NBA 2009-2010 Season Thread

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A lot of free agents still on the NBA market
It has already been a busy off-season, but there are still some notable free agents available.
Mark Medina
LA Times

And everyone thought the NBA free-agent class of 2010 would make for a busy summer.

That class features LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, but the off-season in 2009 has already involved plenty of musical chairs.

The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal, who will play with James next season. Free agents Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza essentially switched places with each other, with Artest going to the Lakers and Ariza to Houston. The Lakers have broken off negotiations with unrestricted free agent Lamar Odom and the Clippers are interested in another unrestricted free-agent star, Allen Iverson.

Yet there are still plenty of notable free agents looking for a job next season. Here's a partial list:

* Marquis Daniels, guard, unrestricted free agent. Scored a career-high 13.6 points per game last season for Indiana. Teams interested: Dallas, Houston, Indiana. The latest: The Pacers didn't pick up Daniels' $7.4 million team option, but the Indianapolis Star reports he could re-sign with the team at a lower salary.

* Carlos Delfino, guard. Restricted free agent. Teams interested: Toronto. The latest: The Raptors' offered Pacers guard Jarrett Jack a four-year, $20 million deal after acquiring free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu. The Pacers have until Monday to match that offer, and the National Post says the Raptors will wait to see if that deal clears before deciding what to do with Delfino.

* Glen Davis, forward, restricted free agent. Made a big jump from the Celtics' bench to a starter in the playoffs. Teams interested: Boston, Cleveland, Charlotte, Detroit, Denver, New Orleans. The latest: With many teams interested in Davis, the Boston Globe reports he will seek big offers to challenge Boston to match it, which might be tough because the Celtics are over the luxury tax and recently signed Rasheed Wallace to a three-year, $18 million deal.

* Raymond Felton, guard, restricted free agent. Teams interested: Charlotte, Philadelphia. The latest: Felton is seeking a long-term deal and the Charlotte Observer reports that returning to the Bobcats is his first choice. But a meeting with his agent and general manager Rod Higgins reportedly didn't go so well.

* Drew Gooden, forward, unrestricted free agent. Teams interested: Detroit, San Antonio. The latest: Dime Magazine suggests the Spurs' signing of Antonio McDyess means Gooden won't be back with San Antonio.

* Linas Kleiza, forward, restricted free agent. A dangerous streak shooter. Teams interested: Cleveland, Detroit, Denver, New York, Toronto. The latest: Nuggets Coach George Karl told the Denver Post he wants to keep Kleiza, but isn't sure if that's possible.

* David Lee, forward, restricted free agent. Teams interested: New York, Portland, Oklahoma City. The latest: Knicks President Donnie Walsh told the New York Daily News that he won't extend negotiations with Lee past this week. Lee has reportedly been asking for at least $10 million a year.

* Stephon Marbury, guard, unrestricted. High-priced malcontent cut loose by Knicks last winter, then joined Celtics. Teams interested. None. The latest: Marbury told the New York Post he's in talks with three European teams.

* Andre Miller, guard, unrestricted. Teams interested: Indiana, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Portland. The latest: Miller wanted a three-year, $30-million contract, but won't get that. Numerous reports say Miller has been seeking sign-and-trade deals with the aforementioned teams.

* Nate Robinson, guard, restricted. Teams interested: New York, Sacramento. The latest: Newsday reports that Olympiakos, a Greek team, offered Robinson a two-year, $10-million deal. Talks between the Knicks and Robinson's agent are expected to resume Friday.

* Ramon Sessions, guard, unrestricted. Teams interested: Charlotte, Chicago Bulls, Miami, Milwaukee, Memphis. The latest: Hoopsworld reports that the Bucks are fielding sign-and-trade offers for Sessions.

* Tim Thomas, forward, unrestricted. Teams interested: None. The Bulls waived him and bought out his $6.4 million contract Tuesday. His future remains uncertain.

