Player Movement Thread (Was Free Agency Thread)

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The Clippers are looking strikingly familiar to the Nuggets.

[shadowTerp]

Ricky Davis and the Clippers are perfect together. Now the intelligence on the court can match the intelligence off of the court.

+1 

[Skates]

The Clips value Ricky for his "versatility."  Yeah, how many guys can "manufacture" triple doubles the way Ricky does.

[Skates]

The two year contract Kristic signed to play in Moscow was a smart move.  NBA teams are still hesitant about the knee injury and he has two years where he will make essentially the MLE when you account for the strength of the Euro vs. the dollar.  If he proves the leg is sound and his mobility and strength are back he will be on the market in two years when lots of teams will have cap space.  It will be interesting to see of the Nets retain his rights or renounce him for cap space.  If they retain his rights, they can sign him to a nice deal after they make a big signing or two in 2010, or use him in a S&T.  I suspect they will watch him for the next two seasons and renounce him if the knee is shot or keep his rights if they clear enough other cap space and he is playing well.  The shorter euro season won't hurt him health-wise either.

[Sub]

I'd call being able to change uniforms seven times in a career pretty versatile.

[anklebreaker]

The Clips value Ricky for his "versatility."  Yeah, how many guys can "manufacture" triple doubles the way Ricky does.

Bob Sura knew how to manufacture a triple double as well. 

[Skates]

Ben Gordon is supposedly looking to be the highest paid player on Chicago.  He might as well just sign the QO now and get it over with, then hope someone overpays next season.

[jemagee]

ESPN says Deng and Bulls have a verbal agreement

6 years 71 million

[shadowTerp]

ESPN says Deng and Bulls have a verbal agreement: 6 years 71 million

Ben Gordon is supposedly looking to be the highest paid player on Chicago.  He might as well just sign the QO now and get it over with, then hope someone overpays next season.

Yup.  No way he's getting as much as Deng just got.

[TheGuiltyParty]

I like Gordon but he's absolutely insane for a number of reasons.

1) Having such high demands only means that the Bulls aren't going to pay him and that he's going to have to take the QO.

2) If he does take the QO and the Bulls keep him and Hinrich, he's going to see a reduction in his minutes and his numbers which will probably make it even harder for him to get the 5 years/$50MIL he was offered last summer.

I just don't see how his agent allowed him to NOT sign that deal last year and now I don't think he'll sniff that kind of money this summer or next when he's a UFA.

[Skates]

I like Gordon but he's absolutely insane for a number of reasons.

1) Having such high demands only means that the Bulls aren't going to pay him and that he's going to have to take the QO.

2) If he does take the QO and the Bulls keep him and Hinrich, he's going to see a reduction in his minutes and his numbers which will probably make it even harder for him to get the 5 years/$50MIL he was offered last summer.

I just don't see how his agent allowed him to NOT sign that deal last year and now I don't think he'll sniff that kind of money this summer or next when he's a UFA.

Maybe his master plan is to take the QO this year and hope that BK and/or Isiah get new GM gigs by next year.  if not, there is always Chris Wallace in Memphis.   

[TheGuiltyParty]

Maybe his master plan is to take the QO this year and hope that BK and/or Isiah get new GM gigs by next year.  if not, there is always Chris Wallace in Memphis.   

That must be the plan however, Chris Wallace is apparently handcuffed and can't spend any of that capspace. Unsized, streaky 2-guards don't tend to get paid a lot in this league but Gordon feels as though he shoud be paid like all-around players like Deng and Iguodala.

I don't think the Monte Ellis signing helped Chicago at all.

[tk76-]

I don't think the Monte Ellis signing helped Chicago at all.

I really admire Ellis's effeciency, but what kind of number do you think Gordon would put up in Ellis's place on GS?

[jemagee]

I admire Monta Ellis ability to be second fiddle to Baron Davis

I'm curios to see what he does now that his back court mate isn't baron davis

[Skates]

I admire Monta Ellis ability to be second fiddle to Baron Davis

I'm curios to see what he does now that his back court mate isn't baron davis

I'm curious to see if Ellis is really going to be tried at PG, or if that is just a lot of talk.