[Chron] Yao mulls contract status, considers free agency

Someone will give him a multi year deal, but it wont be max. maybe a 12 mill 3 year deal type contract.

 

I was hoping Yao would do that. Opt out and resign at 11-12 million for 3-4 years. Would save our owner some LT next year and give us more flexibility the year after. He's already made a ton of money...a few million less won't hurt him

 

Yep. then we can re-opt him to a 3 year deal .

 

I've suspected that Yao would opt out and sign for less. It's not in the best interest of Yao if all he cared about was $ but nothing I've seen would suggest that. Hopefully his rational is that this would help the Rockets get better, he already lives a pretty good life and endorsements are not likely to run out even after his bball career. Plus he may have actual loyalty to his adopted city.

i doubt Yao ever plays for another team.

 

But for Yao, opting out and signing such a contract would be equivalent to not opting out, riding out his existing contract by earning $17 mil next season and then signing a two-year $9.5 million contract.

Given that he could probably do better than 9.5 mil in 2011, I'm thinking he'd be expecting a better contract this offseason if he decided to opt out.

That is, unless he's doing Houston a favor.

 

Then we'll see what kind of man Yao is. No one would fault him for taking the salary that's due him or looking for a championship team but if he makes a decision to favor the team, then kudos to him.

 

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Umm... Not sure what you guys are getting at. The best decision Yao can make from the Rockets perspective is to NOT opt out. Okay, technically the decision Yao can make is to re-up for one year at less than max. But realistically, it's the best decision Yao can make for the team.

Him resigning at a reduced rate is worthless for the Rockets. Him taking the option gives the Rockets potential cap space clearance in 2011 should he not fully recover. It's a no brainer which one Morey likes.

 

He will resign no doubt about it

 

If he signs with NY and things don't work out for the Knicks, the Rockets could get the Knicks 2nd pick in 2011 and the Knicks 6th pick in 2012. :grin:

 

Yao opting out would be good and bad...

It would force the Rockets into a decision on him before they are ready, which could be good or bad, depending upon what they do.

If they signed him to a max deal, and his body continues to fail him, it could hurt the franchise for many more years.

If they let him get offers, they might be able to sign him cheaper than the next year.

It is really strange, but Yao opting out when he has missed the entire year would be a gutsy move on his part.

All moot though, I bet he opts in.

DD

 

Yao's cap hold would be 150% of his salary. His salary is 16.378 million so his cap hold would be about 24.5 million except that a players salary cap hold can not exceed what his max salary would be. The NBA has to determine what their Basketball Related Income (BRI) is before they set the salary cap which is part of the formula for determining a players maximum salary. BRI is determined and the salary cap in the first week of July during the Moratorium period.

 

How did you decipher that?

It just sounds like Yao is trying to determine what his best financial options are moving forward. I read nothing implied that suggested he was upset in any way with the front office.

 

Seen alot of players come and go and if I lived through Hakeem's departure I'm pretty sure I'll get over loosing Yao, if that is the case.

But, if he ops out for more money leading to another team I would be speechless and everything I thought of Yao being a game changer (off the court) would come to a drastic and unhappy end.

My heart, gut and head all tells me he'll be a Rocket next season...think I'll go with that. :grin:

 

http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#Q30

 

I cant imagine anyone signing Yao to a multi-year contract. That being said, someone would. But does it make sense? For us or anyone else? I mean, the chances of Yao playing 70+ games a season 2,3,4 years from now seem terribly bleak. A guy playing half the season and/or half the minutes of another player would seem to indicate he is at best worth half the money he would otherwise get. How in the world would it be that Yao thinks he may surpass 17 mil for next season in free agency? If his contract were up today, would anybody sign him for a 1 year 17 mil contract? Someone desperate maybe. But Morey doesnt come across as somebody who overpayes a player. So were back to: What is Yao worth. And that is completely speculative on his health and his game. Both are in serious question.

 

If I was Yao's Agent and Yao, obiously the best course of action is the one that yield them the highest payouts.

This can protentially be his last contract before he retires. At age of 29, he may have another 3 to 4 years left. I don't think this is Yao's way of screwing the Rockets. It is just the reality with the collective bargaining for next season. It is the same reason why wade, bosh, lebron...are all becoming a FA this summer. With the economy, these players could protentially see way less money and less years of their contract. Which will impact their earnings.

I don't know if this would work, but i sort of see a positive if Yao opts out his contract and becoming a FA. Rockets can sign Bosh for x-amt of dollars, then whoever on rockets FA side. (if that's the case we may not need to sign Scola, which we saved some money) We then sign Yao for whatever the amount because with FA of our own we can go over the cap.

I think this is the year that rockets should go over the cap and do something serious about the team.

 

You are forgetting that with Yao you not only get the service of him, but also a huge market from China. That along is worth alot more comparing to Yao's contract.

 

Good news either way.

Yao goes=We are players this summer

Yao Stays= We continue on the path Morey has set.

 

This.

Larry Coon's FAQ (good reading for everybody before suggesting r****ded trades and signings ) has a chart of the cap holds:

http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#Q30

Edit. It seems I'm the idiot, it was already posted by anchel

 

i don't believe it's yao's decision. his agent had sth to do with this.

here is what i believe.

from money wise, it's a reasonable step to do. but his injury doesn't guarantee whether his next contract is the max deal. from now on until the day he must pick the player option by the nba rule, he won't give any clue what he is going to do. they must monitor his injury recover. if his recover goes super good, they may option out since no one doubts his work ethic. if his recover is normal and his camp doesn't have any certainty on what level he may be at, they may stay with the option or they can still option out but resign with rox with a smaller but longer term contract.