The Official "Who's a Free Agent?" Guide

[gAmE.oVeR 4]

basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/214194/Report_Suns_To_Buy_Out_Carter

 

The Phoenix Suns are working on a buyout with Vince Carter, per the Arizona Republic's Paul Coro.

 

Carter averaged 14.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game this past season.

 

Carter signed a four-year, $61.8 million deal in 2007. He's entering the final year of the contract, which will pay him $18.9 million next season.

Via Arizona Republic

[AcuWill 45]

basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/214194/Report_Suns_To_Buy_Out_Carter

 

The Phoenix Suns are working on a buyout with Vince Carter, per the Arizona Republic's Paul Coro.

 

Carter averaged 14.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game this past season.

 

Carter signed a four-year, $61.8 million deal in 2007. He's entering the final year of the contract, which will pay him $18.9 million next season.

Via Arizona Republic

Can't wait to get him back. We have some injured reserve slots open for him.

[30Assists 342]

Sign me up for the guys in blue

Ditto this. Although I think I'd add McGrady for a song.

[A Better DJ & Photographer 461]

I'd take VC and Tmac as bench players at the minimum. Get rid of DooDoo and put Tmac behind Nelson. If we could get them to play a little D Tmac and VC off the bench would be nice! Tmac did great at PG lat year for Detroit.

 

Meer/Tmac

JJ/VC

Turk/Qrich

Anderson/Bass

D12/Orton

 

Even better if we could trade Turk for S&T Dally and filler

 

Meer/Tmac

JJ/VC

QRich/FA/VC

Anderson/Bass/D12

D12/Dally/Orton

 

And who knows what trades or signings off amnesty Otis can make?

[Secretly Space Jesus 670]

And who knows what trades or signings off amnesty Otis can make?

 

I do.

 

"None".

 

Because the amnesty rules largely prevent it, because the players first have to survive a waiver lottery of all teams below the CAP.

[barnettej 263]

I do.

 

"None".

 

Because the amnesty rules largely prevent it, because the players first have to survive a waiver lottery of all teams below the CAP.

 

What your saying is..... dont hold your breath for any amazing results this season....

 

thought so.

[chosen12 75]

For whatever reason, the boys at ESPN were pushing for us to deal for Monta Ellis, if we were going to keep Dwight! For some strange reason, I think Monta would Piss Dwight off.....with his gun it mentality!

[NittanyBuc 757]

For whatever reason, the boys at ESPN were pushing for us to deal for Monta Ellis, if we were going to keep Dwight! For some strange reason, I think Monta would Piss Dwight off.....with his gun it mentality!

Monta wouldn't fix out problems, both on the court and in terms of keeping Dwight.

[chosen12 75]

Monta wouldn't fix out problems, both on the court and in terms of keeping Dwight.

 

 

I agree! The only thing that makes sense for us at this point is to see if LA was tampering with D12 and he demands a trade there! But I really don't think so, especially with his bird rights! He leaves a lot on the table, so he should huddle with Otis and say.........get me CP3 or DWill and I stay! Which of course means that we don't do anything this season.....but gut the team!!

[Bauncey Chillups 288]

I do.

 

"None".

 

Because the amnesty rules largely prevent it, because the players first have to survive a waiver lottery of all teams below the CAP.

 

Doesn't a team have to take on a portion of the current salary of a player claimed off waivers? Why not just wait for them to become a free-agent and sign them for the minimum/MLE/whatever while their previous team pays out the entirety of their most likely toxic contract?

[Captain Hi-Top 791]

Doesn't a team have to take on a portion of the current salary of a player claimed off waivers? Why not just wait for them to become a free-agent and sign them for the minimum/MLE/whatever while their previous team pays out the entirety of their most likely toxic contract?

 

Because a team under the cap, looking for help, can get a decent player cheap by winning the bid for that player if the bidding doesn't get out of hand. If they wait for him to become a free agent, he can go any where he gets an offer/wants to play.

 

In other words, one of the teams with lower pay rolls can claim those bought out players without the players consent, instead of letting that player become a free agent and sign for cheap with a contender like Miami looking to fill holes.

[Secretly Space Jesus 670]

Doesn't a team have to take on a portion of the current salary of a player claimed off waivers? Why not just wait for them to become a free-agent and sign them for the minimum/MLE/whatever while their previous team pays out the entirety of their most likely toxic contract?

 

 

Well, for one thing: they'd likely pay them a lot less money.

 

If an Amnesty-ed player is worth 5m on the open market, and you win the waiver bid for them at 3m, you're saving 2m a season AND all the teams over the CAP don't get the opportunity to bid.