2010 Free Agent: James Jones

[ace3g]

did he have any injury problems last year, noticed he missed some games last season?

[benefactor]

Come on now, you're not the only one who's wanted Jones as a Spur in the past. It's just that he was overpaid last time around.

Pretty much.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Intriguing prospect for the minimum. We could do worse. Is he a better defender than Matt Barnes?

[mountainballer]

Intriguing prospect for the minimum. We could do worse. Is he a better defender than Matt Barnes?

IMO yes. totally different though. Barnes is a better athlete and his defense is more abour energy and hustle. Jones is so much smarter. that's why I'm sure he will do well in a system like the Spurs defense. he has fantastic lenght and he anticipates and rotates very well. not a spectacular style of defense, but pretty efficient. not many spectacular plays, but at the end of the day his opponent's numbers usually show the effort of Jones defense.

[Seventyniner]

If he'll take the min, sign him up. We need cheap depth to fill out the roster and at least one more SF anyway. He was top 3 in the league in 3PT% the season before he went to Miami, if I remember right.

[tdunk21]

If he'll take the min, sign him up. We need cheap depth to fill out the roster and at least one more SF anyway. He was top 3 in the league in 3PT% the season before he went to Miami, if I remember right.

miami is a hole...i wonder why players decline on that team....example
james jones, jermaine o'neal, beasley.....

[coyotes_geek]

Count me in on the James Jones bandwagon. From the day he signed with Miami 2 years ago the writing was on the wall that he was going to get run off in 2010 in order to clear cap room. Not exactly a situation that was going to allow Jones to thrive.

I have my doubts that league min will be enough to get him though. Would probably take most of, if not all of, the BAE.

[BronxCowboy]

Has he actually been waived yet?

[coyotes_geek]

Doesn't look like he has as of yet. Should hear something soon though, because I believe his partially guaranteed contract becomes fully guaranteed if he's not waived by June 30th.

[mountainballer]

Doesn't look like he has as of yet. Should hear something soon though, because I believe his partially guaranteed contract becomes fully guaranteed if he's not waived by June 30th.

Heat might still try to somehow get him traded. won't happen. he will be waived on Wednesday.
Spurs should not hesitate to offer the BAE. Jones is smart. he will consider this offer. he knows he could find a pretty nice niche and regular minutes (at 3 and 4) with the Spurs and they already wanted him in 2005.

[DesignatedT]

I do think Jones would be a nice addition but can someone please change his photo. makes him look like a straight up .

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

He was waived today.

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archiv...e_james_jones/

[DesignatedT]

Still seems like the best option for us at the moment. Any more news on this kid?

[benefactor]

If Petro's getting 10 million then Jones will laugh at the LLE.

[Spurs Brazil]

Ira Winderman: Also, do not rule out a return by James Jones. Those wheels already have been set in motion. Minimum roster not looking so minimal. 14 minutes ago.

Read more: http://hoopshype.com/twitter_media.html#ixzz0tJ7UygS9

[mountainballer]

it would make a lot of sense if he comes back.
why was his contract structured in such a weired way to begin with?
but if they had involved him in the 2010 scenario (which means he knew from the beginning he will be waived 2010) and still wanted to give him security, but find a cap friendly solution, it was the best way to structure his contract like that. which also means, it might have been part of the plan that he comes back on a vet. minimum contract.
JJones is a Miami kid, he went to college in Miami and when he returned 2008, he said that this was always his dream. (as far as I remember he rejected a better offer from Portland then).
however, a role player like him, who can defend a bit and hit the 3 a bit would be a very valuable addition for the Heat.

let's guess they bring in Miller, bring back Haslem and Jones. the Heat roster looks better every day.

[mountainballer]

btw. a strange detail: Jones accepted an even lower buy out as already fixed as terms in his contract. that way he gave the Heat an additional 312 K cap space.
question: where on earth would a waived player give back money to the team that just waived him? Jones obviously wanted to help the Heat and IMO this only makes sense if he wants to return.

[coyotes_geek]

btw. a strange detail: Jones accepted an even lower buy out as already fixed as terms in his contract. that way he gave the Heat an additional 312 K cap space.
question: where on earth would a waived player give back money to the team that just waived him? Jones obviously wanted to help the Heat and IMO this only makes sense if he wants to return.

Sure looks like there was a wink and a nod shared between the heat and jones if he took a smaller buyout. I'm sure the heat knew that they wouldn't be able to afford Dorrell Wright if they got Lebron and Bosh, so it would make sense for them to want to bring Jones back.

Hopefully the extra money of an LLE offer over league minimum is enough to get Jones attention.