General NBA Free Agent News Thread

[ace3g]

WojYahooNBA

Brian Scalabrine has agreed to a non-guaranteed deal with Chicago, a league source tells Y! He's considered a good bet to make roster.

[timtonymanu]

Crittenton Accepts Training Camp Invite From Bobcats

Javaris Crittenton is accepting an invitation to try out for the Charlotte Bobcats in training camp, his agent Mark Bartelstein said on Tuesday.

Arenas was infamously involved in the locker room gun incident with Gilbert Arenas during the 09-10 season.



Read more: http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/69212/20100922/crittenton_accepts_training_camp_invite_from_bobca ts/#ixzz10Hcpf1rQ

Morrison Accepts Training Camp Invite From Wizards


Adam Morrison has accepted a training camp invitation on a make-good contract with the Wizards, according to two league sources.

Morrison worked out for several teams in Las Vegas, including the Wizards, and an individual workout with Coach Flip Saunders.

"I haven't played basically in two years, so I'm just looking for a place to get some quality minutes and try to get back in that rhythm again," Morrison said in Las Vegas.

Morrison worked out for the Celtics last week.



Read more: http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/69209/20100922/morrison_accepts_training_camp_invite_from_wizards/#ixzz10Hd10M00

[ace3g]

WojYahooNBA

New Orleans has traded Darius Songalia and Craig Brackins to Philly for Willie Green and Jason Smith, league source tells Y!

[Spurs Brazil]

Hornets Sign Pargo, Mensah-Bonsu
Sep 25, 2010 2:05 AM EST
Jannero Pargo and Pops Mensah-Bonsu were signed by the Hornets on Friday.

Pargo spent two seasons with the Hornets from 2006-08, where he averaged 8.6 points and 2.4 assists over 162 games.



Read more: http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/69262/20100925/hornets_sign_pargo_mensah_bonsu/#ixzz10XpGPu6A

[Spurs Brazil]

Detroit Pistons add Ike Diogu to trainig camp roster
The Detroit Pistons will start training camp with 16 players after signing big man Ike Diogu Monday.

The 6-foot-9, 250-pound Diogu’s contract is not guaranteed. Diogu was the ninth overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft and has averaged 6.1 points and 3.1 rebounds in 187 career games with Golden State, Indiana, Portland and Sacramento.

Diogu missed all of last season with a knee injury.

http://pistonspoint.blogspot.com/2010/09/detroit-pistons-add-ike-diogu-to.html

[Thompson]

Arenas was infamously involved in the locker room gun incident with Gilbert Arenas during the 09-10 season.


It's worse than I thought, Gilbert apparently has multiple personality disorder and was threatening himself with a gun.

[ace3g]

The Memphis Grizzlies added free agents Luke Jackson, Tre Kelley, Kenny Thomas and Damien Wilkins, who collectively add 21 years of NBA experience to their 2010 training camp roster, Grizzlies General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace announced today.

Read more: http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/69325/20100928/grizzlies_add_luke_jackson_damien_wilkins_two_othe rs/#ixzz10q8K6Gqq

[ace3g]

SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears
Bucks announce signing of vet forward-center Brian Skinner.

[mudyez]

WojYahooNBA

Brian Scalabrine has agreed to a non-guaranteed deal with Chicago, a league source tells Y! He's considered a good bet to make roster.

Bulls know what they are doing!

Scalabrine has the same brain type as Michael Jordan (look it up, if you don't believe me!)!

Its a no brainer!

Remove that Jordan statue and make room for Scalabrine #44!

[ace3g]

with teams starting to waive players, here are some of guys on waivers now


SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears
Kings waive forward-center Connor Atchley, guard Joe Crawford and forward Marcus Landry.


SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears
Bobcats waived guard Javaris Crittenton.

[ace3g]

SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears
Cavaliers waived guard/forward Danny Green.

SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears
Raptors released forward Ronald Dupree.

[ace3g]

SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears
Magic have waived forward Stanley Robinson.

[8FOR!3]

Danny Green and Stanley Robinson are two guys you've got to look at imo.

[mountainballer]

Stanley Robinson = James Gist

[duncan228]

Adam Morrison, Sean Marks released (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/wizardsinsider/2010/10/adam-morrison-sean-marks-relea.html)
Michael Lee
Wizards Insider

Adam Morrison's time with the Wiz is over. His agent just confirmed that the former No. 3 pick was released today.

Sean Marks is also done. He never had a chance to show anything with a pulled hamstring keeping Tim Duncan's "former practice dummy" limited

More details soon.

[ace3g]

SpearsNBAYahoo

Celtics waived forwards Stephane Lasme, Keith “Tiny” Gallon, and guard Mario West.

[ace3g]

STEIN_LINE_HQ Marc Stein
RT @hoopshype: Guys are getting waived today like it's late 2008 all over again (CAUSE PLAYERS NEED 48 BIZ HRS TO CLEAR WAIVERS BY MON EVE)

[ace3g]

SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears
Jazz waived guard Sundiata Gaines, guard/forward Othyus Jeffers, forward Demetris Nichols and guard Ryan Thompson.

[ace3g]

STEIN_LINE_HQ Marc Stein
Mavs also waived Rashad McCants and Sean Williams today after signing both earlier this week and bringing them to Dallas for an audition

[Spurs Brazil]

The Chicago Bulls announced on Thursday that the team has requested waivers on guards John Lucas III, Kyle Weaver, and forward Roger Powell.

Read more: http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/69679/20101021/bulls_waive_lucas_weaver_and_powell/#ixzz132gu59Bo

[timtonymanu]

The Blazers have signed Oberto to a one year deal.

