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The Other guys

Posted on 01. Jul, 2010 at 3:41 am by Goodplaye in Basketball, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Basketball, NBA Playoffs, Portland Trail Blazers

We all know about the big free agents that are looking for teams but I had no idea how many other guys are actually available. Check out this linkto see the top 25 free agents available. Obviously everything revolves around Lebron but I think there could be a bunch of moves that go under the radar and could be relevant. According to a good friend of mine (Tom, who eats pieces of shit for breakfast) I’m a moron. I’m such a moron that I don’t think any of the teams that are rumored to be in the Lebron sweepstakes are going to win a title next year. That’s just next year. I do think Lebron will get himself a title at some point. All of those teams are not close to winning right now. The addition of the King will certainly help but I still look to the same old powerhouse teams that we are used to seeing in next years finals, meaning the Lakers. 

I also don’t think there is any chance that Wade and Lebron end up on the same team. If you pay attention to this site than you already know why. I do think that some of those guys that are a little further on down that list could be teamed with a guy like Wade or James and make a very dangerous combo. Those guys need players that are pure shooters. Guys like Mike Miller, Matt Barnes, JJ Redick, and Ray Allen are all free agents themselves and would be nasty if they end up with some of the big dogs.

 I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Lakers make a somewhat big move. They really need a PG but that’s the one position where there isn’t much talent to pick from. With their lineup, they can really afford to have a PG who is really SG (Fisher). The Blazers are currently tryingto hire a GM and once they do you can bet they will be making some changes. The one position they need to fill is a shooter for sure, now that one of the best shooters in the game is gone (Webster: worst draft pick ever). Whatever ends up happeningit should be a really fun couple of days/weeks and it could end up changing the NBA for the next decade. Lets hope the Blazers are still relevant when this is all over with.

The one guy I think is extremely underrated is David Lee. He is consistent and he owns the boards. He’s one of those guys I’d love to have on my team. As a Blazer fan I can only dream of getting rid of Aldridge for Lee. Don’t see Aldridge going anywhere unfortunately but I will be paying close attention to see where Lee ends up.

Tags: Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA free agency