Bobcats on the clock

One thing that i like about this trade it show to me that Bobcats are Sick of loseing

 

It's official. Being reported on ESPN Richardson is a Bobcat. Damn just though of something. JR is married to that actress/singer Brandy who got in some car wreck and killed someone. Lock up the children

 

this really is a great trade. our 2-3-4 are all beasts on the glass now.

we could definitely play small ball w/ okafur at the 5, wallace at the 4, morrison/richardson/felton in the back...

 

Josh played AAU ball with Greg Oden if I'm not mistaken.

Anyway, if they don't resign Wallace then J-Rich won't make them better. They still have work to do.

 

I really hope this doesn't affect resigning Wallace.

We need another big man, but yeah

Felton/Richardson/Wallace/Okafor/???

Morrison/May/Herrmann/Dudley off the bench is pretty decent. Definitely playoffs.

 

I read that Seattle is going to try hard to resign Rashard. They better move fast before July 1 to resign Wallace

 

Seattle is going to be clogged at the 3. Do they have a SG?

 

yeah - resigning wallace is integral for us to really have a legit chance next year at the playofss. also, our 5 needs to be upgraded. but who knows, as long as primoz brings us his jumper he had a few years back - that may be all we need to crack in 7th-8th seed.

 

If R. Lewis isn't available here are the top 25 f/a per ESPN. Not 100% accurate as didn't V. Carter resign?
1. Rashard Lewis, SuperSonics
He switched agents during the season, going from Kevin Poston to Tony Dutt in an effort to maximize his earnings. Lewis has already properly filed the paperwork to opt out of his contract, foregoing salaries of $10.1 million in '07-08 and $10.9 million in '08-09.

He can get major, major money from Orlando if the Magic renounce Darko Milicic (which is unlikely), but otherwise his best hope for a contract with a major starting salary -- a max deal would start above $18 million -- would be through a sign-and-trade. This will be a major skills test for both Dutt and 30-year-old Sonics general manager Sam Presti, both of whom must first wait until the draft is over to make a proper assessment of the correct starting point.

Sign-and-trade offers could come from New York, Cleveland, Miami, Orlando and Portland.

2. Chauncey Billups, Pistons
It was only a few months ago that the Detroit media was reporting that Billups would get a max contract from the Pistons for all of his years of faithful service. But Billups' value took a hit when he struggled in the Eastern Conference finals against Cleveland, and his only hope of leveraging a new deal starting somewhere north of $12 million per year would be through a sign-and-trade.

Agent Andy Miller will try to find such a deal, but the consensus around the league is that Billups staying in Detroit is a virtual lock.

3. Gerald Wallace, Bobcats
If you want to see graphic evidence of a guy establishing his value, go back and look at the tapes of the Bobcats' final 45 games, when Wallace averaged 21.6 points with 14 double-doubles.

Wallace opted out of a contract that would have paid him $6.05 million next season, and he'd command double that if there were a more open market this summer. Michael Jordan says he wants to keep him in Charlotte, but we'll have to wait and see how open owner Bob Johnson's wallet is going to be.

4. Vince Carter, Nets


5. Mo Williams, Bucks


6. Anderson Varejao, Cavaliers
Yes, he's a restricted free agent, but with the Cavs right up against the luxury tax, it'll cost them double to keep him. In other words, if the Bucks, for instance, signed him to an offer sheet with a starting salary of $10 million, it would cost Cleveland $20 million in real dollars to match.

7. Darko Milicic, Magic
His cap hold as of July 1 is $15.6 million, which eats up all of Orlando's space. If they sign him at a starting salary of $9 million, they'll still have enough space left to offer an additional free agent more than midlevel money.

If the Magic want to go hard after Lewis, they could work out a sign-and-trade with Seattle, or simply renounce Darko -- the latter option would squeeze the 22-year-old, 7-footer financially.

8. Grant Hill, Magic


9. Steve Blake, Nuggets


10. Andray Blatche, Wizards

11. Andres Nocioni, Bulls


12. Jason Kapono, Heat


13. Antonio McDyess, Pistons


14. Jerry Stackhouse, Mavericks


15. Luke Walton, Lakers
Some of the trade options the Lakers are exploring to placate Kobe Bryant include sign-and-trade deals for Walton. When we know more about Kobe's future and whether he stays in L.A., we'll know better how the Lakers can best use Walton -- keeping him or sign-and-trading him -- in the immediate future.

16. Theo Papaloukas, CSKA Moscow


17. Mikki Moore, Nets


18. Sasha Pavlovic, Cavaliers
He's in a similar situation to Varejao, in that the Cavs would have to pay double if they match any offer he receives. Pavlovic raised his stock substantially with his defensive effort in the playoffs against Vince Carter, Richard Hamilton and Manu Ginobili.

19. Mickael Pietrus, Warriors


20. Desmond Mason, Hornets


21. Earl Boykins, Bucks


22. Matt Barnes, Warriors


23. DeShawn Stevenson, Wizards


24. Fabricio Oberto, Spurs


25. Matt Carroll, Bobcats

 

resign Wallace is a must if not this trade don't make us any better then last year