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2004 NBA Free Agents.

Here is a list of the free agents next season, and the bold players are players I think the expansion Bobcats should take a look at.



RESTRICTED
(typically, players with four seasons or less of NBA experience)
Courtney Alexander, Hornets Is a sleeper player, has never really produced but he has the talent to be a fine SG, and would not cost a lot.
Chris Anderson, Nuggets Good talented athletic big man, could maybe get him cheap and he has potential.
Robert Archibald, Raptors
Carlos Arroyo, Jazz Very good PG, could be a very solid backup for a long time, worth a look at.
Matt Barnes, Clippers
Lonny Baxter, Wizards
Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, Cavaliers
Michael Bradley, Hawks
J.R. Bremer, Warriors Had a great rookie year, people will forget about him, could get him cheap.
Jamison Brewer, Pacers
Ernest Brown, Celtics
Rasual Butler, Heat
Maurice Carter, Hornets
Jarron Collins, Jazz
Jamal Crawford, Bulls Very talented young player and is really someone you could start to build a team around with one other potential super star talent.
Marquis Daniels, Mavericks
Keyon Dooling, Clippers
Ronald Dupree, Bulls
Obinna Ekezie, Hawks
Desmond Ferguson, Blazers
Marcus Fizer, Bulls Has never got a chance to prove himself, he is a very solid player and is worth a long look.
Richie Frahm, Sonics
Alex Garcia, Spurs
Manu Ginobili, Spurs Another very solid player you could start to build a team around, has a ton of potential.
Gordan Giricek, Jazz
Jason Hart, Spurs
Trenton Hassell, T'Wolves
Britton Johnsen, Magic
Linton Johnson, Bulls
Kenyon Martin, Nets
Chris Mihm, Celtics
Darius Miles, Blazers
Josh Moore, Clippers
Mehmet Okur, Pistons Good solid big man, can shoot rebound and plays well inside and out.
Jannero Pargo, Bulls
Morris Peterson, Raptors
Joel Przybilla, Hawks Very good player, had a wonderful end of the season with the Hawks and could be a cheap pickup that could be very productive.
Zeljko Rebraca, Hawks
Quentin Richardson, Clippers Another star player one could build around, I would want to build my team around him over Jamal or Manu honestly.
Paul Shirley, Bulls
Bobby Simmons, Clippers
Tamar Slay, Nets
Leon Smith, Sonics Has never proven anything but has talent, maybe could be a steal.
Darius Songaila, Kings Very good player, could be a fine steal and a cheap player to get.
DeShawn Stevenson, Magic
Stromile Swift, Grizzlies A possible star to build a team around, star him a PF with a guard and you might have something.
Etan Thomas, Wizards
Jeff Trepagnier, Nuggets
Jake Tsakalidis, Grizzlies Ok big man, has a lot of potential and has great size just might not fit well in the East.
Hidayet Turkoglu, Spurs
Mike Wilks, Rockets
Maurice Williams, Jazz Very good PG prospect, love how he plays the game and he could be gotten cheap as well.
Loren Woods, Heat

UNRESTRICTED
Rafer Alston, Heat Another solid impressive PG, but since he preformed well and was on a playoff team might be hard to get him.
Kenny Anderson, Pacers
Stacey Augmon, Hornets
Brandon Armstrong, Nets
Vin Baker, Knicks
Brent Barry, Sonics
Jon Barry, Nuggets Solid competitive player, always need a solid shooter and leader and he is that, very impressive player mentally.
Travis Best, Mavericks
Corie Blount, Raptors
Rodney Buford, Kings
Mitchell Butler, Wizards
Brian Cardinal, Warriors Is a tough competitive hard working player ever team needs, would be a very good pickup.
Calbert Cheaney, Warriors
Keon Clark, Suns
Omar Cook, Blazers
Michael Curry, Raptors
Hubert Davis, Nets
Derrick Dial, Magic
Vlade Divac, Kings
Michael Doleac, Nuggets
Adonal Foyle, Warriors
Tremaine Fowlkes, Pistons
Kendall Gill, Bulls
Dion Glover, Raptors
Horace Grant, Lakers
Tom Gugliotta, Jazz
Darvin Ham, Pistons
Zendon Hamilton, 76ers
Donnell Harvey, Suns
Fred Hoiberg, T'Wolves Solid shooting and has really produced this year, a little bit of a gamble but teams need consistent shooters.
Lindsey Hunter, Pistons
Steven Hunter, Magic
Mark Jackson, Rockets
Mike James, Pistons
Avery Johnson, Warriors
DerMarr Johnson, Knicks Good player, has a lot of potential and could get him cheap.
Damon Jones, Bucks
Brevin Knight, Bucks
Toni Kukoc, Bucks
Sean Marks, Spurs
Tony Massenburg, Kings
Darrick Martin, T'Wolves
Amal McCaskill, 76ers
Antonio McDyess, Suns Would be a good pick, a little risk there but if he plays well he would be a solid find at PF and is a verteran player as well
Stanislav Medvedenko, Lakers Very solid player, very consistent and productive, could be a good find for a young team.
Oliver Miller, T'Wolves
Mikki Moore, Jazz
Lee Nailon, Cavaliers
Mamadou N'diaye, Hawks
Greg Ostertag, Jazz
Doug Overton, Clippers
Scott Padgett, Rockets
Wesley Person, Hawks Another shooter, a consistent shooter that has great three point range.
Mark Pope, Nuggets
Sean Rooks, Magic
Michael Ruffin, Jazz
Ansu Sesay, Sonics
Jabari Smith, Kings
Steve Smith, Hornets
Rod Strickland, Raptors
Robert Traylor, Hornets A solid overall big man, really big player and has shown the potential to be a athletic big man that can defend really well and score in the post.
Gary Trent, T'Wolves
Jacque Vaughn, Hawks
Samaki Walker, Heat
John Wallace, Heat
Rasheed Wallace, Pistons Another super star player you could build the team around but I am not sure if he would leave his current situation.
Rodney White, Nuggets
Chris Whitney, Wizards
Eric Williams, Cavaliers
Scott Williams, Mavericks
Shammond Williams, Hornets
Wang Zhi Zhi, Heat

