Interesting information on okc and the harden trade

[Cippy91]

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Easier to read link is in the tweet but here it is again as well:

 

[KeepOnRollin]

The one thing this podcast doesn't go over is the Thunder would have only had 1 year of tax even if they kept Harden provided they would have just amnestied Kendrick Perkins (like everyone in the world thought they should have done).

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Interesting and awesome! Fuck the Thunder!

 

[e_blazer]

Can we get the League to enact a new Durant provision to screw the Warriors too?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The next CBA negotiation is going to be interesting, teams have been going on ridiculous spending sprees.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Can we get the League to enact a new Durant provision to screw the Warriors too?

Warriors are screwed when it comes time for Curry's new contract.

 

[MarAzul]

Warriors are screwed

Probably won't have to wait that long. I expect them to come up 15 or more wins less next season.

 

[Schilly]

Warriors are screwed when it comes time for Curry's new contract.

If Durant opts out after 1 season they can't go over the cap to keep him. Curry is also a Free Agent next summer. Durant will qualify for about $39 max, but with no bird rights at all. Curry will qualify for about $35 max but with full bird rights. They currently are committed to Thompson and Green for around $33 combined next summer. They can re-sign Kevin and Steph and have 4mil in space to sign one more guy.

 

[Natebishop3]

Karma is a bitch.

Bennett stole the team from Seattle and he angered the basketball gods.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

The next CBA negotiation is going to be interesting, teams have been going on ridiculous spending sprees.

I wonder if owners spent this summer (and probably will next summer too) assuming they'll be able to negotiate another round of amnesty exceptions. So they're taking gambles with money that will end up being non-guaranteed.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

In the words of one Kevin Durant, "tough shit".

 

[julius]

If Durant opts out after 1 season they can't go over the cap to keep him. Curry is also a Free Agent next summer. Durant will qualify for about $39 max, but with no bird rights at all. Curry will qualify for about $35 max but with full bird rights. They currently are committed to Thompson and Green for around $33 combined next summer. They can re-sign Kevin and Steph and have 4mil in space to sign one more guy.

whats to stop Durant from not opting out and getting his contract the next year?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

If Durant opts out after 1 season they can't go over the cap to keep him. Curry is also a Free Agent next summer. Durant will qualify for about $39 max, but with no bird rights at all. Curry will qualify for about $35 max but with full bird rights. They currently are committed to Thompson and Green for around $33 combined next summer. They can re-sign Kevin and Steph and have 4mil in space to sign one more guy.

The non-Bird exception allows them to pay him 120% of his prior year salary. Wouldn't be the full 10-year max, but it'd be more than his current deal would have him make in 2017.

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q25

 

[Schilly]

whats to stop Durant from not opting out and getting his contract the next year?

Nothing

 

[Minstrel]

whats to stop Durant from not opting out and getting his contract the next year?

It's expected that he'll opt out next year and get the full max deal that he's entitled to. The Warriors will have cap space to sign him to it, but (like this off-season) they'll have little money left to fill out their roster. Of course, this year, they're getting ring-chasers on bargains, like Pachulia and West, so it'll be interesting to see if they get more such players next year.