Well we have allready established that... Barry for the LLE Horry for the League Minimum Now we have about 6 million dollars for five years. How do we distribute that up... I suggest giving Landry a $10 million dollar deal for 4 years (2.5 a year) and spending the other $20 million on either Magette or Peitrus
LLE is probably what you mean by "league minimum." Actually, the league minimum is the minimum you can pay anybody. It is not an exception you can use to sign FAs.
MINIMUM PLAYER SALARY EXCEPTION -- Teams can offer players minimum salary contracts even if they are over the cap. Contracts can be up to two years in length. For two year contracts, the second season salary is the minimum salary for that season. The contract may not contain a signing bonus. This exception also allows minimum salary players to be acquired via trade. There is no limit to the number of players that can be signed or acquired using this exception http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#19
To answer your original question: If the Rockets user any portion of their MLE and then Landry signs an offer sheet for full MLE (or any amount larger than the Rockets have remaining), then we'd be unable to match the offer.
Question: I am aware that we are saving the whole MLE for Landry to match offers. But what if say no one else offers Landry a deal or they only offer like 2 or 3 million that we would easily match. Then does that mean the rest of the MLE is wasted? because the good free agents would have signed with other teams already you'd think.
In that case most of the FA's who could be potential targets with the MLE will be lost. The Rockets might decide not to use the rest of the MLE left after re-signing Landry.
well we wouldnt want to waste the exception right...MLE is precious...there should be some rotational quality player left on the table. so how long do we have to wait for the Landry saga to finish...cos we cant do anything right now with our MLE...so if no one else decides to sign Landry ti an offer sheet then we'd be waiting forever? btw Landry's agent sounds like a dick
horry? nah, doesn't sound that good. vet, but still nah. barry would be nice btw, how much is our MLE worth?
we dont have to wait for landry to sign an offer sheet with another team. He can sign with the rockets right now but morey is being cheap
You're right. ESPN had him listed as a FA with limited salary protection. They will be able to get his Bird Rights as well after the end of the upcoming season too.
I don't think it's that simple. It depends on how much they think he is worth. If the Rockets offer him 2-3 M and some other team offers him 4M which might be a remote possibility,he could sign with them and force the Rockets to make a difficult decision.
There is a possibility of a good rotational player(s) being left to target with part of the MLE but I think it will come down to whether the Rockets want him/them or not. If Landry doesn't get an offer sheet from someone this problem might be resolved sooner one way or another.
Interesting.The 2008 Espn NBA free agent list has mentioned that Dallas having limited salary protection for him,but the Espn trade machine has him listed on a 2 year contract. My preference is Landry,but if there are serious doubts about his health,then Bass might be a good backup if things can work out for the Rockets.
I'm feeling the same thing. Horry will find another team to play unless he will take a small chunk of contract from the Rockets management.
Because dumbass the plan is to sign Landry + a wing. If Landry gets a full MLE we should let him walk whether we have it or not. 50% of the MLE (starting at 2.8 mil) is a major risk for overpaying and the absolute most we should consider. 2mil a year is more appropriate. Morey is playing this right. Offer LLE to Barry, Horry for min, pursue a better bench wing with about half of the MLE, wait for Landry and his agent to get real. But if they don't and Landry does get some fool contract from the 6ers or Bucks or Pacers or Wariors or Griz, with Horry and Dorsey in the fold with Scola and Hayes we are not high and dry.
Guys, the players listed on the ESPN Free Agent List under "Limited Salary Protection" are ALL currently under contract with their teams. The purpose of including them on the Free Agent List is that, if their current teams want to waive those players, then the players' salaries are not guaranteed. Brandon Bass is in essentially the same position that Loren Woods is now with the Rockets. If the team waives him before training camp, then his salary is not fully guaranteed. But they are currently under contract nonetheless.
