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I don't think anyone is under the cap in an amount that would equal Manu's deal.
Who could pay him more at this point?
I don't think anyone is under the cap in an amount that would equal Manu's deal.
I thought you guys might be referring to next season.
The Spurs can't sign Manu again this season (even if waived). They are over the salary cap and cannot sign any free agents unless they pay them the vet minimum.
Nope.
Sure they can. The Spurs have already done it in the past. So have the Lakers.The Spurs can't sign Manu again this season (even if waived). They are over the salary cap and cannot sign any free agents.
Sure, with the veteran minimum.
You actually believe Manu will take the vet minimum after all he has said?
Two more things about this...
1) I've got a theory: The Spurs leaked this in order to give this team a kick in the ass.
2) Stoudemire is a pipe dream and Camby and Haywood have been talked about non stop. Maybe the Spurs will acquire someone more low key? Such as: Foster. He can guard mobile four's, is a stout post defender, a beast on the board and doesn't need the ball to be effective. On the downside, he's been slowed (again) this year by a bad back and has another year left on his contract at $6, 655, 000 ($6, 077, 500 this year).
Vet minimum is all your allowed to get after being waived isn't it?
Vet minimum is the most any team can pay if they are already over the salary cap and have already used both the MLE and the LLE (bi-annual exception).
If waived right away by the Suns, Manu could get paid more than the vet minimum by teams that are under the salary cap or still have their MLE or LLE. I believe the Spurs used their MLE on Dice and their LLE on Ratliff (not 100% sure).
We haven't used our LLE yet. If Manu wants it, the Spurs will most likely agree to it.
I thought the Spurs used the LLE on Ratliff, my mistake.
Lol I like all this talk but it seems very unlikely that Phoenix would waive him unless they really wanted to tank in which case would be awesome.
What I'm not getting is how people are immediately shooting down this rumor. While it's far fetched in my opinion and I'm not sure how Amare would fit with the team, the Spurs get dominated by athletic front courts. Adding Amare definitely evens the playing field. Amare may not be the best defender (to put it nicely) but he could definitely take on the scoring role on one side and let Duncan anchor the defense.
And just having his presence around the rim could help counter the athletic bigs that take Tim on one on three sometimes for a rebound.
They don't want to tank this year because they don't own their first round pick. The only reason they might consider it would be to save even more money if Manu would take a smaller buyout than the remaining money he's owed on the contract. Trading Amare for nothing won't sit well with an already disappointed fan base. Unlikely, but you never know with the Suns.
While we're at it, let's see if we can get their unprotected 2012 pick for a couple Benjamins.
This is never gonna happen and if it remotely could I wouldn't really want this to be the trade the Spurs do. Spurs need D in the paint not more scoring and only a big who can play solid D and rebound fits the bill of what is needed.
If something is too good to be true, it probably is.
Richard Jefferson, Michael Finley and Matt Bonner for Amar'e Stoudemire and Jared Dudley.
I would rather have Channing Frye........he is so much less of a knucklehead than Amare. Plus, Channing seems a lot more coachable.
If the Spurs could acquire any big man......my choice would be
1. Pau Gasol
2. Brook Lopez
3. Andrew Bynum
Channing Frye sucks ass. And the three players you mentioned would NEVER be traded to the Spurs, ever.
Channing Frye is a more athletic Matt Bonner.
As for the other 3, I am well aware than none of them will ever be traded to SA. My point was, I would rather have all 3 of them over Stoudamire. BTW, I cannot believe that I forgot to put Bosh on that list.
How could you forget the perfect big man to have next to Tim -- Dwight Howard?
* es at the thought of our interior defense*
I didnt forget Howard.....but Orlando would be completely brain damaged to let him go.
C - Howard
PF - Duncan
SF - Artest
SG - Manu
PG - Hill
Score on us, I dare you
lol, as if NJ/LA would get rid of Lopez/Pau.
What deals has Stern axed in the past?
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