2012-13 NBA Off-season: Free Agent Tracker

If you're looking for NBA free agent information, you want everything, we have everything!

The Miami Heat didn't win the championship with only three guys, they needed to fill out their roster with competent players. The players who sign and appear on the last page of the sports section are just as important.

Players can officially sign with a team starting on July 11th. The listings below are the confirmed contract agreements so far. Bookmark this page, since I will be updating this post daily as the official free agent signings start rolling in.

Check out who your team has signed and other available free agents for the 2012-13 NBA season.

*[Name, 2011-12 Team, contract status]

Solomon Alabi (Toronto) - unsigned
LaVoy Allen (Philadelphia) - re-signed with Philadelphia 76ers, two years/$6 million
Ray Allen (Boston) - signed with Miami Heat, specific terms unknown
Lou Amundson (Indiana) - unsigned
James Anderson (San Antonio) - unsigned
Ryan Anderson (Orlando) - sign and trade with New Orleans Hornets, four years/$34-36 million
Gilbert Arenas (Memphis) - unsigned
Darrell Arthur (Memphis) - re-signed with Memphis Grizzlies, three years/$9 million
Omer Asik (Chicago) - signed with Houston Rockets, three years/$25.1 million
D.J. Augustin (Charlotte) - signed with Indiana Pacers, one year/$3.5 million
Leandro Barbosa (Indiana) - unsigned
Matt Barnes (L.A. Lakers) - unsigned
Brandon Bass (Boston) - re-signed with Boston Celtics, three years/$34.5 million
Tony Battie (Philadelphia) - unsigned
Nicolas Batum (Portland) - re-signed with Portland Trail Blazers, four years/$46.5 million
Jerryd Bayless (Toronto) - signed with Memphis Grizzlies, terms undisclosed
Michael Beasley (Minnesota) - signed with Phoenix Suns, three years/$18 million
Raja Bell (Utah) - unsigned
Marco Bellinelli (New Orleans) - signed with Chicago Bull, terms undisclosed
Mike Bibby (New York) - unsigned
Chauncey Billips (L.A. Clippers) - re-signed with Los Angeles Clippers, one year/$4.3 million
Craig Brackins (Philadelphia) - unsigned
Elton Brand (Philadelphia) - signed with Dallas Mavericks, one year/money undisclosed
Aaron Brooks (Phoenix) - signed with Sacramento Kings, two years/$6.6 million
Derrick Brown (Charlotte) - unsigned
Kwame Brown (Milwaukee) - signed with Philadelphia 76ers, two years/$6 million
Shannon Brown (Phoenix) - re-signed with Phoenix Suns, two years/money undisclosed
Chase Budinger (Houston) - trade with Minnesota Timberwolves, one year/$942k
Rasual Butler (Toronto) - unsigned
Andrew Byrnum (L.A. Lakers) - picked up option, one year/$16.1 million
Marcus Camby (Houston) - sign and trade with New York Knicks, three years/$13.2 million
Brian Cardinal (Dallas) - unsigned
Matt Carroll (Charlotte) - unsigned
Earl Clark (Orlando) - unsigned
Jason Collins (Atlanta) - signed with Boston Celtics, one year/$1.35 million
Brian Cook (Washington) - unsigned
Jamal Crawford (Portland) - signed with Los Angeles Clippers, three years/$15.7 million
Eddy Curry (Miami) - unsigned
Erick Dampier (Atlanta) - unsigned
Marquis Daniels (Boston) - unsigned
Baron Davis (New York) - unsigned
Carlos Delfino (Milwaukee) - unsigned
Boris Diaw (San Antonio) - re-signed with San Antonion Spurs, two years/$9 million
DaSagana Diop (Charlotte) - unsigned
Keyon Dooling (Boston) - unsigned
Goran Dragic (Houston) - signed with Phoenix Suns, four years/$30 million
Tim Duncan (San Antonio) - re-signed with San Antonion Spurs, three years/$36 million
Devin Ebanks (L.A. Lakers) - re-signed with Los Angeles Lakers, one year/$1.4 million
Semih Erden (Cleveland) - signs with Euroleague's Anadolu Efes in Turkey
Jeremy Evans (Utah) - re-signed with Utah Jazz, three years/$5.5 million
Maurice Evans (Washington) - unsigned
Reggie Evans (L.A. Clippers) - sign and trade with Brooklyn Nets, three years/$4.8 million