TEAM OPTIONS
(team has choice to terminate contract or enforce it for next season)
Carlos Boozer, Cavaliers
Robert Horry, Spurs

PLAYER OPTIONS
(player can choose to terminate next season - the final one - and become a free agent)
Bruce Bowen, Spurs
Troy Hudson, T'Wolves Possibly could want to leave the Wolves, and would be a good PG to have because of his three point ability and scoring ability.
Karl Malone, Lakers
Zaza Pachulia, Magic (he would be restricted)
Gary Payton, Lakers
Anthony Peeler, Kings
Brian Skinner, Bucks
Charlie Ward, Spurs

EARLY TERMINATION
(player can terminate the remainder of his contract which has one or more seasons remaining)
Kobe Bryant, Lakers Would be the ultimate find, would be hard to get but he is the cream of the crop this year, if he chooses.
Marcus Camby, Nuggets
Erick Dampier, Warriors
Derek Fisher, Lakers
Penny Hardaway, Knicks ] Another solid player, doubt he will leave NY but he has a lot of potential and experience and could be a leader of a team.
Steve Nash, Mavericks
Vitaly Potapenko, Sonics
Latrell Sprewell, T'Wolves
Nick Van Exel, Warriors
Antoine Walker, Mavericks
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The (*) is for players that are Early Options, Team Options or Player Options.


Rebounders:
Erick Dampier*
Marcus Camby*
Vin Baker
Kenyon Martin
Quentin Richardson
Joel Prizbilla
Robert Traylor
Greg Ostertag
Marcus Fizer
Chris Mihm
Mehmet Okur
Donnell Harvey
Samaki Walker



Hustle players:
Manu Ginobili
Brian Cardnial
Hidayet Turkoglu
Darius Songaila
Gary Trent
Matt Barnes



Shooters:
Kobe Bryant*
Toni Kukoc
Anthony Peeler*
Brent Barry
Jon Barry
Troy Hudson*
Morris Peterson
Wesley Person
Gordon Giricek
Dion Glover
Derek Fisher*
Steve Nash*
Steve Smith
Hubert Davis
Shammond Williams
Chris Whitney



Defenders:
Trenton Hassell
Kobe Bryant*
Robert Horry*
Marcus Camby*
Eric Williams
Karl Malone*
Jacque Vaughn
Gary Payton*
Stacey Augmon
Derek Fisher*
Charlie Ward*
Jannero Pargo
Lindsay Hunter
Jason Hart
Ansu Sesay



Ball handlers:
Kobe Bryant
Penny Hardaway
Gary Payton
Rod Strickland
Jamal Crawford
Steve Nash
Manu Ginobili
Charlie Ward
Derrick Martin
Troy Hudson
Travis Best
Lindsay Hunter
Derek Fisher
Marquis Daniels



Shot blockers:
Erick Dampier*
Marcus Camby*
Adonal Foyle
Rasheed Wallace
Kenyon Martin
Stromile Swift
Robert Traylor
Greg Ostertag
Chris Anderson
Joel Prizbilla
Ruben Boumtje Boumtje
Etan Thomas
Loren Woods
Steven Hunter
Mikkie Moore
Mamadou N'diaye



Scorers
Kobe Bryant*
Latrell Sprewell*
Quentin Richardson
Rasheed Wallace
Steve Nash*
Jamal Crawford
Brent Barry
Karl Malone*
Courtney Alexander
Troy Hudson*
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Sleeper players that have a lot of potential:
Carlos Arroyo
J.R. Bremer
Ronald Dupree
Joel Przybilla
Darius Songaila
Maurice Williams
Rafer Alston
Rodney White


And speaking of sleeper players, besides McDyess, who would be a great find if he is healthy agian. Another player that everyone forgets about is Keon Clark, he was a very good player before he got injured and would be worth the risk taking him because of his upside.
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I agree with your assessment of Marcus Fizer. I think if he landed on a team that allowed him to play to his strengths at the SF, he'd prosper. Though with his durability issues, a team would have to keep him down to 30 minutes per game. When he's on, he can seem dominant for short periods of time.

If the Sixers didn't already have a tweener forward in Kenny Thomas, I would've been interested Fizer.

And about Keon Clark, I think people will shy away from him because of character issues, as well as his declining level of play ever since he left Toronto.
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