A Tribute to 1996 - The Wackiest Offseason by Miles

[benefactor]

I had forgotten all of these deals happened in that one offseason. Crazy indeed.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/paying-needed-tribute-to-the-nba-s-1996-offseason--the-wackiest-one-by-miles-201944082.html

[DJR210]

LMAO @..

6-21-96: Dallas deals the sixth pick in the 1996 draft (Antoine Walker) and a 1997 overall pick (Ron Mercer) to Boston for the ninth pick (Samaki Walker) and Eric Montross.


7-11-96: Los Angeles Lakers (http://www.spurstalk.com/nba/teams/lal/) deal Vlade Divac to the Charlotte Hornets (http://www.spurstalk.com/nba/teams/cha/) for Kobe Bryant.


7-14-96: Miami Heat sign Juwan Howard (http://www.spurstalk.com/nba/players/2628/) to a seven-year, $98 million deal.


a couple weeks later..


7-31-96: NBA voids Miami’s contract with Juwan Howard, citing alleged circumvention of the salary cap.


7-22-96: Seattle SuperSonics sign Jim McIlvaine to a seven-year, $35 million contract.

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7-22-96: Seattle SuperSonics sign Jim McIlvaine to a seven-year, $35 million contract.

And then they wouldn't play him because he couldn't shoot. Made a big fuckin' issue out of it. Christ, they knew that when they signed him. He was a shot changer. I was fucking frustrated reading the box scores every day.

[Aztecfan03]

They had some long contracts back then.

[Infinite_limit]

- Pat Croce. Great guy

- 7-12-96: Chicago Bulls sign Michael Jordan to a one-year, $30.4 million contract. Scottie Pippen’s tiny (ranked 122nd in the NBA that year) deal

- 7-18-96: Miami Heat re-sign Tim Hardaway to a four-year, $17.7 million contract.

- and in 2000, the Heat looked to be ready to re-tool as potential championship hopefuls after adding All-Star Eddie Jones and eventual Heat All-Star Anthony Mason in the offseason [Swept 0-3 by the Hornets in the 1st Round?]

- Why Grizzlies GM Stu Jackson wanted the moody 35-year-old Thorpe for his rebuilding team is anyone’s guess. And he gave up a top pick that would eventually turn into a top-three selection in the fabled 2003 draft, something that is to Memphis’ vexation to this day.