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Joel anthony of heat is a FA now....he is an undersized shot blocker, good defender....what about him
Joel anthony of heat is a FA now....he is an undersized shot blocker, good defender....what about him
I think either Butler or Jones would be good options as back up SF's that know their role, and will probably be gettable for the LLE and the fact that there is a defined role for them on a good team that fits their abilities.
Outlaw would be great, but he'll get more money from someone, and probably more minutes, so I doubt he'll be interested in a LLE offer to be a backup SF.
I'd say that in addition to the backup SF spot, We should also look for a #3 PG(May or may not be Temple, He was decent last year) and another big of some description, probably to fill the Bonner role as shooting big.
Then, parts of the Hairston-Gee-Richards-Ian-Jerrels-Temple Group as the inactives.(I'd guess Temple Richards Gee are kept)
Bosh Officially Declines Player Option
Chris Bosh has officially declined his player option for the 2010-11 season, according to a source.
The decision to not exercise his player option was a mere formality and something decided months ago, as it was for many of the other 2010 free agents.
Bosh held a player option worth $17.149 million with the Raptors, but the deadline for him to exercise the option passed a few days before the NBA Draft.
The deadline for LeBron James and Chris Bosh to exercise their player options for 10-11 isn't until June 30th.
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pardon my ignorance...declining player option...what does it mean
He had a player option worth 17.149 million dollars for next season, which means if he hadn't declined it, he would have played for the Raptors for 1 more season.
He is now officially a Free Agent this summer.
Jazz Extend Qualifying Offer To Matthews, Fesenko
Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor announced today that the team has tendered qualifying offers to center Kyrylo Fesenko and guard Wesley Matthews. Per team policy, financial terms were not released. In accordance with the league’s collective bargaining agreement, in order for a team to retain its right of first refusal with respect to a restricted free agent, the team must tender the player a qualifying offer by June 30. A restricted free agent may sign an offer sheet with any team, but is subject to a right of first refusal with the team for which the player last played.
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My personal breakdown of what Spurs should do for the backup SF spot. The ideal player woudl be long, able to shoot and defend. I assume Splitter sign a deal with a starting salary of at least $4M and Spurs only have $2M to offer for this spot with the LLE or the rest of the MLE.
Category 1: interesting players but who have a good chance of getting more than $2M:
- Mike Miller
- Josh Howard
- Kyle Korver
- Travis Outlaw
- Rasual Butler
Category 2: realistic optiosn that should eb Spurs main targets:
- Dorell Wright
- James Jones
- Ryan Gomes
- Michael Finley (just kidding)
Category 3: Fallback plans if Spurs can't get a player of the first two categories:
- Matt Barnes
- Quentin Richardson
- Jarvis Hayes
Last edited by Bruno; 06-29-2010 at 05:13 PM.
Finley? You're better than that, Bruno.
Highlight, and all shall be revelaed.
Bargain Bin FA's according to Knickerblogger
http://www.knickerblogger.net/3936/f...rgain-bin.html
#2 Craig Smith
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#3 Ian Mahinmi
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#4 Shaun Livingston
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#5 Dorell Wright
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#6 Ben Wallace
I'd note that I would put 3, 4, and 5 on the Spurs list...
I would definitely bump Q Rich up into that second group. Also, he is an RFA, but how much do you think it would take to get Morrow?
could Bobby Simmons become a fall back plan? any informations about his health status?
and is Pavlovic totally out of consideration?
(both players are of course only minimum salary options, not LLE)
Why so much insist-ency with resigning Mahinmi?
He isn't going to resign unless we get screwed with Splitter not coming and even then Blair, Dice, Duncan and Ian playing scrub minutes again isn't going to look enjoyable for him for ANOTHER SEASON. I like that man's physical skill sets. But he just looked so out of place with either of our starting bigs at anytime last season. Sure he looks great on the defensive end attempting to alter shots and going for boards on the glass but overall he was a clog on offense and was foul machine on D. He just never seemed to show any further improvement in those areas. People see him play what looks to be a great game against a extremely sub par team and people begin chanting him to be dusted off and thrown out on the floor.
I get just as frustrated like anyone else when it comes to Pop and his rotation experiments but I'm not sitting there at the practice facility or in the locker room so I'm going to have to go with Pop and Crew and believe they didn't play him because they couldn't TRUST him to be consist with minutes on the court.
Face It. That ship sailed after seeing so much pine throughout the season.
With the OTHER prospects in F.A. previous threads and post I tend to agree with the common majority in regards to Outlaw, Barnes, Jones, Wright, Gomes.
