In looking for a link for this post I came across this old (July 15th) Rotoworld.com update that contained the following blurb:

"On Sunday, Elton Brand said he had been assured by Sixers' management that the team would match any offer made to free agent Andre Iguodala."

There's a joke in there somewhere right? Players, management, keeping one's word...But back to Iguodala. I know he got an extra year than Josh Smith, so the money is closer than it initially looks. Still am I way off on this one because I think Smith at the very least worth moderately more money?

Meanwhile, I could not help but think, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" when I read that Walter Herrmann is back in the fold in Detroit. It's bad enough that Herrmann did not travel to Beijing. He shouldn't be a non factor in the NBA as well. There are a few teams out there that would allow him to contribute mightily to fantasy squads like he did back in the spring of '07. Although the man can rock a suit:

via slamonline.com