Yahoo: Spurs front-runners in race for Maggette

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

whats the point of not counting the rookies? hill has a guranteed salary too, even if we waive him.

It's the only way our resident agent, spurman20, can make his dumbass salary cap math work. Nevermind it's not how the NBA does it.

[Blackjack]

I think Maggette would actually be more of a third or even second option should we pick him up. Pop is going to micromanage Manu's minutes more than ever this season, including bringing him off the bench in that sixth man role once again.

This means Maggette is going to carry much more of that scoring load which depleted Manu last season.

I said he'd give us a of a fourth scorer, not be the fourth option.

I've never been a big fan of Maggette, but for the MLE he's a no-brainer. He'll lighten the load on Manu during the reg. season, and he fills a need.

Like I said before, worst case scenario he give us a tradeable asset with a friendly contract.

[DynastyBuilder]

always count on ole' mcdonald http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b....14978daf.html

[angelbelow]

It's the only way our resident agent, spurman20, can make his dumbass salary cap math work. Nevermind it's not how the NBA does it.

apparently he wants to be technically correct on information that doesn't really matter and is incorrect when it matters. well you have to give it to him though, he is right about saying without rookie contracts.

[spurman20]

whats the point of not counting the rookies? hill has a guranteed salary too, even if we waive him.

Draft pics dont count until signed.....so by waiting to sign till after FA it can make a diff if you under the cap. Like we did with Ian. He was drafted in 05 his rights were held but his salary didnt come on the books till this season when he signed. You can exceed the cap to sign pics but you cant to sign FA unless they are your own or you use the MLE.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

There is a wire report that C M is expected to sign with Orl for 5 yr MLE.....fun while it lasted plan B I guess

Where are these miraculous wire reports? The AP doesn't have one.

It's rather humorous to accept the idea of the Magic paying $6 million per for Maggette when they have a Maggette clone in Courtney Lee for a fraction of that.

[Marcus Bryant]

Draft pics dont count until signed.....so by waiting to sign till after FA it can make a diff if you under the cap. Like we did with Ian. He was drafted in 05 his rights were held but his salary didnt come on the books till this season when he signed. You can exceed the cap to sign pics but you cant to sign FA unless they are your own or you use the MLE.

That's swell. Where's the link?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Draft pics dont count until signed.....so by waiting to sign till after FA it can make a diff if you under the cap. Like we did with Ian. He was drafted in 05 his rights were held but his salary didnt come on the books till this season when he signed. You can exceed the cap to sign pics but you cant to sign FA unless they are your own or you use the MLE.

For the billionth time in this thread, the NBA puts rookies on the team's cap at the conclusion of the draft. No matter how many times you choose to ignore this fact doesn't make it any less of a reality.

[2centsworth]

this is freakin groundhog day. I'm sure buddy will post the pic in just a second.

[oligarchy]

These were my thoughts as well, but supposedly, Turk or Lewis is going to make a go at being a PF full-time. We will see how that works out.

I actually think Orlando is the SPurs biggest compe or for CMaggette. Who doesn't like Orlando and FL is tax free as well.

Not to mention, it is the east. How close was Orlando to getting to the next round? Pretty close.

How it works out? How did it work out last year? You realize Hedo was the starting PF no? ..and in the playoffs...

[2centsworth]

How it works out? How did it work out last year? You realize Hedo was the starting PF no? ..and in the playoffs...

yeah, that's not a good thing.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Where are these miraculous wire reports? The AP doesn't have one.

It's rather humorous to accept the idea of the Magic paying $6 million per for Maggette when they have a Maggette clone in Courtney Lee for a fraction of that.

I thought this was worth reiterating. The Magic just drafted a Corey Maggette clone in Courtney Lee, are they really going to spring for the MLE for Corey when they have other needs to address?

There are reports Duhon is going to meet with the Magic before the end of the week, that sounds a lot more serious than 'gee, hope an offer is coming'.

