martin wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:

purple012870 wrote:36 in room, LBJ gets 16, Lee 9, Gay 9, Watson 2

Are you including the 10 million dollar caphold for Lee, and the fact that Gay might command more money than that? Watson too. Lee too for that matter.

Gay at $9M is not happening. The dude is gonna get $12.5 which is his max and his team will match the offer.

Brendan Haywood > Marcus "36 years old" Camby. And $7M for a double/double Center on a title contender who plays D is insulting.

Anyway, Gay is way down the list of guys we'll be looking at, so I hope we don't have to go in that direction, which would mean we failed on other options.

djsunyc wrote:ny...david stern is giving it to you...

Billy Hunter and the Player's Association are Getting Pissed

A source close to several players said Friday's estimate of a $56.1 million cap "will compel" the union to take a closer examination at a collusion case.

The union will look to determine whether any players suffered financial harm last summer from the low cap projection, which was based on an expected 2.5 to 5 percent decline in basketball-related income.

If that avenue is pursued, it would have a major impact on the ongoing talks regarding a new collective bargaining agreement to replace the one set to expire in June 2011.

"A memo of this nature can have a chilling effect on the market for free agent and rookie signings," union director Billy Hunter said last July. "If it later turns out that the league did not have a good-faith basis for making these projections, the NBPA will pursue all available legal remedies, including a treble damages claim for collusion."

Hunter was not immediately available for comment Friday

Stern May want New York to make a big splash but he wants Lebron to stay make no mistake about it.