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[Gustavo Fring]

Splinter would not be happy if he knew his son, Chris, was making up all these false rumors.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Cleveland agrees to terms with LeBron James. 2 years, $47MM.

Second year is believed to be a player option.

No word yet if salary is fully guaranteed even if he starts the season in the D-League.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

That Rondo pick (2016 Draft/only Top 7 protected) Boston got from Dallas could end up being a pretty good pick at this point. With Dirk a year older & Parsons/Matthews coming off significant injuries (and losing Monta Ellis & Chandler), they're going to struggle making the playoffs (but still good enough to finish outside bottom 7)

 

[thecatch]

That Rondo pick (2016 Draft/only Top 7 protected) Boston got from Dallas could end up being a pretty good pick at this point. With Dirk a year older & Parsons/Matthews coming off significant injuries (and losing Monta Ellis & Chandler), they're going to struggle making the playoffs (but still good enough to finish outside bottom 7)

Dirk is a hall of famer and Carlisle is a top 3 coach so it wouldn't stun me if they were somehow in the .500 range next year, but on paper that's probably one of the three or four worst rosters in the West.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

SAS close on two-year deal with Tim Duncan.

Both sides are on board the first year will be $5MM. Still some haggling about whether the second year will include a player option, and if the Sri be year will also be a straight $5MM or if he can lock in a raise for having to play more minutes at C with Splitter gone and Aldridge coming in.

 

[saintfool]

SAS close on two-year deal with Tim Duncan.

Both sides are on board the first year will be $5MM. Still some haggling about whether the second year will include a player option, and if the Sri be year will also be a straight $5MM or if he can lock in a raise for having to play more minutes at C with Splitter gone and Aldridge coming in.

he's going to get the player option without question. he is not going to angle for more cash with playing center officially now.

 

[matuski]

SAS close on two-year deal with Tim Duncan.

Both sides are on board the first year will be $5MM. Still some haggling about whether the second year will include a player option, and if the Sri be year will also be a straight $5MM or if he can lock in a raise for having to play more minutes at C with Splitter gone and Aldridge coming in.

Tim is going to sign the vet minimum to go to Dallas.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

SAS close on two-year deal with Tim Duncan.

Both sides are on board the first year will be $5MM. Still some haggling about whether the second year will include a player option, and if the Sri be year will also be a straight $5MM or if he can lock in a raise for having to play more minutes at C with Splitter gone and Aldridge coming in.

he's going to get the player option without question. he is not going to angle for more cash with playing center officially now.

I was being facetious. This will be a two-year deal with a player option on Year 2. First year $5MM, second year will land nicely between $5-6MM.

 

[Freelove]

Only guy I feel bad for is Dirk. He's going to be stuck on a crappy team for the rest of his career.

I don't see how people can hate on LeBron for what he did to Cavs fans with The Decision and then not hate on DJ for what he did to Mavs fans here. Isn't this way worse? Granted, what LeBron did really wasn't that bad, so not hating on either of them is a reasonable position. But if you think LeBron acted like a dooshbag I don't see how you avoid thinking that DJ acted like a way bigger dooshbag.

It's sort of like how Bernie Madoff engendered so much hatred, while a kid who steals twenty bucks from his mom just draws head shakes and tsk-tsk sounds. What DJ took from Dallas is nowhere near the magnitude of what LBJ took from Cleveland.

 

[Bobcat10]

Cleveland signs LeBron James. 2 years, $47MM.

Second year is believed to be a player option.

No word yet if salary is fully guaranteed even if he starts the season in the D-League.

Any word on TT?

 

[Ookie Pringle]

@mcuban: .@Chris_Broussard that's is the dumbest #### Ive ever heard. If you had any ethics u would msg me and I will give u his address

What's this about?

@Chris_Broussard: CORRECTION: Sources: Cuban beside himself. Driving around downtown HOUSTON begging (thru texts) Jordan's family 4 address to DeAndre's home

Broussard is the worst.

