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Originally Posted by WTFchris
Having the money to sign LeBron and DWade would not be a bare cupboard....but let's see how the next 2 salary caps play out. This year is going to be a slight decrease if any, next year will be the big hit.
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Originally Posted by WTFchris
Having the money to sign LeBron and DWade would not be a bare cupboard....but let's see how the next 2 salary caps play out. This year is going to be a slight decrease if any, next year will be the big hit.
Chris - No one at #8 is likely to be an All-Star so if they were relying on getting a good player to show Lebron the cupboard wasn't bare then they fucked up.
I read that they wanna clear as much space as possible. I don't think they really care about the pick - it's not a player they have in their system already.
If anything they are trading a guy that might fit/might not for the expiring contract of a young, athletic PF. Amir can just board and block and run the floor.
They (and every other team in the league) should jump at the chance to add Amir. If he sucks you only paid him for 1 season. If he has a good season you decide if you wanna keep him or not (and you have his Bird Rights)
well, the Magic had money to sign Hill and TD. TD never came. Having space doesn't mean the player thinks that is his best chance to win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermy
And if they do feel that way, why not package #8 to get rid of Curry or Jeffries? Then they'd have even more space than just selling the pick.
They may.
And ORL is not NYC. Just as DET is not. Let's not go there.
right. NYC has much more of a draw, I agree. Still, it's a lot to ask a guy to leave a winning situation. Unless Lebron was already signed, then you'd have an easy time finding guys to play with him.
Didn't Chicago have a hard time signing guys too though? I seem to remember a time after MJ was gone that they had major cap space and got nothing for it.
Yeah, I remember T-mac throwing out the first pitch at a Cubs game then never talking to them again.....I think that was a case of no one wanting to follow Jordan there. That was a real, real bad team though. They were one of the 5 worst in history if I remember. NY has something to build and a willingness to spend. That and I think Lebron believes he can do it by himself with a couple of key pieces....you talk to him about adding Bosh or Wade? Whew.
I doubt Wade goes to NYC. I bet Bosh would follow him though.
Other good side kicks:
Joe Johnson
Dirk?
Redd
RJ
Peja
Nash
Shaq
Some of those are on the decline and would command less money. But plenty of other options if Bosh/Wade wouldn't join him.
Discussion topic:
I haven't looked up the NBA draft rules to verify this, but if the rules are similar to the NFL, could we see some teams at the bottom of the first round "passing" on their picks until the top of the 2nd round?
If that's possible, this could be a real mess.
And fun!
No they've got a rookie cap hold unless they trade it... they'd simply trade their pick for a 2nd rounder.
IMO our high 2nd round picks have more league value than late 1st rounders in THIS draft.
Is that always true though, due to the need to guarantee those late 1sts?