Larry Coon says the player's team can only match or not match. Since the full text of this CBA hasn't been put online yet, he's probably the best source on it.
If the player's original team exercises its right of first refusal within three days, the player is then under contract to his original team, at the principal terms of the offer sheet. If the player's original team does not exercise its right of first refusal within three days (or provides written notice that it is declining its right of first refusal), the offer sheet becomes an official contract with the new team.
Of course, that applies only if Gordon has actually signed the offer sheet.
Which can't happen until the 11th.
Oh ok, now I see where 78 was coming from.
BRHornet45 makes him sound like a glorified Shannon Brown.
Isn't that the point bro?Suns
It should be.
Suns need to continue to be a bad team while acquiring young talent on the way. I think this could be a nice signing.
If Nash comes back then dismiss my entire post as garbage.
The New Orleans Hornets plan to match the maximum four-year, $58 million offer sheet free-agent guard Eric Gordon received from the Phoenix Suns, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--er...d.h0V315s5nYcB
I'm now hearing the Hornets will try a sign and trade instead of matching. Sounds like Demps is not comfortable giving Gordon 4 years 58 million. Gordon can't sign the offer until July 11th.
Dudley, Warrick, and Kendall Marshall
Never gonna happen but I can dream. Babby will win big points with me if he can arrange a SnT for Gordon where he also gets to unload one of the 3 contracts on the team.
A Josh Childress amnesty is also long overdue.
i think it will be Marshall for sure, an unprotected 1st round pick, maybe Morris. Not sure if they will want Gortat. I doubt Demps will take back a bad contract. He already dumped Ariza and Okafor's contract. They don't need salaries to much since both teams are under the cap.Dudley, Warrick, and Kendall Marshall
Never gonna happen but I can dream. Babby will win big points with me if he can arrange a SnT for Gordon where he also gets to unload one of the 3 contracts on the team.
A Josh Childress amnesty is also long overdue.
They can have Marshall and MarQueef, but they aren't getting a potential top 3 pick.
Then they're just better off matching. If Gordon is a cornerstone as they claim, then the pick won't be that high. But I don't think the Suns have anything to offer to do a sign and trade. Marshall and Morris are marginal prospects. Hornets aren't taking back a bad contract. And I don't think they see a use for Gortat on a rebuilding team.
They can have Marshall and MarQueef, but they aren't getting a potential top 3 pick.
It's quickly becoming a Joe Johnson situation where New Orleans thought they were gonna match anything but didn't expect a max offer. Also, Gordon has made it clear he wants to be in Phoenix, not New Orleans.
The Suns aren't gonna bend over backwards arranging a SnT when they know New Orleans doesn't wanna s out a max deal for someone who's gonna fake another injury and only play 9 games for a team he doesn't wanna play for.
I'm guessing it ends with New Orleans settling for a protected 1st rounder and Morris.
The Hornets had to be prepared for someone to give a max offer. They're not stupid. The question is who needs Gordon more. The Suns or the Hornets. Do the Suns really want him as badly as they appear to do? The Hornets can easily match and it won't hurt them for the future. They still have plenty of cap room in the future even with Gordon's contract.
The question is not who needs Gordon more. The Suns don't need Gordon badly enough to throw away a potential top 3 pick to get him. No matter how many times you tell yourself the Hornets have all kinds of leverage in this situation and can call all the shots, that's not the case. The Suns know Gordon has no interest in playing for New Orleans, and it's not like they've planned their entire future around Gordon. He's currently their best available option. If it doesn't work out, they'll move onto OJ Mayo/Beasley.
The Suns should give a modest SnT offer and leave it at that. There's no reason for them to bend over backwards giving up every asset they have trying to get someone who played 9 games last year.
It doesn't matter if Gordon doesn't want to play in NOLA. He doesn't have any leverage. He can say whatever he wants, but if the Hornets match, he's gonna be there for 4 years. If he really wanted any leverage, he would just sign the qualifying offer and try to be an UFA next season, but he won't turn down 58 million. Hornets won't lose any sleep matching that offer. Its not gonna kill their salary cap. Even with Gordon signing, they have 30 million under the cap after this upcoming season.
Mayo and Beasley is a big drop off IMO. Assuming Gordon stays healthy.
I agree with that. But I have a feeling they well.
No way NOLA doesn't match, even though it'll probably backfire on them.
The Spirit should match the offer, keep Gordon's minutes low, allow Rivers and Davis to develop, and start making moves for next year's draft.
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