L.A.L. Dwight & Kobe (8:1)- FA updates + Contract extensions

[Hodges]

Hi, this is going to be my association/dynasty story. I hope you don't mind that i just created a fantasy scenario to start this thing. Even the real Lakers kept to their previous seasons core around Kobe, Gasol, Bynum... i try the alternative in a kind of restart maybe even rebuilding.






"Good Bye"



In an offseason blockbuster trade the Orlando Magic send Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. Howard played seven seasons for the Orlando Magic, selected 1st overall in the 2004 NBA Draft.
With this move the Magic prevented to loose all for nothing in the offseason and the LA Lakers added another NBA superstar who is designated to follow the footsteps of all the great legends the Lakers ever brought out.
Dwight Howard will earn 100 million Dollars over the next 5 years in Los Angeles with the Lakers.


Trade 1
Lakers trade F Pau Gasol + C Andrew Bynum to Orlando Magic
Magic trade C Dwight Howard + F Earl Clark to Lakers

Lakers sign Dwight Howard to a 5yr 97.34M contract.

Trade 2
Lakers trade F M-WorldPeace (M.W.P.) + G Steve Blake + G Andrew Goudelock to Golden State
Warriors trade F Dorell Wright to Lakers

Lakers sign Manny Harris to 4yr 7.42M
Lakers sign C Solomon Jones to 2yr 1.03M





The Roster

C - Dwight Howard #12 | 25y
PF - Josh McRoberts #6 | 24y
SF - Dorell Wright #1 | 25y
SG - Kobe Bryant #24 | 33y
PG - Derek Fisher #2 | 37y

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SF - Matt Barnes #9 | 31y
PG - Darius Morris #4 | 20y
SG - Manny Harris #18 | 22y
PF/C- Troy Murphy #14 | 31y
PF/C- Derrick Caracter #45 | 23y
F - Devin Ebanks #3 | 22y
F - Earl Clark #5 | 23y

res1 - Solomon Jones #27 | 27y
res2 - Jason Kapono #28 | 30y
res3 - Luke Walton #4 | 31y

[Hodges]

Settings:

Game: NBA 2K12
Diff: All-Star
Season: 82 Games
Chemistry: off
Roles: off
Fatigue: on
Injuries: off
Deadline: on
CPU Trade activity: rare
Playoffs: 7-7-7-7
Quarter: 11 min
Sim: 12 min

Roster: 30/12 2011
Draftclass: real 2012

[Hodges]

Free Ageny and Contract Extension Updates Oct 20th - Nov 20th 2011

Cavaliers sign Terrico White 1yr / 1.22M

Celtics sign Ray Allen 3yr 16.01M extension

Clippers sign Keith Bogans 1yr 1.03M

Hawks sign Al Thornton 1yr 1.59M

Kings sign Gilbert Arenas 1yr 5.76M

Lakers sign Dwight Howard 5yr 97.34M

Mavericks sign Joey Graham 1yr 2.60M

Mavericks sign Jason Kidd 2yr 6.59M extension

Nets sign Yi 1yr 3.30M

Pacers sign Andrei Kirilenko 1yr / 2.60M

Suns sign Grant Hill 1yr 4.24M extension

Suns sign Steve Nash 2yr 19.52M extension

Thunder sign Nate Robinson 4yr 24.13M extension

Trailblazers sign Marcus Camby 1yr 1.45M extension

[Hodges]

Game 1 - Nov 1st 2011

Oklahoma City Thunder (0:1) - 106
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Los Angeles Lakers (1:0) - 114

On November 1st 2011 a new era started in Staples Center when Dwight Howard put on the Lakers jersey for the first time in an official NBA regular season game. Expectations where very high and he delivered...
Howard and Bryant smashed the young Thunder almost by their own. Lakers office was very pleased what they saw from their new contracts Dwight Howard and Dorell Wright.
While Kobe lead the Lakers in the first half , Howard increased his presence in the second. Dwight who still wears #12, blocked 7 shots combined with 35 points and 11 rebounds.

Despite 44 points from Kevin Durant and 27 points from Russel Westbrook the Thunder were not able to keep up with the Lakers.




