Jimmer to be bought out
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I have a hard time believing that, unless it was early in the season. When you buy a guy out a week after the trade deadline obviously you would have taken any asset (except a longterm contract) you could have gotten back for him.
As an aside, this trade deadline was weird in part because all of a sudden somebody...maybe the new numbnuts stats geeks GMs?...seemed to decide 2nd round picks were all of a sudden worth their weight in gold. If you could have gotten 4 or 5 of them together you probably could have gotten LeBron.
As an aside, this trade deadline was weird in part because all of a sudden somebody...maybe the new numbnuts stats geeks GMs?...seemed to decide 2nd round picks were all of a sudden worth their weight in gold. If you could have gotten 4 or 5 of them together you probably could have gotten LeBron.
There has to be a roster spot for him. Right now the Suns have 14 players and Okafor on injury reserve. They would have to buy out a player to fit him on their roster.
Conspiracy theory time. If Jimmer signs with the Heat, there should be a few raised eyebrows. Jimmer for Mason doesn't work straight up under the CBA rules. Instead we buyout Jimmer a week later and he goes to the team with an open roster spot without violating the strict terms of the CBA. Anyone happen to know how much cash changed hands? I figure Jimmer is owed about $600k for his last two months while Mason was only owed about $200k.
Conspiracy theory time. If Jimmer signs with the Heat, there should be a few raised eyebrows. Jimmer for Mason doesn't work straight up under the CBA rules. Instead we buyout Jimmer a week later and he goes to the team with an open roster spot without violating the strict terms of the CBA. Anyone happen to know how much cash changed hands? I figure Jimmer is owed about $600k for his last two months while Mason was only owed about $200k.
Well, let me be the guy who answers the actual question (which was, "Who else from the previous era did D'Alessandro get rid of?", not "Who else from the previous era is left?"), and say, if you want to count letting unrestricted free agents walk as having "done away with," like you did with Douglas, then you might as well also count Aldrich and Johnson.
Its one thing to buy out one player, but remember, you still have to pay that player. All your doing is opening up a roster spot. In Jimmers case, I thing they're trying to do what's right for him. It's no skin off their nose if they were to let him ride the bench the rest of the year. The buyout is a small one since its only for what's remaining for the rest of this year. Essentially, a small amount of money. To buy out JT, you'd be talking about a substantial amount of money, which would still count against the cap, and you'd be getting no return on your dollar. Much better to trade him for something you need, or at worse, still have the use of his services.
They tried to trade Jimmer, and I'm guessing that the only offers they got included a bad contract coming our way. One dumpee for another. So, they're trying to give Jimmer a chance to sign where he wants. He wasn't going to play the rest of the year anyway, and the cost is minimum. I wish him well.
They tried to trade Jimmer, and I'm guessing that the only offers they got included a bad contract coming our way. One dumpee for another. So, they're trying to give Jimmer a chance to sign where he wants. He wasn't going to play the rest of the year anyway, and the cost is minimum. I wish him well.
Not sure, T-Will earned another NBA cameo, despite his seemingly changed attitude, but another guy worth look is Manny Harris. Harris shoots 88% from FT line on around 10 attempts in D-league, so his shot mechanics is good, but lack of strength limits his range, and shot selection is a likely culprit as well. Despite lack of strength he's a very good rebounder due to great mobility, which also makes him better defender vs PGs rather than SGs.
In the end Malone is giving McCallum minutes without taking them from IT, so for now it seems Kings actually don't have any time to get 4th guard on the court.
In the end Malone is giving McCallum minutes without taking them from IT, so for now it seems Kings actually don't have any time to get 4th guard on the court.
I would take advantage of that irony. We had a borderline number of guards until we let loose MT and Jimmer. Now we are one injury away from a big time tank. Of course, IT being the athlete he is, will not get injured in the next 27 games or whatever it is. Is PDA counting on that or is the whispered word "tank" part of the plan? The tightrope is getting narrower.