2004-2005 Fee agent list

[grbh]

Who do you want, and how do you get them here.

Obinna Ekezie Atlanta Free Agent
Hiram Fuller Atlanta Free Agent
Chris Mills Atlanta Free Agent
Mamadou N'Diaye Atlanta Free Agent
Wesley Person Atlanta Free Agent
Joel Przybilla Atlanta Restricted Free Agent
Zeljko Rebracca Atlanta Free Agent
Bob Sura Atlanta Free Agent
Jacque Vaughn Atlanta Free Agent
Chris Mihm Boston Restricted Free Agent
Rick Brunson Chicago Free Agent
Jamal Crawford Chicago Restricted Free Agent
Ronald Dupree Chicago Free Agent
Marcus Fizer Chicago Restricted Free Agent
Kendall Gill Chicago Free Agent
Linton Johnson Chicago Free Agent
Ruben Boumtje Boumtje Cleveland Free Agent
J.R. Bremer Cleveland Free Agent
Eric Williams Cleveland Free Agent
Travis Best Dallas Free Agent
Marquis Daniels Dallas Free Agent
Scott Williams Dallas Free Agent
Chris Andersen Denver Free Agent
Jon Barry Denver Free Agent
Michael Doleac Denver Free Agent
Mark Pope Denver Free Agent
Jeff Trepagnier Denver Free Agent
Rodney White Denver Free Agent
Tremaine Fowlkes Detroit Free Agent
Darvin Ham Detroit Free Agent
Lindsey Hunter Detroit Free Agent
Mike James Detroit Free Agent
Mehmet Okur Detroit Free Agent
Rasheed Wallace Detroit Free Agent
Brian Cardinal Golden State Free Agent
Calbert Cheaney Golden State Free Agent
Adonal Foyle Golden State Free Agent
Avery Johnson Golden State Free Agent
Rusty LaRue Golden State Free Agent
Mark Jackson Houston Free Agent
Scott Padgett Houston Free Agent
Mike Wilks Houston Free Agent
Kenny Anderson Indiana Free Agent
Jamison Brewer Indiana Free Agent
Matt Barnes L.A. Clippers Free Agent
Keyon Dooling L.A. Clippers Restricted Free Agent
Josh Moore L.A. Clippers Free Agent
Doug Overton L.A. Clippers Free Agent
Quentin Richardson L.A. Clippers Restricted Free Agent
Bobby Simmons L.A. Clippers Free Agent
Horace Grant L.A. Lakers Free Agent
Stanislav Medvedenko L.A. Lakers Free Agent
Bryon Russell L.A. Lakers Free Agent
Stromile Swift Memphis Restricted Free Agent
Jake Tsakalidis Memphis Restricted Free Agent
Rafer Alston Miami Free Agent
Rasual Butler Miami Free Agent
Bimbo Coles Miami Free Agent
Samaki Walker Miami Free Agent
John Wallace Miami Free Agent
Loren Woods Miami Free Agent
Wang Zhizhi Miami Free Agent
Anthony Goldwire Milwaukee Free Agent
Damon Jones Milwaukee Free Agent
Toni Kukoc Milwaukee Free Agent
Trenton Hassell Minnesota Free Agent
Fred Hoiberg Minnesota Free Agent
Oliver Miller Minnesota Free Agent
Gary Trent Minnesota Free Agent
Hubert Davis New Jersey Free Agent
Kenyon Martin New Jersey Restricted Free Agent
Tamar Slay New Jersey Free Agent
Courtney Alexander New Orleans Restricted Free Agent
Stacey Augmon New Orleans Free Agent
Steve Smith New Orleans Free Agent
Robert Traylor New Orleans Free Agent
Shammond Williams New Orleans Free Agent
DerMarr Johnson New York Free Agent
Desmond Penigar Orlando Free Agent
Sean Rooks Orlando Free Agent
DeShawn Stevenson Orlando Restricted Free Agent
Zendon Hamilton Philadelphia Free Agent
Amal McCaskill Philadelphia Free Agent
Keon Clark Phoenix Free Agent
Donnell Harvey Phoenix Free Agent
Antonio McDyess Phoenix Free Agent
Darius Miles Portland Restricted Free Agent
Rodney Buford Sacramento Free Agent
Vlade Divac Sacramento Free Agent
Tony Massenburg Sacramento Free Agent
Jabari Smith Sacramento Free Agent
Alex Garcia San Antonio Free Agent
Manu Ginobili San Antonio Free Agent
Jason Hart San Antonio Free Agent
Sean Marks San Antonio Free Agent
Hidayet Turkoglu San Antonio Restricted Free Agent
Charlie Ward San Antonio Free Agent
Kevin Willis San Antonio Free Agent
Brent Barry Seattle Free Agent
Richie Frahm Seattle Free Agent
Ansu Sesay Seattle Free Agent
Robert Archibald Toronto Free Agent
Michael Curry Toronto Free Agent
Dion Glover Toronto Free Agent
Jannero Pargo Toronto Free Agent
Morris Peterson Toronto Restricted Free Agent
Carlos Arroyo Utah Free Agent
Jarron Collins Utah Free Agent
Gordan Giricek Utah Free Agent
Tom Gugliotta Utah Free Agent
Mikki Moore Utah Free Agent
Greg Ostertag Utah Free Agent
Michael Ruffin Utah Free Agent
Mitchell Butler Washington Free Agent
Etan Thomas Washington Restricted Free Agent
Chris Whitney Washington Free Agent

