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with our current roster
when it comes to renewing contracts, if duncan + ginoboli and jax all took half, while some of the other players get a slight increase....can we still sign d12 as a FA?
I'd love to have Chris Douglas Roberts in a Spurs uniform as back-up to Kahwi Leonard at small forward once Richard Jefferson is amnestied in the off-season, great talent and cheap.
with our current roster
when it comes to renewing contracts, if duncan + ginoboli and jax all took half, while some of the other players get a slight increase....can we still sign d12 as a FA?
*sigh* Guess this one's off the table now.
he wants 14m....dont thinkn his worth 14m
Nobody's giving him anything close to that. And what they will give, Denver will match now.
The N.B.A. players union is asking an arbitrator to clarify certain free-agent rights in a case that could immeasurably benefit the Knicks this summer, according to several people involved in the process.
The case concerns what are known as “Bird rights,” which allow a player to re-sign with his team, without regard to the salary cap. The league contends those rights are lost when a player changes teams through waivers. The union is challenging that interpretation.
If the union prevails, the Knicks would be able to re-sign both Jeremy Lin and Steve Novak, their two top free agents, despite cap constraints. They would also retain a $5 million salary slot — known as the mid-level exception — for use on another player, possibly J.R. Smith, who might opt out of his Knicks contract.
But if the union’s challenge fails, the Knicks will probably lose Novak and possibly Smith, when free agency opens in July. And they will have little ability to sign a significant free agent — such as Steve Nash — once they re-sign Lin.
The union sent a letter seeking arbitration on Monday and hopes to have the matter settled by the time free agency opens on July 1. The union and the league must first select an arbitrator.
The case could also affect J.J. Hickson of the Portland Trail Blazers and Chauncey Billups of the Los Angeles Clippers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/sp...&smid=tw-share
From the link above....At issue is whether a player retains his Bird rights when he changes teams through a waiver claim, as Lin, Novak, Hickson and Billups did this season.
The union contends that a player claimed on waivers should retain all contractual benefits, as he does when he is traded. The league disagrees, citing a specific clause in the labor agreement that indicates Bird rights are lost when a player is waived, even if another team claims him.
Thanks for the story Mel_13 and coyotes_geek, I was reading about that yesterday. I don't really see how the union has a case, since it sounds pretty black-and-white in the CBA. I know the union will always see things through the players' lenses, but in my mind the Bird rights have never been about giving the player more contractual rights, but rather giving teams a chance to retain their players and go over the cap if they keep their players long enough.
So how much do you guys think a team will offer Green as an RFA, or will he not get any offers?
There's no telling. I'd think that most teams would pretty much write off Green as unattainable, but it only takes one to drive up the cost for the Spurs. Since any team interested in Green would have to overpay to get him, any offer he gets from another team would probably be for most of, if not all of, the nontax MLE ($5M). Not necissarily saying I think Green will get offered that much, but it sure wouldn't shock me.
There are some restricted free agents who you let test the market and bring you back an offer sheet, but I don't think Green is one of those guys. If I'm Pop/RC I try to get Green to agree to something in the range of Bonner money ($3-$3.5) before the bigger name FA SG's get signed.
Every team in the league wants a 6-6 SG who can shoot the 3 and defend on their roster. I don't think the Spurs should gamble that no one out of the other 29 teams will think Green is worth pursuing. Picking one example, are there any doubts Miami would love to have a Danny Green on their roster right about now?
My guess is that Green will get MLE type money if he continues guarding the likes of Chris Paul, Westbrook, and Wade pretty well. I think he will get Trevor Ariza type of attention as he got back in 09.
Ryan Anderson would be a sweet addition to start at power forward if we could some how get him after re-signing Duncan at a lower salary.
http://www.zagsblog.com/2012/05/21/l...-school-early/
IIRC, Sylven Landesberg was/is mountainballer's guy.Landesberg has upcoming workouts with the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs
So who is better him or Adam Hanga?
Free agent profiles will be made in the next few days.
How much do you think Andre Miller will get in free agency? We probably don't have a chance if Diaw takes the full MLE
Andre Miller would be an amazing backup for Parker, but i have the feeling he is still a capable starter in this league. He will get full MLE IMO
Does anyone know the date Patty Mills has to opt in for the final year of his contract? (I doubt he opts ins, but I like the kid so I hope he does.)
If that date is before the draft I imagine that's the first domino that will fall this offseason. If he opts in we have out backup PG, if he doesn't, we move on to Nando or someone else.
Also is there some place on the web that lists the Waiver wire order for NBA teams...curious where we stand.
Final thought, just looked at some amnesty candidates from other teams - some interesting options out there - Elton Brand, Tyrus Thomas, Rashard Lewis, Birdman, a few others. Another wildcard, along with the draft and FA, to think about over the next few weeks.
Thanks in advance for answering my questions above.
Not sure as to Mill's contract in particular but generally its by midnight on June 30th, unless both sides agree to extend the deadline ala what Antonio Mcdyess did last year
Andre Miller, blah. No thanks on that. We definitely do need an upgrade over Neal. Who I do want to return but not as a PG. :/
June 25th.
thanks, Bruno. you do an amazing job on this board.
How about taking a go at Greg Oden or Thabeet. These guys are busts but they were lottery pick at once for something. We can try to develop these guys.
I heard Oden is out another year rehabilitating and Thabeet idk would have to see what we do in the draft. If we don't get big's then he's worth a look for the min.
Any chance on going after roy hibbert?
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