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[hankmoody]

I don't understand why people are against these backloaded deals. This is a great loophole exploitation by the Rockets and Raptors. If it works, the player is had for a bargain since the cap number is a third of the total contract. If it doesn't, the 10M expiring contract is a great trade piece because there are always teams looking to shed dollars, even moreso in the forthcoming progressive luxury tax era. It's a win-win for the Rockets and Raptors.

Daryl Morey figured it out. Others will engage in the sincerest form of flattery. Edit: Knicks won't match. No way.

 

[hankmoody]

I don't understand why people are against these backloaded deals. This is a great loophole exploitation by the Rockets and Raptors. If it works, the player is had for a bargain since the cap number is a third of the total contract. If it doesn't, the 10M expiring contract is a great trade piece because there are always teams looking to shed dollars, even moreso in the forthcoming progressive luxury tax era. It's a win-win for the Rockets and Raptors.

Daryl Morey figured it out. Others will engage in the sincerest form of flattery. Edit: Knicks won't match. No way.

 

[hankmoody]

I don't understand why people are against these backloaded deals. This is a great loophole exploitation by the Rockets and Raptors. If it works, the player is had for a bargain since the cap number is a third of the total contract. If it doesn't, the 10M expiring contract is a great trade piece because there are always teams looking to shed dollars, even moreso in the forthcoming progressive luxury tax era. It's a win-win for the Rockets and Raptors.

Daryl Morey figured it out. Others will engage in the sincerest form of flattery. Edit: Knicks won't match. No way.

 

[hankmoody]

I don't understand why people are against these backloaded deals. This is a great loophole exploitation by the Rockets and Raptors. If it works, the player is had for a bargain since the cap number is a third of the total contract. If it doesn't, the 10M expiring contract is a great trade piece because there are always teams looking to shed dollars, even moreso in the forthcoming progressive luxury tax era. It's a win-win for the Rockets and Raptors.

Daryl Morey figured it out. Others will engage in the sincerest form of flattery. Edit: Knicks won't match. No way.

 

[hankmoody]

I don't understand why people are against these backloaded deals. This is a great loophole exploitation by the Rockets and Raptors. If it works, the player is had for a bargain since the cap number is a third of the total contract. If it doesn't, the 10M expiring contract is a great trade piece because there are always teams looking to shed dollars, even moreso in the forthcoming progressive luxury tax era. It's a win-win for the Rockets and Raptors.

Daryl Morey figured it out. Others will engage in the sincerest form of flattery. Edit: Knicks won't match. No way.

 

[hankmoody]

I don't understand why people are against these backloaded deals. This is a great loophole exploitation by the Rockets and Raptors. If it works, the player is had for a bargain since the cap number is a third of the total contract. If it doesn't, the 10M expiring contract is a great trade piece because there are always teams looking to shed dollars, even moreso in the forthcoming progressive luxury tax era. It's a win-win for the Rockets and Raptors.

Daryl Morey figured it out. Others will engage in the sincerest form of flattery. Edit: Knicks won't match. No way.

 

[hankmoody]

I don't understand why people are against these backloaded deals. This is a great loophole exploitation by the Rockets and Raptors. If it works, the player is had for a bargain since the cap number is a third of the total contract. If it doesn't, the 10M expiring contract is a great trade piece because there are always teams looking to shed dollars, even moreso in the forthcoming progressive luxury tax era. It's a win-win for the Rockets and Raptors.

Daryl Morey figured it out. Others will engage in the sincerest form of flattery. Edit: Knicks won't match. No way.

 

[hankmoody]

I don't understand why people are against these backloaded deals. This is a great loophole exploitation by the Rockets and Raptors. If it works, the player is had for a bargain since the cap number is a third of the total contract. If it doesn't, the 10M expiring contract is a great trade piece because there are always teams looking to shed dollars, even moreso in the forthcoming progressive luxury tax era. It's a win-win for the Rockets and Raptors.

Daryl Morey figured it out. Others will engage in the sincerest form of flattery. Edit: Knicks won't match. No way.

 

[purplenurple1414]

Originally Posted by SenorRoboto2k5

Fields' offer sheet was a cockblock in NY's hopes to sign-and-trade for Nash.

