Author: Matt Leaman

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Sacramento Kings add George Hill and Zach Randolph: https://twitter.com/bleacherreport/status/882286531695783937 https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/882288274886328320 The busy offseason for the Kings continues. After selecting De’Aaron Fox, Justin Jackson and Frank Mason on draft night, they have begun to round out their roster via free agency. The Kings have added veterans George Hill, 31, and Zach Randolph, 35. Both players will provide meaningful contribution in multiple ways. Not only can they still score and effect games offensively, but they will now be the leaders for the prominently young roster. https://youtu.be/yD4OOoYmShg George Hill signed a 3 yr./57 million dollar deal. Last season, Hill, played 49 games for…

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Paul Millsap agrees to head west to Denver: Another star player is leaving the Eastern conference, and heading west. The Denver Nuggets have landed their main offseason target. Paul Millsap is headed to the mile high city. The deal is for three years at 90 million dollars. Millsap, 32, is set to make $30 million per year. Denver had been searching for an all-star front court player to pair with center, Nikola Jokic. https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/881708946842689537 Denver is acquiring a 4x all star and member of the 2015-16 all defensive team. Last season, Millsap played in 69 games for the Atlanta Hawks,…

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As free agency rolls along, here are some players that have signed over the past few days: PJ Tucker to Houston: The Houston Rockets are trying aggressively to round out their bench the remainder of the off season. They continued doing that signing forward PJ Tucker to a 4 yr./32 million dollar deal. Tucker, a longtime friend of Chris Paul, made this deal tough to turn down. https://twitter.com/windhorstespn/status/881380856635326464 Tucker played 81 games last season for Toronto and Phoenix. During those games he averaged 6.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists. He shot the ball at a 41.3% clip form the…

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JJ Redick headed to Philadelphia on a 1 year/23 million dollar deal: JJ Redick has agreed to terms on a 1 year/23 million dollar deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. The deal was first reported by ESPN. The process is coming all together for the Sixers as they now position themselves to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2011-12 season. https://twitter.com/sportscenter/status/881245109328760834 Redick, 33, will be entering his 12th NBA season. He has played for Orlando Magic, Milwaukee Bucks, and most recently the Los Angeles Clippers. Last season, Redick averaged 15 points a game on 42.9% shooting from three…

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Timberwolves trade Ricky Rubio to the Utah Jazz for first round protected pick: The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded point guard Ricky Rubio to the Utah Jazz in exchange for their 2018 first round pick (Top 14 protected). Rubio averaged 11.1 points, 9.1 assists, and 4.1 rebounds one season ago in 75 games with the T-Wolves. This move cleared up cap space of $14,250,000 that Rubio was set to make next year. https://twitter.com/espnsteinline/status/880894792321847296 The Utah Jazz now have a playmaker who will provide passing and defense in Salt Lake City. He will either share time or play alongside Dante Exum next…

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George will join forces with MVP Russell Westbrook: The NBA offseason just keeps giving. Some would say this is much more exciting than the regular season. Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder made a splash getting the free agency period underway. Indiana sent all star Paul George to OKC in exchange for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. After a long few weeks for Indiana’s front office, they finally dealt their all star. It was a question of when he would be dealt, not if he would be. After passing up reported offers from Boston, Los Angeles Lakers, and the…

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Holiday looking to stay in New Orleans on max contract: Sources say Jrue Holiday staying in New Orleans is all but certain. The craziest part of all is they plan on giving Holiday a 5 year/170 million dollar max contract. If this goes through the first day Free Agency begins, it’ll be a very poor decision and a desperate move by the Pelicans. The free agent madness is just getting started. This move would significantly hurt any chance the Pelicans have of improving their bench role players, which the Golden State Warriors have showed is critical to success in this league.…

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