And if the USA didnt purchase Timmy's Virgin Islands from the Danish i'd consider him international to
And if the USA didnt purchase Timmy's Virgin Islands from the Danish i'd consider him international to
Bazinga!
Looks like Earl Clark may decline his Player Option. This guy intrigues me.
http://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com...-orlando-magic
Since it isn't just about one of the Spurs international prospects, I'll post it here:
http://www.sportyou.es/diario/20120622/14/
Looks like it talks about the Spurs international history
Spurs Depth:
PG: Parker, CJ, De Colo, Mills
SG: Manu, Green, Neal
SF: Kawhi, TMac
PF: Duncan, Diaw, Bonner
C: Splitter, Baynes, Blair
"So the final image of Ginobili isn’t that he lost a bronze medal. It’s what he did to try to win one." -
Buck Harvey
Still crazy after all these years. “And I love that,” Jackson said. “I’d rather play with someone like him, who plays hard and gets hurt, than someone who is afraid.”
- SJAX regarding Manu
In a surprise ruling on Friday, New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin and Steve Novak, Los Angeles Clippers' Chauncey Billups and Portland Trail Blazers' J.J. Hickson secured Bird and early Bird rights in a hearing between the NBA players' association and the league.
The decision was made by arbitrator Kenneth Dam, who affirmed that players claimed off waivers are able to retain their valuable Bird and early Bird rights when they become free agents. That means that if Lin, Billups, Novak and Hickson re-sign, their teams can go over the salary cap. The Celtics were the first team to use this exception, re-signing star Larry Bird to go over the cap.
The NBA said it would appeal Friday's ruling.
All four players were waived this season and claimed by other teams. They will become free agents July 1.
In addition, future players claimed off waivers will likewise benefit from Friday's ruling.
Lin and Novak wll enter the 2012-13 free agency period with early Bird rights, meaning that they can be re-signed for 175 percent of their salary the previous season or the NBA average salary, whichever is greater.
Billups and Hickson will have Bird rights, meaning they can be re-signed up to the maximum salary.
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/stor...ts-affects-cap
Would this have any impact for Boris?
No.
Those players were claimed off waivers, Boris cleared waivers and then signed with the Spurs as a free agent.
I see, thanks.
Some FA I'm interested in (no particular order):
1. Carl Landry - mobile PF, good jump shot, hustle player
2. Earl Clark
3. James Singleton
4. Dominic McGuire
5. Kevin Garnett - Yes I know but he has the skill sets the Spurs need at this point in the Big 3 Career's
6. Jordan Hill
7. Anthony Randolph - Though probably better acquiring him through trade
Last edited by ace3g; 06-23-2012 at 12:05 AM.
Landry is probably outside the Spurs range, unless they aren't keeping Diaw
"The truth is I'm a bit old school. For me, it would be hard to put on a Lakers jersey.
That's just the way it is," Nash said. "You play against them so many times in the playoffs, and I just use them as an example, and I have the utmost respect for them and their organization.
"I kind of have that tendency (to try to beat the best teams), so it is strange, but as a free agent you're free to go where you want, so I'd have to consider everything regardless of the past or the future."
Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Sounds like Victor Claver will leave Valencia Basketball and pay $600,000 buyout to come to #Blazers, according to @EmiliovEscudero.
Am I correct in saying that free agency period begins at the stroke of midnight, Sunday 12:00am?
Yes. Teams and players can begin talking. Contracts can't be signed until July 11th.
http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q101
Do you know by what time zone the NBA deadlines apply to?
All NBA deadlines are in eastern time. It's because league offices are in NY.
Jordan Farmar intends to opt out of his contract by Saturday night, according to a close associate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/sp...nets.html?_r=1
Colangelo said Alabi will not be given a qualifying offer. Thus he'll be a UFA. Said Alabi may still join the #Raptors summer league squad
https://twitter.com/Eric__Smith
Free Agency 2012: Power Forwards
http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2012...ower-forwards/
Some team is going to vastly overpay Ryan Anderson. Eventually, they'll realize that he's just a slightly better version of Bonner without the red hair.
It looks like Toronto will use the amnesty clause on Calderon.
i would love to have him as our backup PG. I am sure a lot of teams will bid for his services.
Bobcats give qualifying offers to DJ Augustin and Derrick Brown - I assume by omission not DJ White and Cory Higgins?
https://twitter.com/EricPincus
Hearing that Jameer Nelson has informed Magic he is opting out.
https://twitter.com/MagicInsider
Confirmed: #UtahJazz plan to pick up 2012-12 team options for DeMarre Carroll and Jamal Tinsley.
https://twitter.com/tribjazz
Last edited by Mel_13; 06-29-2012 at 08:46 PM.
Don't know about that Mel, a version of Bonner with enough stones to hold up in the playoffs would be a pretty decent player... Anderson is also a significantly better rebounder than Bonner.
That's not Anderson.
Career regular season PER: 18.4
Career playoff PER: 7.8
And take a look at this. There have been 908 players in NBA history who have played at least 400 minutes in the playoffs. Now place them in order by FG%. As one would expect our Red Rocket comes in at a dreadful 832nd out of 908.
Anderson is 905th of 908.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/...rder_by=fg_pct
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/pos...n-gasol-in-l-a
Miami and San Antonio are two more teams known to intrigue Calderon if he gets the chance to pick his next destination.
It's an extreme long shot and in many ways, he's not the type of backup point guard the Spurs need, but he is clear cut better than probably anyone they can get.
The New Orleans Hornets have officially waived Rashard Lewis. The 32-year-old will look to sign with a contender, according to sources.
https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA
K.C Johnson @KCJHoop
Hearing Rockets prepared to offer Omer Asik in the $8 million range annually. http://trib.in/LNlL23
Few hours after the start of the free agency and Spurs haven't been linked with a single free agent aside of their own free agents.
While it's possible Spurs have contacted some players and it hasn't been leaked, it's too possible Spurs won't pursue other teams free agents. They might just try to re-sign some of their players (Duncan, Green, Diaw and Mills) and add some of the players whose they own NBA rights (Lorbek, De Colo).
That's by far their most likely course of action.
They only have the MLE, BAE, and vet minimum to use in free agency. I'm sure they'd like to fit Diaw, Lorbek, and De Colo into the two larger exceptions, but I don't think they'll be successful. Perhaps Diaw for most of the MLE, leaving enough room for a player like Denmon on a contract similar to the one they structured for Blair. Then De Colo for BAE (If they could fit Diaw and De Colo into the MLE, then they could use the BAE on a young big whose value has tumbled for some reason and wants to go someplace to rehab his standing in the league). After that, maybe vet minimum contracts for a Shelden Williams level big and a 3rd string PG with NBA experience.
Match Green up to about 3.5M/year and Mills up to about half of that.
Any significant changes to the roster will have to come via trade and using the biggest trade chip, Jackson, may not be something they contemplate until mid-season.
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