ESPN Insider : Lewis getting "major interest" from Rox

Not Cato but definitely a power forward. Either KT and Rice or MoT and Tmo.

 

Good points. I think I agree with you.

 

Sane, do not forget international sales of merchandise.

 

Sane:- Lamar Odom will not fit in the Rox. He has character flaws that rule him out a a Rudy type selection!

 

I would love to get Lewis and dump one of our salaries from Rice, Tayor, Moochie, Cato. I would love to some how lock Ming, Griffin, Lewis, Mobley, Francis in our starting 5 for years. Nochbar should come off the bench like Turkoglu. Francis would become a great PG on that team because he would have so many options to go to. We would be just like the Kings, but younger, and more rings .

 

If Lewis leaves it's not going to be by sign-and-trade, Houston or another team would sign him straight up. That's what he and his agent have said.

 

"Sane:- Lamar Odom will not fit in the Rox. He has character flaws that rule him out a a Rudy type selection!"


You mean things like Mo Taylor's drug suspension? Francis' alleged sekfishness? How about his apparent drinking and driving?


Talent like Odom's can't be taught, but character flaws can be ironed out.

Dont you see that the skills he brings makes EVERYONE so much more effective? Passing will go up TONS, and Francis will be more dominant as a scorer, without us becoming a selfish team. Plus, we then have a HUGE frontline of Odom(6'10), Griffin(6'11), and Ming (7'6).

 

Let's do it.

 

When you think Utah Jazz, do you think GREAT YOUNG NUCLEUS?

 

way to go, Rox! uhhh... take some notes from Dallas... Lewis would be a great addition ...

that would make this an awesome off-season if he came for the MCE ...

Ming/Lewis/Nachbar/Maddox and Rice/Taylor come back from injury ... if Francis's migraines are gone ... BIG improvement from last year, and lots of great building blocks for the future, with depth. Our second team could start for many teams...

 

Sure, that's what they said. But, if you tell Lewis, "You can sign with Houston and make $4.5 million or you can do a S&T and make $7 million," which do you think he'll take?

And, if you tell the Sonics, "You can let Lewis sign with Lewis with Houston and get nothing or you can agree to the S&T and get 2 solid players in return," which do you think they'd pick?

Now the hard questions:

"Sonics, you can S&T to Houston for Thomas and Cato (or equivalent) or you can S&T to Dallas for van Exel (or equivalent). Which would you prefer?"

"Lewis, you can take $4.5 to play in Houston or $8 million in a S&T to Dallas. Which would you like?"

(I can also possibly see a Nash for Lewis (and change) trade in which van Exel takes over Dallas' starting PG duties. Don't know if Dallas could bear to lose Nash though.)

 

How about we swing a glenn rice and mo taylor for Shard and Brent Barry deal? Gives us a backup 2 guard and gets us shard.They may consider it since they are rebuilding...The only question is: Will they do it?

 

No way the sonics give up both Lewis and Barry.

 

Odom is out of the question... get over it.

I'd do the Lewis Deal if Taylor and/or Rice are included but Francis, Cat, Griff and the Rookies are out of the question. I'd also add cato to the list since we need him to play solid minuets with Ming to have a decent Center rotation. I still don't think it will happen but I'd be happy if it did.

Cato, Ming
Griffin, Thomas
Lewis, Nachbar
Cat, Torres
Francis, Moochie

With the exception of a Torres, on paper that team is solid 2 deep at every position, and I like Torres as a backup 2.

Everyone should watch Cuban though... that guy wants to buy a championship and I don't think the Luxury Tax will bother him at all.

 

I cant even imagine the treatment Lewis will get when he visits Dallas. Cuban will go all out for him.

 

Cuban is overrated, don't believe those empty promises Rashard. Come to H-town for a year, or three.

 

loyalty huh. I hope we show him a little more than we have in the past.

 

This is music to my ears. I have been trying to promote this idea for the past few weeks. I predict we get him.

 

It's hard to tell where Rashard's head is during all this.

On the one hand, according to published facts, Rashard COULD
have signed with Toronto for 56 mil 2 years ago, but apparently
felt a sense of loyalty to the Sonics. Regardless of whether or
not Seattle gave him promises of an even bigger payday in the
future, he did in fact turn down a larger dollar amount to stay
with a team to which he felt beholden.

Ok. So, he's already proven that he will not necessarily follow the
dollar signs. Obviously he's more aware than most NBA players
that once you're stinking filthy rich, exactly HOW stinking filthy
rich you are is really just an academic exercise. He apparently has
priorities other than money which are important to him.

Now Seattle COULD sign him to what he wants, but it would cost
them a lot more than just the contract amount, becayse of the
luxury tax implications. And if they truly thought RL was the best
thing since sliced bread, then they would sign him to what he
wants, or at least to something closer. It's all about the
negotiations.

But if they truly intended to keep him, and knowing his history of
taking less than the most offered to him because of his personal
priorities, then the LAST thing they should have done is screw
around and piss him off.

On the other hand, this still could all be agent-inspired public and
media relations-based negotiating tactics to wring every last cent
out of the Sonics, personal history and priorities be damned.

We just don't know yet.

However, it does raise an interesting point. If you take into
consideration Rashard's history of loyalty and willingness to take
less money for personal reason, and factor that into the equation
along with the fact that he has made it no secret that he openly
wants to come back to Houston and play for the Rockets, then all
the worrying about how his future contract demands may foul up
the contracts of our other (hopefully) future stars in Ming and EG.

If he truly has these priorities still, then it is quite possible that he
also understands the implications of how he could negatively
impact this franchise financially if he demands the max. And he
might be more willing to work with the team in that regard so as
not to cause more trouble than he would be worth.

Maybe.

Personally, I have not seen him play enough to be sure whether
or not if the potential risk to what appears to be a bright future
is worth the potential rewards of having him on the team. But I
will go ahead and cast my hat in the corner that says 'Sign Him'.

Does anyone have some clips, or some links to clips, where we
might be able to see him in genuine NBA action?

 

But would the Rockets do a S&T? What do we have that Seattle wants? I seriously doubt they would want Kenny Thomas and Cato. Maybe Mo, but after he injury I doubt they would take his contract. Maybe Van Exel to Dallas would work. But again, you're assuming Seattle would want Van Exel and his contract. For now they still have Payton.