Tuesday, June 29, 2010

The Count Down - 2 more days before the 2010 NBA free agency

We are about 25 hours before the start of the 2010 NBA free agency. But no one is more excited about this than the Minnesota Timberwolves. They have already said that they will call the Memphis Grizzlies' Rudy Gay right at midnight when the free agency period starts ...

Today the New Jersey Nets have traded Yi JianLian to the Washington Wizards for Quinton Ross in a straight salary dumping move. They are now officially $30 million under the projected 2010 NBA salary cap. Below is the complete table for teams with $30 million or more to spend this summer ...

1) Miami Heat ... $44 million
2) New York Knicks ... $35 million
3) Chicago Bulls ... $30 million
4) New Jersey Nets ... $30 million

Following is an update on the official betting odds on the 2010 NBA free agents ...

1) LeBron James joining the:
  Heat ... 5 to 7 (down) Bulls ... 1 to 1 (up) Cavaliers ... 7 to 2 (up)
  Knicks ... 10 to 1 (up) Nets ... 10 to 1 (up) Clippers ... 20 to 1

2) Dwyane Wade joining the:
  Heat ... 1 to 10 Knicks ... 5 to 1 Bulls ... 10 to 1
  Nets ... 15 to 1 Clippers ... 15 to 1  

3) Chris Bosh joining the:
  Heat ... 5 to 6 (down) Bulls ... 5 to 6 (up) Knicks ... 5 to 1
  Cavaliers ... 10 to 1 Rockets ... 12 to 1 Wizards ... 12 to 1
  Nets ... 15 to 1 Clippers ... 20 to 1 Raptors ... 20 to 1

4) Amare Stoudemire joining the:
  Suns ... 11 to 5 Heat ... 11 to 5 Knicks ... 11 to 5
  Nets ... 11 to 5 Bulls ... 5 to 1 Wizards ... 15 to 1
  Kings ... 15 to 1 Clippers ... 15 to 1 Cavaliers ... 20 to 1

5) Carlos Boozer joining the:
  Heat ... 1 to 1 Jazz ... 3 to 1 Nets ... 3 to 1
  Wizards ... 11 to 2 Bulls ... 7 to 1 Knicks ... 7 to 1
  Timberwolves ... 7 to 1 Clippers ... 15 to 1 Cavaliers ... 15 to 1

Notice that the payouts for LeBron James and Chris Bosh joining the Miami Heat have gone down to reflect the fact that the bookies truly believe the Miami Heat are now the frontrunner in the LeBron James sweepstakes ...

Speaking of Chris Bosh. The NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, as expected, have proposed a sign-and-trade deal of Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom for the Toronto Raptors Chris Bosh and Jarrett Jack ...

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