Summer of 2010 will it bring a superstar for Portland?

Wednesday, April 23, 2008, D69 —

Who will the Blazers sign in two years? As all roads for GMs lead to this pile of gold of free agents in 2010 as teams are looking to make sure they have at least $10 million or more. For the superstars teams will need at minimum $20M of cap space as several major superstars will be able to opt out of their current contracts are the players who will demand over $20M a year plus a year LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh & Amare Stoudamire

Next major level of $15M - $20M players are free or restricted free agents - Joe Johnson - FA, Rudy Gay - RFA and Manu Ginobili - FA

Portland will also have to beat off the poachers as the Blazers will also need to sign LaMarcust Aldridge - RFA, Brandon Roy - RFA, Travis Outlaw - FA, Steve Blake - FA and Sergio Rodriguez - FA.

Look below and see there will be other older superstars that could be brought in for solid veteran leadership at the mid-level. Steve Nash, Jermaine O’Neal, Ray Allen, Tracy McGrady and even Shaq.

There will be other players that could be the $8M - $10M a year player that could be important too, look below and see which player would be important for the Blazers…

Player Team Type
Speedy Claxton Atlanta Unrestricted F.A.
Joe Johnson Atlanta Unrestricted F.A.
Ray Allen Boston Unrestricted F.A.
Gabe Pruitt Boston Restricted F.A.
Rajon Rondo Boston Restricted F.A.
Brian Scalabrine Boston Unrestricted F.A.
Adam Morrison Charlotte Restricted F.A.
Larry Hughes Chicago Unrestricted F.A.
Thabo Sefolosha Chicago Restricted F.A.
Cedric Simmons Chicago Restricted F.A.
Tyrus Thomas Chicago Restricted F.A.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Cleveland Unrestricted F.A.
Aleksandar Pavlovic Cleveland Unrestricted F.A.
Anderson Varejao Cleveland Unrestricted F.A.
Ben Wallace Cleveland Unrestricted F.A.
Jerry Stackhouse Dallas Unrestricted F.A.
Chucky Atkins Denver Unrestricted F.A.
Marcus Camby Denver Unrestricted F.A.
Steven Hunter Denver Unrestricted F.A.
Richard Hamilton Detroit Unrestricted F.A.
Amir Johnson Detroit Unrestricted F.A.
Antonio McDyess Detroit Unrestricted F.A.
Al Harrington Golden State Unrestricted F.A.
Stephen Jackson Golden State Unrestricted F.A.
Kosta Perovic Golden State Restricted F.A.
Rafer Alston Houston Unrestricted F.A.
Tracy McGrady Houston Unrestricted F.A.
Luis Scola Houston Restricted F.A.
Marquis Daniels Indiana Unrestricted F.A.
Travis Diener Indiana Unrestricted F.A.
Jermaine O’Neal Indiana Unrestricted F.A.
Shawne Williams Indiana Restricted F.A.
Cuttino Mobley Los Angeles Clippers Unrestricted F.A.
Josh Powell Los Angeles Clippers Unrestricted F.A.
Tim Thomas Los Angeles Clippers Unrestricted F.A.
Jordan Farmar Los Angeles Lakers Restricted F.A.
Derek Fisher Los Angeles Lakers Unrestricted F.A.
Brian Cardinal Memphis Unrestricted F.A.
Rudy Gay Memphis Restricted F.A.
Kyle Lowry Memphis Restricted F.A.
Aaron McKie Memphis Unrestricted F.A.
Darko Milicic Memphis Unrestricted F.A.
Mike Miller Memphis Unrestricted F.A.
Mark Blount Miami Unrestricted F.A.
Udonis Haslem Miami Unrestricted F.A.
Bobby Simmons Milwaukee Unrestricted F.A.
Randy Foye Minnesota Restricted F.A.
Mark Madsen Minnesota Unrestricted F.A.
Maurice Ager New Jersey Restricted F.A.
Josh Boone New Jersey Restricted F.A.
Trenton Hassell New Jersey Unrestricted F.A.
Keith Van Horn New Jersey Unrestricted F.A.
Marcus Williams New Jersey Restricted F.A.
Hilton Armstrong New Orleans Restricted F.A.
Rasual Butler New Orleans Unrestricted F.A.
Mike James New Orleans Unrestricted F.A.
Renaldo Balkman New York Restricted F.A.
Mardy Collins New York Restricted F.A.
Jerome James New York Unrestricted F.A.
Quentin Richardson New York Unrestricted F.A.
Tony Battie Orlando Unrestricted F.A.
Brian Cook Orlando Unrestricted F.A.
J.J. Redick Orlando Restricted F.A.
Hedo Turkoglu Orlando Unrestricted F.A.
Rodney Carney Philadelphia Restricted F.A.
Raja Bell Phoenix Unrestricted F.A.
Steve Nash Phoenix Unrestricted F.A.
Shaquille O’Neal Phoenix Unrestricted F.A.
LaMarcus Aldridge Portland Restricted F.A.
Steve Blake Portland Unrestricted F.A.
Travis Outlaw Portland Unrestricted F.A.
Sergio Rodriguez Portland Restricted F.A.
Brandon Roy Portland Restricted F.A.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Sacramento Unrestricted F.A.
Quincy Douby Sacramento Restricted F.A.
Brad Miller Sacramento Unrestricted F.A.
Mikki Moore Sacramento Unrestricted F.A.
Kenny Thomas Sacramento Unrestricted F.A.
Shelden Williams Sacramento Restricted F.A.
Matt Bonner San Antonio Unrestricted F.A.
Bruce Bowen San Antonio Unrestricted F.A.
Manu Ginobili San Antonio Unrestricted F.A.
Fabricio Oberto San Antonio Unrestricted F.A.
Luke Ridnour Seattle Unrestricted F.A.
Mouhamed Sene Seattle Restricted F.A.
Earl Watson Seattle Unrestricted F.A.
Damien Wilkins Seattle Unrestricted F.A.
Andrea Bargnani Toronto Restricted F.A.
Carlos Boozer Utah Unrestricted F.A.
Ronnie Brewer Utah Restricted F.A.
Kyrylo Fesenko Utah Restricted F.A.
Matt Harpring Utah Unrestricted F.A.
Kyle Korver Utah Unrestricted F.A.
Mehmet Okur Utah Unrestricted F.A.
Antonio Daniels Washington Unrestricted F.A.
Brendan Haywood Washington Unrestricted F.A.
Dominic McGuire Washington Restricted F.A.
Etan Thomas Washington Unrestricted F.A.