NBA OFFSEASON(DRAFT, RUMORS AND TRANSACTIONS)

[lunateec22]

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Damn!! Danny Ainge for GM of the year!! Now Boston has almost solved their bench.

Grabeh... GM of the Year is possible, pero that line-up has to be proven first kay kung wa gihapon ayo, which i think is impossible, wa jud ayo.

I think Ainge turned the tables for the Celtics in just a month (correct me if I'm wrong though) unlike my Hawk na mag-10 years wa gihapon ayo... Hehe.

[yokam]

Grabeh... GM of the Year is possible, pero that line-up has to be proven first kay kung wa gihapon ayo, which i think is impossible, wa jud ayo.

I think Ainge turned the tables for the Celtics in just a month (correct me if I'm wrong though) unlike my Hawk na mag-10 years wa gihapon ayo... Hehe.

Reminiscent of the Portland Trail Blazers star studded roster? . Steve Kerr could also give Danny Ainge a run for the GM of the Year. The Suns are more established than the Celtics plus the addition of Grant Hill give them more depth. IMO, the Suns and the Celtics are in a similar situation, both needs more bench depth.

Patience with the Hawks. They can build around Josh Smith and who knows, Al Horford and Acie Law will turn out to be ala Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire. :mrgreen:

[[GjB629]]

gamay nalang kuwang paksit na ni sa boston tanan...heheheheh grabe ainge uyyyy

[lunateec22]

Reminiscent of the Portland Trail Blazers star studded roster? . Steve Kerr could also give Danny Ainge a run for the GM of the Year. The Suns are more established than the Celtics plus the addition of Grant Hill give them more depth. IMO, the Suns and the Celtics are in a similar situation, both needs more bench depth.

Steve Kerr is far from that honor, considering the KG and Allen deal of Ainge got the most buzz in the NBA world. In terms of the line-up on paper, Danny Ainge has reshaped it for the better. But then again, it's like a "Win now or never" for the Celtics, especially Danny Ainge, since if he hadn't made those transactions, he's done for.

Patience with the Hawks. They can build around Josh Smith and who knows, Al Horford and Acie Law will turn out to be ala Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire. :mrgreen:

Easier said than done. Please tell that to someone else. It sucks being a Hawks fan indeed especially when your favorite team have milestones like these:

Hawks have the longest tenure in terms of the most consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance with eight in a row
Hawks hold the dubious distinctions of consecutive 50-loss seasons (four in a row)
Hawks have the longest tenure of not making the NBA Finals since 1961
Hawks have the longest run of not winning an NBA title (that's 49 years)
Hawks have not advanced beyond the second round of any playoff formate in their entire Atlanta existence for 39 seasons.

It really sucks. But then... patience, patience, patience. The essence of success.

[nab_uang]

2007 Summer Free Agent Transactions: (Updated as of 25Aug2007)

Name / Old Team / Status / New Team

Esteban Batista(F-C) Atlanta Restricted F.A.
Royal Ivey(G) Atlanta Restricted F.A.
Slava Medvedenko(F) Atlanta Unrestricted F.A.

Allan Ray Boston Unrestricted F.A. waived by BOS
Michael Olowokandi(C) Boston Unrestricted F.A.

Alan Anderson(G-F) Charlotte Restricted F.A.
Derek Anderson(G) Charlotte Unrestricted F.A.
Ryan Hollins (C) Charlotte Restricted F.A.
Jeff McInnis(G) Charlotte Unrestricted F.A.

Malik Allen(F) Chicago Unrestricted F.A.
Martynas Andriuskevicius(C) Chicago Restricted F.A.
Andre Barrett(G) Chicago Restricted F.A.
P.J. Brown(C-F) Chicago Unrestricted F.A.
Mike Sweetney(F) Chicago Restricted F.A.

Dwayne Jones(F-C) Cleveland Restricted F.A.
Aleksandar Pavlovic(F) Cleveland Restricted F.A.
Anderson Varejao(F) Cleveland Restricted F.A.

Kevin Willis(C-F) Dallas Unrestricted F.A.

DerMarr Johnson(G-F) Denver Unrestricted F.A.
Eduardo Najera (F) Denver Unrestricted F.A.
Jamal Sampson(F-C) Denver Unrestricted F.A.

Will Blalock(G) Detroit Unrestricted F.A.
Dale Davis(C-F) Detroit Unrestricted F.A.
Ronald Dupree (F) Detroit Unrestricted F.A.
Flip Murray (G) Detroit Unrestricted F.A.
Chris Webber(F) Detroit Unrestricted F.A.

Zarko Cabarkapa(F-C) Golden State Restricted F.A.
Sarunas Zasikevicius (PG) Golden State Restricted F.A.
Mickael Pietrus(G-F) Golden State Restricted F.A.
Josh Powell(F) Golden State Restricted F.A.

