Yes, at least half the league will have cap space. Not all of them need a center but it only takes one. The other stars will take priority over Capela but teams can shift focus after that. Both LA teams will be after Durant, Kawhi, Klay, etc. Both NY teams will be after Butler, Kyrie, etc. And then your bottom dwellers Hawks, Kings, Suns, Magic, Cavs...
Exactly Kings just did similar with Levine and the Bulls matched. Truth is, nobody but Capela and his team think he's worth max or near max.
There were actually a number of teams that were linked with Capela who had space but went in a different direction... that says something about Capela and his market value IMO LAL DAL ATL PHO etc.. So I don't see why in the summer of 2019 he should expect a team to throw 4/100 at him if a number of teams with need and space decided not to in 2018.
Same here tbh, Spurs are playing hard ball but at some point they'll be forced to trade him for what the Lakers are willing to move otherwise they'll lose for nothing and they cannot afford that. But whether they get him now or next summer, i still expect Lebron to push for star/s, i just don't see him being happy with maxed role player to get knocked out in the second round of the playoffs year after year.
I gotta call BS on this tweet. I'm not seeing it substantiated in any other place even as a rumor. I await some sort of official response before I freak out.
It has been reported as of two days ago that his representation has asked for a larger offer. No one else has reported that he has rejected the offer on the table. Those are two different things.
Once a person gets a big contract, you have to live up to it. Otherwise, you will be skeptical like some of us too.
This is a tough call. 9 figure payday for a player that can't hit the ocean from the barn more than 3 feet from the basket. Averaged 14/11 last year. Has no sniffed an all-star invite. BUT he is an important piece to OUR team. Question is... Is he worth 9 figures to US? As a target for CP3 and Harden.
One is a continued negotiations (which is expected), one is walking away from the table (which would be a true disaster). I'm not going to get into semantics here but the current situation is that all parties are still at the table. If everyone walks away and he ends up with the qualifying offer then we can call it rejection.
You're right it's semantics. The tweet says nothing about walking away or taking the qualifying offer. They're clearly still negotiating. You have your own definition of "rejection". No need to get upset because the tweet isn't worded in a way to your sensibility.
