SSBA

2008    182    Pistons    Sign PF Chris Webber for $14,000,000 over one year.
2008    182    Trailblazers    Sign PF Shareef Abdur-Rahim for $9,700,000 over one year.
2008    182    Heat    Sign SG Kerry Kittles for $6,500,000 over one year.
2008    182    Timberwolves    Sign SF Jamal Mashburn for $12,600,000 over 2 years.
2008    182    Rockets    Sign PG Antonio Burks for $1,188,285 over 2 years.
2008    182    Supersonics    Sign PG Steve Blake for $24,840,000 over 4 years.
2008    182    Knicks    Sign C Vladimir Stepania for $4,500,000 over one year.
2008    182    Rockets    Sign PG Marcus Banks for $590,850 over one year.
2008    182    Timberwolves    Sign PF Samaki Walker for $2,520,000 over 2 years.
2008    182    Hornets    Sign SF Matt Harpring for $1,440,000 over one year.
2008    182    Raptors    Sign SF Andrew Sedran for $1,200,000 over one year.
2008    182    Clippers    Sign SG Erick Strickland for $1,000,000 over one year.
2008    182    Cavs    Sign SF Jalen Rose for $4,500,000 over one year.
2008    182    Warriors    Sign PF Rodney White for $4,500,000 over one year.
2008    182    Timberwolves    Sign C Nolan Johnson for $1,200,000 over one year.
2008    182    76ers    Sign SF Caron Butler for $1,200,000 over one year.
2008    182    Kings    Sign PF Austin Croshere for $1,200,000 over one year.
2008    182    Rockets    Sign PG Derek Childs for $465,850 over one year.
2008    182    Knicks    Sign C LaDon Drew for $540,850 over one year.
2008    182    Bulls    Sign SF Antonio Turkoglu for $1,200,000 over one year.

Gr.....my free agent offer is still in limbo.  Which means another day where I can't use my cap space, or my future exceptions.

Pistons....with Webber off the bench, lookout

Meh, got Antonio Turkoglu with LLE, not bad but not my first choice.  Hopefully his A potential turns him into something decent (B offense, B defense would be nice).

Too bad they have no backcourt (literally, its just Nash).  Dunno if Dunleavy or Shane can play the 2.  But they got one of the deepest and talented front courts in the league.

Glad to get Rodney White...
His defense is a B+ at the SF spot, so he will be a nice back-up to Turkoglu...  Effective scorer and rebounder. If he has a decent TC, he could compete for a starting spot...

Love the Sedran pick-up...  I think he may take off this year, for some reason.

A lot of people chasing after Kittlles, Ia ms ure... Good signing by the Heat...
Steve Blake must be thrilled, because he is now quite overpaid, for 4 full years...

Yeah I don't like the Blake signing.  My only guess as to why Sonics did it is because Eisley is expiring next year and he needed a long term backup PG.

Blake was tremendous last year, finishing 5th in the SSBA in FG% as my backup PG.

Yes, his handles are only C+, but he is also only 26, and he has B potential.

Hopefully, after a TC, to be A- outside, B- handles and B+ defense.  I'll take that from my backup PG.

I figured that my cap was shot anyways, especially when Deng resigns, so it won't hurt to give him extra money.  (It still is a better contract than some guys have)

Austin Croshere? Not bad...not bad at all for LLE. Hm...With Brad Miller, Drew Gooden, Louis Williamson, Jerome Moiso and Croshere i finally have some frontcourt depth. I'm satisfied with my FA this year...

I had Rodney White for almost a full MLE season and all I can say: Good luck ...
(its always a bad sign if there is no role - backup or starter - to find on a poor team, so enjoy the 5 minutes of consistency you get of him every three games)  :wink:


And that Sedran pick was great, it somehow completely slipped under my radar screen that he had been a FA ...

Damn - Damn - Damn

Kittles was the guy I wanted. NEEDED.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Sedran signing. LOVE IT. Here's a guy that has all the tools, with great height, and B potential.

But I'm STILL chasing a starting SG.

It's nice to see that one team does not have all the luck ;)

3rd year in a row where the MLE has bit me in the ass.

First year, ended up getting Rodney White, ended up cuttting him.

Last year, got House when there were many better options.

This year, lost out on everyone (although the SG crop was small).

Hey, I'm not complaining. I'm gonna try to add BPA through the MLE today, since I already have a better team than last year.

Actually i can't recall when was the last time someone had somekind of a benefit from MLE player. Cato last year only as far as i can remember. We talk about MLE all the time but most of them end up being cut or deep down on the bench...

i had luck with the MLE in my first year with Dikembe for example.
but the raptors had their luck this year with the cato signing. look at the nets they are only 6 players deep and i can´t believe that bods didn´t try to get more depth with the MLE.

I guess he's checking out rosters and I'm prepared for his offers to get Emeka for some of my talent ...

 :lol:

Read the first post.

I'm trying to use up my cap space to get someone locked up to a multi-year deal.

But I probably will offer out my MLE as well, and just hope the capspace gets used before teh MLE.

Now that must be some hidden FA for sure, unless MightyMouse, Stack, JimJax or Crawford end up with the lucky deal of their life (as I believe there IS a slight difference between "I'm trying" and "I was trying")

This is the crappiest FA class for sure:
Aside from the few top players who mostly resigned with their old teams there were basically just two top guys (top as in averaging over 10ppg !)  switching teams: Dunleavy and Collison. That was it. Only 30+ vets or promising projects available otherwise ...

... I think never has cap money got you less than now !  :shock:

I can't imagine who it is.

sorry i missed that

Maybe MJ comes back again! I've heard he likes Petit alot! :)

MJ liked Kwame a lot too ... doesn't seem he's as good a judge of talent !  :wink:

Oh snap. Actually got the dude that I wanted. Rose will be great off the bench. Had not seen daylight in Dallas, but I'm sure he can provide a nice scoring boost backing up the 2/3. Don't even need an LLE signing now, lol. Roster is too packed. Looking to trade away some of that spare depth...