RealGM reports
C.J. Watson has decided to pass on Golden State’s three-year, $5.6 million extension and will sign for the qualifying offer worth just over $1 million, multiple sources confirmed to RealGM’s Alex Kennedy.Watson will play out the remainder of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent next summer. Golden State could enter the season with as many as five point guards on their roster and playing time was a big factor in this decision. Read the rest of this entry »
ESPN reports
Golden State Warriors forward Stephen Jackson says he has requested a trade and prefers to be dealt to the Cleveland Cavaliers or any of the NBA’s three teams in Texas.
Jackson’s wishes are rooted in a desire to play for a team that consistently makes the postseason, he says, something the Warriors have done only once in the past 15 seasons.
“At this point, I’m 31 years old. I have four or five years left,” Jackson told Dime Magazine on Friday. “I want to be in a situation where I can continually be in the playoffs and get another ring. So that’s where my mind is at now.”
Jackson, speaking to the magazine in New York during a promotional event for a shoe line, said the status of his demand is pending.
“It’s not about a decision I made,” he told Dime Magazine. “It’s just things are in the air right now. I really can’t get too much into it right now.”
“I’m just looking to go somewhere where I can go and win a championship,” Jackson said. Read the rest of this entry »
ESPN reports
After a half-season stint with the Boston Celtics, Mikki Moore is going back to the West Coast.
Moore’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, told ESPN.com on Monday that the free-agent center agreed to a one-year contract with the Golden State Warriors over the weekend.
Moore’s deal is for the $1.3 million, the veteran minimum.
A decent signing by Golden State. Moore is a serviceable player that will add some insurance to the Warriors, as deep big man depth. Read the rest of this entry »
There’s a two part interview with Joe Dumars by Keith Langois on Pistons.com — links to part one and part two — that’s worth checking out.
Here’s a snippet — Why Dumars decided to split his cap space the way he did
KL: This is probably an oversimplification, but when you look, a year later, what the Chauncey trade achieved was to allow you to shrink and make as painless as possible the transition period. Now that you’ve used the cap space, did you envision being able to get as much done with it as you did? Read the rest of this entry »
The Orlando Sentinel reports
Lon Babby, Foyle’s agent, said the agreement is a one-year deal worth slightly more than $1.3 million. The Magic, who are over the salary cap, could offer Foyle only the minimum salary for a veteran with at least 10 years of NBA experience.
Foyle, 34, will back up starting center Dwight Howard and reserve Marcin Gortat.
Magic GM Otis Smith adds
“If you need him to bang against the bigger bigs, he can,” said Magic General Manager Otis Smith. “But he brings leadership, which he’s always done since he’s been in the league, and he brings professionalism, which he’s one of the best at. As a human being you’re putting around your team, he’s one of the better guys in our league, and he’s shown that year after year.” Read the rest of this entry »
Nola.com reports
The New Orleans Hornets re-signed veteran center/forward Sean Marks, bringing their roster total to 14, one below the league maximum and a number the team carried all of last season.
Marks, who turned 34 Sunday, is believed to have signed a one-year deal for the veteran minimum, which last season was about $1.045 million.
Hornets GM Bower + Head Coach Scott added these words
“We really liked how he continued to improve as the season went on,” Bower said of Marks Read the rest of this entry »
The Denver Post reports
The Nuggets renewed their insurance policy on Thursday, re-signing reserve center Johan Petro, who at worst is a commodity as a 7-footer, and at best could develop into a reliable role player.
Petro, 23, signed a one-year, league-minimum deal for $825,000, multiple sources said.
Also, the Post reports that the Nuggets are continuing their search for more help on the wings to fill that final league minimum required 13th roster spot. Read the rest of this entry »
RealGM has the press release
The Memphis Grizzlies have signed former NBA Development League standout and free-agent forward Trey Gilder, Grizzlies General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read the rest of this entry »
Very good interview (oh, and part two is here) by TSN’s Tim Chrisholm with Jay Triano. I fully recommend all interested in the Raptors to read the whole thing.
There were a couple of sections which stood out for me though, and I’d like to note them down:
First Area Of Interest
The rookie and the starting two guard position
I don’t know if we really looked at the style of play so much because when you look at us you ask ‘are we a running team?’ No, but we are a transition team.
I don’t think with this starting lineup we’re going to outsprint anyone down the floor, but we’re going to be moving the ball and we’re going to be wise in how we attack. We get guys like (Hedo) Turkoglu, who can make plays, Jose, who can make plays. We added (DeMar) DeRozen, who’s going to be our athlete in that group to run and then we’ve got those toughness guys that I talked about. Then it’s going to come down to Chris and Andrea (Bargnani) being able to defend and play in the low-post area. Read the rest of this entry »
Taureen Green is heading to Greece — RealGM reports
Former Florida Gators star Taureen Green has signed a deal with AEK in Greece.Green played with CAI Zaragoza in Spain last season, averaging 10.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
He was the 52nd overall pick by Portland in the 2007 NBA Draft. Read the rest of this entry »
