As Carmelo Anthony leans toward leaving New York, Chicago and Houston emerge as frontrunners

Didn't t-wolves draft mirotic or where they just high on him in the draft or didn't we draft him?

 

@NYPOST_berman

"#Bulls reported move to sign Euro draft prospect Nikola Mirotic is clearest signal mgt. knows they can only net Melo in sign-and-trade."

 

Seems like they're moving on from Melo

 

So Dallas out
Chi town out
Houston in
Fakers in -max
Knicks in -max

How much less is Houston's offer than the two max offers with no state income tax vs the high taxes of LA an NYC?

 

Mirotic signing is good news for us.

 

Four team trade only major parts moving
NY gets
Lin boozer and picks
Minny gets
Mirotic and picks
Chicago gets
Melo
Houston gets
Love
Idk just making stuff up it's going to be a long day.

 

That would require Boozer. Melo's max of $22 million is more than 150% greater than whatever Mirotic is going to be paid. And since a S&T'd player's salary cannot be aggregated with other salaries, they would still need to find at least $17 million in outgoing salaries.

Or if they amnesty Boozer and choose to operate below the cap, they can sign Mirotic (~$6 million) and send out $13 million in salary to receive $22 million back. That involves Taj Gibson, who was part of the Melo pitch.

I think the reports are accurate: it's a Boozer sign and trade or nothing else.

 

Bulls setting up meetings with Gasol, reportedly signing Mirotic (who who would have been the key piece in a sign and trade) seem like they're preparing for Melo to turn them down. Meanwhile, the Rockets have set NOTHING else up, and are apparently so laser focused on Melo that we aren't even entertaining the LeBron route amid reports that he might start looking around. Wonder if there's a reason the two supposed front runners for Melo are acting in seemingly opposite fashions...

 

Signing Mirotic, depending on the timing, also removes the option of trading him for Love this offseason.

 

If that's the case it looks good for us. As I've said before- the situation in LA right now is the same as it would be id he stayed in NY; but with less money. Why would he go to LA? To play with a washed up Kobe? Unless him and Love or him and Durant have a master plan to go there- I dont see it.

So its us and NY. And the whole "I'll get Gasol to play in NY for the min." Just reeks of a desperate attempt to do his due diligence and not completely piss off Knick fans for leaving. Lebron did the same in Cleveland. Right before he left he tried to convince, if memory serves me correct, Bosh to come to Cleveland the last few days before leavinf.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Not for 30 days, no. Wouldn't be a nice thing to do even then. RT <a href="https://twitter.com/MinistryofBball">@MinistryofBball</a> can trade Mirotic if they sign him?</p>&mdash; Mark Deeks (@MarkDeeksNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkDeeksNBA/statuses/485060893982867456">July 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Bulls can pay $600k of Mirotic's buyout w'out it going on cap. They can pay the rest if they want but it goes on the cap as a signing bonus.</p>&mdash; Mark Deeks (@MarkDeeksNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkDeeksNBA/statuses/485063745811394560">July 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>If you trigger the apron, you can't go over it at all. RT <a href="https://twitter.com/trey3ballard">@trey3ballard</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkDeeksNBA">@MarkDeeksNBA</a> Can teams use trade exceptions to go over the apron?</p>&mdash; Mark Deeks (@MarkDeeksNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkDeeksNBA/statuses/485065800924278784">July 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>About $22-23 million if was Taj. But while this doesn't... RT <a href="https://twitter.com/madmaxweb">@madmaxweb</a> How high could the cap space go if Hinrich and Taj or Butler went?</p>&mdash; Mark Deeks (@MarkDeeksNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkDeeksNBA/statuses/485068109716676608">July 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>.....answer your question, never say never to the possibility of a Hinrich sign-and-trade. RT <a href="https://twitter.com/madmaxweb">@madmaxweb</a></p>&mdash; Mark Deeks (@MarkDeeksNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkDeeksNBA/statuses/485068186526572545">July 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...y-pau-gasol-spt-0704-20140704,0,5321454.story

 

Damn.

 

Dont forget- their pitch was before ours. Noah might be basing it off of Melo's (apparently poor) reaction to Chicago's pitch. I really think its between us and New York now. Leaning slightly to us. But I wouldnt be surprised if he stayed.

 

He's been in NY all along. He won't leave. The city and $ is all he cares about. Its whh he left a great situation in Denver. Winnimg is 3rd for Melo

 

Let's just trade for Love and get it over with.

Flip, do it. Do it.

 

Yeah didn't think about that.

 

It wouldn't surprise me, but he's not gonna win squat with that team for a while, if ever.

 

flip isnt killing his coaching record for young pieces and assets.

 

I don't think he'll consider a trade until February, but I have to hope!