Day 1 Free Agency Results

[NetsGM]

2009    181    Nets    Sign PG Earl Boykins for $64,974,000 over 4 years.
2009    181    Cavs    Sign SG Vince Carter for $114,975,000 over 6 years.
2009    181    Clippers    Sign PG Ben Gordon for $105,393,750 over 7 years.
2009    181    Spurs    Sign PG Speedy Claxton for $4,500,000 over one year.
2009    181    Bulls    Sign SG Juan Dixon for $4,500,000 over one year.
2009    181    Bucks    Sign SF Donta Smith for $5,400,000 over one year.
2009    181    Nuggets    Sign C Jason Collier for $17,218,165 over 2 years.
2009    181    Pistons    Sign PF Chris Webber for $15,151,515 over one year.
2009    181    Magic    Sign C Greg Ostertag for $4,500,000 over one year.
2009    181    Cavs    Sign PG Mikel Chamberlain for $27,846,000 over 4 years.
2009    181    Trailblazers    Sign SF Al Harrington for $4,500,000 over one year.
2009    181    Raptors    Sign SG Aaron McKie for $1,200,000 over one year.
2009    181    Timberwolves    Sign PG Larry Benoit for $4,500,000 over one year.
2009    181    Supersonics    Sign SG Ronald Conradt for $4,500,000 over one year.
2009    181    Hornets    Sign PG Raul Lopez for $1,440,000 over one year.
2009    181    Suns    Sign SG Dion Glover for $4,250,000 over 2 years.
2009    181    Trailblazers    Sign PF Theo Ratliff for $11,000,000 over one year.
2009    181    Knicks    Sign C Nazr Mohammed for $7,000,000 over one year.
2009    181    Timberwolves    Sign SF Andrew Sedran for $1,200,000 over one year.
2009    181    Suns    Sign SG Fred Hoiberg for $1,200,000 over one year.
2009    181    Supersonics    Sign SF Austin Croshere for $1,200,000 over one year.
2009    181    Grizzlies    Sign PG Lindsey Hunter for $1,000,000 over one year.
2009    181    Suns    Sign SF Rodney White for $4,500,000 over one year.
2009    181    Hornets    Sign C Pavel Podkolzine for $10,950,000 over one year.
2009    181    Hornets    Sign SG Lavar Piatkowski for $4,500,000 over one year.
2009    181    Hornets    Sign SF Bradley Bee for $5,400,000 over one year.
2009    181    Nets    Sign C Trenton Lo for $24,000,000 over 6 years.
2009    181    Pistons    Sign SG Morris Peterson for $4,500,000 over one year.
2009    181    Kings    Sign C Jerome Moiso for $5,400,000 over one year.
2009    181    Knicks    Sign SF Caron Butler for $1,200,000 over one year.
2009    181    Mavericks    Sign C Evan Eschmeyer for $4,500,000 over one year.
2009    181    Rockets    Sign SF Jarvis Hayes for $1,200,000 over one year.
2009    181    Hornets    Sign SF Matt Harpring for $1,728,000 over one year.
2009    181    Grizzlies    Sign C Vitaly Potapenko for $1,000,000 over one year.
2009    181    Nets    Sign SF John Salmons for $18,000,000 over 6 years.
2009    181    Rockets    Sign PF Udonis Haslem for $2,587,266 over 3 years.
2009    181    Grizzlies    Sign C Scot Pollard for $1,000,000 over one year.
2009    181    Bucks    Sign PF Jamal Sampson for $1,200,000 over one year.
2009    181    Raptors    Sign PF Jackson Finley for $4,500,000 over one year.
2009    181    Celtics    Sign SG Carlos Tower for $1,200,000 over one year.
2009    181    Nets    Sign SF Antonio Turkoglu for $4,500,000 over 3 years.
2009    181    Warriors    Sign SF Don Ruffin for $4,500,000 over one year.
2009    181    Wizards    Sign C Hector Voskuhl for $2,571,492 over 4 years.
2009    181    Supersonics    Sign PF Walter McCarty for $1,200,000 over one year.

