George O'Brien
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With Loren Woods and Scot Pollard signing this week along with confirmations of the Wilcox and Gooden deals, the list of available "bigs" has dropped substantially. What has changed is the market price of the remaining guys.
Al Harrington - He's asking for $57 million over six years (sign and trade) and the Hawks won't take back contracts. For one reasons or another, the Hawks are holding off on signing Lorenzen Wright until this deal is finalized.
Melvin Ely - All rumors are that he will do the one year deal and try to become an unrestricted free agent next summer. It is hard to figure out a scenerio that would make sense in trading for him, especially since once he signs the one year deal the Bobcats can't trade his Bird rights.
Keith Van Horn - The Nuggets were rumored to be interested, but by getting Joe Smith in the Patterson trade has cooled that quite a bit. The case against Van Horn seems stronger than the one for getting him, but at vet minimum he remains a possiblity.
Reggie Evans - Reggie was used as leveraged by the Sonics and Cavs to get Wilcox and Gooden to sign. The Nuggets acquisition of Joe Smith makes it unlikely that he will return to Denver. Unless he's willing to sign a veteran minimum deal, his options are beginning to dry up. He's a very good rebounder, but lacks the other skills to be a target of the Suns.
Jumaine Jones - ESPN lists him as one of the best available free agents, but his stats certainly hold him back. 40.5% shooting and only .178 rebounds per minute.
Alan Henderson - Henderson did not play much behind Gooden and Varejao, plus with the signing of Pollard he is almost certainly not returning to the Cavs. Unlike Jones, Henderson is an adequate rebounder at just over .25 per minute. However, like Evans, Henderson is not much of an offensive threat.
Kelvin Cato - It appears he's well on his way to join the list of "where is he now" guys along with Ervin Johnson, Calvin Booth, Scott Padgett, Walter McCarty, Pavel Podkolzin, Nikoloz Tskitishvili, to name just a few. It is not clear any of these guys can play.
There is always a chance that the Suns will bring back Lampe, but he's not going to contribute much in the short run.
Al Harrington - He's asking for $57 million over six years (sign and trade) and the Hawks won't take back contracts. For one reasons or another, the Hawks are holding off on signing Lorenzen Wright until this deal is finalized.
Melvin Ely - All rumors are that he will do the one year deal and try to become an unrestricted free agent next summer. It is hard to figure out a scenerio that would make sense in trading for him, especially since once he signs the one year deal the Bobcats can't trade his Bird rights.
Keith Van Horn - The Nuggets were rumored to be interested, but by getting Joe Smith in the Patterson trade has cooled that quite a bit. The case against Van Horn seems stronger than the one for getting him, but at vet minimum he remains a possiblity.
Reggie Evans - Reggie was used as leveraged by the Sonics and Cavs to get Wilcox and Gooden to sign. The Nuggets acquisition of Joe Smith makes it unlikely that he will return to Denver. Unless he's willing to sign a veteran minimum deal, his options are beginning to dry up. He's a very good rebounder, but lacks the other skills to be a target of the Suns.
Jumaine Jones - ESPN lists him as one of the best available free agents, but his stats certainly hold him back. 40.5% shooting and only .178 rebounds per minute.
Alan Henderson - Henderson did not play much behind Gooden and Varejao, plus with the signing of Pollard he is almost certainly not returning to the Cavs. Unlike Jones, Henderson is an adequate rebounder at just over .25 per minute. However, like Evans, Henderson is not much of an offensive threat.
Kelvin Cato - It appears he's well on his way to join the list of "where is he now" guys along with Ervin Johnson, Calvin Booth, Scott Padgett, Walter McCarty, Pavel Podkolzin, Nikoloz Tskitishvili, to name just a few. It is not clear any of these guys can play.
There is always a chance that the Suns will bring back Lampe, but he's not going to contribute much in the short run.
