NBA roster 2008/2009
Inviato: 28/10/2008 - 18:51
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
Boston Celtics:
Last Season: 66-16; NBA champions
Key Players Added: Rookie J.R. Giddens, Darius Miles (and his 10-game suspension for violating the anti-drug program), sous-chef Patrick O'Bryant, second Celtic beast Bill Walker
Key Players Lost: James Posey (to the Hornets), P.J. Brown (old, retired), zany Scot Pollard and his two crates of delicious clam chowder
New Jersey Nets
Last Season: 34-48; still in East Rutherford
Key Players Added: Bobby Simmons and Yi Jianlian (from Milwaukee/China trade), Eduardo Najera (free agent), Keyon Dooling (can't recall), the magical Jarvis Hayes, rook Brook — ROOK BROOK! — Lopez, rook Ryan —RYAN! — Anderson, rook Chris — CDR! — Douglas-Roberts
Key Players Lost: Richard Jefferson (traded to the Bucks), Marcus Williams (traded to the Warriors), Bostjan Nachbar (lost to Russia), Nenad Krstic (lost to Russia), Captain Ivan Drago (lost to Russia), Darrell Armstrong (joined the Colombian coffee sector)
New York Knicks
Last Season: 23-59; good for 2nd in the East if you just count New York and Florida teams
Key Players Added: Blue satin Chris Duhon (free agent), Italian stallion Danilo Gallinari (draft), Anthony Roberson (no idea)
Key Players Lost: Renaldo Balkman and cash considerations (shipped to Denver), Fred Jones (built a time machine, currently living in February 2004), Randolph Morris (signed a two year, $1.7 million deal with the Hawks)
Philadelphia 76ers
Last Season: 40-42; lost in first round of the playoffs to Pistons
Key Players Added: Elton Brand (free agent), Royal Ivey (free agent), Donyell Marshall (free agent), Theo Ratliff (free agent), Kareem Rush (free agent), Marreese Speights (free age— er, draft)
Key Players Lost: Rodney Carney (traded to the Wolves), Calvin Booth (traded to Jamie Mottram's heart and/or the Wolves), Louis Amundson (free agent), Herbert Hill (there's not enough guys named 'Herb' in this league anymore), Kevin Ollie, (free agent), Kevin Ollie's wispy mustache (charity), Shavlik Randolph (aliens)
Toronto Raptors
Last Season: 41-41; lost in first round of the playoffs to David Blaine
Key Players Added: Jermaine O'Neal (imported from Indiana), Hassan Adams (free agent), Nathan Jawai (traded from Indy, drafted from Australia), the pride of East Hartford, Connecticut Will Solomon (free agent), Roko Ukic (found in Italy wearing a toque, glasses and a red-and-white striped sweater)
Key Players Lost: T.J. Ford (traded to Indiana), Rasho Nesterovic (traded to Indiana) Maceo Baston (traded to Indiana ... AWK-WARD!), ganster Primoz Brezec (Italian mafia), Carlos Delfino's good looks (Russian Men's Health magazine)
Southeast
Atlanta Hawks
Last Season: 37-45; lost in first round of the playoffs to the TD Banknorth Garden
Key Players Added: Maurice Evans (free agent via Orlando), Flip Murray (free agent via Indy/Detroit), Randolph Morris (free agent via NY), Othello Hunter (free agent via ... um ... yeah ...), Thomas Gardner (Scotts Miracle-Gro)
Key Players Lost: Josh Childress (Greece discotheque), Salim Stoudamire (bolted to San Antonio, stole eight Hawks' basketballs)
Charlotte Bobcats
Last Season: 32-50
Key Players Added: Shannon Brown (free agent), D.J. Augustin (draft), Alexis Ajinca (the moon)
Key Players Lost: Derek Anderson (fell into a mysterious hole ala Ozzie Smith), Earl Boykins (became the highest paid player in the Italian League, earning $3.5 million per year with Virtus Bologna), Othella Harrington (got into theatre)
Miami Heat
Last Season: 15-67; worst in Southeast Division, Eastern Conference, NBA, universe
Key Players Added: Michael Beasley (draft, Kansas State), Superintendent Mario Chalmers (draft, Springfield's school district), Yakhouba Diawara (free agent, Denver), the baby-faced assassin James Jones (free agent, Portland), Jamaal Magloire (surprisingly, free agent)
Key Players Lost: Earl Barron (signed a one-year deal with Bologna), Ricky Davis (signed a multi-year deal with the Clips), Stephane Lasme (/shrugs), Alonzo Mourning (injured, book), Kasib Powell (Geocities), Jason Williams (retired)
Orlando Magic
Last Season: 50-32 52-30; lost in second round of playoffs to Pistons
Key Players Added: Mickael Pietrus (free agent), Anthony Johnson (free agent, fountain of youth), Dwayne Jones (free agent), Courtney Lee (draft)
Key Players Lost: Carlos Arroyo (overseas), James Augustine (waived), Keyon Dooling (insulted by Magic, traded to the Nets, insulted by Lawrence Frank's height), Maurice Evans (free agent, signed with Hawks), Pat Garrity (retired), Pat Garrity's chair (lonely)
Washington Wizards
Last Season: 43-39; lost in first round of playoffs to LeBron
Key Players Added: Dee Brown (no, not that one), Juan Dixon (free agent), JaVale McGee (draft)
Key Players Lost: Roger Mason Jr. (signed with Spurs, became regular BDL reader)
Central
Chicago Bulls
Last Season: 33-49; ouch!
