Top 15 Bigman Candidates for the Minimum

[therealtruth]

I tell you Del Negro can't design an inbound pass to save his life but he'll make a good FO man.

The first move he should make as a FO man is to remove himself from coach.

[racm]

Indeed anyone who fears the LA teams has to remember they're being coached by del Negro and Mike Brown. LA isn't ringing anytime soon.

Tbh, the only other contender with a coach who doesn't ride the talent is Boston, and Doc Rivers isn't Pop.

The first move he should make as a FO man is to remove himself from coach.

He's only got one year left on his contract. He's not exactly GM (he shares FO duties with Sacks and Roeser), but he's part of their ad hoc FO after Olshey left for Portland.

[ace3g]

Grizzlies re-sign Hamed Haddadi

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...hamed-haddadi/

[ace3g]

Was doing some searches online and found this tweet, did some research on Seth A. Cohen and he is indeed an NBA agent:

http://www.draftexpress.com/agents/Seth-Cohen-227/

Seth A. Cohen ‏@OCR_fam

Tyler Wilkerson now getting much interest from NBA teams for camp and Eurocup teams overseas after a strong performance in Vegas #OCRfam

[timvp]

^Great find. If I'm Wilkerson, I probably take my chance in an NBA camp. There's an outside chance he could stick in the right situation.

[dbestpro]

Marc J. SpearsVerified ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo

Forward Malcolm Thomas, the only free agent on the All-Summer League team, getting solid interest primarily from ATL, CHA, CHI and LAC.

This is a guy I'd like to see back. Maybe he could push Blair and show him what effort really is.

[jyra]

Yi just had a great first half against Spain. He scored 13 points on 6/6 shooting and grabbed 7 rebounds. He plays with so much more confidence when he is the first option on offense.

Even though he's not a great defender he's still a legit 7ft and pretty athletic, so I would take him over Bonner in a heartbeat.

PS: played a strong 2nd half too and finished with 30 pts, 13/19 from the field, 12 rebounds

[Spurs da champs]

Yi just had a great first half against Spain. He scored 13 points on 6/6 shooting and grabbed 7 rebounds. He plays with so much more confidence when he is the first option on offense.

Even though he's not a great defender he's still a legit 7ft and pretty athletic, so I would take him over Bonner in a heartbeat.

He's murdering the Gasols right now. Tho its disappointing to see that he gives a half ass effort so far in his NBA career.

[BackHome]

Yi just had a great first half against Spain. He scored 13 points on 6/6 shooting and grabbed 7 rebounds. He plays with so much more confidence when he is the first option on offense.

Even though he's not a great defender he's still a legit 7ft and pretty athletic, so I would take him over Bonner in a heartbeat.

PS: played a strong 2nd half too and finished with 30 pts, 13/19 from the field, 12 rebounds

+1 Anyone but freaking Boner........

[Wild Cobra Kai]

+1 Anyone but freaking Boner........

Yi is a way worse NBA player than Bonner.

[BackHome]

That is not possible!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wild Cobra Kai]

That is not possible!!!!!!!!!!!

It's not only possible, it's a fact. Matt's a playoff no-show, but Yi doesn't even show up from November to April. Matt is a plus three point shooter, probably in the top twenty in the league. Yi hasn't shown , ever, so my statement stands. Yi sucks worse than Bonner.

[jyra]

http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2012/08/k...medium=twitter

Regarding Kenyon Martin, out of available PFs, he'd make most sense for NYK. Versatile, knows Melo/JR. But source says won't sign for min.

This probably just means that he's going to take his sweet time to sign a contract. I don't think there any playoff teams left who could offer him more than a minimum deal and would be willing to do so.

[Duncan2177]

http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2012/08/k...medium=twitter




This probably just means that he's going to take his sweet time to sign a contract. I don't think there any playoff teams left who could offer him more than a minimum deal and would be willing to do so.

Winning a championship is definitely not important to this guy.

[DPG21920]

That explains the K-Mart situation. He likely only has min offers and is waiting to see if he can get a team to give him more.

[Bruno]

Blatche's agent, Andy Miller, said that there are little interest around his client:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...xwRX_blog.html

As for Blatche, Miller added that teams have not made any significant overtures to sign him as of yet.

Hopefully, Spurs will try to sign him after the Olympics.

[gambit1990]

Hopefully, Spurs will try to sign him after the Olympics.

yes. when do the olympics end? or at least, when does the basketball portion of it end?

[spurs10]

yes. When do the olympics end? Or at least, when does the basketball portion of it end?

8/12

[ace3g]

A few other PF/C signings:

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA

Joey Dorsey has re-signed with Olympiacos B.C., his agent @Lanceyoung21 tells Y! Sports.

Maccabi Tel Aviv adds forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu
The British forward inks for two years

http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/...sah-bonsu.html

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Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine

Lithuania's Darius Songaila told me postgame he hopes to sign back in NBA ASAP. Definitely had his moments vs. Team USA: 11 pts in 17 mins

[Duncan2177]

Chris Andersen Open To Signing For Veteran's Minimum

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...terans_Minimum

[Wild Cobra Kai]

yes. when do the olympics end? or at least, when does the basketball portion of it end?

That won't be what triggers more signings. Players realizing that they are going to get a minimum deal because it's September and training camps are starting will be what triggers signings. We're in the August doldrums. Happens every year as players don't want to take minimum until they have to. Relax until Labor Day. Not much is going to happen until then.

[ace3g]

Thunder Sign Daniel Orton

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...n_Daniel_Orton

[CGD]

Thunder Sign Daniel Orton

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...n_Daniel_Orton

Thunder with the Spursesc pick up. Good for them. Low cost, high reward potential.

[ace3g]

Via Jared Zwerling, ESPN.com

Regarding Amundson and White, a source says they're both in the market for mini mid-level deals -- they made just below that last season -- so if that's the case, that would obviously leave out the Knicks.

http://www.iamagm.com/article/louis-...r#.UB8kKKNdC7s

If DJ is looking for that type of money then I'm not interested...

I read that James Singleton is considering going back to China, after only getting veteran min from Washington.

So that only leaves Dominic McGuire on my list (unless Blatche is really an option).

[Bruno]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...ook/index.html

Kenyon Martin, meanwhile, isn't so lucky. The 12-year veteran was a key reserve for the Clippers, his impact going way beyond his marginal numbers (5.2 points, 4.3 rebounds) for a team that reached the second round of the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. But sources said the 34-year-old power forward is holding up this later stage of the hiring process for frontcourt free agents, with the Lakers and the Nets among the teams he's considering and negotiation leverage seemingly gone because so many of his colleagues seem willing to take minimum deals.