***Official NBA Off-Season Thread***

[KDog13]

Thought since it's been banana's already, one thread to get your rumors, trades, signings, cuts, etc... in would be cool.

I've been on Twitter for a good margin of the day haha so this is what I got so far....

• Greg Oden will signs a 1 year deal will the Portland Trail Blazers (
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• Shane Battier signs with the Miami Heat (
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• Tyson Chandler agrees to deal with New York Knicks (
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Must admit, although I'm a Mavericks fan...I love the Knicks as well and this excites me. I've watched all there games and thank god for Amare last year because watching the Knicks games were so predictable before Amare. Always collapsed in the 4th, and this year looks promising if they can get Baron Davis at point guard.

• "Big Baby" Glen Davis is traded to the Orlando Magic for Brandon Bass (
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• Grant Hill re-signs with the Phoenix Suns (
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• Tayshaun Prince re-signs with the Detroit Pistons (
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• Caron Butler signs with the Los Angeles Clippers (
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• Mario Chalmers re-signs with the Miami Heat (
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• T.J Ford signs with the San Antonio Spurs (
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• Shannon Browns agrees to deal with the Phoenix Suns (
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• Mike Dunleavy Jr. signs with the Milwaukee Bucks (
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• Tracy McGrady agrees to deal with the Atlanta Hawks (
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• Marcus Thornton signs with the Sacramento Kings (
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• Brandoy Roy to retire because of knee problems (
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• Chuck Hayes signs with the Sacramento Kings (
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Other Deals:

• Eddy Curry signs with the Miami Heat
• Jamal Magloire will sign with the Toronto Raptors
• Sebastian Telfair will sign with the Phoenix Suns
• Jonas Jerebko signs with the Detroit Pistons
• Jeff Pendergraph signs with the Indiana Pacers
• Gilbert Arenas gets axed by the Magic via amnesty clause
• Juwan Howard re-signs with the Miami Heat
• Mickael Petrius was traded to the Raptors for a 2nd round pick
• Vince Carter gets axed via amnesty clause by the Suns
• Tony Battie re-signs with the 76ers
• James Jones re-signs with the Heat

Rumors:

• Dwight asks to be traded to the Nets, but the Magic are accusing the Nets of tampering with Dwight before free agency began
• Nene is leaning towards re-signing with the Nuggets but Nets making a strong push in light of the Dwight Howard tampering accusations
• Knicks looking to dump Chauncey Billups + Ronny Turiaf to clear cap, Billups is probably going to get axed via amnesty clause
• Baron Davis is speculated to get axed via amnesty clause
• Thaddeus Young is close to re-signing with the 76ers
• Knicks are trying to re-sign Shawne Williams, as the the Nets are trying to lure him away
• Apparently all though the Paul deal is presumed dead, talks to make it work have started back up
• Warriors looking to sign restricted free agent DeAndre Jordan
• Odom doesn't show up to Lakers camp, Angry

I probably Missed some but I got most of it I believe. Anyway enjoy and add on!

[PhinsPhan11]

Nice work. I really hope my Sixers re-sign Young, he's an important part to the team.

[Dolfan3773]

The Suns waived Vince Carter and Brandon Roy will retire

[KDog13]

The Suns waived Vince Carter and Brandon Roy will retire

That's in there
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[KDog13]

Some other tidbits since

• Mavericks sign forward Brendan Wright
• Thaddeus Young official re-signs with the 76ers
• Gary Forbes is nearing an offer sheet deal with the Raptors, RFA from Denver
• Knicks still working to dump Turiaf
• Kings renounced their rights to Samuel Dalembert
• Bulls going hard for Jamal Crawford
• Keith Bogans pulled from Bulls camp, sign and trade for Crawford maybe?
• Derrick Browns signs with the Charlotte Bobcats
• Earl Watson re-signs with the Jazz
• Pistons buyout RIP Hamilton
• Thunder re-sign Daequan Cook

[R&R Express]

Nice work. I really hope my Sixers re-sign Young, he's an important part to the team.

PHILADELPHIA -- The
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have agreed to a new multi-year contract with restricted free agent forward
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.Sixers president Rod Thorn said last week he'd match any reasonable offer made to Philadelphia's top reserve. But they never let negotiations get that far, signing him on Friday, the first day of training camp, without having to match another team's offer.

Young posted on Twitter he had signed a deal. "Promise to continue to play hard with pride and all my heart. I love Philly."

The team later announced it.

The 76ers also signed first-round draft pick
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and second-round pick
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. The Sixers took Vucevic, the 7-foot, 260-pound center out of USC, with the 16th overall selection. The Sixers stayed local in the second round, picking Temple forward Allen with the 50th pick.

The Sixers also signed free agents
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,
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, Mike Tisdale and Xavier Silas on Friday.

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[Dolfan3773]

That's in there
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...my bad. Totally read over it

[KDog13]

• Jason Kapono signs with the Lakers
• Jeremy Lin waived by the Warriors
• Joey Graham waived by the Cavaliers
• Billups might retire if he gets picked up by a team he does not prefer when is he is presumably waived via the amnesty clause
• Marquis Daniels is close to signing with the Celtics

[KDog13]

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...my bad. Totally read over it

It's all good

[Dolfan3773]

The Pistons just bought out and release Rip Hamilton

Per PBT

5:19 pm: The Pistons have bought out and let go

of Rip Hamilton. This was not an amnesty move, this was a straight buyout. Rip is a free agent so start the Heat speculation in 3…2…1

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