Cavs To Waive Nichols?

[Mr. Body]

Yeah, you'd think he'd have a pretty sweet nickname at this point.

Well, he's already there in NCAA lore. One of the great runs in the last decade. I mean, "You've been Pittsnoggled!"

[Bruno]

Cavs are looking to move Shannon Brown. It's far from sure that Nichols will be gone when they will sign Varejao.

[timvp]

Bump.

Nichols waived. It's actually pretty surprising because they were expected to waive Shannon Brown. But yesterday Brown started and played well so I guess that was enough to keep him.

[Southwest Texas Fan]

Good point. I remember being skeptical of the Spurs having Cook so high on their draft board. They're obviously the professionals and not myself.

I still think I'm glad we got Splitter though. Quality bigs are always harder to find, and Tiago looks pretty special. Plus, who knows how much better he might get after a year as "the man" with Tau? The preliminary results have been pretty nice.

How is Splitter doing?

[ThomasGranger]

Interesting. Is there a link?

[ChumpDumper]

http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/va...ls_071205.html

[Big P]

Unfortuantely I think he would put us over the lux tax threshold...I believe we are only a couple of hundred thousand under it..it would be awsome to give him a shot though.

[yavozerb]

The toros can sign him and have this starting line up: DWash, Nichols,Williams,Bowen, Mahinmi...Langford has played well but will never make it on the NBA level and Johnson's NBA days are in the past..

[MoSpur]

Wow. Almost one month exactly that this was being discussed. Good job.

[Mr. Body]

Wonder how his at ude is doing. He was pretty snotty after being waived by the Knicks, vowing to 'show them' or something, and the rest of the league. A guy who has shown nothing deserves to be knocked down a peg or two.

[FromWayDowntown]

Unfortuantely I think he would put us over the lux tax threshold...I believe we are only a couple of hundred thousand under it..it would be awsome to give him a shot though.

I recently read that the Spurs were only $30,000 below the threshold.

[kyleo]

I recently read that the Spurs were only $30,000 below the threshold.

2007 Spurs' Salary

If you reduce Spanoulis' buyout to zero, which was widely assumed, and then plug in the Vaughn's vet min number that counts against the cap (I can't remember it at the moment, if someone can help me out, it's around $700,000), does that give us enough space to absorb a second-round min contract if he's claimed off waivers?

[Darkwaters]

With Spurs being that close of the luxury tax, they won't sign a 15th player. Even a 10 days contract will put them over the tax. If Spurs do a trade or waive Washington they will have the financial flexibility to sign someone else. However I don't see Spurs waiving Washington after what he has done with Spurs during the training camp and the start of the regular season and if he continues to play well in D-League. I don't see Spurs doing a trade unless there is a big weakness in the team or Spurs have a great opportunity. The only thing Spurs could maybe do is to sign someone something like two days before the playoffs but it seems very unlikely. Barring a surprise, Spurs will be one more year without a long SF.

Unless we're really high on somebody, I don't think it's happening.

[Darkwaters]

Bulls Waive Gardner, Claim Demetris Nichols
December 7, 2007 - 5:23 pm
RealGM Staff Report -
The Chicago Bulls announced today that the team has waived guard Thomas Gardner. In a subsequent move, the team also announced that it has picked up forward Demetris Nichols on waivers.

Gardner (6-5, 225), an undrafted rookie out of the University of Missouri, appeared in four games with the Bulls this season and averaged 5.3 ppg (9-23 FG) and 1.0 rpg in 11.3 mpg. He shot .391 from the field and .250 from behind the arc. Gardner signed with Chicago prior to training camp on Oct. 1.

Nichols (6-8, 215) comes to Chicago after spending time with New York and Cleveland earlier this season. In three games this year, he has scored two points and grabbed one rebound in 14 minutes. Originally selected by Portland in the second round (53rd selection) of NBA Draft 2007, Nichols enjoyed a four-year collegiate career at Syracuse where he averaged 10.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 1.1 apg.

Nichols will join the team tomorrow when the Bulls host the Boston Celtics . With his signing, Chicago’s roster now stands at 15.

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ar...etris_nichols/

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Damn.

[Darkwaters]

Damn.

Whoa, pretty quick on the draw there.

[Darkwaters]

I feel pretty bad for this guy now. Drafted by Portland, traded to the Knicks. Went to training camp with the Knicks and waived shortly before the season. Picked up by the Cavs and spent the first 20 or so games with them. Waived again...and picked up by a struggling Bulls team that are already loaded at the guard spots.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Whoa, pretty quick on the draw there.

What?

[ChumpDumper]

The Bulls really needed another fifth small forward, didn't they?

Could be the prelude to a trade.

[ChumpDumper]

I feel pretty bad for this guy now. Drafted by Portland, traded to the Knicks. Went to training camp with the Knicks and waived shortly before the season. Picked up by the Cavs and spent the first 20 or so games with them. Waived again...and picked up by a struggling Bulls team that are already loaded at the guard spots.

He's still getting paid, so I don't feel too bad for him.

[Bruno]

time to trade Scola for Nocioni.

[Darkwaters]

What?

You just posted a response to my article in like 15 seconds. Very fast.

[Darkwaters]

The Bulls really needed another fifth small forward, didn't they?

Could be the prelude to a trade.

Sefolasha? Nocioni?

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

You just posted a response to my article in like 15 seconds. Very fast.

Lol oh ok. I thought you meant I was like overreacting to the transaction.