Thunder forward Kevin Durant has come second in the draft and MVP votings, but nobody in the NBA can touch him nowadays when it comes to pitching products - whether it's shoes, video games or soft drinks. He leads our Commercials Rankings and No. 2 (Kobe Bryant) is not even close.
Nike clearly leads the pack in terms of NBA endorsers, but Chinese brands like Li Ning and Peak are emerging powers.
It will be an interesting offseason in Los Angeles following the early exit from the playoffs. Check the news and tweets coming from La-La Land.
Best transaction: Re-signed guard Stephen Jackson and traded him to the Indiana Pacers for forward Al Harrington on July 15, 2004
Worst transaction: Traded guard Dan Dickau, forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim and center Theo Ratliff to the Portland Trail Blazers for forward Rasheed Wallace and guard Wesley Person on February 9, 2004
Executive of the Year: Never
TRANSACTIONS:
SEASON 2007-08
March 10 2008 Signed forward Jeremy Richardson for the remainder of the season. February 29 2008 Signed forward Jeremy Richardson to a second 10-day contract. February 18 2008 Signed forward Jeremy Richardson to a 10-day contract. February 16 2008 Traded guards Anthony Johnson and Tyronn Lue, centers Shelden Williams and Lorenzen Wright and a second-round pick to Sacramento for guard Mike Bibby. October 25 2007 Waived guard Jamaal Tatum and forwards Antwayne Robinson and Steven Smith. October 1 2007 Signed guards Jamaal Tatum and Mario West and forwards Antwayne Robinson and Steven Smith. August 22 2007 Named Alton Lister assistant coach. August 21 2007 Exercised the contract options on forward Marvin Williams and center Shelden Williams through 2008-09. July 9 2007 Signed guard Acie Law and center Al Horford. Draft 2007 Selected center Al Horford (3rd overall pick) and guard Acie Law (11th overall pick).
SEASON 2006-07
February 22 2007 Traded a second-round pick to the Dallas Mavericks for guard Anthony Johnson. February 7 2007 Signed forward Jeremy Richardson to a second 10-day contract. January 27 2007 Signed forward Jeremy Richardson to a 10-day contract. January 16 2007 Signed forward Dijon Thompson to a second 10-day contract. January 6 2007 Signed forward Dijon Thompson to a 10-day contract. January 3 2007 Waived guard Cedric Bozeman. December 28 2006 Signed forward Stanislav Medvedenko. December 23 2006 Waived forward Matt Freije. October 26 2006 Waived forward Andre Brown and center Andreas Glyniadakis. September 29 2006 Signed guards Lionel Chalmers and Cedric Bozeman, forwards Andre Brown, Kaniel Dickens and Matt Freije and center Andreas Glyniadakis. August 30 2006 Signed center Lorenzen Wright. August 28 2006 Exercised the contract options on forwards Josh Childress, Josh Smith and Marvin Williams through 2007-08. August 22 2006 Signed forward Al Harrington and traded him to the Indiana Pacers with center John Edwards for a 2007 first-round pick and cash. July 12 2006 Signed guard Speedy Claxton and forward Solomon Jones. July 10 2006 Signed center Shelden Williams. June 30 2006 Exercised the contract option on guard Royal Ivey. Draft 2006 Selected center Shelden Williams (5th overall pick) and forward Solomon Jones (33rd overall pick).
SEASON 2005-06
April 17 2006 Signed guard Anthony Grundy for the remainder of the season. April 6 2006 Signed guard Anthony Grundy to a second 10-day contract. March 27 2006 Signed guard Anthony Grundy to a 10-day contract. March 13 2006 Signed center James Lang to a second 10-day contract. March 2 2006 Signed center James Lang to a 10-day contract. February 24 2006 Waived guard Tony Delk. January 5 2006 Waived forward John Thomas. November 25 2005 Signed forward John Thomas. September 12 2005 Signed forward Esteban Batista. August 30 2005 Re-signed guard Tyronn Lue and signed guard Salim Stoudamire and center John Edwards. August 19 2005 Traded forward Boris Diaw, two conditional first-round picks and cash to the Phoenix Suns for guard Joe Johnson. August 8 2005 Signed center Zaza Pachulia. August 3 2005 Signed center Zaza Pachulia to an offer sheet. July 12 2005 Signed forward Marvin Williams. July 5 2005 Waived forwards Obinna Ekezie and James Thomas. Draft 2005 Selected forward Marvin Williams (2nd overall pick) and guards Salim Stoudamire (31st overall pick) and Cenk Akyol (59th overall pick).
