NBA 2008 Free Agent List

[chrislee]

The 2008 free-agent crop could be loaded. Here's how the list looks as of May 12.





Key: ETO = Early Termination Option; P = Player Option; T = Team Option; '07 QO's = BOLD



Atlanta Hawks



Restricted: Josh Childress, Jeremy Richardson, Josh Smith, Salim Stoudamire, Mario West



Unrestricted: None



Limited Salary Protection: None




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Boston Celtic


Restricted: Tony Allen



Unrestricted: P.J. Brown, Sam Cassell, Eddie House, Scot Pollard, James Posey (P)



Limited Salary Protection: Leon Powe



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Charlotte Bobcats



Restricted: Jermareo Davidson (T), Ryan Hollins, Emeka Okafor



Unrestricted: Derek Anderson, Earl Boykins, Othella Harrington (T)



Limited Salary Protection: None


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Chicago Bulls



Restricted: Luol Deng, Demetris Nichols, Ben Gordon



Unrestricted: Shannon Brown, Chris Duhon



Limited Salary Protection: JamesOn Curry


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Cleveland Cavaliers


Restricted: Daniel Gibson, Dwayne Jones, Delonte West



Unrestricted: Devin Brown



Limited Salary Protection: Lance Allred, Billy Thomas


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Dallas Mavericks


Restricted: Jose Juan Barea



Unrestricted: Malik Allen, Devean George, Eddie Jones (P), Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue, Jamaal Magloire, Antoine Wright



Limited Salary Protection: Brandon Bass


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Denver Nuggets

Restricted: Yakhouba Diawara, J.R. Smith



Unrestricted: Anthony Carter, Allen Iverson (ETO), Eduardo Najera



Limited Salary Protection: Bobby Jones, Taurean Green


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Detroit Pistons



Restricted: Alex Acker, Walter Herrmann



Unrestricted: Juan Dixon, Jarvis Hayes, Lindsey Hunter, Theo Ratliff



Limited Salary Protection: None


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Golden State Warriors

Restricted: Kelenna Azubuike (P), Andris Biedrins, Monta Ellis, C.J. Watson



Unrestricted: Matt Barnes, Austin Croshere, Baron Davis (ETO), Patrick O'Bryant, Mickael Pietrus



Limited Salary Protection: None


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Houston Rockets


Restricted: Carl Landry, Steve Novak (T)



Unrestricted: Dikembe Mutombo



Limited Salary Protection: Mike Harris, Loren Woods


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Indiana Pacers


Restricted: David Harrison, Andre Owens



Unrestricted: Flip Murray, Jermaine O'Neal (ETO), Kareem Rush

Limited Salary Protection: None


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Los Angeles Clippers


Restricted: Paul Davis, Nick Fazekas, Shaun Livingston, Marcus Williams


Unrestricted: Elton Brand (ETO), Dan Dickau, Corey Maggette (ETO), Smush Parker, Quinton Ross



Limited Salary Protection: Josh Powell


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Los Angeles Lakers



Restricted: DJ Mbenga, Ronny Turiaf, Sasha Vujacic



Unrestricted: Trevor Ariza (P), Chris Mihm (P), Ira Newble



Limited Salary Protection: Coby Karl


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Memphis Grizzlies



Restricted: Andre Brown, Juan Carlos Navarro



Unrestricted: Kwame Brown, Casey Jacobsen



Limited Salary Protection: None


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Miami Heat



Restricted: Blake Ahearn, Chris Quinn, Kasib Powell, Dorell Wright



Unrestricted: Earl Barron, Ricky Davis, Shawn Marion (ETO), Alonzo Mourning, Jason Williams



Limited Salary Protection: Joel Anthony, Alexander Johnson, Stephane Lasme


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Milwaukee Bucks


Restricted: Ersan Ilyasova, Awvee Storey (T)



Unrestricted: Royal Ivey, Michael Ruffin, Jake Voskuhl



Limited Salary Protection: Ramon Sessions


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Minnesota Timberwolves


Restricted: Ryan Gomes, Craig Smith, Chris Richard, Kirk Snyder, Sebastian Telfair



Unrestricted: Michael Doleac



Limited Salary Protection: None


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New Jersey Nets


Restricted: Nenad Krstic



Unrestricted: Darrell Armstrong, DeSagana Diop, Bostjan Nachbar, Stromile Swift (P)



Limited Salary Protection: Keith Van Horn


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New Orleans Hornets


Restricted: None



Unrestricted: Chris Andersen, Ryan Bowen, Melvin Ely (P), Jannero Pargo (P), Bonzi Wells



Limited Salary Protection: None


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New York Knicks


Restricted: Randolph Morris



Unrestricted: Fred Jones, Stephon Marbury (ETO)



Limited Salary Protection: None


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Orlando Magic



Restricted: James Augustine



Unrestricted: Carlos Arroyo, Keith Bogans (P), Keyon Dooling, Maurice Evans, Adonal Foyle (P), Pat Garrity



Limited Salary Protection: Marcin Gortat


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Philadelphia 76ers



Restricted: Louis Amundson, Herbert Hill, Andre Iguodala, Shavlik Randolph, Louis Williams



Unrestricted: Calvin Booth (P), Kevin Ollie



Limited Salary Protection: None


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Phoenix Suns



Restricted: None



Unrestricted: Gordan Giricek, Grant Hill (P), Linton Johnson, Sean Marks, Eric Piatkowski, Brian Skinner



Limited Salary Protection: D.J. Strawberry


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Portland Trail Blazers



Restricted: Von Wafer



Unrestricted: James Jones (P), Raef LaFrentz (ETO)



