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In his present (5/22) chat on ESPN Amin Elhassan said:
Kawhi seems destined for a lucrative extension: PG got $15M/yr , DeRozan got $9.5M/yr....Kawhi probably closer to PG
For some reason I was expecting Kawhi to be about 10 mil per year. Looks like this may be low, and if Elhassan's projection is right it could be, what? 12m/yr or 13m/yr?
5 year 60 million? Too high or too low?
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/50639
Kawhi gonna be makin' Parker money tbh.
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Originally Posted by Dex
Parker money was $9 million. I'll be surprised if Kawhi signs an extension for anything less than $12 million, but hopefully he does, like others before him. That would definitely help the Spurs in the rebuilding effort.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dex
Kawhi's contract will come as the big 3's contracts all expire. Good chance that one or both of Duncan/Manu retire at that point. Might as well pay Kawhi
Don't see how he could ask for more than what Parker's making. Hope Duncan and Manu take major paycuts so they can re-sign Leonard and Mills.
Parker money was $9 million back when Tim and Manu were both still reeling in bigger checks. I'm talking about current salary. He is currently making $12.5M, and that's right about what I think where Leonard will land.Quote:
Originally Posted by will_spurs
The expectation is that Leonard will be the 2nd most important player on the team next season. He'll get paid accordingly, and rightfully so.
He could ask for whatever the market offers tbh. We still have to wait and see if he makes yet another leap in year 4
Kawhi's a keeper. I can see 12m/year easy. I like how the Spurs trial run guys through their first contracts. I even think they kind of hold their development (moreso their stats) down a little just so they can get a more favorable contract. But with the very successful regular seasons, and long playoff runs the last three years, there's no hiding Kawhi. I think they did it with Parker and Ginobili, they also did it with Hill, I even think they did it with Splitter. Once they determined Hill wasn't a long term guy, they traded for a draft choice Kawhi (and his cheap rookie contract) to restart the process.
One thing I'm nearly certain about is that if the Spurs can't work out an extension, they'll do with Leonard what they did with Splitter: let him test the market as a RFA and match any (mostly reasonable) offer.
Then again, losing Leonard would be a much greater disaster than losing Splitter for long-term purposes.
Spurs won't let Leonard go. The only way he leaves is if he flat out walks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seventyniner
Dude's going to flat out get paid. I don't see the Spurs holding back, of course they'll go with what the market is asking though.
$60M/5 is a fine deal for both sides. I don't see how Leonard doesn't get extended unless he wants the max and the Spurs balk. Then again, there was talk earlier in the season that the Spurs could to a little cap-manipulation by waiting to give Leonard a new deal until July 2015. That would allow the Spurs to use Leonard's cap hold (only about $5 Million) on their cap instead of whatever Kawhi ends up making in his first season. In such a scenario, the Spurs would have enough money to sign any max player AND an MLE-like deal. If SA is content to give Kawhi a max extension, there is literally no downside to that move, other than pissing Leonard off potentially.
Same guy who predicted the Thunder even after Ibaka went down.Quote:
Originally Posted by BillMc
So finally he can get his hair redone?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spur|n|Austin
he''ll probably take a paycut. something like 8-10 MIL.
He should make at least $12.50 an hour.
I think he'll get something in the 11-13mil range which is fine. PG got his contract after emerging as the No. 1 option so I'm not sure if Kawhi will get the max extension.
You can't tamper with your own player, right? If the Spurs are willing to max Kawhi out they could just tell him so and promise to extend the offer in 2015. Sure the Spurs could technically renege, but it would cost them an untold amount of reputation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chinook
The thorny issue is if the Spurs and Kawhi agree to wait until 2015 and Kawhi gets some sort of career-altering injury or illness. Since the new contract wouldn't have been signed by then, no insurer would touch it and even if the Spurs made good on their offer, it would clog up the cap sheet.
It sounds great. Parker, Leonard, and a max player...I like it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chinook
But I think the big deal in that move isn't only if he wants the max, maybe it's about who will be the max player?
Because if they promise him a prominent role in the team -like the second offensive option behind Tony- into wainting to sign or to accept less money and then they sign a 25ppg guy, that could be the real problem.
Pop already said Sugar K is the future of the franchise.
http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013...s/spurs-lakers
Legendary pick, elhassan.
Splitter is $10 mill, right?
I think $13 for Leonard seems fair
I could be (and probably am) wrong, but isn't the cap hold equal to the max he is eligible to receive?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chinook
goddam :rollinQuote:
Originally Posted by Jenks