[East Valley Tribune] Suns looking to re-aquire Finley

Following the Nash signing last year, this could really spark a rivalry. I was hoping for this the sec I saw that Finley would be waived. Makes loads of sense, especially on the heels of the Q-Thomas trade.

Evan

 

They're not alone. He'll be a hot commodity. MF needs to stay in Texas, doncha think?

 

Wow, now I really want to see the Suns and Mavs play in the playoffs.

 

But, if you were Finley, which team would you prefer to play for?

 

The Magic or Heat, so he wouldn't have to pay income tax on
the 92-billion he'll make next year.

 

He can do that in Houston.

 

TGhat's the $64 question. What does he want? Because he'll go wherever he chooses w/o the MLE IMO.

 

Does Houston boast the awesomeness that is the Epcot Center?!? Huh?? HUHHH??

Didn't think so!

I heard the O-R-L also has some pretty sweet strip malls too!

 

I would stay in Tx if I was Finley. I mean, he is gonna get $51M from a team that he isn't even going to play for. I would want to stay in state, he wouldn't have to move his family or anything like that. Wouldn't have to pay a dime in taxes.

I don't see why you would go to a team out of state (which is less time for family, if he cares) and pay a boatload of taxes just to make a 1-2M more. If a team does offer Finley more than we do, it couldn't be that much, and I'm sure the taxes he will pay on the 51M and his other contract will more than offset the difference.

 

Tell me how this works again, Team cuts ridiculous contract? How much of that contract do they have to pay and the next team can sign the player to whatever is negotiated?

 

Tomorrow's headline:

Suns Looking to Re-Acquire Joe Klein

 

The team pays it all BUT that amount is freed from luxury cap implications. So, Knicks cutting Houston whom they owe @40mil saves NYK @40mil in dollar-for-dollar lux tax cost.

The player is then an FA. Period. Do whatever you can negotiate.

 

I'd add something that I'm seeing on some message boards that is way off: the player is FA to 29 teams, the team that cut him cannot re-sign at a cheaper price.

 

I also was under the impression that whatever team resigns him, that money comes off his pay from the original team. I.e., I think he would make the same no matter where he goes.

 

Yeah, well the H-O-U has some pretty sweet strip clubs!

 

Would Finley be willing to play 2nd fiddle to Joe Johnson? Possibly 3rd fiddle to Jim Jackson? I know the biggest draws are the fact that they are contenders, and playing with Steve Nash would definitely be a plus, but I think he should go to a team that is really wanting/needing his services...

 

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what the hell would we do with another shooting guard?

 

damn you all by saying he'll stay in texas chances are he'll re-up with the spurs now

finely would be a decent stop-gap for 2 years at best at sg till we get someone younger. i would have drooled at the thought we could have this guy 4-5 years ago, but it seems his age is catching up to him. he is still very effective though, but you dont seem him attacking the rim as much anymore.

if phoenix gets him now wouldnt that just be interesting? if they do i dont want to play phoenix or dallas in the first round because the league will do whatever it can to have a phoenix/dallas series in the playoffs. just like it wanted this year. while refs dont rig the games there are a lot of judgmental calls they can make to easily tip the balance of the game and there is no way anyone call tell me this didnt happen to us this year against dallas.