Salary Cap Crunch Spells Trouble for Free Agents

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Hoops Addict Article - NBA Free Agency Guide Part 2, Poor(ish) Players
Published 7/5/2008 by Blake Murphy at The On Deck Circle
Yes, life is tough for a second tier NBA player. No, seriously, it is. With very few teams having cap space available (and those that do being weaker teams), players like Corey “I Don’t Think You’re Ready For” Maggette face a tough decision - take the money and run on a bad team, or take a pay cut and roll the dice with a winner and the future free agent market. More on this quagmire for slightly-above-mid-level NBA Free Agents here!

Blogsifting: Hot summer nights
Published 7/7/2008 by withmalice at With Malice...
... Hot here, at least the rainy season’s past. Baseball’s in full flow, and it’s nearly time for the summer barbecues… Anyway, in sports blogs at the moment: Nuh-uh chicken lil’… you got it wrong. The Sky is not falling - Five Tool Tool. Blake Murphy has a look at the salary cap woes for free agents in the NBA… Hoops Addict. Seriously… Brett Favre is looking like a bit of a bum at the moment - ...

The Fundamentals
Published 7/7/2008 by Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
... : “Once the Spurs were eliminated from the playoffs, many believed they needed to get younger. San Antonio’s roster averaged 31.6 years of age this past season, while the Celtics were at 28.8. The Spurs, however, laughed at the notion that they were too old, especially since Duncan (32), Ginobili (31 on July 28), and Parker (26) are still playing well when healthy, and are younger on average than the Celtics’ Allen (33 on July 20), Garnett (32), and Pierce (30).” Blake Murphy of Hoops Addict :  “What’s worse for free agents is that the teams with cap room to spend above the ...