If the Knicks match it, they can't trade Fields by rule. If they don't match it, they don't have him period. They overpaid Fields to knock out NY from the Nash sweepstakes

Yep
Real slick by Toronto.

 

[hankmoody]

I don't understand why people are against these backloaded deals. This is a great loophole exploitation by the Rockets and Raptors. If it works, the player is had for a bargain since the cap number is a third of the total contract. If it doesn't, the 10M expiring contract is a great trade piece because there are always teams looking to shed dollars, even moreso in the forthcoming progressive luxury tax era. It's a win-win for the Rockets and Raptors.

Daryl Morey figured it out. Others will engage in the sincerest form of flattery. Edit: Knicks won't match. No way.

 

[hankmoody]

I don't understand why people are against these backloaded deals. This is a great loophole exploitation by the Rockets and Raptors. If it works, the player is had for a bargain since the cap number is a third of the total contract. If it doesn't, the 10M expiring contract is a great trade piece because there are always teams looking to shed dollars, even moreso in the forthcoming progressive luxury tax era. It's a win-win for the Rockets and Raptors.

Daryl Morey figured it out. Others will engage in the sincerest form of flattery. Edit: Knicks won't match. No way.

 

[quik1987]

I hope Knicks match so that Raptors can offer Lin a contract and make Knicks over pay him too, though his contract would not count towards the cap.

Bryan Colangelo on his Sun Tzu

 

[executive76]

Originally Posted by Essential1

Originally Posted by LESGodSonC0

What I don't get is...

Technically, isn't the agreement between Wallace and the Nets just that? An agreement. Contracts haven't been signed, why can't the Nets just back out?

Only reason why he's even gettin' 10 million a year is for them to save face for giving up a damn lottery pick.

Verbal agreement would lead to a lawsuit if they backed out and it wasn't mutual . The headache it would cause would be huge , and considering all agents are contractual lawyers. The team would probably lose and have to pay up

Verbal agreements aren't binding until 7/11

 

[executive76]

Originally Posted by Essential1

Originally Posted by LESGodSonC0

What I don't get is...

Technically, isn't the agreement between Wallace and the Nets just that? An agreement. Contracts haven't been signed, why can't the Nets just back out?

Only reason why he's even gettin' 10 million a year is for them to save face for giving up a damn lottery pick.

Verbal agreement would lead to a lawsuit if they backed out and it wasn't mutual . The headache it would cause would be huge , and considering all agents are contractual lawyers. The team would probably lose and have to pay up

Verbal agreements aren't binding until 7/11

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Magic eye Lakers center Andrew Bynum as target in potential Dwight Howard trade
22 minutes ago
Adrian Wojnarowski

As the Orlando Magic work to unload superstar Dwight Howard, management is becoming increasingly focused on a potential trade package centered on Los Angeles Lakers All-Star center Andrew Bynum, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.


Andrew Bynum was an All-Star with the Lakers for the first time last season. (Getty Images)The Lakers and Magic have had talks about a possible deal, and plan to talk further about constructing a trade. No deals are imminent, and the process has remained fluid as teams have begun to inquire with more serious offers for Howard.

Sources say there is one other trade scenario for a significant player that intrigues Magic general manager Rob Hennigan, but that target is unclear. Before the Magic would agree to consummate a trade for Bynum, they would need to know they could sign him to a contract extension, sources said. Bynum is entering the final year of his contract in the 2012-13 season.

What’s more, Bynum wouldn’t nearly be enough to satisfy Hennigan’s desires for a return on Howard. The Lakers would need to send draft picks and absorb long-term money off the Magic’s payroll, sources said.

[Related: Hawks trade Joe Johnson to Nets; send Marvin Williams to Jazz]

The Lakers offered Bynum to the Magic for Howard at the March trade deadline, but the deal never materialized because Howard eventually waived his early termination option for this summer, and Orlando pulled Howard off the market.

The Magic are in no rush to make a deal for Howard, sources said. Howard is rehabilitating from back surgery in Los Angeles, and it’s unclear whether he would even be ready for the start of the regular season in November.