This

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

Cleveland signs LeBron James. 2 years, $47MM.

Second year is believed to be a player option.

No word yet if salary is fully guaranteed even if he starts the season in the D-League.

Any word on TT?

Since Thompson is an RFA, negotiations with him could stretch until September.

I suspect CLE is holding out for another team to sign him to an offer sheet and tie up cap space. But CLE would match a max offer sheet, so why bother?

ETA: should have said "agrees to terms" re: LeBron instead of "signs". Don't know if he's actually signed the contract yet. If we've learned anything from the last 24 hours, that last part matters.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Cleveland signs LeBron James. 2 years, $47MM.

Second year is believed to be a player option.

No word yet if salary is fully guaranteed even if he starts the season in the D-League.

Any word on TT?

Since Thompson is an RFA, negotiations with him could stretch until September.

I suspect CLE is holding out for another team to sign him to an offer sheet and tie up cap space. But CLE would match a max offer sheet, so why bother?

I don't think they think anyone will make an offer. They are about 5-8 mil apart last I saw. They'll figure it out soon enough.

 

[Sammy3469]

Cleveland signs LeBron James. 2 years, $47MM.

Second year is believed to be a player option.

No word yet if salary is fully guaranteed even if he starts the season in the D-League.

Any word on TT?

Since Thompson is an RFA, negotiations with him could stretch until September.

I suspect CLE is holding out for another team to sign him to an offer sheet and tie up cap space. But CLE would match a max offer sheet, so why bother?

I don't think they think anyone will make an offer. They are about 5-8 mil apart last I saw. They'll figure it out soon enough.

This was in reference to Kanter, but the article said Phila, Portland, and Dallas were the only 3 teams that could still throw him max offer sheet. I assume the same is true with TT. So that's your loser triumvirate.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Lowe has a predictably strong breakdown of the Jordan saga. It sounds like the idea he posits (getting rid of the moratorium and just having free agency start for reals once the cap is calculated) has gained some traction with GM's, per a Woj tweet.

https://twitter.com/warriors/status/618865433207111680

 

[saintfool]

i wonder if Cuban doesn't re-negotiate Dirk's contract to give him back the cash he could have earned this season. Dirk took the paycut to get good players on the team. Give Dirk his money back if they can't do more right to him, y'know?

 

[SWC]

way to go getting your guy back clips i wish you nothing but the worst take that to the bank

 

[Instinctive]

i wonder if Cuban doesn't re-negotiate Dirk's contract to give him back the cash he could have earned this season. Dirk took the paycut to get good players on the team. Give Dirk his money back if they can't do more right to him, y'know?

I don't think he can. Can't renogotiate NBA contracts.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Bobby Marks ‏@BobbyMarks42 38m38 minutes ago

Because LeBron James has full bird rights now. He will be eligible for a possible 5 year/204m contract in 2017-18. 1st year, $35.6m.

 

[On The Rocks]

@mcuban: .@Chris_Broussard that's is the dumbest #### Ive ever heard. If you had any ethics u would msg me and I will give u his address

What's this about?

@Chris_Broussard: CORRECTION: Sources: Cuban beside himself. Driving around downtown HOUSTON begging (thru texts) Jordan's family 4 address to DeAndre's home

Broussard is the worst.

It's become pretty obvious that he regularly just makes stuff up.

But he is on TV with ESPN so a lot of people will continue to take his "reports" seriously.

There is a super long line of guys that fit that description in Bristol. John Clayton, to me has always been the worst. But Broussard is taking it to a whole new level.

 

[On The Rocks]

@mcuban: .@Chris_Broussard that's is the dumbest #### Ive ever heard. If you had any ethics u would msg me and I will give u his address

What's this about?

