The NBA free agent class is dwindling to the bottom and names like Ray Allen, Jordan Crawford and Ryan Hollins all remain available and teams like the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, LA Clippers, San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers all could be interested, with the Cavs looking hard at Ray Allen this offseason as another support player for LeBron James.
According to Pro Basketball Talk, Hollins has spoken with the Chicago Bulls and a number of other teams about coming in for training camp and he should make a decision within the next couple weeks. Hollins is a backup center and forward option and while he doesn't play many minutes, he is the type of guy that successful teams have on their bench. Last season he played in 61 games for the Clippers and averaged 2.3 points per contest and now he could be an option for a number of contending teams.
Ray Allen is one of the top targets left on the market and he has been getting interest from the Cavaliers, Miami Heat, LA Clippers, San Antonio Spurs and Washington Wizards. Allen has been getting chased by the Cavs the most and they look like the favorites, while Chicago also is a team that could get him to sign. Allen wants to compete for another title, so that likely leaves the Wizards out; although Washington is a talented team, there's no way they are winning the eastern conference this season.
James and the Cavs give Allen the best chance to win a title, while the Bulls are likely their biggest challengers in the east. Allen played around 25 minutes per game last season and averaged 10 points per contest and he still can shoot the three with the best of them. Allen also could consider rejoining his old Boston coach in LA with Doc Rivers, while the Spurs also feel like a good fit. Allen is the top name left on the market and he has confirmed already that he will not be retiring and that he is in no rush to make a decision about where he will be playing.
Crawford has remained on the market for a while and it comes after he spent time with the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors last season. The Miami Heat could be in the mix to sign him, but they already have a number of players at his positions and they have been more interested in signing another big man. The team added Luol Deng this offseason and kept Mario Chalmers, Udonis Haslem and Chris Andersen and they also traded for Shabazz Napier.
