<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">10) Anfernee ?Penny? Hardaway ? Signed by the Suns in 1999 for $84 million over 7 years This was considered a great acquisition at the time as Penny was a two-time all-NBA First Team star. He had one decent season for the Suns, averaging over 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and was bit by the injury bug soon after. Penny never quite recovered and was shipped to the only team that would take on his inflated contract, the New York Knicks , along with Penny Hardaway for expiring contracts and some young talent that never panned out. While the trade seems one-sided, it gave them the cap space to sign Steve Nash and possibly Joe Johnson if they decide to match an offer made by the Atlanta Hawks . 9) Brian Grant ? Signed by the Heat in 2000 for $84 million over 7 years After averaging a meagre 7.3 points-per-game and 5.5 rebounds-per-game, Brian Grant decided to opt out of his deal with the Portland Trailblazers after being courted by several NBA teams. The result was a three-way trade that sent Shawn Kemp to the Blazers, Clarence Weatherspoon, Chris Gatling, Gary Grant and a first rounder to the Cavaliers and a newly re-signed Brian Grant to the Heat at a price averaging 12 million dollars per season. Strangely, Grant turned down the league maximum $93 million over 7 years that he would have received if he agreed to a trade sending him to the Cavaliers. How a player that averaged such mediocre numbers garnered such interest is beyond anyone?s imagination. </div><div align="center">Link</div> One signing that really stood out to me was the signing of Abdul-Wahad for 43 mil over 6 years for the Nuggets. What do you guys think?
In hindsight, Jalen Rose was a bad signing, but back then it wasn't a farfetched deal. Reggie Miller was in his decline, and at that time it looked as though Miller would pass on his title of Indiana's franchise player on to Rose.
I don't know how you can make this list now because at the time when the player signed the deal, he was an all-star or pretty close to it. Tariq Abdul-Wahad, Adonal Foyle, and Michael Stewart are the only players on that list that weren't stars. The list should be called "Worst player signings past their prime".
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheAnswer2:</div><div class="quote_post">What was Allan Houston's contract?</div> I think 7 years, 100 Million. Around there.
^6 years, 100 million. But contrary to everyone else, I believe Houston wasn't the worst free agent signing. There's no question Houston was overpaid, but he definitely doesn't deserve the #1. This is a two-time all-star, an Olympian, a player who had two 50 point games, a very clutch player, and one of the best shooters around that time. He definitely doesn't deserve the cake with that type of r?sum?. Guys like Juwan Howard Tim Thomas and Brian Grant definitely deserve to go before Allan Houston.
