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[Boise Blazer]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Free agent CJ Miles has agreed to 4-year, $18M deal with Pacers, league source tells Yahoo. @CandaceDBuckner 1st reported an agreement.

 

[Natebishop3]

Every damn time we have a lockout the owners say it's because the contracts are out of control and that they need to do something to stem the tide. Does it ever stop the crazy contracts? Nope. The owners can say whatever they want, but they always overspend.

 

[illmatic99]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Free agent CJ Miles has agreed to 4-year, $18M deal with Pacers, league source tells Yahoo. @CandaceDBuckner 1st reported an agreement.

See ya, Lance

 

[Boise Blazer]

Matt Moore CBS @MattMooreCBS
Report: Cavaliers set to offer Gordon Hayward $63m max offer shee

 

[Eastoff]

Every damn time we have a lockout the owners say it's because the contracts are out of control and that they need to do something to stem the tide. Does it ever stop the crazy contracts? Nope. The owners can say whatever they want, but they always overspend.

At least we'll get some cheap deals after the flurry of high contracts is over like Maxie was talking about earlier.

 

[Eastoff]

Matt Moore CBS @MattMooreCBS
Report: Cavaliers set to offer Gordon Hayward $63m max offer shee

Oh DAP!

 

[RR7]

Every damn time we have a lockout the owners say it's because the contracts are out of control and that they need to do something to stem the tide. Does it ever stop the crazy contracts? Nope. The owners can say whatever they want, but they always overspend.

Yeah then they look to put in rules to protect themselves from themselves. And strangely, it always seems like people side worth the owners because "these players make too much money"

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Matt Moore CBS @MattMooreCBS
Report: Cavaliers set to offer Gordon Hayward $63m max offer shee

I think they misspelled and mispunctuated that. They meant to say, "Cavaliers set to offer Gordon Hayward $63m max offer?! Sheeeeeit..."

 

[illmatic99]

Matt Moore CBS @MattMooreCBS
Report: Cavaliers set to offer Gordon Hayward $63m max offer shee

Good move.

Kyrie/Wiggins/Hayward/Thompson/Varejao

with Waiters, Jack, and Bennet should be playoff team in the east

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Matt Moore CBS @MattMooreCBS
Report: Cavaliers set to offer Gordon Hayward $63m max offer shee

I guess Cavs are conceding they aren't getting Lebron. Still think Utah matches, but damn, didn't think he was going to get a max offer.

Is there a contract the Blazers have that one can complain about at this stage?

 

[Natebishop3]

Yeah then they look to put in rules to protect themselves from themselves. And strangely, it always seems like people side worth the owners because "these players make too much money"

Yup, what it boils down to is that the NBA is watered down, there isn't enough overall talent, and the owners will drastically overpay to get what they want. if the league contracted and re-dispersed the talent, I think the overall play would improve, I think contracts would go down because there wouldn't be as much of a sellers market, and I think we might actually see some parity in the NBA.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Good move.

Kyrie/Wiggins/Hayward/Thompson/Varejao

with Waiters, Jack, and Bennet should be playoff team in the east

Yeah, so was Teague/Korver/Carroll/Brand/Antic. "Playoff team in the east" is not much of an accomplishment

 

[craigehlo]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Free agent CJ Miles has agreed to 4-year, $18M deal with Pacers, league source tells Yahoo. @CandaceDBuckner 1st reported an agreement.

This is a good value pickup and a hedge in case Lance bolts. While the Magic, Pistons and Wizards throw crazy contracts around, the Pacers look like they are well positioned in the East.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Paul Coro @paulcoro
Just in case it was not clear that #Suns guard Goran Dragic is underpaid ($7.5M/year), Avery Bradley just got $8M/year to stay with Boston.

 

[illmatic99]

Yeah, so was Teague/Korver/Carroll/Brand/Antic. "Playoff team in the east" is not much of an accomplishment

eh?

Cavs have staying power. And ATL could have easily gotten to the ECFs if they had Horford and Millsap healthy

 

[craigehlo]

Is there a contract the Blazers have that one can complain about at this stage?

If we are using the lunacy of the Cavs' management as a yardstick, Joe Johnson looks like a good value.

The Cavs want to max out a player with 16.22 PER? I guess they are looking forward to winning the lottery again next season.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Sam Amico @SamAmicoFSO
Talk around NBA is Heat plan on luring free agents other than own not coming together. Also told reported $$ on Bosh and Wade is incorrect.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Jesus Christ, how do some of these idiot GMs get hired?!

 

[Boise Blazer]

See ya, Lance

Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
Multiple sources say Rudez is getting $1.1M next year from Pacers. Puts total salary for now at ~ $69.3M, less than $8M below tax.

Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
Pacers can shave about $2.9M off that figure by buying out Scola, getting it to about $66.4M. That may leave enough for Lance.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Russ Bengtson @russbengtson
He's only 32! RT @Lister_Blister: @russbengtson Darius Miles has got to be the next guy to get a deal right?

 

[Natebishop3]

Jesus Christ, how do some of these idiot GMs get hired?!

Getting hired isn't the hard part. Staying hired is where they seem to have trouble.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Sam Amico @SamAmicoFSO
Heat's Chris Bosh actually seeking deal worth $16-18 million per, source says. Hearing 5 years/$90 million, but told deal not done.

 

[HailBlazers]

Getting hired isn't the hard part. Staying hired is where they seem to have trouble.

I think it just gets to a point where, failing to make a move to improve is seen as worse than handing out a bloated contract. Add that to the diluted talent pool and there you go.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Dan Feldman @PistonPowered
If Pacers waive Scola AND stretch Mahinmi, they could up Lance offer to $50,678,999 over five years @TimDonahue8p9s @ZachLowe_NBA

If the Pacers were dumb enough to do that then we should at least look at Mahinmi

Edit: Wait... stretch as in not waive. My bad

 

[RR7]

Dan Feldman @PistonPowered
If Pacers waive Scola AND stretch Mahinmi, they could up Lance offer to $50,678,999 over five years @TimDonahue8p9s @ZachLowe_NBA

If the Pacers were dumb enough to do that then we should at least look at Mahinmi

Edit: Wait... stretch as in not waive. My bad

Stretch is waiving him, but stretching out his salary over twice the remaining years plus 1. So if he was owed 10 for 2 years, it would count 2 a year for 5 years

 

[Boise Blazer]

Stretch is waiving him, but stretching out his salary over twice the remaining years plus 1. So if he was owed 10 for 2 years, it would count 2 a year for 5 years

Ahhh thanks for the clarification

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Dan Feldman @PistonPowered
If Pacers waive Scola AND stretch Mahinmi, they could up Lance offer to $50,678,999 over five years @TimDonahue8p9s @ZachLowe_NBA

If the Pacers were dumb enough to do that then we should at least look at Mahinmi

Edit: Wait... stretch as in not waive. My bad

Scola would be a nice pickup.

 

[Natebishop3]

Scola would be a nice pickup.

Scola would be MONEY. He was one of the only good things on that team last year. He kept them in games.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Scola would be a nice pickup.

Agreed - always loved his sneaky offense. And on defense, as Rice would say, "he'll whack ya"

 

[craigehlo]

Scola would be MONEY. He was one of the only good things on that team last year. He kept them in games.

He's probably full MLE for a team. He can be a timely scorer, but he's pretty slow up and down the floor and a bit of a liability on defense. He's a solid mid-range shooter though.