So far this summer player movement has been limited. Lots of little moves, and free agency itself didn’t have as many stars as the ones that were on the market back in the day or the ones that were released in 2010, but as always, there were some that signed for a big deal, and not all signed. . back with the original team.
FREE AGENT SIGNING
Philadelphia 76ers sign Elton Brand
The best play by any team so far. Bringing in a guy who is averaging 20.3 points and 10.2 rebounds in his career thus far. He has a great low post game that’s hard to defend, and he looks at the Sixers’ lineup now. We have Miller who is showing that he can score but also take shots for his team, we have Andrea Iguodala who can aggressively attack the basket or just pass on his promising jump shot, the face of this franchise as well, add Elton Brand to his position from PF, which will add more dangerous low post play and a guy who can break boards as well, and put him alongside a guy like Dalembert in the low end, a guy who can do the dirty work and grab boards and block shots, this will be a tough team to beat.
LA Clippers sign Baron Davis
Nice move from the Clippers bringing in Davis, he can pass the ball, he also has a great offensive game and is probably the best defender to play his position. It’s a shame Brand and Maggette leave when he gets caught. Davis is now being put into a team that doesn’t have much hope anymore, with just Davis, and young players like Al Thorton and seventh pick Eric Gordon running the team, but since they got rid of Maggette and Brand, this is freeing up. plenty of cap space for them, so don’t be surprised if they make a trade anytime soon to bring in another talent to be with Davis.
Golden State Warriors sign Corey Maggette
Since he lost Davis, he got rid of a big contract that they could just replace with another one, which they did, and they signed Maggette. He can really add points to the scoreboard and that will probably be his biggest contribution. Making Maggette a forward and Jackson a shooting guard will make the Warriors a pure shooter with no low post play. I was surprised they didn’t put more effort into bringing in a talented point guard to replace Baron Davis, I can’t see Ellis running the point, he reminds me of a bigger, more talented Nate Robinson, fast to the hoop, can shoot the ball, but both too young to be a promising guard. But they also didn’t want Matt Barnes to start at small forward, so they had to pick a SF or PG and they went with Maggette.
The Houston Rockets sign Brent Barry
This move got me thinking, they brought in a guy who’s already seen the prime of his years, and can really only shoot the three ball and play some D. They already have guys like Shane Battier and Rafer Alston who are outstanding shooters. This move was probably made to back Battier or T-mac, since they let Gerald Green go and brought a little more defense to the team.
Orlando Magic sign Michael Pietrus
I like this move the Magic made, they brought in a big small forward who can shoot the ball and play good D. He adds more space to the team and he’ll be a great guy off the bench, and he also gives their weak bench a bit. more talent
The Dallas Mavericks sign Gerald Green
Since Maurice Ager was sent to the Nets in the Kidd trade, they don’t really have anyone to back up the shooting guard position. and bringing in a guy who can aggressively attack the rim and has a good jump shot isn’t a bad move.
The New York Knicks sign Chris Duhon.
The Knicks needed to bring in a talented average point guard who could create shots for team members and really get the offense flowing. Nate Robinson couldn’t do that, he could create shots for himself and put points on the board, but not a quarterback that could maybe make his offensive threats like Crawford, Randolph and Curry work and make it easier for Nate Robinson to do that. he.
TRADE WINDS
The Milwaukee Bucks get Richard Jefferson from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons.
The Nets made this trade so they can start clearing up salary cap space for the 2010 market, where talent like Chris Bosh, Dywane Wade, Lebron James, Amare Stoudemare, Yao Ming, Richard Jefferson, Tyson Chandler, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki , Ray Allen, Jeo Johnson, Tracy McGrady, Manu Ginobili, Michael Redd and many more are up for grabs. the Nets are in a position to refresh their team, bringing in young players, then when they have experience bringing in a veteran to lead the team. With Vince Carter’s best years slipping away by the day, he acts fast and makes sure he gets an All-Star in 2010.
The Philadelphia 76ers traded Rodney Carney, Calvin Booth, a future first-round pick, and cash considerations to the Minnesota Timber-Wolves in exchange for a future second-round pick.
The 76ers made this move to open up cap space for them to make an offer to Elton Brand, they did so after Josh Smith visited Philadelphia with his agent and walked away with the 76ers with no luck signing a deal with him. so obviously the 76ers are looking big this summer and want a second talent in Andrea Iguodala’s side.
The Indiana Pacers receive TJ Ford, Rasho Nesterovic and the rights to Roy Hirbbert from the Toronto Raptors, and send them, Jermaine O’Neal and the rights to Nathan J awia.
I like this move for the Raptors, bring in a talented PF in O’Neal who can break the boards, has a great low post game and plays well D. if O’neal is healthy for most of the season, the raptors they will have a dominate down and add great shots around on Kapono, Parker and Bargnani, this will create great space for the team and it will be difficult for other teams to defend.