Key Players Added: Derrick Rose (draft, first overall), Elton Brown (free agent, photosynthesis), Roger Powell Jr. (free agent, God), Darius Washington (out of thin air)
Key Players Lost: Chris Duhon (free agent, signed a two-year deal with Pringles), Shannon Brown (free agent, signed a one-year deal with Cats), JamesOn Curry (waived, went French)
Cleveland Cavaliers
Last Season: 45-37; lost in the second round of playoffs to The Truth, Celtics
Key Players Added: Mo Williams (traded to Cleveland as part of a three team, six player orgy with the Cavs, Bucks and Soni— er, Thunder), journey man Lorenzen Wright (free agent), Darnell Jackson (draft), JJ Hickson (draft, draft)
Key Players Lost: Damon Jones (traded to Bucks, parted ways, looked in the mirror) Joe Smith (traded to OKC), Dwayne Jones (free agent, signed with Magic)
Detroit Pistons
Last Season: 59-23; lost in the Eastern Conference finals to Celtics
Key Players Added: Kwame Brown (free agent), cake, Will Bynum (free agent), Walter Sharpe (draft)
Key Players Lost: Juan Dixon (signed the veterans' minimum with Wizards), Jarvis Hayes (signed with Nets), Theo Ratliff (returned to Sixers, thought about going all Jackie Moon on us by playing with the Rome Gladiators)
Indiana Pacers
Last Season: 36-46
Key Players Added: TJ Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston and draft pick Dr. Roy Hibbert (trade with Raptors), Jarrett Jack and draft picks Josh McRoberts and Brandon Rush (trade with Blazers)
Key Players Lost: Jermaine O'Neal (shipped to Canada), Kareem Rush (free agent), Flip Murray (free agent), Ike Diogu (traded to Blazers, opened a small pool installation company), Jamaal Tinsley (well, probably)
Milwaukee Bucks
Last Season: 26-56
Key Players Added: Richard Jefferson (trade, Nets), Luke Ridnour (trade, part of a three team swap with the Bucks, Cavs, and Sonithunder), Adrian Griffin (see: Ridnour, Luke), Francisco Elson (free agent), Malik Allen (free agent), Tyronn Lue (free agent, Audrain County Elementary School), Joe Alexander (NBA Draft), Luc Mbah a Moute (Name Draft)
Key Players Lost: Bobby Simmons and Yi Jianlian (traded to Nets for RJ), Mo Williams and Desmond Mason (shipped out as part of that three-teamer), Royal Ivey (free agent)
Western Conference
Southwest
Dallas Mavericks
Last Season: 51-31; lost in the first round of playoffs to Hornets
Key Players Added: DeSagana Diop (free agent), Gerald Green (free agent), hot dogs, ketchup
Key Players Lost: Juwan Howard (free agent), Tyronn Lue (free agent), All-Star Jamaal Magloire (free agent), Malik Allen (free agent)
Houston Rockets
Last Season: 55-27; lost in the first round of playoffs to Jazz
Key Players Added: Ron Artest (trade, Kings), Brent Barry (free agent), Da Crispy Von Wafer (free agent), Joey Dorsey (draft-trade combo), Darryl Eugene Strawberry (trade)
Key Players Lost: Bobby Jackson (trade, Kings), Steve Novak (BIG TRADE, Clippers)
Memphis Grizzlies
Last Season: 22-60
Key Players Added: Quinton Ross (free agent, Clippers), Marko Jaric (trade, Wolves), Adriana Lima (trade, Wolves), Antoine Walker (trade, Wolves), O.J. Mayo (draft-trade combo, Wolves), Darrell Arthur (draft-trade, Hornets, Blazers, Rockets), Hamed Haddadi (free agent, Iran), Brent Petway (D-League!)
