NBA Offseason Thread!

[kimpOy]

1 month to go NBA na naman so here's a run down on what happened during the off season

October
DATE TRANSACTION
Thur., Oct. 3 San Antonio acquires C Mengke Bateer from Detroit for a 2003 second-round pick.

Wed., Oct. 2 Utah signs G Mark Jackson.

Tue., Oct. 1 Dallas signs G Michael Redd to an offer sheet.
L.A. Clippers sign C Wang Zhizhi to an offer sheet.

Denver acquires F Rodney White from Detroit for F Don Reid, C Mengke Bateer and a first-round draft choice.

Washington signs F Bobby Simmons.

Milwaukee requests waivers on F Leon Smith.

Mon., Sept. 30 Portland re-signs G Bonzi Wells and C Chris Dudley, and signs G Richie Frahm and F Billy Owens.
New Orleans re-signs F Lee Nailon.

Philadelphia signs G William Avery and Art Long.

Cleveland signs G Anthony Johnson, G Vonteego Cummings and C Ike Nwankwo.

Miami signs F Sean Lampley.

New York signs C Todd Lindeman, F Tim James, F Mark Pope, G Toby Bailey, G Danny Johnson and G Jemeil Rich.

Memphis signs F Tang Hamilton, F Mark Vershaw, C Rob Dryden and G Cory Bradford.


Sat., Sept. 28 Dallas re-signs F Eduardo Najera.

Fri., Sept. 27 Denver waives G Mark Jackson.
L.A. Clippers re-sign F Tremaine Fowlkes and sign F Cherokee Parks.

Phoenix signs F Dan Langhi.


Thu., Sept. 26 Miami signs G Khalid El-Amin and C Ken Johnson.
Utah signs G Raul Lopez and re-signs F Scott Padgett.


Wed., Sept. 25 Cleveland trades F Lamond Murray and a 2003 or 2004 second-round draft pick to Toronto for C Michael Stewart and a future first-round draft pick.
Cleveland signs F Matt Barnes and G Smush Parker.

Milwaukee signs F Cedric Henderson and G Laron Profit .

Minnesota signs G Kendall Gill and re-signs F Gary Trent.


Mon., Sept. 23 L.A. Clippers re-sign C Michael Olowokandi.

Fri., Sept. 20 Portland signs C Arvydas Sabonis.
Dallas signs F Popeye Jones.

L.A. Lakers sign C Nick Sheppard and F Jefferson Sobral


Thu., Sept. 19 Seattle re-signs F Rashard Lewis.
L.A. Lakers sign F-C Guy Rucker.


Wed., Sept. 18 Chicago signs G Rick Brunson and G Doug Overton.

Tue., Sept. 17 C Patrick Ewing announces retirement.
Cleveland rescinds G Mateen Cleaves for F Jumaine Jones trade with Sacramento.

Cleveland obtains G Milt Palacio from Suns for a future second-round draft selection.

Atlanta signs F Darvin Ham.


Mon., Sept. 16 Boston signs F Ruben Wolkowyski.

Fri., Sept. 13 Washington signs second-round pick Rod Grizzard.

Thu., Sept. 12 Sacramento exercises fourth-year option on F Hedo Turkolgu.
Orlando signs C Jabari Smith and C Peter Cornell.


Wed., Sept. 11 Detroit trades G Jerry Stackhouse, F Brian Cardinal and C Ratko Varda to Washington for G Richard Hamilton, G Hubert Davis and G-F Bobby Simmons
Atlanta signs F Ira Newble.


Tue., Sept. 10 Sacramento acquires F Jumaine Jones from Cleveland for G Mateen Cleaves.
Washington signs F Bryon Russell.

Minnesota re-signs C Rasho Nesterovic and signs 2000 draft pick Igor Rakocevic.

Utah agrees to terms with G Carlos Arroyo.


Fri., Sept. 6 Milwaukee signs G Kevin Ollie.

Thurs., Sept. 5 Miami signs G Travis Best.
Orlando signs F Shawn Kemp.

Indiana agrees to terms with G Erick Strickland.


Wed., Sept. 4 L.A. Clippers sign first-round pick Melvin Ely.

Thurs., Aug. 29 Milwaukee signs second-round picks Dan Gadzuric and Ronald Murray.

Tue., Aug. 27 Philadelphia signs F Brian Skinner.

Mon., Aug. 26 Houston signs G Steve Francis to a contract extension.
Minnesota signs G Troy Hudson.

San Antonio signs C Kevin Willis.

Toronto exercises fourth-year option on F Morris Peterson.


Fri., Aug. 23 Orlando exercises option on F Mike Miller.
New Orleans re-signs F Robert Traylor.

Milwaukee signs G Mike Wilks.


