Kevin martin traded to rockets
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I think they should be in nice shape cap wise. We sent out Kmart's long term contract valued at 10.1 million this year and took back 3.8 million between Landry and Dorsey. Getting Hughes on the books until summer means little and it expires. We still have KT coming off the books and now Hughes and saved over 6 million on trading Kmart.
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One more add to three-way trade: Houston is also taking on Hilton Armstrong to make the salary-cap math work, sources say
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One more add to three-way trade: Houston is also taking on Hilton Armstrong to make the salary-cap math work, sources say
man this server sucks!
We were never part of that deal because we didn't want to take on Jeffries salary.
Here's what we are left with, Landry, and about $20M in cap space. Landry's not only a very good player on a cheap deal, but a nice potential trade chip as well.
That gives us a few options:
1) We have the space to sign a max guy. Obviously we're not the first choice right now, but if we get a little lotto luck??....we might have a chip in the game. We have so many different assets now that we could possibly entice a team like Toronto into a S&T that other teams couldn't.
2) Sign a solid piece like David Lee to a nice deal. Still should have cap space.
3) Send our lotto pick to Minny for Jefferson.
4) Rent out the cap space in 2010 to different parties to acquire picks and young assets.
5) Do basically nothing with the cap space. Maloofs do this mostly to save money. This is the worst case scenario, but even if this is all motivated by the Maloofs to hold down costs...it could still work in our favor. Having a low payroll with your 6 best players (Evans, '10 lotto, Casspi, Greene, Hawes, Thompson) could put us in a very nice position for whatever the new collective bargaining agreement will bring.
All in all I say its an easy win.
Here's what we are left with, Landry, and about $20M in cap space. Landry's not only a very good player on a cheap deal, but a nice potential trade chip as well.
That gives us a few options:
1) We have the space to sign a max guy. Obviously we're not the first choice right now, but if we get a little lotto luck??....we might have a chip in the game. We have so many different assets now that we could possibly entice a team like Toronto into a S&T that other teams couldn't.
2) Sign a solid piece like David Lee to a nice deal. Still should have cap space.
3) Send our lotto pick to Minny for Jefferson.
4) Rent out the cap space in 2010 to different parties to acquire picks and young assets.
5) Do basically nothing with the cap space. Maloofs do this mostly to save money. This is the worst case scenario, but even if this is all motivated by the Maloofs to hold down costs...it could still work in our favor. Having a low payroll with your 6 best players (Evans, '10 lotto, Casspi, Greene, Hawes, Thompson) could put us in a very nice position for whatever the new collective bargaining agreement will bring.
All in all I say its an easy win.
Here's a list of what will come off the books, either now, by trade or at the end of the season.
K. Thomas: $8,801,198.00
Armstrong: $2,801,198.00
Sergio: $1,892,035.00
Hughes: $13,655,268.00
May: $825,497.00
Udoka: $902,693.00
That adds up to a grand total of $28,851,691.00. Thats not chump change. So we ended up trading Martin for Landry, who is a very good player and Dorsey who possibly has potential and a ton of cap space. Houston ended up gaining a first round pick in 2012. Big deal! If New York is sucessful in what they want to do, that pick could be down around 24 or 25. Plus they had to take Jefferies salary. I'd rather have the cap space this offseason than a pick in 2012 for some unknown player picking from an unkown spot.
This is a very good trade for the Kings. Not to mention that the roster is more balanced now. Yeah, I know Hughes is a SG, but his stay in Sac will be a short one.
K. Thomas: $8,801,198.00
Armstrong: $2,801,198.00
Sergio: $1,892,035.00
Hughes: $13,655,268.00
May: $825,497.00
Udoka: $902,693.00
That adds up to a grand total of $28,851,691.00. Thats not chump change. So we ended up trading Martin for Landry, who is a very good player and Dorsey who possibly has potential and a ton of cap space. Houston ended up gaining a first round pick in 2012. Big deal! If New York is sucessful in what they want to do, that pick could be down around 24 or 25. Plus they had to take Jefferies salary. I'd rather have the cap space this offseason than a pick in 2012 for some unknown player picking from an unkown spot.
This is a very good trade for the Kings. Not to mention that the roster is more balanced now. Yeah, I know Hughes is a SG, but his stay in Sac will be a short one.
Really dont like the trade at all.
We have added another tweener on a team with a great recent history of tweeners and cap space for a GM how has been aweful with Free Agents. I find it unfortunate that we were not able to get any picks nor get rid of any of Petrie's crap contract with as much talent as is with Martin.
I really do think this is a failure, especially in light of what Houston was able to get.
We have added another tweener on a team with a great recent history of tweeners and cap space for a GM how has been aweful with Free Agents. I find it unfortunate that we were not able to get any picks nor get rid of any of Petrie's crap contract with as much talent as is with Martin.
I really do think this is a failure, especially in light of what Houston was able to get.
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