Key Players Lost: Kwame Brown (free agent, Pistons), cake, Juan Carlos Navarro (free agent, Barcelona), Brian Cardinal, Killa Mike Miller, Jason Collins and Kevin Love (trade x 4, Wolves)
New Orleans Hornets
Last Season: 56-26; lost in the second round of playoffs to San Ant
Key Players Added: James Posey (free agent), Devin Brown (free agent), Sean Marks (free agent), pinstripes (free agent)
Key Players Lost: Jannero Pargo (Russian Super League), Bonzi Wells (free agent, TBD), The Birdman (free agent, flew north to Denver)
San Antonio Spurs
Last Season: 56-26; lost in Western Conference Finals to Lakers
Key Players Added: BDL commenter Roger Mason Jr. (free agent), THE Salim Stoudamire (free agent), George Hill (draft)
Key Players Lost: Robert Horry (free agent), Damon Stoudamire (free agent), Joan Rivers
Northwest Division
Denver Nuggets
Last Season: 50-32; lost in the first round of the playoffs to Lakers
Key Players Added: The Birdman Chris Andersen (free agent, CAW-CAW!), Dahntay Jones (free agent), Renaldo Balkman and cold cash considerations (trade, Knicks), Sonny Weems (draft-trade combo, I think)
Key Players Lost: Marcus Camby (trade, Clippers), Eduardo Najera (free agent, Nets), Yakhouba Diawara and his three languages (free agent, Heat), Bobby Jones and Taurean Green (trade, Knicks)
Minnesota Timberwolves
Last Season: 22-60
Key Players Added: Kevin Love (draft-trade combo), Mike Miller (trade, Griz), hair bands, Jason Collins (trade, Griz), Brian Cardinal (ditto), Rodney Carney (trade, Sixers), John Kerry (black magic; trade, Sixers)
Key Players Lost: Marko Jaric (trade, Griz), Lima, Antoine Walker (trade, Griz)
Oklahoma City Thunder
Last Season: 20-62
Key Players Added: Desmond Mason (three-team, six-player trade), Joe Smith (ditto), Russell Westbrook (draft), D.J. White (draft), ugly light blue threads
Key Cities/Players Lost: Seattle, Luke Ridnour (three-team, six-player trade, ended up with Bucks), Adrian Griffin (ditto), Francisco Elson (free agent), Donyell Marshall (waived)
Portland Trail Blazers
Last Season: 41-41
Key Players Added: Greg Oden with knees (rehab), Rudy Fernandez (draft), Jerryd Bayless (draft-trade combo), Nicolas Batum (draft-trade combo), Ike Diogu (trade), Luke Jackson (free agent), Shavlik Randolph (free agent), approximately 50,000 bandwagon fans
Key Players Lost: Jarrett Jack (trade, Pacers), James Jones (free agent), Darius Miles' knee (released), Josh McRoberts (trade Blazers), Da Crispy Von Wafer (free agent)
Utah Jazz
Last Season: 54-28 (37-4 at home); lost in the second round of the playoffs to Lakers
Key Players Added: Brevin Knight (trade, Clippers), Kosta Koufos (draft), couple more tall guys with a lot of vowels in their name (draft)
Key Players Lost: Jason Hart (trade, Clippers), Dee Brown (free agent, Wizards)
Pacific
Golden State Warriors
Last Season: 48-34
Key Players Added: Corey Maggette (free agent, Clips), Anthony Randolph (draft), Ronny Turiaf (free agent, Lakers), Marcus Williams (trade, Nets), Anthony Morrow (undrafted, signed), Jimi Hendrix
Key Players Lost: Baron Davis (free agent, Clips), Mickael Pietrus (free agent, Magic), Matt Barnes (free agent, Suns), Austin Croshere (free agent, no, no, don't tell me ... ), Troy Hudson (free agent, Rap City's Tha Basement), Patrick O'Bryant (free agent, Celts), Kosta Perovic (free agent, Spain), Chris Webber (hung up the sneakers, finally)