SEASON 2004-05
April 9 2005 Signed forward James Thomas for the remainder of the season. March 1 2005 Waived guard Gary Payton. February 24 2005 Traded forward Antoine Walker to the Boston Celtics for guard Gary Payton, forward Tom Gugliotta, center Michael Stewart and a first-round pick; waived guard Kenny Anderson and forward Chris Crawford. January 31 2005 Signed forward Obinna Ekezie for the remainder of the season. January 20 2005 Signed forward Obinna Ekezie to a second 10-day contract. January 10 2005 Signed forward Obinna Ekezie to a 10-day contract. December 23 2004 Traded guard Jon Barry to the Houston Rockets for guard Tyronn Lue. December 14 2004 Waived center Jelani McCoy. November 8 2004 Signed center Jelani McCoy and waived forward Anthony Miller. October 28 2004 Waived forwards Lonny Baxter and Donnell Harvey. October 22 2004 Signed forward Donnell Harvey and waived guards Jeff Myers and Saddi Washington and center Reggie Butler. October 5 2004 Signed guards Saddi Washington and Jeff Myers, forwards Lonny Baxter and Anthony Miller and center Reggie Butler. September 22 2004 Signed center Kevin Willis. September 16 2004 Signed guards Jon Barry and Kenny Anderson. August 24 2004 Named Larry Drew, Herb Brown, Bob Bender, Greg Ballard and David Fizdale assistant coaches. August 16 2004 Traded a 2005 second-round pick to the Charlotte Bobcats for center Predrag Drobnjak. August 4 2004 Traded guard Jason Terry, forward Alan Henderson and a future first-round pick to the Dallas Mavericks for guard Tony Delk and forward Antoine Walker. July 15 2004 Re-signed guard Stephen Jackson and traded him to the Indiana Pacers for forward Al Harrington. July 14 2004 Re-signed center Jason Collier. July 12 2004 Signed forward Josh Childress and Josh Smith. July 8 2004 Named Mike Woodson head coach. June 25 2004 Acquired a 2005 second-round pick and cash considerations to the Atlanta Hawks for the draft rights to forward Viktor Sanikidze. Draft 2004 Selected forwards Josh Childress (6th overall pick), Josh Smith (17th overall pick), Donta Smith (34th overall pick), Viktor Sanikidze (42nd overall pick) and guard Royal Ivey (37th overall pick). May 7 2004 Fired head coach Terry Stotts.
SEASON 2003-04
March 28 2004 Signed center Jason Collier for the remainder of the season. March 18 2004 Signed forward Michael Bradley for the remainder of the season and center Jason Collier to a second 10-day contract. March 15 2004 Signed center Mamadou N'diaye for the remainder of the season and waived forward Chris Mills. March 9 2004 Signed forward Josh Davis to a 10-day contract. March 8 2004 Signed center Jason Collier to a 10-day contract. February 28 2004 Signed center Mamadou N'diaye to a second 10-day contract. February 27 2004 Signed forward Hiram Fuller to a 10-day contract. February 25 2004 Waived guard Dion Glover. February 19 2004 Traded forward Rasheed Wallace to the Detroit Pistons for forward Chris Mills from the Boston Celtics and guard Bob Sura, center Zeljko Rebraca and a first-round pick from the Detroit Pistons; waived guard Terrell Brandon. February 18 2004 Signed center Mamadou N'diaye to a 10-day contract and waived center Michael Doleac. February 15 2004 Traded center Nazr Mohammed to the New York Knicks for center Joel Przybilla from the Milwaukee Bucks and center Michael Doleac and a 2005 second-round pick from the New York Knicks. February 9 2004 Traded guard Dan Dickau, forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim and center Theo Ratliff to the Portland Trail Blazers for forward Rasheed Wallace and guard Wesley Person. December 29 2003 Waived forward Lee Nailon. October 3 2003 Signed guard Stephen Jackson. September 30 2003 Signed forward Lee Nailon. September 29 2003 Named Larry Smith, Jim Boylan, Armond Hill and Mike McNeive assistant coaches. September 26 2003 Re-signed guard Dion Glover. September 25 2003 Matched the offer sheet tendered by the Utah Jazz to guard Jason Terry. September 4 2003 Signed guard Jacque Vaughn. July 23 2003 Traded forward Glenn Robinson to the Philadelphia 76ers for guard Terrell Brandon from the Minnesota Timberwolves and the rights to forward Randy Holcomb, a first-round draft pick and cash from the Philadelphia 76ers. July 10 2003 Signed guard Travis Hansen and forward Boris Diaw. Draft 2003 Selected forward Boris Diaw (21st overall pick) and guard Travis Hansen (37th overall pick). June 26 2003 Tendered a qualifying offer to guard Jason Terry.
SEASON 2002-03
April 14 2003 Signed forward Mikki Moore for the rest of the season. April 3 2003 Signed forward Mikki Moore to a second 10-day contract.
Traded guards Anthony Johnson and Tyronn Lue, centers Shelden Williams and Lorenzen Wright and a second-round pick to Sacramento for guard Mike Bibby.
