June 9, 2011

[T]he amnesty clause (that we're having to pretend will exist here, but which almost certainly will exist in some form) will further expand the range of available talents. A lot of decent players are going to become available, not because they can't play the game, but because they can't justify their contract. A lot of the candidates are obvious and inevitable, some perhaps less so. Here's a potential list:

- Golden State: Charlie Bell - Bell's briefly bright candle blew out a couple of seasons ago, and blown out emphatically at that. Thrown in to the Corey Maggette trade, Bell played only 171 minutes last season, and was bad in them - the only noteworthy thing he did was get arrested for DUI, and get stabbed by his wife.¹⁸ Bell has not been a good player for four season, yet nevertheless is owed $4,099,920 for next season.

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