http://blog.mlive.com/fullcourtpress/2007/07/grant_hill_freeagency_update.html June 30, Toronto Star: The general manager has narrowed down his list of possible additions to 10 or so, he said. It's no secret that Orlando's Grant Hill is among those high on that list. Colangelo isn't giving away any secrets on who he covets most except to say he's got his priorities set. "Sometimes in free agency you have to over-pay and we're willing to over-pay if we feel like we're going to get the right player," he said. "What we keep talking about is consistency at the small forward position, but we want to add the best possible player." 大意：暴龙愿意花付些钱签下他们认为最好的球员，例如Grant Hill。 June 30, AZCentral: Phoenix's roster moves could end in a hurry if Grant Hill says yes to the Suns. He will get his first chance today when the Suns make him their free agency priority with the first allowable phone call at 9 p.m. Sources in each conference said they believe Phoenix tops Hill's list, which also includes San Antonio, Detroit, Toronto and Orlando. ... Hill also would fit Phoenix's priorities as a versatile, high-character veteran. The Suns can't comment on free agents but General Manager Steve Kerr shared his approach. "We'd like to add some experience," Kerr said. "We just added two rookies who are going to be raw and they're not going to know what's going on out there so we'd like to balance that out with guys who have been there . . . or I should say a player that's been there before. 大意：太阳也想要Hill。 June 30, ESPN.com: Phoenix and San Antonio are offering only the veteran minimum salary for next season to Grant Hill: $1.2 million, with nearly $450,000 of that amount paid by the league office from a fund for veterans. ... Yet one source insisted early Sunday that he's already convinced that the injury-tortured Hill, having just completed a $93 million deal with Magic, is "going to Phoenix for sure." That would be welcome news in the desert, since the Suns are desperate for savvy veterans to improve the team's overall IQ and since Hill is the only free agent Phoenix is looking to add to its hefty payroll. 大意：太阳和马刺只能用老将最低薪资签Hill。而有一个消息来源坚称Hill会去太阳。 June 29, Toronto Star: Grant Hill may indeed sign with the Pistons, there's lots of talk out there but if he wants to win a ring, San Antonio is the place to be. That you cannot dispute. And there are people in the NBA who are way smarter than me or you (hard as that may be to believe) who think a chance to play for a ring is better in Toronto than it is in Detroit. And I can certainly see that point. 大意：要拿戒指的话去马刺最好，另外去暴龙也比去活塞好。 http://blog.mlive.com/fullcourtpress/2007/07/raptors_may_be_out_of_hill_ swe.html July 1, ESPN.com: Free agent sharpshooter Jason Kapono has quickly reached an agreement Sunday to leave the Miami Heat and sign a four-year deal believed to be worth $24 million with the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors already had a team salary just over $51 million before the move, barely under the $53+ million cap. Therefore, it's safe to assume Toronto used a good portion of their mid-level exception to sign Kapono, eating up any money they had to lure Hill. 大意：暴龙已经签了Jason Kapono，所以他们没有薪资空间签下Hill了。 http://blog.mlive.com/pistonsinsider/2007/07/mo_pete_a_piston.html Jason Kapono has reportedly agreed to a four-year, $24 million deal with Toronto, which means the likelihood of the Raptors wanting him back - or him to even want to go back - doesn't exist anymore. That means you can probably move him up a spot or two in Detroit's list of small forward targets this summer. Grant Hill is still atop the leader board. But if he chooses to go somewhere besides Detroit, don't be surprised if the Pistons then turn their attention to Mo Peterson. Detroit had a lot of interest in him prior to last season's trading deadline. If Detroit was willing to give up Antonio McDyess at the time, the deal would have probably been done. I'll have more on the Pistons and their first day of free agency later in Booth Newspapers and mlive.com. I've talked to a couple other folks around the league who said the $24 million number for Kapono may be a bit high (yah think?). Hopefully, a more accurate figure will be coming out soon. I can't imagine paying that kind of money for such a one-dimensional player. If Detroit does go after Mo Pete, their stiffest competition will likely come from Utah and Denver. 大意：暴龙有了Jason Kapono应该就不需要续签Mo Peterson，Peterson也不会想回去 了。而如果Hill没回活塞，活塞应该会把目标转向Peterson。如果活塞要签Peterson， 那最大的竞争球队可能会是爵士和金块。 http://blog.mlive.com/fullcourtpress/2007/07/bucks_early_focus_on_williams. html July 1, The Journal Times: Several NBA officials and agents believe the Bucks have offered Williams a contract for about $40 million over five years. The Memphis Grizzlies were expected to be Williams' primary suitor during free agency, but their interest in the 24-year-old point guard has undoubtedly waned since selecting Michael Conley II of Ohio State in Thursday night's NBA draft. Several other teams are believed to be interested in Williams, including Indiana, Miami and the Los Angeles Lakers. However, those teams can only offer Williams the mid-level exception of $5.8 million per year. The aforementioned teams could also try to acquire Williams in a sign-and-trade deal, but none of those teams has a point guard the Bucks certainly would want in return. Williams is generally regarded as the second-best point guard in free agency behind Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons. The Bucks had more than a passing interest in Billups, but aren't likely to exceed the Pistons' lucrative four-year, $52 million offer. 大意：公鹿应该会续签 Maurice Williams。 --

※ 发信站: 批踢踢实业坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.229.125.251 ※ 编辑: pennymarcus 来自: 61.229.125.251 (07/02 11:06)