Jordan Farmar (Brooklyn) - signs with Euroleague's Anadolu Efes in Turkey
Raymond Felton (Portland) - sign and trade with New York Knicks
Rudy Fernandez (Denver) -signed with Eurpean League, Real Madrid C.F.
Kyrylo Fesenko (Indiana) - unsigned
Landry Fields (New York) - signed with Toronto Raptors, three years/$20 million
Derek Fisher (Oklahoma City) - unsigned
Jonny Flynn (Portland) - unsigned
Jeff Foster (Indiana) - retired
Randy Foye (L.A. Clippers) - signed with Utah Jazz, one year/$2.5 million
Sundiata Gaines (Brooklyn) - unsigned
Kevin Garnett (Boston) - re-signed with Boston Celtics, three years/$34 million
Alonzo Gee (Cleveland) - unsigned
Eric Gordon (New Orleans) - re-signed with New Orleans Hornets, four years/$58 million
Aaron Gray (Toronto) - re-signed with Toronto Raptors, two years/money undisclosed
Danny Green (San Antonio) - re-signs with San Antonio Spurs, three years/$12 million
Gerald Green (Brooklyn) - signed with Indiana Pacers, three years/$10 million
Jeff Green (Boston) - re-signed with Boston Celtics, four years/$36 million
Willie Green (Atlanta) - unsigned
Donte Greene (Sacramento) - unsigned
Hamed Haddadi (Memphis) - re-signed with Memphis Grizzlies, terms undisclosed
Luke Harangody (Cleveland) - re-signed with Cleveland Cavaliers, one year/$1.1 million
Manny Harris (Cleveland) - unsigned
Terrel Harris (Miami) - unsigned
Spencer Hawes (Philadelphia) - re-signed with Philadelphia 76ers, two years/$13 million
Brendan Haywood (Dallas) - signed with Charlotte Bobcats, four years/$8.2 million
Roy Hibbert (Indiana) - re-signed with Indiana Pacers, four years/$58 million
J.J. Hickson (Portland) - re-signed with Portland Trail Blazers, one year/money undisclosed
Cory Higgins (Charlotte) - unsigned
George Hill (Indiana) - re-signed with Indiana Pacers, five years/$40 million
Grant Hill (Phoenix) - signed with Los Angeles Clippers, two years/money undisclosed
Jordan Hill (L.A. Lakers) - re-signed with Los Angeles Lakers, two years/$8 million
Kirk Hinrich (Atlanta) - signed with Chicago Bulls, two years/$6 million
Ryan Hollins (Boston) - signed with Los Angeles Clippers, one year/$1.07 million
Josh Howard (Utah) - unsigned
Juwan Howard (Miami) - unsigned
Lester Hudson (Memphis) - unsigned
Kris Humphris (Brooklyn) - re-signed with Brooklyn Nets, two years/$24 million
Ersan Ilyasova (Milwaukee) - re-signed with Milwaukee Bucks, five years/$45 million
Royal Ivey (Oklahoma City) - unsigned
Damion James (Brooklyn) - unsigned
Antawn Jamison (Cleveland) - signed with Los Angeles Lakers, one year/minimum $
Jared Jeffries (New York) - sign and trade with Portland Trail Blazers
Yi Jianlian (Dallas) - unsigned
Armon Johnson (Brooklyn) - unsigned
Chris Johnson (New Orleans) - unsigned
Ivan Johnson (Atlanta) - unsigned
Dahntay Jones (Indiana) - sign and trade with Dallas Mavericks
Chris Kaman (New Orleans) - signed with Dallas Mavericks, one year/$8 million
Jason Kidd (Dallas) - signed with New York Knicks, three years/$9.5 million
Carl Landry (New Orleans) - unsigned
Courtney Lee (Houston) - signed with Boston Celtics, four years/$21.5 million
Rashard Lewis (New Orleans) - signed with Miami Heat, two years/$2.8 million
DeAndre Liggins (Orlando) - unsigned
Jeremy Lin (New York) - signed with Houston Rockets, three years/$25 million
Brook Lopez (Brooklyn) - re-signed with Brooklyn Nets, four years/$61 million
Robin Lopez (Phoenix) - sign and trade with New Orleans Hornets
John Lucas (Chicago) - signed with Toronto Raptors, two years/$3 million
Vernon Macklin (Detroit) - unsigned
Jamaal Magloire (Toronto) - unsigned
Ian Mahinmi (Dallas) - sign and trade with Indiana Pacers, four years, $16 million
Kenyon Martin (L.A. Clippers) - unsigned
Roger Mason (New York) - unsigned
Jason Maxiell (Detroit) - accepts player option, one year/$4 million
