Peep Show
By Terry Brown
NBA Insider
Tuesday, June 24
Updated: June 24
7:19 AM ET
Kidd
New Jersey Nets: The New Jersey Nets have only one question for Jason Kidd, but before he answers them, he's got a few questions for them."What will they do with K-Mart?'' Kidd said in the NY Times. ''Where are they going, the Nets? I don't want to say 'they,' but where are the Nets going? K-Mart, they can redo his deal in August. Lucious is out. So I have to get some answers and hopefully, they're the right answers.'' Kidd has made it clear that his impeding free agency will be resolved not by money, but by access to an NBA Title. And it's become painfully obvious over the last two seasons that he can't do it alone. "We will address issues as they come and attempt to do the right thing," said Net President Rod Thorn.
Chicago Bulls: The rumors have been confirmed. The career of point guard Jay Williams may be over after he broke his pelvis bone and left knee when he crashed on a motorcycle he was driving illegally. "I'm sorry," he said to Bulls GM John Paxson and head coach Bill Cartwright, reports the Chicago Tribune. Officials also confirmed that Williams had just completed the first of many operations that lay in his immediate future, making basketball almost an afterthought as he lay in his bed. "His response was, 'Don't worry about me. I've been riding bikes for a while,'" Fizer said. "I told him, 'I'm coming to you as a guy who cares about your well-being and safety, knowing how unsafe those things are. Quite frankly, it makes me extremely mad. I hate to see bad things happen to good people . . . We feel like we're invincible. This proves that we're not."
Miami Heat: Center Alonzo Mourning is wondering aloud if he should stay in Miami, or should he go now. "Having to uproot and move, knowing that is a possibility, I don't want to have to do that," Mourning said Monday in the Miami Herald. "But a lot of my colleagues have to do that every year. You just deal with it. It's a business, and move on." Mourning becomes a free agent on July 1 and there are several teams interested in his services despite his ongoing kidney problems. "I've been working out diligently trying to get my body back right so that I can be productive," Mourning said. "Obviously, my health is a priority. I've made it a priority first and foremost, but secondly my love for the game is unexplainable."
Atlanta Hawks: The Atlanta Hawks will extend their qualifying offer to guard Jason Terry very shortly in order to maintain their right of first refusal option, reports the Journal Constitution. The $2.9M deal can be expanded come July 1 when he becomes a free agent after averaging more than 18 points per game over the last three seasons.
Posey
Houston Rockets: The Houston Rockets want to keep free agent to be James Posey, so GM Carroll Dawson took the first step in re-signing him yesterday by extending a qualifying offer to the small forward. The Houston Chronicle is reporting the $2.4M extension allows the Rockets to have the right of first refusal should another team request his services. "He likes Houston very much," agent Mark Bartlestein said. "It's where he makes home, and he enjoyed playing for the Rockets. He enjoyed playing for Rudy (Tomjanovich) and is really excited about playing for Jeff (Van Gundy). Obviously, I don't know financially where they're going to be, what the Rockets are thinking." Jason Collier and Juaquin Hawkins are also expected to become free agents for the Rockets on July 1.
Boston Celtics: The Celtics dealt last year's second round draft pick Darius Sangalia to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for their second round pick, No. 56, this season. "Darius had a terrific season in Europe last year after an outstanding collegiate career at Wake Forest,'' said Kings VP of operations Geoff Petrie in the Boston Herald. "He's a skilled big man who should be a good complement to our roster." Meanwhile, the Celtics are still awaiting word from current GM Chris Wallace, who recently became the favorite to become the Portland Blazer GM before contract talks stalled.
New York Knicks: Don Chaney has confirmed what we've all suspected concerning the continued employment of Latrell Sprewell in MSG. "If we could get a nice, seasoned veteran with experience and some young players to develop, that would be ideal," admitted Chaney in the NY Post. The Knicks have the No. 9 pick in the upcoming draft but would use Sprewell to either move up or move in some other talent thru trade. "We want size, athletic ability and quickness," Chaney said. "We have a lot of holes to fill. [Size] is one of the things we need. If there's not a big guy [at nine] and there's a small guy who can help us, we have to consider that." Meanwhile, the results of last year's draft day deal is said to have just flexed his surgically repaired knee for the first time in a long time. "It's projected he will play," Chaney said of Antonio McDyess in the Post. "He's recovering very well. The flexibility in his knee, he's able to bend it father than we anticipated. He's doing a lot more than the doctors want him to do. So he's feeling great."
