OTC Free Agency Discussion Thread

[Lamar Doom]

Isn't Free Agency in ALL SPORTS something else? (that was my one sentence excuse to keep this in the OTC).

this is just a copy+paste list, but I thought it might be fun to discuss where we think people might end up, who you'd like to join your team, who you pray stays away, etc.

Joe Johnson (unrestricted)
Joe Smith (unrestricted)
Jason Collins (unrestricted)
Randolph Morris (unrestricted)
Ray Allen (Unrestricted)
Tony Allen (Unrestricted)
Marquis Daniels (Unrestricted)
Michael Finley (Unrestricted)
Paul Pierce (Early termination)
Nate Robinson (Unrestricted)
Brian Scalabrine (Unrestricted)
Shelden Williams (Unrestricted)
Raymond Felton (unrestricted)
Theo Ratliff (unrestricted)
Larry Hughes (unrestricted)
Jannero Pargo (unrestricted)
Flip Murray (unrestricted)
Acie Law (unrestricted)
Devin Brown (unrestricted)
Joe Alexander (unrestricted)
Hakim Warrick (unrestricted)
Brad Miller (unrestricted)
LeBron James (unrestricted)
Jawad Williams (restricted)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (unrestricted)
Shaquille O'Neal (unrestricted)
J.J. Barea (Unrestricted)
Brendan Haywood (Unrestricted)
Dirk Nowitzki (ETO)
Tim Thomas (Unrestricted)
Will Bynum (restricted)
Chucky Atkins (unrestricted)
Chris Wilcox (player option)
Kwame Brown (unrestricted)
Ben Wallace (unrestricted)
Malik Allen (unrestricted)
Anthony Carter (unrestricted)
Joey Graham (unrestricted)
Kenyon Martin (early-termination option)
Johan Petro (unrestricted)
Devean George (unrestricted)
Chris Hunter (restricted)
Anthony Morrow (restricted)
Vladimir Radmanovic (ETO)
Anthony Tolliver (restricted)
C.J. Watson (restricted)
Chuck Hayes (Unrestricted)
Jared Jeffries (Unrestricted - ETO)
Kyle Lowry (Restricted)
Luis Scola (Restricted)
Earl Watson (unrestricted)
Luther Head (unrestricted)
Steve Blake (unrestricted)
Bobby Brown (restricted)
Rasual Butler (unrestricted)
Mardy Collins (restricted)
Drew Gooden (unrestricted)
Steve Novak
Travis Outlaw
Brian Skinner
Craig Smith
Shannon Brown (Player option)
Jordan Farmar (restricted)
Derek Fisher (unrestricted)
DJ Mbenga (unrestricted)
Adam Morrison (restricted)
Josh Powell (unrestricted)
Steven Hunter (Unrestricted)
Jamaal Tinsley (Unrestricted)
Marcus Williams (Unrestricted)
Ronnie Brewer (Restricted)
Rudy Gay (Restricted)
Dwyane Wade (unrestricted)
Jermaine O'Neal (unrestricted)
Udonis Haslem (unrestricted)
Dorell Wright (unrestricted)
Carlos Arroyo (unrestricted)
Jamaal Magloire (unrestricted)
Luke Ridnour (unrestricted)
Royal Ivey (unrestricted)
Michael Redd (player option)
John Salmons (player option)
Jerry Stackhouse (unrestricted)
Primoz Brezec (unrestricted)
Kurt Thomas (unrestricted)
Nathan Jawai (restricted)
Brian Cardinal (unrestricted)
Darko Milicic (unrestricted)
Sasha Pavlovic (unrestricted)
Oleksiy Pecherov (unrestricted)
Damien Wilkins (unrestricted)
Tony Battie (Unrestricted)
Josh Boone (Restricted)
Trenton Hassell (Unrestricted)
Jarvis Hayes (Unrestricted)
Kris Humphries (Player option)
Chris Quinn (Unrestricted)
Bobby Simmons (Unrestricted)
Ike Diogu (Unrestricted)
Sean Marks (Unrestricted)
Darius Songaila (Unrestricted - ETO)
Peja Stojakovic (Unrestricted - ETO)
Earl Barron (Unrestricted)
Jonathan Bender (Unrestricted)
Eddy Curry (Player option)
Chris Duhon (Unrestricted)
J.R. Giddens (Unrestricted)
Al Harrington (Unrestricted)
Eddie House (Unrestricted)
David Lee (Unrestricted)
Tracy McGrady (Unrestricted)
Sergio Rodriguez (Restricted)
Mustafa Shakur (restricted)
Kevin Ollie (unrestricted)
Etan Thomas (unrestricted)
J.J. Redick (restricted)
Anthony Johnson (unrestricted)
Rodney Carney (Unrestricted)
Francisco Elson (Unrestricted)
Willie Green (Early termination)
Allen Iverson (Unrestricted)
Jason Kapono (Player option)
Louis Amundson (unrestricted)
Jarron Collins (unrestricted)
Channing Frye (Player option)
Grant Hill (Player option)
Amar'e Stoudemire (ETO)
Travis Diener (unrestricted)
Patrick Mills (restricted)
Juwan Howard (unrestricted)
Joel Przybilla (early-termination option)
Jon Brockman (restricted)
Sean May (unrestricted)
Dominic McGuire (restricted)
Ime Udoka (unrestricted)
Keith Bogans (unrestricted)
Matt Bonner (unrestricted)
Richard Jefferson (unrestricted -ETO)
Ian Mahinmi (unrestricted)
Roger Mason (unrestricted)
Chris Bosh (Player option)
Amir Johnson (Unrestricted)
Rasho Nesterovic (Unrestricted)
Patrick O'Bryant (Unrestricted)
Antoine Wright (Unrestricted)
Kyrylo Fesenko (restricted)
Wesley Matthews (restricted)
Carlos Boozer (unrestricted)
Kyle Korver (unrestricted)
Mike Miller (unrestricted)
Randy Foye (restricted)
Earl Boykins (unrestricted)
Fabricio Oberto (unrestricted)
Mike James (unrestricted)
Javaris Crittenton (unrestricted)

