Have Christian Wood agree to full MLE money, then work a SnT with Detroit to preserve the actual MLE. Then use the MLE like this: 4 year minimum deal for Tate 4 year minimum deal for Martin 3 year $21 million deal for JaMychal Green Westbrook / Gordon Harden / McLemore House / Nwaba Tucker / Green Wood They need to get Green. Gives you a hedge for Tucker, which you need now that Covington is gone.
nah conley.....Hayward yes, cuz hayward looks more like a bad contract, fertits still need dolan as soul mate in the Est., the different is one adding bad contract, n the other dumping stars 2 at a time, lol
Knicks wouldn’t even give up RJ and a 1st for Russ. You’re dreaming if you think this is remotely possible.
Agree, if the point was to create a TPE and/or salary space, then why not move EGo - his salary was much larger and he is not a player that we could rebuild around. Getting rid of the guy who never complains and does everything right is crap message to send.
Why are Rockets so worried about Tate at this point, he is a Viper at most right now. Rockets need height and length first, focus on potential starters.
Sign and Trade Wood into your TPE with the Ariza trade and then See what DeMarcus Cousins talking about with the rest of your MLE early into the season. With Javale Magee opting in for the Lakers it’s between Dwight and Cousins for that spot. If I’m the Lakers I can’t say I would pick Cousins over Howard. Maybe even Ibaka could fit in here. These options would provide highly competitive starting five even in the west. Starting 5 Harden Russ Gordon/House Wood Cousins or Ibaka Bench BMac Tucker Green Nwaba Gordon/House
You really don't believe that do you ? There's only one scenario now that Harden wants out and that's burn it down to the ground. The salary cap floor is 98,226m ... Ferntits will spend 98,226,000.01 and not a cent more.
This. If Harden is still here by training camp, then they'll look to pad his stats with scoring and triple doubles. Then they trade him. I am sure they keep him as long as they can though. You'd save yourself another embarrassment in the playoffs with players having chemistry issues, hurt feelings.
True. Unfortunately, micro-ball has seeped into the psyche of the ownership and management in Houston.
No one wants to play for a dysfunctional team. Even the Hornets are starting to have a plan towards success. There is no dispute on the board that we're heading towards disaster, with no end in sight.
Most hypotheticals that I've seen assumes that it would take the $12M+ TPE to get him. To do that he'd likely be leaving money on the table from other suiters. You think he's going to take under $10M?
Yeah and the Bucks won’t give up Bledsoe and 3 firsts for Jrue Holliday. Knicks are capable of anything. Those crazies are capable of anything.
Yes my best guess is that the Knicks didn’t want what some are saying may have been the best player in the draft Halliburton instead they will go wild in free agency. Try and get either Teague or Dragic at $12M (or over pay) plus Hayward pay cut in free agency at about the same. They will still suck and Westbrook would have gotten them to the playoffs by himself.
It's possible Apache, but there is new management there now, which might be starting to turn the corner.
This is kind of my hope too if Harden stays. If not Russ /shake Eric Thybulle / Zhaire Simmons / house Wood I know Russ and Simmons can’t shoot but everyone else can. Jimmy and Bam made it work. Russ will gain value and when the market is ready flip him for young allstar types. His market should be Holiday good atleast before he’s flipped.
Hey dude even when talking about the illogical NY Knicks management…ya analysis is as logical as rocket scientist. for me, talking about Newyo knicks…it goes like:
I posted this in another thread: “One reason it could happen...very very few team have cap space. Atlanta- $44M New York- $35M Charlotte- $19M Those are all the teams that have over $9 million in cap space (ie more than the NTMLE). Atlanta already has Capela, Collins, Okungwu and Labissiere. New York already has Robinson, Randle and Obi Toppin. Charlotte already has Zeller, PJ Washington and Vernon Carey. So none of the teams that could sign Wood for more than us are likely looking to add to their front court.” Another limiting factor I didn’t mention...Detroit only has early bird rights, so I believe he can only be signed and traded for about the NTMLE anyway. it is possible another team could offload additional salary to one of Atlanta, New York, Charlotte or a team with a larger trade exception to create more space to offer a larger deal, but overall, this is NOT a good year to be a free agent.
Just posted this in another thread lol. We would have to flip Russ right away sorry value or no value. And gordon will have to go too...we can go into the training camp with a whole new squad. And build from there.
and George Hill. It was mostly a joke @saleem .....from me pushing trade involving disposable contracts of Payton, Ellington, Taj, Bobby Portis others with Knicks and then they dumped them. I was joking with @D-rock about adjusting my trade proposal of the rest of the team. Me putting LoL at the end I thought gave it away. But someone else wanted to chime in and edumacate me. No worries, glad to see you are still with us saleem. I feel your frustrations with this team. This too shall pass. But you will have to tel me why Frank Nkitia is so high on your list D-rock. I have him as a shorter MCW bust.
