Deals: Atlanta Hawks - Acquired guard Terrell Brandon from the Minnesota Timberwolves and the rights to forward Randy Holcomb, a first-round pick and cash from the Philadelphia 76ers and traded forward Glenn Robinson to Philadephia as part of a four-team trade; signed free agent guard Jacque Vaughn, who had been with the Orlando Magic. Boston Celtics - Acquired the rights to guard Marcus Banks and center Kendrick Perkins from the Memphis Grizzlies for the rights to guard Troy Bell and forward Dahntay Jones; re-signed free agent center Mark Blount to a multi-year contract; re-signed free agent forward Walter McCarty to a multi-year contract; signed free agent forward Brandon Hunter; acquired forward Jumaine Jones from the Cleveland Cavaliers for guard J.R. Bremer, center Bruno Sundov and a conditional second-round draft pick. Chicago Bulls - Acquired a future second-round pick from the Toronto Raptors for the rights to forward Matt Bonner; signed free agent forward Scottie Pippen, who had been with the Portland Trail Blazers; re-signed free agent forward Corie Blount; signed free agent guard Kendall Gill, who had been with the Minnesota Timberwolves; waived center Dalibor Bagaric. Cleveland Cavaliers - Signed free agent swingman Ira Newble, who had been with the Atlanta Hawks; signed free agent guard Kevin Ollie, who had been with the Seattle SuperSonics, to a five-year contract; acquired guard J.R. Bremer, center Bruno Sundov and a conditional second-round draft pick from the Boston Celtics for forward Jumaine Jones. Dallas Mavericks - Acquired a future second-round pick from the Denver Nuggets for the rights to center Yuyang Xue; acquired forwards Antawn Jamison, Danny Forston and Chris Mills and guard Jiri Welsch from the Golden State Warriors for guards Nick Van Exel and Avery Johnson, forwards Popeye Jones and Antoine Rigaudeau and center Evan Eschmeyer; signed free agent guard Travis Best, who had been with the Miami Heat. Denver Nuggets - Acquired the rights to center Yuyang Xue from the Dallas Mavericks for a future second-round pick; signed restricted free agent guard Andre Miller, who had been with the Los Angeles Clippers; signed free agent guard Jon Barry, who had been with the Detroit Pistons; signed free agent guard Earl Boykins, who had been with the Golden State Warriors; signed free agent guard Voshon Lenard, who had been with the Toronto Raptors. Detroit Pistons - Re-signed free agent guard Richard Hamilton to a seven-year contract; signed free agent center Elden Campbell, who had been with the Seattle SuperSonics, to a multi-year contract; acquired guard Bob Sura from the Golden State Warriors for forward-center Clifford Robinson and guard Pepe Sanchez; acquired guard Lindsey Hunter from the Toronto Raptors for swingman Michael Curry. Golden State Warriors - Signed free agent guard Speedy Claxton, who had been with the San Antonio Spurs; acquired guards Nick Van Exel and Avery Johnson, forwards Popeye Jones and Antoine Rigaudeau and center Evan Eschmeyer from the Dallas Mavericks for forwards Antawn Jamison, Danny Forston and Chris Mills and guard Jiri Welsch; acquired forward-center Clifford Robinson and guard Pepe Sanchez from the Detroit Pistons for guard Bob Sura; signed free agent swingman Calbert Cheaney, who had been with the Utah Jazz; waived forward Antoine Rigaudeau. Houston Rockets - Signed free agent guard Eric Piatkowski, who had been with the Los Angeles Clippers, to a three-year contract; signed free agent swingman Adrian Griffin, who had been with the Dallas Mavericks. Indiana Pacers - Re-signed free agent forward Jermaine O'Neal to a seven-year contract; signed free agent guard Carl English; signed free agent guard Anthony Johnson, who had been with the New Jersey Nets; acquired forward-center Scot Pollard from the Sacramento Kings for center Brad Miller and acquired forward Danny Ferry from the San Antonio Spurs for swingman Ron Mercer as part of a three-team trade; re-signed free agent guard Reggie Miller to a