FOX/Berman - Rockets extended an offer to Landry..

Agreed. This may just be a minor thing, but atleast there are signs that this thing is moving forward, and hopefully, resolved. I have a feeling the Rockets offered a contract around 2.5-3.0 milllion, but Buddy is asking for some additional guarantees in there.

 

If he's the fourth option, then he did underpaid. There were five people earning more than him in the team.

 

scola is underpaid quite a bit - especially he had to pay buyout money to the tau out of his own pocket.

just look how much kwame brown will be paid for his next contract and you will know.

 

I'd give Scola the MLE, easy. Landry, around 4.

Landry=Scola? That's insane. Landry's 6'8, isn't as strong, nor skilled. He's a better dunker, at most.

 

Underpaid for a Euroleague star with an impressive track record, averaged 10/6 in 24 minutes in his rookie campaign (13/9 when Yao went out), contributed a lot to a 50+ win team that had lost their franchise player and main low post threat, versatile PF that can spend some minutes at the 5.

 

He deserves more than Hayes but don't overpay him.

 

Unless the Rockets have assurances on that knee, Landry is not worth more than a 2 year $6 mil offer. Two years mainly because of the impending cap room the Rockets will have then.

And Landry in no way is worth as much as Scola. Put Scola on the market, and he's an easy full MLE candidate. Landry? Not so much.

 

I'd add an extra year so any team who trades for him will get his early bird rights (up his trade value) but not at that given rate. That's Brandon Roy money. Let Landry serve out his apprenticeship properly.

 

Re-read the statement, if this is saying that Landry deserves money in the 3 million range, I'm agreeing with this. If this is saying that teams would pay Landry and Scola the same salary in free agency, then I'll disagree.

 

Scola is head and shoulder above Landry in terms of basketball IQ/skills.

The only thing that Landry does better than Scola is Landry's strong finish around the basket for putbacks, dunks and layups.

Give me Paul Millsap or Andray Blatche or Leon Powe or even Glen Davis, I dont think the Rockets will miss a beat.

 

Totally agree. You couldn't find a better deal on the market. Scola is worth 6 million + with his skills: a quality starting power foward.

 

I think it's naive to think if Landry dumped his current agent and hire a new agent, the new agent will accept or deal better with the Rockets management.
All agents will try to get the highest pay for their client. Though Landry should not be paid more than Scola, but because Landry contract needed extension this year, Landry will definitely ask for more after he showed that he can play.

If the Rockets wanted him to be paid less than Scola, they should have offered him a longer contract last year. Just like Artest, if we offered him now a new contract with a reasonable value, he may just accept it. If we waited and if he play very well and we go deep into the playoffs, don't be surprised Artest ask for higher pay in his new contract next year.

 

There's still time to save Millsap from the Jazz disease.

I'd take Millsap and Blatche over Landry, Powe is a toss-up in terms of efficiency. But Glen Davis' pictures makes me want to pass on him...

 

Remember that one? One nutcase is alright, but you can't have two; they breed. Just hell no to Shawne Williams. And thing in the 4 million price range would be a fair offer to Carl's services, assuming his knee is fine.

 

I am all for signing Landry....to a reasonable contract. We're already paying Hayes ~2 million for the next 3 years and Scola ~3 million for the next 2 years. Anything more than ~2.5 million to Landry for the next 2 years is too much of a commitment, unless we move Hayes, which I would do in a heartbeat if we got picks or salary relief next season.

Landry is a fav of mine, but I am not becoming blind by wearing Rocket red colored glasses. He played 42 games in his entire NBA career averaging ~17mpg. If he and BUDDY can't take 5 mil over 2 years, **** EM.

 

oh maybe it is not a win-win situation at least just now

 

Wow so first they want an offer WITHOUT having Landry going to get test or whatever done, then we do offer him(I dont know if he had done what Morey wanted done) his contract, perhaps w/o doing tests, and now wants more money. What else does his agent want? Crazy..

 

judging by all the garbage players getting MLE's, specifically bigs, i don't see anything less than $4M a year being fair market value. I'd prefer they put him on a deal no longer than 4 years $16M that way he can earn his next check. A small deal for 2 or 3 years would probably be best for both parties.

My problem is that i don't see him as a player worthy of a big contract on THIS team. I think Scola is our PF, Hayes is a bargain, and with the addition of Artest, Landry isn't really a NEED for this team.

I will say, in this day and age $4M is cheap for a big with skills and a full MLE is not wild.

 

Novak was #32 pick. Millsap was #47 pick.

*sigh*

 

The lack of intelligence of many on this thread about how contract negotiations work amasses me. On some things many on this board just really don't know what they are talking about. It is standard practice for a team to make an offer and then the agent to counter with his offer. It works that way in the NBA, NFL, MLB, MLS and any business sports related or not. They both offer something they know they won't get and then come together to find a compromise. The peopel who have been criticizing Landry's agent all summer just don't know what an agent's job is and can't get passed their bias towards the Rockets. All summer long Landry's agent has done what his best for Landry and the Rockets have done what is best for the organization. Neither side has been "jerks" or done anything out of the ordinary that you wouldn't expect them to do. If you don't know how negotiations work and have no experience following them then please just be quiet and stop bashing.