Thurs., Aug. 22 Detroit signs 2001 second-round pick Mehmet Okur.

Wed., Aug. 21 Cleveland matches Minnesota's offer to F Ricky Davis.
New Jersey exercises fourth-year option on F Kenyon Martin.

Seattle re-signs F Ansu Sesay.


Tue., Aug. 20 Portland restructures the contract of F Shawn Kemp and then waives him.
Sam Mitchell retires, joins Milwaukee as assistant coach.


Mon., Aug. 19 Denver re-signs G Kenny Satterfield.
Seattle exercises fourth-year option on G-F Desmond Mason.


Fri., Aug. 16 Sacramento re-signs G Mike Bibby.
Chicago signs F Donyell Marshall.

Minnesota signs F Ricky Davis to an offer sheet.


Thurs., Aug. 15 Utah signs F Matt Harpring.
Miami signs G Luke Recker.

Denver waives G Carlos Arroyo.

Orlando announces C Patrick Ewing will not return to the team next season.


Wed., Aug. 14 New Jersey signs F Rodney Rogers.
Sacramento signs C Keon Clark.

L.A. Lakers sign G A.J. Guyton.

Miami signs second-round pick Rasual Butler.


Tue., Aug. 13 Chicago signs second-round pick Roger Mason Jr..

Fri., Aug. 10 Portland signs G Jeff McInnis.

Fri., Aug. 9 Boston re-signs F Walter McCarty.
Sacramento signs second-round pick Corsley Edwards.


Thu., Aug. 8 Phoenix signs F Shawn Marion to a six-year extension.
Denver signs C Mark Blount.


Wed., Aug. 7 New York signs C Michael Doleac.
Cleveland signs second-round pick Carlos Boozer.


Tue., Aug. 6 Philadelphia trades C Dikembe Mutombo to New Jersey for F Keith Van Horn and C Todd MacCulloch.
Memphis signs G Earl Watson after Seattle declined to match a July 19 offer sheet.

Miami re-signs C Vladimir Stepania.


Mon., Aug. 5 San Antonio trades G Antonio Daniels, C Amal McCaskill and G Charles Smith to Portland for G Erick Barkley, G Steve Kerr and a 2003 second-round pick.
Detroit finalizes a buyout agreement on C Mikki Moore’s contract, making him a free agent for 2002-03.


Fri., Aug. 2 Milwaukee trades F Glenn Robinson to Atlanta for F Toni Kukoc, F Leon Smith and a 2003 first-round pick.

Thur., Aug. 1 New Jersey signs G Chris Childs.
Orlando trades F Don Reid and future first-round selection to Denver for a 2004 second-round pick.

Tues., July 30 Cleveland trades G Andre Miller and G Bryant Stith to the L.A. Clippers for F Darius Miles and F Harold Jamison.
New Orleans Hornets sign G Baron Davis to contract extension.

Dallas re-signs C Raef LaFrentz.

New Jersey signs second-round pick G Tamar Slay.

Utah signs G Calbert Cheaney.


Mon., July 29 G Terry Porter retires and accepts assistant coaching job with Sacramento.

Fri., July 26 San Antonio re-signs F Malik Rose.
L.A. Lakers re-sign G Brian Shaw and F Slava Medvedenko, and signed rookie free agent Jannero Pargo.

Toronto signs C Nate Huffman.


Thu., July 25 Philadelphia signs G-F Greg Buckner and F Monty Williams.

Wed., July 24 Orlando re-signs F Pat Garrity, waives F Jud Buechler.
Utah re-signs C Jarron Collins.

Philadelphia rescinds its qualifying offer to free-agent F Matt Harpring, making him unrestricted.


Tue., July 23 San Antonio re-signs F Bruce Bowen.
Denver signs first-round pick Nene Hilario, acquired in a trade with New York.

F Hanno Mottola, who spent the past two seasons in Atlanta, signs with the Spanish club Tau Ceramica Vitoria.


Mon., July 22 Boston trades G Kenny Anderson, C Vitaly Potapenko and G Joseph Forte to Seattle for F Vin Baker and G Shammond Williams.
San Antonio re-signs F Danny Ferry.

Toronto rescinds its qualifying offer to free-agent C Keon Clark, making him unrestricted.

Memphis signs C Cezary Trybanski.


Sun., July 21 Orlando signs C Olumide Oyedeji.

Sat., July 20 Denver signs first-round pick Nikoloz Tskitishvili.

Fri., July 19 Phoenix signs F Scott Williams.
Boston signs C Bruno Sundov.

L.A. Clippers waive F Obinna Ekezie.


Thu., July 18 L.A. Lakers re-sign F Devean George.
Washington signs G Larry Hughes.

