Well…I sure thought we’d know something by now. Didn’t you? Okay, okay. We do know a few things. Like the fact that Joe Johnson signed a ridiculos six-year, $119 million deal with the Atlanta suckers Hawks. That — like Johnson — Paul Pierce (four years, $61 million)m Dirk Nowitzki (four years, $80 million), and Rudy Gay […]
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Free Agent Watch: No news for the Bulls so far
If you were hoping the Bulls would have secured at least one big name free agent during the first day of this year’s free agent bonanza, you must be pretty disappointed. One bit of very good news is that the Bulls won’t be tempted to overpay for Joe Johnson in a “Plan B, C, or D” […]
Free Agent Watch: A potential punch to the face
Remember that “free agent summit” that everybody was wigging out about but then supposedly wasn’t going to happen after all? Well, it happened. Sort of. According to ESPN’s Chris Broussard and Marc Stein: “A modified version of the ballyhooed free-agent summit that was initially suggested and then downplayed by Dwyane Wade has indeed taken place, ESPN.com has […]
Free Agent Watch: Rumors are piling up as the clock counts down to July 1
It’s getting crazy, people. July 1 is a few short days away and teams are jockeying for poll position in the upcoming free agent bonanza. Here’s a roundup of news and rumors about the free agents that may or may not be a part of the Bulls’ near future. Amar’e Stoudemire: According to ESPN’s Chris […]
Free Agent Watch: Don’t get excited by this SLAM cover
According to Examiner.com, the latest issue of SLAM Magazine has two possible covers: One with LeBron James in a Knicks jersey and one with Dwyane Wade in a Bulls jersey. Don’t get any funny ideas, though. The fine folks at SLAM don’t have any insider information. They — like everybody else in the free world […]
Free Agent Watch: Wade hangs out with Anthony, Bosh and Johnson
Although this summer’s big name free agents have pooh-poohed that whole “free agent summit” rumor, that doesn’t mean there haven’t been some formal and informal gatherings. To wit: During his recent trip to Los Angeles, Dwyane Wade had a Jordan Brand event with Joe Johnson and also had dinner with Chris Bosh. He also hung […]
Free Agent Watch: Dwyane Wade’s billboard
You know that LeBron James billboard that recently went up here in Chicago? Well, the Miami Heat — not to be outdone by a private Web site — have unveiled their own billboard in honor of Dwyane Wade. According to Michael Wallace of the Miami Herald: “The billboard along the 79th Street Causeway is just […]
Free Agent Watch: LeBron says Cavs have the “edge” in re-signing him
On Friday night, CNN’s Larry King Live will show a taped interview with LeBron James in which The King is/was asked whether the city of Cleveland has “an edge going in” to free agent negotiations with His Highness. LeBron’s response: “Absolutely. Because, you know, this city, these fans, I mean, have given me a lot in these […]
Gar Forman: “The Bulls are too loyal, Mr. Wade.”
Dwyane Wade recently dropped a mini-bombshell on the Bulls’ free agent dreams: Because Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen aren’t on Chicago’s payroll at the moment, Wade has doubts about the organization’s loyalty. When a team is in the market for a superstar, that team probably doesn’t want on-the-market superstars openly questioning the organization’s loyalty in the press. […]
Free Agent Watch: The Powers That Be will discuss their futures together
Check this out: According to Fred Mitchell of the Chicago Tribune, Dwyane Wade is planning to meet with some of the other big names in this summer’s free agent bonanza to discuss their future…individually or collectively. Said Wade: “(Free agency) has been three years coming. We’ve discussed it prematurely, at different times. (But) you don’t […]