@Chris_Broussard: CORRECTION: Sources: Cuban beside himself. Driving around downtown HOUSTON begging (thru texts) Jordan's family 4 address to DeAndre's home

1. Chris Broussard ‏@Chris_Broussard 13m13 minutes ago
   @mcuban you didn't fly to Houston to text all night, did you?
   
   524 retweets177 favorites
   
2. Chris Broussard ‏@Chris_Broussard 16m16 minutes ago
   @mcuban if you had the address last night, you would've gone to the house. I stand by my multiple sources who had u calling & texting them
   
   

I actually had to go on Twitter to see if these were real.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

i wonder if Cuban doesn't re-negotiate Dirk's contract to give him back the cash he could have earned this season. Dirk took the paycut to get good players on the team. Give Dirk his money back if they can't do more right to him, y'know?

I don't think he can. Can't renogotiate NBA contracts.

Under certain circumstances, contracts can be renegotiated, but it doesn't happen often. Have to see at least three years into a 4-5 year deal, have to be under the cap, the renegotiation has to increase salary - can't renegotiate a pay cut to create more cap room - and the raise can't put a team over the cap.

Some contract extensions can include renegotiated terms on the last year of a current deal to balance out a cap hit.

(If you don't have access to the CBA, this is covered in Question 61 of Larry Coon's NBA Salary Cap FAQ .)

 

[GOB]

ESPN should fire Chris Broussard.

Not because of what he reported, but because he really sucks and speaks like a 4th grader.

 

[Raider Nation]

ESPN should fire Chris Broussard.

Not because of what he reported, but because he really sucks and speaks like a 4th grader.

Chris Broussard has confirmed media reports that RN likes this post.

 

[Instinctive]

i wonder if Cuban doesn't re-negotiate Dirk's contract to give him back the cash he could have earned this season. Dirk took the paycut to get good players on the team. Give Dirk his money back if they can't do more right to him, y'know?

I don't think he can. Can't renogotiate NBA contracts.

Under certain circumstances, contracts can be renegotiated, but it doesn't happen often. Have to see at least three years into a 4-5 year deal, have to be under the cap, the renegotiation has to increase salary - can't renegotiate a pay cut to create more cap room - and the raise can't put a team over the cap.

Some contract extensions can include renegotiated terms on the last year of a current deal to balance out a cap hit.

(If you don't have access to the CBA, this is covered in Question 61 of Larry Coon's NBA Salary Cap FAQ .)

Thanks for confirming. Don't have it with me at work

Part of me now wonders if Dirk retires at year's end, about the possibility of a 1-year max like Wade did this season, and how strong a front office role Dirk will transition to on what timeframe. Finley works with the team, but I don't think it was until 2012. Quick search shows he retired in 2010.

In any case, the Cuban-Broussard thing is way more fun for a Mavs fan than the Jordan disaster of yesterday was.

 

[Bucky86]

Karma's a #####.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

i wonder if Cuban doesn't re-negotiate Dirk's contract to give him back the cash he could have earned this season. Dirk took the paycut to get good players on the team. Give Dirk his money back if they can't do more right to him, y'know?

I don't think he can. Can't renogotiate NBA contracts.

Under certain circumstances, contracts can be renegotiated, but it doesn't happen often. Have to see at least three years into a 4-5 year deal, have to be under the cap, the renegotiation has to increase salary - can't renegotiate a pay cut to create more cap room - and the raise can't put a team over the cap.

Some contract extensions can include renegotiated terms on the last year of a current deal to balance out a cap hit.

(If you don't have access to the CBA, this is covered in Question 61 of Larry Coon's NBA Salary Cap FAQ .)

Thanks for confirming. Don't have it with me at work

Part of me now wonders if Dirk retires at year's end, about the possibility of a 1-year max like Wade did this season, and how strong a front office role Dirk will transition to on what timeframe. Finley works with the team, but I don't think it was until 2012. Quick search shows he retired in 2010.

