2014 Off-Season Thread

[turty11]

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patric young got a 2yr deal with NOP

[TheMatrix31]

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Never trade with Basketball-Qaeda.

[23]

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As far as I know that trade idea was debunked yesterday as fast as that guy posted it.

Even Lakersground denied it

[23]

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Now Klay wants the max?

The Golden State Warriors have reportedly said time and again that they want to keep Klay Thompson and not include him in a potential deal for Kevin Love. If they do keep Thompson, it looks like it's going to cost them a whole lot. From USA Today:

The Thompson debate doesn't stop with the defensive element, of course. On the financial front, landing Love would eventually require giving him a max contract that would likely start at approximately $19 million annually (he has indicated he'll opt out of his current deal and become a free agent next summer).

Meanwhile, Thompson's agent, Bill Duffy, has been seeking a max deal in extension talks with the Warriors as well. And while Golden State would surely prefer that the stance eventually softens and leads to a more palatable deal, the fact that he is younger means a max for Thompson would start at $15.7 million and still allow for more flexibility in the Warriors' future than a Love deal.A max extension for Thompson, on top of re-signing Love at max should they trade David Lee for him, could push their salaries into the $80 million-plus range, even after sending Lee's $15 million salary out in the deal. That could complicate matters dramatically, depending on the position of Warriors ownership toward the luxury tax.

Thompson is an elite shooter and projects as an above-average defender in time. If Gordon Hayward is worth the max, it's pretty easy to make the argument Thompson is. But Hayward is more versatile and can create more off the dribble. Thompson never really took that step last season and there's concern over making a major investment in a player that can't produce on his own with the ball.

But either way, if the Warriors get Love and keep Thompson, they're looking at a major tax bill unless they move someone like Andre Iguodala or Andrew Bogut.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-...-max-extension

[ProfessaPackMan]

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I was under the assumption that he was going to get the max or near max contract regardless of where he would be playing at.

[redsrule]

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Way number 401 to hurt your franchise: Give good but not great players like Klay & Bledsoe the max.

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[ERA]

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The sad thing is, the Warriors will actually pay him that money..

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[MattUM]

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The max would be like $5M a year more than what Curry gets. What a joke lol

[turty11]

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if kyrie gets a max than u dam well better give klay 90% of the max atleast.


---but fo real, sam casell should be the lakers new coach....but its too late for that

[SteelersFreak]

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Now Klay wants the max?

lol at giving Klay Thompson the max. Dude is overrated as hell.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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lol at giving Klay Thompson the max. Dude is overrated as hell.

"Overrated as hell" in that he's not good and easily replaceable or as in he gets too much credit/talked about more than he should be?

[NaQuinAggie]

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if kyrie gets a max than u dam well better give klay 90% of the max atleast.


---but fo real, sam casell should be the lakers new coach....but its too late for that

Irving is the much better player then Thompson, the only thing Thompson has done better is play defense.

[LoSoisNiCEx414]

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So Irving is much better? I dont know about that. & like you just said, Thompson plays D, while Irving plays none. I rather have a player that can score & play D, then just score..

[NaQuinAggie]

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So Irving is much better? I dont know about that. & like you just said, Thompson plays D, while Irving plays none. I rather have a player that can score & play D, then just score..

Irving is the better shooter, passer, rebounder, and in ISO, compared to Thompson only being better (slightly) on D.

[turty11]

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Irving is the better shooter, passer, rebounder, and in ISO, compared to Thompson only being better (slightly) on D.

dat cavs fanboy , must be the one who got banned 500 times

klay slightly better than kyries D? you realize that would make klay a below average defender..