Dwight Howard's hopes of joining the Nets were damaged by the Joe Johnson trade. (Getty Images)However positively the Magic feel about Bynum, they still need the Lakers to take back one of their expensive veteran contracts – Hedo Turkoglu or Jason Richardson – as part of any proposed trade. With Bynum, Orlando could use cap space to quickly retool its roster around him and become an Eastern Conference. Bynum is coming off his best season for the Lakers, averaging 18.7 points and 11.8 rebounds. Still, his immaturity at times still left Lakers coaches and officials unsettled about his disposition to be an every-night dominant player.

Howard told Yahoo! Sports on Sunday night that,

 

[executive76]

Originally Posted by Essential1

Originally Posted by LESGodSonC0

What I don't get is...

Technically, isn't the agreement between Wallace and the Nets just that? An agreement. Contracts haven't been signed, why can't the Nets just back out?

Only reason why he's even gettin' 10 million a year is for them to save face for giving up a damn lottery pick.

Verbal agreement would lead to a lawsuit if they backed out and it wasn't mutual . The headache it would cause would be huge , and considering all agents are contractual lawyers. The team would probably lose and have to pay up

Verbal agreements aren't binding until 7/11

 

[executive76]

Originally Posted by Essential1

Originally Posted by LESGodSonC0

What I don't get is...

Technically, isn't the agreement between Wallace and the Nets just that? An agreement. Contracts haven't been signed, why can't the Nets just back out?

Only reason why he's even gettin' 10 million a year is for them to save face for giving up a damn lottery pick.

Verbal agreement would lead to a lawsuit if they backed out and it wasn't mutual . The headache it would cause would be huge , and considering all agents are contractual lawyers. The team would probably lose and have to pay up

Verbal agreements aren't binding until 7/11

 

[executive76]

Originally Posted by Essential1

Originally Posted by LESGodSonC0

What I don't get is...

Technically, isn't the agreement between Wallace and the Nets just that? An agreement. Contracts haven't been signed, why can't the Nets just back out?

Only reason why he's even gettin' 10 million a year is for them to save face for giving up a damn lottery pick.

Verbal agreement would lead to a lawsuit if they backed out and it wasn't mutual . The headache it would cause would be huge , and considering all agents are contractual lawyers. The team would probably lose and have to pay up

Verbal agreements aren't binding until 7/11

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Magic eye Lakers center Andrew Bynum as target in potential Dwight Howard trade
22 minutes ago
Adrian Wojnarowski

As the Orlando Magic work to unload superstar Dwight Howard, management is becoming increasingly focused on a potential trade package centered on Los Angeles Lakers All-Star center Andrew Bynum, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.


Andrew Bynum was an All-Star with the Lakers for the first time last season. (Getty Images)The Lakers and Magic have had talks about a possible deal, and plan to talk further about constructing a trade. No deals are imminent, and the process has remained fluid as teams have begun to inquire with more serious offers for Howard.

Sources say there is one other trade scenario for a significant player that intrigues Magic general manager Rob Hennigan, but that target is unclear. Before the Magic would agree to consummate a trade for Bynum, they would need to know they could sign him to a contract extension, sources said. Bynum is entering the final year of his contract in the 2012-13 season.

What’s more, Bynum wouldn’t nearly be enough to satisfy Hennigan’s desires for a return on Howard. The Lakers would need to send draft picks and absorb long-term money off the Magic’s payroll, sources said.

[Related: Hawks trade Joe Johnson to Nets; send Marvin Williams to Jazz]

The Lakers offered Bynum to the Magic for Howard at the March trade deadline, but the deal never materialized because Howard eventually waived his early termination option for this summer, and Orlando pulled Howard off the market.

The Magic are in no rush to make a deal for Howard, sources said. Howard is rehabilitating from back surgery in Los Angeles, and it’s unclear whether he would even be ready for the start of the regular season in November.


Dwight Howard's hopes of joining the Nets were damaged by the Joe Johnson trade. (Getty Images)However positively the Magic feel about Bynum, they still need the Lakers to take back one of their expensive veteran contracts – Hedo Turkoglu or Jason Richardson – as part of any proposed trade. With Bynum, Orlando could use cap space to quickly retool its roster around him and become an Eastern Conference. Bynum is coming off his best season for the Lakers, averaging 18.7 points and 11.8 rebounds. Still, his immaturity at times still left Lakers coaches and officials unsettled about his disposition to be an every-night dominant player.

