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Sam Amico SamAmicoFSO · 8h
Also told some others pursued by Heat (Pau Gasol, Trevor Ariza, Luol Deng) are not interested in "the small money."
Do you think Pop is sanctioning a video of Gasol highlights with a Spurs jersey on and a billboard of Gasol begging him to join the Spurs? We'll leave that circus to LA and NY and Miami.
Sam Amico SamAmicoFSO · 8h
Also told some others pursued by Heat (Pau Gasol, Trevor Ariza, Luol Deng) are not interested in "the small money."
If the report is true then Gasol isn't going here or to OKC who like Miami had only have the MLE to give him.
Chicago bound then?
didn't miami give the MLE to McRoberts?
It's yet to be determined how much cap space Miami can come up with.
That hasn't been determined yet because (depending on what the Big 3 do, etc.) the Heat could stay under the cap or be over it again and turn the transaction into a sign-and-trade to preserve the exception for a different player.
So if Miami ends up with cap space due to LeBron or Bosh leaving, does that mean McRoberts still gets the same contract but is just no longer called the MLE?
That's possible.
After Ibaka returned, the Thunder won two games at home, then lost a game in SA, and then got closed out on their home court. I still doubt that Ibaka was ever really injured. He might have been banged up, a little hurt and sore, but not injured. OKC had to resort to gimmicks and hoped that resting Ibaka and conceding games 1 and 2 would be the smart play.
They gave the Spurs their best shot and were soundly beaten.
The series with OKC (as well as Miami) was over when Pop realized that playing Splitter along side Tim was not a good idea.
What I am reading of what many sports prognosticators are speculating is that the real reason that neither James nor Melo nor Gasol have made their decisions yet is because they are waiting on Bosh' decision.
It is known that Miami is low balling Bosh. This would appear under the surface to help influence Bosh to decide to take his talents elsewhere, such as Houston. Bosh even talked to James about the Houston offer and James was noncommittal.
James and Riley may, or may not, have conceived this scenario together, or may, or may not, have included Melo in this plan, because the master plan would be to replace Bosh with Melo, and then lure Gasol to take much less to also play there and win championships. So in a sense, Bosh is holding James' and/or Riley' plan hostage.
At this point, it is all conjecture, pure speculation, but I have to admit, it seems plausible.
A team of James, Melo, Wade (at half speed), and Gasol at age 34, along with the remaining new and old parts, would have to be considered the favorites, even over the Spurs.
However I think the Spurs, barring injuries, would still win their first back to back championship.
Question on the MLE - does it have to stand alone as a contract, or can it be combined with any other available cap space? I"m pretty sure it has to stand-alone, but there are far more knowledgeable people than me on the cap.
Exceptions cannot be combined - and you don't get the MLE unless you are over the cap, which would mean that you have no space available.
This is what me and the guys at work have been talking about since yesterday. I think LeBron is waiting to see what Bosh does. If re-signs with Miami, he may stay or bolt to Cleveland. If Bosh goes to Houston for the money, them Melo & LeBron both sign in Miami, along with Wade.
It's an interesting theory, all though I'm not sure a Melo/Bosh swap makes their problems go away. Wade was the problem last year.
I agree on all of your points.
Must be that talk with Scott Brooks tbh.
Could the Spurs be the next one to say this?
I think the Spurs consider it a damn long shot right from the start.
SA is the only team that Pau listed in his consideration but haven't met yet.
Brooks went full potato in his talk with Gasol.
Spurs were always a long shot. I'm expecting Chicago.
Chicago, or maybe Miami depending on what Bosh and James do.
Edit: I forgot to mention New York too and a long shot would be Phoenix.
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You know for a fact they haven't?
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