don't need to cap. your statement misleads. yepe, you can say we have two knicks picks but only if rox want to swap. you can pinpoint the % but as long as the % is not 100 there is a possibility rox don't swap so your statement will not be true.
I bet the deal that makes it happen: Hill Jefferies (exp) 2012 Knicks pick 2011 Rockets pick (with option to switch with Knicks) cash considerations
Is Bosh a FA this year? First of all, for there to be a S&T, it doesn't start happen until Bosh signs the contract. Bosh not being an FA means he decides to take that player option on this year, but he has no reason to do that. The max raise he can get is set in stone - 10.5%. If he becomes a FA this year, he can get his deal extended for several years. Also, he gets to pick, more or less, the team for whom he will play. What motivation could he have to not do that this year? The other thing he can do, besides become a FA, is to sign another contract with Toronto, for the same money that he will get in a S&T. Again, he has no reason to do that; it is clear that Toronto is not going to be one of the better franchises any time soon. Even if he wins the MVP this year, he can not receive more money next year. No only that, if he slips, he can get less money. He can't improve his negotiating position by not becoming a FA this year. Oh, and he makes more money (or keeps more) if he plays in a state like Texas, where we have no state income tax. If the difference between him doing a S&T versus signing a new contract with a team with cap space is important, then that sales tax thing is huge.
You're right there are a lot of if's and maybe's when it come to draft picks, but it's always that way. LeBron could go to New York, and the Rockets could fall apart, but I'm going on what seems to be the most likely scenario. I say 2 knicks picks, but it's most likely one Knicks pick and a Rockets pick that will most likely become a Knicks pick. Just semantics, either way it's 2 picks.
he has to renounce his option if he wants to be in S&T. the deadline for declination is not passed yet. i am not sure i understand what you are talking. if raptors and bosh agree to do S&T, the contract he signs with raptors will not be valid until he is traded to another team. somehow, i have an impression FL doesn't have income tax. am i right? if i AM right, heats becomes more attractive to bosh than rox to bosh. heats has wade, mega superstar. we don't.
In Miami, he certainly becomes Robin, kinda like Gasol did going to LA. In Houston we have a better team, and he can at least be co-batman with Yao. And we also have no state income tax.
don't forget getting bosh is not free. you have to pay the price. it means your depth is going to be depleted. plus the current roster w/o yao at the best may be a playoff team but exit in 1st round for sure if they do somehow sneak into. adding bosh won't make this team a title contender until you pray 24/7 for yao's health. tell me how much confidence you have on yao's health. on another thread polling how many games yao will play, you can see more than 80% posters here don't have confidence. how could you convince bosh to believe yao will be healthy and stay as rox for a few more years?
If Yao doesn't stay healthy we won't compete for a title, simple as that. Hoping Yao stays healthy is the only option we have. If we drop Yao we might be able to make our team more reliable, but not a title contender. Titles are all that matter and that what they are rolling the dice on.
yao? first see my response to another post. second, if you can convince those 80% fans on this board to believe yao will be healthy and no more injury and stay in rox uniform for a few more years, i will admit i am wrong and you're right.
can this be done ? yao opps out we have enough room to sign bosh then sign yao because we still have his bird rights later on cant this work i mean were gonna be over the cap but could this happen
getting bosh has nothing to do with whether yao will be healthy or not. it has sth to do with whether bosh believe yao will be healthy or not. with uncertainty of yao's health like you might have right now in your mind, bosh most likely pick a sure thing like heats. wade will play for sure.
Bosh will make the decision, how much does he want to be the man. Miami to me would be the best winning scenario, but he would become Pippen, players in this league have monster egos, so how much does that mean to him, from his statements it seems to matter a lot.
No, it can't be done. Unless the Rockets renounce their rights to Yao in that situation, the Rockets would not have nearly enough cap room to sign Bosh. And if they attempt to create that cap room (i.e., by renouncing their rights to the MLE, LLE, etc.), then the only way they could re-sign Yao would be to the veteran's minimum salary. Sorry to burst your bubble.
