Are you nobody"might get a meeting"
I haven't been keeping up with any of the rumors, but if any of them are true about Tim losing money in investments or the divorce or whatever, I highly doubt he'll ever play for the minimum or the smaller exception(nor should he), tbh
While the actual amount that NBA players make seems astronomical to most of us, giving up 10 mil(or around that) is still a lot of money to anybody..
The only way we get big free agents is if we get them cheap.
and the only way we get them cheap is by winning the ring every year and forcing ring chasers to take a cut to come here.
My guess is that Tim holds off on signing to give the Spurs the ultimate flexibility with their FA plans. Priority #1 will be locking Kawhi up with a max deal, but then I think they go hard after Gasol and/or Aldridge. If it doesn't look promising, they should be able to pivot quickly to resign the core guys for one more year.
The only risk in this play is potentially losing Danny or CoJo while waiting on either of the bigs.
those rumors are BS. Nba forum trash. He's a top ten NBA total compensation and he signed a prenupI haven't been keeping up with any of the rumors, but if any of them are true about Tim losing money in investments or the divorce or whatever, I highly doubt he'll ever play for the minimum or the smaller exception(nor should he), tbh
While the actual amount that NBA players make seems astronomical to most of us, giving up 10 mil(or around that) is still a lot of money to anybody..
Resign both Kawhi and Green asap, you mean. The Wingstop duo could be the best tandem in the league for years to come. After that they can go hard after LMA/Gasol.
He went to college up in Austin. I would bet he is thinking more about that than S Alamo.
I think you should troll it into having to trade Parker to make the money work. That way when it doesn't happen you can on Parker too.
Terry mings who was an allstar the year before. Since then, probably Strickland, then Horry. This is the same for a lot of teams not named the Lakers.
mings for sure. Which is why Antonio McDoosh and Jefferson were such Highly touted signings
Bill Simmons take:
Q: With the Trail Blazers stunning playoff collapse, the injury to Wes Matthews, and The Assassination of Damian Lillard by the Coward Mike Conley, does LaMarcus Aldridge seriously contemplate leaving this summer? Imagine him and Kawhi in S.A. for the next five years!
—Paul C., Los Altos, CA
BS: I don’t mean to anger Rip City, but we have to discuss this one. You could make a strong case for Aldridge being in play this summer. It will be Year 10 for him; he needs to win now. He just lost Wesley Matthews, and there’s no looming sign that Portland will ever find that third piece to put that team over the hump. He’s not nearly famous enough for someone who was one of the league’s 10 best players for two straight years. He’s from Dallas and attended the University of Texas, which opens up going-back-home possibilities in San Antonio (Duncan’s replacement?), Dallas (the Mavs’ new franchise guy?) AND Houston (his best chance for a quickie Finals trip).
Then again, Houston wouldn’t be his team; it already belongs to Harden. Dallas is heading in the wrong direction and already sent its top-seven-protected pick to Boston next season; I don’t see how that’s a better basketball situation than Portland’s this summer. As for San Antonio … I mean, would YOU want to replace Tim Duncan and spend the rest of your career being compared to him? That answer could go either way, I guess. The good side: Pop, Spurs, Kawhi, infrastructure, first-class fans. The bad side: If it doesn’t go splendidly, you become The Guy Who Screwed It Up After Duncan Left.
Which makes me think Orlando (assets + talent + youth + Florida), Boston (assets + youth + role players + President Stevens + great owner/front office) and New York (biggest market, Carmelo, top-three pick, cap space) could be legitimate LaMarcus players here. Four months ago, I would have said it was a 99 percent chance he stayed. Right now, it has to be 50/50. And dropping. If it means something to him to retire in Portland someday, he’ll stay. If not, he’ll leave. But it’s definitely not the best basketball situation for him. And by the way, Lillard is the Blazer getting commercials these days, not Aldridge. If you don’t think that matters to these guys, you’re crazy.
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/th...our-continues/
Lamarcus would be a great add to the HEB commercials.
State tax rate in Oregon is 9.9% on income over $125k. We know jock tax depends partly on where you play / place of residence but that is a bit of a difference maker if numbers are close. That does NOT mean you get him at a discount. The discount is in year 2+ when cap jumps and he's already locked in.
It's unlikely the LA comes here imo, but the Spurs have to try. Tim and Manu are nearing the end. Tony looks like his days as a legit scoring option are numbered. We don't have any other things going for us long term in terms of player. As I've said before, there really are no other options. Gasol isn't coming here, Durant isn't coming here, and Anthony Davis isn't coming here. So it's either roll the dice on LA or use that money to sign a collection of role players that likely leaves us claiming the 4-8 seeds for years to come, imho.
That's because you're a fat, disgusting looking, disgraceful human being, with the mindset of a teenager from a few decades ago, who still thinks it's cool to use the word got and make constant penis jokes; none of which are the least bit funny.
Aldridge will either re-sign or sign with the Spurs. The Spurs aren't stupid; they're not sacrificing Splitter and/or Green to make this happen. They know, like I, Mel_13 (and possibly others, who I didn't bother to read) have alluded to, this only makes sense if he joins those two, Leonard and Parker, to form the core going forward. This is because they'll have no way of adequately replacing Splitter or Green.
I read somewhere (believe on the Blazers forum) that he would lose $22 million in 5-6 years due to state taxes in Oregon if he resigns at a max contract...
Not sure how accurate that is, that's a lot of money to leave on the table to play for mediocre franchise, except playing back home for one the best franchises in sports.
how much would the spurs realistically be able to play LaMarcus... and who would have to leave in that scenario?
Likely have to trade Splitter imo.
I believe they will be able to offer him the max if I'm not mistaken or very close to it? Someone was able to put the numbers together, but I know Danny Green would probably be gone, and Tim and Manu would have to take another nice paycut, but could be worth it to retire on top or three peat hopefully *knock on wood*.
They'd have to let Milsap walk in that scenario and likely Demarre Carol who's been a good player for them this year, and might affect their ability to re-sign Horford, who's a Free Agent in 2016 and will likely command top dollar.
Milsap walking would be a given if they sign Aldridge...as he would take his job. With the cap going up over 66 million, they should have enough to take care of Carroll and Aldridge.
I think you need to examine oregon tax laws again.
You may need to check oregon tax laws as well. No way he would pay that much in taxes with proper financial planning.
It's not about Danny Green...It's about Duncan and Manu
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