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The Battalion • Tuesday, July 9, 1996 tj High noon: NBA free agents become expensive Bus ^ 8 a.m. Inserti V/S 11 ■ 1986 Fc (409)69 ‘88 Dail tery, mi Attentic able frc $$$. C Free FI sector dents i ent's In vices: (40« <3 486 t Inten tiablt Profi Aggl whei Mob Win' 846 Crui worl Woi able call Alrii nee Ists Cal Ala Eai Boi ne< . i 1 a spi Tw (AP) Shaquille O’Neal can listen to the Lakers, Reggie Miller can telephone the Knicks, Dennis Rodman can assess his post-title value and even Michael Jordan can go shopping. As of noon EDT Tuesday, the largest and gaudiest free agent market in NBA history will open for business as soon as the collective bargaining agreement be tween the league and players is ratified. Nearly unanimous approval is expected. About 150 players whose contracts have expired will be available. Money and location will be the prime consid erations. The teams with the most room under the salary cap will have the most options, but any team can ex ceed the $24.3 million limit to retain one of its players. “The market will be dictated by the superstars and the time frame is imme diate. Teams that have salary cap room won’t take chances with waiting to spend the money,” said David Falk, the agent for Jordan, Alonzo Mourning, Juwan Howard, Kenny Anderson and several other free agents. Jordan, who wants a minimum of $18 million to stay with the Chicago Bulls, has threatened to play elsewhere if Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf tries to lowball him. But almost no one around the league expects such a scenario. Jordan’s deal could be done by July 18, when Falk is taking his family to Europe for vacation. Falk also expects the rest of his flock to have new deals by then, too. “Other players may want to get on air planes and fly around the country on re cruiting trips, but not our clients. This is n’t college, this is the professionals.” The Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers and Vancouver Grizzlies have the most salary cap room, and the Los Angeles Lakers will join that group if the anticipated trade of Vlade Divac for Kobe Bryant goes through Tuesday after the league’s eight-day moratori um on signings, trades and negotia tions expires. The Lakers would then make a hard push for O’Neal, hoping the movie lots and recording studios of Hollywood can lure him from the Disneyesque motif of central Florida. “Orlando is still my first choice. I don’t even have a Plan B,” O’Neal reiterated Monday, refusing to comment about the possibility of playing for Los Angeles. “It’s going to be a difficult time, one of the most difficult decisions of my life. It’s like deciding whether to get mar ried, where to go to college, whether to leave college early.” O’Neal was not predicting an early resolution, and Dream Team teammate Miller said the bidding war for O’Neal could drag on two weeks. Miller, who nearly led the Indiana Pacers to the NBA Finals in 1994 and 1995, expected to hear from the Knicks and Heat. “It’s going to be interesting, probably the biggest free agent market the league will ever see,” he said. “It’ll be something to see teams maneuver and shift.” If Falk’s prediction comes true, the biggest stars will sign first, setting the market ceiling. After that, signings of low er-level players should come in bunches. “The average player may have to wait until later in the summer, after the primary five or six guys, Mourn:: w'| (Dikembe) Mutombo, Howard, O’MI q -] (Gary) Payton, Anderson — gettiBijiy ' deals ” Falk said. “Jordan is at his p level. He’s a whole different matter.” O’Neal and Mourning may be thel most sought centers, especially if aa er rumored trade goes through: Den signs Mutombo, the Phoenix in a three-wi Charles Barkley to Hi Horry and Sam Casse The second tier of >hns shin trades him deal that se: ston andRois 0 m e ^.^ o the Nugge-i; missis e agent centi ^his s XJI of Seattle, J: ^kbuster- m, BenoitR ,loC , D . Com. and Atlant ^ g 0m e-thi an Rooks. , • i missing l** 0 ™ Payton, the defensive player oft ® , )b l e ri- o^o+fle. is the marquee pq j^e fc includes Ervin Mcllvaine of f W jamin of Milv vaukee Sean Rooks. year for Seattl guard on the J are Anderson larnet and 1 a "H^V'frtSJhe i. H a r da,|»'“ s(ieep . that. It’ 8 ther Aggie filmrn- Come to t- [Texas A8cWI [uate enrollrr« not offer a R- would ben of'L ma ny degree; ■dents. By .no- gies miss out For examp thanO.J. Sic tion around t format. 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Own room, partial ly furnished, has appliances. $250/mo Call Eric (713) 395-3580 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ken Griffey Jr. and Tony Gwynn al ready were gone, and then Matt Williams got banged up. Now there’s a chance Roberto Alomar and Frank Thomas may not be able to play, either. No doubt, attrition is taking its toll on Tuesday night’s All- Star game. “I was really looking forward to seeing Tony hit,” said NL teammate Greg Maddux, who may not be able to pitch because of a cracked nail on his big right toe. “He’s one of the guys I like to watch.” More than injuries, however, there’s another factor that many feel will truly hurt future All- Star games — interleague play. By this time next summer, AL starting pitcher Charles Nagy of Cleveland may have faced Cincinnati’s Barry Larkin earli er in the season. There may be no mystery about how NL starter John Smoltz of Atlanta will match up with Baltimore’s Cal Ripken because they might have seen each other only a few weeks earlier. “From the National League fan’s standpoint, they want to see the American League stars play,” said Gwynn, sidelined with a heel problem. “And probably, we should feel the same way. “But this game is a special oc casion and a special time that a lot of guys don’t have the oppor tunity to enjoy,” he said. “My feeling is interleague play may take away from this event.” The allure of the All-Star game, after all, is seeing players on the same field who aren’t usually together. But starting next June, pend ing approval by the players’ union, Mike Piazza may be hit ting against Troy Percival while Barry Bonds may trying to steal against Ivan Rodriguez. “I’m not an advocate of inter league play, OK?” NL manager Bobby Cox said. “Eventually, I think it will take a little luster off the World Series and All- Star game.” For now, the biggest problem is injured players. Griffey, the leading vote-get ter in fan balloting for starting spots, is unable to play for the second straight year. He has a broken right hand, though it did not prevent him from standing at shortstop while the AL took batting practice. “I’m here for the fans, and the Philly cheesesteaks,” he said. “They voted me to be here, and I’m here. That’s my obligation, and I didn’t want to let them down.” Williams also will be absent for the second straight summer, this time because of a bruised elbow. Alomar, voted to start at sec ond base for the AL, missed Monday’s workouts because of an injured finger. The Baltimore star is scheduled to bat third, but AL manager Mike Hargrove said he’s prepared for Minneso ta’s Chuck Knoblauch to start in place of Alomar. Thomas has been hampered by a sore left foot for about a week. If the Chicago White Sox first baseman cannot start — the injury cost him a chance to defend his title in the home run derby — Mo Vaughn of Boston will play. “I’m in a tremendous amount of pain,” Thomas said. “You get Voted in, you want to come. Who knows if I’m going to play or not?” n older handed two flji the Fourth i the scorching enbach sun.i time, there wi better things worry about I getting to tie to see Rober Keen, so I stir them into ray to look at las: The flyersi I public of Tea I will it affectji also had a hi World Wide! tory and goais An introd: vouched for I bers take inla j sense of seifs our history lit its own indep “A wistful! 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