So he's getting less than what the Cavs offered a while ago (3yr/17m vs 3yr/20m).
I gather Fegan realized his client had to head back to Europe, and truly realized what's Varejao market value. Way to go Dan!
If Cleveland doesn't match, then Varejao is the missing piece to put Charlotte over the top. They've lost a lot of fluke games this year, and that won't happen anymore.
If the Cavs do match, well Varejao is just an overhyped fluke player, we don't need him.
Great negotiating ploy? What? Varejao just signed an offer sheet for less than what the Cavs were offering months ago, and for about 40% less than Fegan was trying to get. Fegan just got his ass handed to him. It's a great negotiating ploy in the same way that Napoleon's invasion of Russia was great strategy.
Cleveland matched the offer
Link
Weird that Bucher thinks that this is a win for Varejao.
LINK: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/column...obucher-071205
Can't say that I agree with his assessment. The overhyped idiot got a deal that was worth exactly near what the Cavs thought his deal should be.
It does make it easier to sign and trade him with that type of a contract vs. the absurd deal he was originally after.
So if the Cats really did want to add a big man to their team, who do they go after now?
Here is a article that breaks alot of it down (basically just talks about how Bumb Varejao is) From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
What was the point?
That's what I keep thinking about the final chapter of Anderson Varejao's contract spat with the Cavaliers. Let's keep it as simple as 1-2-3. Here were some of Varejao's goals:
1. Sign a deal worth at least $9 million annually.
2. If that didn't work, become an unrestricted free agent after one year.
3. Finally, a desperate Varejao said he didn't want to play for the Cavaliers any more; he wanted a sign-and-trade deal.
What happened?
1. He's back with the Cavaliers for less money than they offered him. Charlotte's offer sheet is $17 million for three years. The Cavs offered him $20 million for three years, or close to $35 million for five years.
2. He can get out of the new deal after two seasons with $11 million total. That's his only "victory."
3. After matching the offer sheet from Charlotte Wednesday, the Cavs can't trade him for 90 days, according to NBA rules. That means he's with the team for this season.
So what did Varejao get out of this?
1. A lot of bad will by lashing out of some of teammates, saying that they're overpaid ... he's underpaid ... and life is not fair.
2. Varejao told ESPN.com that he didn't want to play here anymore. He sounded as if he were pouting, and some fans wondered why he had issues with the Eastern Conference championship team and playing with LeBron James.
3. He's been in the NBA for three years and his scoring averages are 4.9, 4.6 and 6.8. His rebounding averages are 4.8, 4.9 and 6.7. For his career, it's 5.6 points, 5.7 rebounds. He's a role player, and he's now being paid like it.
Why did Varejao suddenly become so focused on leaving the Cavs?
1. His agent convinced him that offers in the $20 million and $35 million range were disrespectful.
2. His agent reminded Varejao that he's "the lowest paid player on the team." At $900,000 last season, he was a bargain, but not the lowest paid. And his payday was coming soon.
3. His agent talked about various big stiffs making close to $10 million. But they became unrestricted free agents. Under NBA rules, Varejao could have played this season for $1.2 million and signed with any team next summer without the Cavs being able to match. He didn't want to take the risk.
What were the agendas?
1. His agent is Dan en, who sees himself as the NBA's Scott Boras. He hates restricted free agency and wants to challenge it. You can do that with Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, impact players. But if you sit out a defensive specialist with marginal offensive skills, the league will be content to let your guy sit. en picked the wrong guy to make his point.
2. Varejao is like most of us. We always see the people producing less and being paid more than us, and he focused on that. But it skewed his view of reality.
3. The Cavs were not about to pay this guy like an All-Star at nearly $10 million a year, nor did they want him to walk away after one season.
So where does that leave us?
1. The Cavs need a big guy, and Varejao is back.
2. The Cavs will be a better team because Varejao is effective, especially playing with James -- and his contract is extremely reasonable.
3. Varejao will be happy to be playing again, but he has to be asking himself, "Was all this worth it?" Sure doesn't seem like it.
Piss on Dan en. I laugh at Dan en.
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