[CavsGM]

Vince-mania begins...

[NetsGM]

Well well well.

It appears I found a flaw in the game.

If you have cap room offered to multiple free agents, if they all decide on the same day, you can sign more than the caproom you have.

For my example, I signed Earl Boykins for 14 million.  That should have effectively taken away all my cap space.  But I was still able to sign Salmons, Lo and Turkoglu (whom I had made offers for as failsafes if none of the big 3 signed).

I'll have to add this to the rules page.  It certainly would have altered my strategy had I known.  I thought once your cap space is used, it's used.  but it appears it can only go by how much cap room you had before that FA day.

[NetsGM]

Poor Hawks.  They signed NOONE.  I thought for sure they had Pavel until Hornets came in with an outrageous 1 year deal.

Cavs got Vince literally at the last minute.  Clippers owe me for delaying the sim, and Cavs owe the Clips for causing me to delay the sim.

[KingsGM-old]

I guess it's time for the rebuilding part

[BlazersGM]

theo resigned,i got harrington,im satisfied with day 1,altough most players went already,but some on top of my wish list are still there

[NetsGM]

What the hell are you talking about?  You lost scrubs.

[BullsGM-old]

Got Juan Dixon with MLE again, not bad

I'm surprised McKie signed the LLE

[NetsGM]

Alright, as for me.

I'm VERY happy to welcome Earl as the new starting pg on the nets.  Chauncey was amazing, but one of my few weaknesses last year were turnovers.  Earl is the best ballhandler in the league and fills a BIG need.  He'll help me reduce turnovers AND force turnovers.  I was even last year on turnovers.  I'm hoping to be +2 this year.

Also, signed some very good bench players to longterm deals.  That i'm also VERY happy about.

Locked up trenton lo for a very reasonable salary (less than the MLE).  He was tremendous last year off the bench, good shotblocker and rebounder.  A little high priced, but all decent big men are.  He's only 25.

Locked up john salmons for 6 years at 3 mil per.  Another EXCELLENT defender.  His perimeter defense was actually better than Battier, which makes him great to switch between the 2 and 3.  Having another shutdown defender at the swing positions is a great asset.

Finally, Antonio Turkoglu.  1.5 mil/year for 3 seasons.  Wanted 3 seasons because I wanted his bird years.  I basically look at him as a late first round draft pick.  If that A potential holds true, he could end up a B- B offensively with B+ defense, that would be great.  Otherwise, it's a low risk.

[NetsGM]

Ok, my day 2 offers have been submitted to HornetsGM.

[SunsGM]

I'm happy with what happened, As I alluded to earlier in another post,   adding depth at my swing spots was a big priority, and I as able to get 3 guys who are either SG or SF

Rodney White is a solid B offensive player AND aB+ defender,he'll be productive off the bench.

Fred Hoiberg and Dion Glover are both good outside shooters and Hoiberg is nice defensively and Glover isent too bad.

so now i feel alright with my backcourt rotation with Barry,Stockton,Hoiberg,Glover,Hav,and Eisley

and I have a player coming in a trade for my SF spot, and a good backup in White.

[RaptorsGM]

Wow...pretty damn THRILLED.


Am I the only one to think Jackson Finley could be really, really good?

And Mckie for the MLE? Whoa. Didn't see that coming.

[NetsGM]

Damn, hadn't even noticed you're the one who got Finley.

I offered him a 6 year deal at 4 million per year.

[Anonymous]

Wow...pretty damn THRILLED.


Am I the only one to think Jackson Finley could be really, really good?

Nope, I do too - I wanted him for the MLE  

[RaptorsGM]

Damn, hadn't even noticed you're the one who got Finley.

I offered him a 6 year deal at 4 million per year.

Yeah, of my entire list of MLE players, minus the ones that I probably had no shot at, Finley was the guy I wanted.

Man, He could be B B+ offense. How sick would that be.