Teams around the NBA joined the off-season frenzy sparked by the beginning of the free agency period. The Chicago Bulls were no exception to this as they played host to All-Star free agent, Carmelo Anthony. [Read more…]
WASHINGTON WIZARDS 2015-16 Offseason Additions: G-F Jared Dudley, G Alan Anderson 2015 Draft Picks: F Kelly Oubre, F Aaron White Draft Picks Coming: None Draft Picks Going: 2016 first round (to Phoenix, protected 1-9); 2016 second round (to Atlanta); 2019 second round (to Atlanta); 2020 second round (to Milwaukee, 31-55) Cap Exceptions: Partial mid-level ($1,460,000) Trade Exceptions: None Over/Under: Over the cap, under the tax Amnesty Provision: Used on Andray Blatche (2012) PLAYER 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 John Wall $15,850,000 $16,960,000 $18,060,000 $19,170,000 Nene Hilario $13,000,000 Marcin Gortat $11,220,000 $12,000,000 $12,780,000 $13,570,000 Markieff Morris $8,000,000 $7,400,000 $8,000,000 $8,600,000 Bradley Beal $5,690,000 $7,470,000 Martell Webster $5,610,000 Otto Porter $4,660,000 $5,890,000 $7,730,000 Jared Dudley $4,380,000 Alan Anderson $4,000,000 Drew Gooden $3,300,000 $3,550,000 Ramon Sessions $2,170,000 Gary Neal $2,140,000 Kelly Oubre $1,920,000 $2,010,000 $2,090,000 $3,210,000 $4,490,000 Garrett Temple $1,100,000 Jarell Eddie $850,000 J.J. Hickson $370,000 Marcus Thonrton $240,000 Ryan Hollins $200,000 TOTAL SALARY $85,000,000 $55,280,000 $48,660,000 $44,550,000 $4,490,000 Player Option Team Option Qualifying Offer Waived BACK
It has been a tough couple of seasons for the 34-year-old Al Harrington, who has rarely played in stints with the Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards due to various knee injuries and subsequent surgeries. He played just 10 games for the Magic last season, and managed to play 34 games for the Wizards this season. The veteran forward has played sparingly in the playoffs, but did the most he could when called upon. In Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers, Harrington
I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of trying to figure out the Indiana Pacers. Has there ever been a team that was such a power house for 80 percent of the season that has collapsed like these guys have? They are excruciating. One more win gets them into the Eastern Conference finals, but they were nowhere near ready to put the hammer down Tuesday night in Game 5 against the Washington Wizards. Marcin Gortat looked like a Polish
John Wall’s shooting in the playoffs has badly been exposed since the first round of the playoffs, and things had gotten worse in the second round against the Indiana Pacers – the best defensive team during the regular season. The point guard hasn’t been able to hit the side of a barn, averaging just 11.5 points on a paltry 31.3 percent from the field (16-of-51 shooting), including just one-of-11 from the 3-point line in the first four games. His production has
I wish I could give you a brief synopsis of what is contained in this podcast, but that is not possible. I covered a heck of a lot of ground in this interview with Mark Malusis of CBS Sports radio, touching on coaching vacancies and playoff battles. So in brief, here’s what we hit upon: _ The Lakers coaching vacancy, which if I had to guess who the next guy to hold the job will be, I’d go with Jeff Van Gundy.
The script wasn’t supposed to go like this for the Washington Wizards. After playing two very competitive games and splitting the series 1-1 against the Indiana Pacers in the conference semi-finals, the Wizards were supposed to come out firing on all cylinders in front of their home crowd in Game 3. [Read more…]
The Indiana Pacers have been mired in all sorts of media controversy amidst their late-season swoon and subsequent first round playoff struggles. For all of the talk about Roy Hibbert and his personal struggles to score and rebound, there have been numerous theories as to the possible cause of both his loss of confidence and the team’s lack of chemistry and general malaise. One of the prevailing thoughts is that the mid-season additions of Andrew Bynum and Evan Turner may have