alot of quality guys going free after the season.

1. Ben Wallace, PF/C, Detroit
2. Jason Terry, PG, Dallas
3. Peja Stojakovic, SF, Indiana (Player option)
4. Al Harrington, PF, Atlanta
5. Mike James, Toronto (Player option)
6. Chris Wilcox, PF, Seattle (Restricted)
7. Nene, PF/C, Denver (Restricted)
8. Drew Gooden, PF, Cleveland (Restricted)
9. Bonzi Wells, SG/SF, Sacramento
10. Matt Harpring, SG/SF, Utah
11. Joel Przybilla, C, Portland
12. Ronald Murray, Cleveland
13. Speedy Claxton, PG, New Orleans
14. Vladimir Radmanovic, SF/PF, LA Clippers
15. Jared Jeffries, Washington (Restricted)
16. James Posey, SG/SF, Miami (Player option)
17. Nazr Mohammed, C, San Antonio
18. Reggie Evans, PF, Denver
19. Keith Van Horn, SF/PF, Dallas
20. Sam Cassell, PG, LA Clippers
21. Alonzo Mourning, Miami
22. Fred Jones, Indiana (Restricted)
23. Ruben Patterson, Denver (Player option)
24. Bobby Jackson, PG/SG, Memphis
25. Francisco Elson, Denver (Restricted)

gotta expect the lakers to sign one of these guys. imagine ben wallace on the lakers. harrrington drew gooden bonzi or wilcox would also make them a big time contender.

5/1/2006 8:05:10 PM

dont know where you got all of this info from, but lets at least enjoy the most entertaining postseason in some time, then talk FA.

5/1/2006 8:08:03 PM

bobcats need ben wallace. thats what i did on my franchise in live 2006, and i instantly became a quality team.

5/1/2006 8:16:51 PM

i read big ben fired his agent because he doesnt want an agent to get all the money he is gonna get when he resigns with detroit.

cleveland should re-sign flip and not gooden

5/1/2006 8:34:40 PM

i'd LOVE Wallace to go to the Bulls

5/1/2006 8:45:41 PM

I dont see anyone on that list that suits the Bobcats so hopefully we'll pass and continue to build through the draft.

Guys like Pryzbilla are gonna be getting PAID, and i dont wanna blow cap space on someoen like him when next year's crop is going to be the best free agent class in NBA history.

5/1/2006 8:51:40 PM

ben wallace suits the bobcats mold perfectly...scrappy, rebounder, blocker. he's what we need primo to be on the defensive end. he's just not what we're looking for on offense. we want the scorer at the SG spot though.

5/1/2006 9:05:58 PM

Yeah but he's probably not going anywhere, he's getting old, his production is declining, and he's probably not worth ~$14 million a year to us.

He doesnt make us a contender now and if his production keeps declining he wouldn't be a great fit for us in 2-3 years when we're ready to make a move.

5/1/2006 9:15:26 PM

good point on the age. we should definitely keep looking for youth. a vet should pretty much be a bench player only.

5/1/2006 9:22:01 PM

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"the bobcats mold "

is there a Bobcats "mold"

don't you need to have some sort of track record to have a "mold"

5/1/2006 9:34:50 PM

i'd argue that the bobcats team already has more of an identity than half the teams in the nba.

5/1/2006 10:08:32 PM

You mean the "we suck" mentality?

5/1/2006 10:10:37 PM

you should add darius miles to that list

no way that motherfucker is staying in portland

shit isiah might be hungry for that contract

5/1/2006 10:11:04 PM

^^oooohh, I wasnt gonna go there

I think Seattle keeps Wilcox

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5/1/2006 10:11:43 PM

Zo retires

Vladimir Radmanovic remains a clipper. They'd be crazy to let him go.

5/1/2006 11:39:32 PM

ok, well i dont rationalize with people that dont know what they're talking about. anybody that has watched at least 20 bobcats games knows what their identity is, especially when gerald wallace is playin. with okafor and ben wallace, that would probably be the most dominant 3 through 5 spot in the NBA on the defensive side.