[grbh]

Here are most of the more covetted big men available

Etan Thomas
Chris Mihm
KMart
Vlade
Chris Anderson
Memhet Okur
Rasheed Wallace
Stromile Swift

I'm sure I missed a couple

Also of note this list doesn't include players (like Nash), who will beopting out of their contracts at the seasons end,

[uberfan]

If you want to keep Daniels, it will take a significant portion of the MLE, leaving very little for a starting Center. You would be able to get someone like Slavko Vranes to see if he could develop. Etan Thomas, Chris Andersen, or Mikki Moore are people I would like to see in our Center rotation.

The only other way I can see getting a starting center is through a S&T, using Walker. I do wonder if we could get Mihm somehow by trading Fortson to Boston. I sure do like the Celtic's Mark Blount.


EDITORIAL: I heard Nellie on with Norm this morning indicating that unless Bradley steps it up he is about ready to give up on him. I thought it was obvious to everyone that he already gave up on Bradley. I am now hoping that the trade Bradley to a team that will use him in fairness to Bradley.

[jayC]

Wish List:
Memhet Okur
Mihm
Anderson

Realistically you could pry one of these guys with part of the midlevel exception.

[grbh]

I think Okur is going to get very very close to the MLE if not all of it. As for the other two I think they can be had for about 2.5-3MM

[Stressboy]

Why do people want Mihm? He sucks and I'm not saying that as an Aggie. Here is a general rule of thumb for all big men coming out of college. If they don't have at least 1 game over 30 pts or one with over 20 boards in a four year career they will suck. Every impact big around should have at least 1 game that they dominate and Mihm never did. I'm sure I'm being over the top on this, but he really does not have a good game. He does not block shots, does not get steals, probably does not run the floor well. He seems to rebound decent, and shoots medicore. If we pick him up, I hope I wrong.

Stressboy

[thewillis12]

etan thomas is in my opinion a rising star at the center postion. we should get nash and daniels back first and then make him our top prority

[DubOverdose]

Why don't we pick up Wang Zhi Zhi? His stats are amazing....

[foglemann]

Out of that list, you can make a case for Okur and a few of the bigger free agents. But I love two golden state big men that no one ever talks about.

Adnonal Foyle and Brian Cardinal.

These guys wouldn't cost that much and probably one will be available for the mavs to be had at the MLE. These two guys are some of the hardest players when they are in the game. Both have different types of games and could both start at center, even though Brian would be undersized. My choice, Foyle, he is a dominant shotblocker and with minutes, gets rebounds and scores around the basket. I love his attitude and heart, both of these guys will not take crap from anyone and be that hard nosed people we need.

As for guard depth, I think Damon Jones has shown that he can play the back up role and do a nice job of it. He had a 17 assist game when he started for T.J. Ford, has been around the league, but seems to have found a way to play, finally. This would be a hard sign if we got Foyle, he should take the whole MLE, and I think Marquis takes the LLE, leaving nothing for any of the other free agents.

