Luis Scola, Jason Terry, Lamar Odom Among 2012 NBA Offseason's Most Underrated Acquisitions (Photos)
PLAYERS:
Luis Scola,
Jason Terry,
Lamar Odom,
Ray Allen,
Steve Nash
TEAMS: Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers
TEAMS: Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers
Ray Allen is now hitting the links in Miami. Steve Nash is a member of the Lakers. Joe Johnson is hanging out with the hipsters in Brooklyn. The big names naturally attracted most of the attention when they switched teams this offseason. Stars sell tickets, and NBA Finals hopefuls were thrilled to add to their squads with proven players. Other moves that were no less important to improving their respective teams received less attention. Instead of shaking things up with a new superstar, these teams made smaller moves to put them in position to contend for something, be it a...
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