multi-year contract; signed guard James Jones. Los Angeles Clippers - Matched the offer sheet tendered by the Miami Heat to forward Elton Brand; matched the offer sheet tendered by the Utah Jazz to forward Corey Maggette; signed guard Quinton Ross; signed free agent guard Eddie House, who had been with the Miami Heat; signed free agent center Olden Polynice. Los Angeles Lakers - Signed guard Gary Payton, who had been with the Milwaukee Bucks; signed forward Karl Malone, who had been with the Utah Jazz; signed free agent forward Horace Grant; signed free agent center Eric Chenowith; signed free agent forward Jamal Sampson, who had been with the Milwaukee Bucks. Memphis Grizzlies - Acquired the rights to guard Troy Bell and forward Dahntay Jones from the Boston Celtics for the rights to guard Marcus Banks and center Kendrick Perkins; signed rookie free agent forward Theron Smith to a two-year contract; signed restricted free agent swingman James Posey, who had been with the Houston Rockets. Miami Heat - Waived forward LaPhonso Ellis; exercised the contract options of forwards Rasual Butler and Sean Lampley; signed free agent forward Samaki Walker, who had been with the Los Angeles Lakers; signed forward Udonis Haslem; signed forward John Wallace; signed free agent center Loren Woods, who had been with the Minnesota Timberwolves; signed free agent forward Lamar Odom, who had been with the Los Angeles Clippers, to a six-year contract; signed free agent guard Rafer Alston, who had been with the Toronto Raptors; signed forward Jerome Beasley; re-signed free agent forward Malik Allen. Milwaukee Bucks - Acquired cash considerations from the Orlando Magic for the rights to guard Keith Bogans; acquired forward Joe Smith and guard Anthony Peeler from the Minnesota Timberwolves for guard Sam Cassell and center Ervin Johnson; signed free agent guard Damon Jones, who had been with the Sacramento Kings; signed freeagent forward Brian Skinner, who had been with the Philadelphia 76ers, to a three-year contract; signed free agent guard Erick Strickland, who had been with the Indiana Pacers, to a two-year contract. Minnesota Timberwolves - Acquired guard Sam Cassell and center Ervin Johnson from the Milwaukee Bucks for forward Joe Smith and guard Anthony Peeler; signed center Michael Olowokandi, who had been with the Los Angeles Clippers, to a multi-year contract; acquired swingman Latrell Sprewell from the New York Knicks and traded guard Terrell Brandon to the Atlanta Hawks and center Marc Jackson to the Philadelphia 76ers as part of a four-team trade; agreed to terms with free agent forward Mark Madsen, who had been with the Los Angeles Lakers; agreed to terms with free agent guard Fred Hoiberg, who had been with the Chicago Bulls; signed guard Kirk Penney. New Jersey Nets - Acquired cash considerations from the Philadelphia 76ers for the rights to forward Kyle Korver; signed center Alonzo Mourning, who had been with the Miami Heat; re-signed free agent guard Jason Kidd to a six-year contract; re-signed free agent guard Lucious Harris; re-signed free agent forward Brian Scalabrine. New Orleans Hornets - Re-signed forward P.J. Brown to a four-year contract; signed free agent forward-center Sean Rooks, who had been with the Los Angeles Clippers; signed free agent guard Darrell Armstrong, who had been with the Orlando Magic. New York Knicks - Acquired forward Keith Van Horn from the Philadelphia 76ers and traded swingman Latrell Sprewell to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a four-team trade. Orlando Magic - Acquired the rights to guard Keith Bogans from the Milwaukee Bucks for cash considerations; signed forward Juwan Howard, who had been with the Denver Nuggets; re-signed free agent center Andrew DeClercq; signed free agent guard Tyronn Lue, who had been with the Washington Wizards. Philadelphia 76ers - Acquired the rights to forward Kyle Korver from the New Jersey Nets for cash considerations; acquired the rights to guard Willie Green from the