Knicks Free Agency Thread - Non-Melo

Broadway

All Star
Alright first reasonable deal thus far. Nevertheless this goes to show how bad the Bargnani and Smith contracts suck because we could have possibly signed someone like him but we can't use our Non Tax Payer MLE because we don't have it available.

 
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tiger0330

Legend
Alright first reasonable deal thus far. Nevertheless this goes to show how bad the Bargnani and Smith contracts suck because we could have possibly signed someone like him but we can't use our Non Tax Payer MLE because we don't have it available.

Good for Livingston. After years of struggling to make an NBA roster after that horrendous knee injury he suffered he finally got a nice multi-year deal. Big loss to the Nets losing him.
 

CoolClyde

Moderator
There is some cloudy merky language in the CBA touching on coercing players to act on a contract with a promise to provide future benefits, all for the gain of cap flexibility. Can it be proven what they are doing, have done...no but we all know it's bullcrap how they got together and the bullcrap will continue in order for them to stay together.

I'm hoping the Heat get Burned in the end.

agreed, hence, the cHeat.
 

Broadway

All Star
Okay back to going for broke business practices



I think what some GMs are doing is paying guys based on projecting their growth over the course of a contract, but still. Avery Bradley's contract begs to question.... for us what will Chumpert get because even when he's playing well(rare) not sure he's better than Bradley. I'm sure it will be interesting for him this year knowing it's a contract season.
 

tiger0330

Legend
3g4g What do you think about Lance Stephenson spurning the Pacers 5yr 44M deal? I think it's a decent contract but I guess he thinks he's a 10M/yr guy.
 

Broadway

All Star
3g4g What do you think about Lance Stephenson spurning the Pacers 5yr 44M deal? I think it's a decent contract but I guess he thinks he's a 10M/yr guy.

Fair deal in respect to where they are at and how he finished the season. The problem is what contracts are currently being doled out and his pay in relation to....

George, Hibbert, West....it would clearly make him the 4th highest paid player on the team.
 

Kiyaman

Legend
Alright first reasonable deal thus far. Nevertheless this goes to show how bad the Bargnani and Smith contracts suck because we could have possibly signed someone like him but we can't use our Non Tax Payer MLE because we don't have it available.



I guess u also would've FIRED GM Glen Grunwald a week before training-camp too.
Toronto Raptors were suppose to eat every penny of the contract they gave Barg.
The Phoenix Suns were suppose to eat every penny of the contracts they gave to Penny Hardaway, and Marbury.
The Charlotte Hornets were suppose to eat every penny of the contract they gave to Larry Johnson.
Will the NBA teams make the Knicks eat every penny of the contract they gave to JRsmith?
Are the Dolan's Knicks the sucker team in the NBA?

The Brooklyn Nets President King let star combo-guard Shaun Livingston walk to the GS Warriors for a $16M 3 yr contract.
Coach Kidd practically benched super-star Deron Williams in the 4th quarter of games to win 36 games out of the final 51 games of the season.
Shaun Livingston became coach Kidds Finisher PG.
Deron Williams 36 minute performance in each of the Nets postseason games never showed-up to be the PG any fan would want on the court for their team in a big-game.
The Brooklyn Nets were suppose to put Deron Williams on the star-trading block at the start of the teams offseason.

I didnt like the move Jason Kidd pulled to get out of his Knicks contract to become a coach for the Brooklyn Nets, but I do understand.
I dont like the move coach Jason Kidd made to go to the Bucks, but I do understand...
 

Broadway

All Star
Another good signing





What's interesting the 2 teams(Pacers/Warriors) who had very good success last year and are near Tax levels managed to get 2 quality rotation guys to sign on reasonable deals this off-season.... meanwhile the bad teams are way overpaying.
 

CoolClyde

Moderator



between KD, Eastbrook and Oblocka salaries, not to mention the rest of Thunder signed thru 2014-15,
how can OKC afford Pow Gasol?
 

Kiyaman

Legend



between KD, Eastbrook and Oblocka salaries, not to mention the rest of Thunder signed thru 2014-15,
how can OKC afford Pow Gasol?


Funny .. I watch Ibaka and Collison walk all over Pau Gasol throughout the past 4 seasons.

I do not want Pau Gasol in a Knicks uniform!
I would take "Marc Gasol" in a Knicks uniform all-day every-day
 

Kiyaman

Legend
Okay Okay.....Lowry says Money Talks

&

Riley Your BS Can Walk...
Literally!!!!! Heat taken major L's

Media sports rumors are still 10% worth believing.
Pat Riley draft the Big-Game winning NCAA PG "Shabazz Napier" to lead the Point with Charmer/DWade/Lebron.

Kyle Lowry is coming off his best season in the NBA, and he's still not worth any salary above $8M per.
Good Luck Toronto Raptors ha ha ha ha
 

Kiyaman

Legend
Wade and Bosh just resigned for 12M (4 years) and 11M (5 years) respectively for 2014-15, with LeBron looking at 2-year deal at max money. W&B just gave up approx 10M each to keep the Big 3 alive, with possibility of acquiring a Big 4th. amazing how those cHeaters collude to allow Riley to pick up another big money player... Melo? Deng? Dong?

meanwhile back at the ranch, Amar'e and Bargnani said "show me the money", opted in for all they were due, and will let the chips fall where they may. what a difference. ce la vie with the stupid deals Grunwaldo and Dolan set up to keep Knicks' hands tied. How long ago was it Zeke Thomas tied the Knicks hands for years with stupid Eddy Curry deal? over and over, deja vu, lame players costing the Knicks half the salary cap.

Please Phil get us out of this rut. looks like 2014-15 will be last year of money woes and stupid deals, trades, etc. we can only hope and pray while the rest of the league gets better by leaps and bounds.



Pat Riley empty (or reduce) the Heats salary cap to $2 million dollars in the offseason.
Plus draft the NCAA championship MVP PG Shabazz Napier.
Remarkable!!!

Rookie executive Phil Jackson is taking notes from Pat Riley for next year offseason 2015.
There was no way Tyson/Amare/and Barg were going to opt-out when a selfish EGO-Melo ran the entire 82 game show filling his stats to have the best season of his selfish NBA career.
 

Kiyaman

Legend
Finally a bad team makes a decent signing




When Collison opt-out Phil Jackson were suppose to send a scout to wine and dine Darren Collison into a Knicks uniform.
I would've been happy having two great back-up PG in Calderon/Collison in coach Fisher's rotation.

The Kings got two whipping PG
 
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