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The most the Clippers can offer Brand is a five-year deal worth about $70 million due to salary-cap restrictions - about $20 million less than the Warriors.
Holy crap. Not good. That'd make Maggette property of the Clippers again ... and available for sign-and-trade.
Don't take the money, Brand
The most the Clippers can offer Brand is a five-year deal worth about $70 million due to salary-cap restrictions - about $20 million less than the Warriors.
Like I said before, change your name to "TheMadHater"so a D-League player is your savior? He'll realistically take at least 1-2 years to develop before he can contribute. Maggette is realized talent that can make a significant impact right now. If the Spurs get him they are definitely favorites to get out of the West.
I don't see Maggette moving one inch until all the potential offers are layed out on the table for him. Word is he wanted a contract around $10-11 million from the Clippers, he's not exactly happy to be settling for MLE peanuts.
My understanding is that Brand was pretty adamant -- at least to Marc Stein -- that the rationale for opting out this year was to give the Clippers some room to seek out a big-name sidekick. Brand knew that he was going to leave some money on the table in taking that chance, but he thought the chance to improve the club was necessary to make playing in LA worthwhile to him. Given that, I can't see any offer from any other club being enough to entice Brand away from the Clippers (I can't believe I actually just wrote that. . . . ). I don't think GST coming up with a big money offer to Brand will mean much in terms of the Spurs' pursuit of Maggette.
This is probably discussed elsewhere in this thread, but have the Clippers renounced Maggette to this point (must they?)?
He's already had 1 year in the NBA. He's still bulking up, has a great set of post moves, and quick as . He has a future ahead in the NBA.
Brand isn't going anywhere. He'll take the pay cut to play with Davis.
First round draft picks that are assigned to the D-League aren't your usual D-League players.
Sincerely,
Jordan Farmar
Let's see, Brand was born on Mar. 11, 1979.
A quick glance at the CBA FAQ section on the "Over 36" Rule would seem to indicate that the Clippers can offer Brand a six year deal.
Yeah, I read that. But I believe that's incorrect. The Clippers have Brand's full Bird Rights and he's 29 years old.
You mean the 6 games he played this season in which he averaged 3.8 mpg?
I don't think Brand is going to go to the Warriors after Bdiddy just agreed to sign with the Clippers.
Not sure how the CBA governs a verbal offer.
Except he played 72 NBA games in his rookie season averaging 15.1 mpg.
Big difference between 72 games/15.1mpg and 6 games/3.8 mpg.
Like you said yourself, it's all development.You mean the 6 games he played this season in which he averaged 3.8 mpg?
How do you expect a player who was in need of development to come in play in the NBA immediately? You're contradicting yourself right now.
Yeah, the Lakers were a tier team.
He said lately that Boston proved putting allstars together could work, if going in the same direction.Holy crap. Not good. That'd make Maggette property of the Clippers again ... and available for sign-and-trade.
Don't take the money, Brand
I maybe wrong but leaving just when BD signed would contradict that take.
What couldn't he do with 70 M that he could with 90 ? Go to Mars ?
But again, we're talking money here, so...
Here's the answer:
source4. Exactly what is included when computing total team salaries?
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* Salaries in contracts that have been agreed to but not yet executed (i.e., verbal agreements or agreements pending physicals). Note: During the July Moratorium (see question number 89), teams may not enter into verbal or written agreements. Therefore any agreements that are stuck during the moratorium are still characterized as negotiations, and do not count as team salary.
The Lakers had no other choice. They sucked.
No I'm not. I'm saying no amount of D-League basketball can really prepare you for the NBA. Especially for a young bigman, it's going to take at least a year before he can adjust to the NBA speed and physicality. And you're assuming he's going to get major minutes over Oberto and Thomas. The Spurs can't afford to around with rotations in the Wild West, every game is important.
Indeed.
Wasn't that when Kwame Brown was their starting center? Yeah, I don't think they really had options.
Watch and learn.
I'm assuming the Davis and Brand numbers are a little fungible since the amounts available rely heavily on whether they use cap space or Bird rights to re-sign Brand and the timing of each signing. It will be interesting to see how it finally shakes out.
A Spurs fan needs to step up and make one for Maggette. Maybe this could replace the mariachis.
True. If they renounce their other free agents, sign Brand, and then sign Davis they should be ok.
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