OKC - scorebox

K. Perkins - 7pts 9reb 1ast 1stl 4blk
S. Ibaka - 6pts 8reb 1ast 0stl 1blk
K. Durant - 44pts 10reb 0ast 0stl 0blk
J. Harden - 13pts 8reb 4ast 1stl 3blk
R. Westbrook - 27pts 4reb 8ast 2stl 0blk


LAL - scorebox

D. Howard - 35pts 11reb 1ast 2stl 7blk
J. McRoberts - 4pts 9reb 2ast 0stl 0blk
D. Wright - 18pts 7reb 3ast 1stl 2blk
K. Bryant - 37pts 5reb 1ast 2stl 0blk
D. Fisher - 4pts 4reb 1ast 4stl 0blk 5to

D. Morris - 5pts 3reb 2ast 1stl 0blk
M. Barnes - 5pts 1reb 0ast 0stl 0blk


Kobe still got it - 37pts against the Oklahoma City Thunder

[Hodges]

Game 2 - Nov 2nd 2011

Los Angeles Lakers (2:0) - 26 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 13 - 120 - OT
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Golden State Warriors (0:1) - 30 | 20 | 31 | 26 | 9 - 116



Warriors force Lakers into overtime

Game two of the regular season contained all what a Pacific Division Classic needs. The warriors who claim to be a playoff contender this season delivered a tough campaign against the favourited Lakers.
Dorell Wright who faced his old teammates could not connect to his numbers of the previous day. So it was again a game depending on Howard and Kobe, both again surpassed the 30 point mark, Howard also added 18 boards and Kobe booked 9 assists.

Curry, Ellis and the former Laker Meta World Peace combined to shoot 18 threes, keeping the Warriors in chase throughout 4 quarters. In Overtime the Lakers could finally take the reigns and win the game with their domination on the boards.


team comparism

LAL at GSW
120 pts 116
50% FG 43%
9/19 3p 18/44
15/21 FT 2/4
22 ast 26
13 to 11
10 stl 9
8 blk 4
55 reb 48






GSW - scorebox

A. Biedrins - 4pts 9reb 1ast 2stl 2blk
D. Lee - 16pts 9reb 4ast 2stl 0blk
M. W. Peace - 13pts 4reb 5ast 1stl 0blk
M. Ellis - 38pts 8reb 7ast 2stl 1blk
S. Curry - 27pts 8reb 5ast 1stl 0blk


LAL - scorebox

D. Howard - 33pts 18reb 0ast 2stl 3blk
J. McRoberts - 7pts 11reb 1ast 2stl 1blk
D. Wright - 9pts 7reb 3ast 0stl 0blk
K. Bryant - 34pts 4reb 9ast 4stl 2blk
D. Fisher - 9pts 4reb 4ast 1stl 0blk

D. Morris - 5pts 1reb 0ast 0stl 0blk
M. Barnes - 6pts 5reb 2ast 0stl 1blk


Monta Ellis - 38points 8 rebounds 7 assists

[Hodges]

Game 3 - Nov 4th 2011

Los Angeles Lakers (3:0) - 26 | 23 | 31 | 30 - 110
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Phoenix Suns (0:2) - 28 | 26 | 23 | 26 - 103



Suns fall in second half

Going into the half with a 5 point lead the Phoenix Suns could not hold on to their game and defend their home court. A reason for that the excellent shooting effort from the Lakers in the second half. A raise from 48% to 56% secured the third victory of the young season.

Again Kobe and Dwight ran the show, but this time there was also a bit more production from the Lakers second row. This is very needed as the season goes on and L.A. cant always rely only on their two superstars.

