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next season (REALLY LONG!!!)



Here is a detailed report of the free agents list, teams positions and
basically everything that I feel you may want to know. I know that the
C's aren't going to have a major impact on the free agency this season,
unless some totally unrealistic trades are carried out, but I'm sure
some of you are still into it all.

We'll start out by listing the free agents, what teams they're on,
division by division. Then I've composed a list of all of the players at
each position that are free agents (Huckaby, I dont know him, so I
placed him at shooting guard, it shouldn't really matter).

Then I've put each team taken away its free agents and then put 

Atlantic Division free agents

Boston- Edney

Miami- Austin, Huckaby, Murdock, Strickland

NJ- Benoit, Douglas, McDaniel, Jay Williams, Cage, Haley

NY- Dudley, Grandison, Myers, Starks, H. Williams

Orlando- Armstrong, Harper, Lawson, Schayes, Strong, Wilkins, Outlaw

Philly- Chambers, Davis, Jackson, Overton, Stackhouse, Stewart, Spoon,
Coleman

Washington- Davis, Eackles, Ham, Muresan, Shammgod, Strickland, Wallace

Central Division Free Agents

Atlanta- Anderson, Brown, Corbin, Crawford, Henderson, Laettner, Miller,
Recasner

Charlotte- Beck, Curry, Divac, Farmer, Geiger, Williams, Reid

Chicago- Caffey, Kerr, Kleine, LaRue, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, Wennington

Cleveland- Butler, Dumas, Henderson, Scott, James

Detroit- Dumars, Mahorn, Ratliff, Sealy, Reid

Indiana- Best, Bohannon, Hoiberg, Pope, West, Smits

Milwaukee- Earl, Feick, Hill, Nordgaard, Pierce, Breaux, Honeycutt

Toronto- Garner, Jones, Kempton, Miller, Respert, Stoudamire, Tabak,
Stokes, Slater

Midwest Division Free Agents

Dallas- Custis, Scott, Thomas, Wells

Denver- Ellis, Garris, Newman, Scheffler, Washington, Wolf, Zidek

Houston- Barkley, Brandt, Bullard, Davis, Drexler, Elie, Harrington,
Johnson, Jones, Maloney, Stephens, Zwikker

Minnesota- Gugliotta, Hammonds, Jordan, Parks, Porter, Roberts, Wheat,
Rozier

San Antonio- Alexander, Del Negro, Geary, Jackson, Rose

Utah- Carr, Hudson, Morris

Vancouver- T. Edwards, Lynch, Mack, Newbill

Pacific Divison Free Agents

Golden State- (Spree), Shaw, Simpkins, Smith, Vaughn, Thomas

LA Clippers- Barry, Collins, Martin, Vaught

LA Lakers- Barry, Bennett, Blount, Fox, Seals

Phoenix- Bryant, Ceballos, Chapman, McDyess, KJ, Llamas, McCloud, Meyer,
Milic, C. Robinson, Williams

Portland- Askew, Brunson, Lister, Sabonis, Trent, A. Williams, 

Sacramento- Dehere, Owens, Salvadori, Stewart, Williamson, Johnson

Seattle- Anthony, Cotton, Ellis, Howard, Kersey, McMillan, Perkins, A.
Williams, Wingate

POSITION BY POSITION FREE AGENTS

Center- Austin, Dudley, Schayes, T. Davis, Muresan, Anderson, Divac,
Geiger, Kleine, Wennington, S. Scott, Mahorn, Pope, West, Smits, Earl,
Kempton, O. Miller, Tabak, Scheffler, C. Jones, Zwikker, Parks, Roberts,
J. Williams, Lister, Sabonis, Salvadori, Stewart, Cage, Haley, H.
Williams, Stokes, Perkins, A. Williams

Power Forwards- Jay. Williams, Grandison, Lawson, Strong, Chambers,
Stewart, Coleman, Wallace, A.  Henderson, Laettner, Miller, Caffey,
Rodman, Ratliff, Feick, Hill, Jones, Thomas, La. Ellis, Barkley,
Bullard, Harrington, Gugliotta, Hammonds, M. Rose, A. Carr, Newbill,
Simpkins, J. Smith, Vaughn, Vaught, Bennett, Blount, Bryant, McDyess,
Llamas, Meyer, Trent, M. Strickland, Outlaw, J.R. Reid, D. Reid, Slater,
Rozier

