Basketball writing, scouting reports and salary cap analysis from the archive.
(originally published elsewhere) In a trade agreed to last night, and perhaps already to have been made official by the time this sentence is finished, the Toronto Raptors agreed to trade John Salmons and his partially guaranteed contract to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Louis Williams and…
It's the first day of the 2010 free agent negotiation period, and already players are being overpaid. There follows news and opinions of all the signings so far. - The first signing of the season didn't involve a free agent, but a draft pick. Minnesota signed their 2008…
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…
I feel obligated to write something about the Bulls / Celtics playoff series. It has been untold drama, brilliant excitement, and well worth the fortnight of 7am finishes. It's been better than Megan Fox's shadow, worse than De Niro's moustache in Cop Land, and awesome to a fault.…
1) As you may know, Houston traded Steve Francis , a 2009 second-round draft pick and cash to Memphis for a conditional 2011 second-round pick. Memphis's end of this is simple - they got their pick back for free. Houston gave them Francis, enough money to pay him…
Players acquired via free agency or trade: Jack diddly Players acquired via draft: First round: Thaddeus Young (12th overall), Jason Smith (20th overall, acquired in draft night trade) Second round: Derrick Byars (42nd overall, acquired in draft night trade, unsigned), Herbert Hill (55th overall, acquired in draft…