Do NBA Players Ever Actually Accept Their Qualifying Offers?

April 16th, 2008

If your team didn’t agree to an extension with its starlet young player this past offseason – such as is the case with the Atlanta duo of Josh Childress and Josh Smith, the Chicago duo of Luol Deng and Ben Gordon, amongst others – then you’ve probably experienced a modicum of conversation as to whether that player will take the one-year qualifying offer this offseason rather than the security of a long-term deal, leaving the distinct possibility that …

30 teams in 36 or so days: Golden State Warriors

September 22nd, 2007

Golden State

Players acquired via free agency or trade:

Austin Croshere (one year minimum)
Troy Hudson (one year minimum)
Kosta Perovic (previous draft pick, three years, $5.832 million)

Players acquired via draft:

First round: Brandon Wright (8th overall), Marco Belinelli (18th overall)
Second round: Stephane Lasme (46th overall)

Players retained:

Matt Barnes (re-signed, one year, $3 million), Kelenna Azubuike (re-signed, two year minimum)

Players departed:

Sarunas Jasikevicius (bought out, to sign in Europe), Adonal Foyle (bought out,