NBA Free Agent List 2010: The Peachtree Hoops Scoreboard (v8)

by The Human Highlight Blog on Jul 22, 2010 10:16 AM EDT Comment 23 comments

Yes. You heard it. It's true. The Atlanta Hawks, in their quest to "add pieces" to take advantage of the 124 million dollar investment they made in Joe Johnson, has secured the services of two of the lowest producing players on our list.

Jason Collins and Josh Powell (if the rumors are all true) are heading to Atlanta. Hawks fans can keep their fingers crossed that Royal Ivey is indeed considering a return to where it all started, because the Clippers already tied up Brian Cook to a 2 year deal. Oops, too late.

You've seen the top of the list for almost a month now, do yourself a favor and see who is taking care of business at the bottom. Don't be so elitist.

Scoreboard!

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Dang Clippers!

According to the chart, the Hawks remaining two players of choice were obviously Scalabrine and B. Cook…Why O Why did you deprive the Hawks of getting the worst players on the market?

Excuse me. Did I say worst? I meant the players who obviously were in situations where their greatness and untapped potential could not shine through.

by Jman781 on Jul 22, 2010 10:37 AM EDT reply actions

To Mr. The Human Highlight Blog

I took the lazy route and did not actually read your post. I just looked at the chart and jumped to my own conclusions. I guess my laziness would make me an excellent talent evaluator and scout for the Hawks FA search!

So am going to rephrase my above comment to say: Agreed. Rec’d.

by Jman781 on Jul 22, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Could it be?

Christmas in July!

by Hawk n the Ham on Jul 22, 2010 11:08 AM EDT reply actions

Still quite a few left that could fit...

Shaq, obviously if he’s willing to take two years at the MLE. I assume we’d be willing to give the same to Craig Smith, Matt Barnes, Richard Jefferson, perhaps Josh Howard too. Rasho Nesterovic isn’t ideal, but he’s a 7’ C that can help on D and the glass, if he can come cheap he makes sense. Tim Thomas, Louis Amundson, Anthony Tolliver, Josh Boone, Rodney Carney, Sean May, DJ Mbenga, Damien Wilkins, Rasual Butler, Kurt Thomas, Fesenko, Morrison, and Scalabrine all could be decent options as backups at SF, PF, or C.

by Mr. Sanchez on Jul 22, 2010 11:24 AM EDT reply actions

MLE......

At this point with the current salary on books, would paying out the MLE put you over the cap? I am a novice when it comes to NBA cap rules. If it does, I don’t see the Hawks doing anything more than filling out the ‘wear a suit to the game’ players with the league minimum.

by Hawk n the Ham on Jul 22, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions

MLE = Mid Level EXEMPTION...

that last word implying exempt from the salary cap. It applies under luxury tax numbers, which is the problem here as ASG doesn’t want to pay that much or a dollar for dollar tax making it essentially a contract twice the size of what you pay the player, but the salary cap isn’t the issue with that. It’s simply ASG’s willingness to pay.

by Mr. Sanchez on Jul 22, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions

And the way it's looking

We wouldn’t have to give Shaq the full MLE

by axhfan on Jul 22, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions

why joe should have taken less $

If joe wasnt so greedy he’d taken about 10mill less and still resign which would have given the hawks room to sign other players i.e shaq without give up marvin
or going over the cap limit
i wanted joe back but not for 123..mil

by Leo Butler on Jul 22, 2010 11:57 AM EDT reply actions

Joe was greedy

He isn’t the one that asked for $124mil, he simply accepted the offer. Don’t hate the player, hate the game.

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-CPJ

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by Jesse28 on Jul 22, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions

*wasn't

"Everybody talks about SEC speed. The 27 fastest guys at the (NFL) combine, how many of them were from the SEC? Three. But if you say it enough, everybody will believe it."
-CPJ

"You could spend the next fifteen seconds of your life watching a man and a tiger scream together, or you could be an idiot."
Fact.

by Jesse28 on Jul 22, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Would you turn down millions of dollars?

by axhfan on Jul 22, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions

where are the ASG's brains?

and where is that awesome F-A-L-E pic?

Atlanta Hawks=the team that drafted big $$$$$$$$$ instead of big men.

by hawves on Jul 22, 2010 9:10 PM EDT reply actions

I think this one is appropiate...

"Everybody talks about SEC speed. The 27 fastest guys at the (NFL) combine, how many of them were from the SEC? Three. But if you say it enough, everybody will believe it."
-CPJ

"You could spend the next fifteen seconds of your life watching a man and a tiger scream together, or you could be an idiot."
Fact.

by Jesse28 on Jul 23, 2010 7:32 AM EDT up reply actions

And for when Powell and Collins show up....

"Everybody talks about SEC speed. The 27 fastest guys at the (NFL) combine, how many of them were from the SEC? Three. But if you say it enough, everybody will believe it."
-CPJ

"You could spend the next fifteen seconds of your life watching a man and a tiger scream together, or you could be an idiot."
Fact.

by Jesse28 on Jul 23, 2010 7:34 AM EDT reply actions