NBA’s buyout deadline looking more interesting

The buyout deadline is shaping up as more interesting than the trade deadline.

Jeff Green #32 of the Memphis Grizzlies watch an Oklahoma City Thunder free throw during the first quarter of a NBA game at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on With NBA’s salary cap set to soar, trade deadline brought little NBA’s trade deadline fast approaching on Thursday Players who were on a roster this season have to be waived by March 1 to be eligible to play for another team in the playoffs.

Sean Marks got the GM job on Thursday and wasn’t even asked about Brown during his introductory press conference, which probably shows how much chance people think Brown has to keep his job permanently.

“A lot of teams are looking to see how I’m doing in this position so it’s a resume-type deal here,” Brown said, “and if I can run a team and run it successfully – obviously the record’s not going to be what you’d want – but I’m in a position where I can help improve players on this team and that’s kind of where my focus is going to be.” Fredette was MVP of the NBA Development League All-Star Game, but the former NCAA player of the year at BYU has averaged just 6.0 points for three NBA teams.

Davis joined Shaquille O’Neal and Chris Webber as the only NBA players with 50 points and 20 rebounds in a game since 1983.