☆☆ 2012 NBA Finals ☆☆ The King has been crowned; Heat win 2012 NBA Finals! Bron Finals MVP.

Derrick Rose can be better than Williams and Paul 

he can be better than damn near every PG that ever has picked up a basketball. 

Derrick Rose can be better than Williams and Paul 

he can be better than damn near every PG that ever has picked up a basketball. 

IT'S BACK!!!





I. Players Headed to New Homes.

•         A) Signed (or Signed+Traded).
•         B) Traded to New Team
  

II. Players Who Stayed at Home.

III. Players Yet to Find Out Where Their Home is.

I. Players Headed to New Homes


          A)  Signed (or Signed+Traded).

• Tracy McGrady-> Atlanta Hawks (Previously on the Detroit Pistons); 1 yr, vet's minimum.
• Vladimir Radmanovic -> Atlanta Hawks (Previously on the Golden State Warriors);
• Marquis Daniels -> Boston Celtics (Previously on the Sacramento Kings); 1 yr,
• Keyon Dooling -> Boston Celtics (Previously on the Milwaukee Bucks);
• Chris Wilcox -> Boston Celtics (Previously on the Detroit Pistons); 1 yr,
• Derrick Brown -> Charlotte Bobcats (Previously on the New York Knicks);
• Brandan Wright -> Dallas Mavericks (Previously on the New Jersey Nets); 1 yr, 1 million dollar contract.
• Delonte West -> Dallas Mavericks (Previously on the Boston Celtics); 1 yr, veteran's minimum. 
• Vince Carter -> Dallas Mavericks (Previously on the Phoenix Suns);
• Julyan Stone -> Denver Nuggets (Undrafted); 2 yr, 1.1 million dollar contract.
• Damien Wilkins -> Detroit Pistons (Previously on the Atlanta Hawks);
• Jeremy Lin -> Houston Rockets (Previously on the Golden State Warriors);
• Jeff Pendergraph -> Indiana Pacers (Previously on the Portland Trailblazers); 2 yr, 2.4 million dollar contract.
• David West -> Indiana Pacers (Previously on the New Orleans Hornets); 2 yr, 20 million dollar contract.
• Chauncey Billups -> Los Angeles Clippers (Previously on the New York Knicks); 1 yr, 2 million dollar contract, owed 12 million via amnesty.
• Caron Butler -> Los Angeles Clippers (Previously on the Dallas Mavericks); 3 yr, 24 million dollar contract.
• Jason Kapono-> Los Angeles Lakers (Previously on the Philadelphia 76ers); 1 yr, vet's minimum.
• Shane Battier -> Miami Heat (Previously on the Memphis Grizzlies); 3 yr, 9 million dollar contract.
• Eddy Curry -> Miami Heat (Previously on the Krispy Kreme Donuts); 1 yr, vet's minimum.
• Mike Dunleavy Jr -> Milwaukee Bucks (Previously on the Indiana Pacers); 2 yr, 7.5 million dollar contract.
• Jose Juan Barea -> Minnesota Timberwolves (Previously on the Dallas Mavericks); 4 yr, 19 million dollar contract.
• Jeremy Pargo -> Memphis Grizzlies (Undrafted); 2 yr, 2 million dollar contract.
• Mike Bibby -> New York Knicks (Previously on the Miami Heat); 1 yr, vet's minimum.
• Justin Harper -> Orlando Magic (Previously on the Cleveland Cavaliers); 2 yr, 1.2 million dollar contract.
• Sebastian Telfair -> Phoenix Suns (Previously on the Minnesota Timberwolves);
• Shannon Brown -> Phoenix Suns (Previously on the Los Angeles Lakers); 1 yr, 3.5 million dollar contract.
• Kurt Thomas -> Portland Trailblazers (Previously on the Chicago Bulls); 2 yr,
• Chuck Hayes -> Sacramento Kings (Previously on the Houston Rockets); 4 yr, 21.3 million dollar contract.
• TJ Ford -> San Antonio Spurs (Previously on the Indiana Pacers); 1 yr, vet's minimum.
• Jamaal Magloire -> Toronto Raptors (Previously on the Miami Heat); 1 yr, vet's minimum.
• Aaron Gray -> Toronto Raptors (Previously on the New Orleans Hornets); 1 yr, 
• Anthony Carter -> Toronto Raptors (Previously on the New York Knicks); 1 yr,
• Rasual Butler -> Toronto Raptors (Previously on the Chicago Bulls); 1 yr,
• Jamaal Tinsley -> Utah Jazz (Previously on the Indiana Pacers?);
• Roger Mason Jr. -> Washington Wizards (Previously on the New York Knicks); 1 yr,

Note: All contracts are not exact to the dollar.


