2014-2015 NBA Off Season, Draft, Free Agency

• Lovejoy1984

  

  robj55;1632844 wrote:Couldn't they all take back loaded deals or no?

  Nope, NBA doesn't really allow that with the new CBA, they could be backloaded to an extent, but not a major amount. I'm not gonna do the research but I think it's only something like 10%. Now they could do some deal with the Rockets did with Asik/Lin where the cap figure is at like 8, but they are actually getting paid 15
• KB0938

  Melo to la won't happen, horrible fit. Him in Chicago would be perfect, and he's fit in fine on defense. He's no Leonard on D obviously but he's not harden- esque either. His advanced defensive statistics back up that he's average on defense.
• Lovejoy1984

  

  KB0938;1632856 wrote:Melo to la won't happen, horrible fit. Him in Chicago would be perfect, and he's fit in fine on defense. He's no Leonard on D obviously but he's not harden- esque either. His advanced defensive statistics back up that he's average on defense.

  Fuck that. Did he score 19pts a game on 55% shooting?
• wildcats20

  

  Lakers are offering Melo a max 4 year, $95 mil contract.
• wildcats20

  

  Sorry make that $97 mil
  
  @ramonashelburne: Lakers made it clear to Melo today they'd offer the maximum, 4-yr, $97mil contract they can, if he chose them.
• KB0938

  Hopefully he's smart enough to realize Chicago is much better if he wants a title and not another rebuilding project
• sportchampps

  Any team that has the room is going to offer Melo Max if they think that's what he wants
• robj55

  

  GOONx19;1632854 wrote:No one else is fighting the fight because it's a stupid fight. You are so ignorant of basketball statistics it is ridiculous. And when you get too far behind you just tell people that they don't play basketball so they can't be knowledgable. I will dunk on your dumb ass.

  You'd have to get around me first lol
• Lovejoy1984

  

  Chris Kaman signed a 2yr/10m deal with the Trail Blazers, who now have 4/5 centers on their roster.
• lhslep134

  

  robj55;1632871 wrote:You'd have to get around me first lol

  Cool f'ing story brah.
• friendfromlowry

  IMO, Lebron wanted to see what the Heat could do initially. But no free agent has expressed a whole lot of interest in going there, and it sounds like Bosh wants a whole lot more money than he should get. So now his agent is arranging meetings with the Suns, Mavs, Cavs, etc. He, Carmelo, Gasol, and to a lesser extent Bosh seem to have several possible teams. I think they're all waiting for someone to make the first move, then they'll go from there.
• Crimson streak

  

  Looks like Houston will be going after bosh if they don't get melo. Offering bosh the max. Miami will be god awful this year if lebron and bosh leave. And who holds miami's first rd pick? The Cavs. lol
• Commander of Awesome

  

  wildcats20;1632865 wrote:Sorry make that $97 mil
  
  @ramonashelburne: Lakers made it clear to Melo today they'd offer the maximum, 4-yr, $97mil contract they can, if he chose them.

  Jeezzus, wonder what other moves that would enable them to make.
• Heretic

  

  Crimson streak;1632895 wrote:Looks like Houston will be going after bosh if they don't get melo. Offering bosh the max. Miami will be god awful this year if lebron and bosh leave. And who holds miami's first rd pick? The Cavs. lol

  What, you mean the allure of playing with a Top 25 star isn't enough to keep things together there?
  
  
• Mulva

  

  Crimson streak;1632895 wrote:Looks like Houston will be going after bosh if they don't get melo. Offering bosh the max. Miami will be god awful this year if lebron and bosh leave. And who holds miami's first rd pick? The Cavs. lol

  It's top 10 protected, so hopefully they aren't too awful.
• wildcats20

  

  Commander of Awesome;1632896 wrote:Jeezzus, wonder what other moves that would enable them to make.

  I think I saw it would leave like 8-9 mil plus the MLE or whatever.
  
  Which they would use on Pau(MLE) and then half of that other 8-9 to Swaggy P.
• Ironman92

  

  I'm not closely following this stuff but am going back and forth a bit on twitter with a buddy who plays in college. He could not believe Pau Gasol would consider taking $10 million less a year to maybe go to the Thunder. I just told him he's made $133,000,000 for his career and already played 13 seasons....He just wants to win another at the end of his career and he has plenty for he lavish lifestyle.
  
  Also realized that he's averaged as much $ per game over his career than I make in 3 years. Lol and also I would only have to teach for 2,700 years to reach what he's already made in his career.
• lhslep134

  

  I think Pau also has a steady stream of income back in Spain from endorsements and what not. Going ring chasing at this point in his career is fine by me. Also, anything to get Kendrick Perkins off the floor.
• wildcats20

  

  lhslep134;1632952 wrote:I think Pau also has a steady stream of income back in Spain from endorsements and what not. Going ring chasing at this point in his career is fine by me. Also, anything to get Kendrick Perkins off the floor.

  lol all of this.
  
  Perk is so awful.
• Lovejoy1984

  

  Hawes to the Clips for 4y/23m.
  
  Effectively ending their chase of LBJ.
• friendfromlowry

  Crimson streak;1632895 wrote:Looks like Houston will be going after bosh if they don't get melo. Offering bosh the max. Miami will be god awful this year if lebron and bosh leave. And who holds miami's first rd pick? The Cavs. lol

  I''m sure the fans are devastated.
• Trueblue23

  

  Chris Broussard ‏@Chris_Broussard 23s
  Cleveland has replaced Miami as my frontrunner to land LeBron James...
• wildcats20

  

  Melo has officially turned down the Bulls offer.
• Laley23

  

  I think Bosh accepts this Houston deal, which would mean Miami will have its hands full to keep LeBron.
• wildcats20

  

  Laley23;1633566 wrote:I think Bosh accepts this Houston deal, which would mean Miami will have its hands full to keep LeBron.

  I agree.