Steve Nash once again had a great night, almost a triple double collecting 18 points 11 rebounds and 9 assists. Shannon Brwon seems to be the Suns offensive number one choice theese days. Brown scored 30 points sinking 6 out of 12 threes.


team comparism

LAL at PHO
110 pts 103
52% FG 44%
6/14 3p 12/34
8/16 FT 9/9
25 ast 22
6 to 6
45 reb 43
6 stl 5
9 blk 6





PHO - scorebox

M. Gortat - 8pts 12reb 3ast 0stl 3blk
M. Morris - 12pts 6reb 1ast 0blk 0stl
G. Hill - 15pts 3reb 3ast 0stl 0blk
S. Brown - 30pts 5reb 2ast 1stl 0blk 6/12 3p
S. Nash - 18pts 11reb 9ast 1stl

J. Dudley - 8pts 1reb 0ast 2stl 0blk
M. Redd - 6pts 2reb 0ast 1stl 0blk 2/2 3p


LAL - scorebox

D. Howard - 28pts 13reb 2ast 2stl 5blk
J. McRoberts - 7pts 6reb 3ast 0stl 3blk
D. Wright - 16pts 5reb 2ast 2stl 0blk
K. Bryant - 32pts 3reb 9ast 2stl 0blk
D. Fisher - 4pts 5reb 7ast 0stl 0blk

D. Morris - 5pts 1reb 1ast 0stl 0blk
M. Barnes - 11pts 5reb 0ast 0stl 1blk
T. Murphy - 3pts 5reb 0ast 0stl 0blk


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Game 4 - Nov 6th 2011

New Orleans Hornets (1:2) - 22 | 20 | 15 | 34 - 91
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Los Angeles Lakers (4:0) - 28 | 22 | 27 | 22 - 99



Wright steps up in 2nd half

Nothing special tonight as the Lakers collect their fourth win this season against the New Orleans Hornets. This time it was more a team effort which sealed the victory.
Six of the Lakers players in double digits, Kobe scored 16 points in the first half but rested most of the second half on the bench. Dorell Wright took over the scoring part and delivered 22 points.



team comparism

NOH at LAL
91 pts 99
43% FG 48%
8/27 3p 8/14
5/8 FT 17/29
26 ast 19
7 to 11
45 reb 48
9 stl 4
8 blk 6






NOH - scorebox

C. Kaman - 12pts 10reb 3ast 3stl 4blk
C. Landry - 8pts 10reb 0ast 1stl 0blk
T. Ariza - 17pts 4reb 5ast 3stl 0blk
E. Gordon - 25pts 5reb 5ast 1stl 1blk
J. Jack - 8pts 5reb 10ast 0stl 1blk

A. Aminu - 10pts 4reb 1ast 0stl 0blk


LAL - scorebox

D. Howard - 22pts 10reb 4ast 0stl 2blk
J. McRoberts - 10pts 7reb 3ast 1stl 1blk
D. Wright - 22pts 7reb 2ast 0stl 0blk
K. Bryant - 18pts 3reb 2ast 0stl 2blk
D. Fisher - 10pts 3reb 3ast 0stl 1blk

M. Harris - 10pts 3reb 0ast 2stl 0blk


Kobe took a break after the first half - anyhow 18points 3rebounds 2assists

[Hodges]

Game 5 - Nov 7th 2011

Los Angeles Lakers (5:0) - 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 - 122
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Sacramento Kings (0:4) - 28 | 29 | 21 | 22 - 100




team comparism

LAL at SAC
122 pts 100
52% FG 42%
10/25 3p 11/34
12/17 FT 3/4
29 ast 17
5 to 6
54 reb 47
5 stl 4
3 blk 6






SAC - scorebox

D. Cousins - 18pts 10reb 2ast 0stl 2blk
J.J. Hickson - 8pts 11reb 3ast 1stl 1blk
T. Evans - 21pts 7reb 2ast 0stl 3blk
M. Thornton - 7pts 2reb 4ast 0stl 0blk
G. Arenas - 25pts 5reb 5ast 2stl 0blk

J. Fredette - 9pts 2ast 0reb 1stl 0blk


LAL - scorebox

D. Howard - 20pts 12reb 3ast 0stl 0blk
J. McRoberts - 9pts 13reb 1ast 0stl 1blk
D. Wright - 15pts 7reb 3ast 0stl 0blk
K. Bryant - 33pts 4reb 5ast 1stl 1blk
D. Fisher - 13pts 4reb 5ast 1stl 0blk