Dikembe Mutombo(C) Houston Unrestricted F.A.
Jake Tsakalidis(C) Houston Unrestricted F.A.
Bonzi Wells (G) Houston Unrestricted F.A.

Orien Green(G) Indiana Unrestricted F.A. (waived by IND)
Rawle Marshall(G-F) Indiana Restricted F.A.
Keith McLeod(G) Indiana Unrestricted F.A.

Will Conroy(G) L.A. Clippers Unrestricted F.A. waived by LAC
Daniel Ewing(G) L.A.Clippers Unrestricted F.A. (waived by LAC)
Yaroslav Korolev(F) L.A.Clippers Unrestricted F.A.
James Singleton(F) L.A. Clippers Unrestricted F.A.

Aaron McKie(G) L.A.Lakers Unrestricted F.A.
Shammond Williams(G) L.A.Lakers Unrestricted F.A.

Junior Harrington(G) Memphis Unrestricted F.A.
Dahntay Jones(G-F) Memphis Restricted F.A.
Lawrence Roberts(F) Memphis Restricted F.A.

Earl Barron(C) Miami Restricted F.A.
Michael Doleac (C) Miami Unrestricted F.A.
Gary Payton(G) Miami Unrestricted F.A.

Charlie Bell(G) Milwaukee Restricted F.A.
Earl Boykins(G) Milwaukee Unrestricted F.A.
Ersan Ilyasova(F) Milwaukee Restricted F.A.
Ruben Patterson(F-G) Milwaukee Unrestricted F.A.
Jared Reiner(C) Milwaukee Restricted F.A.
Brian Skinner(C) Milwaukee Unrestricted F.A.

Troy Hudson(G) Minnesota Unrestricted F.A. waived by MIN
Bracey Wright(G) Minnesota Restricted F.A.

Cliff Robinson(F-C) New Jersey Unrestricted F.A. (waived by NJ)

Devin Brown(G) New Orleans Unrestricted F.A.
Marc Jackson(C-F) New Orleans Unrestricted F.A.
Linton Johnson III(F) New Orleans Unrestricted F.A.

Kelvin Cato(C) New York Unrestricted F.A.

Bo Outlaw(F) Orlando Unrestricted F.A.

Alan Henderson(F-C) Philadelphia Unrestricted F.A.

Pat Burke(C-F) Phoenix Restricted F.A.
Jumaine Jones(F) Phoenix Unrestricted F.A.
Jalen Rose(G-F) Phoenix Unrestricted F.A.

Vitaly Potapenko(C-F) Sacramento Unrestricted F.A.
Ronnie Price(G) Sacramento Restricted F.A.
Corliss Williamson(F) Sacramento Unrestricted F.A.

Melvin Ely(F-C) San Antonio Unrestricted F.A.

Andre Brown(F) Seattle Restricted F.A.
Danny Fortson(F) Seattle Unrestricted F.A.
Randy Livingston(G) Seattle Unrestricted F.A.
Mike Wilks(G) Seattle Unrestricted F.A.

Darrick Martin(G) Toronto Unrestricted F.A.
Uros Slokar(F) Toronto Restricted F.A.
Pape Sow(F) Toronto Restricted F.A.

Rafael Araujo(C) Utah Unrestricted F.A.
Dee Brown(G) Utah Restricted F.A.
CJ Miles(G) Utah Restricted F.A.

Calvin Booth(C) Washington Unrestricted F.A.
Mike Hall(F) Washington Restricted F.A.
Roger Mason(G) Washington Unrestricted F.A.
Michael Ruffin(C-F) Washington Unrestricted F.A.
Donell Taylor(G) Washington Restricted F.A.


Free Agent Signings:

Vince Carter, New Jersey, re-signs with NJ - 4 years, $61.8 mil

Jason Kapono, Miami, signs with TOR - 4 years, $24 mil

Luke Walton, L.A. Lakers, re-signs with LAL - 6 years, $30 mil

Rashard Lewis, Seattle, signs with ORL - max contract

Jacque Vaughn, San Antonio, re-signs with SA - 2 years, $2.5 mil

Chauncey Billups, Detroit, re-signs with DET - 5 years, $60 mil

Matt Carroll, Charlotte, re-signs with CHA - 6 years, $27 mil

Matt Bonner, San Antonio, re-signs with SA - 3 years, $9 mil

Francisco Oberto, San Antonio, re-signs with SA - 3 years, $10.5 mil

Grant Hill, Orlando, signs with PHO - 2 years, $3.8 mil

Jerry Stackhouse, Dallas, re-signs with DAL - 3 years, $21 mil

Andres Nocioni, Chicago, re-signs with CHI - 5 years, $38 mil

DeShawn Stevenson, Washington, re-signs with WAS - 4 years, $12 mil

Devean George, Dallas, re-signs with DAL - 1 year, $2.4 mil

Darko Milicic, Orlando, signs with MEM - 3 years, $21 mil

Gerald Wallace, Charlotte, re-signs with CHA - 6 years, $57 mil

Derek Fisher, Utah, signs with LAL - 3 years $14 mil

Mikki Moore, New Jersey, signs with SAC

Morris Peterson, Toronto, Unrestricted F.A. signs with NO - 4 years, $23 mil

Chucky Atkins, Memphis, signs with DEN

Steve Blake, Denver, signs with POR - 2 years

Maurice Williams, Milwaukee, re-signs with MIL - 6 years, $52 mil

Joe Smith, Philadelphia, signs with CHI - 2 years

Jamaal Magloire, Portland, signs with NJN

Jason Hart, L.A. Clippers, signs with UTA - 2 years

Travis Outlaw, Portland, re-signs with POR

Kelenna Azubuike, Golden State, re-signs with GSW

Chris Mihm, Los Angeles, re-signs with LAL

Maceo Baston, Indiana, signs with TOR

Travis Diener, Orlando, signs with IND

Jake Voskuhl, Charlotte, signs with MIL - 1 yr, 3 mill

Amir Johnson, Detroit, re-signed by DET

Brandon Bass, New Orleans, signed by DAL

Desmond Mason, New Orleans, signed by MIL

Smush Parker, LA Lakers, signs with MIA - 2 years

Luke Schenscher, Portland, signs with German team, 1 year

Eddie Jones, Miami, signs with DAL - 2 years

Jannero Pargo, New Orleans, re-signs with NO - 2 years, $4 mil

Austin Croshere, Dallas, signs with GS

Chuck Hayes, Houston, re-signs with HOU

Sean Marks, Phoenix, re-signs with PHO - 1 year

Eddie House, New Jersey, signs with BOS

Brevin Knight, Charlotte, signs with LAC

Matt Barnes, Golden State, re-signs with GS

Scot Pollard, Cleveland, signs with BOS - 1 year, $1.2 mil

Justin Williams, Sacramento, re-signs with SAC

Ime Udoka, Portland, signs with SA - 2 years

Jarvis Hayes, Washington, signs with DET

Andray Blatche, Washington, re-signs with WAS

Adonal Foyle Golden State, signs with ORL

James Posey, Miami, signs with BOS, 2 years - $7 mil


"Street" Free Agents

Kareem Rush signs with IND

Stephen Graham signs with IND

Andre Owens signs with IND

Kolby Karl signs with LAL

Mike Harris signs with HOU non-guaranteed

Marco Belinelli signs with GSW 2 years; 2.8 mill

Andre Brown NBDL, Sioux Falls Skyforce, signs with MEM

Awvee Storey, NBDL, signs with MIL

Penny Hardaway, signs with MIA

Devin Green, signs with MIA

Guillermo Diaz, signs with LAC

Robert Hite, signs with NJ

Alexander Johnson, signs with MIA

[blackberry1982]

Salamat sa Information Bro. Mao ni completo...
Dagahana nahitabo sa NBA oi.. Pero Spurs gHapon ko.
Nindot sad anticipate sa Celtics.

Atong tanawon ang next season...

[yokam]

Steve Kerr is far from that honor, considering the KG and Allen deal of Ainge got the most buzz in the NBA world. In terms of the line-up on paper, Danny Ainge has reshaped it for the better. But then again, it's like a "Win now or never" for the Celtics, especially Danny Ainge, since if he hadn't made those transactions, he's done for.

Nobody's closer to Danny Ainge right now than Steve Kerr. Undoubtedly, Ainge has done all the biggest deals in the offseason so far yet the Celtics has to prove themselves.

[slakker]

wow! great news for Boston! i can't believe they got Posey! this new ownership of the Celtics really got deep pockets!

[SQUiDnine]

Reminiscent of the Portland Trail Blazers star studded roster? . Steve Kerr could also give Danny Ainge a run for the GM of the Year. The Suns are more established than the Celtics plus the addition of Grant Hill give them more depth. IMO, the Suns and the Celtics are in a similar situation, both needs more bench depth.

Patience with the Hawks. They can build around Josh Smith and who knows, Al Horford and Acie Law will turn out to be ala Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire. :mrgreen:

kini? layo ra oi! hehehe!

Rajon Rondo
Ray Allen
Kendrick Perkins
Paul Pierce
Kevin Garnett
Eddie House
Tony Allen
Scott Polard
James Posey
Brian Scalabrine

Damon Stoudamire
Steve Smith
Arvydas Sabonis
Scottie Pippen
Rasheed Wallace
Greg Anthony
Bonzi Wells
Dale Davis
Detlef Schrempf
Brian Grant

[jungie]

as with the lakers with payton and malone hehehe