crzymdups wrote:Knickoftime wrote:BRIGGS wrote:How is this realistic???????? If Noah is getting offers from other better teams potentially as high as 30 mm per ???
That has already been debunked.
Not that it should have had to have been debunked.
We don't know if it's been debunked - but we have a pretty good indication he wants to come here or will at least strongly consider it.
If Noah gets 30m per, he should take it. Doesn't mean we should be just as crazy. I'd rather sit out a year than be this ridiculous. I am open to Noah on a reasonable deal. But I'm looking to fill a max slot first.
I'm a fan of the 7 or 8 man rotations that can give a completely different look. So, I don't need to go 12 deep with our dollars. I can assume that capholds and room exception will allow us to bring Willy H, L. Galloway, and D. Williams back after signing one max free agent.
I expect them to bring Wroten back on thr Vets min unless there is a rule against that due to the waiver. His waiver at this time is clearly to save cap space to maintain capholds while chasing a max free agent. Or he is not healthy. A $1mm, there is not much other reason for the waiver.
Rose (21.8mm)/ Holiday 1m
/Gallo (2.5m qo)/Wroten (Vet Min)
Melo (24.8)/ DWill (cap hold 5mm) / Thomas $2mm cap hold.
KPor (4.8m)/
KOQ $4m/Herny (room exception? or rookie min?)/Plumlee 500k
On a $94mm salary cap, this leaves about $27mm to spend. You can sign 1 free agent up to the 30% threshold.
Looking at KOQs stats, and overlooking his stupid mistakes, he is a possible replacement at Center, assuming that the Knicks will Absolutely want to use KP6 there for significant minutes regardless of whether he starts there.
This makes the SG spot the big money spend. i dont see Durant claiming to be a SG. Youd have to pitch the Megadeath type lineup with Melo playing the role of DrayGreen. With the Oladipo trade, I think the Thunder and KD remain married.
So, that leaves guys like Batum, Beal, Bazemore and Crabbe for that spot. But don't overlook Horny's willingness to put more than 1 pg on the court.
If the fix is in, I could see Wade slotting in there on a slight discount while he waits for Paul and James to stop by next year.
If i get Noah at 10mm and any of the above SGs at 17mm, i call it a done deal and lock it up.
Rose
Crabbe
Melo
KP6
Noah
