Prediction: Lakers will amnesty MWP and the Spurs will pick him up

[monkeypunk]

No, you have to use cap space to make a bid. Belinelli was signed with part of the MLE -- so there's not going to be any cap space.

Can we do a sign and trade with someone to get him here if he's been amnestied?

[Chinook]

No, you have to use cap space to make a bid. Belinelli was signed with part of the MLE -- so there's not going to be any cap space.

EDIT: Nevermind the exception idea. Coon does say that a team needs actual cap space at the very bottom of his section on it.

[kobyz]

go ahead and bring him in, we need some diversity, need to try do anything that could influence our karma.

[monkeypunk]

Cuban'll bid on him for sure.

[ace3g]

Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Mavs not interested in Metta World Peace: Metta World Peace won’t be a Maverick. According to a source, the M... es.pn/1b6OJ89

[monkeypunk]

Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Mavs not interested in Metta World Peace: Metta World Peace won’t be a Maverick. According to a source, the M... es.pn/1b6OJ89

Just like the Nets aren't interested in AK. Whatevs.

[cd98]

MWP is probably too volitile to trust. That said, I still think he can play. He's not Stephen Jackson, who I think is mostly done. MWP can still play physical defense and occassionally hit a three. He's also not that bad in the post. Problem is, he is just as likely to head into the crowd as the post up on the block.

[monkeypunk]

MWP is probably too volitile to trust. That said, I still think he can play. He's not Stephen Jackson, who I think is mostly done. MWP can still play physical defense and occassionally hit a three. He's also not that bad in the post. Problem is, he is just as likely to head into the crowd as the post up on the block.

He's been pretty well behaved besides love-tapping Hardens skull in that OKC series but who didn't want to do that? Perfectly rational reaction that year...

[ducks]

his dad thinks he should be a knick

[silverblackfan]

MWP would be great on the Spurs team if he didn't kill the locker room chemistry. The Spurs ability to play as a team and trust one another is one of their biggest assets. Yet, they need a good backup for Leonard.
Tough situation, really.

[xmas1997]

He would be a cancer, plain and simple, and Pop and the FO know it, even if some of the fans don't.

[Kindergarten Cop]

He would be a cancer, plain and simple, and Pop and the FO know it, even if some of the fans don't.

Honestly, I don't recall any player, coach, or FO executive complaining about MWP's locker room presence, issues with team mates, or unwillingness to work/play hard. His issues are all either off-court "craziness" or complaints from opposing teams about how aggressively he plays. If Pop and the FO know it, as you state, why would they have tried to make him a Spur numerous times in the past?

[exstatic]

Honestly, I don't recall any player, coach, or FO executive complaining about MWP's locker room presence, issues with team mates, or unwillingness to work/play hard. His issues are all either off-court "craziness" or complaints from opposing teams about how aggressively he plays. If Pop and the FO know it, as you state, why would they have tried to make him a Spur numerous times in the past?

I don't recall the Spurs ever going after MWP. I can't even imagine it, post Malice in the Palace.

[HarlemHeat37]

Again, I don't know why people associate MWP with being a cancer, tbh..

His issues are on the court insanity, not chemistry or cancer issues, tbh..

[weeks]

yeah MWP seems like he's a great locker room presence. he's just nuttier than all get out.

[Chinook]

Same people who think World Peace a cancer probably think Rondo is just a compe or.

Honestly, I was more concerned with McGrady being a cancer than I am about World Peace being one.

[Kindergarten Cop]

I don't recall the Spurs ever going after MWP. I can't even imagine it, post Malice in the Palace.

They were contemplating a trade for him back in '08 before trading for Kurt Thomas, because Sacramento was reluctant to take what we ended up sending to Seattle. They were also reported to strongly pursue him that following summer when he was a FA. I think there may have been more as well.

[Kindergarten Cop]

Again, I don't know why people associate MWP with being a cancer, tbh..

His issues are on the court insanity, not chemistry or cancer issues, tbh..

I have been arguing this all along, but the misconception still stands.

[rjv]

metta wants to play in china ? maybe rodman and meta can play for the north koreans

[xmas1997]

Not for all the tea in China!
What?
That's where he wants to go?

[Agloco]

MWP is probably too volitile to trust. That said, I still think he can play. He's not Stephen Jackson, who I think is mostly done. MWP can still play physical defense and occassionally hit a three. He's also not that bad in the post. Problem is, he is just as likely to head into the crowd as the post up on the block.

HH hit the nail on the head tbh. Ron Ron is ok as long as he keeps taking his meds. At this point he's probably a slight upgrade to Captain Jack.

[TXstbobcat]

Not for all the tea in China!
What?
That's where he wants to go?

It looks like China or arena league football. Don't think he knows what he wants. He will probably change his mind and play in the nba this year.

[ace3g]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Metta World Peace has cleared waivers and become a free agent, league source tells Y! Sports.

[benefactor]

NY tbh.

[chrhawk]

World Peace wants to play for the Knicks. Questions is do the Knicks want him to play for them?