Howard told Yahoo! Sports on Sunday night that,

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Magic eye Lakers center Andrew Bynum as target in potential Dwight Howard trade
22 minutes ago
Adrian Wojnarowski

As the Orlando Magic work to unload superstar Dwight Howard, management is becoming increasingly focused on a potential trade package centered on Los Angeles Lakers All-Star center Andrew Bynum, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.


Andrew Bynum was an All-Star with the Lakers for the first time last season. (Getty Images)The Lakers and Magic have had talks about a possible deal, and plan to talk further about constructing a trade. No deals are imminent, and the process has remained fluid as teams have begun to inquire with more serious offers for Howard.

Sources say there is one other trade scenario for a significant player that intrigues Magic general manager Rob Hennigan, but that target is unclear. Before the Magic would agree to consummate a trade for Bynum, they would need to know they could sign him to a contract extension, sources said. Bynum is entering the final year of his contract in the 2012-13 season.

What’s more, Bynum wouldn’t nearly be enough to satisfy Hennigan’s desires for a return on Howard. The Lakers would need to send draft picks and absorb long-term money off the Magic’s payroll, sources said.

[Related: Hawks trade Joe Johnson to Nets; send Marvin Williams to Jazz]

The Lakers offered Bynum to the Magic for Howard at the March trade deadline, but the deal never materialized because Howard eventually waived his early termination option for this summer, and Orlando pulled Howard off the market.

The Magic are in no rush to make a deal for Howard, sources said. Howard is rehabilitating from back surgery in Los Angeles, and it’s unclear whether he would even be ready for the start of the regular season in November.


Dwight Howard's hopes of joining the Nets were damaged by the Joe Johnson trade. (Getty Images)However positively the Magic feel about Bynum, they still need the Lakers to take back one of their expensive veteran contracts – Hedo Turkoglu or Jason Richardson – as part of any proposed trade. With Bynum, Orlando could use cap space to quickly retool its roster around him and become an Eastern Conference. Bynum is coming off his best season for the Lakers, averaging 18.7 points and 11.8 rebounds. Still, his immaturity at times still left Lakers coaches and officials unsettled about his disposition to be an every-night dominant player.

Howard told Yahoo! Sports on Sunday night that,

 

[executive76]

Originally Posted by Essential1

Originally Posted by LESGodSonC0

What I don't get is...

Technically, isn't the agreement between Wallace and the Nets just that? An agreement. Contracts haven't been signed, why can't the Nets just back out?

Only reason why he's even gettin' 10 million a year is for them to save face for giving up a damn lottery pick.

Verbal agreement would lead to a lawsuit if they backed out and it wasn't mutual . The headache it would cause would be huge , and considering all agents are contractual lawyers. The team would probably lose and have to pay up

Verbal agreements aren't binding until 7/11

 

[executive76]

Originally Posted by Essential1

Originally Posted by LESGodSonC0

What I don't get is...

Technically, isn't the agreement between Wallace and the Nets just that? An agreement. Contracts haven't been signed, why can't the Nets just back out?

Only reason why he's even gettin' 10 million a year is for them to save face for giving up a damn lottery pick.

Verbal agreement would lead to a lawsuit if they backed out and it wasn't mutual . The headache it would cause would be huge , and considering all agents are contractual lawyers. The team would probably lose and have to pay up

Verbal agreements aren't binding until 7/11

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Magic eye Lakers center Andrew Bynum as target in potential Dwight Howard trade
22 minutes ago
Adrian Wojnarowski

As the Orlando Magic work to unload superstar Dwight Howard, management is becoming increasingly focused on a potential trade package centered on Los Angeles Lakers All-Star center Andrew Bynum, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.


Andrew Bynum was an All-Star with the Lakers for the first time last season. (Getty Images)The Lakers and Magic have had talks about a possible deal, and plan to talk further about constructing a trade. No deals are imminent, and the process has remained fluid as teams have begun to inquire with more serious offers for Howard.

Sources say there is one other trade scenario for a significant player that intrigues Magic general manager Rob Hennigan, but that target is unclear. Before the Magic would agree to consummate a trade for Bynum, they would need to know they could sign him to a contract extension, sources said. Bynum is entering the final year of his contract in the 2012-13 season.

What’s more, Bynum wouldn’t nearly be enough to satisfy Hennigan’s desires for a return on Howard. The Lakers would need to send draft picks and absorb long-term money off the Magic’s payroll, sources said.

[Related: Hawks trade Joe Johnson to Nets; send Marvin Williams to Jazz]

The Lakers offered Bynum to the Magic for Howard at the March trade deadline, but the deal never materialized because Howard eventually waived his early termination option for this summer, and Orlando pulled Howard off the market.

The Magic are in no rush to make a deal for Howard, sources said. Howard is rehabilitating from back surgery in Los Angeles, and it’s unclear whether he would even be ready for the start of the regular season in November.


Dwight Howard's hopes of joining the Nets were damaged by the Joe Johnson trade. (Getty Images)However positively the Magic feel about Bynum, they still need the Lakers to take back one of their expensive veteran contracts – Hedo Turkoglu or Jason Richardson – as part of any proposed trade. With Bynum, Orlando could use cap space to quickly retool its roster around him and become an Eastern Conference. Bynum is coming off his best season for the Lakers, averaging 18.7 points and 11.8 rebounds. Still, his immaturity at times still left Lakers coaches and officials unsettled about his disposition to be an every-night dominant player.

Howard told Yahoo! Sports on Sunday night that,

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Magic eye Lakers center Andrew Bynum as target in potential Dwight Howard trade
22 minutes ago
Adrian Wojnarowski

As the Orlando Magic work to unload superstar Dwight Howard, management is becoming increasingly focused on a potential trade package centered on Los Angeles Lakers All-Star center Andrew Bynum, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.


Andrew Bynum was an All-Star with the Lakers for the first time last season. (Getty Images)The Lakers and Magic have had talks about a possible deal, and plan to talk further about constructing a trade. No deals are imminent, and the process has remained fluid as teams have begun to inquire with more serious offers for Howard.

Sources say there is one other trade scenario for a significant player that intrigues Magic general manager Rob Hennigan, but that target is unclear. Before the Magic would agree to consummate a trade for Bynum, they would need to know they could sign him to a contract extension, sources said. Bynum is entering the final year of his contract in the 2012-13 season.

What’s more, Bynum wouldn’t nearly be enough to satisfy Hennigan’s desires for a return on Howard. The Lakers would need to send draft picks and absorb long-term money off the Magic’s payroll, sources said.

[Related: Hawks trade Joe Johnson to Nets; send Marvin Williams to Jazz]

The Lakers offered Bynum to the Magic for Howard at the March trade deadline, but the deal never materialized because Howard eventually waived his early termination option for this summer, and Orlando pulled Howard off the market.

The Magic are in no rush to make a deal for Howard, sources said. Howard is rehabilitating from back surgery in Los Angeles, and it’s unclear whether he would even be ready for the start of the regular season in November.


Dwight Howard's hopes of joining the Nets were damaged by the Joe Johnson trade. (Getty Images)However positively the Magic feel about Bynum, they still need the Lakers to take back one of their expensive veteran contracts – Hedo Turkoglu or Jason Richardson – as part of any proposed trade. With Bynum, Orlando could use cap space to quickly retool its roster around him and become an Eastern Conference. Bynum is coming off his best season for the Lakers, averaging 18.7 points and 11.8 rebounds. Still, his immaturity at times still left Lakers coaches and officials unsettled about his disposition to be an every-night dominant player.

Howard told Yahoo! Sports on Sunday night that,

 

[executive76]

Originally Posted by Essential1

Originally Posted by LESGodSonC0

What I don't get is...

Technically, isn't the agreement between Wallace and the Nets just that? An agreement. Contracts haven't been signed, why can't the Nets just back out?

Only reason why he's even gettin' 10 million a year is for them to save face for giving up a damn lottery pick.

Verbal agreement would lead to a lawsuit if they backed out and it wasn't mutual . The headache it would cause would be huge , and considering all agents are contractual lawyers. The team would probably lose and have to pay up

Verbal agreements aren't binding until 7/11