NBA signings and trades 2010-2011

[lbtriggerman]

Raja Bell will sign a three year bond worth $10 Million with the Utah Jazz.

Utah Jazz acquires Al Jefferson for center Koufus.

Nice grab for the Jazz.

[BBallfanJ]

Bulls sign Ronnie Brewer 3 yrs $12.5 million.

[CKR13]

Penny Hardaway willing to sign with the Miami Heat for minimum.

according to the Orlando Sentinel

[CKR13]

Tracy McGrady according to sources is inclining to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers after some workouts at the LA Clippers camp and passing the medical team's tests.

[Khalid80]

Penny Hardaway willing to sign with the Miami Heat for minimum.

according to the Orlando Sentinel

I really doubt that this is ever going to happen and I think it's just wishful thinking by Hardaway.
1) Hardaway hasn't played any competitive basketball since end of 2007.
2) He turns 39 tomorrow (Happy b-day Penny )
(When Malone was playing with the Lakers at that age he was still in great physical shape and had been playing in the league for like 19 consecutive seasons)
3) From 2004-2008 he played a total of almost 100 games (in 4 seasons) since he was plagued with injury or waived by his teams (Ironically it was the Heat who last waived him in December 2007).

[CKR13]

I really doubt that this is ever going to happen and I think it's just wishful thinking by Hardaway.
1) Hardaway hasn't played any competitive basketball since end of 2007.
2) He turns 39 tomorrow (Happy b-day Penny )
(When Malone was playing with the Lakers at that age he was still in great physical shape and had been playing in the league for like 19 consecutive seasons)
3) From 2004-2008 he played a total of almost 100 games (in 4 seasons) since he was plagued with injury or waived by his teams (Ironically it was the Heat who last waived him in December 2007).

I couldn't agree more.

[BBallfanJ]

Rockets sign C Brad Miller. Finally a capable backup for Yao.

[mvblair]

Rockets sign C Brad Miller. Finally a capable backup for Yao.

I know Miller is good. I mean, he's got good statistics. But personally, I've never liked his game too much. I always seems indecisive to me. Still, at least there is a big man behind Yao now. The last one Yao had was Kelvin Cato.

[CKR13]

I know Miller is good. I mean, he's got good statistics. But personally, I've never liked his game too much. I always seems indecisive to me. Still, at least there is a big man behind Yao now. The last one Yao had was Kelvin Cato.

I think Brad Miller will fit in with Adelman's system as Miller had been a good player for the Kings when Adelman was still our head coach. Brad Miller has the perimeter touch and passing skills to complement all four players on the court whereas Ariza, Brooks and Martin can cut or Miller set them up for an opening and Scola would love Miller's timely passes on the shade. I vouch for him.

[CKR13]

The Miami HEAT has officially signed free agent center Zydraunas Ilgauskas, Joel Anthony and Dexter Pittman.

I'm waiting on how they evaluate DaSean Butler if they choose to sign him to a guaranteed contract.

[kerdito]

Heat complete Ilgauskas signing as roster fills
For the Miami Heat, the first priority of the summer was the big moves, the names like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.



It's been all about big men since.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas became the third center to sign with the Heat in less than 24 hours on Saturday, completing a deal he agreed in principle to about five days earlier. On Friday, the Heat completed contracts with returning Miami veteran Joel Anthony and rookie draft pick Dexter Pittman. And Miami's next move is expected to be the re-signing of another 7-footer, Jamaal Magloire.
That's roughly 28 feet of centers in all, with the 7-foot-3 Ilgauskas standing taller than everyone else on Miami's now-bursting depth chart at center. The Lithuanian - who was drafted by Cleveland in 1996 and has never suited up for any other NBA club - is 12th among all active players with 1,269 blocks, and 21st among current players in rebounds with 5,904.
"As we continue to shape our roster, we have filled a key position with the addition of Zydrunas,'' Heat president Pat Riley said in a release. "He is a two-time All-Star, a proven rebounder, and a great shot blocker. His place in NBA history is already clear, and we are pleased to be able to add a seasoned veteran of his caliber to our roster.''
Ilgauskas averaged 7.4 points and 5.4 rebounds last season for Cleveland, playing as a backup behind Shaquille O'Neal. He was part of a three-way midseason trade and ended up in Washington, which bought out his deal without Ilgauskas ever playing a second for the Wizards. After the NBA's mandated 30-day waiting period, Ilgauskas returned to Cleveland.
But when James announced his decision to join Miami, it seemed almost certain that Ilgauskas would follow. To him, it made sense for three reasons: His wife Jennifer has plenty of family in South Florida, James wanted him to join the rebuilt and suddenly loaded Heat roster, and Ilgauskas is still chasing his first championship ring.
"LeBron gets a lot of the credit for this one,'' Wade said.
Ilgauskas is the ninth player to sign with Miami for the coming season. After Magloire, the Heat are expected to add Juwan Howard and Carlos Arroyo in the coming days, and it seems possible that free agent James Jones -- who was with Miami last season -- could also return. Free agent point guards Keyon Dooling and Chris Quinn, both former Miami players, are targets as well.