           B)  Traded to New Team

• Brandon Bass -> Boston Celtics (Previously on the Orlando Magic).
• Andy Rautins -> Dallas Mavericks (Previously on New York Knicks); waived.
• Lamar Odom -> Dallas Mavericks (Previously on the Los Angeles Lakers).
• Tyson Chandler -> New York Knicks (Previously on the Dallas Mavericks);Sign+trade, 4 yr, 56 million dollar contract.
• Glen Davis -> Orlando Magic (Previously on the Boston Celtics); Sign+trade, 4 yr, 26 million dollar contract.
• Von Wafer -> Orlando Magic (Previously on the Dallas Mavericks); Sign+trade, 3 yr.
• Ronny Turiaf -> Washington Wizards (Previously on the New York Knicks).

Trade Details best to my knowledge:
          C) Rookie Signings

• Boston Celtics sign E'Twaun Moore to rookie deal.
• Boston Celtics sign JaJuan Johnson to rookie deal.
• Chicago Bulls sign Jimmy Butler to rookie deal.
• Cleveland Cavaliers sign Kyrie Irving to rookie deal.
• Cleveland Cavaliers sign Tristan Thompson to rookie deal.
• Denver Nuggets sign Kenneth Faried to rookie deal.
• Denver Nuggets sign Jordan Hamilton to rookie deal.
• Detroit Pistons sign Vernon Macklin to rookie deal.
• Detroit Pistons sign Brandon Knight to rookie deal.
• Golden State Warriors sign Charles Jenkins to rookie deal.
• Houston Rockets sign Marcus Morris to rookie deal.
• Los Angeles Clippers sign Trey Thompkins to rookie deal.
• Los Angeles Lakers sign Andrew Goudelock to rookie deal. 
• Los Angeles Lakers sign Darius Morris to rookie deal.
• Memphis Grizzlies sign Josh Selby to rookie deal.
• Milwaukee Bucks sign Tobias Harris to rookie deal.
• Minnesota Timberwolves sign Malcolm Lee to rookie deal.
• New Jersey Nets sign Marshon Brooks to rookie deal.
• New Jersey Nets sign Jerome Jordan to rookie deal.
• New York Nets sign 2010 Jerome James to rookie deal.
• Oklahoma City Thunder sign Reggie Jackson to rookie deal.
• Sacramento Kings sign Isaiah Thomas to rookie deal.
• Sacramento Kings sign Jimmer Fredette to rookie deal.
• Sacramento Kings sign Tyler Honeycutt to rookie deal.
• San Antonio Spurs sign Kawhi Leonard to rookie deal.
• Utah Jazz sign Enes Kanter to rookie deal.
• Utah Jazz sign Alec Burks to rookie deal.

II. Players Who Stayed at Home

• Jason Collins (Signed one yr deal with Atlanta Hawks).
• Jeff Green (Signed one yr, qualifying 9 million dollar contract extension with Boston Celtics).
• Sasha Pavlovic (Signed with Boston Celtics).
• Brian Scalabrine (Signed one yr, vet's minimum with Chicago Bulls).
• Anthony Parker (Signed one yr deal with Cleveland Cavaliers).
• Brian Cardinal (Signed one yr, vet's minimum with Dallas Mavericks).
• Tayshaun Prince (Signed four yr, 27 million dollar contract extension with Detroit Pistons).
• Jonas Jerebko (Signed four yr deal with Detroit Pistons).
• Jeff Foster (Signed one yr deal with Indiana Pacers).
• DeAndre Jordan (Signed four yr, 43 million dollar offer sheet with Golden State Warriors, matched by Los Angeles Clippers).
• Marc Gasol (Signed four year, 58 million dollar contract extension with Memphis Grizzlies).
• Mario Chalmers (Signed three yr, 12 million dollar contract extension with Miami Heat).
• James Jones (Signed three yr deal with Miami Heat).
• Juwan Howard (Signed one yr deal with Miami Heat).
• Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (Signed four yr, 19 million dollar offer sheet with Denver Nuggets, matched by Milwaukee Bucks).
• Jared Jeffries (Signed one yr, 1.4 million dollar contract extension with New York Knicks).
• Daequan Cook (Signed two yr, 7.5 million dollar contract extension with Oklahoma City Thunder).
• Jason Richardson (Signed four yr, 25 million dollar contract extension with Orlando Magic).
• Thaddeus Young (Signed five yr, 43 million dollar contract extension with Philadelphia 76ers).
• Spencer Hawes (Signed one yr, qualifying 4 million dollar contract extension with Philadelphia 76ers).
• Tony Battie (Signed one yr, vet's minimum with Philadelphia 76ers).
• Grant Hill (Signed one yr, 6.5 million dollar contract extension with Phoenix Suns).
• Greg Oden (Signed one yr, qualifying offer with Portland Trailblazers).
• Marcus Thornton (Signed four yr, 31 million dollar contract extension with Sacramento Kings).
• Earl Watson (Signed two yr deal Utah Jazz).
• Larry Owens (Signs with Washington Wizards).
• Hamady Ndiaye (Signs with Washington Wizards).

