ESPN says McDyess to be waived by Monday

[timvp]

I'm still pretty high on McDyess but now with Parker out, can you really afford to waive Farmer? Waiving Finley or Bonner would be fine but I doubt the Spurs swallow those contracts.

Although, with as dead as Oberto and KT look, you have to go after McDyess.

[MannyIsGod]

Can't pick him up off waivers since it would put us over the cap.

[Allanon]

There's a reason why Dice was on the bench and then sent as fodder in the Billups trade. And it's odd that the Nuggets, with Centers "Birdman" and Nene are waiving Dice instead of keeping him.

1) He's going back to Detroit
or
2) He sucks

[timvp]

Sign Dice.

Try and trade Oberto, Finley and Vaughn for a Bulls player, likely Nocioni.

No team in the world would take that package for free, much less a player in return.

[SequSpur]

Can't pick him up off waivers since it would put us over the cap.

His contract was bought out. He can sign for anything.

[baseline bum]

There's a reason why Dice was on the bench and then sent as fodder in the Billups trade. And it's odd that the Nuggets, with Centers "Birdman" and Nene are waiving Dice instead of keeping him.

1) He's going back to Detroit
or
2) He sucks

Sucks would be a huge improvement for our frontcourt.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

There's a reason why Dice was on the bench and then sent as fodder in the Billups trade. And it's odd that the Nuggets, with Centers "Birdman" and Nene are waiving Dice instead of keeping him.

1) He's going back to Detroit
or
2) He sucks

I am going to say 1)

[Allanon]

Sucks would be a huge improvement for our frontcourt.

Sorry to laugh at your misery but that's funny

[galvatron3000]

The Spurs don't have money until 2010.

There are guys coming off the books after this season, Finley, Udoka and Vaughn equal about 3 million. Could make a run at Rasheed Wallace, we can't get a LeBron James or Kobe anyway so we will try to recruit those B listers or C stars

[Buddy Holly]

I'm still pretty high on McDyess but now with Parker out, can you really afford to waive Farmer? Waiving Finley or Bonner would be fine but I doubt the Spurs swallow those contracts.

How much was Ron Mercers contract when they wavied him?

[Allanon]

I am going to say 1)

That would be pretty sneaky

[Buddy Holly]

How much was Ron Mercers contract when they wavied him?

Just did a quick search and it was 6.7 million.

If they can waive that, why not a Finley or Bonner?

[baseline bum]

There are guys coming off the books after this season, Finley, Udoka and Vaughn equal about 3 million. Could make a run at Rasheed Wallace, we can't get a LeBron James or Kobe anyway so we will try to recruit those B listers or C stars

The Spurs have $67 million committed for next season. The salary cap was $58.7 million this year, and will likely drop next season with the lower level of disposable income everyone is going to have for tickets, jerseys, and so on that contribute to the BRI (basketball-related income) that directly determines the cap.

[galvatron3000]

Just did a quick search and it was 6.7 million.

If they can waive that, why not a Finley or Bonner?

why not both!!

[Vinnie_Johnson]

That would be pretty sneaky

Yeah it's funny that they talked about it right after the trade that he would be bought out and return to Detroit.

[galvatron3000]

The Spurs have $67 million committed for next season. The salary cap was $55 million this year, and will likely drop next season with the lower level of disposable income everyone is going to have for tickets, jerseys, and so on that contribute to the BRI (basketball-related income) that directly determines the cap.

they're going to have to do something because I suspect Udoka, Finley and Vaughn will not be back. Bonner will be shopped to anyone looking for a expiring contract. Spurs will have a nice first rounder looks like now to either trade or use in the draft. Gist maybe ready to join the team, Ian will be under Tim for a full season learning. I guess Hairston will be back depending on his performance in the D Laegue. Farmer maybe waived sooner than later.

[timvp]

Just did a quick search and it was 6.7 million.

If they can waive that, why not a Finley or Bonner?

Mercer's contract was an expiring contract. Plus he was a headcase who nobody liked. Pop likes Finley and Bonner could still be forced into action if Tolliver doesn't pan out and KT and Oberto continue to look done.

[IcemanCometh]

Rasho is the embodiment of my hatred for the front office.

He was the player we passed on deals and cleared cap space for in 2003.

He is who we kept in spite of re-signing S. Jackson.

He is what happens when you don't put a star player in the front office's lap through the draft.

You know we won 2 les since then right?

[mexicanjunior]

Before the Parker injury, I was all for bringing in Mcdyess since he would help what this team lacked most...interior defense and rebounding. Now, with Tony out about a month, it's hard to see the point of it. Plus, I'm sure Mcdyess sees the shape this team is in, why would he want to come here and waste away on such a depleted unit?

[underdawg]

You know we won 2 les since then right?

according to ghost - she says we were lucky in the first place b/c we had a lottery pick to get Duncan. It's pretty damn annoying to hear from one person that always dogs the Spurs and their FO and yet calls herself a fan. It's pretty damn easy to second guess a FO, but at the end of the day you can't change their success. Try all you want and make whatever lame ass excuses for how they could have done this or that, but the fact remains that they are one of the most successful FO's in the NBA. Deal with it or choose another team to about.

[SpursFanFirst]

Sucks would be a huge improvement for our frontcourt.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

That's awesome that the Nuggs only paid $6m for the buyout, considering nearly $15mil was due.

They are only $1mil over the lux tax now

[SenorSpur]

With Tolliver getting a good burn and exhibting a high basketball IQ, Bonner is sooooooo expendable. It'd be nice to pickup another solid big like McDyess. However the chances are probably remote.

[Allanon]

Yeah it's funny that they talked about it right after the trade that he would be bought out and return to Detroit.

Hahah, sounds like it's going to be much more than just "talk" now.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailyd...dime-081108-09
For all the well-do ented financial benefits in the long term for Detroit, acquiring Allen Iverson will be somewhat costly for the Pistons this season.

Before the trade, Denver was $7.1 million over the luxury-tax threshold of $71.15 million and Detroit was $2.1 million below. The Nuggets' projected tax bill for this season now rests at $4.8 million, but the Pistons have suddenly nudged $131,336 over the tax line, with no easy way to get under because they're carrying 13 guaranteed contracts and are expected to soon re-sign Antonio McDyess.

If that's where the Pistons stay, they will have to forfeit the estimated $3.4 million tax rebate paid to all teams which land under the luxury-tax line as of June 30, 2009, which is the date used by the league to calculate each team's tax bill for the 2008-09 season.

NBA front-office sources reiterated Friday that it would be a seismic shock at this point if McDyess didn't return to the Pistons, even though roughly half the league has registered interest in signing him once he becomes a free agent. "Dice only wants to play in Detroit," one source said, upholding what we reported from the start Monday.

[exstatic]

Uh, McDyess can't "soon" resign with Detroit. By my count, he has 20 something days left on his 30 day mandatory waiting period. He can't practice with them, or use their facilities to rehab or work out.