Dampier needs a home

Eric Dampier is a 6'11” center who averaged 12 points and 12
rebounds for the GSW last year. He's a free agent who opt'ed out of his
current 8M/year contract. He wants 10M/year or more.



He wants a new home with a contender. My guess is that LA will
want Dampier to replace Shaq at Center. The Hawks want him but
they are not competitive and haven't had good attendance when they were
winning. Who has free agency money?


The GSW resigned backup center A.Foyle for twice is old salary over 6
years. While they overpayed, Foyle is a good
citizen/player. This means the GSWs have a center
and therefore, can be more flexible for a sign and trade of
Dampier. With Kobe
resigned, the Clippers and maybe LA, with their bonanza of new players
(Odom,Butler, & Grant) can work a sign and trade. IMHO,
LA will want to keep Grant who plays center but is really a very good
PF. With Grant and Dampier, they'll be competitive with the west
but I don't know much about their salary cap situation.