* Ben Wallace, forward, unrestricted. The latest: Detroit News reports he's likely to return to the Pistons. Wallace accepted a $10-million buyout from Phoenix on Tuesday and is reportedly seeking a one-year deal before retiring at age 35.

* Marvin Williams, forward, restricted. The latest: Hoopsworld says Williams is close to signing a multi-year deal with Atlanta; Williams was seeking $40 million, while the club offered $37.5 million. He hasn't received any rival offers, ESPN.com reports, because teams think Atlanta will match it.

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Good news!

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Heat targeting both Boozer and Odom

By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports






LAS VEGAS – Pat Riley has listened to Dwyane Wade(notes) express his unease with the Miami Heat sitting out the Eastern Conference’s arms race this summer. As the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic elevated themselves as championship contenders, the Heat president sold his superstar on patience, promising a plan to surround him with talent for the long run.

Now, the Heat are working furiously to deliver Lamar Odom(notes) and Carlos Boozer(notes) to the shores of Biscayne Bay. The Heat are trying to sell Odom on a five-year, $34 million contract at the mid-level exception, and a league executive with knowledge of the talks says Miami has also hatched a three-way proposal with the Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies to secure Boozer.

The essentials of a possible deal would include Miami sending forward Udonis Haslem(notes) and Dorell Wright to Utah. Because Memphis is under the cap, Utah could move Wright’s $2.8 million salary to the Grizzlies and save itself approximately $5.6 million with salary and luxury-tax payments. Memphis would probably get cash and picks for its trouble. The Heat would have to send one more small contract to make the math on the salary exchange work.



Miami could pay Boozer his $12.7 million salary this season and own his Bird rights to sign him to an extension next summer.

The deal isn’t considered imminent, but the Jazz are working hard to find a suitable trade for Boozer. Utah is determined to match the Portland Trail Blazers’ $32 million offer sheet for restricted free agent Paul Millsap(notes). Utah has until the end of the week to match or lose the young power forward to the Blazers. Most league executives believe that Utah will match the offer, regardless of whether they’ve moved Boozer.


Portland is still trying to pry Tayshaun Prince(notes) out of Detroit in a three-way deal with Utah, but Pistons president Joe Dumars hasn’t shown an inclination to move Prince and extend Boozer’s contract, league sources say. Several league executives are dubious of Boozer as a $14 million-a-year player, which his agent, Rob Pelinka, has told teams it will take to sign him to an extension. Miami could be the suitor willing to pay it.


The Los Angeles Lakers’ standoff with Odom is still fluid, but a source close to Odom insists he would probably only leave L.A. for Miami, not the Dallas Mavericks, who are also pursuing him. Odom’s agent is trying to get a five-year, $45 million deal out of the Lakers, who have offered four years and $36 million.

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The Los Angeles Lakers’ standoff with Odom is still fluid, but a source close to Odom insists he would probably only leave L.A. for Miami, not the Dallas Mavericks, who are also pursuing him

This line gives me hope that he would sign again with the Lakers.

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guapo ni si drew gooden dah ug kani si linas kleiza

[tackielarla]

More from the Shaq circus:

Dana White: 'Shaq wants to fight Brock Lesnar' - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

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morrow sinks 47 points

Golden State Warriors' Anthony Morrow nets summer-league best 47 points - ESPN

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guapo ni si drew gooden dah ug kani si linas kleiza

ssshhh shodi abas wui kay ma-ilhan ta.. pero agree ko, gwafooo gyud ni sila...hihihihi

[Motownkid]

morrow sinks 47 points

Golden State Warriors' Anthony Morrow nets summer-league best 47 points - ESPN

Nag mangtas man ning Warriors sa Summer League.. the other day kay si Anthony Randolph pod..

Bright future for GS, as long as these kids stay healthy..

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I also remember a wonderkid from the Warriors SL team last year: Marco Belinelli.

In fairness to Morrow, he's the league leader in 3-pt % the past season.

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More from the Shaq circus:

Dana White: 'Shaq wants to fight Brock Lesnar' - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

nindota ani oi..hiihii