D. Morris - 9pts 3reb 3ast 2stl 0blk
M. Barnes - 12pts 5reb 4ast 1stl 0blk
T. Murphy - 5pts 3reb 1ast 0stl 0blk
E. Clark - 4pts 2reb 1ast 0stl 1blk


Rookie Jimmer Fredette with 9 points 2 rebounds and a steal


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Game 6 - Nov 9th 2011

San Antonio Spurs (0:4) - 30 | 16 | 25 | 13 - 90
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Los Angeles Lakers (6:0) - 27 | 19 | 19 | 30 - 95





team comparism

SA at LAL
90 pts 95
43% FG 52%
11/28 3p 2/15
5/9 FT 9/11
20 ast 25
7 to 12
38 reb 46
10 stl 6
5 blk 10






SA - scorebox

D. Blair - 10pts 8reb 3ast 2stl 0blk
T. Duncan - 7pts 9reb 2ast 0stl 4blk
R. Jefferson - 10pts 6reb 1ast 0stl 0blk
M. Ginobili - 33pts 4reb 5ast 4stl 0blk
T. Parker - 12pts 4reb 6ast 1stl 0blk


LAL - scorebox

D. Howard - 32pts 10reb 3ast 1stl 2blk
J. McRoberts - 4pts 11reb 1ast 0stl 2blk
D. Wright - 19pts 11reb 5ast 0stl 1blk
K. Bryant - 24pts 2reb 6ast 1stl 4blk
D. Fisher - 0pts 3reb 5ast 0stl 0blk

M. Barnes - 10pts 3reb 1ast 1stl 0blk
D. Morris - 4pts 4reb 2ast 2stl 0blk

[Hodges]

Game 7 - Nov 11th 2011

Denver Nuggets (2:3) - 20 | 21 | 17 | 26 - 84
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Los Angeles Lakers (7:0) - 26 | 19 | 30 | 20 - 95



Lakers still undefeated

With a nine point margin the L.A. Lakers managed their 7th regular season win for this year. Leading the Pacific Division with 7-0 far ahead the Clippers (3-2).
Only three undefeated teams left in the NBA, the Lakers (7-0), the Mavericks (8-0) and in the east the New York Knicks (7-0).

This seven game streak was not really expected as the team changed on so many roster positions. The trio of Wright, Kobe and Howard works fine so far, but it is still early and the second half of November is going to be much tougher. Continuing with the start of December when teams like the Heat, Magic and Mavericks face the Lakers.


team comparism

DEN at LAL
84 pts 95
42% FG 46%
10/32 3p 6/21
2/2 FT 5/8
17 ast 20
16 to 10
43 reb 53
8 stl 13
6 blk 9






Denver - scorebox

Nenê - 13pts 13reb 3ast 1stl 2blk
K. Farried - 9pts 6reb 2ast 1stl 1blk
D. Gallinari - 19pts 6reb 1ast 0stl 1blk
A. Afflalo - 23pts 2reb 2ast 2stl 0blk
T. Lawson - 15pts 2reb 8ast 2stl 0blk

Denver - season stats

Nenê - 11.4ppg 8.1 rpg 1.1apg
K. Farried - 7.2ppg 9.7rpg 0.9apg
D. Gallinari - 17.7ppg .2rpg 1.2apg
A. Afflalo - 7.5ppg 3.6rpg 1.4apg
T. Lawson - 18.7ppg 2.2rpg 5.5apg


Lakers - scorebox

D. Howard - 32pts 10reb 3ast 1stl 2blk
J. McRoberts - 6pts 9reb 1ast 0stl 2blk
D. Wright - 18pts 6reb 4ast 0stl 2blk
K. Bryant - 24pts 4reb 6ast 2stl 0blk
D. Fisher - 7pts 3reb 4ast 1stl 0blk

D. Morris - 9pts 1reb 0ast 1stl 0blk
M. Barnes - 8pts 5reb 2ast 1stl 1blk


Dorell Wright - 3rd force in LA

[Hodges]

Game 8 - Nov 13th 2011

Detroit Pistons (3:3) - 23 | 24 | 23 | 35 - 105
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Los Angeles Lakers (7:1) - 23 | 29 | 25 | 22 - 99



Lakers drop first Game of the Season

The Detroit Pistons were the first team this season to beat the Los Angeles Lakers. This was very unexpected as it was even a loss at Staples Center in L.A.
Detroit shot 50% from the field and dominated the boards with Maxiell, Monroe and NBA veteran Ben Wallace.

