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NBA free agency begins today, and judging from the deals announced so far, it should be really interesting, as many of the top market teams appear to be spending wildly to try to rebuild their teams into winners.
Here are a couple of the more astounding free agent deals report to be happening today-
The New York Knicks will reportedly sign former Bulls center Joakim Noah, who is clearly on the downside of his career, and is injury prone (played in only 29 games last season) for 4 years and $70 million! He averaged just 4.3 ppg last year, and 8.8 rpg (his lowest rebound average since he became a regular starter for the Bulls)
The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly set to sign Clevland Cavs center Timofy Mosgov for 4 years, $64 million. He only played a total of 79 minutes for the Cavs in the entire 2016 playoffs, as new coach Tyrone Lue decided to go mostly with a smaller lineup. He averaged 6.3 ppg and just 4.4 rpg, which is awful for a center in the NBA. His career averages are 6.9 ppg and 5.0 rpg. He also averaged just 0.4 assists per game last year (0.5 apg for his career), which is astoundingly low, considering he played with LeBron James.
How the Lakers can think this guy is worth $16 million per year is mind-boggling.
Mediocre point guard Jeremy Lin was just signed by the NJ Nets for 3 years, $36 million. Good for him if he can get $12 million per year, but IMO, there are at least 30 point guards better than him. He only averaged 3.0 assists per game last season with Charlotte, and he is a below average shooter.
The Miami Heat will re-sign center Hassan Whiteside for $98 million for 4 years. Another huge contract for a player who was in the D-League prior to this past season, and was making the NBA minimum before this. But he did have a really good season for Miami averaging 14.2 ppg and 11.8 rpg.
Another former D-League player 6'5" wing Kent Bazemore is reportedly being offered a contract by the Houston Rockets around $18-$20 million per year. He averaged 11.6 ppg for the Atlanta Hawks last season.
Jordan Clarkson, a 2nd round pick 2 years ago by the Wizards, was re-signed by the Lakers for $50 million for 4 years.
Andre Drummond re-signed with the Detroit Pistons for a reported $130 million over 5 years. He is a good player, but is one of the worst free throw shooters in the history of the NBA.
DeMar DeRozan signed with the Toronto Raptors for $139 million for 5 years!
Chandler Parsons, whose career has been riddle with injuries, was offered $94.8 million over 4 years! $23.7 million per year for an injury prone small forward who averaged 13.7 ppg last year! He has not signed yet and has meetings with other teams pending.
Bradley Beal will reportedly re-sign with the Washington Wizards for $130 million for 5 years.
And some of the biggest free agents like Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, Harrison Barnes, Dirk Nowitzke, Evan Turner, etc. have yet to sign...
Here are a couple of the more astounding free agent deals report to be happening today-
The New York Knicks will reportedly sign former Bulls center Joakim Noah, who is clearly on the downside of his career, and is injury prone (played in only 29 games last season) for 4 years and $70 million! He averaged just 4.3 ppg last year, and 8.8 rpg (his lowest rebound average since he became a regular starter for the Bulls)
The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly set to sign Clevland Cavs center Timofy Mosgov for 4 years, $64 million. He only played a total of 79 minutes for the Cavs in the entire 2016 playoffs, as new coach Tyrone Lue decided to go mostly with a smaller lineup. He averaged 6.3 ppg and just 4.4 rpg, which is awful for a center in the NBA. His career averages are 6.9 ppg and 5.0 rpg. He also averaged just 0.4 assists per game last year (0.5 apg for his career), which is astoundingly low, considering he played with LeBron James.
How the Lakers can think this guy is worth $16 million per year is mind-boggling.
Mediocre point guard Jeremy Lin was just signed by the NJ Nets for 3 years, $36 million. Good for him if he can get $12 million per year, but IMO, there are at least 30 point guards better than him. He only averaged 3.0 assists per game last season with Charlotte, and he is a below average shooter.
The Miami Heat will re-sign center Hassan Whiteside for $98 million for 4 years. Another huge contract for a player who was in the D-League prior to this past season, and was making the NBA minimum before this. But he did have a really good season for Miami averaging 14.2 ppg and 11.8 rpg.
Another former D-League player 6'5" wing Kent Bazemore is reportedly being offered a contract by the Houston Rockets around $18-$20 million per year. He averaged 11.6 ppg for the Atlanta Hawks last season.
Jordan Clarkson, a 2nd round pick 2 years ago by the Wizards, was re-signed by the Lakers for $50 million for 4 years.
Andre Drummond re-signed with the Detroit Pistons for a reported $130 million over 5 years. He is a good player, but is one of the worst free throw shooters in the history of the NBA.
DeMar DeRozan signed with the Toronto Raptors for $139 million for 5 years!
Chandler Parsons, whose career has been riddle with injuries, was offered $94.8 million over 4 years! $23.7 million per year for an injury prone small forward who averaged 13.7 ppg last year! He has not signed yet and has meetings with other teams pending.
Bradley Beal will reportedly re-sign with the Washington Wizards for $130 million for 5 years.
And some of the biggest free agents like Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, Harrison Barnes, Dirk Nowitzke, Evan Turner, etc. have yet to sign...
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