III. Players Yet to Find Out Where Their Home is.
Hilton Armstrong (Previously on the Atlanta Hawks).
Jamal Crawford (Previously on the Atlanta Hawks).
Josh Powell (Previously on the Atlanta Hawks).
Etan Thomas (Previously on the Atlanta Hawks).
Nenad Krstic (Previously on the Boston Celtics); Playing for CSKA in Russia
Troy Murphy (Previously on the Boston Celtics).
Dante Cunningham (Previously on the Charlotte Bobcats); RFA.
Kwame Brown (Previously on the Charlotte Bobcats).
Dominic McGuire (Previously on the Charlotte Bobcats).
Joel Pryzbilla (Previously on the Charlotte Bobcats).
Garrett Temple (Previously on the Charlotte Bobcats).
Joey Graham (Previously on the Cleveland Cavaliers).
DeShawn Stevenson (Previously on the Dallas Mavericks).
Peja Stojakovic (Previously on the Dallas Mavericks).
Rip Hamilton (Previously on the Detroit Pistons).
Terrico White (Previously on Detroit Pistons).
Arron Afflalo (Previously on the Denver Nuggets); RFA.
Wilson Chandler (Previously on the Denver Nuggets); RFA, playing for Zhejiang Guangsha in China.
Gary Forbes (Previously on the Denver Nuggets); RFA, signed offer sheet with Toronto Raptors.
Melvin Ely (Previously on the Denver Nuggets).
Nene (Previously on the Denver Nuggets).
Kenyon Martin (Previously on the Denver Nuggets); Playing for Xinjiang Flying Tigers in China.
JR Smith (Previously on the Denver Nuggets); Playing for Zhejiang Golden Bulls in China.
Rodney Stuckey (Previously on the Detroit Pistons); RFA.
DaJuan Summers (Previously on the Detroit Pistons).
Charlie Bell (Previously on the Golden State Warriors); Amnestied, yet to clear waivers.
Acie Law (Previously on the Golden State Warriors).
Al Thornton (Previously on the Golden State Warriors).
Reggie Williams (Previously on the Golden State Warriors).
James Posey (Previously on the Indiana Pacers); Amnestied, yet to clear waivers.
Solomon Jones (Previously on the Indiana Pacers).
Josh McRoberts (Previously on the Indiana Pacers).
Ike Diogu (Previously on the Los Angeles Clippers).
Craig Smith (Previously on the Los Angeles Clippers).
Jamario Moon (Previously on the Los Angeles Clippers).
Theo Ratliff (Previously on the Los Angeles Lakers).
Joe Smith (Previously on the Los Angeles Lakers).
Hamed Haddadi (Previously on the Memphis Grizzlies); RFA.
Leon Powe (Previously on the Memphis Grizzlies).
Erick Dampier (Previously on the Miami Heat).
Chris Douglas-Roberts (Previously on the Milwaukee Bucks); Playing for Virtus Bologna in Italy.
Earl Boykins (Previously on the Milwaukee Bucks).
Michael Redd (Previously on the Milwaukee Bucks).
Dan Gadzuric (Previously on the New Jersey Nets).
Kris Humphries (Previously on the New Jersey Nets).
Ben Uzon (Previously on the New Jersey Nets).
Sasha Vujacic (Previously on the New Jersey Nets).
Mario West (Previously on the New Jersey Nets).
Marco Belinelli (Previously on the New Orleans Hornets); RFA.
Marcus Banks (Previously on the New Orleans Hornets).
Willie Green (Previously on the New Orleans Hornets).
Carl Landry (Previously on the New Orleans Hornets).
DJ MBenga (Previously on the New Orleans Hornets).
Jason Smith (Previously on the New Orleans Hornets).
Andy Rautins (Previously on the New York Knicks).
Shawne Williams (Previously on the New York Knicks).
Shelden Williams (Previously on the New York Knicks).
Nate Robinson (Previously on the Oklahoma City Thunder).
Gilbert Arenas (Previously on the Orlando Magic); amnestied, UFA.
Earl Clark (Previously on the Orlando Magic).
Malik Allen (Previously on the Orlando Magic).
Antonio Daniels (Previously on the Philadelphia 76ers).
Darius Songaila (Previously on the Philadelphia 76ers).
Gani Lawal (Previously on the Phoenix Suns).
Aaron Brooks (Previously on the Phoenix Suns); RFA.
Patty Mills (Previously on the Portland Trailblazers); Playing for XinJiang Flying Tigers in China.
Samuel Dalembert (Previously on the Sacramento Kings).
Pooh Jeter (Previously on the Sacramento Kings).
Darnell Jackson (Previously on the Sacramento Kings).
Steve Novak (Previously on the San Antonio Spurs).
Chris Quinn (Previously on the San Antonio Spurs).
Sonny Weems (Previously on the Toronto Raptors); RFA, playing for BC Zalgiris in Lithuania).
Alexis Ajinca (Previously on the Toronto Raptors).
Joey Dorsey (Previously on the Toronto Raptors).
Reggie Evans (Previously on the Toronto Raptors).
Julian Wright (Previously on the Toronto Raptors).
Francisco Elson (Previously on the Utah Jazz)
Kyrylo Fesenko (Previously on the Utah Jazz).
Andrei Kirilenko (Previously on the Utah Jazz); Playing for CSKA in Russia
Ronnie Price (Previously on the Utah Jazz).
Josh Howard (Previously on the Washington Wizards).
Othyus Jeffers (Previously on the Washington Wizards).
Nick Young (Previously on the Washington Wizards); RFA.
Mo Evans (Previously on the Washington Wizards).
Mustafa Shakur (Previously on the Washington Wizards).
Yi Jianlian (Previously on the Washington Wizards); Playing for Guangdong Southern Tigers in China.


