Twolves have finally sent over a offer sheet... blazers have until midnight wed to match..per jason quick. terms have not come out, but i think it maybe a little less than the 46.5 they were said to be offering..
possible details of the blazers/knicks sign and trade. Blazers taking on jared Jefferies at 3.1 M, $$$ to pay for jefferies, and koastas papanikolaou for felton
I find it funny that blazer fans are saying to let batum walk, because he will ruin our cap.. next yr the only big contracts on our roster will be LA(14.6), Batum around 11, and WM at 6.8.. the rest on rookie deals
As a Knicks fan, I have to say I'm happy with Felton over Lin. Although I think Lin will develop into a good player, he's not worth the 14 million he'll get in the third year of the contract. Felton is just as effective, if not more than Lin. Felton was having a great year with NY before they sent him to Denver. The fact that Lin went for the short sighted cash grab, makes me think he may have some concern he'll be exposed and might not get another shot to make this kind of money. As good as I think he'll be, that game against the Heat where he couldn't even bring the ball up court has always stuck with me.
short sided cash grab? i think all players try to get as much as they can when they can no matter what they believe..
Both Lin and Batum were given RIDICULOUS offer sheets. I actually applaud NYK and POR for not matching those deals. Both HOU and MIN will end up regretting all that money for average players.
Blazers-Knicks trade will go through tomorrow. Blazers get Jared Jeffries(knicks will pay Jeffries), Dan Gadzuric(option declined), Kostas Papanikolaou and Georgios Prentezis. both greeks will stay in europe.. knicks get felton and thomas...
no way portland lets batum walk for free and since they turned down every trade offer it looks like they match..The deal really isnt that bad with green and wallace getting 10 per yr. batum is younger and has way more upside.. if the blazers dont match and passed on barnes i will be extremely pissed...
I'm hearing it was more a matter of the rivalry between the two organizations' front offices. Portland just refused to deal with Minny and its led to all of this. Granted this is really all hearsay, but hey, girls will be girls
alot of talk, but i heard olshey say he's matching no matter what...then again he said he was taking the BPA in the draft so what do i know? the beat writers gere are saying they are matching, but are going to go after a vet pg 1st...
The only major difference between what the Knicks were offering and the Rockets was the huge balloon payment in the third year. I call it short sighted, because Lin could have made much more money in marketing and endorsement deals by staying in NY. That is if he maintained his level of play or improved. He had to know that, which makes me wonder why he "cashed out" now.
They Knicks almost can't match Lin's contract. The luxury tax is now 1.75/1, so that third year they would be spending $25-30 million on Lin.
This is a guy that made pretty $600-$700 k on a one year contract and was bounced around after his first year with GS, short time with Houston, and then to the knicks. He gets offered $30 million after making so little, why wouldnt he "cash out"? Also, he is a RFA, Knicks get to match, so if the Knicks dont match, not his fault. He got offered the deal by Houston, so really no negotiating with Lin/Knicks, Knicks just had to match. Knicks had houston do all the leg work and it backfired, but that is pretty normal for RFA, let the other team do the leg work and match, in this case, Knicks probably wont. Sure, if he stayed in NY and he would have high marketing value and that is the typical thing to say, but Houston has a huge azn community and he will have no issue selling merchandise, getting endorsement deals, and being a draw for the team. Yao ming was the #1 selling jersey at one point and if lin remains good, he will be close. He is going to be top 10 even before he plays a game in jersey sells. Those endorsement deals are going to come especially international endorsements whether he was with Ny or not, as long as he remains average or decently good, he will get his marketing money regardless. It is not like he went to a place just for the money and go to the likes of the bobcats or the bucks, he is aware Houston has a huge azn community.
The Knicks didn't let "Houston do the leg work." The Knicks had an original contract offer on the table. Lin shopped around and signed the offer from the Rockets that NY had the choice to match. The contract was specifficaly structured, so the Knicks couldn't match it. They called that third year the poison pill. I never said Lin was wrong for taking the money. I didn't even say, I think he won't be succesful. I'm simply saying, I think he would have done better signing the original offer from the Knicks. It was in the millions, so it wasn't like they were low-balling him. Signing with the team that thought so little of you they cut you. A team that has dismanteled itself in hopes of getting Dwight Howard. If they don't, Lin is going to have to carry the weight, and come year three when he's making 14 million, the scrutiny may become unbearable. In NY, Lin could develop and not face as much pressure, because Melo and Amare have the microscope on them.
A few days ago, a rumor/report came out that Lin was upset that the Knicks didn't offer a contract in the beginning of the process. Whether it is true if he was upset or not, who knows, but the fact it, Knicks didn't offer anything and i dont remember reading anything saying Knicks offered contract once he became a RFA. The only RFA that i know of this off season that got offered first by their original team was Brooke Lopez, cant remember anybody else. Could be wrong here. http://articles.nydailynews.com/201..._1_jeremy-lin-knicks-gm-glen-grunwald-rockets "Lin-sulted: Jeremy surprised Knicks didn't make first move MITCH LAWRENCE Tuesday, July 10, 2012" So yes, the Rockets did do the leg work and knew the the Knicks were in cap hell with Melo's, Amare's, and Chandler's contracts which is why the 3rd year $14 million salary. Doesn't matter that he makes $14 million in year 3 whether he sucks or not for Houston because Houston revenues are going to exceed the contract rather easily with merchandise sells and increased ticket sells. That is only for one year as well and right now, Houston can easily handle a $14 million contract for a year after dumping roster. Tmac made tons of money in Houston couldnt help them as much as they thought and nobody gave a crap, in NY, if you are a marquee player, you will be scrutinized and Lin would get scrutinized in NY, regardless. Yes, with the publicity now for Lin in NY, he is a marquee player. I dont think he even cares if he gets hate whether in NY or Houston anyway.
I was watching the NBA summer league yesterday. The MSG crew that does the Knicks games were announcing the Knicks' summer league game. The sideline reporter, whose name slips me, when talking about the situation, said the Knicks offered Lin a contract. Lin was given the option of signing a 2 or 3 year deal. This was yesterday, which was 5 days after the article you linked. I'm not sure if new information came out since the article, or if the guy yesterday was full of it. Either way, I'm happier with Felton than I would be Lin at that price, so I'll help Lin pack if he needs it.
When a lot of the major media is reporting that NY didnt offer anything and let somebody else offer Lin as a RFA and wait for the match, ill believe that. That is how it usually plays out, i am guessing NY didnt think somebody was going to take a huge monetary risk on a player that had a good 25 game stretch and was out with a knee injury. They gambled and it didnt work out. In my example with Brooke Lopez, he only got offered a contract prior to anybody else is because if they matched somebody elses offer, they couldnt trade him until next year. Now they can trade him in January or so by offering him a max first. If the nets were not in the Dhowards race, Nets probably would of let somebody make an offer first. If the Knicks are depending on Felton and a drunk old Kidd, GG, continue to see Melo eat 20 seconds on the clock for a fade away jumper.
Kris Humphries gets a 2 year deal with the Nets for $24 million. Antwan Jamison to the Lakers. Grant Hill to the Clippers.
Nets needed Humphries badly. They were severely lacking in the rebounded department even with the sign and trade of Evans.
