5. Ray Allen, G, Miami Heat
Contemplating retirement, but also said to be contemplating playing a season in Cleveland with LeBron James. He certainly has plenty of game left, and last season was actually a renaissance year for him — especially in the playoffs as he averaged 9.3 points and shot 39 percent from downtown. He turns 39 on Sunday, July 20, and has to come to a decision on whether he wants to risk being a has-been, or whether he wants to be part of the excitement in Cleveland while enduring the cold weather he never had to put up with while playing in Miami. JULY 17 UPDATE: Mike Miller acknowledged he is trying to recruit Allen to the Cavs. JULY 18 UPDATE: Allen is in China until July 27 and seems in no hurry to make a decision, according to Marc Spears of Yahoo. JULY 20 UPDATE: Strange things are happening with Allen in China, thebiglead.com reports. JULY 23 UPDATE: Mike Fisher of DallasBasketball.com says Allen is No. 1 on Mavs’ wish list ahead of Jameer Nelson and Mo Williams. JULY 24 UPDATE: Gary Washburn of Boston Globe says he is leaning toward playing with Cavs.
6. Andrew Bynum, C, Indiana Pacers
You remember him, right? Started for the Western Conference All-Stars a couple of years back, made more news at the bowling alley than on the basketball court after he was dealt to the Philadelphia 76ers, then had a cameo with the Indiana Pacers before they dumped him, perhaps to keep Roy Hibbert from looking over his shoulder. Yes, his knees are a problem. But haven’t they always been a problem? If it is a question of pain management, he is worth a looksee at the veteran’s minimum. JULY 18 UPDATE: Berman of the Post says he is seriously contemplating sitting out 2014-15 to undergo the Germany-based knee therapy called “The Regenokine Program’’ that would require an extra long rehab, according to his agent David Lee. “If healthy, Phil (Jackson) will be interested,” Lee said.
7. Al-Farouq Aminu, F, New Orleans Pelicans
There hasn’t been a shred of news on this defensive minded combo forward since July 2, when he was said to be on the list of players the Mavericks were looking at. He is definitely getting squeezed at a time when he is looking for his first significant payday. It seems he deserved one after starting 65 games for the Pelicans last season and averaging 7.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in roughly 25 minutes per game. Buried treasure if you ask me. Don’t forget that he was the eighth overall pick of the 2010 draft. JULY 24 UPDATE: Has reahed agreement with the Dallas Mavericks, CSNNW reports. Two years, $2.1 million.
8. Mike Scott, F, Atlanta Hawks
He was profiled on this site by Jacob Eisenberg, who should be Scott’s publicist. This could be a case of Scott waiting until the Hawks use up their cap space (they have $12 million, and they haven’t re-signed Gustave Ayon or Elton Brand, either) and then re-up their own free agents. Knocked down five 3-pointers in a playoff victory over the Indiana Pacers, but few teams would give him as much of a green light as the Hawks did to shoot 3-pointers (he attempted 200 last season). Once again, a case of buried treasure (unless he is merely waiting on Danny Ferry).
9. Francisco Garcia, F, Houston Rockets
You’d think the Rockets would be scrambling to keep this energy guy after their offseason turned into such a disaster (traded Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin and did not match offer sheet to Chandler Parsons), but he is still out there, unsigned and waiting for the right offer. The Latin Assassin was linked to the Utah Jazz early in free agency, but nothing has come of it. Has also been linked to the Knicks. The 32-year-old Dominican has spent nine years in the Association but has never come close to matching the numbers (12.7 ppg) he put up in the 2006-07 season for Sacramento. JULY 24 UPDATE: “Francisco is just looking for the opportunity to continue to play toward a championship. We’re looking through his options, seeing what would be the best opportunities for him. He definitely has interest in the Rockets,” agent Aaron Goodwin told the Houston Chronicle.
10. Jameer Nelson, G, Orlando Magic
Weird how a guy like Andre Miller can stick around as a backup year after year after year, but this guy — who has played in the NBA Finals and is a great locker room leader — is drawing flies this offseason. Has the best stats of any point guard left on the market, having averaged 12.1 points and 7.0 assists for the Magic last season while starting 68 games. Was in the mix for the Bulls before they signed Aaron Brooks as their third PG behind Derrick Rose and Kirk Hinrich. Only 32 years old, but his consistent drop in shooting percentage over the past five years may be hurting him. JULY 23 UPDATE: In Dallas for a recruiting visit with the Mavs, ESPN’s Marc Stein reports. JULY 24 UPDATE: Will sign two-year, $6 million deal, ESPN reports.
The next 10:
Andray Blatche, F/C, Brooklyn Nets; Evan Turner, F, Indiana (Celtics); Greg Oden, C, Miami; Metta World Peace, F, New York Knicks; Jordan Crawford, G, Golden State Warriors; Toney Douglas, G, Miami Heat; Michael Beasley, F, Miami Heat; Elton Brand, F, Atlanta Hawks; Gustavo Ayon, C, Atlanta Hawks; Greg Stiemsma, C, New Orleans Pelicans.
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Morey and Hinkie both insist on treating players purely as assets. Doesn’t that REALLY alienate young men who want to be treated as human beings? It seems like this could’ve factored heavily into Bosh’s decision to stay in Miami, where Riles and company treat him like a human instead of a piece of property.
1. I guess that’s why lebron stayed in miami too. Oh wait he didn’t? Odd.
2. I love that when carmelo stays with knicks it is all about the money but bosh staying with miami is a personal decision. Stop being hypocrites. It’s always about the money.
Don’t players treat teams the same way? In general, players want to maximize their earning power and will leave teams rather than remain loyal. It cuts both ways.
Except for Lebron James, I have NOT heard Cleveland getting some valuable addition via free agency… All the people knows is Cleveland Cavaliers are composed of James, Irving, Bennette, Wiggins & Diaw.., then whats next? Any updates on them or did the Cavs run out of money to add players? They did lose few good players in free agency. They were obssessed in signing James which they did but what about the supporting cast? Will they have a deep bench? Its a big question mark as the Cavs is still not finding any add ons via free agency. People are clueless on the Cavs final roster. They should act fast before its too late. Just my observation. TY
lol they don’t have diaw they have dion waiters. and don’t worry they will fill their roster out nicely
I would not worry to much about the Cavs roster. They have a lot of talented young depth. They could use a few vets on the cheap to help mentor them like a Ray Allen and Mike Miller and also a center would be helpful, I like Andray Blatche. Lebron will do wonders to help them mature. Look at there current lineup:
PG: Kyrie Irving, Matthew Dellavedova
SG: Dion Waiters, Joe Harris, (Ray Allen?-currently talking to)
SF: Lebron James, Andrew Wiggins, (Mike Miller?-currently talking to)
PF: Tristan Thompson, Anthony Bennett, Dwight Powell
C: Anderson Varejao, Brendan Haywood (a supporting vet?)
Also there are talks of Kevin Love to the Cavs. Still talks but interesting thought of having him on board for the right price without gutting the team.
Kevin Love won’t be free. you will have to gut into the team and future to get him.
Cavs won’t need to gut the team. Wiggins, Bennett and a couple picks/swap options should do the trick. Now they just have to wait for Flip to abandon his idea of trying get Love to stay which probably won’t happen until near the trade deadline. Until then we’ll just have to wade through more of these stories from NBA league (I.e T-wolves front office) sources.