Reply With QuoteI'm a little confused about one thing. It says the Spurs offer was about $8M/year over six years. But it also says that the Twolves offer was nearly double -- and that offer was 7yr/$ 50M.
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"American media will find out today (tuesday), but I've already let my agent Bill Duffy know I made up my mind. I'm leaving to San Antonio. For six seasons", Nesterovic confirmed the expected news. He'll earn close to 8 million dollars per year with the reigning NBA champions.
"I'm planning on winning the le ring at least one time and then I can retire in peace ", said Rasho without hesitating after he refused an almost doubled offer from Minnesota.They were prepared to pay him sth. over 50 million for 7 years, but missed the crucial part of negotiations. New York wasn't even close.
"Rasho made the decision after consulting with his family (parents)", said agent Duffy.
I'm a little confused about one thing. It says the Spurs offer was about $8M/year over six years. But it also says that the Twolves offer was nearly double -- and that offer was 7yr/$ 50M.
The average apparently is close to $8 mil per season for 6 seasons but that means the deal starts around $6 mil. I'm sure the Spurs left themselves enough room to pursue a max free agent in Brand and Odom's class (25% of cap).
6 years 8 mill
does that mean they have room for MAX Brand??????
If they have 16 wouldnt that mean they only have 8 left??
IM CONFUSED!!!
Help someone QUICK!!!!
Maybe the $50 mil over 7 seasons was the Minnesota offer after "doubling"?
BTW, awesome find Marcus.
Again, TPark, due to annual raises the contract would be starting near $6 mil per season. It averages out to $8 mil per season over the life of the contract.
Got it, THANKS Marcus.
THis is awesome, Nesterovic will be the Stephen Jackson signing next year.
CIA Pop knows something on this guy and when he knows something they are good.
Weve got France, Argentina, China, now Slovenia, WHAT NEXT!!!
How about an American power forward from New York state??
Kori just took a look at the ESPN board that's all.
thanks for your TPARK version, for us T Parks out there
This is great, FINALLY a quality player, and they STILL arnt done.
Nesterovic WILL be a great player for this team, hes still young and getting better, I like his ability to play around the rim and shoot the ball.
ORDER IT UP!!!
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Yeah a contract starting at $6.2M would come out to around $48M over six years.
still not the HALF proposed in the paper.
Dont know where they got that.
The half may mean that Minnesota originally offered a shorter term deal. If so then it could have easily been for half of the $50 mil. That is, if it was for 3 or 4 years.
I think Minnesota wanted him back badly, especially after Howard committed to Orlando.
We all have our ?s about Nesterovic but he was an important piece for the Wolves.
only questions are his toughness on D, and even if THATS a question you can bring in Rose or Willis.
His strengths will be to get the ball low or high and make some scores to help Duncan a little.
He can shoot a good jumper, he can drive a little, and his back to the basket game is decent.
Rasho will thrive IMO under Duncan and Pop.
Wonder what Duncan thinks about it!?
Marcus, won't it be close cap-wise for the Spurs can go after Brand? It doesn't seem like they have enough room -- just short. Do you think they'd dump Malik's contract to make a run at Brand?
Hmmm...I don't think they would get rid of Rose unless they were certain they were getting Brand. It definitely does seem close (assuming a $42.5 mil cap). The way the article was written it sounds like the average salary is under $8 mil a season so the total contract value might be less than $48 mil.
But obviously if they got Nesterovic and Brand there would be an odd man out in the bigman rotation...
That's what I just said to timvp. So it may start out as low as $5.5M or something.average salary is under $8 mil a season so the total contract value might be less than $48 mil.
Though I understood earlier today that it might start out right above the MLE figure.
Now I hope the Spurs just go balls-out for Brand. If Sterling ends up matching, then they can probably get Odom. Sterling isn't going to pay them both.
There's no way I see Sterling matching Pop's special love note to him. As I understand it, if the Spurs gave Brand a $22 mil signing bonus then the total cash money payout to Brand in the first year of his contract would be roughly $30 million. :shock On top of that, the Clippers would still have to spend at least $20 million on other Clipper salaries. So that little offer sheet would require Sterling to s out $50 million in cash for player compensation in the 2003-04 season. And that's on top of Sterling agreeing to a $80 million long term commitment to one player.
Yeah right Sterling does that.
If we "do" get Brand,
I think Brand and Tim will be our 4/5 starters with Rasho and Malik being our backups?
Or is Rasho sign and trade bait?
I can't see the Spurs trading Malik, not with his restaurant opening.
Someone has to go in that case and that someone would be on the bench.
you know guys... there is always the (unlikely as it may be) possibility that rasho is it for the bigmen... no brand. i figured in another thread that they offered anywhere between 42-48 million to rasho over 6 years... starting at 6 and moving up from there... but with willis signing...
i thought rasho and willis would be it (as far as the frontline goes) and that he'd announce this morning... probably around 10 or noon. the spurs aren't going after brand unless they have a sign and trade on the table already... not with the way the clips are talking.
its looked bad enough already...
Matt....
You ing amaze me.
Keep t up brotha!
Now, in the rest of slovenian news....
I hope so, but a few posters on the Timberwolves ESPN board believe the article is fake, and they might be right. If you notice, you can't click on any of the links to the left-hand part of the article, and if you go to the home page of the site, I can't find the article linked. There's also no "time posted" part like there is for every other article. I hope it's correct, but it sounds a little fishy...
Now, in the rest of slovenian news....:p
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