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Good one my nikka.
Sometime prior to the 05-06 season the NBA league officials and the NBA players union will negotiate either a new agreement or an extension to the current agreement. Hopefully, it won't impact league play.
Many people conjecture that Scola can be signed to a deal similar to fellow countryman, Andres Nocioni. Patricia's database says that Nocioni signed a 3-year deal for $8.3 meg.
http://www.dfw.net/~patricia/contracts
Luis Scola reportedly has 1 year remaining on his contract with Tau Ceramica after he completes Euroleague play. If the contract with Tau is $1-2M and Tau mgmt. holds him to it, then the Spurs are allowed by the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) to pay up to $350K toward the buy-out. The additional buy-out would need to come out of the signing bonus or contract money.
A signing bonus is limited to 25% of the contract value, but it must be divided out in equal amounts throughout the term of the contract. On a 3-year $10M deal, any signing bonus (up to $2.5M) would be split up equally over those 3 years ($833K/yr.). Scola would have to come up with any buy-out money over and above the first year allowable amount.
With that said, a new CBA with new rules might throw all that out the window. Scola may want to wait for that new agreement...but then again, he may be better off not waiting. I know Tony Parker didn't want to gamble on the outcome...or at least that was 1 factor in him signing the extension last summer.
Same thing goes for the Mid-Level Exception. New CBA agreement, instead of an extension, might look very different...if there is an MLE.
That's going to be very interesting. If they end up eliminating the MLE and splitting into two smaller exceptions, I think that will change what happens in free agency quite a bit.New CBA agreement, instead of an extension, might look very different...if there is an MLE.
Two smaller exceptions would be perfect.
One for Scola, the other for, uhhh, I dont know.
I would be all for this summer though working sign and trades for either Ray Allen or Michael Redd though.
You put either one of those guys on this team, and this team is damn near unbeatable.
I don't want to rain on the "I love Scola" parade, but do you really think it's wise to add another Gringo? Why not make a run at Reggie Evans? That guy is the , and I'm sure when K-Mart tries to mouth off at him, he's going to pound his cake-ass to ! Oh you feel me!
Evans is "rebounds only", with very little scoring ability except on 2nd chances. He certainly has Spurs FT % touch. He is this generation's Larry "Mr. Mean" Smith.
Besides, Nazr is already boarding at a Reggie-like clip as a Spur. Maybe look for a guy like that on the cheap in case Nazr leaves the following season, but no need to spend any exception money on that -- my vote is for Rodney Bias.
I vote for Packaging Rasho, Beno, and Barry, getting either Allen or Redd, and using the exception money for a backup point guard.
Why would anyone want Rasho/Beno/Barry for their franchise player?
^ Seattle doesn't want to go higher than $68-million/5 years. If a team wants to offer more money/years, then Allen's going there in a sign-and-trade and for Seattle to comply, you need to throw some players. I doubt Barry and Rasho's going to spark some interest, though.
Of course they are going to likely do a sign and trade. I'm just saying that they can get more than Barry/Rasho/Beno.
In the likelihood that SA gets Allen, does that mean Ginobili is going to come off the bench again?
Manu should come off the bench either way.
To get Ray Allen, the Spurs would have to trade Manu.
I would trade anyone not named Parker Duncan to get Ray Allen or Michael Redd.
After lowballing all our stars, what makes anyone think we're going to max out Allen?
No need to trade one talented Champion for one talented, no-ring bearing, one-end of court star. Why do that?
Because some people don't get it.
Yeah we would hate to have a 27 point a game, three point deadeye on this team.
Some country's homers dont get it.
So Solid is the one who is asking the question, clearly implying its not a good idea, and you attack me?
He didn't attack you.
Yes he did
Manu could easily score 27 points a game if he was selfish and taked a lot more shots. I mean, come on... you've seen all those statistics talking about the intangibles about Manu.
But whatever...
I dont even get yet why the starting point guard for the Olympic Champion is playing in Europe and others are at the NBA.
Was John Chaney so wrong?
Was Magnano (Argentine Team coach) so damn wrong?
The only thing with Pepe is that he takes too few shots and sometimes he pays that price by not being very effective. But he is a rather good shooter.
I remember one time he made an Atlantic 10 record when shooting 7-7 from the 3pt line.
Are players supposed to be selfish in order to improve their careers?
Are assists, ball control and defense overrated?
I know Pepe is no Steve Nash but watching play a lot of NBA point guards i kind of wondered.
Oh yeah... back to Manu and Ray Allen, my point is good individualities dont necessarily make a winning team. Ask Team USA.
Manu's defense, assists, ability to create shots for others, rebounding, steals, energizing are worth far more than the ten extra points Allen is bringing. Then you have age. Thanks but no thanks.
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