Small Forward- Benoit, McDaniel, Davis, Stackhouse, Weatherspoon, Ham,
Brown, Corbin, Crawford, Farmer, T. Williams, LaRue, Pippen, C.
Henderson, Custis, D. Scott, Brandt, Elie, E. Johnson, Stephens, Morris,
Lynch, Fox, Ceballos, McCloud, C. Robinson, Askew, Owens, Williamson,
James, Honeycutt, Breaux, Wells, Ellis, Wingate

Shooting Guard- Huckaby, Myers, Starks, Wilkins, Jackson, Eackles, Beck,
Curry, Jordan, Butler, Dumas, Dumars, Sealy, Bohannon, Hoiberg,
Nordgaard, Pierce, Newman, Washington, Drexler, R. Jordan, Del Negro,
Ja. Jackson, T. Edwards, Mack, Sprewell, B. Barry, J. Barry, Seals,
Chapman, Milic, Dehere, Thomas

Point Guard- Edney, Murdock, Douglas, Armstrong, Harper, Overton,
Shammgod, Strickland, Recasner, Kerr, Best, Garner, Respert, Stoudamire,
Garris, E. Davis, Maloney, Porter, Wheat, Alexander, Geary, Hudson,
Shaw, Collins, Martin, KJ, Brunson, Henson. A. Williams, A. Johnson,
Anthony, Cotton, McMillan, 

TEAMS ROSTERS  AND SALARY CAP (this seasons) WITH THE FREE AGENTS TAKEN
OUT AND FREE AGENT OR DRAFT NEEDS

Boston- $26,400,500

 C- Knight, Ellison, DeClercq
PF- Walker, Rogers, Thomas 
SF- McCarty, Bowen, Minor 
SG- Mercer, Brown, 
PG- Billups, Barros,   

Needs- Point Guard (Edney the possible returnee, nothing much will
happen until the 1998-99 free agent season with the team!)

Miami- $33,470,686

 C- Mourning, Causwell
PF- Brown, Mills
SF- Mashburn, Majerle,  
SG- Lenard, Askins, Smith, 
PG- Hardaway

Needs- Backup Center, backup point 

New Jersey- $22,523,300

C-  Gatling, Dare,  
PF- Van Horn
SF- Gill, MacLean
SG- Kittles, Harris, Edwards
PG- Cassell

Needs: Starting Center, backup power forward and shooting guard

New York- $46,416,214 (or $5.802mil a player!)

 C- Ewing,  
PF- Oakley, B. Williams 
SF- Johnson, Mills 
SG- Houston
PG- Ward, Childs

Needs: Backup Center and Shooting Guard.

Orlando- $37,798,059

C- Seikaly
PF- Grant
SF- Anderson, Evans, Taylor 
SG- Hardaway
PG- Price

Needs: Backup Center, Power Forward, Shooting Guard, Point Guard

Philadelphia- $12,296,960

 C- Montross, Williams 
PF- Cummings
SF- Thomas 
SG- Parker 
PG- Iverson, Walters

Needs: Center, Power Forward, Shooting Guard.

Washington- $33,994,875

 C- Williams 
PF- Webber
SF- Howard, Murray, H. Grant 
SG- Cheaney, Legler
PG- Whitney

Need: Center, Point Guard, Backup Center, Power Forward, Point Guard

Atlanta- $18,739,027

 C- Mutombo
PF- 
SF- 
SG- Smith, Gray 
PG- Blaylock

Need: Power Forward, Small Forward, backup Center, Power Forward, Small
Forward, Point.

