The Clippers as Trade Patsies - Recent History Tells a Different Story
Clips Nation — ... (taken 18th in 2000) and Chris Wilcox (taken 8th in 2002).  Wright never lived up to his lottery pick promise and although both Richardson and Wilcox are long gone, they were productive players for the Clippers.  Winner:  Clippers. ...

Draft Thoughts 2.0: Could Budinger be on the Rockets' radar?
The Dream Shake — ... to only one center (Luke Nevill, who some say is an average Euroleaguer at best).  There is still time for a Mullens workout, but I'm starting to doubt that we will be drafting a center this year, if only because the crop is so damn thin. This means that we'll be signing a center.  I don't think we are going to give up personnel for one in a trade.  As previously mentioned, Rasho or Thomas would be the most realistic candidates, along with Jason Collins, Chris Wilcox and Mark Blount.  Zaza Pachulia, ...

Mid Level Options
CelticsBlog — ... Chicago's Ben Gordon, Cleveland's Anderson Varejao, Dallas's Jason Kidd and Brandon Bass, Denver's Linas Kleiza and Chris Andersen, Detroit's Antonio McDyess and Rasheed Wallace, Indiana's Rasho Nesterovic, the Lakers' Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom, Memphis's Hakeem Warrick, New York's Nate Robinson and Chris Wilcox, Oklahoma City's Desmond Mason, Orlando's ...

Hornets Draft Situation
At The Hive — ... off the bench or eventually replace Peja and his mammoth contract. Small forward is the same deal, JuJu and Posey have the position paid for the forseeable future whether we like it or not. But Sam Young or Omri Casspi would be interesting though. Of course we can try to replace Tyson through free agency or get some depth with a back-up veteran. The following possibilities would do nicely: Antonio McDyess, Rasheed Wallace, Drew Gooden, former Hornet Chris Wilcox. I don't know how this is possible but Chris ...

RUMOR: Warriors and Blazers tried to trade for Wizards swingman Caron Butler
Golden State Of Mind — ... Jr. Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Dajuan Wagner, and Chris Wilcox all went ahead of him. Think those teams would like to have an All-Star caliber swingman who's good for close to 20-7-5 plus 2 thefts when healthy? I also want to highlight that (as far as I can tell from the Left Coast) Butler has been a model citizen. Give this man his props. ...

Pre-2009 NBA Draft Golden State Warriors Linkage Madness
Golden State Of Mind — ... Jr. Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Dajuan Wagner, and Chris Wilcox all went ahead of him. Think those teams would like to have an All-Star caliber swingman who's good for close to 20-7-5 plus 2 thefts when healthy? I also want to highlight that (as far as I can tell from the Left Coast) Butler has been a model citizen. Give this man his props. ...

Free agent big men available to the Spurs
Pounding The Rock — ... (r) Juwan Howard Aaron Gray (r) Joe Smith Lorenzen Wright Brandon Bass James Singleton (r) Chris Andersen Johan Petro (r) Antonio McDyess Rasheed Wallace Rasho Nesterovic Lamar Odom Chris Mihm Hakim Warrick (r) Jamal Magloire Jason Collins Shelden Williams Melvin Ely David Lee (r) Chris Wilcox Malik Rose Adonal Foyle Theo ...

John Schmeelk: A Few Insights From Being At the NBA Draft
Rufus on Fire — ... type who can play defense. This won't happen. Worst case (more likely) scenario: Hill is nothing more than a Chris Wilcox/Biedrins/Verajao/ ...

2009 Unrestricted Free Agents - Who fits?
Bullets Forever — ... block some shots. Average rebounder. Low turn over guy. Can hit the 12-15 foot shot.     Shelden Williams    PF 6'9" 250 lbs , 3-Year Veteran , Last Year: $ 3.4 Million , Rebound Rate: 17.50 , R/40: 12.00 , PER: 13.78    Plays with high energy. Solid, strong physical defender. Excellent rebounder. Will block some shots. A real dud on Offense.     Chris Wilcox     PF 6'10" 235 lbs , ...

The Shopping List
At The Hive — ... 11.5M 0 Minimum No (sucks) Drew Gooden No 3.0M 1-2 2-4 Yes ($) Chris Wilcox No 10.1M 1-2 2-5 Yes ...

Welcome to NBA free agency
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... Chris Anderson Zaza Pachulia Rasho Nesterovic Others include:  Ryan Hollins, Johan Petro and Joel Anthony Power Forwards Carlos Boozer Brandon Bass Paul Milsap Charlie Villanueva David Lee Lamar Odom Glen Davis Leon Powe Marvin Williams Chris Wilcox Channing Frye Others include: Rob ...

