2014 NBA Free Agent List........

[THE HCP]

Next summer is gonna' be nuts! Best draft in forever and check out the names on this list!

LeBron,'Melo,Kobe,Bosh,Wade,ZBO,Pau,Favors,Granger,Cousins,Dirk,Bogut,Gay
Duncan,Gortat,Okafor,Deng,Pierce

Young and old, there are some names on there that teams are going to be battling over!

 

[Natebishop3]

We need to sign LeBron. I have just decided this.

 

[BrianFromWA]

If we sign LeBron, I think our chances of keeping LMA improve.

 

[Strenuus]

lol. Most of those names are already off the market. Lebron probably already knows where's he's going now.

The media might tell you different, but he knows. Don't listen to the media.

 

[illmatic99]

Next summer is gonna' be nuts! Best draft in forever and check out the names on this list!

Which is why teams (have already) started tanking and clearing up capspace. Depending on how we're doing around the trade deadline, I could see us being buyers.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Lakers.

 

[Rhal]

That list isn't as deep as it seems

Lebron: Probably only has 3 realistic choices in Cavs/Heat/Lakers but why would he want to go to the Lakers when that team is going to SUCK because Kobe has said he wont take a paycut
Melo: Loves the big cities because his wife loves them. Means he will probably only leave NY for LA.
Bosh: Can anyone see him giving up 19m and 20m the next two years to opt out and HOPE to get a massive contract? His play and the new CBA are not kind to his chances of getting a Max or Close to max contract
Wade: Same thing with Bosh but in Wades case its his health that has left people questioning how much he has left in the tank. Is their any team with a Max out their that will pay a 31 year old who has had major problems staying healthy recently
ZBO: No reason for the Grizz to let one of their Major pieces go and why would ZBO leave a contender that will pay him just as much as any other team
Pau: This isn't the Gasol of 08. He is 33 with a ton of tread on his tires, still a big name but how much is he actually worth now.
Favors: RFA: Worth more to the Jazz then any other team at the moment, has a year to prove he is worth big money
Granger: The only big "star" that you can say for sure isn't going to stay with their same team. Pacers can't afford to go deep into the luxury tax so paying Granger a lot of money next year doesn't seem to be an option
Cousins: RFA: Might end up being traded by the Kings but he will get a Max deal with whatever team he is on at the start of FA next year
Dirk: Cuban and Dirk have both said multiple times that he will retire a Mav.
Bogut: Unless he is constantly injured again Its hard to see a team that is so horrific on D, when Bogut isn't in the game, let their defensive anchor go.
Gay: Toronto invested a lot into Gay, if they offer him max the only other team that might have a shot at taking him away is LA. With Colangelo gone I would vote for the Raptors not to resign him but you need to sell tickets and that might be a big enough reason to keep Gay around
Duncan: Will retire a Spur
Gortat: As good as gone but he isn't exactly a star player
Okafer: Same thing as Gortat
Deng: Bulls tried to trade him and then don't want to give him an extension. With the Bulls always in "avoid luxury tax mode" it seems like a forgone conclusion that he is traded or they let him walk at the end of the year.
Pierce: Old veteran at the end of his career, will he go ring chasing or retire is the real question.

So if your not La you have a realistic shot at Deng/Gortat/Okafer/Granger and then the option to overpay Gasol/Favors. That seems like a real weak "star" FA class when you break it down.

 

[dviss1]

Something tells me Bosh will take less money so Bron can stay in Miami.

 

[THE HCP]

I have a feeling Bosh is done being the 3rd wheel and wants to be THE man again. Bet he bounces.

 

[dviss1]

I have a feeling Bosh is done being the 3rd wheel and wants to be THE man again. Bet he bounces.

He likes championships more me thinks.

 

[Draco]

If Miami wins a title again, and they are heavy favorites; do you really see any of Bosh/Wade/LeBron leaving? I highly doubt it, they'll want to be the first team to win four titles in a row in the modern era.

I don't count those ancient Celtic titles there were 8 teams in the league back then and basketball was a niche sport.

 

[THE HCP]

I don't count those ancient Celtic titles there were 8 teams in the league back then and basketball was a niche sport.

Interesting....... do you think those players could play in todays game?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

MLE for Gortat is the only thing that looks both reasonable and interesting.

 

[dviss1]

MLE for Gortat is the only thing that looks both reasonable and interesting.