Limited Salary Protection: None




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Sacramento Kings



Restricted: None



Unrestricted: Ron Artest (ETO), Kenny Thomas (ETO), Beno Udrih, Anthony Johnson, Lorenzen Wright



Limited Salary Protection: None




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San Antonio Spurs


Restricted: None



Unrestricted: Brent Barry (P), Michael Finley, Robert Horry, DerMarr Johnson, Damon Stoudamire, Kurt Thomas, Jacque Vaughn (P)



Limited Salary Protection: None


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Seattle SuperSonics



Restricted: Mickael Gelabale, Robert Swift



Unrestricted: Ronald Dupree, Francisco Elson



Limited Salary Protection: Adrian Griffin


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Toronto Raptors



Restricted: Jose Calderon, Carlos Delfino



Unrestricted: Primoz Brezec, Rasho Nesterovic (P)



Limited Salary Protection: Jamario Moon


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Utah Jazz



Restricted: C.J. Miles, Paul Millsap (T)



Unrestricted: Jason Hart (P)



Limited Salary Protection: None


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Washington Wizards



Restricted: None



Unrestricted: Gilbert Arenas (ETO), Antawn Jamison, Roger Mason



Limited Salary Protection: None


Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=2008freeagents

 

[DiamondDeuce]

Ok this list is not all inclusive......but most of the players teams actually want are on here. So have at it........

What moves should your favorite team make?

PG
Salim Soudamire
Sam Cassell
Earl Boykins
Chris Duhon
Delonte West
Tyronn Lue
Allen Iverson
Baron Davis
Lindsey Hunter
Jason williams
Royal Ivey
Sebastian Telfair
Stephon Marbury
Carlos Arroyo
Keyon Dooling
Michael Finley
Damon Stoudamire
Jaque Vaughn
Jose Calderon

SG
Josh Childress
Eddie House
Derek Anderson
Ben Gordon
Daniel Gibson
Devean George
Eddie Jones
J.R. Smith
Monta Ellis
Matt Barnes
Juan Dixon
Flip Murray
Kareem Rush
Juan Carlos Navarro
Kevin Ollie
Carlos Delfino
Gilbert Arenas

SF
Josh Smith
Luol Deng
Michael Pietrus
Casey Jacobsen
Stromile Swift
Andre Iguodala
Grant Hill
Ron Artest
Brent Barry
Robert Horry

PF
PJ Brown
Scot Pollard
James Posey
Juwon Howard
Eduardo Najera
Theo Ratliff
Jermaine O Neal
Kwame Brown
Shawn Marion
Nenad Kristic
Randolph Morris
Pat Garrity
Brian Skinner
Raef Lafrentz
Kenny Thomas
Kurt Thomas
Antawn Jamison

Center
Emeka Okafor
Othella Harrington
Jamaal Magloire
Andris Biedrins
Dikembe Mutumbo
Jake Voskuhl
Michael Doleac
Desanga Diop
Adonal Foyle
Calivn Booth
Rasho Nesterovic

 

[chrislee]

^^^^^
It always comes down to who's restricted & unrestricted. Most teams will match the offer of to keep their better players unless someone over pays someone or if the owner wants to stay out of the luxury tax.

 

[Sparks Po]

shit it look like the Clippers whole team is free agents...

 

[xcluesiv]

with the draft looming and all those free agents on the market, this summer could really set some teams up for this coming year

 

[SoSC843]

my Lakers need Ron Artest....

 

[blackasnight77]

My Knicks need everything!!!

 

[cranrab]

i didn't notice more than a handful of unrestricted FAs worth making a play for.

 

[Rollie_Fingaz]

Danny Ainges' phone must be blowing up right now..

 

[TimRock]

Ok this list is not all inclusive......but most of the players teams actually want are on here. So have at it........

What moves should your favorite team make?

PG
Baron Davis

SG
J.R. Smith
Kareem Rush


SF
Josh Smith
Luol Deng
Andre Iguodala
Ron Artest


PF
PJ Brown
Jermaine O Neal
Kwame Brown
Shawn Marion
Antawn Jamison

Center
Emeka Okafor
Jamaal Magloire
Desanga Diop

As a Laker fan, these are the players that i would be interested in.

 

[A$AP SaVaGe]

my Lakers need Ron Artest....

As a Laker fan, these are the players that i would be interested in.

As long as the Lakers wouldnt mind doing a sign and trade with the Kings for Ron Artest, that would be the only way ya could have him because he is not opting out his current contract.

 

[Nestlé]

Nuggets need Josh Smith for defense...Put him in the PF
I wouldnt mind seeing B.Davis in a nuggets uniform

 

[A$AP SaVaGe]

Nuggets need Josh Smith for defense...Put him in the PF
I wouldnt mind seeing B.Davis in a nuggets uniform

never gonna happen....

 

[RunawaySlave]

How can you be restricted and free at the same time?? Is that like Military/Intelligence, same/difference and jumbo/shrimp?

 

[A$AP SaVaGe]

How can you be restricted and free at the same time?? Is that like Military/Intelligence, same/difference and jumbo/shrimp?

A player is allowed to talk to teams and is free to go wherever he wants to go but the thing is if the teams he talks to offers him a contract, his current team can match that contract if they choose to keep him. Its whoever is willing to go the highest wins, its like a bidding war. Unrestricted free agents don't need to go through that hassle.

 

[monsterman]

Da Bulls need to get Ron Artest back.

 

[D-TOWN REP]

How can you be restricted and free at the same time?? Is that like Military/Intelligence, same/difference and jumbo/shrimp?

Hell it aint that bad...they could be like the NFL and have that franchise tag...now that is bullshit...you can't call someone a free agent in that situation