O.J. Mayo (Memphis) - signed with Dallas Mavericks, two years/undisclosed money
JaVale McGee (Denver) - re-signed with Denver Nuggets, four years/$44 million
Tracy McGrady (Atlanta) - unsigned
Dominic McGuire (Golden State) - unsigned
Jodie Meeks (Philadelphia) - unsigned
C.J. Miles (Utah) - unsigned
Darko Milicic (Minnesota) - unsigned
Andre Miller (Denver) - re-signed with Denver Nuggets, three years/$14.63 million
Patty Mills (San Antonio) - re-signed with San Antonio Spurs, terms undisclosed
Nazr Muhammed (Oklahoma City) - signed with Chicago Bulls, one year/money undisclosed
Darius Morris (L.A. Lakers) - re-signed with Los Angeles Lakers, two years/$1.4 million
Troy Murphy (L.A. Lakers) - unsigned
Eduardo Najera (Charlotte) - unsigned
Steve Nash (Phoenix) - sign and trade with Los Angeles Lakers, three years/$27 million
Jameer Nelson (Orlando) - re-signed with Orlando Magic, terms unknown
Steve Novak (New York) - re-signed with New York Knicks, four years/$15 million
Jermaine O'Neal (Indiana) - unsigned
Daniel Orton (Orlando) - unsigned
Jannero Pargo (Atlanta) - unsigned
Anthony Parker (Cleveland) - retired
Sasha Pavlovic (Boston) - unsigned
Mickael Pietrus (Boston) - unsigned
A.J. Price (Indiana) - signed with Washington Wizards, one year/money undisclosed
Ronnie Price (Phoenix) - signed with Portland Trail Blazers, one year/$1.15 million
Joel Przybilla (Portland) - unsigned
Vladamir Radmanovic (Atlanta) - signed with Chicago Bulls, one years/money undisclosed
Anthony Randolph (Minnesota) - signed with Denver Nuggets, three years/$6 million
Michael Redd (Phoenix) - unsigned
Nate Robinson (Golden State) - unsigned
Brandon Roy (Portland) - signed with Minnesota Timberwolves, two years/$10.4 million
Brandon Rush (Golden State) - unsigned
Walker Russell (Detroit) - unsigned
Brian Scalabrine (Chicago) - unsigned
Luis Scola (Houston) - signed with Phoenix Suns, three years/$13.5 million
Ramon Sessions (L.A. Lakers) - signed with Charlotte Bobcats, terms undisclosed
Bobby Simmons (L.A. Clippers) - unsigned
Craig Smith (Portland) - unsigned
Ish Smith (Orlando) - unsigned
J.R. Smith (New York) - re-signed with New York Knicks, two years/$5.6 million
Marreese Speights (Memphis) - unsigned
Jerry Stackhouse (Atlanta) - signed with Brooklyn Nets, one year/$1.3 million
DeShawn Stevenson (Brooklyn) - sign and trade with Atlanta Hawks
Greg Stiemsma (Boston) - unsigned
Jason Terry (Dallas) - signed with Boston Celtics, three years/$15 million
Hasheem Thabeet (Houston) - signed with Oklahoma City Thunder, two years/money undisclosed
Jason Thompson (Sacramento) - re-signed with Sacramento Kings, multi-year/money undisclosed
Jamaal Tinsley (Utah) - Utah Jazz picked up team option, one year/$1.35 million
Anthony Tolliver (Minnesota) - unsigned
Ronny Turiaf (Miami) - signed with Los Angeles Clippers, one year/money undisclosed
Bill Walker (New York) - unsigned
Ben Wallace (Detroit) - unsigned
Gerald Wallce (Brooklyn) - re-signed with Brooklyn Nets, four years/$40 million
Delonte West (Dallas) - re-signed with Dallas Mavericks, terms undisclosed
D.J. White (Charlotte) - unsigned
James White (Europe) - signed with New York Knicks, one year/money undisclosed
Chris Wilcox (Boston) - re-signed with Boston Celtics, one year/$1.35 million
Damien Wilkens (Detroit) - unsigned
Deron Williams (Brooklyn) - re-signed with Brooklyn Nets, five years/$98 million
Lou Williams (Philadelphia) - signed with Atlanta Hawks, multiyear/terms undisclosed
Mo Williams (L.A. Clippers) - traded to Utah Jazz, picked up player option, one year/$8.5 million
Shawne Williams (Portland) - unsigned
Sheldon Williams (Brooklyn) - unsigned
Chris Wright (Golden State) - unsigned
Nick Young (L.A. Clippers) - signed with Philadelphia 76ers, one year/$6 million
Sam Young (Philadelphia) - unsigned

