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Spending limit makes pursuing guard a long shot By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Free agent Bonzi Wells met with Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy and general manager Carroll Dawson on Monday at Toyota Center as the Rockets stepped up their long-shot pursuit of the veteran guard. Though the Rockets are limited by the salary cap and some of their free-agent spending this summer, Wells has clearly not ruled out the Rockets while also considering the Nuggets, Heat and Bobcats. Wells, who went from expecting to be a top free agent to searching for a place to land two weeks before training camps open, replaced longtime agent William Phillips last month, with the switch to Merle Scott forcing a delay in the already protracted process. Wells, who turns 30 on Wednesday, averaged 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds with the Kings last season and 23.2 points and 12 rebounds in the playoffs against the Spurs. After earning $8 million last season, he turned down a five-year, $36 million offer from the Kings, a strong indication that an offer of a mid-level exception would not work. The Kings instead signed John Salmons, and the majority of teams over the cap spent their mid-level exceptions. The Rockets have just $2.1 million of their mid-level exception remaining to offer unless they can work out a sign-and-trade deal with the Kings. The Rockets have a $4.2 million trade exception in which they could sign a free agent for as much as $4.2 million and send only a draft choice, but as with any sign-and-trade arrangement, that would require an agreement with the Kings. Wells was the 11th pick of the 1998 NBA Draft out of Ball State and was immediately traded by the Pistons to the Trail Blazers, where he played five-plus seasons before he was traded to the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies sent him to the Kings for Bobby Jackson and Greg Ostertag. |
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would not be a bad pickup for them imo
rafer bonzi tmac battier yao
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It would make them interesting at least.
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They still wont beat the Mavs so *yawn*. The Heat would worry me a lot though if they somehow pulled that off.
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09-19-2006, 11:17 PM
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yao would make the 2nd best center in the L look silly
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I would still hate for him to land in Housten... we have to put up with enough crap in the Southwest without making the Rockets that much better. I hope he lands in Denver, or the Bobcats... though I dont see why he would do that.
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Yeah, the Rockets are a solid team, and if they get Bonzi then they become a little scary. I'd prefer him to end up in the East.
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Bobcats interested in free-agent swingman
RICK BONNELL rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com Is Bonzi Wells in the Charlotte Bobcats' future? Bobcats coach-general manager Bernie Bickerstaff confirmed Tuesday he plans discussions with Wells' representatives sometime this week to gauge the free-agent swingman's interest in signing here. Wells, 30, averaged 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds last season for the Sacramento Kings. He's also been linked to the Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. Since scoring at the wing positions is a clear need for the Bobcats, Wells' skill set would be a good fit. Also, the Bobcats are several million under the salary cap, so they could seemingly make a competitive offer. The greater question is a roster spot. The Bobcats already have 15 players under contract, plus a qualifying offer of about $3 million to restricted free agent Melvin Ely. Bickerstaff indicated that resolving Ely's situation probably takes precedence over any other move between now and the start of training camp Tuesday in Wilmington. |
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if mj could, he would sign him
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Yeah, Dirks stats against Battier was nuts. Not worried about him at all.
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This would give them a nice cute little team down there, on paper.
Cant speak for chemistry or mental toughness of course. I too would prefer to see him in the East.
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There's no one person that can guard NBA superstars consistently, but if the overall talent (defensive talent) increase for a team, it'll be tougher on the supporting casts around the stars which is what it comes down to.
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its not being scared or whatnot, because imo the mavs are the best team in the west.. it'll just make things alot more challenging and tougher.. where the whole cliche of "every game counts" becomes more magnified
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Better pray miami *doesn't* acquire Bonzi 'cause as someone astutely pointed out, getting someone who increases the overall TEAM DEFENSE of the Heat would mean more trouble for everyone else(Cuban, his blog, and Mavs fans included....
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If houston gets him, they would be better off going after reggie evans or someone like that though im not a big evans fan and then convincing tmac to be a distributor and not a scorer. Turn him back into Raptor tmac on defense. It would take alot to get him to buy in but if he did, that team would scare the hell out of me...
