2K9 Swingers :: Signings.

Oh some nice unprotected picks. Hope you dont plan to have AI on your squad although rating wise he is the best player available. I hope you get a young potential-loaded team.

Bellic Brothers > Maloof Brothers


You have rivalry

Can't wait for the expansion draft results... Nice decision signing Iverson! Dude still got it..

2009 NBA Expansion Draft
Swingers select their inaugural roster
(Pick Number :: Name, Position, Career Averages)


1º Pick :: Allen Iverson, G, 27.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 6.2 apg, 41.4 mpg
Attended the Bethel HS in Hampton, Virginia ... played college ball at Georgetown until 1996 ... selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 1st overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft; played there till 2006-07 ... won the gold medal at the World University Games with the US Team in 1995 ... Big East Rookie of the Year in 1995 ... Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996 ... 1st Team All-America by AP in 1996 ... NBA Rookie of the Year in 1996-97 ... MVP of the 1997 NBA Rookie All-Star Game ... NBA MVP in 2000-01 ... Led the NBA in scoring in 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2004-05 and in steals in 2000-01 and 2001-02 and 2002-03 ... All-NBA 1st Team in 1998-99, 2000-01 and 2004-05 ... All-NBA 2nd Team in 1999-00, 2001-02 and 2002-03 ... All-NBA 3rd Team in 2005-06... 10 times selected to the NBA All-Star Game, MVP in 2001 and 2005 ... won the Tournament of Americas with the US Team in 2003 ... member of the US Team that lost three games and won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympic Games ... the shortest MVP in NBA history ... was the best scorer in the league ... Extremely quick ... Outstanding ballhandling skills ... Killing crossover ... One the best player in the NBA one-on-one ... Virtually unstoppable in the open court ... Endless energy ... His shooting percentages are poor, but goes to the free-throw line more often than almost any other player ... Quick hands ... Plays with heart ... A shoot first, shoot second type of guard ... There are questions about his ability to play in a spread-it-around offense ... Doesn't make teammates better ... An icon of the league, anyway.


2º Pick :: Daniel Gibson, G, 7.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.8 apg, 23.6 mpg
Attended the Jones HS in Houston, Texas ... Played college ball at Texas from 2004 to 2006 ... Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as 42nd overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, signed with the team in July ... Played the McDonald's All-America Game in 2004 ... Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2005 ... All-Big 12 3rd Team in 2005 and 2006 ... Honorable Mention All-America by AP in 2006 ... Selected to the NBA Rookie All-Star Game in 2008, named MVP ... Plays with a lot of confidence ... Watch out when he gets on a shooting streak ... Excellent three-point shooter ... A little stuck between the point guard and shooting guard positions ... More of a scorer than a playmaker ... Will probably never look great running the offense.


3º Pick :: Tony Allen, G, 7.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.3 apg, 18.8 mpg
Attended the Julian HS and Crane HS in Chicago, Illinois ... Played college ball at Butler County Community College, Wabash Valley and Oklahoma State till 2004 ... Selected by the Boston Celtics as 25th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, signed with the team in July ... 2nd Team All-Jayhawk West Conference in 2001; named Jayhawk West Freshman of the Year ... 2nd Team All-Region XXIV in 2002 ... Big 12 Newcomer of the Year in 2003 ... Named Big 12 Player of the Year in 2004 ... Honorable Mention All-America in 2004 ... Selected to the NBA Rookie All-Star Game in 2005 ... All-Vegas Summer League 1st Team in 2005 ... Won the NBA title with the Boston Celtics in 2008 ... Plays with a lot of confidence ... Watch out when he gets on a shooting streak ... Excellent three-point shooter ... A little stuck between the point guard and shooting guard positions ... More of a scorer than a playmaker ... Will probably never look great running the offense.


4º Pick :: DeSagana Diop, C, 2.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.4 apg, 14.6 mpg
Attended the Oak Hill Academy until 2001 ... Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as 8th overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft; played with the team till 2004-05 ... Signed with the Dallas Mavericks in August 2005 ... Traded to the New Jersey Nets in February 2008 ... Signed with the Dallas Mavericks in July 2008 ... Traded to the Charlotte Bobcats in January 2009 ... Led Oak Hill Academy to a 33-0 season and a No. 1 national ranking by USA Today in 2001 ... McDonald's All-America Game in 2001 ... Parade Magazine High School Boys All-America 1st Team in 2001 ... USA Today All-USA 2nd Team in 2001 ... USA Today's Virginia state Player of the Year in 2001 ... Very, very big ... Extremely long arms ... Good mobility ... Runs the floor well ... Has outstanding shot blocking skills ... No low-post moves ... Can't score ... Not a great rebounder for his size ... A serviceable big man, though.


