DeMarcus Cousins to Golden State

[calvin natt]

Cousins is not the best C in the NBA. Maybe he used to be. But not anymore. If he was, he'd be signing a max contract this summer. Anthony Davis and Joel Embiid are the best centers in the NBA. Cousins signing with Warriors is like when Oden signed with Miami.

No. I have inexplicably “liked” multiple posts from you today but this is vintage kingspeed. Demarcus is inured- not old, not shitty, not on the downside of his career. He is a proven 25/10 guy with a bad injury. He will be in San Francisco with a great medical staff who will make sure he is healthy in time for the home stretch when they are trying to break the 73 win mark.

 

[calvin natt]

Oh god.

Draymond Green AND Cousins on the same team?

No one is going to want to ref those games.

And Durant. Dude gets ejected and techs more than people realize

 

[calvin natt]

That's entirely false. LeBron to LA and Cousins to GS isn't going to bring in millions of fans that weren't already watching. It will alienate fans though. Many people are coming to the conclusion that the league is fucked and will no longer care to watch this year. That's not easily replaceable.

I think in ‘theory’ what you’re saying makes complete sense and no doubt they will lose fans as this continues.

But then there is a city in China none of us have heard of with literally 12 million people and there are fifteen cities like that, and they love them some Lakers games.

 

[Scalma]

According to @Marc J. Spears, Boogie Cousins said he got “zero offers” in free agency. He called Warriors GM Bob Myers himself.

 

[calvin natt]

According to @Marc J. Spears, Boogie Cousins said he got “zero offers” in free agency. He called Warriors GM Bob Myers himself.

‘Tis true.

 

[riverman]

According to @Marc J. Spears, Boogie Cousins said he got “zero offers” in free agency. He called Warriors GM Bob Myers himself.

could be as I said before...they know he's Festus Ezeli now

 

[Scalma]

could be as I said before...they know he's Festus Ezeli now

He didn’t have the best reputation as a teammate and when you add it to the fact that he’s going to be rehabbing most of next year..yeah. Not surprised. I’d still love to have him eventually, assuming he returns to form.

 

[Strenuus]

And Durant. Dude gets ejected and techs more than people realize

Oh right, I forgot how much of an asshole he's become.

 

[riverman]

Now would be the time to make a play for Draymond Green

 

[PtldPlatypus]

There's rumors he doesn't wanna go there as badly now that LeBron is there.

I think it's more likely he didn't want to go there once it began to be speculated that Kawhi would be joining Lebron there, and George would clearly be third fiddle.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Wow.

The Warriors are really competing for that "Most Assholes On A Team" award, aren't they?

 

[theprunetang]

Wow.

The Warriors are really competing for that "Most Assholes On A Team" award, aren't they?

There is no competition. They win that award easily.

 

[LayneStaley]

There is no possible way to beat them, blow it up

 

[riverman]

You sign with the Lakers now it's like playing with Kobe.....Lebron dominates everything...neither tend to make their teammates look better...both are amazing scorers. Lot of elite players don't want to play in that shadow.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I'm not the only one who thinks this. LeBron in LA is better for NBA than LeBron in Cleveland. That's just the way it is.

Depends on your definition of better. I agree ratings will likely go up in the short term.

 

[Blazers Roy]

Optimists love to point out that he's injured, but he will rest until ~January-Feb and if he's 80% good as he was the Warriors can extend him for all the cash they want. They don't seem to care about tax\penalties.

I think it's time to give up on the NBA.
GS\Rockets\Lakers at the top...#boycottTheNba is trending on twitter , no reason to watch when there's no suspense.

 

[KingSpeed]

Optimists love to point out that he's injured, but he will rest until ~January-Feb and if he's 80% good as he was the Warriors can extend him for all the cash they want. They don't seem to care about tax\penalties.

I think it's time to give up on the NBA.
GS\Rockets\Lakers at the top...#boycottTheNba is trending on twitter , no reason to watch when there's no suspense.

Warriors have Cousins' Bird rights?

 

[KingSpeed]

Optimists love to point out that he's injured, but he will rest until ~January-Feb and if he's 80% good as he was the Warriors can extend him for all the cash they want. They don't seem to care about tax\penalties.

