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NBA Free Agency 2012: Every Team's 140-Character Sales Pitch to Ideal Free Agent

Peter EmerickJun 7, 2018

The 2012 Eastern and Western Conference Finals are still surging on, but that doesn't mean we can't look towards the excitement that is going to be the 2012 summer of free agency.

There are a number of free agents, like Ray Allen, Tim Duncan, Carl Landry, Gerald Wallace, Kevin Garnett, Deron Williams and Kris Humphries, to name a few, who could help turn struggling teams into contenders overnight.

Every NBA team will have to decide which player is the most important to pursue for its future, and once they do that, they will have to do everything in their power to persuade them to sign.

Ahead is a 140-character sales pitch for every NBA team to their ideal free agent in the upcoming 2012 summer of free agency. 

Both unrestricted and restricted free agents were included in this article. 

Atlanta Hawks: Gerald Wallace

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@Wallace Don't you want to end your NBA career on a playoff team? The Brooklyn Nets' new logo is just lame too. #ComeOnMan 

Boston Celtics: Eric Gordon

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@EricGordon We know signing you is a long shot but you'd help our chances of NOLA letting you go if you pulled an @D12 in NOLA #PrettyPlease

Brooklyn Nets: Antawn Jamison

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@Jamison Interested in forming an All-Star frontcourt with @Nene? Can't promise we'll be any good, but we'll certainly overpay you. 

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Charlotte Bobcats: Kevin Garnett

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@KG Didn't you say #AnythingIsPossible? Well prove it, and come make us a legit team in the East.  #FingersCrossed We'll pay way too much for you.  


Chicago Bulls: Ray Allen

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In need of sharpshooter, not injury-prone #NotRipHamilton: Actually we'll take any 3-point specialist named @JesusShuttlesworth #WearNo.34

Cleveland Cavaliers: Carl Landry

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RT @KyrieIrving: Hey@Landry, what could be better than joining the 2012 ROY and a team with four 2012 draft picks? #Epic

Dallas Mavericks: Deron Williams

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@D.Will Do you really want to join the @D12 Drama? We won the 2011 NBA title, and we'll get the 2013 one with you. #FranchisePG

Denver Nuggets: Nick Young

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RT @NickYoung: Yo NBA, looking for a team who doesn't really care about defense? We're your team @NickYoung. #NoDefenseNuggets

Detroit Pistons: Kris Humphries

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@Humphries Don't worry, man, there's no way any of the Kardashians will ever come to Detroit. Oh, and we have @GregMonroe. #TopFrontcourtDuo

Golden State Warriors: Jason Terry

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@JET We're looking for someone to overpay. Are you interested? Oh, and we won't make you come off the bench. #Starter 

Houston Rockets: Roy Hibbert

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@Hibbert  So we're looking for the next @HakeemTheDream. We think you could be that guy...#MaxContract #SevenFooter

Indiana Pacers: Eric Gordon

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@EricGordon Listen. Just go home. Watch Hoosiers, and then try to not want to play for Indiana next year.  #HoosierNation #HomeGrown

L.A. Clippers: Ray Allen

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@RayAllen Don't you want to play out on the West Coast again? #SupersonicMemories. Oh, @CP3 and @BlakeShow want you too.

L.A. Lakers: Deron Williams

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@D.Will Check this out. @Kobe + @Bynum + @Gasol + @D.Will = Big 4. You'll take a pay cut, but that ring will look nice on you. #MissingPiece

Memphis Grizzlies: Ersan Ilyasova

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@Ilyasova Don't worry. Everyone else might undervalue you, but we know how good you are. #Underrated #DifferenceMaker 

Miami Heat: Jason Terry

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@JasonTerry Don't you want an NBA title tattoo on your left bicep to even things out? Yea, that's what I thought #2013NBATitle #JET 

Milwaukee Bucks: Spencer Hawes

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@SpencerHawes So, remember how we traded @Bogut? We need another big white guy to fill the paint? You want the job? #Overrated 

Minnesota Timberwolves: O.J. Mayo

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@Mayo Two things. First—we'll let you actually start games. Second—jacking up tons of shots is fine with us. #BestInWest #MayoTime

New Orleans Hornets: Michael Beasley

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@Beasley If you want to be overpaid and a part of the most exciting team in 2013 then we're your team. #It'sTimeForAChange 

New York Knicks: Steve Nash

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@Nash Phoenix is going nowhere fast. We don't want #Linsanity anymore, we want to make NYC #NashNation. #You'reOurMan

Oklahoma City Thunder: Kenyon Martin

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RT @KendrickPerkins: Yo @KMart, we would be one straight up nasty frontcourt in the West. Oh, and we could win an NBA title together #Dreaming

Orlando Magic: Deron Williams

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RT @D12: Listen @D.Will, that whole D12 Saga thing was just a ploy to clean house and get you down in Orlando. I SWEAR. #TopFreeAgent.

Philadelphia 76ers: Carl Landry

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So @CarlLandry, what were you doing in late May? Oh, that's right. You were watching us play in #NBAPlayoffs. Come join us. #Upgrade. 

Phoenix Suns: Goran Dragic

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@Dragic What if we told you you could be the next Steve Nash? No, it's not just because you're white. #FranchisePlayer #NashReplacement

Portland Trail Blazers: Spencer Hawes

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@SpencerHawes #GoodNews—we'll let you keep that sweet No. 00 jersey. #EvenBetterNews—You+@Aldridge = Unstoppable Force. 

Sacramento Kings: Kevin Garnett

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@KG So I know we only won like 20 games in 2012. But with you, we could be a straight-up nasty team #AnythingIsPossible right? #FingersCrossed 

San Antonio Spurs: Tim Duncan

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@Duncan Seriously, Timmy, do we even need to say anything here? If you don't re-sign we'll send Popovich after you. You don't want that. 

Toronto Raptors: Michael Beasley

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@MBeasey Your NBA career in USA hasn't been that great. We think it's time to come to that country up North. #CanadaTime #FreshStart

Utah Jazz: D.J. Augustin

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@Augustin The @Bobcats are going nowhere fast man. I mean they couldn't even get the 2012 top pick. Jump ship D.J., jump ship. #WeNeedYou

Washington Wizards: Nicolas Batum

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@BrandonRoy is going to come back and steal your thunder, man. It's time to be a part of something exciting. It's time to become a #Wizard.

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