5º Pick :: Martell Webster, G-F, 8.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.8 apg, 22.7 mpg
Attended the Seattle Prep HS in Seattle, Washington ... Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as 6th overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft; signed with the team in July ... Sent to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL during the 2005-06 season ... Led Seattle Prep HS to its first Metro League title in 2005 ... 1st Team All-America by Parade Magazine in 2005... Played in the McDonald's All-America Game, the Jordan Classic and the Nike Hoop Summit in 2005... All-Vegas Summer League 2nd Team in 2006 ... Very good offensive player ... Excellent shooter ... NBA body already ... Relies too much on his outside shot.


6º Pick :: Nathan Jawai, C, 0.3 ppg, 0.3 rpg, 0.0 apg, 3.2 mpg
Selected by the Indiana Pacers as 41st overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft ... Draft rights traded to the Toronto Raptors in July 2008; signed with the Raptors a couple of days later ... Traded to the Dallas Mavericks in July 2009 ... Averaged 17.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1 block per game in 30 minutes in 2007-08 (NBL) ... nicknamed the "Aussie Shaq" or "Baby Shaq" due to his resemblance to Shaquille O'Neal ... Shows a great deal of potential with his soft touch, size, strength and explosiveness ... Excellent leaping ability and highly aggressive ... Not foul prone ... Can do the dirty work and shows passion ... shows a soft shooting touch from the line ... good mid-range shooter ... nice variety of offense moves ... Quality passer for a bigman, recognizing double teams and finding the open man ... good set of hands, catches the ball well, and secures the ball well on rebounds ... very poor at putting the ball on the floor ... must know better how and when to use the dribble to create shots without exposing the ball ... does not run the floor well and lacks great foot speed ... very limited facing the basket ... still needs a bit of work on his stamina ... Working on conditioning will help him to become more consistent.


7º Pick :: Adam Morrison, F, 8.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.6 apg, 23.4 mpg
Attended the Mead HS in Spokane, Washington ... Played college ball at Gonzaga from 2003 to 2006 ... Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats as 3rd overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft; signed with the team in July ... Traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in February 2009, won NBA title ... Named to the WCC All-Freshman team in 2004 ... Won the gold medal at the Under 20 Tournament of Americas with the US Team in 2004 ... Honorable Mention All-America by AP in 2005 ... WCC Tournament MVP in 2005; WCC All-Tournament Team ... All-WCC 1st Team in 2004 and 2005 ... WCC Player of the Year in 2006 ... College Player of the Year in 2006 ... 1st Team All-America by AP in 2006 ... Led the NCAA in scoring in 2005-06 ... All-Orlando Pro Summer League 1st Team in 2006 ... Selected to the NBA Rookie All-Star Game in 2007 ... NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team in 2006-07.


8º Pick :: Sebastian Telfair, G, 8.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 4.6 apg, 24.6 mpg
Attended the Lincoln HS in Brooklyn, New York ... Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as 13th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft; signed with the team in July ... Traded to the Boston Celtics in June 2006 ... Traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in July 2007 ... Traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in July 2009 ... Youngest player ever to compete in the ABCD Camp in 2000 ... Underclassmen All-Star Game MVP at the ABCD Camp in 2001 and 2002 ... USA Today All-USA 3rd Team in 2002 ... Led Lincoln HS to three New York City PSAL titles and one state championship; first player ever to win three PSAL titles ... Played in the 2004 Primetime Shootout ... Selected to the McDonald's All-America Game in 2004 ... Owns the Lincoln HS single-game scoring record with 61 points ... 2004 USA Basketball Junior National Select team ... Parade's Player of the Year in 2004; named to the All-American team ... All-Vegas Summer League 1st Team in 2005 ... All-Vegas Summer League 2nd Team in 2006 ... Outstanding ballhandling skills ... Flashy ... Good scorer ... Looks good driving to the basket ... Must get stronger ... Too small ... Shaky jumper ... Plays selfish sometimes ... Has a lot to learn yet.


