12:01 a.m.
Both Rasheed Wallace (headband) and Marcin Gortat (skinband) are on the Hawks' free agent hot list this summer. The NBA free agent negotiating period began at midnight.
HAWKSVILLE - It’s 12:01 a.m., do you know where your No. 1 free agent target is.
And No. 2, and No. 3 and on and on.
The Hawks do.
The Hawks’ front office staff was still working late Tuesday night in anticipation of the midnight start to the NBA’s free agent negotiating period.
Everyone knows about the Hawks’ (quasi-internal) targets – Mike Bibby, Zaza Pachulia and Flip Murray are all unrestricted free agents while Marvin Williams, Solomon Jones and Mario West are all restricted free agents, as is Josh Childress (who remains under contract with Greek power Olympiakos, though he has an opt out that he must exercise by July 15) . But there’s more going on that just that.
After year’s of failing to grab the attention of the league’s best free agents on the market, the Hawks are suddenly in the mix for some of the most coveted players on the market, per several of my most well placed sources around the league.
“The only thing missing all these years was a winning team,” a former Western Conference executive told me Tuesday night. “And now that they’ve got that. So they’re going to be in the mix for guys if they want to be in the mix. Half the league lives in Atlanta [during the offseason] anyway.”
I remember a couple of years ago when Gary Payton was traded to the Hawks in a package deal and he wouldn’t even set foot in the city, apparently a 26 or 30 win team didn’t appeal to a veteran player hunting a title.
Jamal Crawford’s reaction to coming here in a trade last week was complete 180 from Payton’s thanks-but-no-thanks stance.
I have a feeling that the Hawks’ pursuit of the likes of Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess and Marcin Gortat, all big men my sources tell me the Hawks will have made contact with by the time you finish breakfast.
It’s the kind of free agent busy work that I never heard about in previous summers. Times have changed. And clearly for the better if you’re a Hawks fan.
Still, there’s so much work to be done this summer. Presumably, the opinions around here on what the Hawks should do with Bibby, Zaza and Flip have ranged from the semi-reasonable to the absolutely preposterous.
It seems clear that in a free agent climate that will be short on monster deals and full of teams looking to stretch their available dollars, the Hawks will have an extremely hard time retaining all of their guys. Tough choices will have to be made, as will alternate plans.
Maybe Hawks captain and All-Star Joe Johnson knew a little more than he let on last week when he ended our conversation with this, “Whatever we do this summer, we have to do it right,” he said. “We have to do it big and we have to do it right. Because we’re not going back to those losing seasons and watching the playoffs. We’re not going back there.”
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Volman
July 1st, 2009
2:13 pm
Doc, I apologized for my “joke” within 5 minutes of the post.
Daniel
July 1st, 2009
2:20 pm
doc and stinger,
I appreciate the responses, but it still doesn’t really make sense that a cap hold would count against a team in terms of salary and luxury tax, even though we are not actually paying the player, and he is on another team. Has this situation ever happened before? I don’t think this rule was put in place for the European leagues. How can the NBA rightfully count a “cap hold salary” against a team for a player that is not even in the league?
Jay
July 1st, 2009
2:22 pm
Big Ray,
My initial thought is that they will sign Chris Wilcox to play PF if they re-sign Pachulia. But, give me a little time to completely review the list of available free agents and I’ll get back to you–soon.
Daniel
July 1st, 2009
2:22 pm
and doesn’t actually get a salary. I mean we are not giving Childress any money right now, but his cap hold counts against the salary cap? Every teams’ free (both restricted and unrestricted) agents have a cap hold placed on them based on years in the league.
Daniel
July 1st, 2009
2:29 pm
dang- this makes my head hurt, and really makes following NBA free agency not that fun. The league needs to clean up these convoluted rules.
Sekou Smith
July 1st, 2009
2:34 pm
Bibby’s camp has never floated numbers like that. I’m sure his representation is pushing the envelope, trying to get as long term a deal as possible. But that’s the whole point of negotiations, player’s camp starts high, teams starts low and you meet in the middle. Hawks don’t need to go overboard for anyone. The economy won’t allow it. And HawkKingBibby, don’t believe everything you read in the NY Post.
As for these Stoudemire trade rumors, they’ve never been based on anything but a cyber fantasy. It’s all been a fabrication from the start.
