NFA Free Agency: Who will go where?

Here's a look at notable free agents in the NFA. I'll give the players name, stats from last year, and a completely random (uneducated) guess at where this player may end up.

Nene Hillario (Center) : 238 fouls, 5 FO, 7 Techy's. He'll end up in... Utah
Marc Gasol: 265 fouls (Center), 2 FO, 5 Techy's and 1 ejection. He'll end up in... Portland
David West (PF): 202 fouls, 1 FO, 6 Techy's. He'll end up in... Houston
Tyson Chandler (Center): 240 fouls, 4 FO, 7 Techy's. He'll end up in... Dallas
Glen Davis (Center, PF): 231 fouls, 4 FO, 6 Techy's. He'll end up in...Indianapolis
DeAndre Jordan (Center, PF): 255 fouls, 1 FO, 6 Techy's. He'll end up in...Chicago
Arron Afflao (SG): 155 fouls, 2 FO, 2 Techy's, 2 Flagrants. He'll end up in...New Jersey
Samuel Dalembert (C): 225 fouls, 2 FO, 5 Techy's, 1 Flagrant. He'll end up in...Detroit
Chauncey Billups (PG): 146 fouls, 1 FO, 11 Techy's. He'll end up in...Oklahoma City
Jameer Nelson (PG): 209 fouls, 1 FO, 5 Techy's, 1 Ejection. He'll end up in... New Orleans
Gerald Wallace (PF, SF): 183 fouls, 3 FO, 7 Techy's, 1 Ejection. He'll end up in... Cleveland
Matt Barnes (SG, SF): 127 fouls, 4 Techy's, 2 Ejections, 1 Flagrant. He'll end up in...Houston
Kevin Garnett (PF): 148 fouls, 1 FO, 11 Techy's, 1 Flagrant. He'll end up at...Golden State
Michael Beasley (PF, SF): 222 fouls, 3 FO, 8 Techy's, 1 Ejection. He'll end up in...Minnesota
Dwight Howard (C): 258 fouls, 4 FO, 18 Techy's, 3 Flagrants. He'll end up in Chicago
Elton Brand (PF, C): 244 fouls, 3 FO, 4 Techy's, 1 Ejection, 4 Flagrants. He'll end up in...Boston


That's just the tip of the iceberg for NFA free agents. I tried to highlight top foulers, those who performed well last season. If a fouler is in the last year of his contract, they usually step it up. Something to keep in mind when drafting, may get you an extra ejection. I'm pretty confident all my predictions will come true to where they are going to land after the NFA Free Agent Frenzy. The big money man will be Dwight Howard. It should be assumed he'll get paid $10,000 per foul last year and $100,000 per Techy. Usually players get a clause in their contract for a fouling out bonus and/or an ejection bonus. Those bonuses are usually around $250,000 per ejection and $50,000 per foul out.

The new CBA makes it difficult for teams to amass a solid group of foulers through free agency, so building Basketfoul or Foulball teams through the draft will be a must. Send your scouts to the NCAA and start looking at how foulers are fouling at the college level.

I'll try to update on where key foulers land. Until next time.

Keep foulin' y'all

FM