Los Angeles Clippers
Last Season: 23-59
Key Players Added: Baron Davis (free agent), Jenny Craig, Marcus Camby (trade, Nuggets), Ricky Davis (free agent), Jason Hart (trade, Jazz), baby-face Eric Gordon (draft), DeAndre Jordan (draft), Mike Taylor (draft)
Key Players Lost: Elton Brand (free agent, Sixers), Corey Maggette (free agent, Warriors), Smush Parker (free agent, Nuggets), Ruben Patterson (free agent), Quinton Ross (free agent, Grizz), Josh Powell (free agent, Lakers), Shaun Livingston’s wonky legs (free agent, Heat), Brevin Knight (trade, Jazz)
Los Angeles Lakers
Last Season: 57-25; lost in the Finals to Celtics
Key Players Added: Josh Powell (free agent, Clips), The Monkey King Sun Yue (draft)
Key Players Lost: Hyphy Ronny Turiaf (free agent, Warriors), Ira Newble (free agent)
Phoenix Suns
Last Season: 47-35, Lost in First Round to Lakers, 4-3
Key Players Added: Louis Amundson (Free agent), Matt Barnes (Free agent), Goran Dragic (Draft), Robin Lopez (Draft),Sean Singletary (Trade)
Key Players Lost: Gordan Giricek (Free agent), Brian Skinner (Free agent), D.J. Strawberry (Trade)
Sacramento Kings
Last Season: 29-53, 13th in Western Conference
Key Players Added:
Bobby Brown (Free agent), Donte Greene (Trade), Jason Thompson (Draft)
Key Players Lost:
Ron Artest (Trade), Anthony Johnson (Free agent)
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alcune espressioni su acquisti e cessioni sono un pò colorite, ci sta (cit.)
Io ho trovato questo e questo ho riportato, per chi volesse approfondire in dettaglio la composizione dei vari team:
Eastern Conference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cu ... Conference
Western Conference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cu ... Conference
:smoke:
Atlantic
Boston Celtics:
Last Season: 66-16; NBA champions
Key Players Added: Rookie J.R. Giddens, Darius Miles (and his 10-game suspension for violating the anti-drug program), sous-chef Patrick O'Bryant, second Celtic beast Bill Walker
Key Players Lost: James Posey (to the Hornets), P.J. Brown (old, retired), zany Scot Pollard and his two crates of delicious clam chowder
New Jersey Nets
Last Season: 34-48; still in East Rutherford
Key Players Added: Bobby Simmons and Yi Jianlian (from Milwaukee/China trade), Eduardo Najera (free agent), Keyon Dooling (can't recall), the magical Jarvis Hayes, rook Brook — ROOK BROOK! — Lopez, rook Ryan —RYAN! — Anderson, rook Chris — CDR! — Douglas-Roberts
Key Players Lost: Richard Jefferson (traded to the Bucks), Marcus Williams (traded to the Warriors), Bostjan Nachbar (lost to Russia), Nenad Krstic (lost to Russia), Captain Ivan Drago (lost to Russia), Darrell Armstrong (joined the Colombian coffee sector)
New York Knicks
Last Season: 23-59; good for 2nd in the East if you just count New York and Florida teams
Key Players Added: Blue satin Chris Duhon (free agent), Italian stallion Danilo Gallinari (draft), Anthony Roberson (no idea)
Key Players Lost: Renaldo Balkman and cash considerations (shipped to Denver), Fred Jones (built a time machine, currently living in February 2004), Randolph Morris (signed a two year, $1.7 million deal with the Hawks)
Philadelphia 76ers
Last Season: 40-42; lost in first round of the playoffs to Pistons
