJ is a max player, Bosh has to decide $$$ or RINGS

theatlfan wrote:For some inexplicable reason, I feel like this is a real loss:
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/234073/Cartier-Martin-Agrees-To-One-Year-Deal-With-Pistons

Bye bye Cartier, feels like I never really knew ya.

Jamaaliver wrote:

theatlfan wrote:For some inexplicable reason, I feel like this is a real loss:
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/234073/Cartier-Martin-Agrees-To-One-Year-Deal-With-Pistons

Bye bye Cartier, feels like I never really knew ya.

He's a solid bench player. Hope this contract is guaranteed.