NBA Free Agency 2012: Tracking The Latest Rumors And Deals

Joining the Utah Royals wasn’t an easy decision for Madison Hammond, the NWSL trailblazer and defensive midfielder. It took bravery and a type of vulnerability she had never experienced before—a difficult choice that is now paying off in spades. At Utah, she’ll continue everything that has always set her apart: growing as a leader, playing more freely, and being a role model to Native American and Black girls who is never afraid to speak out about what she believes in.

Hammond signed with the Royals this past offseason as a free agent after four years at Angel City FC.

Moore, a 2011 second-round pick of the Celtics, appeared in 38 games in 2011, averaging 2.9 points per game on 38.1 percent shooting from the field and 37.8 percent shooting from the three-point line. In this year’s Summer League, Moore led Boston in scoring with 14 points per game on 43.1 percent shooting from the field and 40 percent shooting from distance.

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O’Neal averaged just five points and 3.9 rebounds for the Celtics last season.

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NBA free agency has hit quite a lull as of late. Part of these doldrums are due to a very active July, but another reason is that the new Collective Bargaining Agreement has kind of put the onus on the NBA’s middle class to either accept lesser deals or to wait in hopes that they are somehow able to find a bit of leverage when it comes to their bargaining ability.

Sports Illustrated’s Sam Amick took a closer look at the recent drop-off in transactions, bringing forward the following (astute) point:

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The Lakers don’t really have any room for Bell on their roster anymore, but it’s unclear what the holdup exactly is that’s keeping the veteran defender under contract with the Jazz.

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The Clippers were able to make this move using one of their many small trade exceptions. It’s unclear which one, though, because we don’t yet know Green’s salary.

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It’ll be interesting to see how much the Warriors will pay for either player. They can sign Rush using their Bird Rights on him, and they can spent the full mid-level exception, starting at $5 million in the first year, to acquire Landry. However, those moves could put the Warriors over the luxury tax. It remains to be seen whether that is much of a deterrent for the Warriors.

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Babby would be Suns president of basketball operations Lon Babby. The deal reportedly involved five players and a first-round draft pick, so it’s possible the issues are salary cap related. Earlier Wednesday, Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic reported the issue could be the first-round pick Phoenix will receive.

Kirilenko last played in the NBA during the 2010-11 season. Last year, he starred for Russian power CSKA Moscow, and he exercised his buyout to return to the NBA. He will likely play at small forward for the Timberwolves next year, though he could also slide inside to be a power forward in some lineups.

The Timberwolves cleared away enough cap space to sign Kirilenko when they traded Wes Johnson and a first-round pick to the Phoenix Suns in a three-team deal. Johnson had been a disappointment since being picked with the No. 4 selection in the 2010 NBA Draft.

For the Timberwolves, they may finally have turned the corner as a team with a young nucleus and money to spend, as this move will give them space to perhaps bring in Andrei Kirelenko or have the luxury of pursuing a higher-priced player during next season’s trade deadline or free agency period.

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The details are unclear, but if West actually is staying put in Dallas, consider it a good move for the franchise.

“We’ve got 15 spots and 13 players are under contract,” Nelson said. “We’ve got a little work to do yet, hopefully Delonte will slide into one of those spots.”

The Bulls, meanwhile, recently opted to sign veteran center Nazr Mohammad to a cheaper deal to replace Asik.

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Brewer was a bit disappointing in his two seasons with the Bulls, averaging a paltry 6.9 points as his field goal percentage dipped to just 42.7 this past season, but he has the ability to be a very solid defender off the bench for New York.

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Terms of the deal haven’t been released as of yet, but the Salt Lake Tribune reports that Foye’s salary will likely be a $2.5 million chunk of the mid-level exception -- a bargain if there ever was one this summer. He might not be the most efficient player considering his career averages of 11.6 points, 3.2 assists and 2.4 rebounds for a 29-year-old, but there have been plenty of worse deals signed this summer.

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Financial details of the deal have not yet been revealed.

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The New York Post’s Peter Vecsey reported late Saturday that veteran center Nazr Mohammed, who spent last season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, will sign with the Chicago Bulls instead of the Brooklyn Nets. The indication from that, according to multiple reports, is that Chicago would not match the offer sheet Omer Asik signed with the Houston Rockets.

Asik signed the offer sheet on Friday, and the Bulls had three days to match. The deal was for $25 million over three years, though if Chicago were to match, the third year comes with a $14 million salary cap hit thanks to the “poison pill” clause that Rockets GM Daryl Morey also exploited in the Jeremy Lin chase.

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The Lakers obviously liked what they saw in Hill off the bench and decided to bring the center back on a two-year deal.

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