http://www.hoopsworld.com/2013-nba-free-agents/ Figured to post this so we can look at what "unrestricted" players are available this summer. What would be your 1st and 2nd choice of each position if we had a shot at them? Here is the list of unrestricted per position: Note that some free agents are absolutely unobtainable because of our market or the fact that the team they play for would most likely offer a good contract. PG: Paul, Billups, Mo Williams, Calderon, Jack, Harris, Livingston, Gibson, Robinson, Udrih, A.J. Price, Will Bynum, Nolan Smith, Watson, Tinsley, Telfair. SG: Ginobli, Martin, Foye, Allen, Redick, Young, Brewer, Korver, Daniels, Morrow, Barbosa, Wesley Johnson, Belineli, Webster, Mike Dunleavy Jr., Dominique Jones, Williams, Bell, Dahntay Jones, Bogans, Mason Jr. SF: Stephen Jackson, Brewer, Budinger, Josh Howard, Maggette, Matt Barnes, Childress, Young, Alan Anderson, Cartier Martin, Luke Babbitt, Jerry Stackhouse, Luke Walton, PF: Josh Smith, David West, Paul Milsap, Elton Brand, Antwan Jamison, Odom, JJ Hickson, Tolliver, Sheed Wallace, Blatche, Brandan Wright, Amundson, Chris Wilcox, Josh McBob, Kurt Thomas, Radmanovic, Maxiell, Murphy, Clark. Centers: Dwight Howard, Bynum, Al Jefferson, Kaman, Dalembert, Pachulia, Blair, Mohammed, Pryzbilla, Jerm Oneal, Milicic, Hollins, Turiaf, Diop, Jason Collins, Petro, Barron, Aldrich. Here are my picks: PG: 1st - Billups, 2nd - Jack SG: 1st - Redick, 2nd - Korver SF: 1st - Barnes, 2nd - Webster PF: 1st - Hickson, 2nd - Josh Smith Center: 1st - Dalembert, 2nd - O'Neal
I disagree with you entirely! We have had unrestricted come here. The better teams will be using their cap space to grab the top of the litter. What's left will be in our territory.
guys only sign for less for a chance to win a championship. it isn't the "big market/small market" per se, but the lure of rings.
heres a little clue on how FA works whoever offers the most money, usually gets the player there are exceptions to the rule, such as when jamal crawford came here last year, rumor was he had better offers, but for the most part, money talks
Wow thanks. So Portland gets the what's left after the other teams get their pick? Portland has had money before and ended up missing on their top several choices because they signed elsewhere
I left only the ones that are semi-reasonable and that I wouldn't mind having, depending on the circumstances. I'm not wowed by anybody on the list*. *Edit - I like Milsap. And either Calderon or Udrih would be a fantastic back-up, but I suspect they can start elsewhere in the league (along with Milsap).
I think people are missing that Portland hasn't had significant cap space for years. The last significant amount was when we signed Andre Miller. Before that; we had very little to offer. That maybe the best reason why big name free agents never made it here.
Until we had to match Batum's offer sheet. And Hibbert actually was quoted that he was going to accept the max offer. Indy was just going to match regardless.
It's all good. I am just saying that we are just assuming no one wants to go to Portland because we are a small market, etc. I personally think that we could have landed free-agents if we actually had the cap space to offer players. I also seem to remember the year we signed Miller; Millsap actually signed our offer sheet as well. And that very same year, we would have had max if Miles didn't play for memphis. I wonder how that would have turned out?
Here are my picks: PG: 1st - Harris, 2nd - Jack, 3rd - Robinson SG: 1st - Barbosa, 2nd - Redick SF: 1st - Babbit, 2nd - Budinger PF: 1st - Hickson, 2nd - Josh Smith Center: 1st - Dalembert, 2nd - Darko P.S. with Lillard Batum and Aldridge becoming stars in the league, RFA's will want to come here if they have a chance to win games.
