NBA offseason player movement
So far this summer player movement has been limited. Lots of little moves, and free agency itself didn’t have as many stars as there were on the market in the past or released in 2010, but as always, there were some who signed for a big deal, and not all of them signed. . back with the original equipment.
FREE AGENT FIRM
The Philadelphia 76ers sign Elton Brand
The best play by any team so far. Bringing in a guy who’s averaging 20.3 points and 10.2 rebounds in his career thus far. He has a great low post game that’s tough to defend, and he looks at the Sixers’ lineup now. We have Miller who is showing that he can score but also make shots for his team, we have Andrea Iguodala who can aggressively attack the basket or just pass on his promising jump shot, the face of this franchise as well, add Elton Brand to his position from PF , which will add a more dangerous low post game and a guy who can also break boards, and put him next to a guy like Dalembert in the bottom half, a guy who can do the dirty work and grab boards and block shots, this is going to be a tough team to beat.
LA Clippers sign Baron Davis
Good move from the Clippers bringing in Davis, he can pass the ball, he also has a great offensive game and is probably the best defender to play at his position. it’s a shame Brand and Maggette walk away when they catch him. Davis is now being put on a team that doesn’t have much hope anymore, with just Davis, and young players like Al Thorton and seventh pick Eric Gordon running the team, but since they got rid of Maggette and Brand, this loosens up. plenty of cap space for them, so don’t be surprised if they make a trade anytime soon to bring in another talent to be with Davis.
Golden State Warriors sign Corey Maggette
Since losing Davis, he got rid of a big contract that they could just replace with another one, which they did, and they signed Maggette. He can really add points to the scoreboard and that will probably be his biggest contribution. turning Maggette into small forward and Jackson into shooting guard will make the Warriors a pure shooter team with no game in the low post. I was surprised they didn’t put more effort into bringing in a talented point guard to replace Baron Davis’ spot, I can’t see Ellis running the point, he reminds me of a bigger, more talented Nate Robinson, quick to the rim, he can shoot the ball, but both too small to be a promising escort. But they also didn’t want Matt Barnes to start at small forward, so they had to pick a SF or PG and went with Maggette.
The Houston Rockets sign Brent Barry
This move got me thinking, they brought in a guy who has already seen the best of his years, and can really only shoot three ball and play some D. They already have guys like Shane Battier and Rafer Alston who are outstanding shooters. This move was probably made to back up Battier or T-mac as they let Gerald Green go and brought a little more defense to the team.
Orlando Magic sign Michael Pietrus
I like this move the Magic made, they brought in a big small forward who can shoot the ball and play D well. more talent
The Dallas Mavericks sign Gerald Green
Since Maurice Ager was dealt to the Nets in the Kidd trade, they don’t really have anyone to back up at shooting guard. and bringing in a guy who can attack the rim aggressively and has a good jump shot isn’t a bad move.
The New York Knicks sign Chris Duhon.
The Knicks needed to bring in a talented average point guard who could create shots for team members and really get the offense flowing. Nate Robinson couldn’t do that, he could create shots for himself and score points on the board, but not a passer who could maybe make his offensive threats like Crawford, Randolph and Curry work and make the job easier. the.
TRADE WINDS
The Milwaukee Bucks get Richard Jefferson from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons.
The Nets made this trade so they could start freeing up salary-cap space for the 2010 market, where talents like Chris Bosh, Dywane Wade, Lebron James, Amare Stoudemare, Yao Ming, Richard Jefferson, Tyson Chandler, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki , Ray Allen, Jeo Johnson, Tracy McGrady, Manu Ginobili, Michael Redd and many more are up for grabs. the Nets are in a position to freshen up their team, bringing in young players, then, when they’re experienced, bring in a veteran to run the team. With Vince Carter’s best years fading by the day, he acts fast and ensures he lands an All-Star in 2010.
The Philadelphia 76ers traded Rodney Carney, Calvin Booth, a future first-round pick, and cash considerations to the Minnesota Timber-Wolves in exchange for a future second-round pick.
The 76ers made this move to open up cap space for them to make an offer to Elton Brand, they did so after Josh Smith visited Philly with his agent and left with the 76ers with no luck signing a deal with him. so obviously the 76ers are looking big this summer and they want a second talent from Andrea Iguodala’s side.
The Indiana Pacers get TJ Ford, Rasho Nesterovic and the rights to Roy Hirbbert from the Toronto Raptors, and send them Jermaine O’Neal and the rights to Nathan Jawia.
I like this move for the Raptors, bringing in a talented PF in O’Neal who can break the boards, has a great low post game and plays D well. If O’neal is healthy for most of the season, the Raptors they will have dominate down and add great shots all around on Kapono, Parker and Bargnani this will create a lot of space for the team and hard for other teams to defend.