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Charlotte Bobcats  1/31    Sign Earl Boykins  Tough summer for Boykins, who turned down a $3 million option with the Bucks in search of a better situation and a long term deal.  It didn't quite work out that way, as Boykins had to sit out half the season and ends up with $1.1 million for high trouble.  It wasn't a crazy decision for Boykins to opt out at age-31.  He was playing at about the same level for the past five years so he won't be any more marketable next summer unless he really … [Read more...] about Transactions 1/16-2/1

Cleveland Cavaliers  1/14    Sign Mike Brown to a contract extension  Despite the early rumors that he was in trouble, Brown got the extension he had been requesting.  Brown's contract was set to expire after 2008-09 and it would have created quite a bit of controversy to let the coach that led them to the Cavs to their only Finals appearance to twist in the wind as a potential lame duck.  In short, it would make a really bad atmosphere to have when the real goal is keeping LeBron James … [Read more...] about Transactions 12/29-1/15

Boston Celtics  12/18    Waive Brandon Wallace  Wallace made the opening night roster as a pet project of Danny Ainge and was then sent over to the NBDL, without ever playing a regular season game.  The Celts cited roster flexibility when they cut him, which has sent speculation that a trade may/free agent signing be in the offing (adding some veteran depth?).  Stay tuned...  Charlotte Bobcats  12/14    Waive Ronald Dupree 12/14    Acquire Nazr Mohammed from Detroit in exchange … [Read more...] about Transactions 12/6-12/28

Atlanta Hawks  10/25    Waive Antywane Robinson, Steven Smith and Jamaal Tatum  No real shocks here.  Solomon Jones and Mario West won the battle for the last few roster slots, which is great for them, but really doesn't affect the Hawks much in terms of wins and losses.  … [Read more...] about Transactions 10/15-12/5

Atlanta Hawks 10/1    Sign Antwayne Robinson, Steven Smith, Jamaal Tatum and Mario West Not much here, just cutting of the fringe guys at the end of the roster.  In other Hawks news, Marvin Williams has looked quite good so far this preseason (19 ppg, 4.3 rpg) and Speedy Claxton hasn't (2 ppg and .222 FG% in 20  mpg so far). Boston Celtics 9/27    Sign James Posey 9/28    Sign Esteban Batista and Dahntay Jones The natural consequence of the Kevin Garnett/Ray Allen … [Read more...] about Transactions 8/18-10/15

Boston Celtics 8/9    Sign Eddie House and Scot Pollard The Celtics now turn to adding some degree of depth to the roster.  House should help as a shooter off the bench.  As an aside, I'm not quite sure why the Celtics are toying with an older Reggie Miller when he highly unlikely to be better than House at this point.  I suppose Miller can't hurt but this is much ado about very little. As for Pollard,  I don't expect too much.  Pollard was once a very nice backup center but … [Read more...] about NBA Transactions 7/28-8/17