[Khalid80]

Heat agree to terms with James Jones

-A league source says that the Miami Heat have convinced forward James Jones -- who they just bought out two weeks ago to clear additional cap space for LeBron James and Chris Bosh -- to return to the Heat next season. Terms of the new deal were not immediately available.

Miami bought out the final three years of Jones's five-year, $23 million deal, paying approximately $1.8 million to Jones this year to get out of the rest of his old deal, which would have paid him $4.65 million next season. The savings gave the Heat enough cap space to convince James and Bosh to take less than maximum deals to join Dwyane Wade next season. The 29-year-old Jones had played his last two seasons in Miami but was injured for large stretches of the last two seasons.

When healthy, Jones has been a strong 3-point shooter, including a career-high 44 percent from behind the arc in 2007-08 with Portland. He would provide Miami with a solid role player who could relieve either Wade or James at either wing position.

After using the team's remaining cap space to sign free agent Mike Miller and re-sign forward Udonis Haslem, Miami can only offer veteran minimum contracts to other players as it fills out its roster. A seven-year veteran like Jones would be eligible for a minimum of $1.146 million next season. The Heat signed former Cavs center Zydrunas Ilgauskas to a two-year, $2.8 million deal earlier this week, with a player option for the second year, and agreed to terms with veteran center Joel Anthony, who had opted out of his old contract before the July 1 start of free agency.

http://www.nba.com/news/features/aldridge.2010.freeagency/?ls=iref:nbahpt2

The Heat need guys who can shoot the 3 and Jones is one of them. Good signing imo.

[CKR13]

Jamal Magloire is nearing a deal with the Miami Heat.

[Buzissa]

Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six titles. And while he had Scottie Pippen, there is little question the Bulls were Jordan's team.

So what does Jordan, one of the best-ever in the NBA, think of LeBron James joining with All-Stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to form a super team in Miami?

"There's no way, with hindsight, I would've ever called up Larry, called up Magic and said, 'Hey, look, let's get together and play on one team,' " Jordan said after playing in a celebrity golf tournament in Nevada. "But that's ... things are different. I can't say that's a bad thing. It's an opportunity these kids have today. In all honesty, I was trying to beat those guys."

James, who played his first seven seasons with his home state Cleveland Cavaliers, was part of one of the most celebrated free agent classes in history this summer. He met with the Cavs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets.

James let the world know he was taking his talents to South Beach in an hour-long TV special on July 8.

TNT analyst Charles Barkley said James' decision may change his legacy.

"He'll never be Jordan," Barkley told 790 the Ticket in Miami earlier in the week. "This clearly takes him out of the conversation. He can win as much as he wants to.

"There would have been something honorable about staying in Cleveland and trying to win it as 'The Man' ... LeBron, if he would've in Cleveland, and if he could've got a championship there, it would have been over the top for his legacy, just one in Cleveland. No matter how many he wins in Miami, it clearly is Dwyane Wade's team."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5391478

[mvblair]

Good article, Visseira. I am not a Michael Jordan fan at all. In fact, I actively dislike him. But I respect his competitiveness. LBJ, LeBron, and Wade getting together on the same team seems like a bunch of 10-year-olds on the playground picking teams for a football game.