EnySpree wrote:I'm still trying to figure out why we aren't trying to get under the cap for next season.

EnySpree wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

EnySpree wrote:I'm still trying to figure out why we aren't trying to get under the cap for next season.

We cant. Amare Bargs and Tyson are all under contract. cant gte under the cap until 2015

Ever heard of a trade?

Dragic 7-8m or/and Lin 4-5m

Rudy Gay 8-12m

Tim Duncan vet min with player option for 2nd year *but allowing him to retire after 1st year and keep 2nd year's pay*, while promising him a HIGH paying future coaching position

room exemption to target players

WITH MLE
possibly target a PG this summer or Trevor Ariza at G/F

PG's like Sessions, Bayless, Vasquez, Mo Williams

vet mins this year summer

Patty Mills/Bobby Brown, James Johnson

RonRon wrote:Kevin Love 15-17m or/and LaMarcus Aldridge *though unlikely because of the success Portland is having this year, he likely will resign an extension*

Dragic 7-8m or/and Lin 4-5m

Rudy Gay 8-12m

Tim Duncan vet min with player option for 2nd year *but allowing him to retire after 1st year and keep 2nd year's pay*, while promising him a HIGH paying future coaching position

room exemption to target players

WITH MLE
possibly target a PG this summer or Trevor Ariza at G/F

PG's like Sessions, Bayless, Vasquez, Mo Williams

vet mins this year summer

Patty Mills/Bobby Brown, James Johnson

Why would Love or Aldrich sign here for so little? Factoring taxes your talking about them only being offered in the range of 13 mil or less from many other teams in the league for them to consider coming here. I don't really see how in the world that would happen.

SwishAndDish13 wrote:

RonRon wrote:Kevin Love 15-17m or/and LaMarcus Aldridge *though unlikely because of the success Portland is having this year, he likely will resign an extension*

Dragic 7-8m or/and Lin 4-5m

Rudy Gay 8-12m

Tim Duncan vet min with player option for 2nd year *but allowing him to retire after 1st year and keep 2nd year's pay*, while promising him a HIGH paying future coaching position

room exemption to target players

WITH MLE
possibly target a PG this summer or Trevor Ariza at G/F

PG's like Sessions, Bayless, Vasquez, Mo Williams

vet mins this year summer

Patty Mills/Bobby Brown, James Johnson

Why would Love or Aldrich sign here for so little? Factoring taxes your talking about them only being offered in the range of 13 mil or less from many other teams in the league for them to consider coming here. I don't really see how in the world that would happen.

Factoring in federal taxes and agent fees, I would imagine that the figure would be close to halved.

in 2014, their salaries would be about 15m each, with a raise, their MAX they are eligible to sign for is starting salary of about 17million
That is why I am so against the Knick's paying anything close to a MAX deal for MELO which would be in the range of 25-30m
A MAX deal for one player could be much HIGHER than another player

On Rudy Gay because I think he is still very talented and if he could team up with the right players, we could use his versatility
Like JR Smith, he is one of those players but he has the physical tools to play SG, SF, and SF/PF
He has the ability to rebound, play DEFENSE, excel in a uptempo system, could post up, could beat his man off the dribble, and would be a tough cover if everyone else can hold score, spreading the floor

Also because his "value" has dropped much, he has a chance to drop much and could be a steal

On Duncan, yes, I think we need a LEADER, and he would provide just that, along with a future coach, thus offering him a HIGH PAYING future coaching job
He simply knows how to win on both ends, on both DEF and OFF, with TEAM BALL, and his fundamentals/work ethics would surely help development