Jay
July 1st, 2009
2:40 pm
Big Ray,
OK, here we go. If they are able to sign Zaza Pachulia, then of the unrestricted PF’s available, I still say that their first choice is Chris Wilcox. Their second choice–hold on for this one–will be Raef LaFrentz and their third choice will be Joe Smith.
If they are unable to sign Pachulia, then of the unrestricted C’s avaiable, I say their first choice is Robert Swift. Their second choice will be Jason Collins and their third choice will be Sean Marks.
One other thing, if Swift is signed instead of Pachulia, then Lafrentz will become the top PF choice.
Thoughts?
mountain_jim
July 1st, 2009
2:40 pm
Thanks Sekou for that Jack info/opinion. I like him at PG, but did not see him enough last season to know whether the disparagers were accurate.
If Bibby really expects a 6 year deal, no way Sund should do that, and it does not look like the budget would allow that even if he wanted to.
Nique
July 1st, 2009
2:45 pm
Hey Sekou, what are the chances that we go get Anderson Varejao? At “6-11″ 260, he can provide the frontcourt with the extra beef it needs, while still providing us with the energy & athleticism that the rest of the team plays with & the fast court game we have run & will run to a greater degree with 2 young point guards that come from running teams & who like to push the ball up the court in Crawford & Teague. Varejao averaged 9 pints & 7 rebounds a game last year, has playoff experience & is use to starting & coming off the bench. I think that he could be a really good fit here. When we play teams with dominate big men, you could start him, move Al to for, Josh to the three & Marvin becomes the 6th man & when you play smaller teams, the Anderson could be the 6th man. Also, if we really wanted to solidify our front court, we’d pursue him & resign Zaza. I believe we only need to resign Bibby or Flip, not both, & then 2 big’s. *I like Charlie Villanueva 24 (6-11 232) the most, you get him & start him at 4, Al at the 5, Josh at the 3 & we’re real contenders & can stretch the floor on teams like the magic did this past year in their playoff run.* 2cnd I like Varejao because of his energy, defense, & flexibility to be comfortable starting or coming off the bench.
UGA
July 1st, 2009
2:48 pm
If we cannot sign Bibby, but add Flip, shouldn’t we look for the best PG who can defend?
Who would that be???
How good of a defender is Jack??
Barry
July 1st, 2009
2:49 pm
Hey Y’all:
Since the draft is over, I think it is time we take care of business and get a big, ball playing center, who can run the floor. The eastern conference has gotten tougher in the middle with Shaquill O’Neal going to Cleveland. We also have Orlando with Dwight Howard, and Boston with Kevin Garnett. We have to do something to be competitive in the middle against these teams next season and in the playoff. I am not in the fron office but something has to be done to go to the next level in our effort to bring an NBA championship to Atlanta. I am glad I am not in their shoes in this regard and I hope we don not have to give up too much to get something. Nevertheless, let’s do something nice and “SHOCK THE WORLD!!”.
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This is a SECRET from a HAWK FAN. TELL EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
……………………..”SHOCK THE WORLD!!……………………….
doc
July 1st, 2009
2:50 pm
daniel i am sorry if you dont find it fair but it is what it is and now i am sure i heard you correctly. there has to be a penalty for a team if they elect to tie a player down to keep te rights to him in collective bargaining land. the guys in the euro category dont have the representation, thus folks like anderson are held onto in spite of the team never having intentions of bringing them over for years.
that truly isnt soon enough volman i mean next post dude,right away. you had to be called on it before you fessed up. now be careful in dealing with your elders, we might have heart disease.
careful or you do back to the play pen where we can keep an eye on you. heh heh
Wabe
July 1st, 2009
2:52 pm
Cleveland’s #1 Priority according to Chris Broussard from ESPN is to RESIGN ANDERSON VAREAJO to a long-term contract for around 6-8 million a year. He gave specifics in regards to years/money, just slipped my mind.
Therefore I would assume the chances of the Hawks landing him are honestly slim to none.
Wabe
July 1st, 2009
2:57 pm
Does that sound right? 6-8 million for Vareajo? Do yall think he’s worth that kind of money?
Anyways, Broussard went on to say after they lock in A.Vareajo, they’ll turn to Charlie V. and try and sign him. I don’t think they’ll land him, but anything is possible when you have LeBron sitting there.
