Jul 23rd, 2010
Indianapolis Escorts: 2010-11 NBA Preview: Indiana Pacers
After years of wading around in a sea of mediocrity (or maybe it was just a sea of garbage), the Pacers are FINALLY at the point where they can start to get rid of some of their most onerous contracts. T.J. Ford, Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy, Jeff Foster and Solomon Jones are all in the last year of their contracts with the Pacers. This will give the team some much needed flexibility just in time for the NBA lockout in 2011!
The Pacers have already been shopping TJ Ford around to anyone who will pick up their phone. They almost moved him in a deal for Raymond Felton, but it fell through when Michael Jordan got cold feet. At this point, if you’re interested in getting Ford for your pick-up team, Larry Bird wants to speak with you.
And that is the Pacers’ problem this season. They have 15 players under contract and a ton of expiring contracts, but no one wants expiring contracts at the beginning of the season. That’s like paying for a prostitute to sleep with you and your friend and then kindly offering to take sloppy seconds. (I’m still working through that analogy)