[Lamar Doom]

I don't think the Lakers are going to get any major pieces but a bench re-tooling is in order. Some names that jump out at me are Steve Blake, Luke Ridnour, Jamaal Tinsley, Travis Diener, Mike Miller, Hak Warrick, Chris Wilcox, Bobby Simmons...

[Kebab Stall]

I really want to see Hak Warrick back on the Grizzlies. If he came back, I would die of happiness. If we can't resign Rudy, then really want the FO to make a run at Hak. He can provide that scoring punch off the bench we need.

Let's say we don't resign Rudy and sign Hak, the team would look al little like this...

PG: Conley / Vasquez
SG: Mayo / Young
C: Gasol / Thabeet / Arthur
PF: Randolph / Hak
SF: Brewer / Henry / Carroll

Looks pretty decent to me and I'd be happy. Although, I do hope we resign Rudy.

[ZeN]

Steve Blake and a solid veteran big for the Lakers.

[Lamar Doom]

Steve Blake and a solid veteran big for the Lakers.

just something a little more servicable than Josh+DJ would work. Would love to see Hak Warrick or Chris Wilcox be that 4th big. PG goes w/o saying. Blake would be amazing.

[emsteez forreal]

wow, i really didn't realize there were THAT many free agents. i know that the bulls only have like, a roster of 4 and the heat only have a roster of 2 right now or something?

[Lamar Doom]

wow, i really didn't realize there were THAT many free agents. i know that the bulls only have like, a roster of 4 and the heat only have a roster of 2 right now or something?

yeah, as of midnight the Heat have Mario Chalmers and Michael Beasley and nobody else. Pretty ridiculous. They say that if they somehow manage to get LBJ, Wade, and Bosh that they'll have to sign NINE players at the league minimum. I don't really follow the numbers close enough to verify that but it's a pretty crazy undertaking. Not a bad gig though, league minimum still a nice chunk of change and you get to play on a "contender" without any personal accountability :)

[InspiredLebowski]

Memphis didn't give Ronnie Brewer a qualifying offer. This is the same guy they gave a first round pick for at the deadline and played his usual very good defense and selfless offense.

The Grizzlies management is just stupid. It's like setting a mid first round draft pick on fire.

[rufuspaul]

I can see Raymond Felton going to the Pacers.

[PowerGlove]

Stro show is going to have to get A LOT OF new jerseys.

[InspiredLebowski]

I can see Raymond Felton going to the Pacers.

I think there's a lot of interest in him here, just can't happen financially. What was it he turned down last offseason, over $6 mil a year right?

Indy's only got a couple million to spend, and with the Ty Thomas qualifying offer Charlotte's too close to the tax themselves to pursue any kind of sign and trade. So it's looking like a Jordan Farmar signing, someone like that.

[rufuspaul]

I think there's a lot of interest in him here, just can't happen financially. What was it he turned down last offseason, over $6 mil a year right?

Indy's only got a couple million to spend, and with the Ty Thomas qualifying offer Charlotte's too close to the tax themselves to pursue any kind of sign and trade. So it's looking like a Jordan Farmar signing, someone like that.

Yeah it was a little over 6 mil. His value went down after he got blown out by Nelson in the playoffs. I'd love for the Bobcats to keep him but I don't want them overpaying. The problem is DJ Augustin is not a starting PG at the moment so we'd have to do some scrambling.

I heard on the radio this morning that Felton's agent got calls from 6 teams within hours of free agency beginning.

[bada bing]

lebron and wade stay with their teams

bosh to chicago
amare and JJ to NY

[rufuspaul]

lebron and wade stay with their teams

bosh to chicago
amare and JJ to NY

Atlanta offered JJ a max contract so we'll see.

[takeittothehoop]

Amare and Wade to NY...after Lebron of course.