9º Pick :: JaVale McGee, C, 6.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.3 apg, 15.2 mpg
Attended two high schools in Michigan: Detroit Country Day and Providence Christian, before transferring to Hales Franciscan in Chicago ... Was the starting center for the University of Nevada ... Selected by the Washington Wizards as 18th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft; signed with the team on July ... Has an almost unprecedented combination of size, length, athleticism and fluidity ... Has excellent hands, runs the floor exceptionally well, and is extremely reactive off his feet ... Has an intriguing variety of skills ... Gets off the ground impressively and can really be a factor as a shot-blocker or on the offensive glass ... Extremely far from reaching his full potential ... Struggles to establish position and finish in the paint, settles for some incredibly awkward off-balance shots.


10º Pick :: Aleksandar "Sasha" Pavlovic, G-F, 5.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.0 apg, 17.3 mpg
Grew up with Primorka Bar (Montenegro, then Yugoslavia) ... Joined Buducnost (Montenegro, then Yugoslavia) in 2000-01 ... Selected by the Utah Jazz as 19th overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft ... Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2004 Expansion Draft; traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in June 2004 ... Traded to the Phoenix Suns in June 2009 ... Won the Yugoslav League with Buducnost in 2000-01 and 2001-02 ... Won the Yugoslav Cup with Buducnost in 2001 ... Played the European Under-20 Championship with the Yugoslav National Team in 2002 ... Pretty good athlete ... Quite long ... Good shooting skills ... One of the top Euros when it comes to defense ... Must improve decision making ... Doesn't really excel in any area of the game.


11º Pick :: Josh McRoberts, F, 2.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.4 apg, 7.5 mpg
Attended the Carmel HS in Carmel, Indiana ... Played college ball at Duke from 2005 to 2007 ... Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as 37th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft; signed with the team in July ... Sent to the Idaho Stampede of the NBADL during the 2007-08 season ... Traded to the Indiana Pacers in July 2008 ... Played the McDonald's All-America Game in 2005; voted MVP ... All-ACC Freshman Team in 2006 ... ACC All-Defensive Team in 2007 ... All-ACC 2nd Team in 2007 ... Won the NBADL title with Idaho Stampede in 2008 ... Athletic and talented big man ... Good all-around skills ... More than decent rebounder and shot blocker ... Must be a lot more consistent.


12º Pick :: Willie Green, G, 9.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.7 apg, 21.8 mpg
Attended the Cooley HS in Detroit, Michigan ... Played college ball at Detroit Mercy till 2003 ... Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics as 41st overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft; draft rights traded to the Philadelphia 76ers; signed with the team in August; Played there till 2004-05 ... Returned to the Philadelphia 76ers in March 2006 ... Midwestern Collegiate Conference All-Newcomer Team in 2000 ... 2nd Team All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference (which later became the Horizon League) in 2001 ... Led the Horizon League in scoring in 2003 ... Horizon League Player of the Year in 2003; All-Conference 1st Team ... Horizon League All-Tournament Team in 2003 ... Honorable Mention All-America by AP in 2003 ... All-Tournament team at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in 2003 ... An explosive scorer ... Can take the ball to the basket ... More than decent outside shot ... Tough defender ... Undersized for the shooting guard spot ... Doesn't pass the ball much.


13º Pick :: Matt Bonner, C-F, 6.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.7 apg, 18.3 mpg
Attended the Concord HS in Concord, New Hampshire ... Played college ball at Florida till 2003 ... Selected by the Chicago Bulls as 45th overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft; draft rights traded to the Toronto Raptors ... Signed with Messina (Italy) in 2003-04 ... Signed with the Toronto Raptors in September 2004 ... Traded to the San Antonio Spurs in June 2006 ... Won three NHIAA titles with Concord HS ... All-SEC 3rd Team in 2001 .. All-SEC 2nd Team in 2002 .. All-SEC 1st Team in 2003; Led the conference in three-point shooting percentage ... Honorable Mention All-America by AP in 2002 and 2003 ... Won the NBA title with the San Antonio Spurs in 2007.