By Terry Brown
NBA Insider
Tuesday, June 24
Updated: June 24
7:19 AM ET
Kidd
New Jersey Nets: The New Jersey Nets have only one question for Jason Kidd, but before he answers them, he's got a few questions for them."What will they do with K-Mart?'' Kidd said in the NY Times. ''Where are they going, the Nets? I don't want to say 'they,' but where are the Nets going? K-Mart, they can redo his deal in August. Lucious is out. So I have to get some answers and hopefully, they're the right answers.'' Kidd has made it clear that his impeding free agency will be resolved not by money, but by access to an NBA Title. And it's become painfully obvious over the last two seasons that he can't do it alone. "We will address issues as they come and attempt to do the right thing," said Net President Rod Thorn.
Chicago Bulls: The rumors have been confirmed. The career of point guard Jay Williams may be over after he broke his pelvis bone and left knee when he crashed on a motorcycle he was driving illegally. "I'm sorry," he said to Bulls GM John Paxson and head coach Bill Cartwright, reports the Chicago Tribune. Officials also confirmed that Williams had just completed the first of many operations that lay in his immediate future, making basketball almost an afterthought as he lay in his bed. "His response was, 'Don't worry about me. I've been riding bikes for a while,'" Fizer said. "I told him, 'I'm coming to you as a guy who cares about your well-being and safety, knowing how unsafe those things are. Quite frankly, it makes me extremely mad. I hate to see bad things happen to good people . . . We feel like we're invincible. This proves that we're not."
Miami Heat: Center Alonzo Mourning is wondering aloud if he should stay in Miami, or should he go now. "Having to uproot and move, knowing that is a possibility, I don't want to have to do that," Mourning said Monday in the Miami Herald. "But a lot of my colleagues have to do that every year. You just deal with it. It's a business, and move on." Mourning becomes a free agent on July 1 and there are several teams interested in his services despite his ongoing kidney problems. "I've been working out diligently trying to get my body back right so that I can be productive," Mourning said. "Obviously, my health is a priority. I've made it a priority first and foremost, but secondly my love for the game is unexplainable."
Atlanta Hawks: The Atlanta Hawks will extend their qualifying offer to guard Jason Terry very shortly in order to maintain their right of first refusal option, reports the Journal Constitution. The $2.9M deal can be expanded come July 1 when he becomes a free agent after averaging more than 18 points per game over the last three seasons.
Posey
Houston Rockets: The Houston Rockets want to keep free agent to be James Posey, so GM Carroll Dawson took the first step in re-signing him yesterday by extending a qualifying offer to the small forward. The Houston Chronicle is reporting the $2.4M extension allows the Rockets to have the right of first refusal should another team request his services. "He likes Houston very much," agent Mark Bartlestein said. "It's where he makes home, and he enjoyed playing for the Rockets. He enjoyed playing for Rudy (Tomjanovich) and is really excited about playing for Jeff (Van Gundy). Obviously, I don't know financially where they're going to be, what the Rockets are thinking." Jason Collier and Juaquin Hawkins are also expected to become free agents for the Rockets on July 1.
Boston Celtics: The Celtics dealt last year's second round draft pick Darius Sangalia to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for their second round pick, No. 56, this season. "Darius had a terrific season in Europe last year after an outstanding collegiate career at Wake Forest,'' said Kings VP of operations Geoff Petrie in the Boston Herald. "He's a skilled big man who should be a good complement to our roster." Meanwhile, the Celtics are still awaiting word from current GM Chris Wallace, who recently became the favorite to become the Portland Blazer GM before contract talks stalled.
New York Knicks: Don Chaney has confirmed what we've all suspected concerning the continued employment of Latrell Sprewell in MSG. "If we could get a nice, seasoned veteran with experience and some young players to develop, that would be ideal," admitted Chaney in the NY Post. The Knicks have the No. 9 pick in the upcoming draft but would use Sprewell to either move up or move in some other talent thru trade. "We want size, athletic ability and quickness," Chaney said. "We have a lot of holes to fill. [Size] is one of the things we need. If there's not a big guy [at nine] and there's a small guy who can help us, we have to consider that." Meanwhile, the results of last year's draft day deal is said to have just flexed his surgically repaired knee for the first time in a long time. "It's projected he will play," Chaney said of Antonio McDyess in the Post. "He's recovering very well. The flexibility in his knee, he's able to bend it father than we anticipated. He's doing a lot more than the doctors want him to do. So he's feeling great."
