[Official] MLE targets (1 Viewer)

[Fez Hammersticks]

Isaiah Thomas
Age: 25 | 5'10.25" 185 lb. | PG
20.3 PPG | 3.0 RPG | 6.3 APG | 20.5 PER | 111 DRtg​

Sam Amick reports that the consensus around the League is that his value/market is $4m-$6m/per.

Even though he put up numbers like an All-Star you're not going to go deep in the playoffs when your PG is this small. Sacramento knows it and has made it clear that they want to upgrade this spot. Hence the reason why his value around the league is, at most, the MLE.

He's the new era Dallas-JJ Barea. He's a guy that will come in and score. A change of pace guy.

http://fansided.com/2014/06/27/nba-rumors-isaiah-thomas-market-value-4-6-million/

I had to bump this after looking at what he has done so far in his bench role and he's an absolute steal for a contract just a tad over the MLE.

23 PER
60 TS%
16 PPG - nearly 40% from three.​

The role he's playing - a pure gunner off the bench - is something I hope CJ can turn into.

 

[RoyToy]

Anyways, Mario Chalmers should be the #1 target for the Blazers backup PG spot right now. It'd be perfect.

Don't disappoint, Neil.

15 pts, 5 asts, 1.7stls, 17.5 PER

He's also a good defender and while cold right now, a good 3pt shooter. He signed a 2-year deal worth ~$8M.

Fucking steal for Miami.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I had to bump this after looking at what he has done so far in his bench role and he's an absolute steal for a contract just a tad over the MLE.

23 PER
60 TS%
16 PPG - nearly 40% from three.​

The role he's playing - a pure gunner off the bench - is something I hope CJ can turn into.

We have a pure gunner off the bench. His name is Chris Kaman.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I'm still clinging to hope that we can somehow get Luol Deng. Now, he/his agent should be thinking right now of at least $10M a year, so why the hell should he even consider a MLE? Answer: because it's a bad year to be a FA SF not called Lebron or Carmelo. Who's going to view Deng as their first target? Especially after the shitshow that was the Cavaliers last year. I think if somebody went ALL OUT and showed up at his door at 12:01 with a big slideshow (or with the trainer holding a sign saying "Welcome to Portland") it could maybe make a difference? And could we give him an opt out, a la Mo, so he can hit the market again next year when the pickings are slimmer?

Maybe I'm deluding myself. But who's going to go after him who can offer him what he thinks he's worth?

In the likely event that that really is a pipe dream, an alternative would be (prepare for sacrilege) Trevor Ariza. He was arguably Washington's second most important player last year, but they've got a ton of SFs, including Porter, the #3 pick last year, so they might not want to break the bank to keep him. Hey, and now everyone here has decided they hate Rudy, maybe they'll welcome the guy who practically drove him from the NBA.

We just can't give up Batum to get Deng? Would he have to be a 6th man?