Seattle SuperSonics for the rights to guard Paccelis Morlende; re-signed free agent forward Kenny Thomas to a multi-year contract; signed free agent center Amal McCaskill, who had been with the Atlanta Hawks; acquired forward Glenn Robinson and a 2006 second-round pick from the Atlanta Hawks and center Marc Jackson from the Minnesota Timberwolves and traded forward Keith Van Horn to the New York Knicks and the rights to forward Randy Holcomb, a first-round draft pick and cash to Atlanta as part of a four-team trade; re-signed free agent forward Derrick Coleman; waived forward Efthimios Rentzias. Phoenix Suns - Re-signed free agent forward-center Jake Voskuhl to a three-year contract; re-signed free agent center Scott Williams to a one-year contract. Portland Trail Bazers - Announced the retirement of center Arvydas Sabonis. Sacramento Kings - Acquired center Brad Miller from the Indiana Pacers for forward-center Scot Pollard and traded swingman Hedo Turkoglu to the San Antonio Spurs as part of a three-team trade; acquired a future second-round pick from the Utah Jazz for forward Keon Clark and two future second-round picks; signed guard Anthony Peeler, who had been with the Milwaukee Bucks, to a one-year contract; signed free agent center-forward Tony Massenburg, who had been with the Utah Jazz. San Antonio Spurs - Re-signed free agent forward Tim Duncan to a seven-year contract; signed free agent center Rasho Nesterovic, who had been with the Minnesota Timberwolves; acquired swingman Ron Mercer from the Indiana Pacers for forward Danny Ferry and acquired swingman Hedo Turkoglu from the Sacramento Kings as part of a three-team trade; signed free agent forward Robert Horry, who had been with the Los Angeles Lakers; signed guard Devin Brown to a two-year contract; signed free agent guard Anthony Carter, who had been with the Miami Heat, to a one-year contract; announced the retirement of cener David Robinson; announced the retirement of guard Steve Kerr; re-signed free agent forward-center Kevin Willis. Seattle SuperSonics - Acquired the rights to guard Paccelis Morlende from the Philadelphia 76ers for the rights to guard Willie Green; signed free agent guard Antonio Daniels, who had been with the Portland Trail Blazers. Toronto Raptors - Acquired the rights to forward Matt Bonner from the Chicago Bulls for a future second-round pick; signed free agent forward Jerome Moiso, who had been with the New Orleans Hornets; signed free agent guard Milt Palacio, who had been with the Cleveland Cavaliers; signed free agent center Mengke Bateer, who had been with the San Antonio Spurs; acquired guard-forward Michael Curry from the Toronto Raptors for guard Lindsey Hunter; announced the retirement of center Eric Montross; signed guard Rick Brunson, who had been with the Chicago Bulls. Utah Jazz - Re-signed free agent guard Carlos Arroyo; acquired forward Keon Clark and two future second-round draft picks from the Sacramento Kings for a future second-round draft pick; signed free agent forward Michael Ruffin to a one-year contract. Washington Wizards - Signed restricted free agent guard Gilbert Arenas, who had been with the Golden State Warriors; signed free agent guard Chris Whitney, who had been with the Orlando Magic; signed guard Steve Blake.
Good Summary , love what minny did, Minnesota and Dallas is going to be a great matchup. Hopefully the east will have its own rivalry. the best rivalries in the east right now are NJ vs. the rest of east Indy vs. Detroit Detroit vd. Orlando Boston vs. Indy
The obvious big-winners this offseason in terms of player movement are the Lakers, Spurs and Timberwolves. However because the line-ups have shifted so much, the team chemistry might have to be adjusted. My team, the Rockets, had a releatively quiet yet productive off-season. They filled the void left from Posey and are in good shape now as they have a well rounded team. There has been alot of offeseason player movement this year and I am anxious for the season to start.
