Kings trade JT, Nik and Landry to Sixers (renamed)
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Yup, saw that here:
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Yahoo Sources: Brandon Knight, Phoenix Suns agree on a five-year, $70M deal. yhoo.it/1gbN1Yx
Now.. is there any package we can put together for Bledsoe that doesnt include Darren & Rudy? Probably not
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Yahoo Sources: Brandon Knight, Phoenix Suns agree on a five-year, $70M deal. yhoo.it/1gbN1Yx
Now.. is there any package we can put together for Bledsoe that doesnt include Darren & Rudy? Probably not
If Vlade and Co are comfortable enough making Rondo our top target and want him as our PG, 10M/Y isn't too much. It's our cap space this year but next year with the huge cap boost, 10M/Y is peanuts. Offer it, say 3/30 and protect ourselves with a team option.
You can't make Rondo the priority, then haggle over a couple mil. I seriously question the fit but if Vlade/Karl are both on board with them, they must have a plan on how to use him. Freeing up cap room to get shooters to put next to him would require creating more cap space through trades/stretching Landry, things of that nature, or acquiring those players through trades. If the idea is for 10M we're going to get Rondo and a shooter to put next to him, that ain't happening.
You can't make Rondo the priority, then haggle over a couple mil. I seriously question the fit but if Vlade/Karl are both on board with them, they must have a plan on how to use him. Freeing up cap room to get shooters to put next to him would require creating more cap space through trades/stretching Landry, things of that nature, or acquiring those players through trades. If the idea is for 10M we're going to get Rondo and a shooter to put next to him, that ain't happening.
Nobody else in the league is giving Rondo 8, let alone 10. They Kings would be bidding against themselves. If Rondo wants to sign for 7.5 with a player option for 10 on the second year, it's not a great bet but fine. Giving him 10 on the first year because his agent is claiming that he's got an offer of 9.25 from another team and all things being equal he'd go there. Call his bluff.
Rondo is taking risk as well with this contract. That's why he wants 10 for this year. If he plays like crap again this year, he's playing for peanuts the rest of his career and his agents are trying to get a desprate team with a rookie front office to bid against itself.
Rondo is taking risk as well with this contract. That's why he wants 10 for this year. If he plays like crap again this year, he's playing for peanuts the rest of his career and his agents are trying to get a desprate team with a rookie front office to bid against itself.
If we whiff on Rondo, we will probably come away empty-handed. All those scrubs can get just as good a nickel/dime deal on a better team (any team but ours). There's this part in The Godfather where Sonny says to Vito "won't they take that as a sign of weakness". And Vito says "it IS a sign of weakness".
Hell, we're weak - we don't have a lot of plays here. I say give Rondo his effing money. It improves the team $10M worth. I like the idea of a 3/30 with protection for the team on the third year.
Hell, we're weak - we don't have a lot of plays here. I say give Rondo his effing money. It improves the team $10M worth. I like the idea of a 3/30 with protection for the team on the third year.
I'm not sure what this means .............. good or bad?
Carmichael Dave @CarmichaelDave now4 seconds ago Antelope, CA
Carmichael Dave retweeted Reverend McCafferty
Everything. Past, present, and future. No end in sight.
Carmichael Dave added,
Reverend McCafferty @UrHoesHouse
@CarmichaelDave so what are you upset about exactly...? The Calipari story was false so I assume you're just not a fan of signing Rondo?
Carmichael Dave @CarmichaelDave now4 seconds ago Antelope, CA
Carmichael Dave retweeted Reverend McCafferty
Everything. Past, present, and future. No end in sight.
Carmichael Dave added,
Reverend McCafferty @UrHoesHouse
@CarmichaelDave so what are you upset about exactly...? The Calipari story was false so I assume you're just not a fan of signing Rondo?
Really no surprise that we are not in any of these rumors or players being signed. Not one player wants to play for us, Rondo included. The only difference is Rondo has no choice after his horrible year last year. However, some of these players are getting stupid amounts of money and a lot of them aren't worth it. Tristan Thompson 80 million+? Carroll? Even Brandon Knight signed what I believe to be too large of a contract for a player of his caliber. Not to mention Damian Lillard getting 120 million dollar extension for chucking shots. We will see how he responds without LA there... can he be "the man" because he is going to be paid like one.
I agree, but it still seems like a very odd situation over there. The pg shuffle they tried last year failed, simple as that. Now they're trying it again? Seems like they should have learned their lesson already. Regardless of who plays the 1 and who plays the 2, that's an awful lot of money to have invested in your guard positions. I predict they look to trade Bledsoe sometimes during the season when they figure out that they are making the same exact mistake.
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine 6m6 minutes ago
Marc Stein retweeted Bobby Marks
Suns spent all their cap space on Tyson Chandler
Marc Stein added,
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
In order for PHX to get into the Aldridge sweepstakes they will not need to clear considerable cap space. No room right now.
We can absorb quite a bit of Bledsoes Contract. Trade Nik for Bledsoe?
Marc Stein retweeted Bobby Marks
Suns spent all their cap space on Tyson Chandler
Marc Stein added,
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
In order for PHX to get into the Aldridge sweepstakes they will not need to clear considerable cap space. No room right now.
We can absorb quite a bit of Bledsoes Contract. Trade Nik for Bledsoe?