Rumors and Free Agent Updates - Hornets' New Look Edition
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
... With new point guard TJ Ford in Indiana, Larry Bird is still hoping to trade Jamaal Tinsley but so far hasn't has much luck. Bird said earlier this week that he thinks things will pick back up after Labor Day because a lot of league officials are either on vacation or at the Olympics in Beijing. Ford is expected to workout with teammates Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy this week. ...
First Cup: Thursday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... throughout the interview session, seemed unfazed by his recent setback, the third time since high school he has endured knee surgery. 'I feel like once the swelling goes down and my flexibility is back, I won't even worry about it,' Roy said. 'I had this surgery on this knee once in high school and when I came back from it, the knee felt great. For me, this is just a minor setback. We can only play this game for so long so I'm not going to spend the time worrying about it now.'" ...
Should Danny Granger Get Iguodala-Type Money?
SLAM Online —
At least one League exec reportedly thinks so.
Considering Relative Values of Granger and Iggy
CelticsBlog —
... prior teams. Josh Smith will stay in Atlanta, Emeka Okafor in Charlotte, and at the rate of $80 million over six years, Andre Iguodala will remain in the fold in Philadelphia. Next up could well be Indiana's Danny Granger. The Pacers have until October to agree on an extension with Granger, or he will hit restricted free agency a summer from now. Which means, of course, plenty of banter over how much Granger is worth. Earlier this week, the Indianapolis Star 's Mike Wells added some direction to that discussion by referencing a conversation with a league official who ...
Extension for the Young, Black and Gifted One?
Canis Hoopus —
... for the Draft Class of 2004 winds down, only three members of the 2005 class have received extensions so far:
#1 pick Andrew Bogut got $60 million over 5 years from the Bucks (plus $12 million in potential incentives)
Deron Williams and Chris Paul both got max deals for 4yrs with player options for both (about $64 million right now, but could change with annual cap calculations).
As other members of the class get some extension buzz (Danny Granger and Andrew Bynum to be specific), our very own Rashad McCants ...
