Player Movement Summary: Atlantic Division The Atlantic Division: <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Boston Celtics: Add: Marcus Banks (draft), Kendrick Perkins (draft), Brandon Hunter (draft), Mark Blount (re-signed), Walter McCarty (re-signed), Mike James (from Miami), Jumaine Jones (from Cleveland) Lost: JR Bremer (to Cleveland), Bruno Sundov (to Cleveland) Miami Heat: Add: Dwyane Wade (draft), Jerome Beasley (draft), Samaki Walker (from LA Lakers), Udonis Haslem (from France), John Wallace (from Greece), Loren Woods (from Timberwolves), Lamar Odom (from LA Clippers - offer sheet) Lost: Alonzo Mourning (to Nets), LaPhonso Ellis (waived), Mike James (to Boston), Eddie House (to LA Clippers) New Jersey: Add: Zoran Planinic (draft), Jason Kidd (re-signed), Alonzo Mourning (from Miami), Lucious Harris (re-signed) Lost: Anthony Johnson (to Indiana) New York Knicks: Add: Mike Sweetney (draft), Maciej Lampe (draft), Slavko Vranes (draft), Keith Van Horn (from Philadelphia) Lost: Latrell Sprewell (to Minnesota) Orlando Magic: Add: Reece Gaines (draft), Zaur Pachulia (draft), Andrew DeClercq (re-signed), Juwan Howard (from Denver), Tyronne Lue (from Washington), Keith Bogans (draft) Lost: Darrell Armstrong (to New Orleans), Horace Grant (to LA Lakers) Philadelphia 76ers: Add: Amal McCaskill (from Atlanta), Kenny Thomas (re-signed), Willie Green (draft), Kyle Korver (draft), Marc Jackson (from Minnesota), Glenn Robinson (from Atlanta), Derrick Coleman (re-signed) Lost: Brian Skinner (to Milwaukee), Keith Van Horn (to New York), Efthimios Rentzias (to Greece) Washington Wizards: Add: Jarvis Hayes (draft), Steve Blake (draft), Gilbert Arenas (from Golden State) Lost: Tyronn Lue (to Orlando), Michael Jordan (retired) </div>
i think the wizards can be a play off contender next year...wit stack and dixon, arenas, hughes, and wit there up comin playrs like kwame blake simmons and hayes
If I had to rate the offseason moves so far, this would be my rating: 1 New Jersey 2 Orlando Magic 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 New York Knicks 5 Washington Wizards 6 Miami Heat 7 Boston Celtics
I took the Knicks over the Wizards because they've added some young big bodies, and finally were able to solve the Sprewell problem. Ofcourse acquiring Arenas is big for the Wizards, but I don't think they really had a PG problem.
How did they not have a PG problem? Hughes sucks when playing PG, ask Golden State. Who else would they have had? PG was the biggest problem they had in the lineup.
there pretty weak at C too imho, but ofcourse getting Arenas is a big help for the team. Last year they also had Tyronn Lue playing the point, and isn't Juan Dixon capable of playing PG also?
Dixon may be able to play the point, but that would be a question mark because through his college years he had Blake to play PG so he didn't get the chance. Getting Arenas solves their problems and is a big step up from just throwing in a SG to play point. The Wizards are fine at center. Haywood does a good job there.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">If it's just off=season moves..wizards should be ahead of knicks...</div> I agree totally van horn wont be able to hand the pressure of new york life if he starts to play bad.
Ok, so according to you guys it should be like this? 1 New Jersey 2 Orlando Magic 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 Washington Wizards 5 New York Knicks 6 Miami Heat 7 Boston Celtics
I'd put the Wizards ahead of the Magic atelast. All they got was Juwan Howard. Arenas is a better player, and is more of what the Wizards needed.
The Magic have added 5 players and you say they only got Juwan Howard? this article has some news about 2 of the Magic additions, maybe that will change your mind: http://www.nba.com/features/rookie_surprises_030723.html
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting magicfrankie:</div><div class="quote_post">If I had to rate the offseason moves so far, this would be my rating: 1 New Jersey 2 Orlando Magic 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 New York Knicks 5 Washington Wizards 6 Miami Heat 7 Boston Celtics</div> u think the KNICKS and HEAT did a better job than the WIZARDS and CELTICS??? or is this your prediction for what the final standings are gonna be?
