[2016] July 1st Free Agency Thread

I'd settle for Gasol on a value deal and Bazemore...

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ESPN sources say that New Orleans has a verbal agreement to sign Salomon Hill</p>&mdash; Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/748971781344534528">July 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Can someone (other than Houston) just please sign Ryan Anderson so we can get that taken care of? Kings? Wizards? get moving!

 

He's the last good player left. Give him money.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Free agent forward Solomon Hill has agreed to a four-year, $52M deal with New Orleans, league source tells <a href="https://twitter.com/TheVertical">@TheVertical</a>.</p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/748973070241574912">July 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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We've now entered a strange new world where next year Evan Turner will play for more money than James Harden and Chandler Parsons will play for twice the money Steph Curry will play for.

 

Never heard of this guy

 

Ha, i was thinking the same in the last three hours.

 

Isn't he a writer for the Chronicle?

 

Fall back guys if the Rockets miss on Bazemore could be Dudley or Deng.

 

This is getting more depressing by the minute

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dwight Howard is in ATL right now meeting w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hawks?src=hash">#Hawks</a>. $24 million/yr is number ATL has put on the table. Am told <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Celtics?src=hash">#Celtics</a> offer not in yet.</p>&mdash; Mark Zinno (@MarkZinno) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkZinno/status/748950673358659584">July 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Bazemore is a different type of player then those two. Deng and Dudley can barley play SF now because of their age and foot speed. I think the Rockets are targeting a combo wing not a combo forward. Need someone to backup Harden, Ariza is already a combo forward no need to spend big money on anybody else.

 

Those contracts to Solomon Who and Della whose Dova are just insane!!

 

There is only so much targeting you can do. Right now they are targeting talent. Any position in balance can be shifted later with trades and such. Just need to get talent.

 

Dwight was looking for 24M. The Hawks might be the only place he can get it. Hopefully they come to a deal and Horford can be in position for Houston.

 

For the love of God make a move, Morey!

 

any news on brandon jennings?

 

It just may be me but i think Horford is looking for a winning situation given his age and experience. Paying a fact placed "fun" type of ball may not fit him.

 

SO BASICALLY, in one of the most important free agency period of this franchise, we have not even had a meeting with the main FA that we are pursuing, and we just sat there and watched most other FAs sign with other teams. What a great strategy. And if Horford says NO to us, then we would roll out the team from last year minus Howard/Smith.