EDIT: All of you that are in love with Etan remember who drafted him? Yes that is right, the Dallas Mavericks. Never played a minute, if I remember right and I seriously doubt he would play for us, and he is really undersized. But has come out to be a good back up in Washington.

[Murphy3]

Mihm did a very nice job while with Cleveland last year. But, he couldn't get on the court much while with Boston.

[Dirkenstien]

I'd like to see us attempt to bring in Anderson from the Nuggets. An athletic big with a lot of potential and upside is never bad

[kg_veteran]

Of those that we could realistically acquire, Foyle, Ostertag, and Willis interest me the most.

[kingrex]

My short list:

Eric Williams Cleveland Free Agent
Chris Andersen Denver Free Agent
Mehmet Okur Detroit Free Agent
Zendon Hamilton Philadelphia Free Agent
Donnell Harvey Phoenix Free Agent
Tony Massenburg Sacramento Free Agent
Manu Ginobili San Antonio Free Agent
Ansu Sesay Seattle Free Agent
Greg Ostertag Utah Free Agent
Etan Thomas Washington Restricted Free Agent

First they have to sign Nash & Daniels.

[ddh33]

Originally posted by: uberfan
If you want to keep Daniels, it will take a significant portion of the MLE, leaving very little for a starting Center. You would be able to get someone like Slavko Vranes to see if he could develop. Etan Thomas, Chris Andersen, or Mikki Moore are people I would like to see in our Center rotation.

The only other way I can see getting a starting center is through a S&T, using Walker. I do wonder if we could get Mihm somehow by trading Fortson to Boston. I sure do like the Celtic's Mark Blount.


EDITORIAL: I heard Nellie on with Norm this morning indicating that unless Bradley steps it up he is about ready to give up on him. I thought it was obvious to everyone that he already gave up on Bradley. I am now hoping that the trade Bradley to a team that will use him in fairness to Bradley.

You know, you bring something up that I had almost forgotten. It may be irrelevant now that Danny Ainge is running the show in Boston, but Red Auerbach loved Danny Fortson. He commented many times how he felt that was a bad move for that franchise. I wonder if we could get something out of them for him? It's not that I don't like Danny. I just wonder if he's going to fit in with what is being done here.

As for Nellie saying that about Bradley, we may start hearing Shawn's name in more trade talks. I would hate that, but at the same time, if the Mavs won't use him, they might as well get something for him that they will use.

[giantbenmav]

Brain Cardinal is frankly a bigger and better version of Eddie Najera.....I used to watch this guy play at Purdue, always thought he should of been on the football team, he plays like a friggin linebacker.......I would love to have Cardinal on this team.......

Cardinal - 6'8 245 lbs

Etan Thomas - 6'10 260 lbs.....if that is his actual height (which I doubt) could be good with his size

Chris Mihm - 7'0 265.......still young, big guy.....I would prefer him over Ostergtag because he still has his best basketball ahead of him....

Mehmet Okur - 6'11 249.........very intriguing, Nellie would actually play him........definetely one of the more expensive guys........would take up a HUGE (if not all) chunk of the MLE

Stromile Swift - 6'9 240.......athletic, would like if we got cheap......but he is not the answer for any of our problems.....

Mamadou N'Diaye - 7'0 255........good defender, great shotblocker.......I really like this guy in the center rotation.......still young.......

[FullBurst41]

I probably should remind you that we did sign Mamadou and consequently waived him shortly after, getting Scott Williams in his place. I'm not sure he really likes us. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Hell, if KMart wants to playin Dallas, I'm AOK with that!

Of course, he and Okur are the moer expensive guys to get. Perhaps that possible trade with the Magic is the answer. If not, I also like Foyle, maybe we should give him a shot. Of course,as much as I want a defensive-minded center, I also want Quis and Nash. Just about all of us do, they're both players that we simply cannot let go of, so maybe we'll just have to rely on a feasible trade.

[Poindexter Einstein]

Okur will not be available - might as well look elsewhere. If he goes for the MLE or less, DET will keep him as a RFA.