Key Players Added: Elton Brand (free agent), Royal Ivey (free agent), Donyell Marshall (free agent), Theo Ratliff (free agent), Kareem Rush (free agent), Marreese Speights (free age— er, draft)
Key Players Lost: Rodney Carney (traded to the Wolves), Calvin Booth (traded to Jamie Mottram's heart and/or the Wolves), Louis Amundson (free agent), Herbert Hill (there's not enough guys named 'Herb' in this league anymore), Kevin Ollie, (free agent), Kevin Ollie's wispy mustache (charity), Shavlik Randolph (aliens)
Toronto Raptors
Last Season: 41-41; lost in first round of the playoffs to David Blaine
Key Players Added: Jermaine O'Neal (imported from Indiana), Hassan Adams (free agent), Nathan Jawai (traded from Indy, drafted from Australia), the pride of East Hartford, Connecticut Will Solomon (free agent), Roko Ukic (found in Italy wearing a toque, glasses and a red-and-white striped sweater)
Key Players Lost: T.J. Ford (traded to Indiana), Rasho Nesterovic (traded to Indiana) Maceo Baston (traded to Indiana ... AWK-WARD!), ganster Primoz Brezec (Italian mafia), Carlos Delfino's good looks (Russian Men's Health magazine)
Southeast
Atlanta Hawks
Last Season: 37-45; lost in first round of the playoffs to the TD Banknorth Garden
Key Players Added: Maurice Evans (free agent via Orlando), Flip Murray (free agent via Indy/Detroit), Randolph Morris (free agent via NY), Othello Hunter (free agent via ... um ... yeah ...), Thomas Gardner (Scotts Miracle-Gro)
Key Players Lost: Josh Childress (Greece discotheque), Salim Stoudamire (bolted to San Antonio, stole eight Hawks' basketballs)
Charlotte Bobcats
Last Season: 32-50
Key Players Added: Shannon Brown (free agent), D.J. Augustin (draft), Alexis Ajinca (the moon)
Key Players Lost: Derek Anderson (fell into a mysterious hole ala Ozzie Smith), Earl Boykins (became the highest paid player in the Italian League, earning $3.5 million per year with Virtus Bologna), Othella Harrington (got into theatre)
Miami Heat
Last Season: 15-67; worst in Southeast Division, Eastern Conference, NBA, universe
Key Players Added: Michael Beasley (draft, Kansas State), Superintendent Mario Chalmers (draft, Springfield's school district), Yakhouba Diawara (free agent, Denver), the baby-faced assassin James Jones (free agent, Portland), Jamaal Magloire (surprisingly, free agent)
Key Players Lost: Earl Barron (signed a one-year deal with Bologna), Ricky Davis (signed a multi-year deal with the Clips), Stephane Lasme (/shrugs), Alonzo Mourning (injured, book), Kasib Powell (Geocities), Jason Williams (retired)
Orlando Magic
Last Season: 50-32 52-30; lost in second round of playoffs to Pistons
Key Players Added: Mickael Pietrus (free agent), Anthony Johnson (free agent, fountain of youth), Dwayne Jones (free agent), Courtney Lee (draft)
Key Players Lost: Carlos Arroyo (overseas), James Augustine (waived), Keyon Dooling (insulted by Magic, traded to the Nets, insulted by Lawrence Frank's height), Maurice Evans (free agent, signed with Hawks), Pat Garrity (retired), Pat Garrity's chair (lonely)
Washington Wizards
Last Season: 43-39; lost in first round of playoffs to LeBron
Key Players Added: Dee Brown (no, not that one), Juan Dixon (free agent), JaVale McGee (draft)
Key Players Lost: Roger Mason Jr. (signed with Spurs, became regular BDL reader)
Central
Chicago Bulls
Last Season: 33-49; ouch!
