If we sign a big free agent this summer, who would you renounce?

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Who would you renounce to accommodate a big free-agent signing?

  • Gerald Henderson--he's going to command too much for an aging, athleticism-reliant, backup guard

    Votes: 9 37.5%

  • Maurice Harkless--he's too inconsistent to be a reliable rotation player on a championship team

    Votes: 1 4.2%

  • Meyers Leonard--he's never going to develop the mental side of the game necessary to make an impact

    Votes: 8 33.3%

  • Harkless if we sign a wing, Leonard if we sign a big

    Votes: 2 8.3%

  • Henderson if we sign a wing, Leonard if we sign a big

    Votes: 3 12.5%

  • I couldn't possibly care less--none of them are really worth a damn.

    Votes: 1 4.2%
  • Total voters
    24
I would be fine with Aminu coming off the bench. I think he's a perfect bench guy. I'm just not thrilled with him as the starter.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
Shit I knew I was forgetting someone! But Aminu for me could be interchanged with other wing men of similar style (there are a few out there).
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To me, Vonleh hasn't shown enough. It's not obvious that he has a high ceiling. I'm still intrigued, but he may never be as good as Aminu is right now. Hence, not in my core.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I would be fine with Aminu coming off the bench. I think he's a perfect bench guy. I'm just not thrilled with him as the starter.
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Well, when we get Paul George and Kevin Durant for second round draft picks and cash, he can stay or go.
 
well, obviously Leonard.

he turned down an initial extension to bet on himself cashing in for more and shown nothing more than last year beyond maybe 1-2 decent games.

he feels entitled, and that's fine. he's entitled to being on the bench somewhere else in the league.
 
BlayZa said:
He feels entitled, and that's fine. he's entitled to being on the bench somewhere else in the league.
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That seems a bit presumptuous. What makes you think he feels entitled to anything?
 
PtldPlatypus said:
We're not talking about roster spots, we're talking about cap space. Un-renounced free agents generate a cap hold that limits the amount of cap space available for signing free agents. As detailed in the OP, at least one, if not more, of our 3 free agents with large cap holds will have to be renounced in order to have enough available cap space to bring in a top-tier free agent.

Now that I have explained that for you, you're welcome to contribute to the thread.
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Kaman likely is a cap hold, unless we renounce any bird type rights we have for him.
 
Denny Crane said:
Kaman likely is a cap hold, unless we renounce any bird type rights we have for him.
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What do you think are the chances of the Blazers having even a minute amount of interest in retaining Kaman's bird rights?
 
PtldPlatypus said:
What do you think are the chances of the Blazers having even a minute amount of interest in retaining Kaman's bird rights?
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I don't know. But I also don't know why he's on the team now :)

I would think if NO wants to re-sign him, he'd do it as quick as possible and surely for less than he's paid now. That would reduce his cap hit to just his new salary instead of 100%+ of his previous salary.
 
Denny Crane said:
I don't know. But I also don't know why he's on the team now :)

I would think if NO wants to re-sign him, he'd do it as quick as possible and surely for less than he's paid now. That would reduce his cap hit to just his new salary instead of 100%+ of his previous salary.
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In any case, the assumption on which the OP was based was that ONLY Crabbe, Harkless, Leonard, and Henderson's cap holds are being considered, and that Roberts and Kaman were obviously being renounced.
 
impossible question to answer until we know what position the star plays.
 
Orion Bailey said:
impossible question to answer until we know what position the star plays.
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So...did you not see the poll options of "Hendo/Hark if we sign a wing, Leonard if we sign a big"?
 
If we keep everyone's rights, then we will have $5,836,025 in cap space.
Renounce Kaman ($6,520,800). That gives us $12,356,825.
Renounce Roberts ($3,711,422). That gives us $16,068,247.

Now the tougher part comes. We need to free up about $27.6M for a mid-tier max player.
Renounce Henderson ($9,000,000). That gives us $25,068,247.

After that, Harkless or Leonard? Renouncing Crabbe doesn't do any good since his hold is minimum ($1,215,696). We have Bird rights to Harkless, Leonard, and Crabbe, along with them being restricted.

Best case, if we really want to keep Harkless, we should sign him first since he probably won't be making $7,235,148. Anything he signs for less than that will give us additional room to sign the max player. If we sign Harkless for $5M, then we've just freed up enough room for a max offer. Then we can go over the cap by signing Leonard and Crabbe if we choose to keep them.

Simple. :)
 
42N8Bounce said:
If we keep everyone's rights, then we will have $5,836,025 in cap space.
Renounce Kaman ($6,520,800). That gives us $12,356,825.
Renounce Roberts ($3,711,422). That gives us $16,068,247.

Now the tougher part comes. We need to free up about $27.6M for a mid-tier max player.
Renounce Henderson ($9,000,000). That gives us $25,068,247.

After that, Harkless or Leonard? Renouncing Crabbe doesn't do any good since his hold is minimum ($1,215,696). We have Bird rights to Harkless, Leonard, and Crabbe, along with them being restricted.

Best case, if we really want to keep Harkless, we should sign him first since he probably won't be making $7,235,148. Anything he signs for less than that will give us additional room to sign the max player. If we sign Harkless for $5M, then we've just freed up enough room for a max offer. Then we can go over the cap by signing Leonard and Crabbe if we choose to keep them.

Simple. :)
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So, long story short--Henderson. Got it. ;)
 
PtldPlatypus said:
That seems a bit presumptuous. What makes you think he feels entitled to anything?
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well he felt like he was entitled to a bigger contract, no? either that or he wants to just be a FA, then fuck him anyway - or either way.
 
BlayZa said:
well he felt like he was entitled to a bigger contract, no? either that or he wants to just be a FA, then fuck him anyway - or either way.
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Entitled to? Or would likely receive? There's a big difference between the two.
 
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