Topic: NBA Players Movements, Trades etc.....

[Packen]

Celtics gets old. Verbal agreement between FINLEY and CELTIC has been made...

[waldoh]

the New York Knicks is on a good situation for the "Summer of Lebron"

they got the funds to offer two maximum contracts to a mix of:

Lebron / Wade / Bosh

then 2nd options would include

Amare / Joe Johnson

then any other free agent that follows...

yep, Knicks itself as a team would suck but throw in any of those two as centerpiece, then for sure management will bring in the right crew with role players and what-not thru mid-level exceptions and other deals...

it all depends on the events that will happen... Will the Cavs win the championship (or at least reach the NBA Finals)? will Miami find a way to bolster up their lineup? Chicago, a very promising situation for Wade (with Rose on the team and being a native of chicago), will they make a strong pursuit of him?

LBJ residing on Madison Square Garden is still possible... as the other million possibilities...

on topic: Big Z on talks and is seriously considering going back with Cavs... (now if you compare the Cavs-Lakers roster with Ilgauskas wearing the red and gold, it seems like Cavaliers are way much better in paper... though I still think the Lakers will win the dream nike nba finals of Kobe-Lebron...) just my thoughts... hehhe

[maveriq96]

Bobcats sign Hughes to add backcourt depth



CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The Charlotte Bobcats signed veteran guard Larry Hughes to help with depth in the backcourt as they attempt to reach the playoffs for the first time.

Also, an MRI on forward Gerald Wallace's left ankle on Saturday revealed no fractures or ligament ruptures. But Wallace likely will miss Sunday's game at Orlando after being injured on Friday.

General manager Rod Higgins announced this month they wouldn't sign Hughes because of his broken finger. But the injury has healed sooner than expected, and Hughes could be ready to play in about a week. He walked through plays and participated in shooting drills in practice Saturday.

Charlotte has been looking for help in the backcourt after trading Flip Murray to Chicago last month in a deal that brought forward Tyrus Thomas to the Bobcats. Coach Larry Brown coached Hughes in Philadelphia after the 76ers took him with the eighth pick in the 1998 draft.

The 31-year-old Hughes, who has averaged just over 14 points in his career, was traded by New York to Sacramento last month, then waived by the Kings. He's also played for Golden State, Washington, Cleveland and Chicago.

The Bobcats are hopeful Wallace could return within the week after he rolled his ankle on a hard foul in the closing second of the first half in the win over the Clippers. Wallace is averaging 18.5 points.

source: http://www.nba.com/2010/news/03/13/bobcats.hughes.ap/index.html