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Rumors and Free Agent Updates - Greg Norman Edition
Published 7/19/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... Matt Barnes is a player who definitely would be a good fit for the Celtics to help replace what they lost with James Posey. The Washington Post reports that the word is that teams are going to wait him out and get him at a good price. The Wizards, who have only around $1.5 million left under the luxury tax threshold, are interested but since Barnes made $3 million last season, he isn't going to jump at an offer that his half as much. The Celtics could split their MLE between Barnes and another player and would be an attractive destination because they can offer him a chance ...

Bargain hunting
Published 7/19/2008 by Pradamaster at Bullets Forever
... But considering how many wings are out there, it shouldn't be hard for Ernie to find somebody willing to play on a one-year deal for very little money with the hopes of cashing in next offseason.  Maybe Matt Barnes is willing to take that chance.  Maybe it'll be someone else. ...

Vegas Summer League Is A Fanboy's Wet Dream [NBA Summer League]
Published 7/23/2008 by Unsilent Majority at Deadspin
... The Wizards ended up winning that first game (suck on that, Cleveland!), but most importantly we learned that we could carry on a running conversation with the guys on the bench while cheering a lot louder than the game called for (which did not escape the notice of WaPo's Ivan Carter). Something we certainly took advantage of when we returned to Cox the next day. ...