San Antonio Spurs Guide To Free Agency and Free Agent Primer
Pounding The Rock — ... Chris Wilcox is a free agent.  If the Spurs are looking for a talented guy who needs a fresh start, he might be the man.  He'd be cheap. ...

Daily Link: Dear NBA fans, your life is great don’t waste it
Fanster.com — ... Jackson Fans are Committing Suicide Please friends, whatever you do promise me that if Amare is traded you won't go this route. Life is too precious (and hilarious) to give up on Suns KTAR.com - Suns exercise team option on Amundson Stay golden Pony Boy Hill's No. 1 on Suns' free-agent list Hill's first but then some other interesting and surprising names come up...McDyess? Joe Smith? Channing Frye? Chris Wilcox!!! The Official Phoenix Suns Blog " Blog Archive " Suns ...

Lee, Robinson, and Wilcox Hit the Market
Posting and Toasting — Free agency begins today, and Donnie Walsh has his work cut out for him. He's making offers to freebies from around the league, all while trying to retain some of his own. Here's what the beat men are saying on each of the players in question: - The word on Chris Wilcox, via the Post: The Knicks other free agent, Chris Wilcox, won't be re-signed. Well, that was easy. - The number varies depending on where you look, but it sounds as if the opening offer for David Lee was for 4 years, at ...

So much for putting that money acquired from selling the draft pick to good use...
Bullets Forever — ... free to begin courting and negotiating with players, don't expect the Washington Wizards to spring into action. Instead, the Wizards are expected to wait, then comb the leftovers to add the final pieces to their roster. (snip) And while the team would like to add a veteran big man, it has no desire to go after a high-priced big name like Rasheed Wallace or Antonio McDyess or to use the mid-level exception (roughly $5 million) to try to sign a Chris Wilcox or Zaza Pachulia. Instead, the Wizards envision the ...

Why the sad face, Jazz fans? The Jazz now have options
SLC Dunk — ... Harpring and Kyle Korver for a $10-13 player.  All the Jazz would have to find is a team who is not going to contend and who needs fast cap relief like Milwaukee did last week.  For instance, Kevin O'Connor should put New Orleans' GM's phone number on speed dial.  Here are some trade ideas in no particular order: 1.  CJ Miles and Matt Harpring for Tyson Chandler- If the Hornets were willing to ship Chandler out for Chris Wilcox and Joe Smith and the rights to Devon Hardin, aka ...

Reevaluating the Phoenix Suns off season options
Fanster.com — ... , Joe Smith and Chris Wilcox. In my mind there's no question that Chris Wilcox is the best player of that bunch. He's Amare like in his athleticsm with more of Amare's tendencies to not play hard. I question that Wilcox would sign here for what the Suns would likely be able to pay. Maybe $2m? From there, I like Channing Frye. He is long and mobile and has some range with his mid-range shot. Mostly though he's young and I have no real interest in seeing McDyess or Smith come in an reprise the role ...

RUMOR: Warriors waiting for "discounted veteran power forward"
Golden State Of Mind — ... 2008 - Chris Wilcox 62 16.9 3.0 6.0 49.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.3 2.3 56.4 1.5 2.9 4.5 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.3 ...

Nash extension close while Amare needs to prove his health
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... ) that the Suns still have interest in Chris Wilcox but only if he would take the veterans minimum. He would be a steal at that price. Wilcox is a 6'10" physical specimen who's averaged a disappointing 9 points and 5 rebounds per game in his 7 year career. You might recall that Wilcox was taken one pick (8th) before Amare in the 2002 draft by the ...

Pistons Agree to Deal with Chris Wilcox
Motown String Music — ... , you're looking at the Pistons squad for next year.  I think there will be another move before this season starts, though.  Remember, Charlie Villanueva tweeted about a big move coming, and I don't see signing Chris Wilcox as a big move, although it's relatively significant.  We'll have to wait and see. ...

Pistons Sign Wilcox And Other Thoughts
CelticsBlog — ... As expected, the Pistons moved on from the Glen Davis interest and picked up another young power forward in Chris Wilcox.  ...

Morning Shootaround: Chris Wilcox Signing, Kuester's Patience, and No Need to Question One's Loyalty
Motown String Music — Chris Wilcox is the newest Detroit Pistons big man.  Was it a good move?  Detroit4lyfe thinks it might be Joe Dumars' latest diamond in the rough type move, a la the earlier rebuilding years, and wonders if Wilcox will "let his hair down" in Detroit.  Dan Feldman of Piston Powered grades the Pistons signing of Ben Gordon.  He calls Gordon a one-dimensional scoring machine, but analyzes a bunch of different categories worth viewing.  Overall, he gives the Gordon ...

