Free Agency

So Caron Butler to the Clippers for 3 years, Tyson Chandler expected to sign with the Knicks, and Shane Battier expected to sign with Miami.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU I WANTED THE RAPTORS TO GET BATTIER!

we lose chauncey but get an elite defender

TripleAAmin wrote:we lose chauncey but get an elite defender

I don't want to sound like like I'm bitter over losing Chandler,but to say he is a elite defender is a little far.You have to understand people made way too big a deal over the Mavs finally having a center that wasn't a liability out there.We went from having Diop and Hollins to Chandler and Haywood.He is still a great defensive center,but when you say elite defense I always take that as top 3 defense at center ,and I never saw anything like that from him.He's a great player like I said,and we are taking a big downgrade going with Haywood,but he definitely got a lot of hype because of the season the Mavs had.A great move by the Knicks all in all though.

I guess the Mavs get Odom
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/217344/Lakers_Pull_Out_Of_Chris_Paul_Trade_Will_Trade_Odom_To_Dallas

ccdog23 wrote:

TripleAAmin wrote:we lose chauncey but get an elite defender

I don't want to sound like like I'm bitter over losing Chandler,but to say he is a elite defender is a little far.You have to understand people made way too big a deal over the Mavs finally having a center that wasn't a liability out there.We went from having Diop and Hollins to Chandler and Haywood.He is still a great defensive center,but when you say elite defense I always take that as top 3 defense at center ,and I never saw anything like that from him.He's a great player like I said,and we are taking a big downgrade going with Haywood,but he definitely got a lot of hype because of the season the Mavs had.A great move by the Knicks all in all though.

I hear what you are saying and mabe I went a little far but he was one of the best defensive players last year I believe he was in the top 3 running for defenive player of the year. I think he will thrive with the Knicks because he does everything the Knicks struggle rebouding and defense

You will like him,the main thing you're going to have to worry about is if he can stay healthy.

Really enjoy the smaller transaction window like the NFL had.

TheBasedPoster wrote:Really enjoy the smaller transaction window like the NFL had.

Me too.

Pacers signed David West. Good signing, the Pacers have a pretty good starting 5 going forward. Collison, George, Granger, West, Hibbert, with Hansbrough or George Hill possibly being 6th man.

So the Warriors have thrown everything but the kitchen sink at DeAndre Jordan, signing him for 4 years at around 40 million. Didn't know he was worth that much.

Clippers claimed Billups off amnesty waivers? Also, Clippers plan to match the Warriors offer to DeAndre Jordan. Apparently they want to take on as much salary as possible this season in order to win a few more games. But honestly, how are they gonna pay both Kaman and Jordan? I have a feel Kaman will be on the trading block.