Yahoo: Spurs front-runners in race for Maggette

[tav1]

I think Barry opt out to help spurs bing in Maggette, we are a couple mil under the cap with him not on roster so they could offer Maggette 6-7 m and sign Barry to to LLE for about 1.8m and because they have K T bird rights sign him above the cap for lets say 2 yrs 8 m

We're not under cap.

[angelbelow]

yeah I think Barry comes back as well.


I think Finley is done.

he wants to play tho..

[angelbelow]

Meanwhile, according to the Express-News, Brent Barry is not a free agent.

lol that would make us sound like fools debating over finely or barry. but i'll be very happy if he wasnt a FA.

[Solid D]

2007-08 Free Throws Attempted Top 20 Regular Season

PLAYER NAME, TEAM . GP PPG FTM FTA FTM FTA FT%
1 Dwight Howard , ORL 82 20.7 6.5 10.9 529 897 .590
2 LeBron James , CLE 75 30.0 7.3 10.3 549 771 .712
3 Corey Maggette , LAC 70 22.1 7.9 9.7 553 681 .812
4 Allen Iverson , DEN 82 26.4 7.9 9.7 645 797 .809
5 Kevin Martin , SAC 61 23.7 8.2 9.5 502 578 .869
6 Dwyane Wade , MIA 51 24.6 6.9 9.2 354 467 .758
7 Kobe Bryant , LAL 82 28.3 7.6 9.0 623 742 .840
8 Amare Stoudemire , PHX 79 25.2 7.0 8.7 556 691 .805
9 Chris Bosh , TOR 67 22.3 7.0 8.3 472 559 .844
10 Richard Jefferson , NJN 82 22.6 6.6 8.3 542 679 .798
11 Carmelo Anthony , DEN 77 25.7 6.0 7.7 464 590 .786
12 Gilbert Arenas , WAS 13 19.4 5.7 7.4 74 96 .771
13 Ming Yao , HOU 55 22.0 6.3 7.4 345 406 .850
14 Dirk Nowitzki , DAL 77 23.6 6.2 7.1 478 544 .879
15 Gerald Wallace , CHA 62 19.4 5.0 6.9 313 428 .731
16 Michael Redd , MIL 72 22.7 5.6 6.8 402 490 .820
17 Andre Iguodala , PHI 82 19.9 4.5 6.2 365 506 .721
18 Paul Pierce , BOS 80 19.6 5.1 6.1 409 485 .843
19 Manu Ginobili , SAS 74 19.5 5.1 6.0 380 442 .860
20 Tim Duncan , SAS 78 19.3 4.3 5.9 338 463 .730

[2centsworth]

I think Barry opt out to help spurs bing in Maggette, we are a couple mil under the cap with him not on roster so they could offer Maggette 6-7 m and sign Barry to to LLE for about 1.8m and because they have K T bird rights sign him above the cap for lets say 2 yrs 8 m

is this true?

[CaptainLate]

I've followed Maggette a lot longer than anyone here has....If he really wants a ring over making money then this is news to me. I see him going where the money is, and if the money isn't there he goes to the best location with the least pressure on him to perform.

The money isn't there this year. And with the Big 3 here, there isn't going to be the pressure to perform he had in Clipperland. 15 and 5 is as good here as 20 and 5 was there.

[T Park]

no the most they can offer is the MLE.

There is no, under the cap.

[Marcus Bryant]

is this true?

No. The Spurs are significantly under the Luxury Tax Threshold.

[2centsworth]

No. The Spurs are significantly under the Luxury Tax Threshold.

under or over?

[CaptainLate]

I hope so, I wouldnt mind getting a shot blocker to put by duncan but not at the expense of signing a wing...

We need more of a rebounder by Duncan than a shot blocker. Which is why the FO is happy with Gist.

[Marcus Bryant]

under or over?

Under the Lux Tax Threshold and over the Salary Cap.

[T Park]

After Tyrone Nesby, I refuse to get excited

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I hope so, I wouldnt mind getting a shot blocker to put by duncan but not at the expense of signing a wing....if we go thru FA and get only a scrub wing or two we are screwwweeeeedddd!!!

Um, if we don't get a wing who can come in and give us double figures scoring every night and give Manu some rest during the regular season, we're screwed anyway, and that does take precedent over a marginal big.

[2centsworth]

Under the Lux Tax Threshold and over the Salary Cap.

I'm sure you've done this a million times, but please explain the mechanics. Being under the cap allows more cap space, no? If so, does Barry opting out create more cap space? thanks in advance.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I think Barry opt out to help spurs bing in Maggette, we are a couple mil under the cap with him not on roster so they could offer Maggette 6-7 m and sign Barry to to LLE for about 1.8m and because they have K T bird rights sign him above the cap for lets say 2 yrs 8 m

I think you don't know squat about the salary cap.

[Dirk Nowitzki]

OH WHAT A LOAD OF ING HORSE ! NO IT'S NOT HAPPENING. THE SPURS ARE NEVER CAPABLE OF LANDING SOMEONE LIKE MAGETTE. I DONT ING BUY IT. HE ALSO SAID HE WANTED TO GO TO ORLANDO. I SAY THIS DOESNT HAPPEN. SPURS ARENT CAPABLE OF PICKING UP A GUY LIKE THIS IN FREE AGENCY AND IT WONT ALL OF A SUDDEN START NOW!


THOSE S AT YAHOO NEED TO CHANGE IT TO "ANYONE NOT NAMED THE SPURS FRONT-RUNNERS IN RACE FOR MAGGETTE!"

IT WONT HAPPEN! I ING SWEAR TO GOD IT WONT ING HAPPEN! IN THE END FATE WILL DO IT'S PART AND NOT LET THIS HAPPEN.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Being under the cap allows more cap space, no? If so, does Barry opting out create more cap space?

Yes. No.

[baseline bum]

There are two teams with room more than MLE

One is the Sixers and they are preparing a deal for Josh Smith.

So its down to 1.

Actually, there are three: Philly (money will be tied up on Smith), Memphis (won't add big salary), and Golden State (the most serious threat)

[spurman20]

I think you don't know squat about the salary cap.

Im an agent so I know plenty about the cap.

[T Park]

Im an agent so I know plenty about the cap.

I call huge bull on that.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Im an agent so I know plenty about the cap.

You clearly don't know about the salary cap, because if you did you'd know that the Spurs are already north of it even with Barry opting out.

[T Park]

I think sarsreport crashed again, it's like amateur night around here.

When it comes back up they can go and take Rendaldo McDonald with em.

[oligarchy]

I'm sure you've done this a million times, but please explain the mechanics. Being under the cap allows means cap space, no? If so, does Barry opting out create more cap space? thanks in advance.

There is a soft cap. Meaning, when the Spurs hit a certain amount (which they are already at even with Barry gone), they can't freely spend money. They have to use exceptions in order to retain their players or sign new ones. So, cap space has nothing to do with Barry. They can offer him the non-bird exception or as MB stated earlier in the thread, the LLE.

[SequSpur]

No way this happens.

[loveforthegame]

Not sure I buy the Barry opted out to make room for Maggette theory. I'm sure Brent is a good guy and would take less money if that helped but what about minutes. Is Barry going to sit on the bench another year? Not a lot of minutes after Bowen, Maggetter, Ginobli, and Udoka. Not a lot of minutes at the point if Hill can handle the backup spot behind Parker.

The more I think about it, I don't see Finley or Barry returning if this happens.