General 2012 Free Agency Discussion

[Russo21]

Damn the Lakers just signed Antawn Jamison grrr

[Russo21]

Blatche got amnestied, or about to get amnestied, not sure if official. Wander who's going to sign that headcase. After gradually improving year by year culminating in very good 2011 campaign averaging 17 and 8, he kinda fell off a cliff in 2012 though. Given the right team and right mentor he could be a nice piece for someone.

[racm]

What are we doing?

Every other team is making moves left and right and the Spurs are just sitting on their hands.

Getting the key players of a team that won 20 in a row even with two guys added midseason?

Damn th
e Lakers just signed Antawn Jamison grrr

Shot 40% from the floor. Makes Kobe look efficient.

[ace3g]

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo

Kris Humphries 2-year, $24 million deal with Nets totally guaranteed,his co-agent Byron Irvin tells Y! Source said CHA offered 3-yr, $28mill

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA

Free agent Grant Hill has reached agreement on a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, league sources tells Y!

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA

Clippers are still finalizing terms of the deal, but Grant Hill has committed to signing with them, sources tell Y!

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo

Lakers could be landing forward Antawn Jamison & center Jermaine O'Neal to minimum deals, sources tell Y! Jordan Hill interest remains, too.

[CGD]

Speaking of the Lakers, I caught one of their summer league games and liked what I saw from a Frech-Canadian center out of Gonzaga they had (i forget the name). Nice outside shot, long, NBA body.

Whats the deal with Jordan Hill. Wasn't he linked to criminal issues? I wonder if this is what is preventing him from getting more attention from other teams. You have to think he'd get more than the vet minimum.

[Mel_13]

Speaking of the Lakers, I caught one of their summer league games and liked what I saw from a Frech-Canadian center out of Gonzaga they had (i forget the name). Nice outside shot, long, NBA body.

Whats the deal with Jordan Hill. Wasn't he linked to criminal issues? I wonder if this is what is preventing him from getting more attention from other teams. You have to think he'd get more than the vet minimum.

Robert Sacre, a name that you'll hear for years on ST if he makes it with Lakers. He was the guy selected with the 60th pick after the Spurs took Denmon at 59.

Hill has been linked to Minnesota. They're waiting to see if Portland matches on Batum and opens up cap space.

[Andthentherewas21]

Speaking of the Lakers, I caught one of their summer league games and liked what I saw from a Frech-Canadian center out of Gonzaga they had (i forget the name). Nice outside shot, long, NBA body.

Whats the deal with Jordan Hill. Wasn't he linked to criminal issues? I wonder if this is what is preventing him from getting more attention from other teams. You have to think he'd get more than the vet minimum.

Jordon Hill reportedly choked one of his family members or girlfriend and is facing felony assault charges in Houston. Not sure whats going on with that now but the story broke back at the end of April so not sure he has gone to court yet.

[ace3g]

Ryan Wolstat ‏@WolstatSun

Forgot to tweet this yesterday. Alan Anderson will be back with the Raptors next season

[Spurs da champs]

Ryan Wolstat ‏@WolstatSun

Forgot to tweet this yesterday. Alan Anderson will be back with the Raptors next season

Thanks, defiantly didn't want to miss out on news about Alan Anderson.

[ace3g]

Thanks, defiantly didn't want to miss out on news about Alan Anderson.

No problem, reason why I posted in the "general" FA thread and not creating an entirely new one...

Sixers agree to terms with Royal Ivey


http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/s...oyal-Ivey.html

[DesignatedT]

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt
Wizards, per source, are about to amnesty Andray Blatche.

[Bruno]

Thanks to ace3g for all these twitter news. I appreciate it greatly.

[Mel_13]

In other waiver-wire news, NBA teams notified this evening that Josh Childress has cleared waivers and is now an unrestricted free agent

https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine

And what happened to the sticky for this thread?

[TD 21]

In other waiver-wire news, NBA teams notified this evening that Josh Childress has cleared waivers and is now an unrestricted free agent

https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine

And whay happened to the sticky for this thread?

And why isn't the trade thread either sticky or merged with this one?

[timvp]

Thanks to ace3g for all these twitter news. I appreciate it greatly.

Ditto

And whay happened to the sticky for this thread?

I unstick it while the Game Blog is up so that there isn't an overload of stickies ... but I'll restick it after the game.

And why isn't the trade thread either sticky or merged with this one?

It seems to work well as a separate non-sticky thread. Not quite active enough for a sticky, IMO. But maybe others agree with you . . .

[Mel_13]

I unstick it while the Game Blog is up so that there isn't an overload of stickies ... but I'll restick it after the game.

Thanks

[gambit1990]

if no one claims blatche, how long until he clears waivers?

[Mel_13]

if no one claims blatche, how long until he clears waivers?

Same time. He becomes a free agent when the league notifies the teams that he has gone unclaimed.

[gambit1990]

Same time. He becomes a free agent when the league notifies the teams that he has gone unclaimed.

how long do teams have to claim him?

[Mel_13]

how long do teams have to claim him?

48 hours. Deadline should be Thursday at 4PM San Antonio time.

[gambit1990]

thanks. i had thought it was longer than that.

[gambit1990]

blatche has shown some ability. i didn't know about any of this though:

Blatche was shot during a carjacking attempt in September 2005, was arrested in 2007 for soliciting sex from an undercover police officer and suspended for a game in December 2010 for brawling with teammate JaVale McGee outside a Washington nightclub.

He also clashed with coaches. In January 2010, then-coach Flip Saunders suspended him for a game after he was belligerent with the coaching staff.

At last season's home opener, Blatche addressed the crowd by saying: "This is your captain, Andray Blatche," and after the game complained there weren't enough plays being run for him.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/81...andray-blatche

[Bruno]

Yep, there are tons of red flags around Blatche:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...JmrW_blog.html

All these red flags could lead at no teams claiming him from waivers. A lot of teams might not even want him for free.

[Libri]

Yep, there are tons of red flags around Blatche:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...JmrW_blog.html

All these red flags could lead at no teams claiming him from waivers. A lot of teams might not even want him for free.

That's quite a file on Blatche.

[gambit1990]

i wonder what teams are interested in him.

and if the spurs could manage to help him get his act together.