FA has started!

[Boise Blazer]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Still remains to be seen if Pau Gasol can really stomach big pay cut, but one dialed-in observer insists OKC believes it has real shot here

 

[craigehlo]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Indiana Pacers, I'm told, have tried to engage Phoenix in trade talks for Goran Dragic, but teams have found no common deal ground. Yet

Dragic is better than every Pacer player outside of Paul George. They better have a ton of picks to throw in.

 

[craigehlo]

HoopsHype @hoopshype
The Sacramento Kings and Darren Collison are in discussions on a deal, sources tells HoopsHype.

He just got MLE for 3 years from the Kings. Great backup.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo
Kings agree to terms on three year $16 million contract with Clippers free agent PG Darren Collison, source said.

 

[Blazinaway]

Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo
Kings agree to terms on three year $16 million contract with Clippers free agent PG Darren Collison, source said.

damn, that's another rather large contract, and da beat goes on

 

[KeepOnRollin]

damn, that's another rather large contract, and da beat goes on

Full MLE on the PG once again. I think this one is probably deserved unlike possibly Livingston's.

 

[illmatic99]

So Thomas is gone.

 

[Boise Blazer]

So Thomas is gone.

Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
Pistons continue to express serious interest in Isaiah Thomas, per source. They may pursue him even harder, knowing Kings unlikely to match.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
Outlaw/JET likely candidates. MT @KBergCBS: Kings intend to create room for Collison's deal by waiving and stretching a player, source says.

Might as well bring Outlaw back since we have discussed every other former Blazer right?

 

[Eastoff]

So Thomas is gone.

I'm so confused, I thought the Kings already had a contract agreement with him?

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

If Boozer gets amnestied, do you think Cleveland puts in an offer?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I wonder what the Clippers will do for a backup now? Part of me wishes they'd lure Mo away.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

If he would be willing to be the first guy off the bench, I would try and arrange a sign and trade for I. Thomas. It seems he probably wants more than the MLE. I would totally take him for this team. He's awesome.

 

[ripcityboy]

Crap! Thomas would have been a great grab.

 

[magnifier661]

If he would be willing to be the first guy off the bench, I would try and arrange a sign and trade for I. Thomas. It seems he probably wants more than the MLE. I would totally take him for this team. He's awesome.

Especially seeing his old teammate get paid like he did in NOLA

 

[PDXFonz]

Thomas is way out of our price range and not even remotely close to being worth a starter

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Still remains to be seen if Pau Gasol can really stomach big pay cut, but one dialed-in observer insists OKC believes it has real shot here

God, I hope they're wrong. Gasol could really help them. Can OKC offer more than the MLE? I'd much prefer to see Gasol go to San Antone and watch Duncan match Jordan in rings.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Thomas is way out of our price range and not even remotely close to being worth a starter

Agreed. It looks like he's Detroit-bound. (Wonder what Brandon Jennings thinks about that?)

 

[Boise Blazer]

God, I hope they're wrong. Gasol could really help them. Can OKC offer more than the MLE? I'd much prefer to see Gasol go to San Antone and watch Duncan match Jordan in rings.

It could be HUGE for them. And doubly bad for us if they get him for the same MLE that we could have had him for. Hopefully Neil is at least checking to see where Pau is at with that because as much as he would be huge for them it will be really huge for us. I dont see it happening at all but I want Neil to at least ask.

 

[Eastoff]

It could be HUGE for them. And doubly bad for us if they get him for the same MLE that we could have had him for. Hopefully Neil is at least checking to see where Pau is at with that because as much as he would be huge for them it will be really huge for us. I dont see it happening at all but I want Neil to at least ask.

Pau would probably start for OKC. I don't see how he coudl start for us. He would want to start.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Pau would probably start for OKC. I don't see how he coudl start for us. He would want to start.

Valid point I suppose

 

[PDXFonz]

Agreed. It looks like he's Detroit-bound. (Wonder what Brandon Jennings thinks about that?)

Yeah it's interesting and I'm sure it means either stuckey or Jennings are gone if they sign thomas.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

The contracts given out each off-season have zero effect on the money players get as a group. Players are guaranteed an exact dollar amount regardless of every teams payroll being $10 million or $100 million.

I read your post three or four times and maybe it's because I'm tired, but I am confused

After rereading your post im still not sure what your getting at.
There is a garaunteed minimum every team has to have before they get fined but since there isnt a real hardcap the contracts given out that put a team over the minimum does effect the money players get as a group.

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q18

The players as a whole are guaranteed 50% of forecasted BRI, adjusted based on the difference between actual BRI and forecasted BRI, but limited to between 49% and 51% of BRI (dependent on how actual revenues compare to forecasts). Even with the owners' standard horrific overspending, player salaries fell $15M short of the guarantee. So, unless teams overspend even more than normal, Draco's right on.

 

[ripcityboy]

Seems like point guards are going fast. Who are the big names left?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Seems like point guards are going fast. Who are the big names left?

Bledsoe, Nelson, Vasquez and Thomas.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Darren Wolfson: Dante Cunningham clarification: told he wants to be back. Doesn't mean it's reciprocal. Suppose chance if he'd take a 1-year deal.

How can we leave this ex-Blazer off the list. He can hit the outside shot, moves the ball and . . . and . . . well he an ex-Blazer.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Darren Wolfson: Dante Cunningham clarification: told he wants to be back. Doesn't mean it's reciprocal. Suppose chance if he'd take a 1-year deal.

How can we leave this ex-Blazer off the list. He can hit the outside shot, moves the ball and . . . and . . . well he an ex-Blazer.

Is his legal trouble cleared up?

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Is his legal trouble cleared up?

I don't know and I don't think Blazers use a roster spot on Dante . . . but thought I would mention another ex-Blazer available.

 

[santeesioux]

Obviously things are so quiet on the Blazer front because they're negotiating with Lebron!

http://msn.foxsports.com/ohio/story/source-lebron-starts-process-of-evaluating-suitors-070214

 

[Natebishop3]

Obviously things are so quiet on the Blazer front because they're negotiating with Lebron!

http://msn.foxsports.com/ohio/story/source-lebron-starts-process-of-evaluating-suitors-070214

I'm curious how this works. If he decides he wants to go to a team like the Clippers, and they don't have any cap space, can he still force his way in there? Similarly, in imaginary happy land, if LeBron decided he wanted to be a Portland Trail Blazer, would the Heat actually accommodate that?