Despite the Lakers lead throughout the first three quarters they were not able to close out the Game. Detroit picked up the speed in the last quarter outscoring the Lakers 35 - 22. Ben Gordon scored 17 of his 30 points in the last 10 minutes of the Game.

Even Kobe Brant dished 10 assists he could not be satisfied with his performance, Kobe shot only 5 out of 15 from the field. Dorell Wright was not able to acquire the scoring role, only 12 points and some missed shots in crunch time.



team comparism

DET at LAL
105 pts 99
50% FG 50%
5/13 3p 7/17
16/23 FT 10/15
19 ast 26
7 to 6
50 reb 37
5 stl 7
2 blk 7






Detroit - scorebox

B. Wallace - 3pts 10reb 2ast 0stl 1blk
J. Maxiell - 16pts 16reb 3ast 1stl 1blk
T. Prince - 20pts 3reb 5ast 2stl 0blk
R. Stuckey - 12pts 5reb 2ast 1stl 0blk
B. Gordon - 30pts 6reb 2ast 1stl 0blk

W. Bynum - 6pts 2reb 1ast 0stl 0blk
B. Knight - 12pts 2reb 0ast 0stl 0blk

Detroit - season stats

B. Wallace - 1.3ppg 8.5rpg 1.1apg
J. Maxiell - 3.7ppg 8.6rpg 1.1apg
T. Prince - 13.9ppg 4.8rpg 0.9apg
R. Stuckey - 20.9ppg 2.8rpg 4.1apg
W. Bynum - 17.0ppg 2.5rpg 4.5apg

B. Gordon - 14.6ppg 2.0rpg 0.6apg
B. Knight - 6.2ppg 1.9rpg 1.6apg


Lakers - scorebox

D. Howard - 28pts 14reb 4ast 1stl 5blk
J. McRoberts - 6pts 5reb 1ast 0stl 1blk
D. Wright - 12pts 6reb 6ast 0stl 0blk
K. Bryant - 17pts 2reb 10ast 4stl 0blk
D. Fisher - 5pts 2reb 5ast 1stl 0blk

M. Harris - 8pts 2reb 2ast 1stl 0blk
M. Barnes - 5pts 5reb 3ast 0stl 0blk

[AnthonyShaw]

OMG how can you play D-Fish as starter PG?? It must be the first step in LA organization...

[Hodges]

Game 9 - Nov 15th 2011

Washington Wizards (1:5) - 25 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 10 - 105
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Los Angeles Lakers (8:1) - 25 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 15 - 110 - OT



Kobe sends Game into overtime !

Bad defense on the Wizards side, allowed Kobe to shoot the clutch three and send the Game into overtime!

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team comparism

WAS at LAL
105 pts 110
47% FG 42%
4/15 3p 11/26
7/13 FT 15/17
15 ast 23
13 to 10
58 reb 51
10 stl 11
12 blk 8






Wizards - scorebox

J. McGee - 12pts 9reb 2ast 1stl 6blk
A. Blatche - 14pts 15reb 1ast 0stl 3blk
R. Lewis - 9pts 6reb 2ast 2stl 0blk
N. Young - 34pts 7reb 0ast 2stl 2blk
J. Wall - 17pts 8reb 7ast 2stl 1blk


Wizards - season stats

J. McGee - 6.7ppg 10.6rpg 1.4apg
A. Blatche - 17.2ppg 9.3rpg 1.4apg
R. Lewis - 9.7ppg 4.7rpg 1.3apg
N. Young - 16.3ppg 2.8rpg 0.9apg
J. Wall - 20.9ppg 3.3rpg 7.2apg


Lakers - scorebox

D. Howard - 17pts 17reb 2ast 1stl 3blk[/u]
J. McRoberts - 8pts 12reb 4ast 2stl 2blk
D. Wright - 21pts 7reb 5ast 2stl 1blk
K. Bryant - 40pts 5reb 2ast 1stl 1blk
D. Fisher - 12pts 4reb 8ast 0stl 0blk

M. Harris - 6pts 3reb 2ast 0stl 0blk
M. Barnes - 7pts 6reb 1ast 0stl 0blk
T. Murphy - 0pts 6reb 0ast 0stl 1blk


Not in my house!