This Week In San Antonio Spurs Basketball: Monday Edition
Pounding The Rock — ... foot that almost certainly eliminates his chances of playing next season." This sucks. Hard. Get better, Mr. Yao. PBN: Reach for amnesty? "It's possible the NBA could end up bringing back the amnesty rule that resulted in teams saving millions of dollars in luxury tax during the summer of 2005." Would that help us? Don't look at me... ESPN: The Detroit Pistons sign Chris Wilcox "The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a two year deal with free agent Chris Wilcox." NBA.com: Judge dismisses SEC complaint against ...

Rockets Fans : What do you want Morey to do next?
The Dream Shake — ... .  If anyone has a link to who has signed and who hasn't I would greatly appreciate it.  Just glancing at the list, there aren't a lot of guys still out there that won't be matched as RFAs, that meet the Rockets low salary options or fit the Rockets in a need area.  Chris Wilcox was rumored for a while, but I'm not sure if that's still possible given the Andersen signing, and honestly I think the Rockets got the much better of the two.  ...

Competition Discussion: Charlotte Bobcats
Bullets Forever — ... How healthy is Tyson Chandler anyway?  Remember, Oklahoma City nixed a swap of Chandler for Chris Wilcox and ...

Around the Association: 2009-2010 Detroit Pistons: The Return of the Bad Boys
Golden State Of Mind — ... to the Pistons roster this year, are they going to be able to break into the top 5 in the East? Jump for some more thoughts.   Offseason Additions VIA DRAFT Austin Daye (No. 15) DaJuan Summers (No. 35) Jonas Jerebko (No. 39) VIA FREE AGENCY Ben Gordon (from Bulls) Charlie Villanueva (from Bucks) Ben Wallace (from Suns) Chris Wilcox (from Knicks) Offseason Subtractions ...

Morning Shootaround: Questions Heading Into Camp, Top 10 Lists, Predicting Stats, and 09-10 Pistons = 08-09 Bucks?
Motown String Music — ... I also wouldn't be completely surprised if they never are retired.  What do you think? Life on Dumars is holding a stats pick'em contest for fans and it's pretty interesting if I don't say so myself.  Some personal faves:  1- Will Bynum’s min/gm or Ben Gordon’s ppg   2- Ben Wallace’s free throw % or Chris Wilcox starts   12- Charlie ...

Competition Discussion: Detroit Pistons
Bullets Forever — ... a prediction on their record.      Last year's record: 39-43 (Pythagorean record: 40-42) Playoffs: Lost to Cleveland 4-0 in first round. Offensive Rating: 107.4 (21st) Defensive Rating: 108 (16th) Pace: 86.7 possessions/game (29th) In: Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva, Chris Wilcox, Ben Wallace, Austin Daye, DaJuan ...

Pistons Players Answer Fans' Questions on Media Day
Motown String Music — ... of going through the e-interactions with the players and pull the most interesting stuff for you to read here.  Scrolling through a lengthy live blog (when it's no longer live) can be messy and take forever, so I thought why not make it easier on people who didn't have the chance to follow it live?  If you're interested in the truncated version, continue reading.  If you feel like seeing everything in its entirety, click over here. Chris Wilcox:  Q: Why are you number 9? (formed into a ...

Morning Shootaround: 2009-2010 Forecast, Instilling a Defense-First Mindset, NBA's Twitter Guidelines, Replacement Refs Grumblings from a Former Piston, and Pistons Tickets
Motown String Music — ... .  Patrick thinks Summers will get a chance to prove himself from the get go and should match up well with the smaller teams of the East like Atlanta, Washington, and Toronto among others.  Patrick has also previewed Chris Wilcox, Tayshaun Prince, ...

Preseason Game 1: Miami Heat @ Detroit Pistons
Motown String Music — ... After Sunday's practice, coach John Kuester was still uncertain who would be starting, but said a few of the spots were set.  It's being speculated that the questionable spots are at the four and the five and those two spots are between Ben Wallace, Chris Wilcox, and Kwame Brown. ...