In any case, the Cuban-Broussard thing is way more fun for a Mavs fan than the Jordan disaster of yesterday was.

Cuban not done yet..

Mark CubanVerified account ‏@mcuban 18m18 minutes ago

@Chris_Broussard how about this. You post any proof I was calling/texting his friends asking anything I give 100k to charity of yr choice.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

i wonder if Cuban doesn't re-negotiate Dirk's contract to give him back the cash he could have earned this season. Dirk took the paycut to get good players on the team. Give Dirk his money back if they can't do more right to him, y'know?

I don't think he can. Can't renogotiate NBA contracts.

Under certain circumstances, contracts can be renegotiated, but it doesn't happen often. Have to see at least three years into a 4-5 year deal, have to be under the cap, the renegotiation has to increase salary - can't renegotiate a pay cut to create more cap room - and the raise can't put a team over the cap.

Some contract extensions can include renegotiated terms on the last year of a current deal to balance out a cap hit.

(If you don't have access to the CBA, this is covered in Question 61 of Larry Coon's NBA Salary Cap FAQ .)

Thanks for confirming. Don't have it with me at work

Part of me now wonders if Dirk retires at year's end, about the possibility of a 1-year max like Wade did this season, and how strong a front office role Dirk will transition to on what timeframe. Finley works with the team, but I don't think it was until 2012. Quick search shows he retired in 2010.

In any case, the Cuban-Broussard thing is way more fun for a Mavs fan than the Jordan disaster of yesterday was.

Cuban not done yet..

Mark CubanVerified account ‏@mcuban 18m18 minutes ago

@Chris_Broussard how about this. You post any proof I was calling/texting his friends asking anything I give 100k to charity of yr choice.

Love it.

 

[Sammy3469]

i wonder if Cuban doesn't re-negotiate Dirk's contract to give him back the cash he could have earned this season. Dirk took the paycut to get good players on the team. Give Dirk his money back if they can't do more right to him, y'know?

I don't think he can. Can't renogotiate NBA contracts.

Under certain circumstances, contracts can be renegotiated, but it doesn't happen often. Have to see at least three years into a 4-5 year deal, have to be under the cap, the renegotiation has to increase salary - can't renegotiate a pay cut to create more cap room - and the raise can't put a team over the cap.

Some contract extensions can include renegotiated terms on the last year of a current deal to balance out a cap hit.

(If you don't have access to the CBA, this is covered in Question 61 of Larry Coon's NBA Salary Cap FAQ .)

Thanks for confirming. Don't have it with me at work

Part of me now wonders if Dirk retires at year's end, about the possibility of a 1-year max like Wade did this season, and how strong a front office role Dirk will transition to on what timeframe. Finley works with the team, but I don't think it was until 2012. Quick search shows he retired in 2010.

In any case, the Cuban-Broussard thing is way more fun for a Mavs fan than the Jordan disaster of yesterday was.

He already funded Dirk's movie that's coming out tomorrow...so I'm sure there a lots of different ways he can take care of him.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 41s42 seconds ago

OKC restricted free agent Enes Kanter signing a four-year, $70M maximum contract offer sheet with Blazers, league sources tell Yahoo.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 41s42 seconds ago

OKC restricted free agent Enes Kanter signing a four-year, $70M maximum contract offer sheet with Blazers, league sources tell Yahoo.

for my Uber team.

 

[Sammy3469]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 41s42 seconds ago

OKC restricted free agent Enes Kanter signing a four-year, $70M maximum contract offer sheet with Blazers, league sources tell Yahoo.

for my Uber team.

He's not going anywhere...this is just Portland making OKC really pay the luxury tax.

 

[Vanilla Guerrilla]

i wonder if Cuban doesn't re-negotiate Dirk's contract to give him back the cash he could have earned this season. Dirk took the paycut to get good players on the team. Give Dirk his money back if they can't do more right to him, y'know?

I don't think he can. Can't renogotiate NBA contracts.

