Talent-Thin Field Enters Cash-Poor Free Agent Market
Published 7/1/2008 by Michael Lee at Wash Post NBA
A solid if unspectacular free-agent class headed by Clippers forward Elton Brand, who opts out of a $16 million contract, will find a cash-strapped market for their services.
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