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July 20, 2005
2005 NBA WEST Free Agency: SportsFilter columnist lilnemo takes a look at prospective signings for the NBA's Western Conference.
posted by justgary to basketball at 01:59 AM - 3 comments
Here's the cut off portion:
| CLIPPERS | |||||||
| No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | DOB | Exp | College |
| 42 | Elton Brand | PF | 6-8 | 272 | 3/11/79 | 5 | Duke |
| 9 | Rick Brunson | PG | 6-4 | 205 | 6/14/72 | 7 | Temple |
| 0 | Lionel Chalmers | PG | 6-0 | 180 | 11/10/80 | R | Xavier |
| Daniel Ewing | G | 6-3 | 185 | 3/26/83 | R | Duke | |
| 20 | Marko Jaric | G | 6-7 | 217 | 10/12/78 | 2 | None |
| 35 | Chris Kaman | C | 7-0 | 265 | 4/28/82 | 1 | Central Michigan |
| 30 | Kerry Kittles | SG | 6-5 | 185 | 6/12/74 | 8 | Villanova |
| Yaroslav Korolev | F | 6-9 | 203 | 5/7/87 | R | None | |
| 14 | Shaun Livingston | PG | 6-7 | 182 | 9/11/85 | R | None |
| 33 | Mikki Moore | C | 7-0 | 223 | 11/4/75 | 6 | Nebraska |
| 11 | Zeljko Rebraca | C | 7-0 | 265 | 4/9/72 | 3 | None |
| 13 | Quinton Ross | SG | 6-6 | 195 | 4/30/81 | R | Southern Methodist |
| 21 | Bobby Simmons | GF | 6-6 | 228 | 6/2/80 | 3 | DePaul |
| 54 | Chris Wilcox | FC | 6-10 | 235 | 9/3/82 | 2 | Maryland |
Cuttino Mobley is rumored to sign with the Clips. It's always odd when the Clippers land a free agent, you always wonder if there is something wrong with the player that his former team hasn't disclosed. Mobley will be solid in the Clippers backcourt. He won't be asked to carry the team (Brand and Maggette will do that), just to knock down the occasional open jumper, something that has been a sore spot on this squad for the last 5 seasons or so. Bobby Simmons career year makes him the annual Clipper to Cash in Elsewhere (a title held by the distinguished likes of Danny Ferry, Danny Manning, Ron Harper, Mark Jackson, Lamar Odom, Michael Olowokandi, and Andre Miller), but I bet the Clips stick Quinton Ross into his slot in the rotation rather than going after a comparable GF. Marko Jaric is a restricted free agent and Dunleavy likes his versatility, but another team could price the Clippers out. There is always Livingston to fall back on at the point, but he's still young and developing. Rick Brunson could find himself helming the Clip-ship for another season.
| LAKERS | |||||||
| No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | DOB | Exp | College |
| 9 | Chucky Atkins | PG | 5-11 | 160 | 8/14/74 | 5 | South Florida |
| 5 | Tierre Brown | PG | 6-2 | 189 | 6/3/79 | 4 | McNeese St. |
| 8 | Kobe Bryant | SG | 6-8 | 200 | 8/23/78 | 9 | None |
| 1 | Caron Butler | SF | 6-7 | 217 | 3/13/80 | 2 | Connecticut |
| Andrew Bynum | C | 7-0 | 285 | 10/27/87 | R | None | |
| 43 | Brian Cook | PF | 6-9 | 234 | 12/4/80 | 1 | Illinois |
| 12 | Vlade Divac | C | 7-1 | 260 | 2/3/68 | 15 | None |
| 3 | Devean George | SF | 6-8 | 240 | 8/29/77 | 5 | Augsburg |
| 55 | Brian Grant | FC | 6-9 | 254 | 3/5/72 | 10 | Xavier |
| 20 | Jumaine Jones | SF | 6-8 | 218 | 2/10/79 | 5 | Georgia |
| 14 | Stanislav Medvedenko | FC | 6-10 | 250 | 4/4/79 | 4 | None |
| 31 | Chris Mihm | FC | 7-0 | 265 | 7/16/79 | 4 | Texas |
| Ronny Turiaf | F | 6-10 | 249 | 1/13/83 | R | Gonzaga | |
| 18 | Sasha Vujacic | G | 6-7 | 193 | 3/8/84 | R | None |
| Von Wafer | G | 6-5 | 210 | 7/21/85 | R | Florida State | |
| 4 | Luke Walton | SF | 6-8 | 235 | 3/28/80 | 1 | Arizona |
The Lakers traded Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins for Kwame Brown and Laron Profit. Which means that the Lakers could conceivably go into next season with Brown, Mihm, Medvedenko, Turiaf, Grant, and Divac as their frontcourt; certainly a long ways away from the days of Kareem, Worthy, Thompson, Green, and Rambis. Last off-season it appeared that Kupchak truly believed he could rebuild this team on the fly and avoid missing the playoffs. He was wrong. In order to transition from the Championship squad to a playoff contender the roster needed to be blown up. The deconstruction is just about complete but it may take another losing season before the Lakers make it back into the playoffs.
