Donnie Walsh sucks so hard right now. I'm pretty pissed.
I'm going to change up how I do the team free agency. A lot of things changed this year, some players are different. Hopefully this works out better. Let me know in a reply whether or not you like this way better or the old way I did it better.
2012 NBA Team Analysis
(Position Player - Role - Stats (Team last year, if new arrival)
Atlanta
PG Ramon Sessions - 9th man - 6.9 ppg 3.4 apg (MIN via trade)
PG William Parris - 11th man - 3.6 ppg 1.4 apg
SG Kwadjo Holland - PG - 8.8 ppg, 2.4 apg
SG J.B. Hawkins - SG - Rookie, 1st pick
SG Rudy Fernandez - 10th man - 4 ppg (MIN via free agency)
SF Marvin Williams - SF - 8.3 ppg 3.4 rpg
SF Ryan Gomes - 6th man - 4.5 ppg 2.3 rpg (MIN via trade)
SF Donte Greene - 7th man - 8 ppg 2.2 rpg
PF Josh Smith - PF - 15.3 ppg 8.3 rpg 3.9 apg 1.5 spg 2.8 bpg
C Omar Samhan - 8th man - 3.9 ppg 3.6 rpg
C DeSagana Diop - 12th man - 1.1 ppg 1.8 rpg (CHA via trade)
C Adam Butler - C - Rookie, 39th pick
The Hawks signed Fernandez to a two year, 7.7m deal. Given that he's their 10th man, and only scored 4 points a game last year, I'd call it a bad deal.
The Hawks have some youth, but don't have enough talent to win many games. It's tough when their top scorer is Josh Smith, who isn't much of an offensive threat. This team will be at the bottom of the league.
Boston Celtics
PG Rajon Rondo - PG - 15 ppg 9.3 apg 1.8 spg
PG Steve Nash - 6th man - 17.5 ppg 8.2 apg (PHX via free agency)
SG Ray Allen - 10th man - 8.5 ppg
SG Shane Battier - 8th man - 11.7 ppg 3.2 rpg 1 spg 1.2 bpg
SG John Sharpe - SG - Rookie, 19th pick
SF Mike Miller - SF - 15.3 ppg 4.3 rpg 1.1 spg
SF Paul Pierce - 7th man - 11.1 ppg 2.6 rpg 1 spg
SF Lazar Hayward - D-league - 2.4 ppg
SF Sam Johnson - 11th man - 2.8 ppg
PF Cedrick Harrell - 9th man - 4.2 ppg 3.7 rpg
PF Kevin Garnett - 14.2 ppg 6.7 rpg
PF Bill DeWolfe - D-league - 1.3 ppg
C Peter Thomas - 12th man - Rookie, 53rd pick
C Kendrick Perkins - C - 10.2 ppg 8.7 rpg
The Celtics got Nash on a 1 year mid-level deal, which is a steal for a player of his caliber.
Although they are incredibly old, with 6 key players over 30, this team has got a lot of talent. Especially with the signing of key veteran Nash, this team will do great things this year. This might be their best chance and last year, however.
Charlotte Bobcats
PG Raymond Felton - PG - 14.7 ppg 5.0 apg
PG John Welch - SG - 8 ppg 2.3 apg
SG Landry Fields - 9th man - 2.3 ppg
SF Reggie Johnson - 6th man - Rookie, 8th pick
SF Gerald Wallace - SF - 16.8 ppg 6.8 rpg 1.5 spg 1.1 bpg
SF Al Thornton - 7th man - 8.7 ppg 3.7 rpg (WAS via free agency)
PF Patrick Patterson - PF - 12.6 ppg 6 rpg 1.2 bpg
PF JJ Hickson - 8th man - 3.2 ppg 2.1 rpg (CLE via free agency)
C Zaza Pachula - Inactive - (ATL via trade)
C Alvin Petty - 10th man - Rookie, 36th pick
C Charles Hill - 11th man - 2.2 ppg 3.0 rpg
C Brook Lopez - C - 16.4 ppg 11.6 rpg 2.0 bpg (NJ via free agency)
Although they signed Lopez to a great deal and got themselves a dominant center, they signed Thornton to a terrible deal and overpaid for Hickson too (6M a year for Thornton, 4.5M a year for Hickson).
The Bobcats did address their gaping hole in the post but didn't get any SG help. This is a team that has a lot of middling role players who will not push this team to win games. A mediocre team with some talent, they could sneak into the playoffs.
Before I do the rest of the league, I want to see how you guys like this set up.