SSBA

Supersonics Sign PG Ian Magliore for $15.600.000 over one year.
Pacers Sign C Arvydas Sabonis for $105.393.750 over 7 years.
Clippers Sign SG Ron Harper for $105.393.750 over 7 years.
Nets Sign PG Dudley Bradley for $4.500.000 over one year.
Clippers Sign SF Mike Mitchell for $17.673.743 over one year.
Hornets Sign SG Dell Curry for $35.000.000 over 5 years.
Rockets Sign PG Sergio Patterson for $4.500.000 over one year.
Celtics Sign PG Mark Price for $5.400.000 over one year.
Hawks Sign SF Larry Bird for $15.330.000 over one year.
Rockets Sign PF Roy Tarpley for $68.437.500 over 5 years.
Pistons Sign SF Len Bias for $36.135.000 over 3 years.
Rockets Sign SF Xavier Stockton for $5.400.000 over one year.
Warriors Sign SG Terry Porter for $11.340.000 over 2 years.
Wizards Sign PF Larry Nance for $4.700.000 over one year.
Rockets Sign C Herb Williams for $13.140.000 over one year.
Raptors Sign PG Julio Shireman for $1.200.000 over one year.
Nuggets Sign PG Stan Wingate for $4.500.000 over one year.
Celtics Sign SG Kenny Barkley for $5.100.000 over one year.
Spurs Sign SG Russ Charles for $3.024.000 over 2 years.
Pistons Sign SF Evan Hunt for $28.039.348 over 4 years.
76ers Sign PF Battaile Massenburg for $82.125.000 over 6 years.
Timberwolves Sign SG Morris Oyedeji for $5.400.000 over one year.
Wizards Sign SG Jim Paxson for $5.000.000 over one year.
Timberwolves Sign SF Morgan Saperstein for $4.500.000 over one year.
Magic Sign PF Larry Hernandez for $4.500.000 over one year.
Magic Sign C Micah Erving for $10.950.000 over one year.
Supersonics Sign PF Larry Demic for $1.600.000 over one year.
Wizards Sign SF Josue Bellamy for $1.400.000 over one year.
Lakers Sign C Eddie Aames for $1.200.000 over one year.
Hawks Sign C Chris Washburn for $6.330.000 over one year.
Suns Sign C Will Perdue for $1.200.000 over one year.
Rockets Sign C Clayton Elie for $1.200.000 over one year.
Kings Sign SF Dennis Rodman for $4.500.000 over one year.
Spurs Sign C Phil Unseld for $4.750.000 over one year.

some really big contracts. after the hornets disaster i had to give sabs his 7th year.

Wow, Massenberg getting way too much in Philly.

This following a MLE last year - wow.

Not terribly surprised I came away empty handed from day #1.  I was shooting pretty high.  I would have liked to hit a home run, but, went down swinging instead.

Its a huge risk with signing with signing "bad boy" Battaile. And I could honestly say that it's one of the riskiest move I've made as a GM in SSBA.

The reason for this signing is simple. I need some frontcourt help who's development is in pace with the current development of my team. There are top three big men in my FA list in Sabas, Tarpley then Massenburg. I offered all three of them the max money I can give. I'd rather have something (even a future contract liability) than wasting my cap space in resigning my players.

I mean, aside from Harper, Sabas and Tarpley, there is no one out there who is is a "Max type FA" and what strikes me most with Massenburg was his 0 bird years that makes him a very easy prey for signing him and he is currently the most promising player out of the FA pool.

Next step, overpaying Julius Erving.. :D (copying this line for next season's Day 1 FA discussion).

Well, I got a much needed backup PG in Sergio Paterson. Can't argue with A+ handles.

Tarpley, Williams and Stockton are back. No point breaking them up when I'm over the cap anyway.

Clayton Elie is a roll of the dice really. 6'11, 309 lbs and A- defense. Maybe that B potential will kick in..?

massenburg is nowhere near a max type player. you could have signed him for 3 years and less money and still have bird rights if he develops.

My bad.. :D

Don't worry ill try to make up for it.

not very often you get a A+ defensive starter with good percentages from the LLE. It's true he only scored 7ppg but he makes the shots he takes which is much better than 7ppg on bad percentages.

Unless there is a big decline in TC (he is 34) Shireman will be a primary backup for Blackman at SG. I think this was a really big signing for me and my defense is going to be pretty good this year with 3 A starters and 1 A+ defender...and I still have my MLE left.

haha lol at massenburg. but the guy is solid. nowhere near max though

glad to have my old players back.

That is a lot of coin. Intriguing player, if he keeps progressing, he could be quite the contributor.

Nice resign on Mags.

Pretty happy to have prodigal son Dudley Bradley back in the fold, adds to my stable of balanced players who can defend and look after the ball - I think this puts me in a bit more of a holding pattern in so far as flipping a big for a small - now I'm waiting for TC for sure: Bradley/Fortson/Hardaway are a fine backcourt, and if one or Elliot/Abdul-Rauf show up, that should be all the depth I need.
Surprised to not have to wait until day 4 to use my MLE  :lol:.

I'm glad to get Dell back, though I certainly overpaid. This team is getting more and more difficult to manage cap-wise. Dumping McCracken, and Harpring signing for cheap, saved my a$$ (for this season at least).

I know I thought that offering the MLE would be pointless as someone would offer him something around 5-6mil...

At least I got Sergio with it though...

Pretty happy with Day 1 of FA. Picked up a scorer off the bench and the Cavs got absolutely no one. Too bad nobody took any of his players stopping him from signing every1 to a 1yr deal making the same exact team from last yr.

A bit surprised at the Massenburg signing though. High risk, high reward I suppose.

Bringing back Magloire was huge, but I still have that enormous hole in the middle.  Here's hoping to land something of any value with the MLE.

Happy to have landed Bias and Hunt...  They are both solid young players and I got them on somewhat reasonable money...  They are both available for trade though, just to see what I can get...

Another thing I love about my signings:

Evan Hunt - Loyalty 93, Greed 35, Play for Winner 99

He is by no means a stud(hopefully a solid PF), but thought that it was pretty funny he decided to sign with the team that probably has the lowest win rating...