Seattle re-signs C Jerome James.

Philadelphia signs second-round pick Sam Clancy.

Denver signs second-round pick Vincent Yarbrough and rookie free agents Predrag Savovic and Lorinza "Junior" Harrington.

L.A. Clippers sign 2000 second-round pick Marko Jaric.

San Antonio signs 1999 second-round pick Emanuel Ginobili.


Wed., July 17 Detroit signs G Chauncey Billups.
Orlando signs G Jacque Vaughn.

Denver re-signs F Ryan Bowen.

Boston signs rookie free agent J.R. Bremer.


Tue., July 16 Cleveland signs first-round pick Dajuan Wagner.

Fri., July 12 Golden State signs first-round pick Jiri Welsch, acquired in a draft-day trade with Philadelphia.
Utah signs first-round pick Curtis Borchardt, acquired in a draft-day trade with Orlando.

Portland signs first-round pick Qyntel Woods.

Philadelphia signs first-round pick John Salmons, acquired in a draft-day trade with San Antonio.


Thu., July 11 Washington signs first-round pick Juan Dixon
Houston signs first-round pick Bostjan Nachbar

Atlanta signs first-round pick Dan Dickau, acquired in a draft-day trade with Sacramento.


Wed., July 10 Chicago signs first-round pick Jay Williams
Washington signs first-round pick Jared Jeffries


Mon., July 8 Golden State signs first-round pick Mike Dunleavy Jr.
New York signs first-round pick Frank Williams, acquired in a draft-day trade with Denver.


Fri., July 5 Indiana signs first-round pick Fred Jones
Phoenix signs first-round picks Amare Stoudemire and Casey Jacobsen


Wed., July 3 L.A. Lakers sign first-round pick Kareem Rush, acquired in a draft-day trade with Toronto
Miami signs first-round pick Caron Butler


Tue., July 2 Philadelphia signs C Efthimios Rentzias

Mon., July 1 L. A. Clippers waive G Earl Boykins

Fri., June 28 Memphis exercises their option on the contract of G Eddie Gill for the 2002-03 season; announces it will not exercise the options on the contracts of F Antonis Fotsis and G Will Solomon.
San Antonio trade the rights to G Gordan Giricek to the Memphis for a 2004 second-round draft pick.

Thurs., June 27 L.A. Clippers trade the draft rights to C Mario Kasun to Orlando for the Magic agreeing to increase the protection from picks Nos. 1-17 to Nos. 1-21 on the 2003 first-round pick the Clippers owe the Magic.
Miami waives F Chris Gatling.

Wed., June 26 Denver trades F Antonio McDyess, draft rights to G Frank Williams and a 2003 second-round pick to New York for C Marcus Camby, G Mark Jackson and draft rights to F Nene Hilario.
Stories: New York | Denver
Cleveland trades G Wesley Person to Memphis for G Nick Anderson and draft rights to F Matt Barnes.

L.A. Lakers trade G Lindsey Hunter and draft rights to F Chris Jefferies to Toronto for F Tracy Murray and draft rights to G Kareem Rush.

Milwaukee trades the draft rights to F Chris Owens to Memphis for a future second-round pick.

Orlando trades draft rights to C Curtis Borchardt to Utah for draft rights to F Ryan Humphrey and F/C Jamal Sampson.

Orlando trades the draft rights to C Jamal Sampson to Milwaukee for the draft rights to C Rashard Griffith, who was selected in the second round of the 1995 draft.

Philadelphia trades G Speedy Claxton to San Antonio for F Mark Bryant and draft rights to G/F John Salmons and F Randy Holcomb.

Philadelphia trades draft rights to G Jiri Welsch to Golden State for two future draft picks.

Sacramento trades draft rights to G Dan Dickau to Atlanta for future draft pick.


Tue., June 25 Dallas waives F Danny Manning.
Denver waives G Tim Hardaway.

Washington trades G Courtney Alexander to New Orleans for a first-round draft pick in NBA Draft 2002 (G Juan Dixon).

[OTEP]

Sobrang bored ka na siguro diyan sa tindahan. Hehehe.

[kimpOy]

weekend na kasi offseason ng mga pintor

[DSM619]

basta LOS ANGELES LAKERS pa rin ako ! baka sabihibn ninyo nag champion
lang sila bias ako , actually nung panahon nila Kareem , A.C. Green , Worthy , James
Cooper , Magic , Byron Scott diehard fan na ako ng Lakers .

[kimpOy]

SHOWTIME era!!!
actually Celtics fan ako nung time na yun, plus barkley fan din ako nun nasa 76ers pa siya nun

[DSM619]

yup LARRY BIRD baby !!!!

[kimpOy]

less than an month to go!!!
nba season na
hmmm ok kaya si yao ming? o jay williams?