IV. Twitter Accounts to follow

http://hoopshype.com/twitter/media.html if you just care about reading up to the minute stuff.

If you want to go directly through Twitter, here are who I follow, there are others, but if something big happens, one of these guys usually retweet it.

@ESPNSteinLine (Marc Stein)
@SekouSmtithNBA (Sekou Smith)
@chadfordinsider (Chad Ford)
@WojYahooNBA (Adrian Wojnarowski)
@KBergCBS (Ken Berger)
@HowardBeckNYT (Howard Beck)
@alanhahn (Alan Hahn)
@daldridgetnt (David Aldridge)
@johnholinger (John Hollinger).

This guy, haha chill!!

Ah whatever $!%* it. 

-

I swear to God if you jinx this....I don't even know.....

WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski
The NBA and players will make announcement in a joint news conference soon, source says. The NBA is back.

WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski
Ken Berger of CBSSports.com first reported deal done.

LakerNation Laker Nation
BREAKING: According to @KBergCBS, a tentative agreement between the owners and players has been reached. More details to come shortly.

*weeps*

YES!!!!!!!oihdluisgbjao;bhd;o'FM:ALD:Kfpkn'EFKELA:GJKAN"JUIFGLKJBM YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

If it is true!
 x a billion!

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Words can't expressed how Juiced (no pun intended) I am right now.

Let's go Grizzlies BHZ where you at?

NT WE DID IT!!

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Originally Posted by FudgeMoney24

I swear to God if you jinx this....I don't even know.....

Click to expand...

*Nas ski mask.gif*

feels good man 

You better not be lying.

Dallas Mavericks, your returning NBA Champions

If you go on NBA.com they have a headline at the top of their page that says 
Report: Owners and players reach tentative agreement on new deal. 

Originally Posted by lakersreppa008

If it is true!

 x a billion!

Click to expand...

it's real. 
check it out

http://www.nba.com/home/index.html

it's about time! 

YES YES YES YES


MAVS REPEAT
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IMA BE AT EVERY DAMN GAME THIS YEAR BILLIEDAT!!!! WOOOOOOO

%%+% GOD DAMN YO IM SO $*+%!% HAPPY OMGGGGGGGGG

Oh hell yeah!

I wonder what are the details