Charlotte- $15,468,167

 C- 
PF- Mason
SF- Rice
SG- Phills, Armstrong 
PG- Wesley

Need: Center, Backup Center, Power Forward, Small Forward, Point Guard

Chicago- $16,842,500

 C- Longley
PF- 
SF- Kukoc, Burrell, Buechler, Booth
SG- Harper
PG- Brown, Kerr

Need: Power Forward, Point Guard, backup Center, Power Forward, Shooting
Guard

Cleveland- $22,520,040

 C- Illgauskas, Potapenko
PF- Kemp, 
SF- Person, Ferry
SG- Anderson, Graham
PG- Knight, Sura

Need: Backup Power Forward, 'real' Small Forward

Detroit- $18,286,295

 C- B. Williams, Pollard
PF- Long 
SF- Hill, O'Bannon,  J. Williams, 
SG- McKie 
PG- Hunter

Need: Power Forward, Shooting Guard, Backup Point Guard. 

Indiana- $32,824,623

 C- 
PF- D. Davis, A. Davis
SF- Mullin, McKey, Croshere 
SG- Miller 
PG- Jackson, Rose, Workman

Need: Center, Backup Shooting Guard 

Milwaukee- $19,293,328

 C- Johnson, Lang
PF- Gilliam 
SF- Robinson
SG- Allen, Curry 
PG- Brandon, Perry

Need: Power Forward, Backup Small Forward

Toronto- $16,573,987

 C- Wright
PF- Camby, Rogers,
SF- Wallace, Williams,
SG- Christie, McGrady, 
PG- 

Need: Point Guard, Center, Backup Center, Point Guard

Dallas- $21,903,488

 C- Bradley, Anstey 
PF- Green, Walker 
SF- Finley, Muuresepp
SG- Strickland, Davis
PG- Pack, Reeves

Need: Shooting Guard, Backup Small Forward

Denver- $11,640,510

 C- Garrett, Lauderdale 
PF- Battie, Fortson 
SF- Williams
SG- Stith
PG- Jackson, Goldwire

Need: Point Guard, Small Forward, Backup Center, Shooting Guard

Houston- $15,431,900

 C- Olajuwon
PF- Willis
SF- 
SG- Rhodes
PG- Price 

Need: Small Forward, Shooting Guard, backup Center, Power Forward, Small
Forward, Point Guard

Minnesota- $14,488,640 (not including KG's monster contract!! its about
9 mil less!)

 C- Grant
PF- Mitchell, Curley
SF- Garnett 
SG- Carr, West
PG- Marbury

Need: Center, Power Forward, Shooting Guard, Backup Center, Small
Forward, Point Guard

San Antonio- $35,168,256

 C- Robinson, Perdue
PF- Duncan, Smith, Herrera 
SF- Elliott, Person 
SG- Williams 
PG- Johnson 

Need: Shooting Guard, Backup Shooting Guard, Point Guard

Utah- $23,663,442 

 C- Ostertag, Foster 
PF- Malone, 
SF- Russell, Keefe, 
SG- Hornacek, Anderson, 
PG- Stockton, Eisley, Vaughn

Need: Backup Power Forward.

Vancouver- $19,316860

 C- Reeves 
PF- Thorpe, Massenburg, Chilcutt 
SF- Abdur-Rahim, D. Edwards 
SG- Peeler, C. Robinson
PG- Daniels, Brown

Need: Backup Center, Small Forward.

Golden State- $15,970,219

 C- Dampier, Spencer, Fuller  
PF- Foyle 
SF- Marshall, Ferrell
SG- Delk
PG- Bogues, Coles

Need: Shooting Guard, Backup Power Forward

Los Angeles Clippers- $19,387,855

 C- Vrankovic, Closs
PF- Wright, Taylor
SF- Rogers, Murray 
SG- Piatowski, J. Robinson 
PG- Richardson

Need: Center, Shooting Guard, Point Guard.

Los Angeles Lakers- $33,067,083

 C- O'Neal, Rooks 
PF- Campbell
SF- Horry
SG- Jones, Bryant
PG- Van Exel, Fisher

Need: Backup Power Forward, Small Forward.

Phoenix- $13,110,026

 C- 
PF- 
SF- Manning 
SG- 
PG- Kidd, Nash

Need: EVERYTHING! Bar a Point Guard, Small Forward and Backup Point
Guard!!!

