Official 2014 Free Agency Thread

[jhfenton]

Unless it's part of the new CBA, I thought after the 4th year, a team could make a qualifying offer in order to make a player a restricted free agent which would allow the Spurs to match any offer from another team. Maybe the Spurs didn't want a cap hold.

Nah. There's a cap hold for Boris anyway, of $8.9 MM (190% of prior salary).

[Mel_13]

Unless it's part of the new CBA, I thought after the 4th year, a team could make a qualifying offer in order to make a player a restricted free agent which would allow the Spurs to match any offer from another team. Maybe the Spurs didn't want a cap hold.

Boris is an eleven year veteran. Such veterans cannot be made restricted free agents, not under this version of the CBA or any previous versions.

The current rules for restricted free agency:

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q44

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Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine · 2m

RT rAmonashelburne: Some doubt now Kobe lands in time to make Laker meeting w/ Melo after time was changed. Going to try to meet Melo later

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

its just to any Restricted FA... the spurs will make a QO on Leonard after year 4, assuming they didn't extend him at that point

I wasnt talking about players on rookie contracts but a player after their 3rd year. Like Patty, He played two years with the Blazers and a year w Spurs. They extended a qualifying offer to him at that point. Diaw can't be made an qualified offer bc he is not on a rookie contract or coming off his 3rd year in the league.

[Mel_13]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine · 2m

RT rAmonashelburne: Some doubt now Kobe lands in time to make Laker meeting w/ Melo after time was changed. Going to try to meet Melo later

Kobe knows that Melo won't choose the Lakers, doesn't want to share the blame for the failed pitch.

[FvckMavs]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine · 1m
RT Sam_amick: Thabo Sefolosha agrees to three-year, $12M deal w/Atlanta Hawks, @USATODAYsports confirms. ShamsCharania first reported.

[hsxvvd]

I hear Kendall Marshall and Robert Sacre will be there to pitch to Melo in place of Kobe.....

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Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine · 1m
RT Sam_amick: Thabo Sefolosha agrees to three-year, $12M deal w/Atlanta Hawks, @USATODAYsports confirms. ShamsCharania first reported.

Patty Money.... I'd rather Patty

[Mel_13]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine · 1m
RT Sam_amick: Thabo Sefolosha agrees to three-year, $12M deal w/Atlanta Hawks, @USATODAYsports confirms. ShamsCharania first reported.

Thabo looked done in the WCF. Some mediocre players are really getting paid. Too much money chasing too little talent.

[FvckMavs]

Thabo looked done in the WCF. Some mediocre players are really getting paid. Too much money chasing too little talent.

I thought he would just get veteran minimum.

[Mel_13]

I thought he would just get veteran minimum.

I definitely wouldn't have wanted to see the Spurs dip into the MLE for him.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Thabo looked done in the WCF. Some mediocre players are really getting paid. Too much money chasing too little talent.

Thabo was playing w the same injury Parker had, well a strained calf muscle. He missed most the end of the season due to it. He is only 29. I guess Ferry and company are banking he will bounce back. Plus he fits perfectly in the Hawks system. If he gets back to his level a year ago, this could be a good deal for the Hawks.

[Mel_13]

Thabo was playing w the same injury Parker had, well a strained calf muscle. He missed most the end of the season due to it. He is only 29. I guess Ferry and company are banking he will bounce back. Plus he fits perfectly in the Hawks system. If he gets back to his level a year ago, this could be a good deal for the Hawks.

That's clearly what they're banking on.

[Mal]

I hear Kendall Marshall and Robert Sacre will be there to pitch to Melo in place of Kobe.....

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/la_lakers.htm

[Chinook]

That's clearly what they're banking on.

Yeah, they're hoping he can be their Danny Green. How times change.

[Mel_13]

Yeah, they're hoping he can be their Danny Green. How times change.

They do. Thabo was so much better than Danny in the 2012 WCF and so much worse in 2014.

[Emperor]

Now i'm hoping Lakers/OKC do pull a S&T with Gasol for Jackson/Perkins. In one summer they would of lost 3 past Spurs killers, Fisher, Reggie Thabo.

[Splits]

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/la_lakers.htm

[LakerHater]

Can see Gasol choosing Knicks cuza Phil Jackson, Melo & Jose Calderon!

[MarCowMar]

Kobe knows that Melo won't choose the Lakers, doesn't want to share the blame for the failed pitch.

If the Lakers are smart they'll keep Kobe the away from Melo so he doesn't blow their recruiting chances with his rotten personality.

[LakerHater]

Dirk & Mavs agree on a 3 yr deal

[Malik Hairston]

it's pretty evident that Kobe doesn't actually want Carmelo, tbh..

Kobe only cares about the all-time scoring record, at this point, he won't want to share the ball with another top-tier usage player..

[Mal]

it's pretty evident that Kobe doesn't actually want Carmelo, tbh..

Kobe only cares about the all-time scoring record, at this point, he won't want to share the ball with another top-tier usage player..

He`s not stupid. Melo would draw atention. Kirby cant play 1 on 5 basketball anymore. He probably will have problems with 1 on 1 game.

[benefactor]

Can see Gasol choosing Knicks cuza Phil Jackson, Melo & Jose Calderon!

Make sense...plus playing in the East where the compe ion is easier.

[Richie]

Thabo looked done in the WCF. Some mediocre players are really getting paid. Too much money chasing too little talent.

$12m is a lot for a player coming off such a poor season, but I think Sefolosha still has something left. I'd happily have taken him at $2m-$3m per if we aren't worrying about free agent cap space.