Gortat sounds like what you just made me do, throw up a little bit in my mouth.

Gortat plays no D.

 

[Rhal]

Gortat sounds like what you just made me do, throw up a little bit in my mouth.

Gortat plays no D.

Did you ever watch Gortat play? He plays D and gives a lot of effort on that side of the court. Just because he was on a horrid team that didn't know how to defend doesnt mean he isn't a good defender.

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[Wizard Mentor]

Gortat sounds like what you just made me do, throw up a little bit in my mouth.

Gortat plays no D.

a lot of my posts seem to do that to you

1) I can't imagine his D to be worse than our current backup C
2) What's the alternative? Not spend our MLE or spend it on someone else? Who?

 

[dviss1]

Did you ever watch Gortat play? He plays D and gives a lot of effort on that side of the court. Just because he was on a horrid team that didn't know how to defend doesnt mean he isn't a good defender.

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I've seen Gortat play plenty. When he was in Orlando and in PHX. And he was a horrible defender in both places. I would rather have Lopez than him.

Yes I said it.

And I stand by my previous post.

 

[dviss1]

a lot of my posts seem to do that to you

1) I can't imagine his D to be worse than our current backup C
2) What's the alternative? Not spend our MLE or spend it on someone else? Who?

Yes but his contract will be. People want to keep going after raggedy bigs instead of developing the one we have.
Meyers is not what he is going to be yet. Let his cake bake.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Why not let ML actually beat someone out? I hope he beats out a healthy Lopez and become our starting center but somehow I don't think it will happen. We'll have more info about ML next offseason. Again, hopefully he bakes, but baking hasn't really worked for several of our players...

Yes but his contract will be. People want to keep going after raggedy bigs instead of developing the one we have.
Meyers is not what he is going to be yet. Let his cake bake.

 

[BigGameDamian]

If Aldridge leaves there's always ZBo.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

If Aldridge leaves there's always ZBo.

I just vomited a little.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Toronto made a very smart hire after Denver cleaned house. I would be shocked if he keeps Gay.

 

[dviss1]

Why not let ML actually beat someone out? I hope he beats out a healthy Lopez and become our starting center but somehow I don't think it will happen. We'll have more info about ML next offseason. Again, hopefully he bakes, but baking hasn't really worked for several of our players...

Lamarcus was a cake that baked. So was Zach Randolph.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Lamarcus was a cake that baked. So was Zach Randolph.

You're right. Zach knows all about getting baked.

 

[Draco]

Interesting....... do you think those players could play in todays game?

No chance they are all 70+ years old!

Do you mean if there was a time machine that brought these past player in their athletic prime to todays game? Well conditioning and coaching beginning in childhood has advanced so much I don't think they would have the overall defensive or athletic game close to todays players. Baseball and Football have been around since the 1800's so those sports already had long established talents playing the game well before the 1950's and 60's. In those decades the top baseball athletes weren't terribly different from todays baseball players. But in basketball now there are millions of kids competing for NBA spots so to be one of the 200 best players on the planet you have to be a hell of a physical talent with skills. Back in the 60's there was no where near the same competition. But I'd imagine a few of the elite guys of the early NBA would have a place in any era if they had the benefits of modern training.

The silly thing is back then when Russell and Cousy won their first title they only had to beat out 7 other teams. The league didn't have rules to even out talent. There was no minimum payroll or salary caps or restricted free agents. Its much more of an accomplishment to be one of the two teams in the conference finals of todays NBA than to be one of those past champions.

 

[MickZagger]

About 4 of those guys should be thinking about retirement soon.

 

[Pinwheel1]

The silly thing is back then when Russell and Cousy won their first title they only had to beat out 7 other teams. The league didn't have rules to even out talent. There was no minimum payroll or salary caps or restricted free agents. Its much more of an accomplishment to be one of the two teams in the conference finals of todays NBA than to be one of those past champions.

Yep and some of the teams barely stayed in business, so they would often sell one of their best players to.....Boston in order to keep their doors open, or in this case they obtained players when they did go bankrupt.

"One of the first great players to join the Celtics was Bob Cousy, whom Auerbach initially refused to draft out of nearby Holy Cross because he was "too flashy".[8] Cousy eventually became the property of the Chicago Stags.,[9] but when that franchise went bankrupt, Cousy went to the Celtics in a dispersal draft"