NBA: Kwame Brown to Sign with the Charlotte Bobcats

9-year NBA veteran Kwame Brown agreed to sign a 1-year contract with the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday (August 23, 2010). He will make 1.3 million dollars next season (the veteran minimum). Lets's take a look at his career so far and try to figure out what his role will be with the Bobcats next season:

Brown was drafted with the 1st overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards and was the first ever number 1 pick to be drafted straight out of high school.

His rookie season with the Wizards was dissapointing, but he improved over the next few seasons with the Wizards. Brown averaged 10.9 points per game and 7.4 rebounds per game during the 2003-2004 season.

Next season, he was held back by injuries and did not perform as well as he had the season before. Late in the season, his popularity among Wizards fans decreased. He feuded with teammate Gilbert Arenas and coach Eddie Jordan. During the playoffs he missed multiple practices and was suspended for the rest of the playoffs.

On August 2, 2005, Brown was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers along with Laron Profit in exchange for Caron Butler and Chuck Atkins. During his time with the Lakers, he established himself as a solid role player in the league, not a star.

After 2 and a half seasons with the Lakers, he was sent to the Memphis Grizzlies in a trade that brought Pau Gasol to the Lakers. Brown played 15 games with the Grizzlies and after the 2007-2008 season, they decided not to sign him.

In July of 2008, Brown signed a 2-year deal with the Detroit Pistons. He played 106 games with the Pistons during the course of 2 seasons.

Now Kwame Brown is signing with the Charlotte Bobcats after speculation that he might sign with the Boston Celtics. He will likely play as a role player like did with the Pistons the last 2 seasons, but you never know. Kwame may battle hard in training camp and earn the starting center position. I wish him the best for next season.

NBA: Talented Players That Are Still Free Agents

The NBA Free Agency of 2010 will be remembered for a long time by basketball fans. Lots of exciting things happened: Rasheed Wallace retired, LeBron James signed with the Heat,......it's been interesting......and it's not over yet. Here are some talented NBA players who still haven't signed yet.

Allen Iverson: This guy is an 11-time all-star and was the NBA MVP of the 2000-2001 season.....and he's still jobless. He's 35 years old, which is pretty old in NBA years, but if Shaq (who is 38 years old) can get signed, I think A.I. should get signed too. I hope this future hall-of-famer lands a spot on an NBA roster for the 2010-2011 season.

Rafer Alston: Skip 2 My Lou is my favorite basketball/streetball player and has not yet been signed by an NBA team for the upcoming season. Sure, he's not as quick as he used to be and last season ended for him in a bad way, but he can still play. I'll lose a little respect for the NBA if he isn't on an NBA team next season.

Kwame Brown: I know what your thinking. "Kwame Brown? Are you serious?" Yes, I am serious. I know he doesn't play like a number 1 overall pick should play, but he is talented enough to be in the NBA.

Jamaal Tinsley: Tinsley is a talented player who would make a good back-up point guard. He's a NBA veteran who has played for the Indiana Pacers and the Memphis Grizzlies. I hope he gets signed by an NBA team for next season.

Here are a few other free agents that I would like to see in an NBA uniform next season:

Ricky Davis, Smush Parker, Rashad Mccants, DerMarr Johnson, Darius Miles, Steve Francis, Olumide Oyedeji, Qyntel Woods, Gerald Green. Junior Harrington, Ruben Patterson, Lee Nailon

NBA: Rasheed Wallace to Retire

15-season NBA veteran & 4-time all-star Rasheed Wallace is planning on retiring before the start of next season. Though he had 2 years left on his contract with the Boston Celtics, the team didn't seem to really want or need him. They signed big men Jermaine O'Neal & Shaq and Kendrick Perkins will come back after his injury heals. Let's take a look at his possible hall-of-fame-worthy career:

He played 1,088 games in 15 seasons with the Washington Bullets, Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, and the Boston Celtics. (Though he only played one game with the Hawks, I still had to count it.)

He had 15,860 career points (14.6 career points per game) and 7,321 rebounds (6.7 career rebounds per game).

Well Rasheed, the NBA will miss you...............well, maybe not the referees.