Please leave a comment if you hear about signings before I do. I want to keep this as updated as possible for everybody. Thanks!

2012-13 NBA: Top 10 Most Overpaid Free Agents

There is one theme that stands out early in the 2012-13 off-season...NBA GMs are spending a lot of money on guys who may end up as deadweight. Free agents are not able to sign with teams until July 11th, but the confirmed agreements have been rolling in already.

Middle-of-the-road teams are offering inflated contracts to restricted free agents who are tied to teams that lack salary cap space. Due to the new collective-bargaining agreement, the luxury tax raises to a point where it will cost owners a lot of money to go over. Players will still need to sign those offer sheets, but talent could find the money too difficult to resist.

Which players have already been overpaid this off-season? Here are the top ten most overpaid free agents so far this off-season.

Jeremy Lin: Knicks/Rockets - 4 years / $29 million
The Houston Rockets offered Lin this contract and the New York Knicks can match it. ESPN's Marc Stein tweeted that the Knicks will match any deal he is offered. Darren Rovell would say that this contract is a bargain. The sheer merchandise sales should exceed $29 million dollars. I agree that the Asian market will support Lin, should the Rockets or Knicks be worried about giving this much money to a guy who had a nice three week run last season? If he doesn't play well or gets injured, he won't earn the team anything. Yao Ming was injured for most of the last three seasons he played and I doubt Houston got their money's worth.

Omer Asik: Bulls/Rockets - 3 years / $25.1 million
The Rockets are really trying to piss off teams near the luxury tax. The Chicago Bulls aren't in a position to match Houston's offer of three years for $25.1 and shouldn't. He played some key minutes for the Eastern Conference champions, but paying Asik $8 million a year for 3.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game is very steep. Rockets GM Daryl Morey is a smart guy, but he is making some questionable offers early this off-season.

Jeff Green: Boston Celtics - 4 years / $36 million
Green is coming back from major heart surgery. His health is a major concern, but he never meshed with the team when he came over in the Kendrick Perkins trade. He doesn't have a set position, plays defense poorly, and doesn't rebound well at any position. Boston is taking a huge gamble by giving him a four-year deal. I worry that this will be a regrettable contract by this time next year.

Michael Beasley: Phoenix Suns - 3 years / $18 million
At first glance, $18 million dollars isn't much money for three years in the NBA. Beasley has had limited success in the league, but he has yet to live up to his college hype. He is undersized for his position with off the court issues. The Suns aren't going anywhere as an organization and Beasley is known to disappear in games. I don't see this signing working out for either party.