Key Players Added: Derrick Rose (draft, first overall), Elton Brown (free agent, photosynthesis), Roger Powell Jr. (free agent, God), Darius Washington (out of thin air)
Key Players Lost: Chris Duhon (free agent, signed a two-year deal with Pringles), Shannon Brown (free agent, signed a one-year deal with Cats), JamesOn Curry (waived, went French)
Cleveland Cavaliers
Last Season: 45-37; lost in the second round of playoffs to The Truth, Celtics
Key Players Added: Mo Williams (traded to Cleveland as part of a three team, six player orgy with the Cavs, Bucks and Soni— er, Thunder), journey man Lorenzen Wright (free agent), Darnell Jackson (draft), JJ Hickson (draft, draft)
Key Players Lost: Damon Jones (traded to Bucks, parted ways, looked in the mirror) Joe Smith (traded to OKC), Dwayne Jones (free agent, signed with Magic)
Detroit Pistons
Last Season: 59-23; lost in the Eastern Conference finals to Celtics
Key Players Added: Kwame Brown (free agent), cake, Will Bynum (free agent), Walter Sharpe (draft)
Key Players Lost: Juan Dixon (signed the veterans' minimum with Wizards), Jarvis Hayes (signed with Nets), Theo Ratliff (returned to Sixers, thought about going all Jackie Moon on us by playing with the Rome Gladiators)
Indiana Pacers
Last Season: 36-46
Key Players Added: TJ Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston and draft pick Dr. Roy Hibbert (trade with Raptors), Jarrett Jack and draft picks Josh McRoberts and Brandon Rush (trade with Blazers)
Key Players Lost: Jermaine O'Neal (shipped to Canada), Kareem Rush (free agent), Flip Murray (free agent), Ike Diogu (traded to Blazers, opened a small pool installation company), Jamaal Tinsley (well, probably)
Milwaukee Bucks
Last Season: 26-56
Key Players Added: Richard Jefferson (trade, Nets), Luke Ridnour (trade, part of a three team swap with the Bucks, Cavs, and Sonithunder), Adrian Griffin (see: Ridnour, Luke), Francisco Elson (free agent), Malik Allen (free agent), Tyronn Lue (free agent, Audrain County Elementary School), Joe Alexander (NBA Draft), Luc Mbah a Moute (Name Draft)
Key Players Lost: Bobby Simmons and Yi Jianlian (traded to Nets for RJ), Mo Williams and Desmond Mason (shipped out as part of that three-teamer), Royal Ivey (free agent)
Western Conference
Southwest
Dallas Mavericks
Last Season: 51-31; lost in the first round of playoffs to Hornets
Key Players Added: DeSagana Diop (free agent), Gerald Green (free agent), hot dogs, ketchup
Key Players Lost: Juwan Howard (free agent), Tyronn Lue (free agent), All-Star Jamaal Magloire (free agent), Malik Allen (free agent)
Houston Rockets
Last Season: 55-27; lost in the first round of playoffs to Jazz
Key Players Added: Ron Artest (trade, Kings), Brent Barry (free agent), Da Crispy Von Wafer (free agent), Joey Dorsey (draft-trade combo), Darryl Eugene Strawberry (trade)
Key Players Lost: Bobby Jackson (trade, Kings), Steve Novak (BIG TRADE, Clippers)
Memphis Grizzlies
Last Season: 22-60
Key Players Added: Quinton Ross (free agent, Clippers), Marko Jaric (trade, Wolves), Adriana Lima (trade, Wolves), Antoine Walker (trade, Wolves), O.J. Mayo (draft-trade combo, Wolves), Darrell Arthur (draft-trade, Hornets, Blazers, Rockets), Hamed Haddadi (free agent, Iran), Brent Petway (D-League!)
Key Players Lost: Kwame Brown (free agent, Pistons), cake, Juan Carlos Navarro (free agent, Barcelona), Brian Cardinal, Killa Mike Miller, Jason Collins and Kevin Love (trade x 4, Wolves)
New Orleans Hornets
Last Season: 56-26; lost in the second round of playoffs to San Ant
Key Players Added: James Posey (free agent), Devin Brown (free agent), Sean Marks (free agent), pinstripes (free agent)
Key Players Lost: Jannero Pargo (Russian Super League), Bonzi Wells (free agent, TBD), The Birdman (free agent, flew north to Denver)
San Antonio Spurs
Last Season: 56-26; lost in Western Conference Finals to Lakers
Key Players Added: BDL commenter Roger Mason Jr. (free agent), THE Salim Stoudamire (free agent), George Hill (draft)
Key Players Lost: Robert Horry (free agent), Damon Stoudamire (free agent), Joan Rivers
Northwest Division
Denver Nuggets
Last Season: 50-32; lost in the first round of the playoffs to Lakers
