Draco
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Lets say Kobe holds out for the max any team will offer next summer... Is any team besides the Lakers going to want to offer him $30million a year? That is over half the salary cap. Atlanta is the only team that would've had near that much cap room and they would've had to cut Korver, cut Teague, and not sign Millsap. There is just no way any other team offers Kobe $30 million! I kind of doubt any team offers him $20 million, he'll be a 35 year old SG.
Garnett ended up resigning for about $10million a year even while showing he was still one of the best defensive bigs in the league. Teams just don't clear out massive cap space for free agents well over 30. I would expect the $10-15 million range is the most Kobe will be able to get. It's pretty understandable for him to not commit to any paycut now, he doesn't want to lose leverage or back himself in a corner. But if the Lakers are smart and strategic with their money, find a taker for Nash or remove $6 million of his salary from the stretch provision they could be in a very good position to add some big money free agents. The Grantland article is not well written nor well thought out.
As a Laker hater I'm not worried at all if they try to sign Melo, he is not an elite player and Kobe is not the same player he was 6 years ago. I'd love to see those two try and share the ball. I doubt LeBron has any interest in going to LA. The only scary scenario for Laker haters is if they somehow get a top 5 pick. I'm hoping they do their best to win now but fall way short of making the playoffs and outside the top 10 picks in the lottery.
Garnett ended up resigning for about $10million a year even while showing he was still one of the best defensive bigs in the league. Teams just don't clear out massive cap space for free agents well over 30. I would expect the $10-15 million range is the most Kobe will be able to get. It's pretty understandable for him to not commit to any paycut now, he doesn't want to lose leverage or back himself in a corner. But if the Lakers are smart and strategic with their money, find a taker for Nash or remove $6 million of his salary from the stretch provision they could be in a very good position to add some big money free agents. The Grantland article is not well written nor well thought out.
As a Laker hater I'm not worried at all if they try to sign Melo, he is not an elite player and Kobe is not the same player he was 6 years ago. I'd love to see those two try and share the ball. I doubt LeBron has any interest in going to LA. The only scary scenario for Laker haters is if they somehow get a top 5 pick. I'm hoping they do their best to win now but fall way short of making the playoffs and outside the top 10 picks in the lottery.