Nicolas Batum: Trail Blazers/Timberwolves - 4 years / $45 million
Before I go on a rant on how this contract is bad, I just want to add that this deal could be worth as much as $50 with bonuses. Batum has as much potential as any young free agent available this off-season. Minnesota is offering him ridiculous money knowing that there is a small chance that Portland will/can match it. Portland is currently in the hunt for Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert and can't overspend to keep Batum. Minnesota's offer for Batum assures they have little faith in former #2 overall Derrick Williams. They are currently trying to trade him, but has yet found a suitor. I hope Batum lives up to the deal, but he may never live up to this big deal.

Steve Nash: Los Angeles Lakers - 3 years / $27 million
The Lakers had to trade two first-round picks and two second-round picks for the opportunity to overpay the 38-year old Steve Nash. The lauded Suns training staff has resurrected the careers of Shaquille O'Neal, Great Hill and has kept Nash looking fresh. Unless the Lakers have another move in line, say a trade for Dwight Howard, I don't get this contract. They played well with Ramon Sessions and they could have re-signed him for half of Nash's contract and wouldn't have needed to trade draft picks. It will be interesting to see how Kobe and Nash will handle the last five minutes of a close game. Both players need the ball in their hands to be effective.

Landry Fields: Toronto Raptors - 3 years / $20 million
The Raptors couldn't sign Nash, so they made a hasty decision and offered Fields an inflated contract. If Nash broke up with them, Fields is their rebound. Fields was a second-round pick and exceeded expectations. $20 million is a lot of money to offer a guy who has yet to score more than 9.7 points per game and saw a drop in every major offensive category in 2011-12.

George Hill: Indiana Pacers - 5 years / $40 million
As a Pacers fan, writing Hill's name in this column stings a little. I think Hill is a good player and believe that he deserves to be the starting point guard over Darren Collison, but this deal feels bad. He is a local Indianapolis product and even went to college at IUPUI (Indiana-Purdue Indianapolis), but he doesn't put butts in the seats. The Pacers had the second-worst attendance in the NBA for a team who had the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference. If they lose Roy Hibbert to Portland, this money can't be used to sign a marquee player to fill the hole in the frontcourt.

Gerald Wallace: Brooklyn Nets - 4 years / $40 million
The (then) New Jersey Nets got themselves in trouble by shipping a lottery pick to Portland for 20+ games with Gerald Wallace. If they didn't re-sign him, the trade would have went down as one of the most lopsided deals this decade. He had all of the cards and the Nets had to overpay him in order to not look like fools. Money will be tight for Brooklyn since they also re-signed Deron Williams and acquired Joe Johnson from the Atlanta Hawks in a trade.

O.J. Mayo: Unknown - Too Much Money
Mayo has yet to sign with a team and he has plenty of suitors. The Pacers, Bulls, Suns, and Celtics are among the favorites to land him. They will have to pay a premium price for a player who hasn't lived up to his potential (see: Michael Beasley). NBA GMs believe that he has yet to be pushed and would respond positively. Mayo did improve his numbers last season, but if he were to go to, let's say the Pacers, he would be coming off the bench. Paul George should be entrenched as the starting shooting guard. Mayo will be receiving starter's money this off-season.

Others candidates rumored to be overpaid
Courtney Lee
Chris Kaman
J.J. Hickson
Shannon Brown
Marcus Camby
Boris Diaw
Raymond Felton
Randy Foye
Lou Williams
Gerald Green
Jordan Hill
Josh Howard
Kris Humphries
Carl Landry
JaVale McGee
Anthony Randolph
DeShawn Stevenson

I'm sure there will be other free agents signing outrageous contracts during the 2012-13 off-season. The GMs will slowly bankrupt teams with dumb contracts on teams whose amnesty clause has already been used. There is nothing the fans can do to stop them from spending the salary cap money so freely even though we're the ones who pay for it in the end with higher ticket prices.

Yay!

Re-Do - 2008 NBA Draft

I have done a few of these "Draft Re-do" posts and you really can't judge any professional sports' drafts until after three years. You always have a few late-bloomers that still makes you look at a draft and wonder "why didn't my team draft him?"

