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Can someone please name the last marquee free agent we signed? Boozer and Okur are the only guys I can think of... Gasol, Durant, Lebron ain't walking through that door.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
If we can get that again then great, but we got that last year... this year's market is different. If a team wants to dump salary they have a ton of options... As of right now either Chicago or Houston, if Anthony decides to leave NY, will need to dump salary... no other teams need to dump salary.
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We're not just talking about this year, we're looking at being flexible for the duration of Hayward's Max deal.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I lazy googled it.. Phoenix didn't take back salary so Atlanta would have had to be under the cap. In other news Boris Diaw used to be skinny.... skinny Boris Diaw would be scary. Link to skinny diaw below

https://www.nba.com/suns/news/johnson_traded_050819.html
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They took back Diaw, but he made just over $1mm and could have been moved easily regardless. If the Cavs want Gordo that badly, maybe they can package him other players/picks for an upgrade elsewhere. Revisit the rumored draft trade: Hayward, Favors/Kanter and picks for Wiggins.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Can someone please name the last marquee free agent we signed? Boozer and Okur are the only guys I can think of... Gasol, Durant, Lebron ain't walking through that door.
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Huh?

So blow our greatest asset, cap flexibility, because the top players won't sign here?

This doesn't even make philosophical sense let alone nba sense.

So what if we aren't able to sign a "top player" his summer? Plenty of other fish, parsons, ariza, etc. what about next summer? The one after? Plus all the potential deals that could happen during the season...

There's just no reason to match this.
 
If cavs sign Gordo to max:

S&T For Wiggins.

OR

Call Parsons up and offer him 12 mill a year. He signs and it's over
 
The Thriller said:
Yet.

But you don't take that risk. You have yet to provide 1 reason to match this.

I'm waiting
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We could still take on a salary dump deal even with Hayward, so that reason sucks. There aren't going to be two salary dumps this summer.

If we don't match hayward we will sign guys to get us to the floor anyway... if you want to sign those guys to one year deals that is awesome... have fun, but they won't be a better trade asset than Hayward.

I am saying that in a year if it isn't working the Jazz could trade Hayward for a first round pick or two... and I don't think it would be hard. If we can sign and trade him for something good we can try that route now... I'd be fine with that. If you let him walk for nothing though you will be left with nothing... remember we can do the salary dump deal still. We have a ton of cap space and likely won't get best value for it... If we can't sign and trade him for something good matching is the second best option...

Also, Ariza is 29 and isn't nearly as good as Hayward... stop with that nonsense. Parson is close but he is also restricted.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Whoops... So G-time's agent did a good job. Is 4/65 that much more damaging than 4/52? I see the Jazz matching this and Jazzfanz melting.
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It was said the Jazz topped out at 4/48. Cavs offer is about 35% larger than Jazz offer. I'm praying that whole "we'll match any offer" was just BS to try to keep his market value down.
 
The Thriller said:
Huh?

So blow our greatest asset, cap flexibility, because the top players won't sign here?

This doesn't even make philosophical sense let alone nba sense.

So what if we aren't able to sign a "top player" his summer? Plenty of other fish, parsons, ariza, etc. what about next summer? The one after? Plus all the potential deals that could happen during the season...

There's just no reason to match this.
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How valuable is cap space if no one wants to come here. We have a 30 year history of failure in bringing free agents here, but next year is the year I'm sure. If we can get parsons at 12 great... but it isn't that easy. He is restricted, unless they get Carmelo he isn't going anywhere.

Also none of those cap space deals materialized last year... Philly ended up getting 2nds for their extra space... awesome!

I believe an overpaid Hayward is a better asset than cap space we can't use... its not that hard to understand. If you don't agree that is fine.
 
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