Under certain circumstances, contracts can be renegotiated, but it doesn't happen often. Have to see at least three years into a 4-5 year deal, have to be under the cap, the renegotiation has to increase salary - can't renegotiate a pay cut to create more cap room - and the raise can't put a team over the cap.

Some contract extensions can include renegotiated terms on the last year of a current deal to balance out a cap hit.

(If you don't have access to the CBA, this is covered in Question 61 of Larry Coon's NBA Salary Cap FAQ .)

Thanks for confirming. Don't have it with me at work

Part of me now wonders if Dirk retires at year's end, about the possibility of a 1-year max like Wade did this season, and how strong a front office role Dirk will transition to on what timeframe. Finley works with the team, but I don't think it was until 2012. Quick search shows he retired in 2010.

In any case, the Cuban-Broussard thing is way more fun for a Mavs fan than the Jordan disaster of yesterday was.

Cuban not done yet..

Mark CubanVerified account ‏@mcuban 18m18 minutes ago

@Chris_Broussard how about this. You post any proof I was calling/texting his friends asking anything I give 100k to charity of yr choice.

Love it.

I hate Cuban when he won't shut up, except when I love him for it. I can see why he annoys people, but for the most part I enjoy that he takes stands and has passion for his team.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 41s42 seconds ago

OKC restricted free agent Enes Kanter signing a four-year, $70M maximum contract offer sheet with Blazers, league sources tell Yahoo.

for my Uber team.

He's not going anywhere...this is just Portland making OKC really pay the luxury tax.

A man can dream.

 

[Capella]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 41s42 seconds ago

OKC restricted free agent Enes Kanter signing a four-year, $70M maximum contract offer sheet with Blazers, league sources tell Yahoo.

for my Uber team.

He's not going anywhere...this is just Portland making OKC really pay the luxury tax.

Lol they're going to pay the tax for HIM?

I can't wait till Durant leaves there.

 

[TobiasFunke]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 41s42 seconds ago

OKC restricted free agent Enes Kanter signing a four-year, $70M maximum contract offer sheet with Blazers, league sources tell Yahoo.

for my Uber team.

He's not going anywhere...this is just Portland making OKC really pay the luxury tax.

Lol they're going to pay the tax for HIM?

I can't wait till Durant leaves there.

I've already sent the Blazers front office a thank you gift.

 

[Capella]

Hopefully they sign Kanter and then trade Westbrook for the 12th pick in the draft and some first round burnout.

 

[Sammy3469]

Hopefully they sign Kanter and then trade Westbrook for the 12th pick in the draft and some first round burnout.

So Kobe and their 2016-7 draft pick?

 

[Moe.]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 41s42 seconds ago

OKC restricted free agent Enes Kanter signing a four-year, $70M maximum contract offer sheet with Blazers, league sources tell Yahoo.

for my Uber team.

He's not going anywhere...this is just Portland making OKC really pay the luxury tax.

I say let him go.

 

[Sammy3469]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 41s42 seconds ago

OKC restricted free agent Enes Kanter signing a four-year, $70M maximum contract offer sheet with Blazers, league sources tell Yahoo.

for my Uber team.

He's not going anywhere...this is just Portland making OKC really pay the luxury tax.

I say let him go.

You don't let any assets walk when this may be your organization's last, best chance to stay relevant for the next 10 years.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 41s42 seconds ago

OKC restricted free agent Enes Kanter signing a four-year, $70M maximum contract offer sheet with Blazers, league sources tell Yahoo.

for my Uber team.

He's not going anywhere...this is just Portland making OKC really pay the luxury tax.

I say let him go.

You don't let any assets walk when this may be your organization's last, best chance to stay relevant for the next 10 years.

Counterpoint: OR DO YOU?

 

[Abraham]

Hopefully they sign Kanter and then trade Westbrook for the 12th pick in the draft and some first round burnout.

