Can't teams go over the LT cap to sign their own FAs? They can give him whatever they want right? Miami should be able to go into LT territory now with total sellouts and higher ticket prices.
Udonis Haslem
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Can't teams go over the LT cap to sign their own FAs? They can give him whatever they want right? Miami should be able to go into LT territory now with total sellouts and higher ticket prices.
The Heat had to renounce Haslem and their other free agents to get under the cap to sign LeBron, Bosh and Miller. Once you renounce a free agent, they aren't your free agent any more as far as bird rights. At this point they are pretty much restricted to minimum salary deals to fill out their roster.
DWill_Gr8tness
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I doubt they will
We dont need another 6-8 235lb undersized PF to take mins away from our young bigs. I would rather Koufos get those mins and develop this season. Haslem is a good last piece on a contending team. A solid defender who can make baseline jumpers. He could have been a good backup for Boozer.
But we now have both AK and possibly Koufos contending for backup PF mins and Millsap is going to play atleast 30-35 mins.
And we are no longer contenders. This season is all about living and dying with our young guys and see how far they can go.
Plus Haslem atleast has a chance to start with the Heat.
But we now have both AK and possibly Koufos contending for backup PF mins and Millsap is going to play atleast 30-35 mins.
And we are no longer contenders. This season is all about living and dying with our young guys and see how far they can go.
Plus Haslem atleast has a chance to start with the Heat.
BENTLEY
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Yeah, I wanna see Sap, AK, and Koko take PF duties for the year. Jazz should be focusing on another C to bring in. Use the Harp exception on Gortat or what's Dampier doing now?
Haslem's a solid player but not what the Jazz need right now. Let the other guys develop and if the Jazz lose a few games in the process they're closer to the lottery, instead of another early playoff exit.
Haslem's a solid player but not what the Jazz need right now. Let the other guys develop and if the Jazz lose a few games in the process they're closer to the lottery, instead of another early playoff exit.
According to ESPN, Bosh and LeBron each took $14.5M, Wade $14M. That gives the Heat a surprising amount of cap space even still, with about $14M left to fill out the team. Miller will take $5M of that, but that leaves $9M, so I expect Haslem will remain there. Wade wants him there, so that certainly helps.
InGameStrategy
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+1
The trio that Utah currently has at PF isn't earth shattering, but each provides a different look that can adapt to matchups.
Imagine, Jerry, playing combinations based on matchups rather than salary (or "yell factor").
Shaggy
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LeBron & Bosh 18+ Mil a year for 6 years. Wade 17+ mil a year for 6 years. Not really much of a pay cut.