NBA Free Agent Signing Date July 18 Chris Webber, Dikembe Mutombo and all other NBA free agents can sign with any team July 18 - two weeks earlier than expected. The NBA said Friday that the league and the union agreed to shorten the moratorium period during which teams are prohibited from signing free agents. That period previously ran from July 1 until July 31, with teams barred from signing free agents until Aug. 1. "There was a sentiment on both sides that people wanted to resolve contract issues and personnel matters sooner rather than later," NBA chief legal officer Joel Litvin said. The signing date also has been moved up for the next three summers to July 17, 2002; July 16, 2003; and July 14, 2004. In connection with this agreement, each year's new salary cap amount will also go into effect on the date that teams can begin signing free agents. Last season, the salary cap was $35.5 million. "It takes time to do the audit to determine what the cap number will be, but we'll just move that process along faster, set the cap two weeks earlier and open the gates," Litvin said. Webber and Mutombo are among the top players who will be available on the free agent market this summer, although Mutombo is widely expected to re-sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. Other prominent free agents include Michael Finley of Dallas, Anthony Mason and Tim Hardaway of Miami, Aaron McKie of Philadelphia, Antonio Davis and Alvin Williams of Toronto, Eddie Robinson of Charlotte, Hakeem Olajuwon of Houston, Patrick Ewing of Seattle, Horace Grant of the Lakers, Allan Houston of New York, Arvydas Sabonis and Rod Strickland of Portland, David Robinson of San Antonio and Utah's John Stockton. ------------------ Wait, there is another...
That should make the wait a little easier. ------------------ CC.Net Sim Homepage For stats, standings and team information.
So we trade our 3 first round picks to the Wizards and grab Battier. Then sign Webber. Then we have to wait 3 months for the season to start. ------------------ When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.- Albert Einstein
Doc, Is there a reason that date could be important for us? ------------------ "Basketball players win basketball games. Athletes win track meets."-- Shane Battier Draftsource.net-- the premier source for draft info. Profiles, rankings, mock drafts, and more! Cat's Mock Draft
Announced earlier today on NBA.com. ------------------ "We're having a pretty good time considering one day we're all going to die." Steve Martin, 1976
great, another pointless post by doc rocket. j/k doc! did you bring your notebook full of rumors w/ you today? [This message has been edited by Achebe (edited June 22, 2001).]
So we'll get to find out sooner that next year's lineup will be: Francis Mobley Walt Kenny Cato I can't wait! ------------------ Protrolls.com! Save Our Game Action Forum!
Does this mean no threesome with the femaile from some exotic foreign country? Oh, please, Dr. Rocket, tell us some other inside info you got from the wire service. ------------------ "We're having a pretty good time considering one day we're all going to die." Steve Martin, 1976
Next year's line-up If we trade with Wash for first pick: HP's 3rd pg Moochie Francis Cat Richmond Morris Langhi Bull Taylor Collier White Curry or Diop ------------------ "We're having a pretty good time considering one day we're all going to die." Steve Martin, 1976 [This message has been edited by PinetreeFM60 (edited June 23, 2001).]
Rotation: (If and only if we get #1 pick from Wash) Francis Cat Richmond Taylor White Moochie...1 Morris....3/2 Langhi....3 Bull......4/3 Curry.....5 Point....1 Collier..4/5 ------------------ "We're having a pretty good time considering one day we're all going to die." Steve Martin, 1976 [This message has been edited by PinetreeFM60 (edited June 23, 2001).]
I'm having a tough time figuring this one out.... I've been staring at this screen for an hour now and it all seems so straight forward, but what does it REALLY mean? ------------------ It's Clutch's City and we're all just living in it...
Doc Rocket Do you have a link for that....? [This message has been edited by heypartner (edited June 23, 2001).]
