SupremeCommander wrote:no interest in either. someone is going to give Barea a much bigger deal than he should get because of the Finals

VCoug wrote:How is this even a question? Barrea was the second or third most important player for a team that won the championship last year. Nate is an exciting player but one who's been jettisoned by the Knicks, Celtics, and Thunder. Barrea is heads and shoulder a better player than Nate.

HUH? Or did you mean second or third most important player off the bench?

I would spend majority of our cap on a defensive center, another PF/C, 2 SG/SF that can play both ends and hit be a 3 point threat, another G that can is a dead eye shooter.

We have to spend the rest of our cap wisely. I wonder how much these veterans will cost. These guys made plenty of money in their careers, while they might not all sign for
near minimum deals, some of them might, and some would be in the MLE money for 2-3 years.

KG
Odom
Duncan

Nash
Kidd
Ray Allan

I some of them would be pretty cheap, however, they will join the team's with the greatest potential to win. With Bulls and Thunder with a nice core and being under the cap, I don't believe we would have a better chance then them. However, if we can get 1 or 2 major pieces, it would attract them.

For the younger centers, depending on how they develop, these guys can be 10m+ to max.

McGee
Hibbert
Deandre Jordan
Matt Gasol

In general, player's rarely leave their team with bird rights, so its highly unlikely to obtain them unless they are coming off an injury and are in doubt like

Greg Oden

RonRon wrote:Barea, but hes a luxury we don't need. I am happy with Billups, Iman, TD. We have to look for cheap contracts that wont eat up our salary cap. Even with Billup's contract ending in the summer, I would target the cheaper PG's. If Nash could come cheap, I would love to acquire him to mentor Shumpert and TD. Then I would even look at Kidd, Sessions, and look at the best cost effective PGs. We should concentrate on the center position and see how our younglings develop and go from there. I don't believe we need an all star PG. I don't believe in Dantoni's system, especially with Melo on the team, I don't want to build around it.

I would spend majority of our cap on a defensive center, another PF/C, 2 SG/SF that can play both ends and hit be a 3 point threat, another G that can is a dead eye shooter.

We have to spend the rest of our cap wisely. I wonder how much these veterans will cost. These guys made plenty of money in their careers, while they might not all sign for
near minimum deals, some of them might, and some would be in the MLE money for 2-3 years.

KG
Odom
Duncan

Nash
Kidd
Ray Allan

I some of them would be pretty cheap, however, they will join the team's with the greatest potential to win. With Bulls and Thunder with a nice core and being under the cap, I don't believe we would have a better chance then them. However, if we can get 1 or 2 major pieces, it would attract them.

For the younger centers, depending on how they develop, these guys can be 10m+ to max.

McGee
Hibbert
Deandre Jordan
Matt Gasol

In general, player's rarely leave their team with bird rights, so its highly unlikely to obtain them unless they are coming off an injury and are in doubt like

Greg Oden

If we can't get any attractive players, how do you guys feel about offering the rest of our cap to attract 3 of the veteran players. It's possible we can sign 3 if we offer them the max of 3-4 year deals. Of course I would have to be the right combination of players, I wouldn't look to add 2 PG's in Nash and Kidd. But we would have to look hard at signing these aged veterans for quantity and depth. I don't see the younger centers being not matching unless they get hurt or don't have a productive year.
But if I had to choose between a Greg Oden, if he still shows signs of injury during this shortened season for the rest 10m- the rest of our cap, we have to look at getting
3 veterans instead. If we can acquire any of these players with the Bi Annual or the veteran's minimum, its a no brainer.
If not we would might have to entice them with 3-4 year contracts.
I don't see them coming for the veterans minimum, if they go to any teams for the minimum, it would be to Miami, Bulls, Dallas, Thunder, and possibly other teams that improve their roster before they look at it with the Knicks. It could even be teams like Clippers and Portland. So I think we have to lure them with more money and/or longer contracts and by attracting 3 of them together. Its possible Duncan will get a 10 million per year and 2-3 year contract to stay in the Spurs.

My question to you all is your opinion on acquiring these guys if we can sign 3 of them but it would be 3-4 year deals? Possibly 4 if one is willing to sign with the Bi annual exception...

Duncan
Camby

KG
Odom

Nash
Kidd

Ray Allan

Dalembert - which looks like he is trying not willing to settle for anything less than a max MLE money and is looking for even better.
Kris Humphries - solid double double guy

before they add a wing for the full MLE.