Any of those would be a nice pick up and would help improve our bench and versatility and playing multiple defensive positions against teams.
If we sign splitter during Free Agency
I expect the spurs to resign Bonner. And that would be a solid pickup in my opinion.
As him as your 5th big rotating up and down the rotation depending on teams and situations it helps out the team in various ways and also places him back into a better position of coming off the bench for a few minutes to stretch and hustle on the floor.
If we don't get Splitter, it isn't the end of this coming season. After this forum goes ape with temper tantrums with threads and post, the spurs will be looking at what other options are available whether it would be trading his rights over along with something packaged with his rights to bring a more serviceable big along Timmy. I honestly believe they have plans for this situation this summer if it comes to this.
As much as I won't to see Duncan get his 5th ring, the Spurs are going to look to have something to build with on forward. And the picking a contract riddled risk like a player such as splitter in future drafts will be a thing in the past for this organization. Fans have such lofty and often fairy tale expectations for this small market city.
I agree with you on Simmons (if he is healthy as you said) but not on Pavlovic.
I know you like him but he has been horrible for 3 years. I rather bring back Bogans than sign Pavlovic
I'm completely against Bobby Simmons, he's been horrible since his breakout season..
I'm starting to think that the top target should be Rasual Butler. The other guys in the tier Bruno mentioned are definitely getting more than the LLE (except maybe Howard, but him), but I think Butler can be persuaded to take the LLE with the Spurs. If not Butler, then either James Jones or Dorell Wright.
I like him as the player he could be. I can't stand him as what he showed the last seasons. can't tell if he could be put back on track.
8 hours left before the start of FA.
I predict the spurs will get things started at 12:01 AM by signing matt bonner.., then let the dominoes begin to fall
Grizzlies Extend Qualifying Offer To Rudy Gay
The Grizzlies have extended the qualifying offer to Rudy Gay, making him a restricted free agent.
If Gay does not sign a contract, he will receive a $4,422,784 contract with the Grizzlies. He also would be able to veto any trade the Grizzlies agreed upon involving him.
Few players have played under the qualifying offer in recent years, with Ben Gordon being a notable exception.
Gay is expected to begin exploring his options in free agency after several of the more prominent players have signed.
Minnesota will be a team targeting him from the outset of free agency, with the Nets and Clippers also expected to be in contention.
As a restricted free agent, the Grizzlies have the right to match any offer sheet Gay might sign.
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Free-agent buzz: Johnson wants to stay
By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports
1 hour, 11 minutes ago
Email Print The longer the weeks before free agency dragged out, sources say it’s become clearer to guard Joe Johnson(notes) that he truly wants to stay with the Atlanta Hawks.
Will the Hawks give Johnson a $119 million max contract over six years, or come close to it? It’s doubtful they will go the distance with a max offer, but that sixth guaranteed season is likely to be a difference-maker in keeping Johnson. He’ll meet with the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls on Thursday, but sources insist those major markets don’t hold much of an appeal to him.
As Yahoo! Sports reported on Monday, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is determined to explore a possible sign-and-trade to acquire Johnson. The Mavericks would be an appealing destination to Johnson, who is a native of Arkansas. Johnson also would face far less pressure fitting into a talent-laden Mavericks team than he would with New York or Chicago.
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Raptors look at sign-and-trade options
The Toronto Raptors have talked to six to eight teams willing to do sign-and-trades for Chris Bosh(notes), but front office sources say general manager Bryan Colangelo has ruled out bringing back the expensive contract of Bulls forward Luol Deng(notes).
Deng has four years and nearly $50 million left on his contract, and the Bulls have been dangling him as part of sign-and-trade possibilities involving Bosh, LeBron James(notes) and Joe Johnson.
Colangelo is working on possible deals, but Bosh ultimately has to want to go to the teams. Besides Chicago, Miami, New York and New Jersey, the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks are determined suitors for Bosh.
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Lakers eye Blake
The Los Angeles Lakers are smitten with signing free-agent point guard Steve Blake(notes), but sources believe Blake would have to take less money than the Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic and New York Knicks could be willing to offer.
Blake finished the season with the Clippers, and sources say he’s intrigued with the idea of joining the defending champion Lakers. Still, Blake is a veteran guard whom several teams value, and he could walk away with a multiyear deal totaling around $20 million-$25 million.
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Celtics looking for center
Besides Brad Miller(notes), Boston has interest in acquiring Dallas center Erick Damper, especially with Kendrick Perkins(notes) sidelined six to seven months. Dampier’s $13 million salary for next season is not guaranteed, meaning the Mavericks can waive him without cost and allow him to become a free agent.
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