The 2008 NBA Draft class is full of All-Star selections, an MVP, and a few guys who blossomed during the NBA Playoffs. You also have a few  players that didn't materialize in the NBA. The last time you heard Joe Alexander's name was when David Stern called his name as the 8th pick. Overall, this draft class is quite deep and much better than the top-heavy 2007 draft class. There are a few guys that we're still waiting for them to peak, but I'm optimistic that they will come through. Does Michael Beasley and O.J. Mayo make it into the Lottery during our re-draft?

1. Derrick Rose – Chicago Bulls - This isn't much of a surprise. I would have bet money that Rose would be one of the game's best by now. The Bulls got pretty lucky with this pick, but as deep as this draft was, they would have still received a pretty good player later in the lottery. After everything is said and done, Rose should have a few rings and many other accolades. (Rose went #1 to Chicago)

2. Russell Westbrook – Miami Heat – I have to admit that I did not love Westbrook when he came out after his sophomore year at UCLA. I thought that he needed another year and when he went #4 to Oklahoma City, I thought that was insanely high. He has done everything to prove me wrong since he's been in the NBA. What is scary about Westbrook? He hasn't even peaked yet and he's looking like an All-Star. (Westbrook went #4 to Seattle)

3. Kevin Love – Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Memphis) - I was a big Kevin Love fan when he left UCLA. Come to think of it, how did UCLA not win a championship with Love, Westbook, & Collison? Memphis would be a fantastic team with Love, but they wouldn't have traded for Zach Randolph. A duo of Marc Gasol and Love would be a bit soft, but you would get scoring and rebounding production all day. (Love went #5 to Memphis)

4. Roy Hibbert – Seattle Supersonics – I have to put Hibbert at #4 because he's one of the lone players in this draft to have already earned an all-star selection. I find it hard to believe that Joe Alexander and Marreese Speights were drafted before him. Once Hibbert learns how to shoot a nice 10-foot jumper, he'll be more similar to Patrick Ewing. He's a legit 7-footer with post moves, which is quite rare these days in the NBA. Hibbert has a chance to be great and his best basketball is yet to come. (Hibbert went #17 to Indiana)

5. Serge Ibaka – Memphis Grizzlies (traded to Minnesota) - An argument could be made about not taking Ibaka at #5 from this year's draft class. You would be basing your information by taking about a year and a half of basketball. I have seen enough of him to know that he's going to win a couple Defensive Player Of The Year awards during his career. If his offensive game improves, you could eventually move him up a few spots. (Ibaka went #24 to Seattle)

6. Brook Lopez – New York Knicks - If Lopez could stay healthy, he would be higher in this re-draft. In 2008, the Knicks were bad...really bad. Lopez would have been the franchise's savior. They ended up picking Danilo Gallinari at this spot, who was in the package that they flipped for Carmelo Anthony. The Knicks didn't lose anything by picking Gallinari here, but Lopez would have been interesting in New York. (Lopez was picked #10 by New Jersey)

7. Danilo Gallinari – Los Angeles Clippers - Gallinari is one of those guys that everyone is waiting on. You have seen flashes over the last few seasons, but he's still improving. I expect that he'll grow in Denver and be the face of that franchise. The Knicks may regret trading him for Carmelo in the long-term. (Gallinari went #6 to New York)

8. Eric Gordon – Milwaukee Bucks - I have loved Eric Gordon since he was in college. He is a pure shooter and a bit underrated. He was included in the Chris Paul trade and he's been injured for most of the season. It would have been nice to see him have more time with Blake Griffin. He will be a free agent this summer and he will be a coveted guy. I added him this high because of his playing skills and his ability to down two pieces of Sbarro's pizza in less than two minutes (I saw him at the Charlotte airport Sbarro's in 2009). I am hoping that Gordon will find his way on the Pacers, for purely selfish reasons.  (Gordon was chosen #7 by L.A. Clippers)

