Max Out Matthews?

[NAOS]

I'm almost leaning more toward Carroll than I am toward Matthews. He's a little younger, he has experience with Q, I like him defending 3s more than Matthews, and he'll come with a better price tag.

 

[vegas]

So in other words. No one knows yet because it hasn't happened yet?

It will be 90+ mill, tax at like 110. The players are guaranteed 49-51% of BRI, so they get it regardless. The question is if the league can convince the players to accept smoothing (making the jump over a few years instead of all in 2016). The players rejected the first proposal so far. If they did smoothing, whatever it takes to get to 49% BRI gets split up among the players.

So no, it's not a for sure thing, but unless the players agree to modify the CBA for smoothing the cap will make that huge jump.

 

[NAOS]

(And smoothing is pretty much not going to happen. I can't see why the players would agree to it.)

 

[vegas]

I'm almost leaning more toward Carroll than I am toward Matthews. He's a little younger, he has experience with Q, I like him defending 3s more than Matthews, and he'll come with a better price tag.

I'd be down for some JYD. It's just a unique opportunity that should not be missed. Probably the biggest FA year the Jazz will have for a long time.

 

[vegas]

NFL and others have, but with superstars setting up their contracts to expire for that specific opportunity, it seems unlikely.

 

[Hotdog]

(And smoothing is pretty much not going to happen. I can't see why the players would agree to it.)

What are you 5 years old? Can you not do critical thinking?


The players will agree to smoothing because it gives more free agent classes an opportunity to get a bigger contract, not just one class getting a huge raise.

 

[hawkeye]

I'm almost leaning more toward Carroll than I am toward Matthews. He's a little younger, he has experience with Q, I like him defending 3s more than Matthews, and he'll come with a better price tag.

I would love for Carroll to come back. If he can be consistent with the 3 i'd be happy. I think Matthews would be better, because he could be a solid offensive option with Hayward and Favors. I don't see Exum and Gobert contributing greatly to the offense, which is why I would want a solid 2nd or 3rd option. Carroll may be able to be that, but right now he is the 5th option for the Hawks. Mathews is a 3rd option behind 2 all stars, so he could easily be our 2nd option.

 

[8]

What are you 5 years old? Can you not do critical thinking?


The players will agree to smoothing because it gives more free agent classes an opportunity to get a bigger contract, not just one class getting a huge raise.

?

 

[NAOS]

What are you 5 years old? Can you not do critical thinking?


The players will agree to smoothing because it gives more free agent classes an opportunity to get a bigger contract, not just one class getting a huge raise.

goddamn it, you're dumb.

The players absolutely ate **** in the last collective bargaining agreement... and they know it... and now they're gonna say to the league "naw, we'll take our payload later... you hold onto it for a bit..."? Not going to happen.

Besides, there's already plenty of indications that it's dead. Today.

And, moreover, your post makes no ****ing sense. Thanks.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

goddamn it, you're dumb.

The players absolutely ate **** in the last collective bargaining agreement... and they know it... and now they're gonna say to the league "naw, we'll take our payload later... you hold onto it for a bit..."? Not going to happen.

Besides, there's already plenty of indications that it's dead. Today.

And, moreover, your post makes no ****ing sense. Thanks.

I thought they already rejected the smoothing.

 

[nightmare3983]

It will be 90+ mill, tax at like 110. The players are guaranteed 49-51% of BRI, so they get it regardless. The question is if the league can convince the players to accept smoothing (making the jump over a few years instead of all in 2016). The players rejected the first proposal so far. If they did smoothing, whatever it takes to get to 49% BRI gets split up among the players.

So no, it's not a for sure thing, but unless the players agree to modify the CBA for smoothing the cap will make that huge jump.

From a parity standpoint it would make sense for the players to accept smoothing. But it's hard to argue with their position that smoothing would be bad because it reduces players salaries for FAs signing deals in 2016 which in turn reduces their salaries in future years of those deals.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

https://www.nba.com/2015/news/features/steve_aschburner/02/13/nba-players-union-meeting/. This has already been rejected... Not that it won't be revisited.