2013 NBA Free Agency News

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• The Pistons have reached out for the biggest name free agent left on the board and have agreed to a four-year, $56 million deal with Josh Smith, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. It’s not a surprise, the Pistons were in early with a hard push to get Smith, and that is the large contract he wanted. Atlanta never really made any effort to bring Smith back.

[carolina-chuck]

Josh Smith went from Atlanta to Detroit. Lol, you can tell he's in it just to get paid (can't say I blame him). He's not trying to win at all.

That Detroit team has some good young pieces, and that interior defense of theirs will be tough, but who on that team is going to stretch the floor? Not really any outside shooters on that squad, so scoring is going to be tough for them.

Stuckey is a pretty good SG.

This signing easily makes Detriot a strong Playoffs contender.

PG: Knight

SG: Stuckey

SF: Smith

PF: Monroe

C : Drummond

I believe they're better than Cleveland and Washington atm.

[Kakarot]

Stuckey is decent, but he's not a guy you really fear on the perimeter.  For his career, he's shooting 28% from the 3 point line.  His overall fg % isn't even all that great, as he is shooting 42%.  Shot 40% this past year.  Brandon Knight and KCP really the only ones on that squad who pose a threat with a jumper.

[carolina-chuck]

Stuckey is decent, but he's not a guy you really fear on the perimeter. For his career, he's shooting 28% from the 3 point line. His overall fg % isn't even all that great, as he is shooting 42%. Shot 40% this past year. Brandon Knight and KCP really the only ones on that squad who pose a threat with a jumper.

Exactly. I forgot all about KCP too. He's supposed to be a very good shooter. Could def help this team coming off the bench as the 6th man. I'd be dissapointed to not see Detriot in the Post season if they stays healthy.

[Kakarot]

Exactly. I forgot all about KCP too. He's supposed to be a very good shooter. Could def help this team coming off the bench as the 6th man. I'd be dissapointed to not see Detriot in the Post season if they stays healthy.

Yea, I expect Detroit to compete for a playoff spot.  How do you feel Boston will do next year?

[carolina-chuck]

Yea, I expect Detroit to compete for a playoff spot. How do you feel Boston will do next year?

I believe that they're gonna be a lottery team with or without Rondo. Probably at 20-25 wins team. But, if they keep Rondo I think that they are still going to be able to compete each night. They have a very good core: Rondo, Bradley, Lee, Green, Wallace, Humphries, etc. Just lacking a true Center. We (Buzzcats) are no much better than they are imo.

[teeray]

The best thing about the Josh Smith signing is that it probably guarantees the Buzzcats will have st least one first round pick next season. Just a matter of how low a pick.

[carpanfan96]

The best thing about the Josh Smith signing is that it probably guarantees the Buzzcats will have st least one first round pick next season. Just a matter of how low a pick.

 

I expect they get both Portland and Detroit's picks next draft. Should have 3 picks in the top 16 or so. 

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• Omri Casspi agrees to two-year deal with the Rockets worth 2.6mil.

• Dorell Wright agrees to two-year deal with the Blazers worth 6mil.

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• Jarrett Jack played big point guard minutes for the Warriors off the bench, and was often featured in crunch time lineups. But he has agreed to join the Cavaliers, reports Marcus Thompson of the Bay Area News Group. The deal is for four years and $25 million.

Carl Landry had a player option to return to the Warriors next season for $4 million, but opted out to pursue a bigger, long-term deal. It turned out to be the smart choice, as he has agreed to a four-year deal worth $26 million to play for the Sacramento Kings.

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• The Dallas Mavericks and guard Devin Harris are close to finalizing a three-year deal worth in excess of $9 million, sources told ESPN.com’s Marc Stein.

The Mavs struck an agreement Saturday to bring Harris back to the team on which he began his career as the fifth pick overall in the 2004 NBA draft. The deal can’t be officially signed until Wednesday, when the league lifts its annual moratorium on free-agent signings and trades.

• We may find out as the Hawks are targeting Ellis, reports Marc Stein at ESPN.

With the future of restricted free agent point guard Jeff Teague still uncertain, Atlanta has roughly $10 million in available salary-cap space to potentially use on Ellis. Sources say that the Hawks have also given center Andrew Bynum some thought, but all the latest signals suggest that Ellis is the Hawks’ top current target.

• The Clippers continued their shrewd offseason decision-making by filling that void with Darren Collison, who has agreed to a two-year deal according to multiple reports.

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• Rockets agrees to two-year deal with Francisco Garcia

Francisco Garcia was essentially a throw-in as part of the deal made at the trade deadline that sent Thomas Robinson from the Kings to the Rockets.

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• Clippers agree to one year deal with Ryan Hollins

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• From Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports:

As Dwight Howard leaves Los Angeles, the Lakers and free-agent center Chris Kaman have a growing mutual interest, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Kaman played his first eight NBA seasons for the Los Angeles Clippers, and a return to Southern California to join the Lakers has strong appeal to him, a league source told Yahoo! Sports.

• The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed on a two-year, $6.5 million deal with Carlos Delfino that includes a team option for a third year that could pay him nearly $10 million, league sources tell Yahoo! Sports.

• Report: Hickson reaches three-year deal to join Nuggets

Denver will give Hickson, a 6-foot-9 forward-center, the annual full mid-level exception of approximately $5 million, plus the 4.5 percent annual bonuses allowed per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, sources said.