9. Mario Chalmers - Charlotte Bobcats -  Chalmers is a player that you either love or hate. The people that hate him say that he's a system point-guard and that anyone could play with Wade, Bosh, and Lebron James. The people who love him think that it takes a special player to be able to hang with the best trio of players in the NBA. He's a very good defensive player, but could improve with his mid-range game. The Bobcats would have benefited from picking Chalmers over D.J. Augustin. (Chalmers was picked #34 by Minnesota - traded to Miami)

10. O.J. Mayo – New Jersey Nets - Mayo should be higher on this list, but he's blocked by Rudy Gay. He has earned more playing time, but he's a trade chip for the Grizzlies. If he was on a team that needed SG & SF help, he would be a starter. Mayo was all hyped up coming into college and he didn't do anything special at USC (besides allegedly getting Tim Floyd to hand deliver money). I still think that he's a special player, but he has to start working at getting better at the NBA level. (Mayo was picked #3 by Memphis)

11. Michael Beasley – Indiana Pacers (traded to Portland) - Beasley is another guy who came into the NBA with a lot of hype, but lacked any sizzle his first couple years in the NBA. He was a casualty in the Lebron James saga and landed in Minnesota. He has done very well for them and doesn't have to be the #1 or #2 scoring option. He will flourish in a system in which he doesn't have a lot of pressure on him. The Pacers currently have a player like him on their roster, Tyler Hansbrough. (Beasley was picked #2 by Miami)

12. Goran Dragic – Sacramento Kings -  In a few years, Dragic could be much higher on the list. He's currently on the Houston Rockets and getting his first shot at running the offense. He has been a star for them, but they need a few more pieces. Dragic can make his own shot and help others do the same. I really like watching him and hopefully the Rockets can build around him. In hindsight, he would have done very well with the Kings. (Dragic was picked #45 by San Antonio traded to Phoenix)

13. Nicolas Batum – Portland Trail Blazers traded to Indiana - Batum is another "we are still waiting on you" type of player. He hasn't had the type of playing time needed to showcase his skills, but you know that they're there. You'll still need to wait and see what he turns into, but I'm optimistic.(Batum was picked #25 by Houston traded to Portland)

14. Brandon Rush – Golden State Warriors - This is quite convenient. If he was picked by the Warriors, he would have struggled in Indiana. He seems to fit the system in Oakland and I like his current role. He's a guy that can come off the bench, shoot some 3's, and play a little defense. He could be a fill-in starter, but I like what he does off of the bench. (Rush was picked #13 by Portland traded to Indiana)

Next Three Picks - D.J. Augustin, Jason Thompson, George Hill

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Michael Beasley Goes To Rehab

Multiple outlets are reporting the Michael Beasley, last year's first round pick of the Miami Heat, has entered a rehab facility in Houston, TX. We wish him well and hope that he can get his addictions and demons under control and be a force in the NBA.


Michael Beasley posted a picture on his Twitter page showing off his new tattoo. He got "SuperCool Beas" tattooed across the back of his shoulders, but what was so troubling was what was in the background of the picture. There was a mysterious baggie next to a 7-Up bottle. Soon after his posted the picture, both of his Twitter accounts were shutdown. Here is the picture that he posted showing the tattoo and the baggie.
I don't know what's going on that the dude, but the tattoo was enough for me to question his mindset. The angel wings tattoo is horribly done, probably something he had done before the NBA money started rolling in. Anyways, I must have written ten posts about Michael Beasley and how dominate he was at Kansas State. If the NBA rule stating that his graduating class must be one year out of school in order to enter the NBA draft, he may have went straight to the pros. If he had done that, I doubt anyone outside of Miami Heat fans would be rooting for this guy.

He had a decent season last year with the Heat, but Miami must have heard some rumblings of his problem. Rumors started going around that they were offering Beasley for a draft pick. I hope he turns things around and gets cleaned up. If he was playing last year with lungs dull of THC, he should play much better this season. I hope Miami does the right thing and sticks with him, because if they cuts ties with him now, he could come back and hurt them by excelling on another team. But also, Miami is kind of a party town, maybe it would be best if he played for Indiana or Milwaukee...just saying.