I think it's time to give up on the NBA.
GS\Rockets\Lakers at the top...#boycottTheNba is trending on twitter , no reason to watch when there's no suspense.

Everyone said OKC would finish ahead of us last year. Definite Top 3, people said, and we swept them and won the division. The games must be played.

 

[Blazers Roy]

Warriors have Cousins' Bird rights?

How much does it matter, really?
I imagine they could still offer him a pretty good contract, i dont think he'll get any supermax offers elsewhere anyway.

 

[jlprk]

Anyone think the NBA isn't broken yet? You're fooling yourself otherwise

Anyone not think the NBA is broken? You're fooling yourself otherwise.

Fixed for logic.

 

[jlprk]

Small market teams should all instruct their players to not go past half court in their first few games. Just take turns shooting from half court the entire game in protest.

"How to get their attention?"

We could get needles and all pop our basketballs at the same second.

 

[KingSpeed]

You sign with the Lakers now it's like playing with Kobe.....Lebron dominates everything...neither tend to make their teammates look better...both are amazing scorers. Lot of elite players don't want to play in that shadow.

LeBron trusts his teammates in a way Kobe never did. Watch Game 7 of the 2018 ECFs. LeBron's teammates were missing everything but he trusted them and they came through in the second half. Kobe never would've kept passing the ball to players like JR Smith and Jeff Green.

 

[KingSpeed]

How much does it matter, really?
I imagine they could still offer him a pretty good contract, i dont think he'll get any supermax offers elsewhere anyway.

How can they offer him a "pretty good contract" and keep Dray and Klay?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

How much does it matter, really?
I imagine they could still offer him a pretty good contract, i dont think he'll get any supermax offers elsewhere anyway.

The most they'll be able to offer him after this season will be a deal starting at 6.36M (120% of 5.3M). Any team with the full MLE will be able to offer more.

 

[Blazers Roy]

The most they'll be able to offer him after this season will be a deal starting at 6.36M (120% of 5.3M). Any team with the full MLE will be able to offer more.

hmm i must be out of touch in regards to extension rules.
Why can't they offer more than 120% of what he's making now? because they blew their cap? or is because of something else?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

hmm i must be out of touch in regards to extension rules.
Why can't they offer more than 120% of what he's making now? because they blew their cap? or is because of something else?

CBA FAQ #25 spells it out.

On a one-year deal with a new team, that team doesn't receive bird-rights, just a non-bird exception, which is 120% of the player's prior year salary.

After a two-year deal with a new team, the team can get an early-bird exception, which is for up to 175% of the player's prior year salary or 105% of the prior-year league average salary (whichever is greater).

For full bird rights, a player has to go 3 years without changing teams in free agency.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

"This next championship ring is going on the Warriors' middle fingers"

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

U pop your balls. I'm good

 

[Blazers Roy]

CBA FAQ #25 spells it out.

On a one-year deal with a new team, that team doesn't receive bird-rights, just a non-bird exception, which is 120% of the player's prior year salary.

After a two-year deal with a new team, the team can get an early-bird exception, which is for up to 175% of the player's prior year salary or 105% of the prior-year league average salary (whichever is greater).

For full bird rights, a player has to go 3 years without changing teams in free agency.

Thanks.
It makes no sense though, what if a player signs a cheap contract, blasts everyone away and his value is MUCH higher? He can't get paid by his worth? didnt Hassan Whiteside get like 25M after playing with the Heat for a season and half? he earned like nothing on his first contract with the Heat.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Thanks.
It makes no sense though, what if a player signs a cheap contract, blasts everyone away and his value is MUCH higher? He can't get paid by his worth? didnt Hassan Whiteside get like 25M after playing with the Heat for a season and half? he earned like nothing on his first contract with the Heat.

Oddly enough, that's precisely what one poster is kvetching about over in the Seth Curry thread--that if he returns to his 16-17 form, we won't be able to keep him beyond one year. But it's intended to keep teams from circumventing cap rules by convincing players to sign vastly below-market deals for one year just to get bird rights, and then signing them to a huge deal the next year.

That's actually what CBA FAQ #33 talks about, how the Blazers did precisely that with Chris Dudley back in 93-94, and why they updated the CBA to require 3 years before full bird rights are earned.