Link on espn

[8FOR!3]

Not a bad signing, I always think of Portland as a team with too much depth, but not as far as big guys go. Their problem is they have 8 guards.

[MI21]

Not a bad signing, I always think of Portland as a team with too much depth, but not as far as big guys go. Their problem is they have 8 guards.

Camby, Aldridge, Oden, Pryzbilla, Cunningham, Overto, Pendergraph (before he got hurt)

Almost all of them are injury prone, but I would go as far as saying when healthy they have to many big guys, especially centers, adding Oberto at this point seems a bit strange.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Camby, Aldridge, Oden, Pryzbilla, Cunningham, Oberto, Pendergraph (before he got hurt)

Almost all of them are injury prone, but I would go as far as saying when healthy they have to many big guys, especially centers, adding Oberto at this point seems a bit strange.

That has to be the most injury-prone-dense big man rotation in the NBA. Camby, Oden and Zilla are a pretty good bet to lose at least a season between them. Still, an odd move given the youngsters - maybe the coaching staff don't have faith they'll amount to anything? I thought they played okay in stretches last year.

[SenorSpur]

Knowing how sensitive, calculated and paranoid the Blazers organization, I wouldn't doubt that this signing was, in part, for espionage reasons.

[Bruno]

Signing Oberto made a lot of sense for Blazers.

Oden, Przybilla and Pendergraph are out because of injuries. Blazers only had Aldridge, Camby (who has had been injured during the trainign camp) and Cunningham. 3 bigmen isn't enough even if they have Babbitt who can play some PF. They really needed to add a bigman.

[Spurs Brazil]

Sources: Blazers to deal Jerryd Bayless
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The Portland Trail Blazers have found a trade to create some extra roster room, agreeing Saturday to deal guard Jerryd Bayless to the New Orleans Hornets for a conditional future first-round pick, according to sources close to the situation.

[Bruno]

What Blazers have done this summer is interesting. They have traded away Webster and Bayless for picks, they added 3 rookies (Babbitt, Williams and Johnson) and they signed a young player with their MLE (Matthews).

To me, it was the smart thing to do. Blazers weren't good enough to be a true contender. Taking a step back to add some talent could pay in a couple of years.

[Spurs Brazil]

Heat Release Butler, Beverley
Oct 25, 2010 5:13 PM EST

The Heat have trimmed their roster to the league maximum of 15 players ahead of Tuesday's season opener against the Celtics.

Miami released guards Da'Sean Butler and Patrick Beverley.

Butler was one of the team's three second-round picks this past June and he had been recovering from knee surgery after tearing his ACL while playing with West Virginia in the NCAA tournament.

Beverley, a second-round pick in 2009, spent last season playing in Greece after the Heat acquired him in a draft-night trade.



Read more: http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap/2/#ixzz13Pi8NXPH

[yavozerb]

Wondering when Butler is expected back from that knee surgery...Guy was a lottery pick prior to the injury.

[Spurs Brazil]

Pacers Set Roster By Releasing Rolle
Oct 25, 2010 5:34 PM EST

The Pacers set their roster for the 2010-11 season on Monday by releasing rookie big man Magnum Rolle.

Rolle would have earned a guaranteed contract of $510,000 if he had made the roster.

Indiana traded the 57th pick and cash to Oklahoma City to acquire Rolle, the 51st pick, on draft night.



Read more: http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap/1/#ixzz13PmErpkY

[GSH]

If only he could shoot a corner 3....

The Clippers released Marqus Blakely today. I think he'd make a serviceable backup 3, if he could shoot the long ball. He's quick, athletic, has a freakish wingspan, and defends his ass off. He's also a smart kid, and a character guy like the Spurs look for.

The Clips were in bigger need of another big, and Jarron Collins played well in the pre-season, but it was still a last-minute decision to let Blakely go. I'd love to see him on the Toros. If there is a team that would appreciate his game, and help him develop, it's the Spurs. I think he has potential to be a sleeper pickup.


http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Marqus-Blakely-5312/

http://www.clipsnation.com/2010/10/25/1774065/blakely-waived-clippers-roster-stands-at-14

[ace3g]

STEIN_LINE_HQ Marc Stein
ESPNChicago.com link to Bulls' interest in Patrick Beverley: http://es.pn/duM98R

[Spurs Brazil]

Look who is back...

@STEIN_LINE_HQ Antoine Walker's comeback in D-League will be w/Idaho Stampede provided he passes standard D-League background check. ESPN.com link

[ducks]

Cavaliers player JR Smith turned down $6 million to gamble on himself, and now he'll likely have to take a pay cut

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cavaliers-player-jr-smith-turned-170717675.html

[Hoops Czar]

Look who is back...

@STEIN_LINE_HQ Antoine Walker's comeback in D-League will be w/Idaho Stampede provided he passes standard D-League background check. ESPN.com link

Dude hasn't played in 7 years. Stick a fork in him. He's done.

[Hoops Czar]

Oh geez, nice bump ducks. This thread is 5 years old.

[Chinook]

:lol

[ducks]

Oh geez, nice bump ducks. This thread is 5 years old.

:lmao

[Dancelot]

Cavaliers player JR Smith turned down $6 million to gamble on himself, and now he'll likely have to take a pay cut

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cavaliers-player-jr-smith-turned-170717675.html
what a dumbfuck. In other news, the dick signed with Cleveland.

[timtonymanu]

:lol the offseason where we resigned Dick and Bonner to long term deals.

Dark times in the Duncan era

[ducks]

yes

[noles1983]

how the fuck do you even find these threads from 5 years ago to bump? I didnt see the date at first and was like oberto wtf?? :lol