Jeremy Lin agrees to terms on offer sheet [Update: Lin officially signs]

Yeah, that's what I meant, that the effective salary would be that high with the cap hit.

 

yeah, but New York actually has an incentive to make sure Howard goes to Houston vs. a team like Atlanta. They want him out of the Eastern conference. Would think they would want us to get the Howard deal done ASAP.

 

15 mil to Lin, another 20mil+ to the league per luxury tax. Easy money for Morey and the Rockets. Huge troll move, I love it.

 

Morey is a smart GM.

 

MOREY IS PULL-"LIN" OUT ALL THE STOPS, whatever the results are, Hats off for the effort and causing ripples all over the place!

 

Lin gives the Rockets another Chinese "star" to market for $8 mil a year.

 

Camby and Kidd will probably add another 8.5-9 mil....so they would be about 90 million for 7 players.

 

The money was pretty much even with Pho, if Dragic would have actually WANTED to be here instead of there, I am sure Morey could have made it happen.

People need to get it through their heads: Dragic did not leave because we didn't offer him enough - he left because he WANTED to be Nash's successor in phoenix, it is as simple as that.

 

Shouldnt it be "chinese" star?

 

I attempted to compare the impact on New York to Kobe's salary so that people could grasp what a blow that is to the Knicks franchise. That's major damage.

 

Unless last year is not guaranteed for them...

 

Unfortunately, it may turn out the same way. Beltran had a hall of fame playoffs, but never equalled that hot streak again. Linn was on fire for a month, but with the coaching change and nagging injuries he declined.

 

Hit em where it hurts the most: the pocketbook!

 

But we raped them on the T Mac trade and the Camby trade lol too funny

Rockets doing nothing wrong though but try to upgrade their roster and we're pissing off everybody by getting ish done, cause that's how we do in H Town!!

 

Only is you think of him as a star already - I don't - only a flash in the pan. We'll hav to see how long the flash lasts I guess.

 

Lol, excuse me you quoted the sign I'm making sir! =)

 

Aren't those contracts already signed? We could probably get those details.

 

Marc = Lame.. his source is Horward Beck 21 m earlier lol


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I think he is a star but I do not think he is a good basketball player. I also think that he is American and not Chinese. But what do I know? I can't keep up with the internet these days.

 

Also forgetting that they have Camby and Kidd at 4.4 million and 3 million. It might actually be more than that because not all contracts spread the amount evenly. So even if they cut Shumpert (good young talent and relatively good contract) that puts them at 70.4 million without Lin. If they only keep those 6 players plus Lin and sign nobody else, it puts them at 85 million... so yeah, 52.5 million dollars in luxury tax. Small market teams around the league are praising Morey for putting free money in their pockets in 3 years.