matt wrote:Gymkata wrote:I don't know if it's at all possible mathematically, but our focus should be sorting through the couch cushions for enough coin to keep Novak around.
exactly... I'm not sure how we're going to be able to keep Lin, Novak and Fields (if we want to)
I'm reading Larry Coon's site and I think I might understand some of the exceptions we can use. Hopefulle JR Smith uses his player option for next year, but I wouldn't hold my breath; the MLE will be used on Lin; and we should have the bi-annual exception which would allow us to resign Novak, Fields, Jeffries, or another team's free agent. There's also something called the Non-Bird Exception and, from what I can tell, it allows us to sign any of our Non-Bird free agents to the greater of 120% of their previous years salary or 120% of the minimum salary for up to five years. If I'm reading it correctly, as long as the players are willing, their should be no reason we can't keep this team together past this season.
EDIT: I should mention, I'm not sure if he's updated his site with rules from the new CBA.
Now the joy of my world is in Zion
How beautiful if nothing more
Than to wait at Zion's door
I've never been in love like this before
Now let me pray to keep you from
The perils that will surely come