Nique
July 1st, 2009
3:04 pm
They won’t be able to get both & i don’t believe Varejo wants to be there anymore, they are gonna need a 4 the can strech the floor with Shaq & Z at center & he’s not the answer & i believe that he knows that! I make a strong push for Charlie V, If i can’t get him Varejo, & then Sheed. Then in addition to any of those 3, i go back & resign Zaza & retain one of the 2 guys, Bibby or Flip. That’s how to work out all of this mess! But Charlie would be the key to take us to the next level!!!!
Stinger
July 1st, 2009
3:07 pm
Daniel,
If the Hawks want Childress off the cap they just have to renounce their rights to him. Key point is Childress does fall under the CBA.
Note Rubio is I believe completely different, never having been in the NBA he is not covered by the CBA and thus Minny will maintain his rights without any cap hold if/when he signs with any team in another non NBA league.
Note I believe it would be a disaster to renounce Chills (or Marvin) to sign any free agent short of an allstar. Chill’s PER the last year he played was #2 to JJ on the hawks. If we maintain his rights he could be the key to a future sign and trade that puts the hawks over the top.
Mike
July 1st, 2009
3:17 pm
Thanks, Sekou. One more thing, though: If the Hawks are really seriously contacting McDyess and Rasheed, then I have to believe what Chad Ford keeps saying is true: that they are at least considering trading Josh Smith in August (they can’t before then). McDyess and Rasheed would be great assets coming off the bench if they were willing to accept that role, but I doubt they would be.
rodney
July 1st, 2009
3:18 pm
Hawks need to resign Flip, he’s a good backup for Joe or he can come in while Crawford relieve Joe and Flip run da point. Teague is going to be pretty good, but he’ll need to add a few lbs, but maintain his speed. Thanks Bibby for helping da Hawks become a playoff team, but it’s time for you to go. Zaza, maybe there is a way we can keep you. Williams and Bibby for Bosh, Camby, Curry, or Al Jefferson
Ariose
July 1st, 2009
3:22 pm
Am I thoe only one who seesw the value in a Flip, Crawford, JJ lineup? Talk about a nighmare for opposing contenders……COME ON!!! BIBBY HAS NOT SHOWED UP ALL THE TIME IN THE PLAYOFFS THE PAST TWO SEASONS. Although, this post-season he was a lot better than his 07-08 campaign.
If i’m Sund, I call Flip before Bibb, but after I call Zaza.
Ariose
July 1st, 2009
3:23 pm
Am I the only one who sees the value in a Flip, Crawford, JJ lineup? Talk about a nighmare for opposing contenders……COME ON!!! BIBBY HAS NOT SHOWED UP ALL THE TIME IN THE PLAYOFFS THE PAST TWO SEASONS. Although, this post-season he was a lot better than his 07-08 campaign.
If i’m Sund, I call Flip before Bibb, but after I call Zaza.
ATMAN
July 1st, 2009
3:23 pm
SEKOU, I’m so tired of hearing about “Chill” coming back. We don’t need him, I was glad he left (I’d take Mo any day). The Hawks need some beef in the middle, not stick men. Look how physical the playoffs were, we need some big men with some size. When Lebron went to the hole it looking like the Red Sea parted!
O'Brien
July 1st, 2009
3:23 pm
So Hedo reportedly turned down a 4 year $36 mil deal with Orlando? (This prompted the Magic to make the trade for Vince). If that’s true, does Hedo really think he will get more than $9 mil on on the market? I doubt it. It does seem like Portland is where he might end up. Imagine Hedo with Brandon Roy?
I’m surprised Houston is going after Gortat hard, instead of ZaZa, because ZaZa is a better scorer. Its in the eye of the beholder I guess (I do like Gortat too).
If Chills does not opt out of his contract overseas by July 15, he will play in Greece another year. Since his cap hold is about $6 mil (from what I’ve seen on here), which free agent would the Hawks be willing to sign in Chills place(assuming Chills does not opt out, and he is renounced).
If we renounce his rights, does that mean we would have ~$6 mil to sign other team’s free agents, along with our mid-level, and our bi-annual exception?
If so, who can we get for $6 mil that will have a very big impact? Would Rasheed sign for $6 mil? I’m sure we could get Charlie V for $6 mil. Jarrett Jack would probably cost $4-$5 mil.
ant banks
July 1st, 2009
3:24 pm
man, please let bibby go and re-sign flip! yes, bibby was an integral part of us makin’ the playoffs 2 years running, after a 10 yr abasence. But with j. crawford, jj, teague, and possibly flip, why bring bibby back..