Portland- $22,591,210

 C- Cato, O'Neal
PF- Grant
SF- Wallace, Wingfield 
SG- Rider, Augmon
PG- Anderson, Crotty

Need: Center, Backup Power Forward.

Sacramento- $19,013,130

 C- Polynice
PF- Smith, Funderburke 
SF- Gamble, Abdul-Wahad 
SG- Richmond
PG- Hurley, Abdul-Rauf

Need: Power Forward, Point Guard, backup Shooting Guard, Center

Seattle- $25,342,794

 C- McIlvaine  
PF- Baker
SF- Schrempf
SG- Hawkins
PG- Payton, Snow

Need: Center, Backup Power Forward, Small Forward, Shooting Guard.

NOW, lets have a look at the quality of the free agent field this year.

Center-  Starters- Austin, Muresan, Divac, Smits, O. Miller, Parks,
Sabonis, 
 
         Bench- Dudley, Schayes, T. Davis, G. Anderson, Geiger, Kleine,
Wennington, S. Scott, Mahorn, Pope, West, Earl, Kempton, Tabak,
Scheffler, C. Jones, Zwikker, Roberts, J. Williams, Lister, Salvadori,
Stewart, Cage, Haley, H. Williams, Stokes, Perkins, A. Williams

Power Forward- Starters- Jay. Williams, Coleman, Laettner, Rodman, T.
Hill, P. Jones, A. Henderson, LA. Ellis, Barkley, Gugliotta, J. Smith,
Vaught, McDyess, Trent, Outlaw, 
 
               Bench- Grandison, Lawson, Strong, Chambers, Stewart, B.
Wallace, A. Miller, Caffey, Ratliff, Feick, K. Thomas, Bullard,
Harrington, Hammonds, M. Rose, A. Carr, Newbill, Simpkins, Vaughn,
Bennett, Blount, Bryant, Llamas, Meyer, Strickland, J.R Reid, D. Reid,
Slater, Rozier, Howard, 

Small Forward- Starters- M. Davis, Stackhouse, Spoon, Corbin, Pippen, D.
Scott, Elie, Lynch, Fox, Ceballos, C. Robinson, 

               Bench- Benoit, McDaniel, C. Brown, Crawford, Farmer, T.
Williams, LaRue, C. Henderson, Custis, Brandt, E. Johnson, Stephens,
Morris, McCloud, Askew, Owens, Williamson, H. James, Honeycutt, Breaux,
Wells, Ellis, Kersey, Wingate.

Shooting Guard- Starters- Starks, J. Jackson, MJ, Dumars, Sealy,
Washington, Drexler, Del Negro, T. Edwards, Sprewell, B. Barry, Chapman

                Bench- Huckaby, Myers, Wilkins, Eackles, Beck, Curry,
Butler, Dumas, Bohannon, Hoiberg, Nordgaard, Pierce, Newman, R. Jordan,
JA. Jackson, Mack, J. Barry, Seals, Milic, Dehere, C. Thomas

Point Guard- Starters- Strickland, Best, Stoudamire, Maloney, Martin,
KJ, 

             Bench- Edney, Murdock, Douglas, Armstrong, Harper, Overton,
Shammgod, Recasner, Kerr, Garner, Respert, Garris, E. Davis, Porter,
Wheat, Alexander, Geary, Hudson, Shaw, Collins, Brunson, Henson, A.
Williams, An. Johnson, G. Anthony, Cotton, McMillan. 

now with that in mind, lets have a look at the order of teams that will
be able to spend the big dosh on these guys. (Using a estimated
$30,000,000 cap) (also note that the following teams are over that
already- Indiana, Lakers, Miami, New York, Orlando, Portland, San
Antonio, Washington- they dont go in the 22.) Gang Green is $3,599,500
under the cap.


1- Denver     6- Golden State 11- Milwaukee 16- Dallas      21- Boston 
2- Philly     7- Chicago      12- Clippers  17- Cleveland   22- Seattle
3- Phoenix    8- Toronto      13- Vancouver 18- New Jersey  
4- Houston    9- Detroit      14- Atlanta   19- Portland
5- Charlotte 10- Sacramento   15- Minnesota 20- Utah
 
Thats the end of the hard solid facts (at this stage of the season, I
shall make an update at the trading deadline when it is almost
definite.)

