Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by nysportsfan11:
Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by nysportsfan11:
Booze will very likely opt out. Even Deron has publicly hinted at it. His wife wants to go to Miami. She's the reason he's not LeBron's wing man right now. The family lives in Miami during the offseason and Riley is desperate to do anything to keep Wade from looking at Derrick Rose too hard.
Crawford is highly unlikely and damn near impossible. He loves NY, loves being in a big market and plays the easiest to fill position in the league. The free agent market won't bear what he thinks he's worth (at least not when teams are gearing up for Summer '10), the Knicks have padlocked the checkbook so he's not going to get a raise by opting out and he's definitely not leaving money on the table.
Jamal Crawford os a lock to opt out--think about. This is his last big contract--Jamal knows it--his agent knows it and if he plays 20 points 4-5 a 3 reb he is going to get 6 yrs 54 mm at a minimum but more like 60mm. Who cares about the 20--the 20 is there in case of injury this year.
Oh yeah how is your new Dwayne Wade doing? Good player not even close to wade. I knew Mcgee would be the steal of the draft
Who's "my new Wade"? I've known McGee since he was 9. His mother doesn't get half the credit she deserves for his development.
Anyway, Jamal has no financial incentive to opt out. His reputation around the league is basically, "He is who he is, and that's a one dimensional 28 year old." It makes no financial sense for a 2-guard to opt out in a year where most teams with cap space are looking to hold off for better players who play your position next year. It makes no financial sense to opt out in a year when your own team is not going to offer you a long term deal for more money. Jamal is not Kobe. He'd be better served playing out his contract. Again, he plays the easiest position in the league to fill and he's not in the upper echelon of said position. Unless Donnie somehow trades him, he'd be better served waiting and signing with a team that either missed out on a better player or is looking for a missing piece to put them over the hump.
The only reason Jamal Crawford or any other 2nd tier player with any sense would opt out is the fear of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement that will likely be extremely owner friendly because second tier players have the most to lose. Not because Jamal Crawford is getting $60 mil out of anyone.
Unless the cap drops below 35 mm and max contracts look like MLE's Jamal is a lock unless injured to opt out. I would bet 1mm $ to your 500K if the cap stays even close to what it is and Jamal is *healthy* he will opt out. Anyone at his age with his skill level in his prime would be CRAZY not to. Kobe will be 32 and he will opt out of 23mm per--its a done deal--think about what you are saying. Players who are old enough to be in the prime and receive a new 6 yr contract WILL opt out.
Even if someone gave Jamal 50mm over 6--he would opt out---why--he is GUARANTEED 30mm$$$$$$$ more than he is now.
You opt out:
A) to get more money from your current team
B) to get out of a small market or undesirable situation
C) because you're not a max player and know for a fact you can get more security somewhere else
Who is giving Jamal Crawford $50 mil over 6 years? The same Jamal Crawford who will be 29 by the end of the season? You do realize every GM except Isiah (and including Walsh) believed he was overpaid as it is right? His deal was laughed at almost as much as giving up unprotected lottery picks for a fat gymnast with a bad heart. You do realize he plays the 2 (a position that can easily be replaced), has never played defense and is regarded as a good player on a bad team who's never made the playoffs right?
NBA GM's are not Knick fans and are not Isiah. No one is paying Jamal $8-10 mil at 34/35. No one is paying Jamal Crawford $50 mil the year before the free agents they really want are up for grabs, even if they don't have a chance in hell at getting a Wade, etc. He'd be far better served upping his value, playing out his deal and signing a 3 year deal with a team that loses out in '10. Or, getting re-signed by a Knick team that will be in the same position AFTER '10.
Jamal Crawford is a 2nd tier player, if not 3rd tier. Jamal is not Kobe. Kobe is opting out because he can get more money with the Lakers and should he want to go somewhere else, he can damn near pick the spot. Kobe is in a **** you position. Crawford is in no such position. Not even by a long shot. If he opts out and encounters an owner's market, or a bunch of ****ty small market teams no one wants to play for, he has nothing to fall back on because the Knicks won't re-sign him, preparing for '10.
