soulhonky.com — The mad season is upon us and it's time for GM's to open up their checkbooks and force undeserved millions upon some lucky players. Meanwhile, other quality players will be forced to settle for scraps (or the MLE). It's the cruel world of NBA finances (if you can call making 1 - 5 million dollars a year to play hoops "cruel". Here's my list of the top free agents (figuring in talent ...
Handicapping NBA Free Agency —
SportsTsar.com
The futures of NBA franchises hang in the balance as the names and possible destinations of big-name free agents fly around the web.
Going by popular consensus (along with some off-the-wall choices as well), let’s look at who might be wearing what colors next season, and what those teams will look like:
(Of course, these may all be totally wrong by the time you read this, but enjoy ...
Udrih Hits Jackpot As He Signs New Contract with Kings —
Slam Dunk Central
To me the most amazing part of the whole story is he was waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves ! Beno Udrih was traded during the off-season from the San Antonio Spurs to the T-Wolves, who held onto him for literally 10 minutes, before waving him. Sacramento found themselves in a bind at the beginning of the season when they lost starting point guard Mike Bibby to injury just before the ...
Should the Lakers Trade Lamar Odom for Ron Artest? —
LAKERS4LIFE
Now that the NBA free agent season is officially open and all the NBA GMs (including Mitch Kupchak even though he says there will be no moves) will be looking to improve their squads from a very talented group of free agents like Gilbert Arenas, Baron Davis and Elton Brand just to name a few. Trade talks for prime time players will also be circulating around the league all summer long, some ...
NBA Free Agency Guide: Part 1, Salary Cap Rules —
The On Deck Circle
NBA Free Agent Season has officially begun…kind of. July 1 marks the first day that teams can open negotiations with free agents, but no deal can be made official until July 9. Luckily, this gives us fans a little more than a week to salivate over rumors and endless possibilities…or, to try and figure out [...]
What to do with the Roster? —
The Lakers Nation
First off, I know losing in the NBA Finals was painful for all of us. But, who really expected us to be here in October? For now lets just say the journey has begun, not ended. With that said, we do have some roster moves that we need to figure out for the off-season.
Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf will be restricted free agents this Summer. Trevor Ariza and Chris Mihm have player ...
It’s NBA Free Agent Time* —
Intentional Foul
*Done to the tune of “It’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time.”
The NBA’s free agent season is upon us and thanks to various opt-outs, there are a few more gems on the market, provided your team is willing to spend the cash. The biggest names choosing to opt-out of their current contracts are Baron Davis, Elton Brand, Gilbert Arenas, Corey Maggette and Shawn Marion to name ...
Other Interesting Free Agents —
Orlando Magic Blog
Five-minute guide to 2008 free agency period - Marty Burns - SI.com Magic are most likely to look in the bargain bin for players, here are three from SI.com Three potential bargains 1. James Jones: The 6-8 forward quietly put together a strong season last year for the Blazers, finishing third in the NBA in three-point shooting (44.0 percent) while bringing other intangibles that helped ...
Free Agency Time —
Canis Hoopus
It's that time of the year folks: free agency.
Tomorrow morning the 2007/08 salary season ends and things like BYC contracts reset to their new amounts, raises take effect (congratulations Al Jefferson ), and free agents become...well, free.
This doesn't mean that folks will begin signing free agents tonight at 12:01 AM. Nope, the NBA has a week-long moratorium ...
Top 10 NBA Free Agents this Summer | NBA Marketplace —
The Hoop Doctors
June 30th, 2008 – Dr. Anklesnap
The NBA free agency moratorium is almost upon us. What does that mean? It is a designated period in which teams may hold negotiations about free agents but cannot sign contracts. It is during this time period that the NBA and NBPA conducts an audit that determines the new Salary Cap figure for the following season which will be in effect on the date ...
Breaking Down the NBA Free Agent Landscape —
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
As a follow up to this morning's post in which Sir Charles thinks that the Sixers should avoid Josh Smith and other big name free agents this off season, I thought Chad Ford's article today is a good read. Ford breaks down all the top free agents as well as the teams with cap space who may be likely to bid on them. It's a great summary of the current free agent landscape. Of interest to me ...
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