The following is where I believe players will go (done in from which
team they are at now!). (RET= retirement)

Edney- BOS    Austin- MIA   Huckaby- CBA   Murdock- MIA  Strickland- MIA
Benoit- DAL   Douglas- NJ  McDaniel- RET  Jay. Williams- PHO  Cage- RET 
Grandison- CBA  Dudley- NY 
Myers- RET  Starks- NY  B. Williams- NY  

Boston- Edney- Boston
Miami- Austin, Murdock, Strickland- Miami... Huckaby- CBA
NJ- Benoit- Dallas, Douglas- NJ, Williams- PHO, Cage- RET
NY- Grandison, Myers- CBA. Dudley, Starks, B. Williams- NY
PHI- Chambers- RET  Davis- PHO  Jackson, Overton, Stewart- PHI, Spoon-
HOU  DC- DET
WAS- Davis, Ham, God, Strickland, Muresan, Wallace- WAS  Eackles- SAC
ATL- Laettner, Corbin, Henderson, Recasner- ATL  Anderson- CHA Brown-
RET Crawford, Miller- PHO
CHA- Beck, Curry, Divac, Farmer, Geiger- CHA  Williams- LAK   Reid- SEA
CHI- Caffey - POR  Kerr- MIA Kleine, Jordan, Rodman- RET LaRue- CHI
Pippen- PHO Wennington- TOR 
CLE- Butler- DEN  Dumas- CBA  Henderson- CLE  Scott- DEN
DET- Dumars, Mahorn- RET  Ratliff- UTA  Sealy- PHO
IND- Best- DEN  Bohannon- CBA  Hoiberg, Smits, Pope- IND  West- RET
MIL- Earl, Feick, Nordgaard, Honeycutt, Breaux- CBA  Hill- SAC  Pierce-
RET
TOR- Garner, Miller- TOR  Tabak- SAC  Jones- GSW  Kempton- CBA  Respert-
SAN  Stoudamire- CHI
DAL- Custis- CBA  Scott, Thomas- DAL
DEN- Ellis- MIL  Garris- MIN  Newman- SEA  Scheffler- CBA  Washington-
ORL  Wolf- NJ Zidek- VAN
HOU- Brandt, Jones, Stephens- CBA  Maloney, Davis, Bullard, Drexler,
Barkley, Johnson, Elie, Harrington, Zwikker- HOU
MIN- Gugliotta, Hammonds, Jordan- MIN  Roberts- ATL  Wheat- ORL
SAN- Alexander, Del Negro- SAN  Geary- DET  Jackson- CHI  Rose- CLE
UTA- Carr, Hudson- UTA  Morris- SEA
VAN- T. Edwards- ORL  Lynch, Mack- VAN  Newbill- PHO
GSW- Sprewell- WAS  Shaw, Vaughn- GSW  Simpkins- LAK  Smith- PHI
LAC- Barry- GSW  Collins, Martin- LAC  Vaught- CHI
LAK- Barry- GSW  Bennett- CBA  Blount, Fox, Seals- LAK
PHO- Bryant- ORL  Ceballos- ATL  Chapman, McDyess- PHO  McCloud- MIN 
Llamas- ORL  Meyer- CBA  Milic- PHO  C. Robinson- DEN  J. Williams- MIN
POR- Askew- MIL  Brunson- POR  Lister- RET,  Sabonis- PHO  Trent- CHI  
SAC- Dehere- SAC  Owens- WAS  Salvadori- CHA  Stewart- CHI  Williamson-
SAC
SEA- Anthony- SAC  Cotton- TOR  Ellis, Howard- SEA   Kersey- UTA 
McMillan- RET  Perkins- LAC  A. Williams- POR  Wingate- DET     

I hope you guys liked that, cos I started it at 9:45PM and it's now
3:52AM so now I can go to bed!!

Warwick