The Official "WTF are you FLIPPIN SERIOUS???" free agency tracker for 2010

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Nah, they'll get to the second round for at least half of those... And get swept, of course.

Overall, it's a tough situation I think. NO other team could have offered him more than 100 million...so why offer 120? Why not wait and see what other offers he gets?

It is tough though because how much worse do they get if Johnson leaves - they go right back to where they were earlier this decade if they don't have Joe Johnson playing.
 
Shaq to the Hawks? Link

I don't see how this works out at all.

I guess they might be thinking of moving Horford to PF (his natural position) and Josh Smith over to SF (I think he could play SF, but might be better at PF). No matter what they are thinking, you know that Shaq is going to play limited minutes during the season with the idea of increasing those minutes in the playoffs.
 
Looks like atlanta wants all has beens from the western conference that were in there prime 6 years ago.
 
Looks like atlanta wants all has beens from the western conference that were in there prime 6 years ago.

It has also been rumered that Josh Smith might be on the trading block. That would at least make a little sense. Obviously it is always a good idea to get rid of some young talent and bring in a veteran at the end of his career.:eek:
 
The rumor now has the Cavs keeping Lebron and pulling off a sign-and-trade for Bosh.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5357607

IMO, this wouldn't be too bad as far as star FA disperal possibilities go. At least it takes off the table the three-star Miami combo or the Bulls adding two of them to their existing cast.
And it also says Bosh is cold to the idea. He wants to play with LeBron, but in a bigger city. In the dictionary, Bosh's picture must be next to "prima donna" :rolleyes:
 
Bosh is overrated. Sure the guy can get you 20 and 10 but he doesnt play a lick of defense and this free agency pretty much assured that he knows that hes not good enough to be the number 1 guy.
 
Carlos Boozer is the latest domino to fall, agreeing to a five-year, $80 million contract with the Chicago Bulls, a source close to the negotiations told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher on Wednesday.

Boozer follows agreements by premier free agents Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, Amare Stoudemire with the Knicks and Joe Johnson in Atlanta.

The Bulls are still in the running for LeBron James, who is going to make an announcement Thursday on ESPN. But Chicago would have to do some creative financing to fit the superstar under the cap after this deal.

Boozer average 19.5 points and 11.2 rebounds per game for the Utah Jazz last season, his sixth with the team. In his eight-year career, he has averaged 17.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per contest.

Boozer's name has come up in trade discussions involving the Bulls numerous times over the past few years.
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=5361792
 
smh @ the haywood contract. 9 mil/year for a guy who averaged 8 points and 7 boards for them lol
 
In other news.. Beasly to Twolves for a 2nd round pick just to absorb salary.. Kings shoulda took a risk :confused:
 
In other news.. Beasly to Twolves for a 2nd round pick just to absorb salary.. Kings shoulda took a risk :confused:

Nah, we've got some growth and development to see to at the 4 and 5 spots. I don't think anyone should have taken Beasley, and that the heat should have had to swallow that bitter pill :)
 
[7/11/2010] Farmar, Allen, Chidress, Wallace and more free agents... Rumors

- Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar has agreed to a three-year, $12-million deal with the New Jersey Nets, his agent, Arn Tellem, confirmed to ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher on Sunday night.

- In their quest to keep the core intact, the Boston Celtics appeared on the verge of losing a key bench player Sunday. According to multiple reports, guard Tony Allen will sign with the Memphis Grizzlies. The Memphis Commercial Appeal first reported the deal. Just days after rumors swirled that Allen would re-sign in Boston, Yahoo.com reported he will ink a three-year, $10 million guaranteed deal.

- The Phoenix Suns will make an offer to restricted free agent Josh Childress, a league source said, providing the former Hawks swingman an avenue back to the NBA after spending the last two seasons in Greece.

- Ben Wallace left the Detroit Pistons once. He doesn't plan to do it again.
The former Defensive Player of the Year told The Associated Press on Sunday he heard from a lot of teams, but agreed to a two-year deal to stay with the Pistons about a week ago. "This is the place I want to retire," Wallace said in a telephone interview with the AP. Wallace, who expects to take a physical soon, will make $1.9 million each season.

Rumors

The Suns are on the verge of acquiring forwards Hedo Turkoglu and Josh Childress, swiftly rebounding from the loss of Amar'e Stoudemire with two quality impact players.

Read more: http://www.insidehoops.com/nba_rumors.shtml#ixzz0tR9wN6dK

The Suns would send guard Leandro Barbosa to Toronto for Turkoglu, a 6-foot-10 Turkish forward with versatile skills to shoot from long range and be a playmaker

Read more: http://www.insidehoops.com/nba_rumors.shtml#ixzz0tRA7j700

The New Orleans Hornets are close to finalizing a contract to bring back backup center Aaron Gray, league sources confirmed on Sunday. Gray said in April that he wanted to return to the Hornets.

Read more: http://www.insidehoops.com/nba_rumors.shtml#ixzz0tRAUjlbY

Warriors general manager Larry Riley promised he would get the team a small forward, and he delivered Saturday by luring Dorell Wright to Golden State. Wright and the Warriors agreed in principle on a three-year deal worth just less than $12 million that is expected to be signed in the coming days, sources close to negotiations said

Read more: http://www.insidehoops.com/nba_rumors.shtml#ixzz0tRAiBMFy

Hapoel Jerusalem is in talks with the former NBA star Stephon Marbury. The 33-year-old American guard is expected to give an answer to the Israeli team tomorrow. Marbury, who was also offered to Maccabi Tel Aviv for the next season, played last season 15 games in China for Shanxi, averaging 22.9 points and 9.5 assists per game.

Read more: http://www.insidehoops.com/nba_rumors.shtml#ixzz0tRAnOgIG

Point guard Raymond Felton's contract figures, finalized today, is two years, $15.8M, according to a source. There may be a third-year team option but that has yet to be negotiated upon.

Read more: http://www.insidehoops.com/basketball-rumors.shtml#ixzz0tRAvb8BZ

Sources told ESPNDallas.com that the Minnesota Timberwolves have been urging Dallas to part with Dampier's contract -- and draft considerations -- in exchange for Al Jefferson, who has three years left on his contract at $42 million.

Read more: http://www.insidehoops.com/basketball-rumors.shtml#ixzz0tRBCF0ar
 

This would be very interesting. I'd like to see how they would work that out with Haywood needing to be in there for a post presence, but if this went down and it worked that could right there put them on even footing with the Lakers.
 
Jeffy to the Jazz looks good on paper. But then people tend to forget that Jefferson's defense is almost nonexistant.
 
Boozer is a much more efficient scorer and fit in Utah's offensive system than Jefferson, but it's probably worth a shot considering Utah really has no other recourse.
 
Jefferson to the Jazz saves them from having to start Milsap and have nothing coming off the bench. They have lost all their pieces it even has Deron Williams frustrated talking to the media, I'm glad they pulled this move off if it's confirmed it might just save their season.
 
So Barnes was supposedly going to Toronto in a sign and trade, and he even tweeted that it was official. Unfortunately, after agreeing to the deal, both teams realized that neither of them could afford to sign him. That's embarrassing.
 
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Boozer is a much more efficient scorer and fit in Utah's offensive system than Jefferson, but it's probably worth a shot considering Utah really has no other recourse.

Since they seem destined to meet LA and/or HOU every year in the playoffs, it couldn't hurt to replace Boozer w/ a guy who's a bit more of a traditional banger.
 
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