Exactly, that's what it comes down to. We need to get rid of some unproductive players and their contracts and create the space to keep Lee and sign 2 big names in 2010. If this doesn't happen then as much as Lee is a keeper he will prevent the NYK from signing big names in 2010.
The other option is they sign Lee is that Curry opts out (which i don't see him doing) or signing one player in 2010 and waiting for 2011 to sign another player when Curry and others come off the books.
Lee
If he is not traded, or if he is signed before free agency, Lee's worth will be determined by what another team is willing to pay him. The Knicks can match or not match. If they do not match, the Knicks get nothing in return.
I expect that Lee might be willing to take a New York discount. If the Knicks want him, they should try to sign him and avoid matching some other team's offer. If Curry and/or Jefferies can get off the books before 2010, the Knicks are likely to sign Lee.
Although other teams value Lee highly, I am not sure he is easily tradeable. He will not have to sign with the acquiring team because he is on the road to free agency. I agree with abcd that Lee's trade value is currently high. Walsh has a problem. It can be fixed if someone will take Curry off our hands, but that is not going to happen before the trade deadline, because he is injured and totally out of shape.
who is to say that being a homo isnt a pluss for some gm's....never know
I agree with you then that he should definetly not be payed 11 mil a year. He is currently not that valuable. Potentially maybe We can sign a big time PF with money like that who can also provide defense. The main reason why I give Lee a max of 8 or 9 mil is because of his A+ work ethic. You can almost gurantee that any weakness in his game is going to be improved within a year or few years....so I expect his defense to improve and for Lee to average a block a game before we know it.
Guys that work as hard as Lee deserve atleast what i offer. You get what your paying for a hard working rebounder who has great work ethic.
His jump shot has improved and once he has that down the money will be worth it, no doubt in my mind.
Give Lee a better jump shot and improved defense and he can be worth more than what I would pay him for.
You guys know were I stand on this subject.. I think he deserves anywhere from 8-10 mill.Like another poster said the knicks have dished out the money to players that hav'nt done a thing for us.Now that we have a player in Lee that deserves the money they all of a sudden have to think about paying Lee.Walt Frasier said last night that there was a rumor that Lee was going to ask for 10 mill.Frasier said the way that he is playing he will deserve more than 10 mill.So I say sign him already b/c if not then we will lose out on a great player that can come off the bench for us for years to come.
Keep DLEE
I hope the Knicks can keep DLEE because the guy is a great player to have on our team. His work ethic can also rub off on the younger players.
Also, why would anyone compare Pau Gasol to DLEE. Pau Gasol is more talented, and also physically bigger, but the guy is soft. I realized that when he got beasted by Garnett in the finals. With all the advantages Pau Gasol has over DLEE, he doesn't have the heart, hustle, or passion that DLEE's got. If he had those qualities he could be a top ten player in the nba, instead he is just a good player.
just once, i'd like us to draft someone and they develop into a star.. and not a david (can't hit a 5ft jumper if my life depended on it) lee , or nate (when's the circus coming to town) robinson ....is that asking toooo much???
Jerome James vs David Lee
I already posted this on Jerome James WTF thread, but it deserves attention here. Below is Big Snacks' 29M salary/stats compared to DLee.
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Here are a few creative accounting ways in how that $29M played out on the floor, assuming he indeed doesn't return in 09-10:
$2,507,204.61 per hour on the floor
$325,842.70 per game played
$130,044.84 per point scored
$177,914.11 per rebound
$743,589.74 per blocked shot
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DAVID LEE $/stats - (not counting rest of 2009)
SALARY
2005/2006 - $ 861,360
2006/2007 - $ 926,040
2007/2008 - $ 990,600
2008/2009 - $1,788,033
Total = $4,566,033
STATS
6610 minutes = $690/minute
2082 rebounds = $2193/rebound
2451 points = $1862/point
Looking at it that way, I'd say trade David Lee! not.
So Jerome James makes more in 1 year than David Lee has made
his whole New York career, and now we can't afford to pay the man when his time has come to get paid? Staph Mebury gets $21Mill to NOT PLAY.
what does that tell you about James Dolan and the Knicks organization?
PAY DAVID LEE!
yup...........
Fellas were not allowed to renegiate or resign David Lee until the seasons over. The deadline was Oct 30 so until the season is up nobody can resign a player coming out of his rookie contract.
It all comes down to this, does D-Lee take a hometown discount or does he cash in on his numbers.
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