June 26, 200818 yr I don't know... He was fine in Toronto until they let McGrady go. He was fine in NJ until they let Kidd go, and he even got over that, and then they let Jefferson go. If he wants to be surrounded by great players what makes him any different than any other player in the league... McGrady wasn't that great when he was in Toronto and they were terrible. He was well known for taking games off and such when he felt like it. He has made it known he wanted to be traded for NJ for a while now even with Kidd there. Please explain. I knew you wouldn't like that. :lol:
June 26, 200818 yr Author I knew you wouldn't like that. :lol: :lol: :thumb: But really, please explain.
June 26, 200818 yr Wilbon brought this up on PTI which was the first thing I thought of when I heard this trade...LeBron becomes a free agent in two years and the (future) Brooklyn Nets have just cleared cap space and his position. Coincidence? From the Bucks point of view, I will reserve judgement until I see whom they draft. I think if Bayless falls to them, a line up of him, Redd, Jefferson, Villanueva and Bogut gets them into the playoffs and sets them up well for the future to mature together and get better in the east. Lebron will be in Brooklyn in 2010. That was the only reason the Nets pulld off this deal.
June 26, 200818 yr McGrady wasn't that great when he was in Toronto and they were terrible. He was well known for taking games off and such when he felt like it. He has made it known he wanted to be traded for NJ for a while now even with Kidd there. I knew you wouldn't like that. :lol: He backed off those trade demands. Showed up and played ball with what was around him. Maybe he wasn't happy, but it's not like he went all Chad Johnson on them...
June 27, 200818 yr Upon review of the draft, I am wondering why the Blazers traded their secondary picks after Bayless. They are a good on the rise team, but there wouldn't be many teams lining up to play them if they had the current roster of Roy and Co. and then added Bayless, Oden, Darrell Arthur, and Joey Dorsey. I would've made sense to me to hang onto those guys...
June 28, 200818 yr Author Cavs offered players for Vince Carter but the Nets said no. According to ESPNnews The Cavs offered the Nets Wally Szczerbiak and his expiring, $13.2 million salary for Vince Carter. http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/nba ____________ Celtics expected to go after Alonzo Mourning & Mutumbo since PJ Brown is unsure about his future. http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/nba ____________
June 28, 200818 yr Cavs offered players for Vince Carter but the Nets said no. According to ESPNnews The Cavs offered the Nets Wally Szczerbiak and his expiring, $13.2 million salary for Vince Carter. http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/nba ____________ Celtics expected to go after Alonzo Mourning & Mutumbo since PJ Brown is unsure about his future. http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/nba ____________ I wouldn't have traded Vince strait up for an expiring contract either... At least throw some cash in there too or somethin... Zeke or Zo would be good additions for Boston IMO...
June 28, 200818 yr Lebron will be in Brooklyn in 2010. That was the only reason the Nets pulld off this deal. I wouldn't buy your Nets 23 jersey with "James" on the back just yet, though. The Knicks and Bulls will both make a run at him too.
June 29, 200818 yr The Pacers are looking to buy out Jamal Tinsley. They are trying to get rid of all the head bands off that team.
June 29, 200818 yr The Pacers are looking to buy out Jamal Tinsley. They are trying to get rid of all the head bands off that team. They now understand...
June 29, 200818 yr Vince wants out everywhere he goes. Biggest cancer in the league. :scared::scared::scared::scared: He's only played for one other squad.......the team formerly known as the craptors. He also stayed there for much longer than most other NBA stars would have, and had nothing around him ever to work with. I think he has a pretty good attitude this year, however, if he doesn't then I, as well as many would be fine with that too. Vince is a player that is very deserving of playing on a championship caliber team......he deserves that right just as much as Ray Allen and KG deserved it.
July 1, 200818 yr Author http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3467806 Wizards hang on to Jamison with 4-year, $50 million extension The Washington Wizards got a jump on their offseason business. Forward Antawn Jamison was kept off the free-agent market with a four-year extension worth $50 million. The deal comes before Jamison was to become an unrestricted free agent. Jamison traveled from North Carolina to Washington on Monday to sign the deal. "I just signed. We got it out of the way," Jamison told The Associated Press. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=FreeAgents-080629 Ranking the best available free agents Group I: Unrestricted free agents 1. Gilbert Arenas, Wizards: Arenas has turned himself into a max player over the past few years and, despite recent knee troubles, will likely cash in on his newfound celebrity status. 2. Corey Maggette, Clippers: Maggette has been on the trading block for years and appears eager to bolt the Clippers. He's making $7 million next season and should be due a raise. 3. Antawn Jamison, Wizards: Jamison is still putting up big scoring and rebounding numbers at the age of 32. He even made a surprise appearance at the All-Star Game this past season. Washington will likely try to lock him up, and should have the best shot to do so. Group II: Restricted free agents Only six first-round draft picks from the 2004 draft were signed to extensions last fall. That means there will be some serious young talent available this summer. These players' restricted status still makes it likely they'll stay with their current teams, but at least they'll be in play: 1. Andre Iguodala, Sixers: Iguodala's decision to turn down a $57 million deal last summer is tough to justify. At the time, the Sixers appeared to be the only team with significant cap room; I'm not sure where he thought his next paycheck would come from. 2. Josh Smith, Hawks: On talent and potential, Smith should be on top of this list. He's a freakish athlete who can score, rebound and block shots. What holds him back is a questionable attitude. Nonetheless it appears the Hawks have to re-sign him.
July 1, 200818 yr Author LeBron fuels N.Y. rumors http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3468173 NEW YORK -- All that LeBron James-to-the-Knicks speculation might be focused on the right city but the wrong team. It appears, judging from James' comments Monday, that the Nets might be James' preferred destination if he opts out of his contract in the summer of 2010 and becomes an unrestricted free agent. James listed New York as his favorite city Monday (his hometown of Akron, Ohio came in fifth behind Washington D.C., Dallas, and Los Angeles) as he took part in a one-day USA Basketball media blitz, and he also gave an answer to a follow-up question that'll make Knicks president Donnie Walsh and head coach Mike D'Antoni cringe. "My favorite borough? Brooklyn," James said, choosing the proposed future home of the New Jersey Nets over the borough of Manhattan, where the Knicks play their home games. "Brooklyn is definitely a great place here in New York City, and some of my best friends are from Brooklyn, so I stick up for them." The Knicks have also made clear that their No. 1 priority is to clear cap space for the summer of 2010 when James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade can all become unrestricted free agents.
July 1, 200818 yr Elton Brand officially opted out of his contract with the Clippers. He is an unrestricted free agent.
July 1, 200818 yr Author Elton Brand officially opted out of his contract with the Clippers. He is an unrestricted free agent. Yep, that site I just posted updated it & Brand is now #1 ahead of Arenas.
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