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He can't get the 10M if Melo signs with LA, unless Melo takes much less than the max.
Lakers at this point can pay him whatever, which is my point. If the Lakers sign Melo, Pau can still get the 10 mil he is looking for. Pau probably just wants an incentive to go back. Apart from winning more games, with Melo, he will no longer be the punching bag if the Lakers start to suck. Melo and Kobe will get most of the criticism.
At this point, its worth the paycut to come to the Spurs where people don't throw you under the bus for every little thing.
He can't get the 10M if Melo signs with LA, unless Melo takes much less than the max.
Which I assume that he would, which why is the report came out that most in Melo's camp have advise him to take the 129mil offer and look for a trade later if needed, b/c others teams are probably low balling Melo at this point.
Gasol options are running thin to be on a contending team for the price tag he set himself at. He could get that elsewhere, but he wouldn't be contending next year or the year after that.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...-antonio-spurs
Wojnarowski separately reports that "Gasol, 33, has been searching for a contract in the $10 million annual range, but hasn't ruled out the possibility of taking a deal in the mid-level exception range of $5.3 million annually, sources said."
Last edited by ceperez; 07-10-2014 at 02:54 PM.
I don't see any reason to assume that Melo would sign with LA for less than the max, but we'll know about both of them in the next few days.
Gasol to the Spurs would be the icing on a very good offseason cake.
The San Antonio Spurs don’t need any additional help after winning yet another NBA Championship, but if Tony Parker gets his way – they may get it. The French point guard has known fellow European Pau Gasol for quite some time and has envisioned playing with the power forward on more than one occasion.
More: http://fansided.com/2014/07/10/pau-g...spurs/#!bcqrmh
Ah yes...envisioning playing with Pau Gasol after playing and winning Championships with one of the best players of all time. He must be chomping at the bit to play with a fellow euro. Nevermind that many of his teammates are already international players.
Let's just cut the bull . If he wants to play here and is not a passive pussy - then great - he'll add depth to an already stacked team. Otherwise, take all your drama, go play somewhere else and make more $$. We'll win without him.
I'll believe Reinsdorf amnesties Boozer when I see it. He's one of the cheapest owners in the league.
I honestly believe he would have (or will) amnestied Boozer for a shot at either LeBron or Melo, but I'm with you in regards to Gasol. I cannot see Reinsdorf paying Boozer to leave and then paying Gasol $10M/yr - he would essentially be paying ~$22M to get Gasol on the Bulls (considering that they'd have to pay the difference of the contract once someone places a bid on Boozer, at least around the MLE-level).
OKC a long shot
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...eets-pau-gasol
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks met with coveted free agent Pau Gasol in Southern California on Monday, multiple league sources told ESPNLosAngeles.com, but the team quietly considers it a "long shot" to acquire him.
I agree, not going to happen for a 34 year old player that's on the decline.
What Pau needs is less playing time, not more and there's only one team in the planet that's going to have him play less and still win the le.
I agree with you. The Lakers would only have 4 mil in cap space to fill the required 8 more positions (13 players) on their team. That is why I see him going back to NY. Which basically leave the Spurs at the frontrunners until Chicago does commit to Amnestying Boozer which I have said before would be asinine if they do.
Boozer is the only guy the in a solid contributor on that team that has been able to stay healthy for most of the season. Do the Bulls really think a PF that has been injured the past couple of seasons is really going to take them over the top. And the fact that you will have to spend 27mil this year to get him and have Gibson at 8mil on the roster as well.
Indeed odd that the press is saying that the Bulls are the front runners. I think this is just a projection of Pau's agent wanting a bigger paycheck.
So recap....
(1) Bulls can't afford to amnesty Boozer.
(2) OKC thinks it is a long shot. Pau questions the 'cultural diversity'.
(3) Melo is going to NYC. NYC can only offer like $3m.
(4) Melo is not going to LA. LA odds of winning are slim to nil. Pau going to take his talents elsewhere.
okay... which team is left in contention?
You hear that Pau. That's pride in' with you.
pride! Pride only hurts, it never helps.
You fight through that cause you ain't gonna get the max!
Join the Spurs!!!
Seems he might (might) have winnowed things down to three:
1. The biggest money: He's picked Chicago out of any potential suitors. He'll have the playing time -- they need him badly, and he'll start and get plenty of run for a good defensive team that stands a chance to be a contendor.
2. The medium money: This is Miami. There's a chance, albeit a flickering one, that Bosh goes to Houston, LeBron stays, and Riley is good with replacing a stretch four with a good post player. This looks now to be unlikely.
3. The MLE: This is San Antonio. Maybe. He has some suitors who can only give him the smallest reasonable amount and of these, SAS is by far the most appealing. Sure, he won't get the playing time, but he'll love the team environment.
I think he's made his decisions for each team within each category, and the final decision will unfortunately for us be the correct one -- Chicago.
FIFY
You hear that Pau. In the middle of the negotiations, you're going to feel a stinging sensation. That's pride in' with you.
pride! Pride only hurts, it never helps.
You fight through that cause you ain't gonna get the max!
Join the Spurs!!!
Right now it seems like the Bulls won't have any more money than the MLE so what do they have? They franchise player played a combined 50 games in the last three season? Other than the ing overrated Butler, what kind of wings do they have? Brewer? Dunleavy? Jimmer? Thibs is running a 8 man rotation in the regular season, making everyone teared down, which will cause them huge disadvantage in the PO, just we saw this year. Bulls are a very badly managed team with no clear future and I truly expect Gasol to see this.
Pau's going to the team that will offer the most money. Every free agent always talks about wanting to be in a winning situation but they always end up taking the deal that offers the best money. Pau won't take a paycut to play in a city like OKC or SA.
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...idering-spurs/
He's got no other option left but the Spurs!Gasol expressed admiration for the Spurs in an interview with Spanish web site Marca.com in May.
“The Spurs’ players maybe don’t rack up statistics, but the team and the coach they have, to me, seems like a very good option,” he said then. “In the end, I’m more interested in a team than an individual player and how I would adjust and be worked into the system.”
It's in the bag folks... Pau Gasol will sign with the Spurs.
Chicago bound imo. Lakers second option. He loves LA and is loyal to Kobe so wouldn't be surprised if he stays. Knicks with Melo and Phil are likely even ahead of SA.
Chicago is not going to pull the sign and trade for Boozer. Pau has had too many injuries last season and is already 34 years old.
LA doesn't even have a coach! I mean, he didn't even like the last coach.
Knicks can only offer him $3m.
I believe it's CHI/LA/NYK then maybe us...
Sure he'd love to play with a team, yet when it comes down to HIS money, he'll want the most.
Curious about the Knicks situation. Don't they have only the MLE to offer? Their MLE is like around 3 million.
So they trade some assets to get Gasol? Plausible.
Though still no where near a winning team.
He's going to shock everyone and sign with Sacramento for the vet minimum.
i wonder if anyone besides tony has contacted Pau
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