Found July 09, 2009 on
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The competition for the annual Jerome James award for the most bloated offseason signing is really heating up.
While the Blazers are balking at a five-year max deal for the face of their franchise Brandon Roy, other teams are offering truckloads of cash to bench players.
Some squads have thankfully come to their senses. Philly isn’t going [...]
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