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so the market wont overpay for him but we will damn u rj
not sure if its posted
- Spurs may bring back lower-priced Jefferson
By Mark J. Miller
Last summer, the San Antonio Spurs wanted forward Richard Jefferson(notes) enough to get involved in a three-team deal with the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks and gave up three players. This summer, it appears the team won't have to work so hard to get him. On July 1, Jefferson opted out of a contract that would have paid him $15.2 million this coming season. The San Antonio Express-News is reporting that Jefferson figured he'd cash in on a long-term deal from one of the many teams that had made room under the salary cap for LeBron James(notes). But, the paper reports, Jefferson's market is "shrinking daily" and he shouldn't expect more than a mid-level exception of $5.765 million. "The Spurs are expected to offer a multi-year contract starting at a shade above that," the paper notes.
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Source: San Antonio Express-News
so the market wont overpay for him but we will damn u rj
Don't have much choice at this point.so the market wont overpay for him but we will damn u rj
? How is the mle over paying?!
Shaun (NY)
Chris, where do you think Richard Jefferson will end up. I still personally think hes a good player just had a rough year for San Antonio with there system.
Chris Sheridan (12:48 PM)
I do not believe he would have opted out of his deal if he did not have a wink-wink subsequent deal in place with the Spurs. If he leaves and is forced to sign for MLE or lower, he'll blow Bonzi Wells out of the water for worst contract decision ever (by a player).http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/newyork/chat/_/id/33343
6-7 mil a year is definitely not overpaying. A 3 year deal with an option for a 4th worth 25-28mil is a perfect contract
LOL @ RJ if all he gets is an MLE type deal.
I'd love to bring him back at that price to be quite honest.
that price he would be very tradeable
Maybe Cleveland is an option for RJ.
Stated it in the other thread, but I think if a team offers full MLE it's highly likely be a five-year deal, or roughly $32M total. In that case, RJ would have a hard time accepting a Spurs offer for less total money and less overall years guaranteed.
My fear is that the closer this gets to MLE, the more pressure there is on the Spurs to offer a longer-term contract.
spurs may be bring back jefferson??? really?? woah.. O.o.....
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I wouldn't mind considering what the current options are.
Am I correct in assuming that re-signing Jefferson has no affect on the LLE or MLE?
I think it also has a lot to do with who's offering him the other deal worth more money and years. While it's obvious he wants more years and job security, I'm not so sure he would pass up a 4 year deal with us to go sign a 5 year with a team like the clippers or wolves. He still wants to be on a winner.
I'm guessing paying a shade above that is the overpayment being alluded to and I find it more than feasible that the Spurs would pay a little more to appease RJ with a generous offer, given the guy just opted out of 15.2 and they'd have to live with him for the remainder of the deal....he shouldn't expect more than a mid-level exception of $5.765 million. "The Spurs are expected to offer a multi-year contract starting at a shade above that," the paper notes.
A little more than the MLE isn't overpaying for RJ's talent, it's just money spent on a player you wouldn't want to normally spend it on if there was a better choice -- a better bargain, still a bad fit.
No affect on their ability to use them, could affect their willingness to use the LLE, as they've still got to consider the luxury tax.
I think it's still early... Teams like CHI, NJ, partly NY and TOR and now CLE still have quite some money to spend and rosters to fill.
Thanks Blackjack. Good point about the luxury tax. I would hope if the right player is there for the LLE, the Spurs wouldn't hesitate too much.
honestly if the spurs are able to net Jefferson back anywhere between 6-7mil that seems like a good scenario. I started somewhere before that if that scenario were possible I'd would be jump on it. I didn't see it as something that would be likely though. But after watching the week go by in free agency, it is beginning to sound like a possibility. And a wing at his skill sets and ability to PERFORM better than the last season with us sounds like a decent decision going into this season.
Just like everyone else, I just want to get a solid verbal and written confirmation from the F.O. on whether Tiago is coming or going.
If he doesn't, let the disappoint sink in a bit and then look at what they have left to pick from free agency/possible trades if they decide to make one.
im cool with it as long as tiago comes and we get a backup sf in barnes who can play d but i really like matthews but i could see anderson being the same kind of player
i don't really want him back even at a low price. his defense is just awful and his offense was average. i'm kind of sad jefferson's value plummeted so fast. i was hoping for a nice $9-10 million trade exception plus a decent role player in return. then the spurs could take their time to target better players with heftier contracts.
Even if the Spurs have to "overpay" Jefferson by giving him slightly more than the MLE (6-7 million), he'd still ultimately be doing them the favor by halfing his cost for this year. This could be a bad move by Jefferson that ends up being the Spurs benefit.
The question remains...how many years will they be left dealing with the "benefits"?
honestly, i think RJ will be much better, esp offensively, in this system next year if he comes back. so at the price it's def. good.
wtf is happening bonner and jefferson, what the is going on jefferson sucks if any of yall say this is a good idea yall are out of yalls ing mind
cant u still read though?
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