| WARRIORS | |||||||
| No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | DOB | Exp | College |
| 15 | Andris Biedrins | FC | 6-11 | 240 | 4/2/86 | R | None |
| 11 | Zarko Cabarkapa | F | 6-11 | 225 | 5/21/81 | 2 | None |
| 40 | Calbert Cheaney | GF | 6-7 | 210 | 7/17/71 | 11 | Indiana |
| 5 | Baron Davis | PG | 6-3 | 223 | 4/13/79 | 5 | UCLA |
| Ike Diogu | FC | 6-8 | 250 | 9/11/83 | R | Arizona State | |
| 34 | Mike Dunleavy | SF | 6-9 | 230 | 9/15/80 | 2 | Duke |
| Monta Ellis | G | 6-3 | 175 | 10/26/85 | R | None | |
| 4 | Derek Fisher | PG | 6-1 | 205 | 8/9/74 | 8 | Arkansas-Little Rock |
| 31 | Adonal Foyle | C | 6-10 | 270 | 3/9/75 | 7 | Colgate |
| 1 | Troy Murphy | PF | 6-11 | 245 | 5/2/80 | 3 | Notre Dame |
| 2 | Mickael Pietrus | GF | 6-6 | 215 | 2/7/82 | 2 | None |
| 23 | Jason Richardson | SG | 6-6 | 225 | 1/20/81 | 3 | Michigan State |
| Chris Taft | F | 6-10 | 260 | 3/10/85 | R | Pittsburgh | |
| 20 | Nikoloz Tskitishvili | PF | 7-0 | 245 | 4/14/83 | 2 | None |
| 3 | Rodney White | SF | 6-9 | 230 | 6/28/80 | 2 | UNC-Charlotte |
Chris Mullin means business. He had a lot of people scratching their heads last year when he signed Speedy Claxton and Derek Fisher to play point for the Warriors. But he was able to parlay some spare parts (Claxton included) into Baron Davis. That's pretty damn impressive. St. Jean never put together a package like that. Pairing Davis and Jason Richardson in the backcourt shows a commitment towards winning, you can't argue with that. And for the first time since the days of Chris Webber, the Warriors will have a post-player (Ike Diogu) with honest to goodness post moves. Take that Todd Fuller! In your face Joe Smith! They could use another big, defensive wide-body like Reggie Evans, but they'll probably end up re-signing either White or Skita. The Warriors have a decent roster and could surprise quite a few teams. They may finish just shy of the playoffs, but they'll be a hell of a lot more exciting than they have been the last few years that's for sure.
posted by lilnemo at 01:33 PM on July 20, 2005
I'm so glad I made those 30 tables. Bastards. *sobs into tiny bottle*
posted by lilnemo at 06:20 PM on July 26, 2005
lilnemo done broked the column again. entry too long or too much html or something? it does cut off, just like the previous one did.