Jeremy Lin offered 25/3 by Houston, NYK will match

[lefty]

8m David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt
Lin will get $5M in year one, $5.225M in year two and $14.898M in year three. Rockets hoped that will discourage NY, but Knicks will match.

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9m David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt
Source says that Jeremy Lin has officially signed three-year, $25.1M offer sheet with the Rockets. Knicks will have three days to match.

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[pass1st]

Damn, he's going to make almost 15 mil in his last year?

[jeebus]

Damn, he's going to make almost 15 mil in his last year?

That was put in to the Knicks financially that year.

[djohn2oo8]

basketball reasons

[djohn2oo8]

Tony Mejia: Rockets alter Lin offer, test NYK mettle in matching. Thinking is no offer too rich for NY, even w/@MokeHamilton reporting it may top $43mil about 6 minutes ago

[ffadicted]

mfw this offseason

[Venti Quattro]

Dwight is coming to play with sanity, lol

[djohn2oo8]

Dwight is coming to play with sanity, lol

Knicks will match. I assume they're going ballistic right now cuz they changed the deal.

[Lincoln]

New luxury tax penalty hits next summer I think. Knicks are ed, they can't afford Melo, amare, TC, Kidd, and Linsanity

[djohn2oo8]

New luxury tax penalty hits next summer I think. Knicks are ed, they can't afford Melo, amare, TC, Kidd, and Linsanity

the tax bill would be $63.75 Mil that year. there is a multiplier for repeat offenders..... 63.75/by 29? teams...each team gets 2.19 mil?

[Dex]

lol Houston trolling NY.

[ChumpDumper]

How is that raise even possible?

[Kai]

Rockets pissing in NY's and Brooklyn's cheerios.

[ElNono]

Houston thinking they can compete with New York

[ChumpDumper]

Damn, he's going to make almost 15 mil in his last year?

New luxury tax penalty hits next summer I think. Knicks are ed, they can't afford Melo, amare, TC, Kidd, and Linsanity

Cablevision can afford it, probably especially if they have Lin. That's why everyone wants Lin.

[Koolaid_Man]

Rockets pissing in NY's and Brooklyn's cheerios.

Desperate times call for that same measure....Rockets are so desperate...when they sober up and finally stop horse ing themselves they realize they need to sell the team. Morey went all Island of Dr. Moreou on his team and just started experimenting until everything was completely and utterly ed up.

[Latarian Milton]

New luxury tax penalty hits next summer I think. Knicks are ed, they can't afford Melo, amare, TC, Kidd, and Linsanity

tax is never a problem for knicks imho, they be rich as and they burn their money for fun

[100%duncan]

wtf?

[pass1st]

I'd laugh my ass off if Knicks decided to let Lin walk to Rockets for that insane amount of money (43mil ) which effectively eliminates them from D12 talks and pretty much s up their entire game plan. Would be one of a counter-troll job.

[baseline bum]

I'd laugh my ass off if Knicks decided to let Lin walk to Rockets for that insane amount of money (43mil ) which effectively eliminates them from D12 talks and pretty much s up their entire game plan. Would be one of a counter-troll job.

Doesn't matter, since Chinese Sessions is going to be starting every allstar game and making them a grip of money.

[Indazone]

Got to admit though. Putting Howard and Lin on the floor together would put fans back in the stands. Ultimately, that's what it's about for the owner.

[djohn2oo8]

Got to admit though. Putting Howard and Lin on the floor together would put fans back in the stands. Ultimately, that's what it's about for the owner.

And if he signs an extension?

[Clipper Nation]

Doesn't matter, since Chinese Sessions is going to be starting every allstar game and making them a grip of money.

[racm]

Eh, the Knicks better match. It's James Dolan's money after all.

[scanry]

Lin has twice the Marketing upside of Yao. Not that the Knicks need any of China's dough, but damn.