14º Pick :: Desmond Mason, G-F, 12.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.6 apg, 30.7 mpg
Played college ball at Oklahoma State until 2000 ... Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics as 17th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft; Played in Seattle till 2002-03 ... Traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in February 2003 ... Traded to the New Orleans Hornets in October 2005 ... Returned to the Milwaukee Bucks in July 2007 ... Traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in August 2008 ... Selected to the Big 12 Conference First Team in 1998-99 and in 1999-00 ... Won the Shaw's Cup as the most outstanding performer at the 2000 Shaw's Pro Summer League ... Won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2001 ... 2000-01 NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team ... Quite an athlete ... Awesome leaping skills ... Grabs a lot of rebounds thanks to that ... More than decent scorer ... Good defender ... Not great vision of the court ... Mediocre ballhandler ... No jump shot ... Awful free-throw shooting form.


15º Pick :: Luke Ridnour, G, 9.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 5.0 apg, 26.9 mpg
Attended the Blaine HS in Blaine, Washington ... Played college ball at Oregon from 2000 to 2003 ... Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics as 14th overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft; signed with the team in July ... Traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in August 2008 ... McDonald's and Parade All-American in 2000 ... Three-time state AA Player of the Year while in high school ... All-Global Team at the Global Games in 2000 ... Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2001 ... All-NCAA Midwest Regional team in 2002 ... All-Pac-10 1st Team in 2002 and 2003 ... Pac-10 Player of the Year in the regular season and tournament in 2003 ... Honorable mention All-American by AP in 2002 and 2003 ... Won the Pac-10 Conference tournament with Oregon in 2002 and 2003 ... Selected to the NBA Rookie All-Star Game in 2005 ... Excellent shooting stroke ... Great passer ... Can score and get teammates involved ... Excels in transition game ... Quick hands ... Lacks strength ... No mean streak ... Very poor defender.


16º Pick :: Melvin Ely, C-F, 5.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.7 apg, 16.4 mpg
Attended Thornton Township HS in Harvey, Illinois ... Played college ball at Fresno State till 2002 ... Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as 12th overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft; signed with the team in September ... Traded to the Charlotte Bobcats in July 2004 ... Traded to the San Antonio Spurs in February 2007 ... Signed with the New Orleans Hornets in September 2007 ... Honorable Mention All-America by AP in 2001 and 2002 ... Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002 ... Won the 2001 World University Games with the US Team ... Won the NBA title with the San Antonio Spurs in 2007 ... Set a school record in Fresno State for most points score and blocked shots; ranks second in rebounds ... Has above average physical skills, but must improve his attitude ... Strong-built body ... Good touch around the rim ... Runs the floor well.

Sit - Perhaps.

hova- - Yeah Iverson is aboard... he will be the leader of the team along with the other signing.

Alejandrov011 - Of course... who are the Maloof brothers, alongside the Bellics?

homicide1550 - Thanks man... hope he retires with us, he has HOF future... Oh, I'm planning monthly updates, I think that way the story will go faster...

A nice roster you have there
but i'm waiting for some big trade

I'm digging the Webster/McGee/Telfair selections. Those are some nice young pieces at each position.

Webster was a good selection. Can't wait till you get Lamar the Candy Man!

For an expansion team, you really have a good lineup.. Great mix of players..

Nice mix of vets and young players.

Pretty decent expansion draft, of course not gonna be getting all-star caliber players but not too bad selection.
Webster and Gibson are superb pics and guys like McGee, Allen, and Bonner can fill the gaps.

Man, this is one of the most original stuff I've seen I'm sure Iverson will blend in with the rest of Liberty City quite nice

Great draft! Nice to see you pick my favorite player(AI)!

newc - I don't see a big trade as of now, I might trade a couple of players for future picks.

Its_asdf - Thanks man. I might trade Ridnour for another point guard, the truth is, I picked him as trade bait... he has a high rating...

Sit - Odom (if I sign him ) will surely go to the power forward position, Iverson at the 1, Allen at 2, Morrison at 3, Odom, Diop at 5...

homicide1550, Martti. - Thanks... the plan as of now is to get a high draft pick next year, won't get very far with this roster...

Jing - Webster and Gibson, I always wanted them when I got them unprotected

StupidBoy - Thanks man, nice to have a new follower. Your Fallout 3 story is also very original, I'm not posting there because I don't know if you will make some kind of an index...

