Tag: 2012 free agency

  • 2012 NBA Free Agency – Atlanta Hawks Trades & Other Rumors

    The first big moves of the 2012 NBA free agency periods weren’t signings but big trades pulled off by the Atlanta Hawks, shipping All-Star guard Joe Johnson for no less than 7 players, to the New Jersey Nets, meanwhile sending Marvin Williams to the Utah Jazz for Devin Harris. Like the Nets, they’ve got Dwight Howard on their minds.

  • 2012 NBA Free Agency – The Best Restricted Free Agents

    The 2012 NBA free agency period is into its first day, with Steve Nash getting a lucrative offer from the Toronto Raptors while Dwight Howard wants to move to Brooklyn. In the restricted free agent zone, Jeremy Lin stands out as the biggest name (not necessarily the best player), while Roy Hibbert and Eric Gordon stand above the rest as the best players on the board.

  • 2012 NBA Free Agency – The Best Unrestricted Free Agents

    Now that the NBA draft is over, it’s time for free agency. One of the biggest names, Kevin Garnett, is already on the verge of re-signing with the Boston Celtics. There’s still plenty of talent left in the unrestricted section, with Deron Williams choosing between the Nets or the Mavs while Steve Nash is the most coveted free agent of them all.

  • Houston Rockets – To Trade or not to Trade for Dwight Howard

    With all due respect to LeBron James, the biggest saga in terms of melodrama, lies, intrigue and what not has been Dwight Howard’s tumultuous season with the Orlando Magic. A season that might lead Howard to another home, maybe in Houston with the Rockets.

  • Steve Nash Prefers Money to Championship Promises

    The overall perception of Steve Nash and the free agency period is that he’s willing to give up on a lot of money in order to win a title ring. Well, guess again. Nash is probably going to have to take a pay cut from the $11.7 million he made last season, but he’s not planning on making too much of a trim.