After the whirlwind that the Miami Heat built up on Thursday, the rest of the NBA has got back to business. Teams have begun filling out the remaining of there rosters with mid-level talent.
The Blazers have signed Jazz shooting guard Wesley Matthews to a five-year, $34 million, according to a league source.
Utah now has seven days to match. Matthews played in all 82 games last season as a rookie, when he made the team as an unrestricted free agent.
He started 48 games and averaged 9.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists. The Blazers have been relatively quiet during free-agency but the addition of Matthews gives them more defensive weapons and I’m sure Matthews will fit in nicely under Nate McMillian’s system.
But $34 mill is a bit much!
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After Kyle Korver agreed to a three-year, $15 million deal on Friday the Bulls signed Redick to a $20 million, three-year offer sheet, but the Magic have 7 days to match, and it appears they will.
The additions of two
perimeter players indicates that they will be launching from deep at a rapid rate.
New head coach Tom Thibodeau is defensive minded, but his most recent stint as assistant coach in Boston has made him accustomed to three point shooting as a constant offensive tactic. Hopefully Orlando won’t
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Brendan Haywood resigned with the Mavericks. The deal is for six years and $55 million. Sources said that because the sixth year is not fully guaranteed, the deal averages roughly $7 million to $8 million annually in guaranteed money, depending on incentives. In other words, Haywood got a raise from his $6 million salary last season, but not a huge one.
The Mavs bringing Haywood back will end the battle over who starts between him and Erik Dampier. Haywood has yet to average a double-double in his 9 years in the NBA.
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The Nets have agreed to sign restricted free agent Anthony Morrow to a three-year, $12 million offer sheet. The Warriors probably won’t match due to the signing and paying of David Lee. In New Jersey, Morrow may at last have the chance to showcase his three-point prowess.
