Grant Hill likely unprotected for expansion draft

In an unsuprising move the Orlando Magic are expected to leave oft-injured forward Grant Hill unprotected in the upcoming expansion draft. Don't, however, expect the Charlotte Bobcats to bite.

NBA rules state that the Bobcats must take 14 players in the expansion draft with no more than one player coming from any team while working to a salary cap worth around $28 million, or 60% of the cap set for the rest of the league. Hill is scheduled to make $14.4 next year.

Via Orlando Sentinel

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Bulls set to meet with ERob's representatives

Bulls GM John Paxson is expected to meet with representatives of disgruntled forward Eddie Robinson in the near future according to Chicago Tribune writer K.C. Johnson.

Robinson, upset over being benched through the final games of the season by coach Scott Skiles, failed to attend his postseason meeting with the Bulls coach and GM.

It is no suprise that the Bulls will be leaving the athletically gifted forward unprotected in the June 22 expansion draft to stock the new Charlotte Bobcats franchise and, if unclaimed, he shopped in trade talks.

Despite having two years and $14 million remaining on his deal releasing him is not out of the question, the Milwaukee Bucks going to such lengths last season with forwards Anthony Mason and Jason Caffey.

Via Chicago Tribune

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ERob looks forward to Bulls end; Charlotte in future?

Is there anyone counting down the seconds until the season finishes as much as Eddie Robinson of the Bulls? The forward didn't play Monday despite the Bulls having just eight healthy players. He has played 22 minutes in the last 22 games.

Robinson will be left unprotected in the expansion draft to stock Charlotte, where he played when it housed the Hornets.

General manager John Paxson is expected to entice Charlotte with the maximum $3 million to take Robinson and the $14 million remaining on his contract off his hands.

"I had a huge fan base there, so it wouldn't be a bad thing," Robinson said. "But of course I'd rather stay here—as long as things change. [Coach Scott] Skiles made it personal with me. I should be playing basketball no matter what the relationship is. Kobe [Bryant] and Phil [Jackson] don't see eye to eye, but Phil plays Kobe. There's no reason for Skiles to do what he did."

"He knows the reason," Skiles fired back.

Robinson's lack of work ethic and lack of execution of plays have been well documented. Many of Robinson's teammates think he should be playing.

"I'm the kind of guy that the night before our first practice next year, I'll tell everybody that every spot is up for grabs," Skiles said.

"I don't come back with any preconceived notions. But if somebody has been an absolute failure in the way they've approached the game, they would have to take some very significant strides to ingratiate themselves to me."

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