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pretty much.
That seems to be where we are at.
Gotta Get Gette!
Add "take it, Duhon" (Orl) and "accept the MLE, Posey" (Bos).
BTW, I certainly hope your avatar helps in the Maggette sweepstakes.
I do not think Josh Smith can do anything, he is RFA and has no say. If the Hawks want to match, he will be a hawk.
If he turns down Philly's offer sheet, it certainly doesn't help with our pursuit of Maggette (time factor).
Does Philly go after Maggette if they lose out on Smith? The media thinks so.
They're kinda limited in the Brand sweepstakes. But do they immediately go to a small as their backup plan?
How much can the Sixers offer him? More than the 7 million the clippers had?
Maybe the Sixers split up their cap space and go after Thomas and a lesser wing.
:-/
$11 mil starting, I believe, or $63.9 mil total.
So they won't be a player. Unless Elton really likes Philly.
Doesn't Philly have to worry about signing Iggy Hops?
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True. How much is he going to get? Would they really offer Maggette that much? Bristol, Connecticut hopes so.
I mean how come no one on earth anywhere is talking about what kind of contract Iggy Hops will be getting? I mean, last year the whole debate was that he wanted a max contract and many said he was not worth it.
Seriously, no one in any major media is mentioning Iggy as a top free agent really. Could not Golden State make a run at him?
That's the thing. GS is just sitting out there with the possibility of going after some RFA's. What do they care? If they don't get one of Brand, Arenas, or Davis then they are rebuilding. If you are rebuilding do you take a 23 year old or a 28 year old?
Here is what Chad Ford says:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/column...eAgents-080629
I thought it's their intention to get one of the Josh's. Offer Smith the big contract, if they match, they'll offer Childress a large contract. I believe this leaves Phillies money tied up. So, I'd say Philly is tied up.
I think GS is the only one to worry about.
Now that it has set in, I am shocked that we have heard no news of anyone talking to Andre...not even Philly.
why would GS go after Maggette when they could offer a max contract or close to it to a younger, more than likely more impact player like Andre Iguodala?
I think Philly might be waiting to see if Memphis or even Golden State sets the market for Iggy.
I guess the fact that Philly has close to the most money and would easily match any low offer means no one is willing to even talk to him. But they better be careful, he could just play out this last year of his contract at the qualifying offer and then become an UFA and leave them for nothing if they do not treat him right.
I mean, he turned down a 57 million dollar contract from Philly already.
Will Warriors court Igoudala, Josh Smith if Brand stays in LA?
Unrestricted free agent Elton Brand seemed likely to re-sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, despite what was being reported as a 5-year $100 million offer from the Golden State Warriors. But if the Warriors were to come up empty, they conceivably could turn their attention to Atlanta Hawks' Josh Smith or even Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Rob Pelinka, Iguodala's agent, indicated that there had been interest shown in his client other than by the Sixers, but declined to be specific; he did say he expected to meet with Sixers president/general manager Eddie Stefanski within the next week to 10 days.
Stefanski has said all along that his plan includes re-signing Iguodala and Lou Williams, the Sixers' two restricted free agents. Those developments, though, would come after a move to add an impact player to the roster, whether in free agency or in trade.
GS, if they lose out on Brand (as I would expect them to), is in a prime position to go after some young RFAs. They are not a potential playoff team without Baron next season. The average age of their roster is like 22.
Josh Smith would make a lot of sense for them. So would Childress. Iguadola, etc.
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