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I guess it makes sense that he's from New England...so it would be something of a homecoming.
Still, I'd be amazed if they were unwilling to pay Posey the full MLE, but were willing to take on Bonner's $3M salary for the next two years.
I'll file this thread away with the Corey Maggette "frontrunner" thread....
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I guess it makes sense that he's from New England...so it would be something of a homecoming.
Still, I'd be amazed if they were unwilling to pay Posey the full MLE, but were willing to take on Bonner's $3M salary for the next two years.
But....Posey and Bowen in the starting lineup I can handle.
Make it happen!
Hmm that is interesting if Mason and Posey have the same agent. Maybe the Spurs have got something cooking in the form of a trade? Posey and his agent could be waiting to see how that goes.
The other option is that they're using us for more money.
I'd like to think it's an option still but what's the point with Udoka and Mason here as well?
Well, he does live in Texas in the off-season.
Still, highly doubtfull.
Posey is a more reliable shooter from behind the arc...and he's an upgrade defensively over either.
Udoka and Bonner for Posey.....anyone?
Sure he is but there's only so many minutes to go around. Bowen and Posey would eat up all the sf minutes while Ginobli and Mason probably take all the sg ones. That leaves Udoka on the outside unless he's our small ball pf.
That is a very interesting trade. One I think I would make if available.
Something tells me the Spurs will start to limit Bowen's time if Udoka can show some consistency in his play next season.
All in all, I think Udoka will probably be the most improved player this next year.
don't wanna give up on Udoka so quickly...i think another year in the system will do him wonders...but yes please FO get rid of Bonner somehow!!!
I agree. KT and Udoka are both going to benefit greatly from an off-season and camp with the Spurs.
it would be if Hill,Parker,Vaughn,Ginobili, and Mason are all going to stay on board.
Duncan,Thomas,Oberto,Mahimni will be our bigs so it looks like we are pretty much full from that stand point.
signing James posey who can go from SG to SF would be great for Udoka and Bonner. If of course, this rumor is true
Celtics’ James Posey is closing in on a decision
The agent for the forward says he will have a new contract in “a day or two.’’
By Jim Fenton
ENTERPRISE staff writer
Posted Jul 09, 2008 @ 11:34 PM
BOSTON —
The Boston Celtics should learn very soon whether James Posey will be helping them defend the NBA le next season.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Wednesday night that unrestricted free-agent Posey is about to make a decision on his future.
Agent Mark Bartlestein told the newspaper Posey will sign a multi-year contract in “a day or two.’’
Whether that deal will be with the Celtics, the team he helped end a 22-year championship drought, or another team remains to be seen.
Posey opted out of the second year of a two-year l contract he signed with the Celtics last August.
Instead of earning the $3.4 million he signed for last summer, Posey is expected to earn close to $5 million beginning in the 2008-09 season.
Teams have been negotiating with Posey since midnight on July 1, and contracts could be signed beginning Wednesday.
While there has been a flurry of activity around the NBA, Posey has remained on hold as he weighs options.
The Celtics, who can offer the mid-level exception beginning at $5.585 million in ’08-09, have compe ion for Posey, their best bench player in the championship season.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, who like the Celtics are over the salary cap, entered the picture this week.
General manager Danny Ferry has been in talks with Bartelstein to bring Posey home to Ohio.
Posey is from Twinsburg, Ohio, and played his college basketball at Xavier in Cincinnati.
The Cavaliers, looking for depth to contend with the Celtics in the Eastern Conference, could use a versatile forward like Posey, who plays defense and can hit 3-pointers.
The San Antonio Spurs, another team looking for a boost after losing in the Western Conference finals, has shown interest in Posey along with the New Orleans Hornets, a surprise team in the Western Conference last season.
The Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons have also been thrown into the mix, but it is unlikely Posey will land in either of those two spots.
Posey, who turns 32 in January, is probably looking for a contract that covers the next four seasons.
The Celtics likely do not want to tie up their entire mid-level exception for that long and have Posey under contract until he is 36.
Posey has stated he would like to return to the Celtics, and his teammates have given a vote of confidence to management.
The Celtics courted free-agent Corey Maggette with the mid-level exception, but he left the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, agreeing to a five-year, $50 million deal with the Golden State Warriors.
Should Posey find a new team like Maggette, the Celtics would have a significant hole on their bench.
Posey was a constant spark in a reserve role and played a key role in the Game 4 comeback against the Los Angeles Lakers that turned the NBA Finals in Boston’s favor.
The Celtics have already committed more than $70 million to players for next season, well above the $58,680,000 salary cap that was set earlier this week.
The Celtics, according to ESPN, will be paying a luxury tax of $8,218,368 for the 2007-08 le season after exceeding the tax level.
Boston is one of eight teams paying a luxury tax, joining the New York Knicks ($19.7 million), Dallas Mavericks ($19.6 million), Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, Lakers and Phoenix Suns.
The Celtics were more than $8 million above the luxury tax level of $67,865,000.
In addition to Posey, the Celtics have five free agents, including Eddie House, Tony Allen, Scot Pollard, P.J. Brown and Sam Cassell.
http://www.enterprisenews.com/sports...-on-a-decision
Just stop... people are gonna start getting their hopes up again only to be kicked in the nuts. It's hard to even call this a "rumor." It's just people talking. Including his agent.
I'm sure it's been said, but it's almost assured that the Spurs don't have enough money to do anything but push Posey's price up for whoever can actually afford him.
Well Boston are over the cap. This could really make a lot of sense for them. They can have Udoka and Bonner for another year or two and if they don't work out then they have more cap space.
The Spurs are out of the Posey sweepstakes. You've got $2M of the mid-level left and Posey isn't signing for anything less than double that. Probably quite a bit more than double that, actually.
Good post, makes alot of sense as to why they're hesitant to give him any sort of long term deal.
Oh God I wish we could still get Posey.
I'm starting to think more and more that he's leaning towards NO. Don't they have the full MLE left and seem like the team that's most willing/able to give him anything close to what he's desiring.
Posey's not coming for ing $2 million. I guess it wouldn't be July without RC ing another summer up.
check this out from the boston herald just 10 minutes ago regarding sign and trade deals with other teams.....
http://news.bostonherald.com/sports/...&position=alsoThose options may also include Maurice Evans, Michael Finley, Brent Barry and Bostjian Nachbar in deals of some manner. But as was the case with Maggette and James Jones signing elsewhere, the market is changing fast.
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