HeyPee, If you're talking about a link for the new Free Agent Signing Date : http://www.nba.com/news/free_agent_010622.html?nav=ArticleList The article that Doc Rocket posted I believe was one by Chris Sheridan and is on the AP Wire : ------------------------------- NBA Free Agent Signing Date July 18 By CHRIS SHERIDAN AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Webber, Dikembe Mutombo and all other NBA free agents can sign with any team July 18 — two weeks earlier than expected. The NBA said Friday that the league and the union agreed to shorten the moratorium period during which teams are prohibited from signing free agents. That period previously ran from July 1 until July 31, with teams barred from signing free agents until Aug. 1. ``There was a sentiment on both sides that people wanted to resolve contract issues and personnel matters sooner rather than later,'' NBA chief legal officer Joel Litvin said. The signing date also has been moved up for the next three summers to July 17, 2002; July 16, 2003; and July 14, 2004. In connection with this agreement, each year's new salary cap amount will also go into effect on the date that teams can begin signing free agents. Last season, the salary cap was $35.5 million. ``It takes time to do the audit to determine what the cap number will be, but we'll just move that process along faster, set the cap two weeks earlier and open the gates,'' Litvin said. Webber and Mutombo are among the top players who will be available on the free agent market this summer, although Mutombo is widely expected to re-sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. Other prominent free agents include Michael Finley of Dallas, Anthony Mason and Tim Hardaway of Miami, Aaron McKie of Philadelphia, Antonio Davis and Alvin Williams of Toronto, Eddie Robinson of Charlotte, Hakeem Olajuwon of Houston, Patrick Ewing of Seattle, Horace Grant of the Lakers, Allan Houston of New York, Arvydas Sabonis and Rod Strickland of Portland, David Robinson of San Antonio and Utah's John Stockton. ------------------ "I had mine chewed off by a boss one time." -- Behad leaves us wondering if he gets hazard pay...
---------------------------------- That was the wire service story I referenced earlier, Doctor, when taking my shot at Doc Rocket. I do not think it is at all kosher for one to post such a story without attribution. It was a direct quote from a wire service article. Passing it off as one's own analysis is just lame, and without attribution that is just what it is. Thanks for posting it, Doctor. I knew I had read it but didn't want to go get it. NBA.com also ran it. ------------------ "We're having a pretty good time considering one day we're all going to die." Steve Martin, 1976
So you think Doc Rocket was trying to pass this article as his own writing? Maybe he just forgot to include a link? ------------------ This post contains no smilies, you must judge my seriousness on your own...
I just have a hard time believing anyone would quote an entire article without acknowledging it was a verbatim quote. I'm also suggesting the whole Doc Rocket mystique is a bit ridiculous. He uses the same sources the rest of us do. ------------------ The world is divided into two groups of people: Those who try to divide everyone into two groups, and those who don't.
Pine, you're treading on holy ground here. Doc Rocket is a legend, with sources none of us have access to. He may be mysterious, but he has been dead on in the past. ------------------ Beware the blank post! Ain't Miss Be haven!
Has he Behad? What things has he been 'dead on' in the past about? I don't doubt that he has access to info... but he hasn't told us anything that has turned into anything yet... but then again the Rockets haven't done anything since last summer.
Pine, With all due respect, you should take some time to observe and try to learn about how things are done at the BBS before you post. Doc Rocket is probably the guy we are most privileged to have at the BBS, and it is quite obvious you have not read material from him in the past. You are certainly in no position to say he uses the same sources the rest of us do. Want some examples? http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/Forum3/HTML/006837.html http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/Forum3/HTML/006918.html http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/Forum3/HTML/007210.html http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/Forum3/HTML/007668.html http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/Forum3/HTML/010529.html http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/Forum3/HTML/007894.html These are just a few examples of Doc's history... somehow I doubt you have those types of sources. Clutch can back me up even further I'm sure if he so chooses. And, as far as the article goes, I'm sure Doc assumed that any of us could tell this was an AP or NBA.com report. Go back and reread the article, every sentence. It's fairly obvious that it is a professional type report-- I don't think anyone would believe he was passing it on as his own work. After all the guy has done for us at the BBS, I think you should give him a little leeway. ------------------ "Basketball players win basketball games. Athletes win track meets."-- Shane Battier Draftsource.net-- the premier source for draft info. Profiles, rankings, mock drafts, and more! Cat's Mock Draft
