All I'm Saying Is Brandon Jennings Is Probably Pretty Pissed Right Now
2nd Round Reach - NBA and Fantasy Basketball Commentary for the Truly Obsessed —
... at 3rd on the depth chart. And while he might get past Luke Ridnour in short enough order, well... is anybody projecting him to get any minutes as an off-guard? Yeah, I didn't think so. Either the Bucks have something planned or they just drafted a backup PG with a lottery pick. In other words, I don't know what in the hell John Hammond thinks he's doing right now, other than making a convincing case for contraction starting with Milwaukee.
(Oh, and Danny Ferry just peed his pants a little with excitement.)
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Three links of optimism?
Peachtree Hoops —
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1. The Bucks did not tender an offer to Charlie Villanueva making him an unrestricted free agent. The final, team option year was worth 4.6 million. Villanueva averaged 16.2 points 6.7 rebounds, and consistently great tweeting last season in only 27 minutes.
The Cavs appear to be a serious contender and they have around 5.6 million to spend. Would the Hawks outbid that? Is it worth it? Could they still sign Zaza, Marvin, and/or Bibby? All good questions. But the dude can score, would add size, and ...
Charlie Villanueva Now Unrestricted, Cavs Interested
Cleveland Cavaliers —
... . . . . . . . . . . Bucks general manager John Hammond said Monday that the team
already had sent offers to Sessions and Ilyasova, giving Milwaukee the
right to match any contract offers from other teams. But with Tuesday's
deadline for teams to make offers to their restricted free agents
looming, the team decided not to make an offer to Villanueva.With the news of Villanueva opting out a big surprise, Cavs beat writer Brian Windhorst addressed Villanueva and the interest in him. In a move that was ...
Cavaliers Rumor Mill: Charlie Villanueva, Ron Artest Linked to Cleveland
Cleveland Cavaliers —
... following the Shaq trade that the team's next agenda was to acquire a "stretch" power forward who could hit the 3 and keep defenses honest. The Cavs currently have two guys -- LB and Shaq -- who are at their best in the paint, whether it be posting up (Shaq) or driving to the basket (LeBron). Having a post-up power forward is useless, and starting and giving major minutes to Anderson Varejao (if he is even brought back) could be even worse. In comes Villanueva. And never fear, our guy Brian Windhorst at the Cleveland Plain Dealer was already all over the news on Monday: ...
NBA 'Nuclear Winter' And The Two Mark Cubans
DallasBasketball.com —
... … Cleveland is pinpointing Charlie Villanueva (does that decrease Dallas’ competition for Rasheed Wallace or Antonio McDyess or Anderson Varejao?) … FinDog is ...
The Cavs Want Villanueva
Hooped Up —
... the Cavaliers. In a move that was considered shocking in corners Monday, the Milwaukee Bucks decided not to offer young free-agent power forward Charlie Villanueva a qualifying offer to make him a restricted free agent. He now will be unrestricted, which makes him significantly easier to sign because the Bucks will not have matching rights. According to sources, Villanueva now will be one of the Cavs’ free-agent targets when teams are allowed to speak with them Wednesday.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Villanueva Could be Cavs' Next Piece
The Baseline —
Life is like a game of chess and a box of chocolates, and both of these are like the off-season, which means the off-season is a lot like . . . life. That's why, as strange as it seems, the Bucks didn't make a qualifying offer to Charlie Villanueva, which means the 6'11" forward is now unrestricted. ...
NBA Free Agents Turn into Pumpkins at Midnight
The Big Lead —
... . The Cavs look to be hot and heavy for Milwaukee’s Charlie Villanueva - who is sort of in the mold of Rashard Lewis, except he went to college (and won a title). Joe Dumars and the Pistons can gobble up a shooter and a PF, or just one, and wait for next year’s bumper crop to hit the market. The most-coveted players after the jump: ...
Fear The Links - Wednesday 7/1
Fear The Sword —
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Brian Windhorst writes about the Cavs' interest in free agent Charlie Villanueva and says the Cavs will be buyers in free agency which begins today.
Their Cavs HQ blog, by Micheal Curry, discusses the two V's and Ron Artest.
Akron Beacon-Journal
George Thomas also looks at possible free agent targets for the Cavs.
The News-Herald
Bob Finnan discusses the Cavs interest in Varejao and Villanueva and has other Cavs notes.
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