[DSM619]

ano height nung taga China ?

[kimpOy]

7'6" behemoth, actually may game tom china vs phil for a finals berth sa
Asian Games

[DSM619]

lalaro ba siya , ngee kahit si Balingit uulamin nun !

[kimpOy]

yup lalaro siya alongisde bateer mengke of the san antonio spurs

[papa tots]

kung intact pa rin ang lakers, i think they would defend their title.

from the trades and transactions that happened during the off season, mukhang wala pa ring team na tatapat sa lakers.

pero gusto ko talaga celtics. fan ako nila, lalo na kay pierce and walker.:mrgreen:

[kimpOy]

pierce and walker are a formidable duo, the celtics lives and dies with 3 pointers just like last year.
now with the departure of 6th man rogers, and point man kenny anderson made themselves lose direction and force and i dont think vin baker makes a differrence.
stay tuned

[kimpOy]

Shooting guards, beware!!! Kobe's beefed-up.
Here's the story copied from ESPN:

Bryant's work in weight room said to be paying off

Associated Press


EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson said the extra weight Kobe Bryant added to his 6-7 body will benefit the guard throughout this season.


Bryant spent time in the weight room this summer and bulked up 15 more pounds. Bryant is stronger and will be able to keep players from wearing him down.


"It helps keep people off of him, obviously,'' Jackson said. "He's got a little zone to protect himself with because he's got strength in his arms that can provide that. He's got to be careful he doesn't use it to be overaggressive. That's the other aspect of it.''


During training camp at the Lakers' Health South training facility, Bryant has shown how much the weight has helped. He has been able to use his strength to ward off his teammates.


Jackson said when you have greater muscle, you have increased quickness to go along with it.


"We think it will improve his outside shooting,'' he said. "He's been a suspect three-point shooter as a shooter. With a little more strength, obviously that helps a shot that takes more strength.''


When Jackson coached Michael Jordan with the Chicago Bulls, Jordan hit the weights later in his career and it helped him get stronger and maintain his quickness.


Jackson said Jordan put on more muscle because so many players tried to attack him.


"I think Kobe kind of felt the same, people keep coming at him a little bit harder all the time,'' Jackson said. "He's got to be a little bit stronger.''


The Lakers didn't practice Sunday morning because they were unable to get the lights turned on.


So Jackson had his players watch film and some of them got treatment. Jackson said Bryant had a "small problem with his rib cage,'' but was OK to go during Sunday night's scrimmage.


Jackson said he showed a video of the 1998 Bulls team that knew how to execute the triangle offense with precision.


Assistant coach Tex Winter gave the team a 30-minute chalk talk.


Jackson said the reason for the film on the offense was more for some of his other players like Slava Medvedenko and Samaki Walker, who are still learning how to function in the triangle offense.


"The other guys have great knowledge of it, obviously,'' Jackson said. "But we've got guys that -- eight guys that are also on this basketball club -- that are going to have to play some preseason games and play together.''

[Freeman]

Great thread. Like you I am a Laker's Fan.

Question : What shoe will Kobe be wearing this season?

[kimpOy]

that would be a mystery for now
but now the trend is...wear the swoosh.

[kimpOy]

wizards fans....
a sign of good things to come

Washington 99, Philadelphia 84
Allen Iverson scored 25 points in his preseason debut, but Kwame Brown had 20 and five rebounds as the Washington Wizards posted a 99-84 victory over Philadelphia 76ers in their preseason opener.

Iverson missed Philadelphia's preseason opener with a broken bone in his right hand but showed few ill effects in his first game. He made 10-of-22 shots and collected seven rebounds and five assists.

But his return was spoiled by Brown and first-round draft pick Juan Dixon, who scored 14 points for the Wizards.

Larry Hughes had 13 points and Jerry Stackhouse 12 in their Washington debuts. Hughes signed as a free agent and Stackhouse was acquired in a six-player trade with the Detroit Pistons.

Michael Jordan will not play until Washington's regular-season opener.

Philadelphia center Todd MacCulloch, who was acquired in an offseason trade with the New Jersey Nets, had 12 points and eight rebounds. Obtained in the same trade, Keith Van Horn did not play due to a quadriceps injury.

Art Long and John Salmons scored eight points apiece as the 76ers also were without Derrick Coleman, who is recovering from knee surgery.

[DSM619]

Pinoy SPORT CENTER to ah ! Ayos !

[kimpOy]

DSM oo pinoy sportscenter!!!

o si oakley nag sign na sa wizards...
mixed veteran/up coming stars/has beens/ role players/

[Litespeed]

NY Knicks F---ked up again this season. Antonio Mcdyse is out for the season. GM Layden should go.