Bonzi close to a deal?

[SacTownKid]

2nd round pick? Screw that. Let him take 2.1 million or go elsewhere. If I was Petrie I'd tell them to stick if they had the gall to offer a 2nd rounder and a trade exception.

 

[DaMan]

2nd round pick? Screw that. Let him take 2.1 million or go elsewhere. If I was Petrie I'd tell them to stick if they had the gall to offer a 2nd rounder and a trade exception.

I think it will be a first, remember we are talking about the rockets the same team that traded the 8th pick for Shane Battier. I think they will have no problem giving up a pick in the early to late 20's for bonzi. If they do have a problem with that lets see them try to sign bonzi with the 2.1 million.

 

[Bricklayer]

Hold out for the first rounder. Could throw them a bone with some sort of limited Top 5 protection or some sort, on the theory the odds of that happening is minscule, but we are talking about a guy who walks in as one fo their Top 3 or 4 players and a 30mpg role. They either want him, or not.

 

[DaMan]

Hold out for the first rounder. Could throw them a bone with some sort of limited Top 5 protection or some sort, on the theory the odds of that happening is minscule, but we are talking about a guy who walks in as one fo their Top 3 or 4 players and a 30mpg role. They either want him, or not.

I totally agree and more then likely i think it will be lottery protected but i don't see them slipping that far either. The draft is deep next year our goal must be that first round pick.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Well I recon Bonzi was not THAT close to a deal... LOL

 

[sidney]

Looks like it is done...still unclear if we get anything

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2605639

A source close to Bonzi Wells tells ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher that Wells has agreed to a two-year, $5 million deal with the Rockets. The deal includes a player opt-out after the first year.

[SIZE=-2]Wells[/SIZE]

Tracy McGrady had been lobbying for the Rockets to complete the deal and bring Wells to Houston.

The Rockets, Nuggets, Heat and Bobcats were the leading interested teams, but the Rockets had an edge because of what they can offer both Wells and his old team, the Sacramento Kings.

McGrady hinted that he had pressed his pitch to Wells as recently as Wednesday morning, and said a decision from the nine-year veteran seemed imminent.

Wells turned down a five-year, $36 million offer earlier this summer to remain with Sacramento after averaging 23.2 points for the Kings in the playoffs.

"We're really good friends," McGrady told ESPN Insider's Chris Sheridan on Wednesday. "I was with Bonzi this offseason, was talking to him, and Houston's a place he's real interested in. He's a grown man, he's been in this league for a long time, and the decision will really come down to him. "I'm sure [the Rockets] want him. What he did in the postseason this year, it was eye-catching. I've been trying to make that work because I think Bonzi would be a great addition to our team to add more depth as far as matching up against teams like Phoenix, Dallas and San Antonio."

 

[SacTownKid]

If thats the deal then we don't get anything. He signed for their remaining cap. Wow. I am surprised that nobody wanted this guy that bad.






Heard this one before?:

Q: How do you lose 36 million dollars in a day?






A: I don't know... ask Bonzi Wells.

 

[sidney]

If thats the deal then we don't get anything. He signed for their remaining cap. Wow. I am surprised that nobody wanted this guy that bad.






Heard this one before?:

Q: How do you lose 36 million dollars in a day?






A: I don't know... ask Bonzi Wells.

Yeah, I agree. Just confused about the comment that Houston had the edge because of what they can offer the Kings...

 

[SacTownKid]

I meant to say remaining MLE btw. I think it was said in jest, as in they had the best shot in a trade anyway.

 

[VF21]

I'm just glad it's no longer a matter of speculation.

And from this point forward, the Bonzi stuff goes in the NBA forum.

 

[ezekielbear]

I like the part where he says he's going to opt out of his contract soon as he can. lol

Wells holds a player option for the second year and fully plans to re-enter the free agent market next summer.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2605639

 

[VF21]

That might be good news for Houston, since he'll want to play his heart out for another contract year.

 

[VF21]

At this point, I'm going to close this thread. There's a more current thread that's duplicating some of this stuff in the NBA forum, and I honestly don't think we need to be "All Bonzi, all the time" any more.

Now we can actually find something other than "Will he, or won't he?" to talk about...