CASE AND POINT
does anyone remember the san antonio game, when t. parker lite us up for 40pts? t.p. abused bibby. bibby will continued to be used by the likes of rondo, felton, mo williams. save the money, re-sign flip, let bibby walk.
ant banks
July 1st, 2009
3:28 pm
OBRIEN,
if hedo goes to portland, that may be a wrap or atleast a 2 seed. portland gave lakers all they could handle durin’ the season. healthy oden, hedo, b roy, and the bench that they have?…man…
Kal-el
July 1st, 2009
3:37 pm
McDyess would give the front line an added prsence and depth for the bench.
Rasheed has added offense over the past few years to go along with toughness. I am afraid he will be in Boston.
Get Bibby signed and all is good.
Ariose
July 1st, 2009
3:39 pm
Why would Gortat got TO Houston? They’re gonna be loosers soon. T-Mac and Yao are old and on their last legs and Battier and Artest are getting up there in age. When all those guys become washed up, he’ll be left there with nothing but false-hope. Mutombo is retiring too…..bad situation for him if you ask me.
I think Sund can sell him on an up and coming young squad that will be good/contenders for years to come. Besides he’s fairly young and so are we.
SAY YES TO ZAZA/GORTAT EURO-THUGGERY!!!!!!!
Melvin
July 1st, 2009
3:39 pm
Okay folks, here’s a monkey wrench that could changed the dynamics of the Hawks summer.
What if Chills decide to sign his qualifying offer? I’m not sure but if he decide to do that, I don’t think the Hawks could trade him (cap expert needed?). If thats true, how would that impact the ability sign other FA’s including our own going forward?
UGA
July 1st, 2009
3:39 pm
How about Leon Powe? He should be available, the Celtics will keep Big Baby.
How long is he out for with his knee injury?
A Tribe Called Quest
July 1st, 2009
3:40 pm
LOL cdog is killing it. I am with you, my brother. I think Gearon and Levenson only care about making decent playoff teams. I don’t think our owners want a championship.
Until this team gets a BIG WHO WILL COMMIT HARD FOULS and some players who can win us games on the road, we will be one of those Denver Nugget / Sacramento of 2003 / New Orleans Hornets last year -type teams that wins a lot of games but does nothing in the playoffs.
SUND PLEASE GET US SOME PLAYERS WHO WILL COMMIT HARD FOULS AND NOT HELP OTHER PLAYERS UP WHEN WE FOUL THEM. THAT MEANS DO NOT OVERPAY FOR MARVIN. GET ESTEBAN BATISTA BACK
Melvin
July 1st, 2009
3:40 pm
That should have read ” I don’t think the Hawks are allow to trade Chills b/c of the CBA rules”.
KevinA
July 1st, 2009
3:41 pm
How can we afford Flip and Bibby If we still need to resign ZaZa and a Solo upgrade. I don’t think it’s either/or, they are both gone. If you want Bibby and Flip then Crawford should go. I say gamble on Crawford and see what happens. If we struggle at the point and things just don’t work out, we can always do a deal later.
ken
July 1st, 2009
3:41 pm
Hey Sekou, you have any idea if hawks are just focusing on resigning own free agents or are they actively going after anyone else? Any mention of them going after Jarrett Jack or Andre Miller at the point, and Gortat, Varejao or Channing Frye to fill out the post?
Cowa
July 1st, 2009
3:42 pm
Stinger, you’re wrong about Childress. His hit against the Cap is $10,894,937 per Hawksfanatic, and he is VERY precise about these things as a resident capologist. FYI, here are the cap holds for the other freee agents and the rights we hold (again, per Hawksfanatic, as I am totally giving him all credit on this):
Childress – $10,894,937 (Bird rights)
Pachulia – $8,000,000 (Bird rights)
Murray – $1,800,000 (Non-Bird rights)
Solo – $1,595,162 (Bird rights)
West – $924,972 (Bird rights)
Bibby – Max Salary for 10+ veteran (Bird rights)
Marvin – Max Salary or 0-6 year veteran or $14,090,355, whichever is lower (Bird rights)
So, just renouncing Childress really doesn’t do anything until all the other pieces come together or we ar renouncing everybody, which is highly, highly unlikely.
