Do we keep Henderson or Leonard?

[Schilly]

The reason Meyers will get the figure he will be offered is because other teams value him more than posters on S2 do.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Charles Barkley (yes I know people think he's nuts) said on the TNT broadcast last night that Portland absolutely has to keep Meyers, nobody disagreed. I think Our angsty little vacuum here has a different view of Meyers than the less biased people around the league. We see a guy who should be able to do a lot of things and hasn't yet so we want him gone. The outsiders see the same thing, but still all it potential and will want to bring him in.

Barkley and those other guys have barely seen Leonard play.

 

[MarAzul]

Barkley and those other guys have barely seen Leonard play.

Does this mean you do not agree with Charles? Or What?

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Does this mean you do not agree with Charles? Or What?

I do not think we should match any sort of big multi year offer that Leonard gets. I wouldn't be against bringing him back for a year though.

 

[42N8Bounce]

The CAP is estimated at $92M. The Blazers have $46.7M in guaranteed salary. That leaves $45.3M in space.

Here are the CAP holds:
- G Henderson: $9.0M (unrestricted)
- M Leonard: $7.7M (restricted)
- M Harkless: $7.2M (restricted)
- C Kaman: $6.5M (unrestricted)
- B Roberts: $3.7M (unrestricted)
- A Crabbe: $1.2M (restricted)

To get an idea how much these guys will sign for:
* Last year, the mid-level exception was about $5.5M. Those are the players at the end of the starter list, or first couple in. I see both Crabbe and Harkless in that range. Now considering the cap will be increasing approximately 31%, we can expect that 'mid-level' pay range (I'm not referring to the MLE) to go to at least 5.5 x 1.31 = $7.2M. With the CAP expected to rise again the year after next, we will probably see teams easily going over that number to bring in 'medium' talent.

* Also, John Henson with Milwaukee recently signed an extension for 4 years at $11M/yr. He's a big that was drafted #14 in 2012. That same year, Meyers was drafted #11, and Harkless was drafted #15. I'm sure both will be using this number as an approximate gauge of starting negotiations.

If the Blazers are looking to acquire a max-free agent, here are the estimated ranges:
The estimated Max contracts will be:
0-6 yr NBA vet, 25% of CAP, $23,000,000
7-9 yr NBA vet, 30% of CAP, $27,600,000 (Durant, Horford)
10+ yr NBA vet, 35% of CAP, $32,200,000 (Howard)

Let's be optimistic and say we land Horford:
* $45.3M - $27.6M = $17.7M space left over

Who on our list of free-agents do we bring in for $17.7M? Do we look to other talent like Biyombo, or Ezeli?

Keep in mind we can go over the CAP to sign our free agents, as long as we are under the CAP after considering all CAP holds. Here's a post that outlines all of our salaries for next year.

It's going to be a fun summer!!

 

[Trackjack]

We aren't getting Meyers for 7 or 8 million. Someone is going to offer him more than that. I'd say at least 12-13 million per year. There are simply too many teams with money, and not enough players to spend it on.

Then you let him walk and sign somebody else. I don't think he is worth that much my opinion.

 

[Blazinaway]

In my opinion that is what it's going to boil down to in the offseason. I see us keeping one of those guys, but not both. Re-signing Harkless and Crabbe is a no-brainer. Henderson has been more valuable this season, but I think I would rather re-sign Leonard due to his potential. What do you think?

Easy, NEITHER would be fine with me. Hendo only if hes cheap and Meyers I just want to wish him well on his journey to another team

 

[Wizard Mentor]

We aren't getting Meyers for 7 or 8 million. Someone is going to offer him more than that. I'd say at least 12-13 million per year. There are simply too many teams with money, and not enough players to spend it on.

I'm pretty sure this is not right. It would be unusual, even in these times, for a team to sign an RFA to an offer sheet unless they throw near-max type $$ at them - he'd have to be their #1 target. What team is making Biebs their #1 target and also has cap space? The suns?

The cap situations listed on basketball-reference.com does not include their cap holds.

 

[Hobbesarable]

The cap situations listed on basketball-reference.com does not include their cap holds.

They have them on Spotrac.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

They have them on Spotrac.

thanks!