I can't believe the Knicks will dump the cash cow that is Jeremy Lin.
Wow.
Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo
Rockets found loophole that would cost them $8 million on third year of Lin offer sheet and Knicks $15 million, source tells Y! Sports.
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Luxury tax team NYK fear of matching Lin deal understandable when 3rd year of tough to trade contract would cost $15 million,source tells Y!
Basically, looks like Houston offered a 5-5-15 contract or something like that...
The infamous poison pill. But I thought the Knicks already accounted for that. Seems like an odd about face after the gm was quoted as feciously saying they would match anything up to 1Billion dollars.
tbqh, money isn't an issue for Dolan... but the Felton angle does add a new twist
Frank Isola @FisolaNYDN
The Knicks have acquired Raymond Felton and Kurt Thomas from Portland for Jared Jeffries and Dan Gadzuric, sources tell the Daily News
So hears a question. I know a team could match an offer sheet, but could they better the offer as well? For example, if the Knicks wanted to avoid the poison pill, could they offer Lin slightly more money and an additional year, which would enable them to structure the deal in a cap friendly way?
^No.
Figured, or else Houston wouldnt have even contemplate such a structure in the first instance.
It's ironic that Lin would want to sign with the team that cut him. If I was Lin it would be payback everytime I played them.
Maybe Lin just want Knicks to match the offer.
Not sure what Portland likes about those players.
Jeffries can do something on the court, unlike old man Thomas.
they probably just wanted to get rid of Felton.
Felton was a free agent. They probably see Jeffries as an upgrade over Thomas. The Gadzuric contract has no guaranteed money, so he may very well be cut.
Jeffries is young enough to give you meaningful court minutes.
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Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo
Celtics to acquire G Courtney Lee from Rockets in a sign and trade sending back F JaJuan Johnson, sources tell Y! Details being finalized.
Yet another PF on a rookie contract for the Rox. Nice pickup for the Celts.
Rockets are continuing to look like one giant cluster of a roster right now. Meanwhile, the Celtics are really making noise. Everyone wants to so readily declare Miami the winners of the East, yet the Celtics are right there.
No kidding. Wow.
Great get for the Celtics.
Damn.
According to Hollinger, non guaranteed contracts of Moore and Williams almost certainly involved, which would enable Lee to get market value ($4.2M).
They're still more than likely not winning another championship in the Garnett/Pierce era, but I knew last season that their demise was greatly exaggerated. They've added some quality youth to the roster, with Green (overrated and vastly overpaid; but useful as a seventh man), Sullinger and Lee. Add them to Bass, Bradley and Rondo and like the Spurs, they're suddenly not that old anymore. The only "old guys" in the rotation are Garnett, Pierce and Terry.
At this writing, I've got them fifth most likely to win a championship next season, behind the Heat, Thunder, Spurs and Lakers.
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