So, it appears they've used their amnesty clause on Charlie Bell (no idea why they'd waste it like that). It complicates things a little since they can't amnesty Biedrins anymore. Which means they would at the very least need to trade Bogut, David Lee and a smaller piece like Brandon Rush (expiring) to make the room. Possible? i think so. If they for example go the Cavs and offer Bogut/Lee/Biedrins for Varejao, would the Cavs do it? If they are serious about the playoffs, I think they would. They have enough cap space.
It should be less than that. 28-30-ish. I think Landry is bound to opt out. He's up for a bigger paycheck. And the cap was projected to go up by 3-4 mil. Finding a team to take Bogut/Lee would get them close. Probably short by a couple mil. Not easy but I'd say very possible. The Warriors big contracts aren't horrible.
I don't think so. Bogut is breaking down and recently stated that it took everything in his power to play in the playoffs, there is no way he passes a physical. He has no value right now.
So what you're saying is The Warriors would essentually want to swap Landry, David Lee, Jack and Bogut for Dwight Howard? No. They would want to pair him with Lee. Not to mention they would now have one of the worst benches in the NBA.
Bogut and Biedrins are bad contracts. Lee has value and can be dealt, but taking back virtually no salary makes it far harder.
What team is going to take Bogut/Lee early in free agency and give GS no salary back in return? These are $15 million guys each. Both have injury concerns. Lee still has three additional years. If a team has that much cap room, they'll want to see how free agency goes before wasting nearly $15 million on Andrew Bogut and his broken body. On Lee, he's 30 years old and coming off major surgery. If a team with cap room is willing to spend that much money on a PF, they'll wait out the markets for guys like Millsap and Smith who are younger and probably cheaper.
Thing about the Warriors is both Lee and Bogut have trade value. Bogut is a 13/14 expiring contract and when healthy he is worth every penny of his salary. Lee is obviously productive. I could very easily see GS or Lakers being able to dump one of those guys on a team like Atlanta for a draft pick. That way giving the Lakers essentially Barnes (if they would even want him) in salary. Or they could even dump Barnes for a draft pick as well.
So after all the interviews.. If Howard says, He wants the Warriors, or He's just gonna resign with the Lakers if they can't make room. Do the Rockets then go after David Lee? Let me be clear ' I want Howard n Houston I'll do #34, and Royce White (bait) to help u guys get some cap, Bogut would be your own issue Asik Lee Parsons Harden Lin and extra money to add to the bench
Guys, Atlanta's cap space in the East is a huge key to possible sign and trade deals with Dwight that could materialize. Atlanta is going to have to pay somebody. If they lose out on the Dwight/Paul/Smith sweepstakes, they're gonna have to pay somebody. They could take Bogut on for nothing. Move Horford to PF. Bogut/Horford for a season and then decide what to do next. If they lose out on the big free agents, what better use of their cap space is there? So, conceivably, LA could get a $17 million TPE and Harrison Barnes for signing and trading Dwight to GS (if Dwight indeed decides he wants to go there) or they can let him walk away for nothing. If you were the Lakers...which would you do?
All I know is I want Howard in Houston so Im a little worried GSW will try to pull a rabbit outta the hat and do whatever It can to land D12
And here's the other thing..... If Dwight is going to leave LA anyways....... LA is going to whatever it take to S&T him. Even if it is for nothing but a $20 million TPE, LA is going to want to do that. Well, with the Rockets....we have no incentive to give the Lakers a $20 million TPE. Why should we help them in the future? But these other teams like GS, that don't have pure cap space, they have incentive to execute a S&T to get Dwight. So, who do you think the Lakers want Dwight to choose if he leaves them? They want him to choose a team that will work a S&T with them, even if it for nothing but a $20 million TPE.
Did you really just use the phrase "when healthy" with Andrew Bogut? The guy has played in 44 games combined in the past two seasons, with average minutes sliding to the mid 20s. He's a center that now boasts a shooting percentage of 45%. His PER has been below 15 for back-to-back seasons. Exactly what team is going to sacrifice their cap room for that at the start of free agency? At $15 million, the guy has negative value, even with his deal expiring. Same logic with Lee, though he's obviously a bit better. His contract averages $16 million/year for the next three years. He's 30 and coming off major surgery. If you're in the market for a PF and have the cap room to absorb that deal, why would you not let the markets for Millsap/Smith/Jefferson play out? You could probably get a younger and better player at lesser rate.
