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Old 06-26-2024, 10:26 AM   #804
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Re: NBA 2K23 - The Kobe Era Reimagined

2014 NBA Free Agency/Trade News
• The King is coming home. LeBron James signed with his hometown Cavaliers (4yrs/$103.16M) to team up with Dwyane Wade. They also gave Aaron Brooks (2yr/$1.92M) and Emeka Okafor (2yr/$1.92M) deals.
• Stephen Curry (5yr/$113.27M) and Rudy Gay (5r/$85.96M) both re-upped with Washington. The team also signed veteran Kirk Hinrich (3yr/$8.22M) but haven’t found a trade partner for Greivis Vasquez.
• Three-time NBA Champion Tony Parker has re-signed with the Spurs (4yrs/$83.55M).
• Dwight Howard remained in Indiana (4yr/$94.39M) and the team added Charlie Villanueva (3yr/$44.15M), as well as Kendrick Perkins (2yr/$3.69M).
• Despite back-to-back Playoff disappointments, New York is keeping their core together, extending James Harden (5yr/$104.98M) and Jeff Teague (4yr/$42.07M).
• Blake Griffin (4yrs/$76.65M) inked an extension with the Lakers.
• The Nets are not looking to rebuild, making some major signings. First, they added DeMar DeRozan (4yr/$70.65M), and then they found their replacement for Jason Kidd, inking Ricky Rubio (4yr/$59.34M). Richard Jefferson also remained with the team (3yr/$19.94M) and they added Ersan Ilyasova (2yr/$13.14M).
• Chris Bosh remained in New Orleans with a 5yr/$116.79M extension. The team also added Vince Carter (2yr/$36.35M), Tiago Splitter (2yr/$4.82M) and David West (2yr/$1.92M).
• Gilbert Arenas has played for five teams and never found a consistent home, so he returns where it began, signing with the Warriors (4yr/$95.16M). Veteran guard Jason Richardson will remain with the Warriors (3yr/$24.43M). They also added Kent Bazemore (3yr/$8.32M), Luol Deng (1yr/$1.38M), and Mario Chalmers (2yr/$4.14M).
• The Clippers may have lost a key piece in DeRozan but they signed Lou Williams (4yr/$61.70M) to soften the blow. They also added veteran forward Shawn Marion (2yr/$25.13M).
• Brandon Jennings has the starting job he has coveted, signing with the Heat (3yr/$30.05M).
• The Kings added Mo Williams (3yr/$32.48M) but will keep Mike Bibby (2yr/$11.29M) as a sixth man. Peja Stojakovic (1yr/$3.29M) is also returning home while the bench will be boosted by Jordan Crawford (2yr/$3.57M).
• On the subject of people returning home, Travis Ball signed with Utah (3yr/$34.74M). The bigger news though was the team signing Tyreke Evans (3yr/$46.75M).
• Seattle signed Al Horford (4yr/$61.12M) and JJ Redick (4yr/$44.62M) to extensions.
• After finding a home in Detroit, David Lee re-signed with the team (4yrs/$58.96M).
• Dallas traded Beno Udrih and two 2nd round picks to Memphis for Darren Collison. Collison was just acquired by Memphis but they wanted to stick with Schroder as their floor general.
• The Suns added NBA Champion Joe Ingles (3yr/$22.74M).
• Milwaukee signed Michael Redd to an extension (2yr/$14.92M).
• Denver kept Jason Terry (2yr/$3.12M) and added Josh Howard (2yr/$2.92M). They then traded unhappy Ben Gordon to Golden State for Mike Muscala and a 2017 2nd round pick.
• Dealing with the loss of Lou Williams, the Bulls signed Will Barton (2yr/$9.80M) and added a few bench pieces.
• The 76ers shored up the bench by signing Daniel Gibson (2yr/$3.38M).
• Las Vegas extended Hasheem Thabeet (3yrs/$44.29M).
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