2015 Offseason Thread

[J_Posse]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

bold move for the Raps. little pricy, though. it's a tough blow to lose Carroll and Millsap while only getting Splitter. Atl can't afford that.

They can move Bazemore to the starting line up or pick up another glue guy, James Johnson maybe, to replace him. Landing Splitter allows them to play big, he already knows coach Bud's "system" and most of all Al Horford finally can play most of his time at power forward.

I will be stupid excited if we land Aldridge while keeping Danny Green. Gotta do both first.

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[jeremym480]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

I can't believe the Spurs are going to be starting Parker, Green, Leonard, Aldridge, and Duncan.

That's unreal...

If the Spurs have that starting lineup (plus add some depth after dumping Haywood) and the Cavs keep Love plus add Mills/Diaw, then I'm going to go ahead and lay down some $$$ on a Spurs/Cavs NBA Finals. Sorry Warriors fans.

[cima]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

Yeah I heard that as well. I would hate that. Diaw is such a big part of that system and that second unit. If Diaw goes I don't the Spurs beating CLE.

While that's true, you're replacing Diaw with a 20/10 guy in Aldridge which isn't exactly a bad replacement, lol.

[AC]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

They can move Bazemore to the starting line up or pick up another glue guy, James Johnson maybe, to replace him. Landing Splitter allows them to play big, he already knows coach Bud's "system" and most of all Al Horford finally can play most of his time at power forward.

I will be stupid excited if we land Aldridge while keeping Danny Green. Gotta do both first.

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don't you dare

[J_Posse]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

Yeah I heard that as well. I would hate that. Diaw is such a big part of that system and that second unit. If Diaw goes I don't the Spurs beating CLE.

Don't think they would give up Diaw, Splitter and Mills just to land Aldridge. They could salary dump either Patty or renounce everyone and get enough cap space..

Keeping Diaw in the fold is a most, IMO. He is another playmaker and would allow the team to create crazy pairing/mismatches with Duncan/Aldridge/FA bigman.

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[AC]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

Have they renounced Cory Joseph's cap hold yet?

[RocketTMac1]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

While that's true, you're replacing Diaw with a 20/10 guy in Aldridge which isn't exactly a bad replacement, lol.

I'd take depth and chemistry over LA. you put Diaw and Mills in CLE with LBJ, Kyrie, Love, Thompson, Shump, Delly, Andy, and if Smith bets on himself. No one is beating that squad. That 2nd unit would kill everyone's 2nd unit. Diaw gets those sneaky points.

[cima]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

Don't think they would give up Diaw, Splitter and Mills just to land Aldridge. They could salary dump either Patty or renounce everyone and get enough cap space..

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Looks like you may be right. Per ESPN:

SPURS CLEARING ROOM FOR ALDRIDGE?
San Antonio traded Tiago Splitter to Atlanta, according to ESPN and media reports. The move frees up $8.5M in cap space, which allows the team to offer LaMarcus Aldridge a max deal, sources told ESPN's Brian Windhorst. The Spurs plan to meet Aldridge in L.A. later today.

[redsox4evur]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

Looks like you may be right. Per ESPN:

waiting for Woj to confirm...#Broussard'sSources

[bpietro]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

Don't think they would give up Diaw, Splitter and Mills just to land Aldridge.

Seems like it's exactly what they're doing.

[RocketTMac1]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

Don't think they would give up Diaw, Splitter and Mills just to land Aldridge. They could salary dump either Patty or renounce everyone and get enough cap space..

Keeping Diaw in the fold is a most, IMO. He is another playmaker and would allow the team to create crazy pairing/mismatches with Duncan/Aldridge/FA bigman.

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Yeah I would be shocked as well. I would cry and I'm not a SA fan. Although being a Hornets fan has me looking at everyone's team with envy. And that Green signing for less was a god sent for you guys. As a league guy I hope that SA keeps majority of their core and gets LA.

[CMH]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

I knew I'd hear about the Bird right sooner or late this month i was trying to explain them to hear. But she was totally surprised that LeBron and Bosh got trade to the Heat. A lot of people think they just signed away without the trans getting anything back.

This might have already been answered before I got to it.

The max is a percentage of the salary cap. That's why the 90 million jump is crazy. Guys that sign next year will make more than those that sign this year. There's potential that a lower quality star could make much more than a superstar.

Anyway, it goes by years in the league.
0-6 years = 25% of cap
7-9 = 30%
10+ = 35%

A team with Bird Rights can also offer 7.5% increases every season for an additional 4 years (5 years total). While a [/CENTER][/LEFT]team with non Bird Rights can only offer 4.5% increases.

So it's hard to say how much LeBron will be making. We just know that it can be 30% of whatever the cap is. If it's $90 MM as being expected, then he will have a starting salary of $30 MM with 4.5% increases (he can't do 7.5% because Cleveland wouldn't own his Bird Rights).

[J_Posse]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

Seems like it's exactly what they're doing.

Doubtful, they don't need to dump both Diaw and Mills to create space for Aldridge. Read the post right before your own for evidence of that fact. Mills is likely gone, but hopefully they can retain Joseph and Green, which I sadly will be okay with. Need sign a cheap, solid 4th big (possibly Baynes) and a solid, cheap 4th wing player to go with all these other moves.

Oh ****, just read the Danny Green news. **** yeah!!! And he took the hometown discount hopefully Pop and the front office look out for him for doing a huge solid.

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[Master Live 013]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

LBJ gonna pull a 200M contract.

And Bryce Harper will pull 300M (I understand they're at different points of their careers).

Would like to see the union fight the max years provision. And speaking of...

The Eight Biggest NBA Free-Agency Questions

"Hanging over all of this is the possibility of a lockout after the 2016-17 season. Anybody who claims to know what will happen is lying to you. I’ve had power agents tell me they are preparing for a canceled 2017-18 season, which would turn three-year deals signed this summer into two-year contracts. I’ve had agents and team executives tell me they are optimistic that any work stoppage will be brief and cost no games."

"Consider: If there is a work stoppage, people on both sides agree that maximum player salaries could emerge as a hot-button issue. Star players may push to eliminate the max salary, and Michele Roberts, the union chief, has already ripped the concept of an individual salary limit. Imagine being a star tied to an old max-level contract, only to see your peers suddenly earning two-thirds of the cap after the lockout. On the flip side, scrapping the max would mean less money for rank-and-file players, meaning such guys might benefit from locking in money now."

[RocketTMac1]

Re: 2015 Offseason Thread

waiting for Woj to confirm...#Broussard'sSources

Funny thing is that right Broussard is about to be on the air on NBA Radio and he is taking all of Woj's tweets and making them his own (per usual lol) and you can tell the host doesn't want to interview Chris lol.