Basketball writing, scouting reports and salary cap analysis from the archive.
The previous post attempted to explain how much cap room all NBA teams would (or wouldn't) actually have in this upcoming free agency period. It was a bit presumptuous. It had to be. Now, we can be reflective. Here's what's left. All salary information is taken from this…
Jeff Brooks Brooks has improved year on year and now finds himself playing a decent role for one of the best teams in a strong league. Playing for Cantu in Italy's SerieA, Brooks averaged 7.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as one of the few non-shooters on…
It was actually three, but close enough. Looking to reinvent their point guard rotation, the Dallas Mavericks have looked to the overseas market, and will sign Israeli national team point guard Gal Mekel . Mekel has been named in NBA circles in recent times, as he has participated…
Free agency is going on, and big names are moving all over the world. However, so are the little names. And since half of this website is devoted to the little names, there follows looks at the summer league roster for all NBA teams. These posts will be…
One of the things we like to do here is monitor the ever-changing nationalities of players. Acquiring various passports can be highly useful for a professional basketball player, as they can be used to bypass various regulations regarding numbers of imports that most leagues enforce upon their teams.…
Almost to a man, Bulls fans are shockingly reticent about the great opportunities that might befall them this offseason. They have maximum cap room, they have the man widely regarded as the league's hottest head coaching prospect, they have the league's best young point guard , and the…
A while ago, I wrote about Anthony Morrow's impending free agency , breaking down how much he could sign for and why. If you have not read it, please do so, and I won't stab this puppy. Morrow's situation is not unique, for his is a situation that…
The cheerful-looking person in this picture is former Utah Jazz and Toronto Raptors big man, Robert Whaley . You may remember him, or you may not. But if you do, it's probably because either: a) you're a Cincinnati Bearcats fan who remembers Whaley for the one underwhelming year…
I have only 48 things to say about this deal. 1) As his profile suggests , I have long regarded Peter Fehse as a yardstick for a person's NBA knowledge. If a fan knows who Peter Fehse is, they are hardcore and deserve your respect. Short story short,…
It's been roughly two months since summer league started, and most of the players involved have been rehomed now. The following is a list of where everybody currently is, or where they might be going. This list gets a bit long, so if you want to just skip…
Here's a longer list of things that were not included in the original Creative Financing post, either because I forgot to include them, or (in one instance) because the sweet prince who called our hotline with the information had not yet come forward. Remember; all calls are anonymous…