The Hoops Rumors staff published their fair share of original content this week, take a look through the best pieces to hit the press since last Saturday:
- As the January 7 deadline to waive players on non-guaranteed contracts passed, 29 individuals breathed sighs of relief. Arthur Hill published a team-by-team list of players who saw their partially-guaranteed deals become fully guaranteed for the rest of the 2016/17 season.
- Many of the non-guaranteed players waived prior to January 7 were let go in order to free up roster flexibility down the stretch. How? As of January 5, teams are officially allowed to sign players to 10-day contracts. Luke Adams recently announced that the Hoops Rumors 10-Day Contract Tracker is back for the 2016/17 season.
- Atlanta’s 60-win power quintet is no longer. Dana Garauder takes a good look at the respective fantasy basketball value of each of the All-Stars that made that Hawks team so great.
- Things have gone sideways in New York, at least as far as point guard Derrick Rose is concerned. After his disappearing act last Monday, we polled readers how long they think he’ll last.
- The NBA’s Ted Stepien rule prohibits NBA teams from dealing first-round picks in consecutive years. Luke Adams meticulously constructed a list of the teams who thus aren’t eligible to trade 2017/18 firsts.
- In the latest edition of our Trade Candidate series, Dana Garauder explored Mavs center Andrew Bogut’s value as an asset as well as possible destinations where he could end up.
- It seems like last century the Suns made headlines acquiring Magic superstar Penny Hardaway to pair with Jason Kidd. Austin Kent breaks down the failed Backcourt 2000 experiment and the cultural significance thereof.
- In our weekly roundup of the best content from the NBA blogosphere, Will Joseph featured several impressive features including this one from Silver Screen & Roll breaking down Brandon Ingram‘s potential for the Lakers.
- As always, we opened the floor for our readers to discuss some of the most interesting headlines from around the league. Here are a few of the topics that were featured in Community Shootarounds:
- The Hawks have decided to not trade Paul Millsap after all. Are they handling the situation appropriately?
- NBA games can slow to a halt in the final two minutes. Should the league consider addressing this?
- Don’t forget to submit your questions for this weekend’s mailbag. If you have any questions regarding rules or transactions, we want to answer them!