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The Spurs don't have to overpay for anyone because of the draft: they got Duncan and as long as they pay him, everyone else is virtually interchangeable. Picking up guys like Parker and Ginobili through the draft has helped a lot, too. Having one incredible anchor like that makes he gm job much easier, I would think.
Teams with heaps of cap space haven't managed to rebuild their teams with it very well. Denver's strength now is through the draft (Carmelo and Nene) and trades (Camby). THey picked up Andre Miller and may pick up another good one soon, but they didn't pick up anyone who is the senter of the team. The same is true with Utah. I can only think of way back when the Lakers lured Shaq over as a true franchise player being acquired via free agency.
So, no, the Blazers probably aren't/weren't going to be getting anything big via free agent pickups. What I would like to see is some huge, nifty trade that gets a McGrady, making the free agent acquisitions that follow actually meaningful.
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