Lee
Chandler
Gallinari
Collins
Nate &
Duhon are all safe bets to keep. Agreed?

The jury is still out on Jr.

Now, as the next three years expire, this is what kind of money is leaving us. And it's just in time for LeBrons contract to end after 2010-11 season.

As of right now, our salary stands at about 99 million dollars.

Leaving us after 2008-09
Marbury
Malik
Replace their contracts with low salary, no more than two year contracts.

Leaving us after 2009-10
Q
Jerome
Roberson
Replace their contracts with low salary, no more than one year contracts.

Leaving us after 2010-11
Zach
Curry
Crawford
Jeffries


Now: Only if we can pick up some real talent along the way, then the brass will consider a higher contracts for those individuals. But do not break the bank!

This is the plan, so as you can see contract wise, it all lines up for us. We just need to wait.

I am for bringing Jr. on, only if I/we are convinced that he is as good as they are saying he is. But his contract also will have to be negotiated after this season ends, or if and when he plays on this team.

So my question is at this time 'why are people so worked up about getting rid of Curry, Q, Marbury, Jerome, Zach, etc. NOW' when we don't need to??

It makes total sense 'not to' and we don't have to lose any big money in the process. It's perfect! Walsh and D'Antoni have three years to put something great together and LeBron should be ready to finally come to New York, were the salary cap will be good again and by then he'll also be surrounded by some very good talent.

I think you're confused. Lebron will be an FA in 2010. So those who are leaving in 2010/11 are irrelevant. If they're hear, then Lebron will sign elsewhere.

[Edited by - bonn1997 on 10-25-2008 6:05 PM]

Posted by Bonn1997:

I think you're confused. Lebron will be an FA in 2010. So those who are leaving in 2010/11 are irrelevant. If they're hear, then Lebron will sign elsewhere.

[Edited by - bonn1997 on 10-25-2008 6:05 PM]

Same with Carmelo, C Bosh, Dirk, D Wade, and Yao Ming.

Well then we gotta get rid of 40 million by the end of next year otherwise, it will be up to 43 million in their last years.

The new concentrations will be set on Curry, Zach, Crawford and Jeffries before next year ends.

That's the goal!

I asked the question and there's the answer.

On the other hand, I wonder if by them Curry will opt out. He has PO in his last two years. What in the world was Isiah thinking? That's what ya get when you hire a chicagoan.

Buying them out does nothing. They still work against the cap. Unless Jeffries has some kind of amazing turnaround, he is untradeable. Zach and crawford (and maybe Eddy) are the ones who can be moved but we'll have to give up assets to entice teams just to take them off our hands.

And I'm starting to realize why so many here and elsewhere feel so much love for the Ewing years, because at least they put everything they had into it, even though they didn't win it.

Posted by 4949:

And I'm starting to realize why so many here and elsewhere feel so much love for the Ewing years, because at least they put everything they had into it, even though they didn't win it.

Also, the key thing is that we're going to have to give up ASSETS to get teams to take back these players. If we're near the cap and no team is taking back more salary, we may have to give up a lottery pick just to get rid of a player and make room for Lebron or Bosh or Yao.

Overall, I think getting Curry and Zach's contracts divided would make it much, much easier for Walsh to negotiate with other teams, when crunch time comes along. It's really the only way to get around this, and he's lucky he has at least the two years required to do it with. If Zach and Curry's contracts were ending next year, then it would be a non issue.