Forget about signing FA’s under the Cap, it’s not happening. We have our two exemptions, and that’s it. Remember, players with Bird rights don’t count against the exemptions, but players with Non-Bird rights (Flip) do. So if you sign Flip, that’s less dollars to use to sign one or two bigs. If you sign Bibby, you still have all the exemption money to put towards your bigs. Same with all the other Bird rights players. Which is why I am against signing Flip.
Ariose
July 1st, 2009
3:45 pm
O’Brien, yeah Chills cap charge comes off if we renounce his rights and we will have an additional six to seven million to play with.
Wabe
July 1st, 2009
3:45 pm
If Sund can resign Zaza, Marvin, Flip, and then get Gortat – I’d honestly be happy with that.
I honestly don’t see too many big aquisitions being made through FA. I think Sund’s first priority is to make sure he doesn’t lose the foundation that we’ve got here. He’s already added Crawford/Teague to that mix.
You retain what you have, and add another BIG to the mix. I would be excited if they could get that much done…
Ariose
July 1st, 2009
3:48 pm
O’Brien, we would STILL be over he cap I beleive, but farther away from the luxury tax threshold, which gives us some added manuverability….
ken
July 1st, 2009
3:48 pm
Okay, in reality we are not going to bring all our free agents back. I think Zaza should be a priority, then either Bibby or Flip for a reasonable price. Be foolish to let Marvin leave for nothing, so either resign, tender one-yr deal or sign/trade. Also this may be a good time to get something for Josh Childress’ rights? We’ve already got rid of some dead weight with Crawford trade. Now if we can snatch one more decent big man, I think we’re doing well.
From what i’ve seen thus far, it seems like Rasheed Wallace is definitely headed to either Boston or San Antonio, cause don’t believe it is about money for him. Looks like to get Lamar Odom or Marcin Gortat, teams are going to have to overpay for them. Hedo Turkoglu will land in Portland or Toronto, while Charlie Villanueva will land in Detroit or Cleveland. If the hawks are seriously going after anyone out there, then why weren’t they on anyone’s doorstep at midnight like other teams? I don’t want to leave the summer in worse shape than we were coming in. Even if we did nothing with all other major Eastern teams making moves, we could be worse for being stagnant.
Ariose
July 1st, 2009
3:51 pm
Where is all theis “Bibby wants 6 years at 8-10mill per year ” crap coming from. From what i’ve been reading, he’s is on absolutely NO ONES RADAR RIGHT NOW. and he’s not getting more that 7mill, if that from anyone. If he was a decent defender, that would be a different story….
Hoops
July 1st, 2009
3:51 pm
Why would the Hawks re-sign both Flip and Bibby? We already have Crawford, Teague, and JJ that can play short minutes there if needed.
We better spend our money on some bigs or we are going backwards fast! If we want to really contend next year, we have to be willing to trade Josh after Aug. 11 or sign & trade Marvin for some big time players! We will not improve in the East if we keep both Josh and Marvin with the cap restrictions that we are under.
Ariose
July 1st, 2009
3:54 pm
Ken, you don’t know that. If we DO renounce Chills(which will probably happen b/c if he goes back to greece he will be unrestricted next summer anyway) we can sign everyone back and get a big and MAYBE a quality wing player(or Gerald Green for 800k!!!!)
ILL-logical
July 1st, 2009
3:55 pm
Again,Bibby’s primary value is to Woodson and his “system”, not necessarily to the Hawks winning.If the Hawks used their athleticism on offense more and had more scoring options for their frontline, then a diffeent type of PG than Bibby would be in order. however ,Woodson wants to play control ball to ensure a minimum of turnovers and a maximum of selected shot attempts. Unfortunately, with the past rosters that style did not take full advantage of the skills and abilities of the players and thus we see the parade of free agents hanging in limbo because no one really knows what they can do because they weren’t given an opportunity to develop and display their talents.
The one good thing that may come out of the limited additions that the Hawks may be able to make on the roster is that team chemistry should be pretty good while some of our rivals will have to spend a lot of time blending personalities and styles while managing fan expectations. Watching that should be a lot of fun.
Wabe
July 1st, 2009
3:58 pm
From what I’ve heard, Portland might’ve been interested in Bibby…
But I guess if they’re throwing all of their money at Turkoglu, that’ll never happen.
