Transactions

Orlando Magic 7/15    Matched offer tendered to J.J. Reddick 8/4      Re-signed Jason Williams I was a little surprised to see Orlando bring back Williams after previously giving Chris Duhon a moderately generous four-year deal.   But, as we noted last time, Williams is probably a better short term bet and he has agreed to a one-year contract.  The worst that could happen is that Duhon or Williams falls to third string, neither of which is too big a deal.   Reddick's return … [Read more...] about Transactions 7/14-8/16 Part 3

Houston Rockets 7/18    Matched offer tendered to Kyle Lowry 7/20    Signed Brad Miller 7/28    Traded David Andersen and cash to Toronto for a 2015 protected second-round pick 8/12    In a four-team trade, New Jersey traded Courtney Lee to Houston for Troy Murphy from Indiana, who acquired Darren Collison and James Posey from New Orleans, who acquired Trevor Ariza from Houston In the four-team swaperoo, the Rockets have essentially dumped one good youngster with offensive … [Read more...] about Transactions 7/14-8/16 Part 2

Atlanta Hawks 7/14    Signed Josh Childress and traded him to Phoenix for a 2010 second-round pick 7/24    Signed Josh Powell 7/29    Re-signed Jason Collins The Hawks flirted with Shaq but ultimately passed on him.  This gave Collins a shot to comeback as a third center.  It is hard to believe that Collins is only going to be 32, since he has always moved like he was 82.  Collins has very little left, basically designated to come in and use a couple fouls on big men in a pinch.  … [Read more...] about Transactions 7/14-8/16 Part 1

Milwaukee Bucks 6/22    Traded Charlie Bell and Dan Gadzuric to Golden State for Corey Maggette and the 44th pick in the 2010 draft 6/25    Traded a 2012 second-round pick to New Jersey for Chris Douglas-Roberts 7/8      Re-signed John Salmons and signed Drew Gooden Unquestionably, the Bucks have won the talent exchanges here.  Maggette is still a pretty good player but is owed about $30 million over the next three years, while Bell and Gadzuric will be pretty much gone … [Read more...] about Transactions 4/15-7/13 Part 3

Los Angeles Clippers 7/7    Named Vinny Del Negro head coach 7/8    Signed Randy Foye and Ryan Gomes 7/9    Signed Brian Cook In the best and worst of times, there is a certain sense of futility we all get when we hear that someone is going to be new coach the Clippers.  It is true that all coaches are hired to eventually be fired, the Clippers seem to stack the deck against a coach's ability to have long term success more than most.  This got me wondering where Clipper coaches come … [Read more...] about Transactions 4/15-7/13 Part 2

Atlanta Hawks 5/14    Fired Mike Woodson 6/13    Named Larry Drew head coach 7/8      Re-signed Joe Johnson From a decision-making perspective, Atlanta is one the weirder franchises in the NBA.  First, Mike Woodson apparently wins a power struggle with GM Billy Knight right about the time when it was clear that the Hawks had built a pretty good team.  Now, the team is looking pretty good and Woodson is shown the door too.  Knight was apparently fired because he was unable to lead the … [Read more...] about Transactions: 4/15-7/13 Part 1