31. Chris Copeland [R] (Power Forward, New York Knicks)
Certainly showed enough in limited minutes to warrant a multi-year deal from some team looking for a big with upside. Pro is he showed marked improvement during his rookie season. Con is that he is already 29 and isn’t actually a “young” player, though his mileage is limited. Days in New York may be numbered. Knicks cannot re-sign him for more than about $3.2 million. Will he get more?
32. Carl Landry, (Power Forward, Golden State Warriors)
Landry left a $4 million player option on the table to pursue free agency. He would like to return to the Warriors if it makes sense financially but will test the market before making that decision. He was solid coming off the bench last season, appearing in 81 games while averaging 10.8 points and 6.0 rebounds in 23.2 minutes
33. Mo Williams (Point Guard, Utah Jazz)
Heyday with Cavaliers was a while ago but still capable of helping a team. Last season’s 12.9 points, 6.2 assists and near playoff berth in Utah proved that, even if he is mostly forgotten on the free agent market. Could be a nice pickup for bargain shoppers, but point guard market is somewhat saturated. A value pickup for a contender?
34. Nate Robinson (Shooting Guard, Chicago Bulls)
Little guys do not usually get paid, but after an amazing playoff run with the Chicago Bulls, the days of Nate being overlooked are over. He was a sideshow in Boston and an afterthought in Oklahoma City, but after impressing in his Chicago tenure, we expect there to be some demand for his this offseason. Best financial scenario for him is a mid-level. Has never gotten paid. #knuckleheadfactor.
35. Devin Harris (Point Guard, Atlanta Hawks)
Best years are far, far behind, but a team look for a second point guard to play 15-20 minutes a night could do far worse. Had some bright spots in Atlanta, though durability at this stage is a concern. Squeeze candidate. When he got traded for J.Kidd and the Nets fans in Jersey chanted “Thank-You, Cu-Ban.” Seems like ages ago. A Brooklyn reunion would be a funny story, but Harris is still worth more than the minimum.
36. Zaza Pachulia (Center, Atlanta Hawks)
Tougher, stronger and probably a better player than the average fan knows. With rebuilding under way in Atlanta, Pachulia’s time there may be over, especially coming off Achilles surgery. We think he will go under the radar, get less than his worth and make some patient and observant GM look extremely smart at some point during the season.
37. Gal Mekel (Point Guard, Maccabi Haifa)
Played at Wichita State from 2006-08 and spent the past four of the past five years playing in the Israeli League, where he was the MVP this past season. He has worked out for the Mavericks and Bucks; the Raptors are also said to be interested. His value soared as he led his team to an upset of Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the Israieli SuperLeague finals. Atlanta, Indiana, Memphis and Utah also have interest.
38. Gary Neal [R] (Shooting Guard, San Antonio Spurs)
Solid gunner that will get some attention after a historic Game 3 performance in this year’s Finals. Very slim chance he leaves San Antonio, but players like Neal are often put in positions where they have to cash in at the right time and think about their future and limited earning potential. One of the best open shot-makers on the market.
39. Al-Farouq Aminu (Small Forward, New Orleans Pelicans)
We have seen flashes but not the consistency required of a player who has played three seasons after being selected eighth overall. Sneaky signing by cap room team such as Cavs, Bobcats or Hawks? Or taxpayer’s minimim signing? Case in point: Billy King has given Nets coach Jason Kidd a list of players to contact July 1 at 12:01 a.m. ET. Is this guy on the list? Nice backup for Paul Pierce in theory.
40. Semih Erden (Center, Anadolu Efes, Turkey)
After one season with the Celtics and one with the Cavs, has spent the past two years in Turkey and is coming off a very strong season. During the EuroLeague playoffs, he led all players in fouls drawn and offensive rebounds. There was a time not so long ago when he was considered a better prospect than countryman Omer Asik, who has blossomed with the Rockets.
41. Lamar Odom (Power Forward, Los Angeles Clippers)
The days of being an offensive jackknife appear to be over, but Odom is still a valuable player off the bench and a great investment for less than a non-taxpayer mid-level exception type deal. If he finds a role in an offensive system that can take advantage of his talents, he can be quite valuable. Still one of the best ball handling and passing bigs in the league. Can he play anywhere besides LA?
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this is a terrible article and sheridan hoops should know better. Lamar Odom still valuable?????????????????????? He barely knows he is in a basketball game anymore. Did you not watch the clips last year?? He is a joke. Bailed on dallas…quit really….and then turned up out of shape and in need of meds. He was never effective for them. About all you can say is that he’s 6 10 . Kristic??? seriously?? WHy not darko too. Oh and calderon had among his best stats just last season. This is a joke. Comeon……really. I think there are other guys….Jason Maxiell for example, for more valuable……a great rebounder but has been on some pretty bad teams in Detroit, or Mogzov at denver….a kid with a high upside and much better than he has displayed so far and the first to tell you that would be his teammates on the nuggets.
no al jefferson is not a max player. For sure or otherwise. Its always a sign of someone who doesnt know basketball to wildly overrate a stiff like big Al. NO DEFENSE…..perhaps the worst defense in the history of big men in the league. He wont get a max deal, or even close to it. He’ll get paid…because GMs sign people like Bargnani and lamar odom…so they’ll ofens sign anyone in desperation.
How does Ginobili’s salary impact George HIll’s salary?
Blatche doesn’t get any extra money from a bigger deal than Brooklyn can offer- it just helps out the Wizards- and that’s on his mind. Is anyone really crazy enough to give him a longer term deal than Brooklyn will, for significant money? He’s had one good year, in reaction to being amnestied. Let’s see him do that again…
On Ginobili… Should have been Kawhi Leonard. It’s been corrected, Arky. Thanks!
On Blatche, that is only half of the story. Blatche’s new salary will allow the Wizards to “set off” what they owe him, but Blatche himself does stand to earn more with his new deal. GMs pay for bigs who have upside, but we agree, Blatche is a risk.
Jefferson is a max player for sure?
Well, that will certainly be a sign of a GM who cares not for analytics. Jefferson’s deficiencies on defence are well known. The team which expends a max slot on Jefferson is not going to be a contender. I would give a max to Josh Smith before I’d give a max deal to Jefferson, especially if I had a coach I thought could get through to Smith to stop taking long jumpers period.
How on earth can you say that Calderón was “one of the best in the game in assist-to-turnover ratio just a few short years ago”? How about right now? No. 2 in the league in 2012-13. Also No. 5 in assists per 48 minutes.
Nice thorough write-up. Would be nice if you made more clear which FAs are Restricted.
I hope you are correct about CJ Watson being so lowly regarded. Kidd wants an up tempo offense and Watson fits the bill. Nets may be able to split the mMLE in two, between Bojan and Watson, and offer CJ as much as 1.8 M for 3 years.
Regarding Blatche, he is an usual situation, because he is getting about 8 million for next two years from Wiz and any big contract (8-10 M) would be almost cut in half for next 2 years. If he stays 1 year as Lopez’ and KG’s backup, he could get a 25 million 4 year Early Bird contract next summer and be KG’s successor at PF when he retires.