NBA Free Agency Thread-( Lebron, Bosh, Wade, Amar'e, J. Johnson, etc)

Lets discuss this unprecendented Free Angency period. July 1st

No team can sign a player officially until July 8th

You guys already know my position.

I'm for


The Knicks can get two maximum free agents

Lebron James to NY Knicks and I'll say add in Bosh

 

I can just see LeBron dragging out this contract thing until the deadline.

No team really looks promising at this point.

 

COSIGN

 

Lebron to the Knicks is a pipe dream at this point.

1. Cleveland/Chicago
3. Miami
4. New Jersey
5. New York

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-stoudemiresuns070210

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Auq0MjYJYDICbOpP21Mn1scQmNIF?slug=ys-stoudemireknicks070510

Amar’e Stoudemire(notes) and the New York Knicks have completed a five-year contract worth nearly $100 million, Stoudemire’s agent Happy Walters told Yahoo! Sports.

The Knicks and Walters worked out the contractual language, a source said, and Stoudemire finalized the deal in an afternoon meeting with Knicks owner Jim Dolan.

“All done,” Walters said in a text message.

Stoudemire is the first of the major free agents to switch teams. He can’t officially sign the contract until Thursday.

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Stoudemire emerged from the meeting with Dolan and Garden officials, and met an assemblage of media with a Knicks cap and bold declaration: “The Knicks are back,” he said.

Stoudemire became the Knicks’ primary power forward target on Friday, and the team is still trying to recruit LeBron James(notes) to join him.

Prior to committing to play for the Knicks, Stoudemire called Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony to tell him he was close to signing, a league source said. While Anthony doesn’t seem to be in a rush to finalize his three-year, $65 million contract extension with the Nuggets, he is expected to sign it at some point this offseason.

Anthony recently told Yahoo! Sports he’ll stay with the Nuggets if he thinks the team can win. He also admitted that passing on the team’s extension offer would be a risk because terms of a new collective bargaining agreement figure to be less favorable for players.

Stoudemire had a whirlwind weekend in New York City, attending a Broadway play, a Yankees game and a Fourth of July party at Dolan’s estate in the Hamptons.

As Yahoo! Sports first reported, Stoudemire closed on a contract with the Knicks after rejecting a final offer from the Phoenix Suns on Friday. After Stoudemire’s rejection, the Suns reached agreement with forward Hakim Warrick(notes) on a four-year, $18 million contract.

The Suns moved forward with Warrick after negotiations with Stoudemire stalled. Walters had a late-night conversation Thursday with Suns owner Robert Sarver, who insisted he couldn’t wait any longer on Stoudemire’s decision and would need to consider other options. Stoudemire was not ready to commit, sources said, because he wanted to see how the rest of the free-agent market played out and he believed he could get a better offer from the Knicks.

The Suns’ last-ditch proposal to Stoudemire was a five-year offer that guaranteed him $71 million, sources said. The first three seasons were fully guaranteed. The fourth season contained a 50 percent guarantee that could become fully guaranteed based on the number of minutes Stoudemire played in the first three seasons. The fifth season of the contract also could become guaranteed based on a minutes incentive.

The Suns put in the incentives because of concerns over Stoudemire’s past knee and eye injuries. Insurance won’t cover Stoudemire’s salary if he can’t play because of any additional problems to either of his knees or his right eye.

The Suns knew the Knicks were prepared to give Stoudemire a maximum offer with all five seasons guaranteed and weren’t prepared to go that high. The Heat expressed similar concern about Stoudemire’s previous injuries, and have been more focused on trying to land Chris Bosh(notes). The Houston Rockets tried to deal for Stoudemire in February and also explored possible sign-and-trade scenarios with him in free agency.

Stoudemire had played all eight seasons of his NBA career with the Suns after they took him with the ninth pick in the 2002 draft.

 

100 mil / 5 years


I better never see this cat on tv talking about he's broke and needs handouts

 

after Ewing missed waht should have been a dunk...I could not longer stomach to watch em. especially after he retired

 

about 70% or 60% of athletes become broke 5 years after leaving sports

 

Yeah seriously. How many fucking cautionary tales do these dudes need.

 

60-70% lose it all within 5 years of leaving the game

 

LOL....


A part of me is happy about this and the other part isn't. I'm :-|

 

amare was a bad pickup. he will sell some tickets, that's about it.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AtjxcWgEjuRvrPvoCf6qP.c5nYcB?slug=ys-wadebosh070610

Bosh to join Wade in signing with Heat

Dwyane Wade(notes) and Chris Bosh(notes) have decided to sign with the Miami Heat while continuing to recruit LeBron James(notes) to help them form an All-Star triumvirate that threatens to shift the NBA’s balance of power, two sources with knowledge of the plans told Yahoo! Sports.

“They think they’ve got a real chance to pull this off with LeBron,” a league source said.

Said an official with one team that made a formal presentation to James: “It’s down to Cleveland or Miami for him.”

The three players shared a call after midnight on Wednesday, when Wade and Bosh told James they were committing to the Heat, a source said. James didn’t commit with them, but kept his own plans private for a television announcement on Thursday night. Wade and Bosh plan to formally announce their decision on Wednesday afternoon.

Still, Wade and Bosh decided they needed to make a commitment to give them the best possible chance of luring more talent – including James – with the additional salary-cap space in Miami.

The New Jersey Nets have turned their attention to trying to sign either Carlos Boozer or David Lee.

As a possible contingency plan if they don’t get James, the Heat have had trade conversations since before the draft about sending point guard Mario Chalmers(notes) and a first-round pick to Portland for shooting guard Rudy Fernandez(notes), a league source said. Another possible deal for Blazers point guard Andre Miller is now considered doubtful.

ESPN first reported Wade and Bosh’s plans.

 

Sooo... is anyone gonna watch the 1h "LeBron show" on espn tomorrow night???
I mean one hour? I will watch that.. I wanna know how they fill that hour

Im both excited to see the decission live and put off by how its done at the same time.

 

he was better off on the suns.

he left to get more money.

the knicks will continue to suck.

 

LeBron is going to stay in Cleveland.

Wade is going to stay in Miami.

Bosh is leaving and going to Miami.

 

boozer is going to chicago.
5 years, 80 million
that's a nice pickup for the bulls.

 

Unfortunately