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That's what I thought of if some chance spurs got gasol Timmy could probably go another year or two easy next to pau and splitter
Gasol and Duncan would be sick. It wouldnt be fair to other teams. Defensively Pau is good when he is motivated and has rim protection from a true Center. Duncan will be considered a PF but he will protect the rim.Having Gasol could extend Duncans career another year.
That's what I thought of if some chance spurs got gasol Timmy could probably go another year or two easy next to pau and splitter
Pau to the mavs made a lot of sense before they traded for chandler.
Yes, to most people, but when has Cuban ever made sense basketball wise? He goes after everyone.
Welp...that's that. Melo will re-sign with the Knicks and Pau will go with him to hang out with Fish, Zen Master and Calderon.
Im fine with Pau playing in NYK, tbh.
Phil is starting to look like he could be pretty good at that GM thing...
He will not win though
If Melo stays in NY then the Knicks can only offer Pau the mini-MLE. I'll believe it when he signs on the dotted line.
TF are you talking about?
He'll play against weaker compe ion though and the Knicks could easily be a middle seed in the East. He's already rang...I think being around his buddies and in a big city is probably more important to him.
Hmm...I didn't realize that. Could they work an S&T with the Lakers or can they not do that because they are over the cap?
He is, no question . . . but you can also over think these things. How many teams would be equipped to exploit them (it's not like they'd play that much together) to the extent that it would matter all that much in the end? Not that many. I mean regular season, of course.
Plus, the fact that he'd take the minutes that mostly go to Ayres and Baynes, what do they bring that he doesn't? Sure, they're more athletic/mobile, but they're not exactly Noah when it comes to defensive range either.
Anyway, there's no chance he comes to the Spurs. I fully expect him to sign with the Bulls, who can offer the best combination of money, role and fit.
Teams over the apron (4M above the tax line) cannot receive a player in an S&T. Unless Melo takes a huge pay cut, or they're able to do some sizable salary dumping, the Knicks will be above the apron.
Woj on the subject:
The Knicks have a core of leadership, including president Phil Jackson, coach Derek Fisher and point guard Jose Calderon, who have strong history and relationships with Gasol, and those factors would have to play a part in overcoming the fact the Knicks can pay Gasol only the taxpayer's exception starting at $3.28 million annually.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/carmelo...230446550.html
Last edited by Mel_13; 07-03-2014 at 06:49 PM.
The problem with OKC is that they had to leave Thabo walk for nothing, not sure who's gonna be their wing defensive player.
They have Roberson and the Stanford kid that they drafted with the 29th pick.
Anything to prevent him from playing for Heat, OKC or Mavs.
With the MLE in play can the Spurs build in incentives to increase the deal in any of the years?
A maximum MLE would start at $5.305M and have raises of 4.5% per year. Maximum of four years.
Reference: http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm
Causing other teams to alienate their own FA's which will cause a lot to sign elsewhere.
Knicks could get Pau with a s&t giving Smith and Odom. Phil will get that train wreck of an org back on track. Well with the Knick, there was no way to go but with them.
Well, I forgot the new rules regarding the tax. If Melo got the Max, they would have to clear about 15 mil+ in salaries to give Pau a 10 mil a year contract. Don't think the lakers want all those contacts, esp not Bargnani's.
I wonder if he would bite on a one year deal with the promise of a 2/16 next season. Its kind of a win/win deal. Spurs get a solid player on a discount and gasoline can either bring up his stock playing in the Spurs system and get a deal with San Antonio or elsewhere. Still promises to be a playoff run
Isn't that illegal (therefore unenforceable)?
Honestly I doubt it. If he suffers a major injury then hes guaranteed nothing after next year. Having multiple years is serious insurance. Especially for players staring down the end of their career. If he signed for four years with us then that would probably be his last contract as a pro athlete.
So you make it two years, guaranteed, with an opt out.
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