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SLAM contributor J. Gamble [making his debut with us next issue] hears from a close personal friend of Rasheed Wallace’s that unless Sheed gets $8 million to play next year, he’s going to retire. If that’s true, we’ve probably seen the last of Sheed in the NBA.
Kirk Hinrich often has been mentioned as a possible target of the Trail Blazers, who want to upgrade at point guard from Steve Blake. Blake is under a team option for $4 million next season and would be an ideal backup guard at a lesser price. Portland is expected to have about $7 million in salary cap room, so they could absorb some extra salary. Maybe they throw in a draft pick the Bulls could use in a larger deal to try to lure away a star level player. That could be examined before the draft.
With the expiring contracts of Brad Miller, Jerome James and Tim Thomas, the Bulls have positioned themselves well to offer a player like Wade a maximum contract after next season. Yes, Chris Bosh also will be a free agent and many believe he would leave Toronto. But compare what Wade did with Miami to what Bosh did with a Toronto team that clearly had way more talent. Wade’s a difference maker, a true star in this era. Bosh, really, is a supporting star.
Wade could walk right into a backcourt with Derrick Rose, two potential all-league players with a nice supporting cast with Joakim Noah, Luol Deng and John Salmons. Such a plan likely would preclude making a big offer and bringing back Ben Gordon. But then you also risk Miami pulling off a coup, and, say, getting Bosh and then ending up with the 2010 version of Ron Mercer.
The general consensus is the Hornets again will try to trade Tyson Chandler, as they did in February and had the Thunder physicians reject Chandler. But it seems unlikely the Hornets will be able to with Chandler’s big contract and continuing heath problems that kept him out and limited in the closing of the Hornets season and that 58-point home loss. But the cash strapped Hornets will have to do something, and then the speculations turn to All-Star forward David West. The power forward would be a perfect complement to Joakim Noah for the Bulls, and you wonder if the Hornets would be interested in a package starting with Louisiana high jumper Tyrus Thomas and perhaps some firsts the Bulls have. Few think the Hornets can afford to lose West and keep Chris Paul happy. Yet, who thought the Suns this season would be trying to trade Amare Stoudemire? Stuff happens, especially in this economic environment, which has little to do with basketball decisions.
lmao, kobe straight stomped on him... he was gettin a beating from everyone. Even sasha got a hit to him.
lol kid
u were mad that rando dint get a T
shitt
kobe desreved 1 too
damn my laptop charger broke lol might have to type from the ps3 (kid, 360 dont have an internet browser another reason to get a ps3 lol), how gay......
college ends friday!!!
wtf for real? haha, thats sick. i didnt know that. well i still havent bought a system, so if you would keep throwin good shit out there about a ps3 then i might go for it lol.
i still got like 2 weeks left . fuck.
GO LAKERS.
FUCK HOUSTON.
what does everybody think about the possible chance of the NBA season being reduced to maybe 70 games for next year, instead of the 82 game schedule. many players are for it but david stern is against it.
i had heard about it a while back on ESPN'S pardon the interruption. i think it would be good now that a lot of players are playing in the world B-ball games during the summer and with the olympics every few years. all that your doing a player winds up playing 100 plus games and more when your in the playoffs.
what do you guys think about it??