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(originally published elsewhere) A few days ago, Darnell Mayberry broke the story that Oklahoma City Thunder draft pick Josh Huestis might spend next year in the D-League , collecting a mere $25,000 or so salary, rather than sign in the NBA. This would be groundbreaking, not as the…
He looks happy. And why shouldn't he. That was one of the most interesting trade deadline weeks you'll ever see. Fourteen trades, one kind of funny near trade , 50 players traded, 3 players signed, 4 players waived, 16 draft picks traded, 1 rights to swap traded, and…
Cliff Hammonds Former Clemson guard Hammonds is an unusual find on the Thunder roster, because he's already signed for next year. He spent last year in Greece with Peristeri, averaging 12.9ppg, 3.1rpg, 3.7apg, 1.5spg and 2tpps (timely paychecks per season), shooting 48% from the field and 42% from…
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,…
Simple question: Did the tough economic climate affect NBA team's spending plans as much as MSM scaremongers would have you believe? Not-so-simple answer: Kind of. This summer saw a team that could have had nearly eight figures of cap room opt not to use any of it. The…
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…
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…