NBA Discussion Thread

[bantx]

Ok time for Nash OJ Mayo and Allen!

[SeanTaylorRIP]

Dallas should throw serious cash at Steve Nash, Ray Allen, Antawn Jamison and Marcus Camby to try to make one more run at the title. Lets be honest D12 is not signing there in 2013 so u might as well try to load your team in Dirk's final seasons.

[The Alex]

Originally Posted by SeanTaylorRIP

Dallas should throw serious cash at Steve Nash, Ray Allen, Antawn Jamison and Marcus Camby to try to make one more run at the title. Lets be honest D12 is not signing there in 2013 so u might as well try to load your team in Dirk's final seasons.

Throw in Grant Hill and we have a deal.

[D-Unit]

Still stunned that the Nets shut the door on Dwight when he was basically crying to get there.

[fenikz]

Originally Posted by D-Unit

Still stunned that the Nets shut the door on Dwight when he was basically crying to get there.

What do you mean? Everyone they were going to trade for him is still on the team cap space means nothing for them

[LTgiants]

Originally Posted by fenikz

What do you mean? Everyone they were going to trade for him is still on the team cap space means nothing for them

Trading for Dwight would put them at the apron and hard cap them. Then they cant sign anybody to fill out the rest of the roster.

[fenikz]

How can that be if the Lakers are at 80 mil already

[SeanTaylorRIP]

Making the trade for Joe Johnson before getting the Dwight situation resolved was idiotic, they could have easily told Deron that the JJ trade is in verbal agreement but if they can get Dwight they would cancel that I'm sure Deron would understand.

[LTgiants]

Originally Posted by fenikz

How can that be if the Lakers are at 80 mil already

The Lakers are already hard capped. They can only use the mini mle in fa.

[scottyboy]

Originally Posted by LTgiants

Johnson $19.8M
Williams $17.2M
Wallace $8.75M
Teletivc $5.0M
Evans $1.5M

TOTAL = $52.25M

With Howard at $19.5M, they'd be at $71.75. That would give them $3.25M for 6 spots. I cant see how they can get Howard and fill out the rest of the roster.

Me and 5 D-leaguers. Boom!

[WMD]

Originally Posted by SeanTaylorRIP

Dallas should throw serious cash at Steve Nash, Ray Allen, Antawn Jamison and Marcus Camby to try to make one more run at the title. Lets be honest D12 is not signing there in 2013 so u might as well try to load your team in Dirk's final seasons.

They should trade for Tayshaun while they're at it. Dallas has trade exceptions. Make it happen.

[LTgiants]

Originally Posted by scottyboy

Me and 5 D-leaguers. Boom!

They cant even sign you.

If the apron becomes a team's hard cap, it cannot exceed the apron under any circumstance. If the team subsequently needs to sign a player (for example, to replace injured players) it must first create room under the apron by waiving player(s) with non-guaranteed salary, waiving player(s) with guaranteed salary and utilizing the stretch provision, trading downward in salary, etc.

[fenikz]

are you confusing the luxury tax with a hard cap or something

[scottyboy]

Originally Posted by LTgiants

They cant even sign you.

If the apron becomes a team's hard cap, it cannot exceed the apron under any circumstance. If the team subsequently needs to sign a player (for example, to replace injured players) it must first create room under the apron by waiving player(s) with non-guaranteed salary, waiving player(s) with guaranteed salary and utilizing the stretch provision, trading downward in salary, etc.

I will play for a salary of one doll-hair.

oh, and free room service at hotels at away games, but I assume that's a given

[LTgiants]

Originally Posted by fenikz

are you confusing the luxury tax with a hard cap or something

No in the new CBA they have set a apron of 70 million. If you are at 70 million and over you are hard capped.

Luxury tax is for every dollar your over 70 million. You have to pay the league a dollar for dollar fine.

[WMD]

Why doesn't Boston trade Rondo and sign Nash?

[draftguru151]

You aren't hard capped over 70 mil. What in the world are you talking about?

[LTgiants]

Originally Posted by draftguru151

You aren't hard capped over 70 mil. What in the world are you talking about?

Ya you are if you use the full MLE like Brooklyn/New Jersey did when they signed the euro and are over 70 million like they would be with Howard. Then the Hard cap comes into effect.

[mqtirishfan]

Originally Posted by WMD

Why doesn't Boston trade Rondo and sign Nash?

I will cut you.

[soybean]

Clippers should offer Chris Paul+Deandre instead of Blake. Bledsoe is a starting PG in the league.

jk, i know orlando would never go for that.

[mqtirishfan]

Originally Posted by SeanTaylorRIP

Dallas should throw serious cash at Steve Nash, Ray Allen, Antawn Jamison and Marcus Camby to try to make one more run at the title. Lets be honest D12 is not signing there in 2013 so u might as well try to load your team in Dirk's final seasons.

Man, they'd win 60 games in 2006.

[WMD]

Apparently the Rockets are doing another one of those backloaded deals for Jeremy Lin: 3 years/$24 Million. $5 Million/$5.2 Million/$13.8 Million

[LTgiants]

Originally Posted by WMD

Apparently the Rockets are doing another one of those backloaded deals for Jeremy Lin: 3 years/$24 Million. $5 Million/$5.2 Million/$13.8 Million

Dolan will not let a cash cow like Lin leave. He will match any offer Lin gets.

[D-Unit]

Originally Posted by fenikz

What do you mean? Everyone they were going to trade for him is still on the team cap space means nothing for them

The Nets were a threat to get Dwight when they had cap space. Now that they used it up, the Magic are no longer afraid of losing Howard to Brooklyn. They can tell him, "You want to leave? Go for it. Take their MLE." Brooklyn is officially OUT of the running for Howard.

Dallas and Atlanta (with their new found cap space) are going to be the new threats to land Dwight.

But if Orlando hangs on to Dwight till the end of the season, he'll lose out on $35M dollars if he leaves them. They can offer him more than anyone else. That's why he's been forcing a trade. He wants the team that gets him to have his Bird Rights. But teams are going to have to give up something that ORL wants.

[fenikz]

they are only out of it if Orlando is ******** and lets him walk away for nothing