Game Thread: Bucks/Pistons
Brew Hoop — ... Blakely from MLive.com reports he's expected to be a spectator tomorrow night due to a strained hammy. Joe Alexander is expected to miss out as well for the same reason. Villanueva watched Detroit down Miami 87-83 at the Palace on Monday in their opener.  The Pistons' started Rodney Stuckey, Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Ben Wallace and Kwame Brown, though the night's best efforts came from Will Bynum and Chris Wilcox off the bench.  Ben Gordon also came off the bench ...

Pistons Show Off the Offense in 113-104 Win vs. Bucks
Motown String Music — ... how much you buy into the +/- point differential statistic, but Will Bynum is a -23 after two pre-season games.  He was again a team worst tonight at -10.  Last game it was mainly due to the fact he was on the floor late and Miami's front court was scoring at will on Maceo Baston and co.  I'm not sure what caused it tonight, but it's definitely not a comforting statistic to see staring me in the face in the NBA.com box score.  Kwame Brown, Chris Wilcox, Ben Wallace, and Jason Maxiell had their second ...

Guards Carry Pistons in 100-91 Win Over Hawks
Motown String Music — ... order (and arguably in ascending order of impressiveness).  Richard Hamilton beat the buzzer in the first quarter, Stuckey swished one at the end of the half, and Ben Gordon nailed the most impressive with a half-court shot to beat the clock at the end of the third quarter.  You could say that these three's last second makes were the main difference makers in this game.   Some other notes/thoughts:  Ben Wallace, Kwame Brown, Chris Wilcox, and Jason Maxiell had another solid showing: ...

Arenas and Wizards Slip Past Pistons, 101-98
Motown String Music — ... Wizards in every facet of the game really.  They were outrebounded and assisted, but only by three and four respectively.  Detroit had more steals, less turnovers, and out-shot the Wizards from three-point land, 41% to 27%. Will Bynum fought through his early struggles and scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half.  The Wizards radio announcers were loving them some Will Bynum.   Kwame Brown, Ben Wallace, Chris Wilcox, and Jason Maxiell put up some good numbers again. ...

Morning Briefing: Wizards Squeak Out a Win 101-98
Bullets Forever — ... Will Bynum nearly pulled off a victory by himself, by Gilbert Arenas and the Washington Wizard ultimately prevailed, 101-98. The loss was the first of the pre-season for the Pistons, who fall to 3-1.  Nonetheless, Detroit remained competitive in spite of facing the Wizards’ A-Squad.  Chris Wilcox got the starting nod, not ...

Chris Bosh Now Owns Nearly Half of the Pistons Domains
Motown String Music — ... order to sell them to those whose names he appropriate, in violation of federal law. The only relevance this story has in terms of the Pistons is that of those 800 illegally registered domain names, Bosh now owns six current Pistons' domain names, should they ever want to have their name serve as a personal website.   Those Pistons include Rodney Stuckey, Tayshaun Prince, Charlie Villanueva, Kwame Brown, Chris Wilcox, and Chucky Atkins.  Notable former Pistons ...

Final Preseason Game: Pistons @ Bucks [Game Thread]
Motown String Music — ... Tayshaun Prince SF Carlos Delfino Charlie Villanueva PF Kurt Thomas Chris Wilcox C Andrew Bogut ...

NBA Eastern Conference Predictions
CelticsBlog — ... (or Ben Wallace) as your starting center is a warning sign. Chris Wilcox is a talented under achiever (i.e.- lazy). Villanueva needs to have a break out year, or Stuckey and Prince both need to have great years to change things. ...

Competition Discussion: Rest of the League
Bullets Forever — ... might actually work here), but they're going to be better than a 49-win team, that's for sure. New York Knicks Last season: 32-50 (Pythagorean record: 34-48) Biggest team strength: Not fouling (seventh in lowest FT/FG rate) Biggest team weakness: Shooting defense (third-worst eFG% surrendered) In: Jordan Hill, Toney Douglas, Darko Milicic Out: Quentin Richardson, Chris Wilcox Key on-court question: How will a bunch of ...

Morning Shootaround: CV31 Playing CoD; Stuckey; Consistency; Short Guys Dunking; & the Bynumite Sobriquet
Motown String Music — ... is looking for one of his big men to step up and make his job a little easier formulating the rotation.  Right now, Chris Wilcox, ...

Injuries, What Injuries? Pistons 101, Nuggets 99
Motown String Music — ... Jerebko finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. Hustled, like woah, and turned in another noteworthy game.  His night included this and-one, which was Number 6 on Sportscenter's Top 10 plays ("count that baby and a foul!"):  The Pistons got to the line 41 times and took advantage of it by knocking down 35 of them.  Chris Wilcox was the only healthy DNP.   ...