a few smaller signings to report

Apparently, Mike Miller to the Heat isn't exactly a done deal yet. I think it will be soon. Why would you want to go anywhere else at this point?

Raymond Felton is about to sign with the Knicks. That team is slowly coming together, although i still plan to laugh out loud when I see their final roster.

Travis Outlaw signed with the Nets and Kyle Korver signed with the Bulls. I know that the Bulls got Boozer, but was this second to Lebron for both teams otherwise?

Tyrus Thomas resigned with the Bobcats. The Nets expressed interest, like they're going to with Luis Scola. I am hoping Schola resigns with my Rockets. They still need to grab another power forward somehow too.

The top free agents are now Scola, Josh Childress, Ron Brewer, Richard Jefferson, Al harrington, and JJ Redick. I bet somewhere the Nets brass are more than a little upset at their haul. They could still get Childress or Scola but I don't really see that happening unless they really overpay for one of the two players. I see the Nets keeping their cap space to sign players over the next couple seasons.

It is a little early to tell, but right now I would say that the "winners" of this offseason so far are the Lakers, Heat, Bulls, Knicks, Bucks, and Thunder. Obviously, the Heat have gained the most. The Lakers are still going to be the defending champions and Steve Blake has been one of the best, quiet acquisitions so far. The Bulls did fairly well, although they could have done better. The Knicks are bummed on missing Lebron, but they still improved to a 45 win team. The Bucks and Thunder quietly will keep improving.


In baseball news, Stephen Strasburg pitched fairly well again tonight, eight strikeouts and one run in six innings. Not bad.