Billups will become unrestricted free agent July 1

Chauncey Billups opts out of contract

Just read it on the ESPN ticker.....
Chauncey Billups is opting out of his contract which will make him an unrestricted free agent.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2915747

 

You win by a minute!

My money is on him in Detroit. Who else can afford him? He isn't sounding like he's forcing a sign and trade. And, this year's playoffs aside, he's a top 5 PG year-in, year-out.

Finally, I'd guess Detroit woudl prefer to let him walk then do Head/Battier/#26...that really doesn't help that team.

 

Hello Bobcats?

 

Yeah. He'll probably be back in Detroit. I really can't see him going to any of the teams that actually have the cap room to offer him more money and I doubt he'll take the MLE somewhere for a chance to win. He already has about as good a shot of winning as he would have anywhere else he could go.

 

I predict he's going somewhere in the West thats the thing to do these days.

 

I kid about him maybe going to the Bobcats, but he will probably be back with the Pistons. They need to move some pieces this year, but Billups isn't one of them. I just wonder how close to max dollars he gets

 

he is a very good player but may have already peeked and can only go down from here so detroit should not overpay him. would love for the rockets to have him but i know thats not happening unless he says he wants to play here and we work a sign and trade.

 

Billups opts out of contract

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2915747

Updated: June 25, 2007, 11:33 AM ET

Chauncey Billups officially opted out of his contract Monday, making him an unrestricted free agent as of July 1.


Chauncey Billups

Point Guard
Detroit Pistons

Profile

2007 Season Stats GM PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
70 17.0 3.4 7.2 .427 .883

"Chauncey's first intention is to come back to Detroit, and we'll continute to explore that as an option, but if we're unable to make a deal with the Pistons my obligation is to look at other possibilities that will provide long-term security for Chauncey and his family," agent Andy Miller told ESPN.com.

Billups was due to make $6,819,000 next season in the final year of his contract, which had an early termination option.

Pistons president Joe Dumars has consistently said he is confident the Pistons will be able to re-sign Billups, whose negotiating leverage will be impacted by the small number of teams with significant salary cap space.

Milwaukee and Memphis are two teams with cap space and a need for a point guard, but neither team is expected to have enough space to make a better offer than the one Billups will get from Detroit.

Chris Sheridan covers the NBA for ESPN Insider.

...man i wish we could have him

 

His playoff performance really affected my opinion of him. I think it's all downhill from now on and the old Chauncey is gone, except for a few moments here and there. The Pistons have to overpay him because letting him walk away for nothing would kill their team.

 

Just to make this happen, i will throw in Rafer/Head for Billups,just make room for Bonzi/Vspan on rotation. Salary should work out pretty good.

 

lol and detroit does this why

 

duh, b/c vspan is like kobe but instead of being accused of rape, he is greek.

 

VSpan doesn't have problems with the ladies.

 

6.8 mil for next year, no wonder he ops out.

 

I don't think we need him?

 

Wow, you're gracious enough to be willing to throw in Rafer and Head?

 

thats great freaking news

Alston, James, Head and future 1st for Billups

dooo it!

 

I asked Vspan how he does it and said something like the proof is in the hotd_g!

 

if atlanta is ever serious about putting together a good team, billups would help them out a lot. Get a veteran to lead those young guys plus finally getting a PG.