Celtics Make Offer to Posey AND Maggette

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Source: Celtics make offers to Posey, Maggette
Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff July 1, 2008 05:11 PM

The Celtics have made contract offers to two forwards: Their own free agent, James Posey, and Clippers free agent Corey Maggette, sources told the Boston Globe. The most the Celtics could offer is the mid-level exception (about $5.8 million), and it's doubtful that they could sign both players. The terms of the offers were not disclosed.

Posey averaged 7.4 points and 4.4 rebounds in 2007-08 and was a NBA Sixth Man of the Year candidate in his first season with Boston. The two-time NBA champion was a strong leader for the Celtics and opted out of the second year of a two-year deal on Monday to become an unrestricted free agent. Maggette averaged 22.1 points and 5.6 rebounds last season for the Clippers and played for Celtics coach Doc Rivers in Orlando during the 1999-2000 season.

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2008/07/celtics_make_of.html

[xtremesteven33]

WOW.....Posey or Magette.....stupid Celtics

[Ronaldo McDonald]

So they offered Posey crap? Is that what is being implied?

If so, Posey may not be a happy customer, and I wouldn't be surpised if he looks elsewhere because that. He might feel underappreciated.

[Tippecanoe]

didnt see that coming

[oligarchy]

Don't they have non-bird exception with Posey? Meaning they could still offer Maggette MLE?

[picnroll]

NBA is in serious need of a hard cap.

[Tippecanoe]

i doubt maggette's actually going to accept the offer. he's still in his prime and he's a 20/5 guy. does he really want to take a back seat in Boston when he can get more minutes almost anywhere else in the league?

[Marcus Bryant]

Don't they have non-bird exception with Posey? Meaning they could still offer Maggette MLE?

I don't believe they have any Bird Rights with Posey whatsoever. They are probably contemplating a S&T for Maggette.

[TheMadHatter]

Magette is worth a hell of a lot more than the MLE.

I see Posey resigning with BOS though.

[SenorSpur]

i doubt maggette's actually going to accept the offer. he's still in his prime and he's a 20/5 guy. does he really want to take a back seat in Boston when he can get more minutes almost anywhere else in the league?

Where the hell is he going to play? Sixth man? 4th option?

I don't see this happening, unless the C's are willing to part with one of their "Big Three"

[TheMadHatter]

I could see the Celtics letting Ray Allen go to sign a guy like Maggette. It would be a move that could keep them in contention a little longer, though I don't know how Maggette would work out at SG.

[xtremesteven33]

I could see the Celtics letting Ray Allen go to sign a guy like Maggette. It would be a move that could keep them in contention a little longer, though I don't know how Maggette would work out at SG.


haha....wouldnt that be wrong to trade Allen....haha

[SPURSGOAT]

Dang offers are already being made to guys like Maggette? What's up RC and Pop get on the freaking ball... we will be left with no one to sign except guys that are only good enough for LLE but will be using our MLE on them...

[T Park]

Damn, Ainge is really really trying to fix his reputation.

I could see Maggette saying "fuck it" for a year and playing in Boston.

[T Park]

Dang offers are already being made to guys like Maggette? What's up RC and Pop get on the freaking ball... we will be left with no one to sign except guys that are only good enough for LLE but will be using our MLE on them...

So because there isn't a news story on the Spurs making offers that means they haven't?


Fail.

[TheMadHatter]

Damn, Ainge is really really trying to fix his reputation.

I could see Maggette saying "fuck it" for a year and playing in Boston.

Your talking about a guy who has rotted his entire career away on the Clippers. I doubt he cares about rings. He's going where the money is.

[T Park]

Your talking about a guy who has rotted his entire career away on the Clippers. I doubt he cares about rings. He's going where the money is.


Sometimes players that sacrafice for a year, can cash in on a bigger contract the next year.

Stephen Jackson
James Posey


It happens, and it wouldn't shock me if Maggette did it.

Will he do it? Probobly not.

[angelbelow]

wow, so can they sign magette first, and then exercise bird rights with posey?

[bigdog]

wow, so can they sign magette first, and then exercise bird rights with posey?

I don't think they have Posey's bird rights.

[oligarchy]

NON-BIRD EXCEPTION -- This is also a component of the Veteran Free Agent exception. Players who qualify for this exception are called "Non-Qualifying Veteran Free Agents" in the CBA. They are veteran free agents who are neither Qualifying Veteran Free Agents nor Early Qualifying Veteran Free Agents, either because they haven't met the criteria, or because they are Early Bird free agents following the second season of their rookie scale contract and whose team renounced the Early-Bird exception. This exception allows a team to re-sign its own free agent to a salary starting at 120% of the player's salary in the previous season, 120% of the minimum salary, or the amount needed to tender a qualifying offer (if the player is a restricted free agent -- see question number 36), whichever is greater. Raises are limited to 8% of the salary in the first year of the contract, and contracts are limited to five seasons when this exception is used.

[ChumpDumper]

Yeah, that could mean about $3.85 million for Posey without cutting into the MLE.

[bigdog]

NON-BIRD EXCEPTION -- This is also a component of the Veteran Free Agent exception. Players who qualify for this exception are called "Non-Qualifying Veteran Free Agents" in the CBA. They are veteran free agents who are neither Qualifying Veteran Free Agents nor Early Qualifying Veteran Free Agents, either because they haven't met the criteria, or because they are Early Bird free agents following the second season of their rookie scale contract and whose team renounced the Early-Bird exception. This exception allows a team to re-sign its own free agent to a salary starting at 120% of the player's salary in the previous season, 120% of the minimum salary, or the amount needed to tender a qualifying offer (if the player is a restricted free agent -- see question number 36), whichever is greater. Raises are limited to 8% of the salary in the first year of the contract, and contracts are limited to five seasons when this exception is used.

Ah, I see.

[bostonguy]

Wow Celtics are playing with serious fire here. They need to keep Posey first. Whether Magette comes heres or not wont be a blow to the Celts title defense. Losing a guy like James Posey would be devestating. I dont mind landing Cory but not at the expense of losing Posey.

[angelbelow]

Don't they have non-bird exception with Posey? Meaning they could still offer Maggette MLE?

i believe so. but i dont think they can afford both.