[Hodges]

Game 10 - Nov 17th 2011

New York Knicks (7:2) - 30 | 22 | 28 | 27 - 107
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Los Angeles Lakers (9:1) - 26 | 36 | 26 | 28 - 116



Lakers survive in classic

After two weak games against the Pistons and Wizards the L.A. Lakers came up with a strong performance against the New York Knicks.

The Knicks who currently 2nd in the Eastern Conference were lead by Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony and their resurgent NBA veteran Baron Davis. The Lakers used their powers from outside shooting 12 out of 22 threes. Dorell Wright had 21 points at the half, he faded a bit when Kobe started to reign the floor in the second.

A solid defense performance and good work on the boards finally sealed the 9 point victory.

The Lakers are now going on a small roadtrip to face the Grizzlies (3-6) and the OKC Thunder (7-4).




team comparism

NY at LAL
107 pts 116
44% FG 48%
15/31 3p 12/22
12/16 FT 18/21
22 ast 25
10 to 12
37 reb 49
10 stl 9
6 blk 13





Melo had 37 points


Knicks - scorebox

T. Chandler - 3pts 8reb 2ast 1stl 2blk
A. Stoudemire - 15pts 5reb 3ast 2stl 1blk
C. Anthony - 37pts 2reb 3ast 2stl 1blk
L. Fields - 6pts 2reb 2ast 1stl 0blk
B. Davis - 21pts 2reb 9ast 2stl 0blk

T. Douglas - 13pts 0reb 2ast 0stl 0blk


Knicks - season stats

T. Chandler - 3.4ppg 8.0rpg 1.0apg
A. Stoudemire - 24.5ppg 8.7rpg 1.0apg
C. Anthony - 25.8ppg 6.3rpg 1.5apg
L. Fields - 4.4ppg 7.0rpg 1.6apg
B. Davis - 19.0ppg 2.3rpg 5.9apg

T. Douglas - 8.0ppg 1.5rpg 2.5apg


Lakers - scorebox

D. Howard - 13pts 12reb 3ast 2stl 4blk[/u]
J. McRoberts - 4pts 8reb 0ast 1stl 2blk
D. Wright - 27pts 6reb 5ast 2stl 1blk
K. Bryant - 30pts 6reb 7ast 1stl 0blk
D. Fisher - 6pts 4reb 4ast 2stl 0blk

M. Harris - 3pts 2reb 4ast 1stl 0blk
M. Barnes - 9pts 5reb 1ast 0stl 1blk
T. Murphy - 5pts 6reb 2ast 0stl 1blk




Landry Fields had a bad night, only 2-13 from the field.

[Hodges]

Free Ageny and Contract Extension Updates Oct 20th - Nov 20th 2011

Cavaliers sign Terrico White 1yr / 1.22M

Celtics sign Ray Allen 3yr 16.01M extension

Clippers sign Keith Bogans 1yr 1.03M

Hawks sign Al Thornton 1yr 1.59M

Kings sign Gilbert Arenas 1yr 5.76M

Lakers sign Dwight Howard 5yr 97.34M

Mavericks sign Joey Graham 1yr 2.60M

Mavericks sign Jason Kidd 2yr 6.59M extension

Nets sign Yi 1yr 3.30M

Pacers sign Andrei Kirilenko 1yr / 2.60M

Suns sign Grant Hill 1yr 4.24M extension

Suns sign Steve Nash 2yr 19.52M extension

Thunder sign Nate Robinson 4yr 24.13M extension

Trailblazers sign Marcus Camby 1yr 1.45M extension