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Well...so much for trading AK.

Might as well ride it out and see if we can sign him to a reasonable contract next summer.
 
Darkwing Duck said:
Gasol and Noah are restricted. Chance at Gasol. None on Noah.

I like Perkins, but I doubt he leaves Boston, unless the Jazz want to overpay him.
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Boston's already committed to about 75.5M next year for just eight players. Throwing even just 6-7M at Perkins is going to be very, very tough. Considering how tough it is to find a truly legit defensive center, I would seriously put thought into offering him four years, 35M like I said.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
Boston's already committed to about 75.5M next year for just eight players. Throwing even just 6-7M at Perkins is going to be very, very tough. Considering how tough it is to find a truly legit defensive center, I would seriously put thought into offering him four years, 35M like I said.
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Which is why they get overpaid. Look at Hayward, Gadzuric, Dampier. The list goes on. And they don't end up helping a team win. While I think Perkins is better than those guys, I don't see Boston passing him up, or a team like Dallas or Miami swooping in with a sign and trade offer.

Clearing cap by dumping contracts guarantees nothing. Going into a summer banking on one unrestricted free agent and two restricted ones is a recipe for getting nothing. New Jersey knows all about that.
 
I honestly think Jefferson might turn out to be our solution at center. Yeah, the homer glasses are on nice and tight, and I've never really watched the guy play D, but he's not much different physically than Perkins. Ben Wallace was the best defensive center in the game for a decade and he's 6-9. I get that length is always an issue, but he's got the big body to push guys around down there. The question is whether he has the ability to help. All in all, though, how many teams have a frontcourt like Jeff/Sap/Memo/AK/Fes? Which, of course, is another reason I like keeping AK. His versatility to be able to slide into the frontcourt is impossible to find.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
Boston's already committed to about 75.5M next year for just eight players. Throwing even just 6-7M at Perkins is going to be very, very tough. Considering how tough it is to find a truly legit defensive center, I would seriously put thought into offering him four years, 35M like I said.
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I don't believe the Jazz can even offer that though. They won't be under the salary cap without AK so the only player getting the money over MLE is AK.

Jefferson 14M
Deron 16.6M
Okur 10.8M
Millsap 6.7M
Hayward 2.5M

All under contract for that season. 50.6 M is already pushing the cap. That's for 5 players.

The Jazz also have the option on CJ for 3.7. Which I think they pick up or resign him.

So 54.3 M for 6 players. That does not leave any room to add a player at more than MLE.

All of this of course changes if the current contract changes dramatically.

I don't think they are going to be able/willing to trade Okur without taking back a similar contract.
 
ShaggyReAL said:
NOT THIS. What has Gortat ever done, Other than being tall?
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I wasn't suggesting we do it and am on the fence about Gortat myself, probably leaning away from him given his contract which if he failed would be an albatross. I was simply stating that that's the type of move I could see.
 
gregbroncs said:
I don't believe the Jazz can even offer that though. They won't be under the salary cap without AK so the only player getting the money over MLE is AK.

Jefferson 14M
Deron 16.6M
Okur 10.8M
Millsap 6.7M
Hayward 2.5M

All under contract for that season. 50.6 M is already pushing the cap. That's for 5 players.

The Jazz also have the option on CJ for 3.7. Which I think they pick up or resign him.

So 54.3 M for 6 players. That does not leave any room to add a player at more than MLE.

All of this of course changes if the current contract changes dramatically.

I don't think they are going to be able/willing to trade Okur without taking back a similar contract.
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Correct. But my thoughts which you were replying to were me piggy-backing off of one of my previous posts in which I said we need to dump Memo pronto.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
I wasn't suggesting we do it and am on the fence about Gortat myself, probably leaning away from him given his contract which if he failed would be an albatross. I was simply stating that that's the type of move I could see.
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Thanks for clarifying that. I'm not opposed to Gortat just not at Milsaps expense.
 
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