5/2/2006 12:21:28 AM

I seriously doubt Ben Wallace is leaving Detroit.

And exactly what identity were they trying to establish when they drafted Sean May at the 13th spot?

They'll be lucky to even be 3rd in the eastern southeast division next year.

5/2/2006 12:30:46 AM

we are building a team dude. They dont really suck at all for a team that doesnt have a scorer yet.

5/2/2006 12:42:38 AM

seriously...26 wins for the team they were able to field the majority of the season? this team has promise.

5/2/2006 12:44:19 AM

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"hen next year's crop is going to be the best free agent class in NBA history."

i'll go ahead and apoligize for being so ignorant, but who exactly is in next years FA class?

5/2/2006 12:47:11 AM

um teams havnt started resigning guys yet. they will in this offseason. some of the guys on this list will be resigned so next years free agent class isnt remotely set.

5/2/2006 12:49:41 AM

honestly i cant remember the list off the top of my head and i cant recall where i saw the list either...

but its loaded with big names and its being called the best FA class in NBA history...

5/2/2006 12:49:56 AM

i know lebron's on there. of course cleveland would be stupid not to resign him, but he'll be on the list until they do get him locked up long term.

5/2/2006 12:53:55 AM

Aleksander Pavlovic
Earl Boykins
Mickael Pietrus
Allan Houston
Eduardo Najera
Mike Bibby
Anderson Varejao
Jake Tsakalidis
Mike Sweetney
Andres Nocioni
Jalen Rose
Moochie Norris '
Antonio McDyess
Jamaal Magloire
Morris Peterson
Antwan Jamison
Jarvis Hayes
Ndudi Ebi
Boris Diaw
Jerome Williams
Nick Collison
Brian Cook
Jerry Stackhouse
P J Brown
Calvin Booth
Joe Smith
Pat Garrity
Carmelo Anthony
Jonathan Bender
Peter John Ramos

Charlie Ward
osh Howard
Predrag Drobnjak
Chauncey Billups
Kendrick Perkins
Primoz Brezec
Chris Bosh
Kirk Hinrich
Raef LaFrentz
Chris Kaman
Leandro Barbosa
Rashard Lewis
Chris Mihm
LeBron James
Reece Gaines
Corliss Williamson
Lionel Chalmers
Rodney White
Dahntay Jones
Luke Ridnour
Royal Ivey
Darko Milicic
Maciej Lampe
T J Ford
David West
Malik Rose
Travis Outlaw
Derek Anderson
Marc Jackson
Vince Carter
Desmond Mason
Marcus Banks
Zarko Cabarkapa
Dirk Nowitzki
Maurice Taylor
Zoran Planinic
Donta Smith
Maurice Williams
Dwyane Wade
Michael Doleac

i shouldve said everybody except...

5/2/2006 1:05:29 AM

BOBCATS MUST SIGN ALLAN HOUSTON

5/2/2006 1:07:48 AM

yeah, that is a pretty sick FA crop...

not everyone can pull huge contracts so there should be some good value in that class.

5/2/2006 11:13:10 AM

flip murray

5/2/2006 11:13:44 AM

me and Saddamizer were thinking bonzi wells should come to Charlotte

5/2/2006 11:15:39 AM

imagine me not giving a shit about nba

5/2/2006 11:20:44 AM

Quote :

"Ladies and gentleman, the first round isn't even over and we have a winner for the 2006 Jerome James Award! Wait a second, you're telling me that a talented, moody, up-and-down, overpaid NBA player waited until his third team and the last possible moment of his guaranteed contract to suddenly run amok in the playoffs and become the player everyone always thought he could be? You're kidding me! This never happens! You know what? I'm totally sold. Toss out the last six years ... I'm only judging Bonzi by the last two weeks and that 24-12 he's putting up every game. There's no way it's a ruse! More importantly, where's my checkbook? I want to make Bonzi a five-year, $60 million offer that I'll regret in six months and I don't even own an NBA team."

5/7/2006 5:35:04 PM