Morey offering T. Jones, Donuts, and Scola for Durant RIGHT ####### NOW.

 

[nirad3]

Hopefully they sign Kanter and then trade Westbrook for the 12th pick in the draft and some first round burnout.

Morey offering T. Jones, Donuts, and Scola for Durant RIGHT ####### NOW.

Ariana Grande approved or just regular ol' donuts?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 41s42 seconds ago

OKC restricted free agent Enes Kanter signing a four-year, $70M maximum contract offer sheet with Blazers, league sources tell Yahoo.

for my Uber team.

He's not going anywhere...this is just Portland making OKC really pay the luxury tax.

I say let him go.

That's the spirit!

 

[Sammy3469]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 41s42 seconds ago

OKC restricted free agent Enes Kanter signing a four-year, $70M maximum contract offer sheet with Blazers, league sources tell Yahoo.

for my Uber team.

He's not going anywhere...this is just Portland making OKC really pay the luxury tax.

I say let him go.

You don't let any assets walk when this may be your organization's last, best chance to stay relevant for the next 10 years.

Counterpoint: OR DO YOU?

Let me reconsider...you're right... this is OKC we're talking about.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

#Nets announce they have rescinded the qualifying offer of Mirza Teletovic making him an unrestricted free agent

THREES!

 

[Moe.]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 41s42 seconds ago

OKC restricted free agent Enes Kanter signing a four-year, $70M maximum contract offer sheet with Blazers, league sources tell Yahoo.

for my Uber team.

He's not going anywhere...this is just Portland making OKC really pay the luxury tax.

I say let him go.

You don't let any assets walk when this may be your organization's last, best chance to stay relevant for the next 10 years.

Yeah, I'm just not a big Kanter fan. I think Adams is better.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Who needs DeAndre:

UFA Joel Freeland has advanced in negotiations with the Dallas Mavs on a multi-year deal, but sizable gap on salary, sources tell RealGM.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Per John Shuhmann

With the departures of LaMarcus Aldridge, Robin Lopez and Wesley Matthews, the Blazers have more than enough cap space to offer Kanter a maximum contract, which would start at $16.4 million. Portland already has four true bigs – Ed Davis, Chris Kaman, Meyers Leonard and Mason Plumlee – on the roster. Newly signed Al-Farouq Aminu is also, at his best, a power forward. But at 23 years old, Kanter would give them another building block as they transition from two straight 50-win seasons.

The Thunder will have three days to do match the offer sheet once they receive it. Doing so would cost them more than his salary.

If they choose not to match, the Thunder would have 14 players under contract and be about $2.5 million under the luxury tax line. If they did match the offer sheet, they’d be looking at more than $26 million in luxury taxes, in addition to the extra $16.4 million of salary.

OKC could try to unload the contracts of D.J. Augustin ($3.0 million next season), Perry Jones ($2.0 million) and Steve Novak ($3.8 million) to lower their tax bill on a team or teams that still have cap space. The departure of Augustin would put some pressure on 14th pick Cameron Payne to step in right away as the backup point guard, but the other two wouldn’t necessarily be missed.

Of course, the Thunder have the depth up front – with Jones, Mitch McGary and Nick Collison behindSerge Ibaka and Steven Adams – to deal with the departure of Kanter.

The Thunder got Kanter in a deadline trade in which they gave up Reggie Jackson and a protected first round pick. Kanter averaged 18.7 points and 11.0 rebounds in 26 games (all starts) after he arrived, but is a disaster defensively; The Thunder allowed 110.4 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor. He played only nine games with Ibaka before Ibaka was lost to a knee injury.

 

[bud29]

Worst defensive BPM by players 6'11"+ since '73-'74 (min. 5k minutes)...Guess who's at the top of the list: http://www.basketball-reference.com/pi/shareit/nnzEj

However, it looks like Presti will most likely match the offer: https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/619239420378480640/photo/1