Key Players Added: The Birdman Chris Andersen (free agent, CAW-CAW!), Dahntay Jones (free agent), Renaldo Balkman and cold cash considerations (trade, Knicks), Sonny Weems (draft-trade combo, I think)
Key Players Lost: Marcus Camby (trade, Clippers), Eduardo Najera (free agent, Nets), Yakhouba Diawara and his three languages (free agent, Heat), Bobby Jones and Taurean Green (trade, Knicks)
Minnesota Timberwolves
Last Season: 22-60
Key Players Added: Kevin Love (draft-trade combo), Mike Miller (trade, Griz), hair bands, Jason Collins (trade, Griz), Brian Cardinal (ditto), Rodney Carney (trade, Sixers), John Kerry (black magic; trade, Sixers)
Key Players Lost: Marko Jaric (trade, Griz), Lima, Antoine Walker (trade, Griz)
Oklahoma City Thunder
Last Season: 20-62
Key Players Added: Desmond Mason (three-team, six-player trade), Joe Smith (ditto), Russell Westbrook (draft), D.J. White (draft), ugly light blue threads
Key Cities/Players Lost: Seattle, Luke Ridnour (three-team, six-player trade, ended up with Bucks), Adrian Griffin (ditto), Francisco Elson (free agent), Donyell Marshall (waived)
Portland Trail Blazers
Last Season: 41-41
Key Players Added: Greg Oden with knees (rehab), Rudy Fernandez (draft), Jerryd Bayless (draft-trade combo), Nicolas Batum (draft-trade combo), Ike Diogu (trade), Luke Jackson (free agent), Shavlik Randolph (free agent), approximately 50,000 bandwagon fans
Key Players Lost: Jarrett Jack (trade, Pacers), James Jones (free agent), Darius Miles' knee (released), Josh McRoberts (trade Blazers), Da Crispy Von Wafer (free agent)
Utah Jazz
Last Season: 54-28 (37-4 at home); lost in the second round of the playoffs to Lakers
Key Players Added: Brevin Knight (trade, Clippers), Kosta Koufos (draft), couple more tall guys with a lot of vowels in their name (draft)
Key Players Lost: Jason Hart (trade, Clippers), Dee Brown (free agent, Wizards)
Pacific
Golden State Warriors
Last Season: 48-34
Key Players Added: Corey Maggette (free agent, Clips), Anthony Randolph (draft), Ronny Turiaf (free agent, Lakers), Marcus Williams (trade, Nets), Anthony Morrow (undrafted, signed), Jimi Hendrix
Key Players Lost: Baron Davis (free agent, Clips), Mickael Pietrus (free agent, Magic), Matt Barnes (free agent, Suns), Austin Croshere (free agent, no, no, don't tell me ... ), Troy Hudson (free agent, Rap City's Tha Basement), Patrick O'Bryant (free agent, Celts), Kosta Perovic (free agent, Spain), Chris Webber (hung up the sneakers, finally)
Los Angeles Clippers
Last Season: 23-59
Key Players Added: Baron Davis (free agent), Jenny Craig, Marcus Camby (trade, Nuggets), Ricky Davis (free agent), Jason Hart (trade, Jazz), baby-face Eric Gordon (draft), DeAndre Jordan (draft), Mike Taylor (draft)
Key Players Lost: Elton Brand (free agent, Sixers), Corey Maggette (free agent, Warriors), Smush Parker (free agent, Nuggets), Ruben Patterson (free agent), Quinton Ross (free agent, Grizz), Josh Powell (free agent, Lakers), Shaun Livingston’s wonky legs (free agent, Heat), Brevin Knight (trade, Jazz)
Los Angeles Lakers
Last Season: 57-25; lost in the Finals to Celtics
Key Players Added: Josh Powell (free agent, Clips), The Monkey King Sun Yue (draft)
Key Players Lost: Hyphy Ronny Turiaf (free agent, Warriors), Ira Newble (free agent)
Phoenix Suns
Last Season: 47-35, Lost in First Round to Lakers, 4-3
Key Players Added: Louis Amundson (Free agent), Matt Barnes (Free agent), Goran Dragic (Draft), Robin Lopez (Draft),Sean Singletary (Trade)
Key Players Lost: Gordan Giricek (Free agent), Brian Skinner (Free agent), D.J. Strawberry (Trade)
Sacramento Kings
Last Season: 29-53, 13th in Western Conference
Key Players Added:
Bobby Brown (Free agent), Donte Greene (Trade), Jason Thompson (Draft)
Key Players Lost:
Ron Artest (Trade), Anthony Johnson (Free agent)
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alcune espressioni su acquisti e cessioni sono un pò colorite, ci sta (cit.)
Io ho trovato questo e questo ho riportato, per chi volesse approfondire in dettaglio la composizione dei vari team:
Eastern Conference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cu ... Conference
Western Conference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cu ... Conference
:smoke: