Players can’t sign anything for another week or so, but Ben Wallace has told the Pistons that he’s heading for Chicago. The deal was believed to be 4-yrs/$52 M, but is actually 4-yrs/$60M. This is a bold move by the Bulls, and it will obviously improve the team, but they give up precious cap space in the process. They’ll now try to move Tyson Chandler for another player or cap relief…Dwayne Wade and the Heat have agreed on a max five-year extension. This has to make the fans in Cleveland even more nervous, considering LeBron James still hasn’t agreed to stay…Speedy Claxton left the Hornets, and agreed to a 4-year/$25 M deal with the Atlanta Hawks. This is a good signing by Atlanta, and will give the team a true point guard to play alongside Joe Johnson, who will play the two…The Seattle Supersonics and Chris Wilcox are far apart as their contract negotiations begin. Wilcox is a big man in a tight market and might be asking for more than $10 M a season, when he’s probably worth $8-$10 M. Of course, he’s worth whatever someone will sign him for, and he no doubt has several suitors around the league. He needs to land in an up-tempo system like Seattle’s in order to thrive.
