If this is true, the Spurs are in dire straits, both this season and going forward.
If NJ is really having that kind of money problems, I think my Lopez + Carter for Manu and fillers proposals have more legs than might first appear. If they trade Carter for scraps, how do they put butts in the seats? My proposal gives them a player that will put butts in the seats - watching Manu play is awesome. Manu is more than fair value for Carter, and is saves them a ton of money besides, but they would have to give up potential in response...
How soon do y'all expect the FO to make an announcement on this mystery injury? I'm starting to slowly freak-out...
i give up on this team see yall next year ginobili is a joke
The Nets are not trading Brooke Lopez. Let's move off that.
Didn't their arena deal fall through? That could be part of the reason why they are holding a VC fire sale.
Wow is that true?
Something's gotta give...The Spurs' FO are up to something....do you'll think anyone has actually called and asked if Manu was available?
I think the physical is purely optional on the part of the team acquiring the player.
If a team acquires Raef LaFrentz to get his expiring deal, they're not going to void the trade because LaFrentz can't pass a physical. Thus, the "pass a physical" thing can't be a requirement for consummating a trade.
VC will definitely not be in a Nets uniform next week.
Sometime after 2pm tomorrow.How soon do y'all expect the FO to make an announcement on this mystery injury? I'm starting to slowly freak-out...
No sooner than 2:01 PM tomorrow when the trade deadline passes.
Yes it did. Financing broke down in the talks.
I just did twelve times. And will continue to do so until I find out the truth.
I don't think anyones on it
WTF man. That is BS.
I spoke with someone who confirmed this...
They're in a bad spot money wise. Their position of strength is something of a joke. The problem is, every team is hurting money wise. So it's not as easy to give up VC as you might think.
getting VC for pesos on the dollar would be so sexy.
Horry will be a part that deal for sure.
Coincidence?
Yep, a physical is required by the recieving team for each player. However, that team can choose to ignore the results of said physical; this is particularly common if they are doing the trade solely for capspace reasons.
Yeah, such strength the best offer they've gotten to date is Vaughn, Oberto, Hill, and Mason for their franchise player.
NJ is losing money like it's going out of style, and want to be a player for LeBron in 2010.
Good ing riddance. Don't come back.
There's TOO MANY things to believe he cant be that hurt
1. He was playing awesome ball before the all-star break, most notably scoring 32 in that Toronto game.
2. Nothing has been said on Manu's blog, any of Argentina's papers, nothing.
3. We all should know by now Pop is straight up CIA, and this would be the ultimate CIA move.
4. Manu hadnt said anything prior to this week about the ankle bothering him, not even when missing the Denver game, he was listed as having a hip contusion. Neither after the Toronto game, he stated he was gonna take time off during the break, no mention of soreness or injury.
Eric, I was responding to this.
Here's the entirety of Adande's report from about 6 hours ago:
POSTED: Feb. 18 -- 1:28 p.m. ET
J.A. Adande: While the Nets continue to downplay Vince Carter trade talks, other executives in the league expect Carter to be moved.
Quite simply, the Nets "want off Vince," one general manager said.
Carter is due $16.3 million next season and $17.3 million in 2010-11 (likely taking any team with him on the roster out of play for the 2010 free-agent derby).
But don't be surprised if Carter, a 10-time All-Star, doesn't bring back All-Star talent in return -- especially if a trade with Portland for Raef LaFrentz's expiring contract and Travis Outlaw goes down.
"It comes down to New Jersey giving Vince away," another GM said. "They're hemorrhaging money."
Although Devin Harris has surpassed Carter as the team's best player, Carter is still the biggest name, so at first glance trading him wouldn't make sense in a star-driven business. But as the general manager said, "They're not selling tickets anyway," and Carter isn't enough of a box office draw to cover his $15 million salary this season.
With a mediocre team playing in a lame-duck, 27-year-old stadium and ground yet to be broken on a new arena in Brooklyn, the Nets have averaged 14,805 fans per game this season. That ranks 25th on the league's attendance list.
"They're hurting," the second general manager said. "The league's hurting. The world's hurting."
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