Finley signs with Spurs, Pargo goes abroad to Russia

Recent NBA signings:
Michael Finley resigns with the Spurs. Good move by the Spurs. They had Finley, Brent Barry, and Robert Horry who are all old and shoot threes. They resigned the youngest and most productive of the three. Finley averaged 10.1 ppg compared to Barry’s 7.1 ppg and Horry’s 2.5 ppg. It really showed at the end of the year that the team did not need all three of these players and needs to start getting younger. The writing on the wall showed that only one of them might return. The Spurs made the logical choice resigning the youngest most productive of the three. Finley had his choice of other title contenders to join (Celtics, Hornets, and the Cavaliers), but in the end, he chose to come back to the Spurs.

Jannero Pargo signs with Russian club Dynamo Moscow. Once it was clear that Pargo would not resign with the Hornets, the best thing for the Hornets would be if he went abroad. In game 7 of the playoff series with the Spurs, Pargo took far too many shots at the end and tried to lead the team as if he was the MVP of the team. That possibly could have caused problems in the Hornets wanting him back this year. He could be a dangerous player and could have come back to haunt New Orleans if he stayed in the division with San Antonio or even with Phoenix. He would have fit in perfectly with Phoenix by being able to run the floor and play both guard spots. But in the end, Pargo took the money for a year (1 year at $3.5 million) and will try to return to the NBA next year if he can get a long-term deal.