[Tully365]

2007-08 Free Throws Attempted Top 20 Regular Season

PLAYER NAME, TEAM . GP PPG FTM FTA FTM FTA FT%
1 Dwight Howard , ORL 82 20.7 6.5 10.9 529 897 .590
2 LeBron James , CLE 75 30.0 7.3 10.3 549 771 .712
3 Corey Maggette , LAC 70 22.1 7.9 9.7 553 681 .812
4 Allen Iverson , DEN 82 26.4 7.9 9.7 645 797 .809
5 Kevin Martin , SAC 61 23.7 8.2 9.5 502 578 .869
6 Dwyane Wade , MIA 51 24.6 6.9 9.2 354 467 .758
7 Kobe Bryant , LAL 82 28.3 7.6 9.0 623 742 .840
8 Amare Stoudemire , PHX 79 25.2 7.0 8.7 556 691 .805
9 Chris Bosh , TOR 67 22.3 7.0 8.3 472 559 .844
10 Richard Jefferson , NJN 82 22.6 6.6 8.3 542 679 .798
11 Carmelo Anthony , DEN 77 25.7 6.0 7.7 464 590 .786
12 Gilbert Arenas , WAS 13 19.4 5.7 7.4 74 96 .771
13 Ming Yao , HOU 55 22.0 6.3 7.4 345 406 .850
14 Dirk Nowitzki , DAL 77 23.6 6.2 7.1 478 544 .879
15 Gerald Wallace , CHA 62 19.4 5.0 6.9 313 428 .731
16 Michael Redd , MIL 72 22.7 5.6 6.8 402 490 .820
17 Andre Iguodala , PHI 82 19.9 4.5 6.2 365 506 .721
18 Paul Pierce , BOS 80 19.6 5.1 6.1 409 485 .843
19 Manu Ginobili , SAS 74 19.5 5.1 6.0 380 442 .860
20 Tim Duncan , SAS 78 19.3 4.3 5.9 338 463 .730

Getting opposing teams in foul trouble would be a specialty of the Spurs with Maggette on the team. Parker/Ginobili/ Maggette would be a nightmarish matchup for defenders.

I love the fact that Duncan had a better free throw % last year than LeBron.

[bigdog]

Duhon to Meet with Orlando

Posted: 7/2/2008 12:13:00 AM
Source: Sporting News

After meeting with the Knicks today, Bulls free-agent point guard Chris Duhon is on to Orlando to meet with the Magic tomorrow. He was contacted by five teams on the first day of free agency: Cleveland, Sacramento, New York, Orlando and, in a bit of a surprise, Boston. The re-signing of Udrih should eliminate the Kings. Keep an eye on Duhon's dinner plans -- he could be meeting up with some current Magic players tomorrow. Players only get involved in free-agent recruitment when teams are truly serious about signing them.



Maybe they offer him the LLE?

I doubt it. NY has reportedly offered a 2 yr deal worth about half the MLE.

[TheMadHatter]

The Magic have a definite need for a player who can get to the rim like Maggette can. Right now they have a ton of shooters surrounding Howard but no real players who can break guys off the dribble and collapse the defense.

[spurman20]

Where are these miraculous wire reports? The AP doesn't have one.

It's rather humorous to accept the idea of the Magic paying $6 million per for Maggette when they have a Maggette clone in Courtney Lee for a fraction of that.

I agree with you this was reported by sporting news I am looking for the link again

[ChumpDumper]

I'm an agent AND a news editor.

[2centsworth]

The Magic have a definite need for a player who can get to the rim like Maggette can. Right now they have a ton of shooters surrounding Howard but no real players who can break guys off the dribble and collapse the defense.

they need that from the PG position, a guy who can create for others.

[Marcus Bryant]

I agree with you this was reported by sporting news I am looking for the link again

The most recent article re: Maggette from TSN is 8 hours old.

[oligarchy]

I thought this was worth reiterating. The Magic just drafted a Corey Maggette clone in Courtney Lee, are they really going to spring for the MLE for Corey when they have other needs to address?

There are reports Duhon is going to meet with the Magic before the end of the week, that sounds a lot more serious than 'gee, hope an offer is coming'.

Lee isn't proven, but that's neither here nor there. It's all speculation anyway. Although, you can't say it would be the dumbest thing they could do.

[Buddy Holly]

Yeah, Sporting News is breaking all the news these days...

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Damn, maybe I can run some cheese smack again

[Marcus Bryant]

The Spurs can offer Maggette the same $ that the Magic could offer. If he wants to play for the Magic again then he wants to play for the Magic again. But $ won't be the reason.

[bigdog]

If it's worth anything, if you go to Yahoo.com, then click on the little sports tab on the center of the page, there is a link that goes to the Yahoo article about the Spurs and Maggette, and it's led "Spurs near deal"

[200 miles]

i admit i have not seen maggette play much on tv, so i have to ask: how is good is he on defense?