that is still a great price for Brand's caliber, even for his age.
That is barely more than a vet minimum for a player to play as the 8th man on the bench.
I wonder what will the price for Scola be, I think its going to be at least 3.5m -5m, possibly the most expensive bid for an amnesty player to receive.
I think as of right now, Travis Outlaw is in the lead for 3m but I am pretty sure Scola is going to beat him.
Thing about Scola is he has 3 years left on his contract and you must take all his years, limiting some flexibility for the future.
He is a solid 14-8, with good FG% and FT%, but with the way the league is forming athletic 4's that also have 3point range, his value drops a bit.
He is still a starting material or perfect 6-8th man on many teams.
His game does not rely on athleticism and he is also a pretty good passer for a big man.
He is the typical Euro big, without 3point range, with a wide big body.
Having the ability to score inside, as well as a 17 footer from anywhere on the court, that plays smarts, makes right cuts, and feeds the open man.
Not a star by any means, but a VERY SOLID player.
I think a lot of teams will be placing a bid for Scola's services.
The amnesty and the poison pill, are both weapons that give teams that are under the cap, an advantage to collect assets, and poison teams that are over the cap.
Especially teams that have found Euro players at a steal in the draft or anyone even in the 2nd round.
For future team's that have the rights to Euro Players, it would make more sense to sign them to deals that are larger than the 2nd round pick, like what Bucks did with Ilyasova, 3years-2.5m a year.
That is why early 2nd round picks are worth more, because they can give 3 year contracts, vs 2 year contracts, so teams can give the poison pill.
It almost makes future 2nd picks useless, unless they are high.
Cause if you get a steal in the draft, you are still going to have to pay a high price to keep them.
7/13/2012 10:35 AM