i think his agent anticipates landry to be amare next yr or something: adding a mid-range J to all that dunking
I can just about guarantee you that Landry's agent planted that ... there is no way that is Landry's market value.
well the NBA market tends to overpay everybody nowadays. i still remember brian cardinal got a 6yr $36 mil contract but seriously, the warriors are even hesitating offering monta ellis $9-10 mil a year. and he was tremendous last yr for them. and landry's agent want $8-10 mil after just finishing around the basket??? if you're decently athletic, playing with tmac or yao, you will get open shots. i mean, we had chuck hayes for god sakes. anyone is an improvement offensively at the PF position.
I agree... but it's also a ridiculus plant. I mean, at least make your false information fall under the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
guys, Landry is obviously worth that much money I mean come on he said hes working on his 3 pt shot. haha man seroiusly hes like a small leon powe, like the energy just dont dig that his knee has had major surgery and it could be a problem down the line.
Landry is a dime a dozen. If the Rox offer more than 2m per. The malik rose types don't deserve a lot of guaranteed jack. I hope the clipps get in on it.
OK, I checked up on the Gilbert Arenas rule and it looks like author was right. http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#37 Say the MLE is $6M in 2008-09. Year 1: $6M Year 2: $6.48M Year 3: up to c. $15M? It does seem like Mr. 3% is working overtime.
Haha wow i liked Landry but he kinda sucked after his knee injury, no way hes worth more than even 2 m a yr
If that's true, Buddy Baker needs to learn a bit more about the contract possibilities for his one and only NBA player. (edit: though he does have a couple of possible second rounders in the draft this year... so maybe I should call Landry his first NBA player)
I know that's his job but that agent is really reaching on the stuff he's trying to do to get as much money for Landry. And the writer is either a naive idiot who doesn't follow the NBA, or knows the agent real well and did this as a favor.
but keep reading: The problem with the contract as you envisioned is that the offering team will have to fit the average salary ($9 mil per year) under its cap, rather than just the first year (MLE) salary-- meaning he has to find who is not only stupid enough to offer $9 million a year, but also is $9 million under the cap. Well, good luck with that. There are very few teams under the cap this year (this is why Ron Artest isn't opting out). Also, I am not sure if the Rockets can even match that, given that they don't have $9 million cap room themselves. My reading of the summary doesn't say one way or another...
The figure the writer churned out seems unlikely but it is a possible scenario as you've pointed out depending on the cap space of other teams. It would appear to put the Rockets out of the running. In any case if the Rockets use the MLE in its entirety whether soley on Landry or a combination of free agents. They're putting themselves in a position where they're not coming back from luxury tax land.
My guess is between 4-5 mil/year, but I think he is the fourth most valuable Rocket after Yao, McGrady, and Scola. He is a good backup PF and works well with McGrady and Yao.
They can. They just have to fit the first year (at the MLE) under the cap. As long as they don't use the MLE next year, they can fit that salary. But why anyone would want to have Landry on the books for $15m is beyond me.
I can't see Landry making more than Scola. I simply can't. I know I'm far from being alone, of course. You don't give a rookie with one season under his belt, with a very questionable knee, a contract for more than your starter at the same position, who had an excellent rookie season himself and far more productive first year. If Landry expects more than Scola, then I would say adios.
Thanks for the clarification... but you are right, we are speaking purely of hypothetical here-- might have been relevant had the Rockets drafted Tim Duncan with the 31st pick of the 2007 draft. I think teams will be intrigued by Landry, but looking at what other reistricted FAs and not-quite-proven young players got in recent years, Landry is not gonna get some crazy offer.
I love how people are tripping over themselves to bash Landry because of something some idiot writer wrote. That shows some real appreciation for his efforts and contributions. Nothing we say on this board is going to impact how much money the rockets give him, so you can stop knocking the guy in an effort to prove what he isn't worth. The claim in the article is so outlandish that it isn't even worth comment. This kind of reminds me of people bashing Yao in order to defend Tmac from criticism.
