Carters interesting.. thought he wouldnt be a net next season.. surprised me..

Walton didnt surprise me at all.. he will be a laker for life hopefully unlike kobe.. who we all no needs out from laker town..

Kapono gets rewarded for taking his oportunity in Miami Last season when they had players out through injury and he saw some serious minutes.

Another example of how oportunity and luck plays a bit part in being successful in the NBA.

Oops - that is meant to be BIG part :)

Will Kapono learn the hard way like Damon Jones. When your a spot up shooter it is better to play with Shaq. 24 million is a great deal for him though.

Pity the only way to get the dollars, was to go to Toronto....

Gool luck though, great shooter...

what is that supposed to mean DB5

Toronto is not a team that will see finals action past the first round for a while.

It is supposed to mean that it is a pity he had to go to a average team like Toronto to get the dollars, more of a chance of winning in Miami.

Good luck though, great shooter means good luck to him, way to get a better contract, he is a good shooter.

yea it is a pitty when someone signs on for more money at a better team I'm still feeling the sting of 06

Hamma, who do you mean??

IMO, Miami was the better team here....

How is miami the better team? Theyre stuck in salary cap hell, wade doesn't get the calls anymore, their team is full of lazy players with no heart (now theyve got a ship) miami has, in 1 year, turned into the worst franchise.

I would rather be in Toronto than Miami right now... (except for the weather)

Toronto has a Franchise player in Bosh, and a good young core.

Miami has an aging Shaq (another 3 years at 20 mil just kills the salary cap for them!!) and Walker who will get fatter each year. So no cap room for like 3-4 years of Wade's prime. I can't see Miami getting much past the first round for a few years, but Toronto will soon.

Fair call guys, forgot sbout Walker, thought he would retire...
Thought it was just Shaq's huge contract (and ass) to deal with...
I reckon Wade will still get the calls though..
Toronto looks a bit better after reading that though.

mmm - thats what i though...thats why i asked...toronto are shaping up to be a great side

I agree. Toronto shhould hand the reigns over to Calderon and try and deal Ford in my opinion, he is a better shooter and was consistently the better player for them last year.

Really though, apart from Bosh, and Bagnani you would not really say their roster is that flash....depends on cap room I guess...

true - calderon is a better shot...a great pg who would start for most teams...and he was more consistant...but...the reason the raptors turned it around so much...or at least one of the main reasons was because of the TANDEM at the 1 spot...u could spell both of them on the bench without losing anything...if u must...deal calderon because hes out of contract next year and will be looking for $$$$$ and a starting role...something toronto will probably not offer him

their roster is full of unselfish, team orientated and decent role players...anthony parker at sg was a prize steal from free agency - he showed how good he is later in the season, tj and calderon? how can u leave them out...and bosh is a great player who cares about nothign but winning...the rest all contribute, especially garbajosa who is the ultimate glue guy...does it all

I go for Miami and they're gunn. Wade is the best and shaq is gonna hav a ripper season. R u sure Kapono left? ANyway Portland Trailblazers are gonna be really good.(Could win the championship if Heat don't) There whole roster is gunn after they piked up some decent players - Greg Oden, Steve Francis, Channing Frye plus they got other greats like Brandon Roy and watch out for Aldrige and Jarret jack. Cheers

Portland will win the championship if Miami dont. Neither will win. Where does everyone think Chauncey Billups is gonna go. Will he stay in Detroit?

Neither Portland nor Miami will win!
Wade will come back half way through the season and everyone else is aging on the team.

Portland have a lot of potential - but its all on paper so far, they are yet to win anything. History shows teams that win championships need to have some playoff experience first. So this will be at least 2-3 years away, maybe more.

I think Chauncey will stay. Pistons will give him enough money to stay and its probably where he would prefer to stay. He has no real reason to bolt, and this is his last big contract, so he isn't going to go to a contender for less money.