
Other NBA News:
- Drew Gooden signed with the Spurs and should be an excellent addition for them. A team like the Spurs doesn't need their role players to do too much in order for them to win, but to have someone with Gooden's size and talent as a role player only makes the Spurs stronger in the end. He could probably give the Spurs some quality minutes against someone like Pau Gasol or David West.
- The Cavs signed Joe Smith, who was with the team last year. Smith should provide some good minutes off the bench for Cleveland, especially with Ben Wallace out with a broken leg. I don't think this is a move that will win them a championship though, it pretty much just provides some depth.
- I mentioned a while back that I thought the Bobcats would end up grabbing the 8th playoff spot in the East. They were struggling for a while, but they now have won 4 straight games and are just 1 game behind 8th place Milwaukee in the loss column for the last playoff spot. Looks like they still have a chance to prove me right.
- Stromile Swift was cut by the Nets and will sign with the Suns. Swift was actually the 2nd pick in the NBA Draft in 2000, but he really has been a huge bust, averaging just 8.5 points and 4.7 rebounds throughout his 8 year career. Of course 2000 was probably the worst draft in the history of the NBA, producing just 3 future NBA All-Stars: Kenyon Martin, Jamal Magloire, & Michael Redd. Hedo Turkoglu & Jamal Crawford are the only other players drafted in 2000 that have been consistent starters throughout their careers.
More: NBA Weekly
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