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wow if he bolts to the lakers
spurs should pursue turiaf
A little bit better news considering the last we heard before the weekend was that Golden State would automatically go to Corey Maggette next. If the Warriors try to steal an RFA and what Stein says about Philly is true, perhaps the Spurs still have a shot.Maggette knows his career with the Clippers is over unless Brand stuns the league and goes to Golden State. The high-scoring swingman has no shortage of suitors offering him a multi-year deal starting at the midlevel exception, which is expected to approach $6 million for next season, but Maggette hasn't abandoned hope that a team with salary-cap space (Philadelphia or Golden State) will come after him.
The obstacles?
No. 1: Maggette and Sixers restricted free agent Andre Iguodala share the same representative, which could make negotiating deals for two players who play essentially the same position with one team rather complicated for agent Rob Pelinka.
No. 2: There's a strong sense that the Warriors would prefer to chase restricted free agents Josh Smith (Atlanta) and Luol Deng (Chicago) with the money they threw at Brand, although Maggette's status as an unrestricted free agent -- who thus doesn't have to sign an offer sheet that could tie up a team's money for seven days -- makes him easier to pursue.
It's believed that Maggette, without an offer from a team with cap room, favors San Antonio if he has to sign a contract starting at the midlevel. But he has also drawn similar interest from a variety of enticing contenders -- Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Orlando, New Orleans and Utah are the known suitors -- and the Lakers would be a dangerous suitor if they wanted to get involved given Maggette's close relationship with Kobe Bryant. The Lakers, though, would have to abandon any interest in resigning Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf to sign Maggette, and the team still favors retaining those two key reserves.
http://proxy.espn.go.com/nba/columns...A-notes-080707
wow if he bolts to the lakers
spurs should pursue turiaf
I have a feeling Maggette won't decide til July 16th at the earliest.
It doesn't matter if Maggette signs with the Spurs or not, Matt Bonner will be our savior in 2009.
How long will Maggette wait for the Warriors or Sixers to make him an offer?
I hope a decision comes tomorrow or tonight even.
It better because I'm developing a heart condition...
I'm sure his agent is telling him to wait as long as possible - I just wonder how long teams will wait to address other needs with him on the market.
Warriors and Sixers are truly the real threats here, but they appear to have competing priorities. All other things being equal, and if the MLE is all he will get, I would think the Spurs are in excellent position. But you never know.
Today at 9:00 Real GM via ESPN reports Magette is favoring Spurs offer.
did the force tell you that?
This is going to drag out past the 9th...probably way past.
At a minimum it should take until GS and Philly have comm ted their money to FAs.
Our shot still looks bleak, but at least it's less bleak.
I hope he can decide something before wednesday
Maybe it's my rose-tinted glasses, but I doubt the Warriors will offer more than 7.5 or 8 million per year for Maggette. That's probably enough to get him, but maybe, just maybe, he looks like an offer like that and says "Damn, it's just like going back to the Clippers, no thanks!"
The reason I think the Warriors will not offer much more is that this year's market value on CM may well be the MLE, or just slightly higher. Mullin is not going to turn that against himself. If could get Maggette and another quality free agent (relative to this class) with the now available Baron Davis money.
As rumors suggest, I see the Warriors trading Harrington for a pg (Hinrich), resigning Ellis and Biedrins, and splitting the Boom Dizzle cash on two worthwhile players--JR Smith for more than MLE and James Jones, or something like that.
CM is a Spur.
You will all thank me later.
Maggette cannot do worse than the MLE no matter how long he waits. Thus, he has no incentive to decide any time soon.
So the Spurs' big decison now would seem to be if and when to give Maggette a "timeframe." There are risks either way -- if they raise the issue, Maggette may bolt. If they don't, the Spurs may lose other FA targets.
This is where the front office earns its pay.
The rumor about Harrington to Chicago, is not going to happen...Chicago has no need for Harrington, with Deng, Gooden, Nocioni, etc....the new rumor today is Chicago wanting to keep Hinrich & trade Gordon..the bottom line is IMO GS is not the team we have to worry about giving Maggs a big offer...its Philly...everything hinges on what they do.
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As a longtime Clipper, CM must hate the Lakers.
That's why he should join us, so he'll have a chance to beat the crap out of them.
The Spurs don't want to go down that road again where the free agent jerks them around and ends up using them as collateral to negotiate with another team...or was that the Astros? Probably has happened to both teams. Anyway, the Spurs need to assume he is not coming and try to address their needs through other means and once they find a viable plan b or c, then they go back to Maggette's agent and tell him that unfortunately they must have an answer withing a given timeframe.
i honestly dont think the spurs would not wait this long for one guy to make a decision unless they KNOW already that he will sign with them.
if he said "give me time" or "i would like to,but.." i think the spurs would go on to other FA's. since no reports are out that the spurs are seriously seeking other FA's im pretty confident Maggette has told them that he will join the team.
just my opinion
also look for Manu playing in the olympics. if the spurs "OK" him playing, i suppose the OK would be given,given the fact they know Maggette will be in a Spurs uniform next year.
just my opinion
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