Caron and Granger are washed up and don't deserve more than the minimum.
I'll take Bertans over both of them, at least he won't pout when he doesn't get the ball every trip down. He'd shoot threes better too.
Honestly, I'm not worried. He's a sieve on defence, and they'd be replacing their best post defenders in Perkins and Adams to play him. Whoever he is guarding will set the screen for Parker and Tony will blow by him every time.
I don't think he helps as much offensively as people think because he will be taking shots away from Durant (you know Westbrook will still get his), and defensively he makes them a lot worse.
Makes sense, thanks!
lol he compains about toches in la westbrook and Durant will get more then him
and then you have jackson
Bigger role(at least mpg wise) and three young player for the rest of his career.
Maybe they found someone to take Perkin's expiring. I can't see him signing for the MLE.
Ibaka is his teammate in Spain's NT
that whole take...
That and he can start for them...
Im not worried, we have splitter.
Gasol to OKC? Ummm...why? He'll never touch the ball there with Durant and especially Westbrook
I remember this in the playoffs, and that was Pau two years younger
sorry, i forgot the blue.
pau looks like he was 49 3 years ago
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Sources: Big 3 not acting in concert
By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine
When the Miami Heat's "Big 3" went their separate ways after a lunch meeting last Wednesday, they went not knowing whether they had played their last game together, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
While Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were committed to returning to the Heat, LeBron James was unsure of what he would do, the sources said.
The only certainty coming out of the meeting concerning James was that he wanted a maximum-level salary.
James did not ask or suggest that Wade and Bosh opt out of their deals or take lesser salaries to allow the Heat to add other top players, according to the sources.
When Bosh and Wade opted out of their contracts a few days later -- joining James who had done so before their lunch meeting -- it was widely assumed the three were working together and would all return to the Heat.
But sources who have spoken with two of the Big 3 said that was not the case. Bosh and Wade are intent on returning to Miami, but neither of them knows what James will do.
"It's not a done deal," said one source, when asked about James' return to Miami. "That's for sure."
Bosh and Wade were so uncertain about James's future after last week's meeting that one of them spoke about what the Heat might look like without James, according to one source.
The decisions of Bosh and Wade to opt out of the final two years and $42 million of their contracts were sparked by their desire to add better players in an effort to entice James to stay in Miami, one source said.
While both players expect to sign larger contracts overall, each is willing to take less money annually.
Bosh is looking to sign a five-year deal worth between $80 million and $90 million while Wade is thinking along the lines of $55 million-60 million over four years, sources said.
Those figures, combined with a max-level contract that would begin at $20.7 million for James, would not clear the cap room it would likely take to sign free-agent targets such as Kyle Lowry, Luol Deng and possibly Pau Gasol.
None of this means James will not return to the Heat, and another season or two for him in Miami seems to be a safe bet, the sources said. But no one, not even the other members of the Big 3, knows what the four-time MVP is going to do.
James's camp has handled this year's free agency much different than it did in 2010. James has hired a new agent since then in longtime friend Rich Paul, and Paul has played it close to the vest.
Paul spoke with clubs interested in signing James beginning at midnight on Tuesday. His responsibility is to share that information with James and then James will decide the next steps.
One similarity between 2014 and 2010 is that James was likewise noncommittal in a meeting with Bosh and Wade before the trio joined forces in Miami that summer.
Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
Assuming Diaw returns, one of most interesting free agency subplots will be how Spurs use their mid-level. Unfair to add more good player/s
I get the "Ibaka" thing, but that is pretty weak IMO. If the Spurs weren't even contenders because of financial limitations, I can't see how Serge makes OKC enough to be front runners. Who cares if they are younger? It's a volatile situation with KD/WB under the surface. Not only that, what does Pau care about 5 years from now - he's not young. He shouldn't care that they are younger IMO.
If he's willing to take that level of money, I can't see how OKC is such a heavy favorite when SA wasn't even really considered unless the "asking price came way down".
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Pau Gasol Addendum No. 2: Hearing Pau, as with OKC, indeed giving legit consideration to San Antonio if he looks at places where $ is scarce
Good - this makes a ton more sense.
yeah, if Pau is actually considering taking MLE money, Miami and SA should be higher on his list than OKC
So do they let Baynes walk if Gasol signs? That's a lot of bigs.
only for gasol if diaw comes back
gasol d is terible
not really. he takes Bonner's roster spot, and takes basically all of Ayres' minutes while shaving off Duncan's. They probably both play 25 mpg or so
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