Ariose
July 1st, 2009
3:58 pm
If we sign Flip with our Bi-Annual and back-load his contract, that should work, then just sign Gerald Green(800K!!!) and another big with the Mid-level…
niremetal
July 1st, 2009
4:02 pm
If I’m not mistaken, Chill’s cap hold is around $10.8M. The rule is that if your last contract was below the league average and you’re coming off the last year of a rookie scale contract, your cap hold is equal to 300% of your previous salary. Chill’s most recent NBA salary was $3.6M, below the league average. That means his cap hold is around $10.8M.
I’m guessing that the fact that he spent a year playing in Europe doesn’t change that – I think he’s “frozen in time” as far as the NBA cap rules are concerned. But since it’s such a weird situation, I could be wrong.
Jfreak
July 1st, 2009
4:04 pm
McDyess would be a nice addition but would he start or come off the bench? Would he play PF or C? If he starts do you bench Horford, Smith Or Williams? I suppose you worry about that when and if you get him. NO RASHEED WALLACE PLEASE! They guys is a thug and has no place on this team. I know they say he’s a great teammate but I dont want to risk it?
Hoops
July 1st, 2009
4:05 pm
If we renounce Childress, will it be after July 15? That’s his deadline for commiting to his team in Europe. That way, the Hawks control whether he plays in the NBA next year or not.
A Tribe Called Quest
July 1st, 2009
4:06 pm
Here’s some knowledge:
1) Detroit will sign Hedo, overpaying him. I hope they realize that this guy takes more games off than Josh Smith.
2) Only keep Josh Smith if he is dedicated to:
a) improving dribbling
b) shooting
c) not whining
d) playing man defense on every possession and not not contesting shots
3) There is no way we can have a guard core of Joe Bibby Flip Teague and Mo
My question: HOW DO THE BENCH PLAYERS GET MINUTES?
Hypothetical situation:
Joe plays 37 mpg next year (benefit of the doubt most likely)
Bibby 33 mpg
Marvin 36 mpg
So, that leaves 11 + 18 + 12 bench minutes = 41
How the heck do you divide 41 by 3 for 3 good bench players that are a PG, SG and SF? 41/3 = about 14. You have to give Teague at least 20 minutes to get him ready for the NBA, you have to give Flip about 27 (more on most nights), and Mo would like about 18-22, giving you 67 minutes between the 3 (maybe that’s a bit much).
Woodson I KNOW will overplay Bibby because Woodson panics down the stretch and doesn’t use rookie PGs. I knew this 2 years ago with Acie Law and when we had AJ. I was ecstatic about Acie, as I am about Teague, but this could be a disaster.
My solution:
Sign Jarrett Jack (I don’t know how he got the starting nod over TJ Ford. TJ is one of the sickest scoring PGs I’ve ever seen and is definitely underrated in my books), let Bibby and Flip walk. Jamal Crawford is better than the Philly boy, even though I have always loved Flip. Then sign Marvin to a cheap contract, maybe just giving the QO. Then spend every single penny left on bigs. Get ZaZa + Wilcox + resign Solomon and I’ll be happy. We need 2 quality bigs off the bench — not 1…
Enough posting for the day
STIR IT UP
Stinger
July 1st, 2009
4:10 pm
Cowa
I don’t doubt that everything you listed is correct but I think we are talking apples and oranges. I’m talking about restricted free agents and their qualifie offers for retention (Chills and Marvin specifically) not Bird rights players.
I’ll review the data but I don’t believe Chills and Marvin ($10MM and the lower of Max / 0-6 veteran / $14) consume our $14MM cap space at the values stated.
In conclusion I agree with you that we don’t sign other teams free agents until we deal with our restricted free agents else we would have to renounce them first. This is not true for Bird rights players whom we can sign at any time regardless of cap considerations (as long as you are willing to pay the tax (see Lakers retaining Ariza / Odom but not able to sign other free agents straight up).
Ariose
July 1st, 2009
4:12 pm
Quest, Mo will be the odd man out OBVIOUSLY. He’s the least-talented. He’ll get PT, but not too much. With this level of talent in the backcourt. Woody has to take the Phil Jackson approach and dole out minutes based on matchups. Weather he will do that or not is a different stary.
niremetal
July 1st, 2009
4:12 pm
Hoops,
If we renounce Chill, we renounce him for good. So it wouldn’t just have an effect this year.