Spaky - AI will be leader alongside the other signing...

StupidBoy - Thanks man, nice to have a new follower. Your Fallout 3 story is also very original, I'm not posting there because I don't know if you will make some kind of an index...

Thanks and don't worry, if their'll be one, it'll be in the first post. You're free to comment

Swingers sign Lamar Odom, expansion draft picks
Posted: 29/7/2009, 5:27 PM

Hove Beach, Liberty City -- Liberty City Swingers owner Roman Bellic announced today that the team has signed free agent forward Lamar Odom to a 1-year deal worth 5.59M and expansion draft picks Allen Iverson, Melvin Ely and Desmond Mason to contracts, as all three were free agents.

Odom has played 78 games for the Lakers last season -starting 32- and leading the Los Angeles team to the NBA title, posting averages of 11.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 29.7 minutes. He also shot .492% from the feld and .320% from beyond the arc. He also played four seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers (1999/2000 - 2002/2003) and one with the Miami Heat (2003/2004). He was then traded to the Lakers, along Brian Grant and Caron Butler, with Shaquille O'Neal joining the Florida team.

Iverson, 10-time All-Star, has led the league in scoring four times. He has averaged 23.5 points and 5.4 assists per game over his 13 seasons but posted a career low 17.4 ppg average last season with the Detroit Pistons. A bad back limited Iverson to 57 games last season between the Denver Nuggets and the Pistons, and he was also embroiled in controversy when he bristled at coming off the bench for Detroit.

Ely (6-10, 261) holds career averages of 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting .457% from the field and .625% from the free throw line in 343 games. A former lottery selection (12th overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, Ely spent his first two seasons with the Clippers before signing with the Charlotte Bobcats prior to the 2004-05 season. Ely spent two-and-a-half seasons with the Bobcats before being traded to the San Antonio Spurs mid-way through the 2006-07 campaign. He averaged 3.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in 30 games between the two teams that season. Last season he was signed by the New Orleans Hornets, where he posted averages of 3.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 12.0 minutes, shooting .389% from the field and .639% from the charity stripe.

“Lamar played a key role off the bench in the Lakers' championship run. I think he's going to be a great addition to us. It's about how well the team plays together. No matter how much talent you have, it's about how you put those pieces of the puzzle together,” Bellic said. “Melvin is a proven big man who will help to solidify out frontcourt. He is a reliable inside presence who will give us another option in the rotation and push our current frontcourt players.”

Mason, entering his tenth season out of Oklahoma State, carries a career scoring average of 12.2 points per game and averaged a career-best 17.2 points with Milwaukee in the 04/05 season. Bellic added: “Getting a player of Desmond's quality has tremendous value. He is still a dunker, but he's added a whole lot more to his game than that. He gets to the free-throw line a lot, he's a great one-on-one player, and that's something that we really don't have a lot of. He's a guy that can get his own shot as well as get other people's shots.”

Nice you got Odom and kept him away from those Lakers, something the Heat couldn't do.

Diop is my man!!!

Odom and AI are awesome!

Wow.. Great job signing Odom.. By the way, what conference will you be playing in?

nice signing of my man LO and drafting AI, looking forward to the season

I'm awesome. I knew you were getting Odom lol

Wait... what happens to the Grizzlies players? Sorry if you made it clear - I usually just skim recaps. Anyway, fun team you have set up. Should be a big challenge with a 30-ish win team of old guys. Looking forward to the regular season.

Not the baddest team but still I dont see you putting up huge Ws with AI and Lamar. Actually character-wise these aint the guys Id like to rely on But maybe they are just there for a year to help the others to develop. Keep it up!

Martti, De8, Valor - Thanks guys.

Alejandrov011 - He will do all the dirty work.

homicide1550 - Thanks. Will take the Grizzlies spot, so I'm with the Spurs, Mavs, Rockets and Hornets. Will be difficult.

Sit - He is one of my favs, I think he was the biggest name in free agency.

Lamrock - All Grizz are in the FA pool. Signed all 50 rating players to the team. Will do a little article later, all of them will surely sign with another team. Mayo, Gay, Randolph, Thabeet...

hova- - They are the leaders of the squad.

Will start this in a couple of days... still not having internet connection in my house.