LeBron, Steph, KD headline star-studded 2016 free agency class; several other big names hit market9/26/2016 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The league office has officially processed 63 new free-agency participants after the annual "Cut Day" allowed teams to shed extra weight. Among the players available this October: COMO MVP and two-time COMO Finals MVP Steph Curry (formerly of Shorewood), COMO MVP Kevin Durant (Duval United) and three-time All-COMO first-teamer LeBron James (Newport Beach). Curry and James faced off in this April's COMO Finals, which the Shorewood Show won to complete a three-peat. Shorewood dumped its three most valuable contributors — Curry, LaMarcus Aldridge and Pau Gasol — on Cut Day, while Newport Beach decided to let James walk alongside a few smaller names. Free agency begins Monday, Oct. 3. Here's a rundown of all 63 players released over the weekend (as well as some notable leftover names from last season's waiver wire): Chaska cuts
Colorado cuts
Duval United cuts
Kansas City cuts
Manhattan cuts
Minneapolis cuts
Minnesnowta cuts
Newport Beach cuts
Paisley Park cuts
Shorewood cuts
St. Louis cuts
Sunnyvale cuts
Best of the 2016 waiver wire (per CBS Sports projections)
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ST. LOUIS — The Gateway to the West just sucked a COMO team back out. Months after the NFL's St. Louis Rams picked up and moved to the Los Angeles area, Hollywood Hornets owner Aaron Connolly-Nutting decided to move his basketball franchise to the Midwest as a replacement. The Hornets spent three seasons in Hollywood; two under the leadership of Curt Clauss, and one under Connolly-Nutting. After a playoff run in 2013-2014, the team has failed to reach the postseason in each of the past two years. Connolly-Nutting has been pursuing a move for roughly a year, with Washington, D.C., and Milwaukee both emerging as candidates. But St. Louis was the final choice, and ownership decided to keep the "Hornets" name while rebranding. This year's squad should be a big improvement over last year's 19-63 team; Connolly-Nutting swung a pair of draft-day trades that netted him point guard John Wall, center Nikola Vucevic and former Providence star Kris Dunn. Add those guys to a roster that already included Jimmy Butler and Hassan Whiteside, and the Hornets look like a playoff team. "The Hornets, prepared to bring in their first title this upcoming season, finally broke all ties from former ownership today," a statement read. "By moving to St. Louis, they will never be associated with Mr. Clauss' poor management, horrible leadership, and incomprehensible use of hashtags ever again. Thank God that is over with." (Clauss was kicked out of the league last year after failing to keep up with basic managerial duties in Hollywood. His awful attention to detail is universally recognized as the reason the 2013-2014 Hornets — featuring Anthony Davis, Chris Paul and other stars — did not win a league title.) With cut day approaching, the new season is set to begin, and the Hornets appear to be bringing a winning product to the city of St. Louis. |
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