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It is over with, we did not get him. Next............
Yeah, I think that part was speculation. As I said last night, the Wolves really just don't have the cap space and roster spots to absorb a Spurs package by themselves. If they're willing to give the Thunder a trade exception out of the blue, they'll be fine giving the Spurs Kirilenko in exchange for picks.
The real reason why this hasn't happened yet is because San Antonio has not decided to pay another team to take Bonner and Mills. If the Spurs did that, they could just take AK without having to send Minnesota salary.
It is over with, we did not get him. Next............
mills would be easy to dump since his contract is tiny and he has performed well in his spot starts. bonner is a different animal because his salary is about 4 million
They could probably dump De Colo for free. But they'd have to pay a team to take Bonner (even though he's worth his contract). I don't think they'd be inclined to give a first to Minnesota for AK as well as one to the Jazz to take Bonner.
When is the deadline for using the amnesty? I thought it could be used at any time, with the fact that only grandfathered contracts being eligible provides an expiration.
If using the amnesty on Bonner saves a first-round pick, it would be worth it imo. GS paid $10M for the 30th pick, so $4M for the 28th is a good deal.
The amnesty may not be enough to help them. They need not only Bonner's $4 Million, but also the extra $2 Million in salary that trading his contract allows them to take back.
damn!!!!
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Now, source says, keep eye out for Cavs' possible pursuit of SF Andrei Kirilenko.
If a deal is not made today with AK47, does that mean the end of it? We're 5:45 minutes away from 12am CT. Nothing Yet.
...What?
It has to be used on or before July 16th.
How much $ does Cleveland have left after Bynum signing?
I don't think today is a deadline for anything. It is just the first official day that FA signings can happen.
They should still have at least 8 or 9M left over.. they were really really under the cap.
Thanks. Anyway, I don't see Cleveland offering AK more than a 2 year deal but that might be enough since the market is pretty thin for him.
Surely they are not offering a multiyear deal that would risk damaging any chance they have of luring LBJ back to Cleveland after next season. I always feared Cleveland as a threat if they didn't land Bynum, but I don't see how they would still be a threat after agreeing with him.
Yeah, 2 year deal for 18 to 20 Mil could do it given that they have good prospects.. They have 3 non-guaranteed contracts and a lot of team options they can shed next season too in order to free up cap space to go after FA
Terrible wording. Sorry.
What I'm trying to say, we're not going to wait till the trade deadline in february to make moves are we? That's almost half of the season with barely enough time to strengthen chemsitry between a 6/7 player and the team. Plus the signing period begins the 10tlh so if don't see any reports by today..then that pretty much kills any hope of signing ak47
That's what I meant.
It's just as well. He would've been a very capable backup SF, but I think he's slightly overrated now, compared to the player he used to be.
If the Wolves complete the sign-and-trade for AK and use the MLE on Brewer, they can take their time with Kirilenko. There won't be any deadlines for them or the Spurs at that point.
They have a ton of flexibility, they can shed a lot of deals after this coming season, they could easily cut Varejao, Gee and Clark and save 16Mil next season.
The way I see it, if AK is single, he might consider coming to San Antonio for less $$$ to play for a winner. But if he's married, well, 'nuff said ...
Haven't kept up if they've signed anyone besides Bynum yet, but if they haven't it looks like they could have around $8M.
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