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HoopsHype.com Free Agent Rankings
by HoopsHype / Updated: October 17, 2012 - Free Agency Rumors
Point Guards - Shooting Guards - Small Forwards - Power Forwards - Centers
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.Josh Howard |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-7 / Utah Jazz / 8.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.2 apg |
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Left a good impression with the Jazz last season, but can he stay healthy? Has not played more than 52 games since 2007-08 |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$2,150,000
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$39,213,523
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.Kenyon Martin |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-9 / Los Angeles Clippers / 5.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg |
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Played well for the Clippers in his short stint and could be a valuable commodity for any team. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$2,500,000
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$110,784,447
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.Mickael Pietrus |
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Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-6 / Boston Celtics / 6.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.5 spg |
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Athletic defender that likes to shoot the three. Crazy, but in a good way. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$3,000,000
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$33,653,622
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.Derek Fisher |
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Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-1 / Oklahoma City Thunder / 5.6 ppg, 2.7 apg |
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The ultimate locker room leader. Has plenty of experience and still hits the three. Lacks quickness. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$3,400,000
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$61,242,000
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.Mehmet Okur |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Portland Trail Blazers / 7.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.7 apg |
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One of the best outside shooters for his size that we've seen in the NBA lately. Huge body. Lacks mobility. Durability will be an issue. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$10,890,000
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$72,935,000
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.Gilbert Arenas |
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Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-4 / Memphis Grizzlies / 4.2 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 1.1 apg |
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Sad to watch Arenas play nowadays. Injuries have made him an end of the bench player with zero explosion. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$19,269,308
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$119,906,799
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.Michael Redd |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Phoenix Suns / 8.2 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.6 apg |
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Redd can still score and proved it last year. Look for him to play a significant role next season. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$1,050,000
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$101,991,325
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.Maurice Evans |
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Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Washington Wizards / 4.9 ppg, 1.0 rpg |
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Coaching, union work or working on his golf game is fast approaching full-time. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$1,223,166
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$14,611,029
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.Shawne Williams |
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Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-9 / Portland Trail Blazers / 4.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg |
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Long-range threat. Bombed after signing a nice contract with the Nets. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$3,000,000
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$10,712,357
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.Ryan Gomes |
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Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-7 / Los Angeles Clippers / 2.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg |
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Serviceable reserve that can play both forward spots. Average career lows last season. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$4,000,000
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$17,381,081
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.Donte Greene |
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Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-11 / Sacramento Kings / 5.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.5 bpg |
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Big body with some decent offensive skills. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$1,679,913
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$5,147,896
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.Ben Wallace |
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Unrestricted / Center / 6-9 / Detroit Pistons / 1.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.8 bpg |
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Not the player we once knew. No one will be surprised if he announces his retirement. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$2,246,400
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$87,800,795
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.Chris Andersen |
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Unrestricted / Center / 6-10 / Denver Nuggets / 5.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.4 bpg |
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Has great length and blocks a lot of shots. Off-the-court issues scaring teams off? |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$4,234,000
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$19,954,983
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.Baron Davis |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-3 / New York Knicks / 6.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.1 spg |
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We may not see him again in the NBA after the latest injury, but we'd love to. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$13,950,000
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$132,842,983
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.Carlos Arroyo |
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Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-2 / Besiktas / 14.6 ppg, 4.3 apg, 2.4 rpg (Turkey) |
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Basketball is fun with Arroyo. Just won the Turkish League with Besiktas, where he replaced Deron Williams. Fans loved him. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$20,209,555
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.Bobby Simmons |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-6 / Los Angeles Clippers / 2.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg |
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A shell of the player he was a few years ago. Fighting to stay in the league every year. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$651,877
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$50,395,842
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.Troy Murphy |
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Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-11 / Los Angeles Lakers / 3.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg |
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A stretch four. Shots 42 percent from beyond the arc for the Lakers. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$1,352,181
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$65,810,027
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.Earl Boykins |
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Unrestricted / Point Guard / 5-5 / Houston Rockets / 4.9 ppg, 2.1 apg, 1.4 rpg |
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A world of talent in a small body. Bad shooting percentages in limited action with the Rockets late in the season. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$348,289
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$16,893,151
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.Mike Bibby |
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Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-2 / New York Knicks / 2.6 ppg, 2.1 apg, 1.5 rpg |
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Never a stopper, Bibby is now a big liability on the defensive end. Three-point shooting may get him another contract. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$1,352,181
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$107,093,621
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.Mike James |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-2 / Chicago Bulls / 4.8 ppg, 2.6 apg, 0.9 rpg |
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Time is dwindling quickly, but he still finds jobs |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$830,677
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$31,496,573
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.Brian Cardinal |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-8 / Dallas Mavericks / 1.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg |
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A human hack machine that fouls for a living |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$1,352,181
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$39,334,595
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.Brian Scalabrine |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-9 / Chicago Bulls / 1.1 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.5 apg |
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A cult figure in the NBA. Will he be playing or coaching next season? |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$1,352,181
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$20,126,688
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.Allen Iverson |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-0 / Besiktas / - |
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Why is this name here? Iverson is done and if he wants to know the reason, tell him to google the word practice. He should be in the league. It's a sad story. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$154,494,445
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.Leon Powe |
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Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-8 / Atleticos / 7.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg (Puerto Rico) |
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Tore his knee up and was never the same player. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$3,688,078
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.Tony Battie |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Philadelphia 76ers / 1.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.6 apg |
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His playing career may have run its course. Has been on the floor 800 minutes in the last three years. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$1,352,181
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$57,604,162
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.Jamario Moon |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-8 / Charlotte Bobcats / 2.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg |
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Elite D-League player. Great athleticism and low basketball IQ. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$111,012
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$6,999,692
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.Joey Graham |
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Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-7 / Erie / 20.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.1 apg (D-League) |
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A veteran rotation player who tried to find a spot in the NBA again through the D-League and Puerto Rico. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$8,804,185
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.Juwan Howard |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-9 / Miami Heat / 1.5 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.4 apg |
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Already more of an assistant coach than a player. Nothing left to prove on the court. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$1,352,181
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$151,465,633
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.Erick Dampier |
Latest Rumors |
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Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Atlanta Hawks / 0.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.3 bpg |
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The wheels have fallen off. Showed very little mobility in his last stint with the Hawks. |
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POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS: - |
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2011/12 Earnings
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Career Earnings
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$778,528
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$97,963,871
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