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assumptions?
Have most of the trades mentioned the offers from the 2nd place suitors?
They probably just sat around waiting at the Phone hoping and expecting someone would call instead of making the calls themselves.
All speculations I know
Bobcats won't have enough money next summer to sign both Felton and Thomas and stay below the tax.
If Splitter stays again in Europe, Thomas could be available with the MLE
I wonder if Bogans was the deal-breaker in the potential Lebron blockbuster..
The frustrating part about this is that the Spurs have been in talks with the Bulls on this for some time. They managed to sustain talks while outlasting several other potential compe ors for Thomas' services (Nuggets, Rockets, Knicks). All that time and they STILL couldn't find a way to get this done.
Call it arrogance, prudence or whatever, there should've been some sort of compe ive desparation, based on how this team has underperformed, that would've forced them to get this done at a reasonable cost.
How do you know there wasn't?
Like a lot of Spurs opponents, Diaw awoke for season high against the Spurs and hasn't been heard from since.
From Twitter:
@WojYahooNBA
Spurs still trying to trade Roger Mason but nothing imminent, source says. As for Richard Jefferson, forget it. They tried. No shot.
Trade Mason for what? Cash? Future 2nd round picks?
All the good players they needed to acquire have been scooped up. There's certainly very little left in the bargain basement bin.
They will dump him for tax relief.
No sense in giving Mason away for nothing now...
Jordan putting in work in Charlotte...
Thomas will be in LB's doghouse even before he steps off the plane. LB will likely want to get rid of Thomas again over the summer.
Chandler
Thomas
Wallace
Jackson
Felton
Good starting five there...
Seeing it in print is even more of a crotch kick:
http://ken-berger.blogs.cbssports.co...eadline%20Buzz
With hours to go before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET deadline, here's some of the latest buzz:
The Bobcats, determined to add an athletic big man to their front court, have agreed to acquire Tyrus Thomas in a deal with the Bulls that would send Acie Law, Flip Murray, and a future No. 1 pick to Chicago, a person with knowledge of the situation told CBSSports.com.
Charlotte beat out several other suitors -- New York, Denver, and San Antonio chief among them -- and will have the rest of the season to evaluate the soon-to-be restricted free agent and decide whether to commit to Thomas long-term. Trading Thomas spares the Bulls the embarrassment of losing one of their best players through free agency with no compensation for the second year in a row.
The Bobcats were able to cir vent discussions between the Knicks and Bulls involving a swap centered around Al Harrington. The Bulls, who already have dealt John Salmons to Milwaukee for the expiring contracts of Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander, took another step toward freeing up cap room for a free-agent spending spree on July 1. Chicago is off the hook for Salmons' $5.8 million next season and also avoids Thomas' $6.3 million qualifying offer. If they make no further moves by the deadline, Chicago will have cleared $17 million in cap space for '10-'11 -- enough to add one max free agent to pair with All-Star point guard Derrick Rose -- without giving up any draft picks.
still a chance we get someone's 2nd rnd pick this summer!!!
Chicago played their hand very well.
Unable to find a partner willing to give up expiring contracts and a first rounder for Thomas/Salmons they split them and found buyers for the separate pieces. Nice job by their GM.
Of course, he was only in this predicament because he traded LaMarcus Aldridge for Tyrus Thomas back in 2006.
Dub it wasn't the bulls decision it was the spurs clearly passing on him. Get with the program Mel
official, dude going to the bobcats
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns
I guess we can lock and archive this ...
dang it! Nuggets FO was confident this morning that they were going to land Ty. Screw you Bulls!
Here's your "uncertain benefits"
Tyrus Thomas: 11pts/9reb/6blocks in 25 minutes of work
John Salmons: 19pts and game winner
I was thinking about bumping this thread. Cue TPark with his "the front office tried but got beat out by better offers" BS.
They're not taking on any more salary for next year until they decide what to do with Manu.
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