State of the Cap: Miami Heat
By Josh Redetzke 6/12/08 2008/09 Miami Heat Payroll: $53.3 million 2008/09 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $58 million (estimate) Roughly: $4.7 million under cap (Includes Shawn Marion’s player option of $17.2 million.) The Good: Even though Shaquille O’Neal showed flashes of inspired play in Phoenix, the trade that sent him away has to go down…
State of the Cap: Indiana Pacers
By Josh Redetzke 6/11/08 2008/09 Indiana Pacers Payroll: $69.5 million 2008/09 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $58 million Roughly: $11.5 million over cap The Good: Selecting Danny Granger with the 17th pick in the 2005 NBA draft is now looking like a stroke of genius (even though it was somewhat obvious that he shouldn’t have…State of the Cap: Chicago Bulls
By Josh Redetzke 6/10/08 2008/09 Chicage Bulls Payroll: $47.5 million 2008/09 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $58 million Roughly: $11.5 million under cap The Good: What a difference a year makes. The Bulls won 49 games last season and appeared to be easy candidates for a top seed in the playoffs. Instead, they got off…State of the Cap: Charlotte Bobcats
By Josh Redetzke 6/9/08 2008/09 Charlotte Bobcats Payroll: $39.8 million 2008/09 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $58 million (estimate) Roughly: $18.2 million under cap (Exact terms of Matt Carroll’s deal not known, used contract average of $4.5 million for his cap number) The Good: Re-signing Gerald Wallace was one of the Bobcat’s top priorities last…2008 Eurocamp: Vitals
Player Height with Shoes Standing Reach Weight Wingspan Vertical (Standing) Vertical (Free) Half Court Sprint 1984 Ryan Read 6’1 3/4 8’0 187 6’2 3/4 26 31 2.51 1986 Omer Asik 7’0 1/2 9’4 250 7’2 1/4 24.4 29 2.84 Semih Erden…State of the Cap: Overview
Josh Redetzke Eastern Conference ATLANTIC CENTRAL SOUTHEAST Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls Atlanta Hawks New Jersey Nets Cleveland Cavaliers Charlotte Bobcats New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Miami Heat Philadelphia 76ers Indiana Pacers Orlando Magic Toronto Raptors Milwaukee Bucks Washington Wizards Western Conference SOUTHWEST NORTHWEST PACIFIC Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets Minnesota Timberwolves…2008 Eurocamp: Turkish Bigman Workout Highlights Day 2
By Aran Smith 6.8.08 Day Two began just like the first with morning drills. Unfortunately, today there was no one on one or two on two drills which was (explained by coach Jack Sikma) due to the fact that the drill is extremely exhaustive to the players. Instead players did individual shooting drills and some…2008 Eurocamp: Serge Ibaka Impressive in Day 1
By Aran Smith 6.7.08 Day One in Treviso got started tremendously. This is the best field ever assembled for the yearly event with tons of talent in the younger ages. Despite the fact that a number of the older guys such as Nicolas Batum couldn’t show, there is going to be a lot of players…Just a piece of content
important information2008 NBA Predraft Camp: Player Evaluations
By Aran Smith and Borko Popic 6/4/08 The Top 5 Gary Forbes 6-6 220 SG Massachusetts Sr. — 21.3 ppg, 46% fg, 82% ft After an impressive performance at Portsmouth, where we awarded him the MVP, Forbes continued his outstanding play, and put together another standout week earning another MPV in our eyes. His 21.3…2008 NBA Predraft Camp: Tale of the Tape
By Borko Popic 6/4/08 Tale of the Tape: What we can really take from the Pre-Draft Measurements and Combine Results With the measurements and combine results being released recently, many fans took to their computers to find out: how many pounds Kevin Love is trudging, what is Jerryd Bayless’ actual wingspan, or maybe the most…2008 NBA Predraft Camp: Combine Results
Player No Step Vertical Jump (in.) Max Vertical Jump (in.) Bench Press (185 lbs) (reps) Lane Agility Drill (sec.) 3/4 court sprint (sec.) Joe Alexander 32.5 38.5 24 11.33 2.99 Darrell Arthur 28.5 30.0 12 12.18 3.14 DJ Augustin 28.5 35.0 2 11.27 3.07 Jerryd Bayless 31.0 38.0 10 11.26 3.07 Michael Beasley 30.0 35.0…2008 NBA Predraft Camp: Player Measurements
Player Height (no shoes) Height (shoes) Weight Wingspan Standing Reach Body Fat % Joe Alexander 6′ 7.25" 6′ 8.25" 220.0 6′ 11.5" 8′ 10" 5.8 Darrell Arthur 6′ 7.5" 6′ 8.5" 216.0 6′ 10.75 8′ 11" 7.3 DJ Augustin 5′ 10" 5′ 11.5" 171.5 6′ 3.5" 7′ 10.5" 8.1 Jerryd Bayless 6′ 1.75" 6′ 3"…2008 NBA Predraft Camp: Final Day
By Borko Popic 6/1/08 The final day brought a change of scenery to the gym. Although there were still three games being played, everyone’s attention was averted to the action occurring on the side courts and rightly so because the Top 15 (measurement only) guys were going through workouts (with the respective teams they were…
What personality will the 2008 NBA draft develop?
By Nick Prevenas 05/31/08 Every draft has a personality. Some drafts come attached with an aura of greatness, when all die-hard NBA fans know they are witnessing history in the making (1984, 2003). Other drafts kick things off with an amazing start, then fall apart faster than the 2007 Mets (1982, 1992). A handful of…2008 NBA Predraft Camp: Day Three
By Borko Popic 5/30/08 Game #4 Team Four (2-0) 77 – Team Five (0-2) 74 One of the first day’s top performers, Ty Lawson sat out today for what was cited as a hip pointer. Is it possible that he felt his performance last night was enough to solidify his position in the 1st round…2008 NBA Predraft Camp: Day Two
By Aran Smith & Borko Popic 5/29/08 Game 1 Team Six (Blue) 75 – Team Five (White) 70 Blue Mike Taylor (17pts, 6-10fg, 3rebs) From the start, Taylor was in full attack mode, never letting up and constantly probing the defense to get to the hoop. His speed and ability to change direction posed numerous…2008 Team Needs: Northwest Division
By James Burbridge 5/28/08 Seattle Supersonics 2007-08 record: 20-62 Head Coach: P.J. Carlesimo Team Needs: PG, PF, C The Sonics brass have put all their eggs in Kevin Durant’s basket and need to continue building around him. With six picks total this year, two in the first round, and two more first rounders in next…