Tyreke Evans offered Qualifying Offer making him a Restricted Free Agent
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Chris Reichert @RealReichert 6m
@James_Ham if another team like the Hawks goes nuts and offers Reke 4yrs $50 mil...does Sac match?! #NBA
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James Ham @James_Ham 1m
@RealReichert I believe they do. I'm not sure where they cap out, but the Kings want to retain him from what I know.
Ham is generally an idiot, but usually admits when he has no clue. I'll take that as a positive sign that he's heard from within the organization they want to keep Reke.
@James_Ham if another team like the Hawks goes nuts and offers Reke 4yrs $50 mil...does Sac match?! #NBA
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James Ham @James_Ham 1m
@RealReichert I believe they do. I'm not sure where they cap out, but the Kings want to retain him from what I know.
Ham is generally an idiot, but usually admits when he has no clue. I'll take that as a positive sign that he's heard from within the organization they want to keep Reke.
The Kings would still have retained Bird Rights if they didn't tender a QO but they would have lost the right to match any other team's offer, meaning Tyreke could leave for nothing.
Still, I'm not sure you can necessarily read into that the idea that the Kings intend to retain him at any cost. Really, the QO is 1 year at just under $7M and Tyreke is a bargain at that price. So even if Tyreke didn't sign an offer with anybody, we'd still have him at a bargain price, so it's the obvious thing to do. No downside whatsoever. Whether we match a big offer sheet (if one is forthcoming) is pretty much independent of whether we're willing to chance 1/$7M. Certainly I hope we do match pretty much any offer, and the above followup from Ham suggests that we might be leaning that way, but we'll have to see.
Still, I'm not sure you can necessarily read into that the idea that the Kings intend to retain him at any cost. Really, the QO is 1 year at just under $7M and Tyreke is a bargain at that price. So even if Tyreke didn't sign an offer with anybody, we'd still have him at a bargain price, so it's the obvious thing to do. No downside whatsoever. Whether we match a big offer sheet (if one is forthcoming) is pretty much independent of whether we're willing to chance 1/$7M. Certainly I hope we do match pretty much any offer, and the above followup from Ham suggests that we might be leaning that way, but we'll have to see.
I hope we keep Tyreke without overpaying....dude is good and still has loads of potential. But, jump shot where art thou? I don't wanna still be hoping every offseason that Tyreke comes in with a better shot. Put it all together man!!! Please...lol
edit: btw, I know Tyreke has been improving.....I just want to see him really put it all together. Hopefully the new coaching staff can bring the most out of him. Coach Smart was terrible for Reke.....terrible for the whole team. In fact I shall never repeat that name again haha.
edit: btw, I know Tyreke has been improving.....I just want to see him really put it all together. Hopefully the new coaching staff can bring the most out of him. Coach Smart was terrible for Reke.....terrible for the whole team. In fact I shall never repeat that name again haha.
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I doubt it. There are a lot of guard and wing free agents out there (Iggy, Mayo, Jennings, Teague, Ellis, K-Mart, T. Allen, Reddick, to name a few). I imagine most teams who aren't as familiar with Evans or want a more "sure" veteran might rather pay one of those guys $8-10 million than Evans the max.
That's around what his market is as far as I'm concerned - 8-9. I don't think we're going to be pressed on it, at all. None of the teams I see with a large amount of cap room this off season in my mind will be angling to pay him 10+. Look at the top free agent lists, where is going to be the demand? As far as overpaying to keep players content with the environment, I'm not with it, just as much as our free agents are looking to leverage every last dollar from us, this is a business
A smart business knows that keeping its employees happy and loyal is worth more in the long run than penny pinching in the short run.
And as mentioned, Derozan is getting paid $9.5per, and he's an inferior player in most ways. If we can get out of this only having to match that number, we'll be doing well.
And as mentioned, Derozan is getting paid $9.5per, and he's an inferior player in most ways. If we can get out of this only having to match that number, we'll be doing well.
It's a business on both sides, but we have a talent that, by all accounts, WANTS to be in Sacramento. There are no rumors about him heading back east, or wanting to leave despite the **** sandwich he was served by Smart. For me, that says a lot, and we need to be prepared to reward that.
Good business isn't just about money.
Good business isn't just about money.
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