Free Agency – Same Faces, New Places
heelsonhardwood.wordpress.com 7/3/2009 — 3 days into NBA free agency and the ball is finally rolling. I touched on player values rising and falling this off-season in my Listmania series during the playoffs ( list 1 ) ( list 2 ) and things have gone pretty much as expected with a few kinks. INKED Ron Artest (Los Angeles Lakers) ...

2009 Free Agency Watch
davissportsdeli.com 6/30/2009 — // –> // –> The 2009 NBA offseason is going to be crazy. Though we’re still a year away from the LeBron James Sweepstakes, free agency is going to be wild this summer. Why? Because there are some key free agents on the market with the potential to be difference-makers ...

NBA Free Agency After 2 Days: Artest, BG & CV31, Gortat, and Ariza
outsidetheboxscore.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — Monday, I posted a list of the top 30 free agents this NBA off season, imho of course. Teams were permitted to begin courting free agents Wednesday. After two days, we know a great deal about how all this is going to shake out. Let's remember that none of these agreements go official until ...

NBA Offseason 2009: Part 2
sportsscribes.net 7/2/2009 — What's up, all? No sooner than the NBA Free Agency period begin then 3 star players found new teams. Here are the moves: 1. Ben Gordon signs with Detroit

NBA Free Agency Rumors: Turk, Charlie V, Millsap and more
scoresreport.com 7/1/2009 — Pistons , Blazers interested in Hedo Turkoglu. The Oregonian reports Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard and assistant general manager Tom Penn called agent Lon Babby last night to begin the courtship of Hedo Turkoglu. With Carlos Boozer out of the picture, an NBA source tells the ...

NBA Free Agency Update: Villanueva to DET?
waitingfornextyear.com 7/1/2009 — While we anxiously await the addition of a “stretch” power forward, a defensive stopper on the wing or anything of that ilk, I thought it would be best to update you all on the most recent grumblings around the league regarding the top-billed free agents. Hedo Turkoglu Listening to ...

Deals and steals
stankoniforous.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon (BG) going to the Pistons is a deal. It helps the youth movement in Motown but doesn't move them up the pecking order in the East. The Pistons are clearly in rebuilding mode. It's time to blow this up and start over. Speaking of the Pistons, there are rumors ...

NBA Free-Agency Shakes-Up Fantasy Basketball Prospectus
bleacherreport.com 7/12/2009 — Two things can happen in free-agency.  Bad teams can use it as a method to quickly improve their roster if they're willing to spend some cash.  Or, good teams can get better. For over a year now, we've known that the bad are looking to get ...

NBA Talk: Plans Change In Detroit With Villanueva and Gordon Added
lebasketbawl.com 7/3/2009 — We all remember the heartbreaking move for Detroit when they sent Chauncey Billups to the Denver Nuggets while Detroit brought in Allen Iverson. It wasn’t good for the Pistons as they got destroyed in the playoffs. Then here they are with Iverson gone and Rasheed Wallace aging a bit. ...

A View From Up North: The NBA Free Agency Edition
thehoopdoctors.com 7/8/2009 — July 7, 2009 - Dr. Dino ‘Dr. Dino’ a.k.a. James Borbath from Dino Nation Blog, is a Broadcast Journalism Grad turned basketball blogger. He has worked as the publisher and writer of the Dino Nation Blog for almost 2 years. Dino Nation Blog ...

Knicks Look to Hill for Stability — NYT > Pro Basketball 7/8/2009
The N.B.A.’s transaction moratorium ends Wednesday, but the Knicks’ roster remained in flux, with Grant Hill representing their best hope.

Lakers Make Ron Artest Deal Official With Signing — NYT > Pro Basketball 7/8/2009
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Ron Artest, making official a deal agreed to last week.

Knicks keep focus on Grant Hill — Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 7/8/2009
NEW YORK - The free-agent signing moratorium ended at midnight, but the offseason has only just begun for the New York Knicks. The pursuit of Jason Kidd proved fruitless,...

KNICKS CROSS FINGERS FOR HILL — NY Post: Sports 7/8/2009
> Donnie Walsh said he's "hopeful" Grant Hill will select the Knicks today after Monday's nine-hour visit to New York. The Suns small forward, who's enjoying a rebirth to his career, is weighing whether he wants to help a Knicks rebirth. ...

Trevor Ariza Says Los Angeles Lakers Didn't Want Him Back — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/8/2009
Trevor Ariza disclosed on Monday that the Lakers never made a serious effort to re-sign him and owner Jerry Buss had his sights set on Ron Artest when the free agency period began. “From my understanding, they told me that my work was like ...