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Charlotte Bobcats - Sign Okafor for 6 years at $72M. Talk about overpaying. I mean, this guy is decent and he will get you a double double, but $72M. While I'm thinking about it, Okafor turned down a deal last year at $13M a year. Did math all of a sudden go wrong?

Golden State Warriors - Sign Andris Biedrins for 6 years at $54M. This is the deal that I think works for Okafor and not Biedrins. Don't get me wrong, the Warriors HAD to pay this guy. He's the only person on the team taller than 6'11" and can rebound and alter shots. If they would have lost him, it would have been horriawful. This team would never be able to rebound. I just don't see how a few more points (Okafor's ppg vs Biedrins ppg) a game is worth $18M more over 6 years. The Warriors also match on the 3 year at $9M deal for Kelenaa Azubuike. Great match and he'll be a live body for the Warriors. Good bench player.

Detroit Pistons - Sign Kwame 'Hot Sauce' Brown for 2 years at $8M. For those that don't know, there is a God somewhere. Kwame Brown gets another check and people are still hoping that he gets to a different level (past potential). If he thought playing with Jordan was tough, just imagine how Rasheed, Maxiell, and others are going to dig into during the season. If Dumars makes this work, he may go down as one of the best GMs ever.

Los Angeles Clippers - Sign Ricky Davis for 2 years at $4.7M. This is not a bad deal. Davis can score and being a part of the second unit will allow him to do just that. He's good enough to play the 2 or 3, and other than wanting to stuff the stat sheet, he's cheap and rounds out a Clippers roster. Will the Clips win anything? They are at least trying to show up without Brand and Maggette. This will be an interesting team to watch. I have my doubts that it can work, but what if it does?

Minnesota Timberwolves - Sign Ryan Gomes for 5 years at undisclosed. This was probably done on the cheap, but Gomes is a hustle player that can contribute. Should be ok. If Gomes got more than $3M a year, I'm driving to Minny in my basketball shorts ready for a tryout.

Denver Nuggets - Trade Taureen Green, Bobby Jones, and a 2010 2nd round pick to New York for Renaldo Balkman. Finally, someone on the team that will play defense and won't look to score. All it took was two guys that you were about to cut anyway and a pick that will probably get you someone like Sherron Collins. Maybe Balkman will be the catalyst for this team to play some D, yeah I won't hold my breathe either.

Philadelphia Sixers - Sign Kareem Rush, who got cut because of his brother being brought into Indiana (talk about brotherly love), and Royal Ivey. Other than being live bodies, I don't see how this helps the Sixers.

Atlanta Hawks - Sign Maurice Evans for 3 years at $7.5M. Evans can fill in for the departed Josh Childress, but he was available for a reason. He can play the 2 and maybe some 3, can score, but is probably a better defender than scorer. I like the pickup and this will give the Hawks some more depth.

Los Angeles Lakers - Sign Sasha Vujacic for 3 years at $15M. Good deal without overpaying for this guy. He can be a spur in the side of some of the best while playing D, he can shoot the 3 and provides a spark to the Lakers bench. He'll be around to help Kobe for the next 3 years and he was tempted to go overseas (although it would have been a Balkan team in the middle of nowhere), but he decided to stay in LA. LA,....the Balkans,....LA, the Balkans,......yeah that's an easy choice.