News Around the NBA - July 2007

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The Los Angeles Clippers today waived guard Daniel Ewing and declined to exercise the third-year contract option on forward James Singleton, it was announced by Vice President of Basketball Operations Elgin Baylor.

In two years with the Clippers, Ewing averaged 3.4 points, 1.4 assists 13.3 minutes per game. Ewing was the 32nd overall selection by the Clippers in the 2005 NBA Draft.

Singleton, who originally signed with Los Angeles as a free agent prior to the start of the 2005-06 NBA season, averaged 2.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 10.1 minutes per game over his two-year career with the Clippers. In a related matter, the Clippers also declined to tender Singleton a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent as of July 1st.

With these moves, the Clippers’ roster currently stands at 11 players.

[Uncle Mxy]

Isiah allegedly encouraged cheerleaders to be friendly with the refs.

If that's really true, my very limited respect for his GM skills grows.

[darkobetterthanmelo]

Carter gets 61.5 mil over 4 years, 15.45 mil per year. Kapono goes from Heat to Raptors for their MLE for 4 years 24 mil, meaning Pietrus could still be a Piston target.

[b-diddy]

Carter gets 61.5 mil over 4 years, 15.45 mil per year.

over/under for chauncy.

[Zekyl]

He'll be under that for sure.

[darkobetterthanmelo]

NJ just gave a guy who has a history of tanking until he needs a payday 62 million guaranteed.

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Luke Walton reached agreement Sunday with the Los Angeles Lakers on a six-year, $30 million contract after general manager Mitch Kupchak placed a call one minute after midnight to express the team's interest in retaining its best unrestricted free agent.


Luke Walton

Small Forward
Los Angeles Lakers

Profile

2007 Season Stats GM PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
60 11.4 5.0 4.3 .474 .745

"They called at the earliest possible moment, and we worked on it all day," agent Lon Babby said. "They wanted him back, and Luke wanted to be there. We wanted to make every effort to get an agreement before we went out and looked at any other teams."

Another of Babby's clients, Grant Hill, had one of his more lucrative options taken away when the Toronto Raptors decided to spend their mid-level exception on Miami Heat sharpshooter Jason Kapono.

Babby said Hill's list of possible teams now includes, in no particular order, Detroit, Miami, Phoenix, San Antonio and Orlando.

"The financial considerations are fairly low on his list of priorities. He wants the opportunity to play on a championship team, and if he has to make a financial sacrifice, he would do that," Babby said.

[Fool]

So then scratch Orlando off that list.

Detroit too.

[Timone]

And Detroit. LOL, sorry...had to.

[Fool]

Look closer at my last post.