Tmac Wells Battier Evans Ming Let Yao carry the scoring until tmac takes over later(much like the lakers with kobe and shaq) and let tmac play pg while turning him back into the great defender he is quite capable of being. THAT would scare the crap out of me. Rolling with Rafer, Tmac, Battier, Wells, Ming? Not so much...
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either way, they are a good team when healthy
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Yeah they are a good team when healthy and acquiring Wells would just make them better. Let's hope he's Charlotte bound.
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tmac wants him
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ESPN is reporting that Bonzi will sign with the Rockets for 2yrs at $5 mil. Wow.
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what did the kings offer him again?
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I'd feel much better if he went to the Bobcats. I'm not afraid of the Rockets, but you can't just discount them now.
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I kno most of you think that if he signs with the Rockets its not a big deal...But Umm if Tmac and Yao are healthy with the addition of Battier and Wells i got a feeling that we could be seeing them in the WCF....They got a solid team if this goes through.
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That should be a big uh-oh for the Mavs. Damn, our division is tough.
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Can't imagine teams coming in to face the Texas triangle now. Many will just call that a 3 game loss. Most will feel happy, if they come away with one win.
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theres no way that 2 years for 5 mil is right. Thats less than what greg freakin buckner got. I am even more pissed that we signed buckner now. As for the rockets, im still not scared if they really think they are gonna roll with battier at pf...
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Agent: Wells agrees to two-year deal with Rockets
By Ric Bucher ESPN.com Bonzi Wells, the last significant free-agent talent on the market, agreed to a two-year, $5 million deal with the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, according to his agent. Wells holds a player option for the second year and fully plans to re-enter the free agent market next summer. "This isn't about the money, this is about being in the right place," said Wells' agent, Merle Scott of BDA Sports. After turning down a five-year, $36 million offer from the Sacramento Kings last month, Wells fired his agent, Bill Phillips, and hired Scott a few weeks ago. Attempts to work a sign-and-trade that might've allowed Wells to match or improve the Kings' offer failed because Sacramento refused to take back any salaries after signing John Salmons with the money refused by Wells. "We never talked about the Sacramento offer because that was gone and that wasn't going to change," Scott said. Wells' loss is clearly Houston's gain. Wells left both Portland and Memphis after being portrayed as a malcontent, but his 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds in 52 games with the Kings last season and a strong first-round playoff performance against San Antonio restored some of his luster. Wells and Ron Artest were a devastating forward combination and Artest personally lobbied for the Kings to re-sign Wells. Sacramento held Wells' Bird rights, meaning they could've paid him whatever they chose but drew the line with their offer slightly better than the mid-level exception. Wells, a source said, originally wanted Phillips to land him a $50 million deal. Denver, Boston, Charlotte and Miami also made offers but the Rockets did the best job of convincing Wells he was needed. The recruiting contingent included Yao Ming, GM Carroll Dawson, assistant coach Tom Thibodeau, coach Jeff Van Gundy, personnel director Keith Jones and Tracy McGrady, who called Bonzi directly to make his pitch. The Rockets go into training camp next week with a potential starting lineup of Rafer Alston, McGrady, Shane Battier (acquired in a draft-night trade for Stromile Swift and No. 8 pick Rudy Gay), Juwan Howard and Yao, with Wells as the sixth man, but if Wells plays as he did against the Spurs he could challenge Battier and Howard for one of the starting forward spots. "Bonzi doesn't care about starting," Scott said. "He just wants to be some place he can contribute." |
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this shows a couple of things, one he needs to fire his agent for his vast overvalueing of the market. 2 we overpaid for greg buckner. 3. you shouldnt turn down 37 million dollars unless you are a legit superstar. I mean its 37 million dollars. Not that 5 is anything to sneeze at but 32 million is a huge difference...
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Guys I'm calling it right now. Even if they are all healthy, the rockets do NOT get out of the first round. Call me crazy if you want but I'll be sure to bump this around playoff time.
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thats not going out on the limb imo
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