I have no idea what any of that means. I seem to remember the MLB Union having an issue with ARod taking less money than he could get.
It sounds like Cousins is not necessarily taking less money so the question is moot.
Cousins signs 1-year deal with Warriors
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It sounds like Cousins is not necessarily taking less money so the question is moot.
ARod tried to give back money that he was guaranteed while under contract.
Boogie wasn't owed anything.
I think so, for a long-term deal. Overpay him this season to get him the playoffs and next 3. Maybe nobody wanted to? I would have guessed LA?
I would bet one of my kids he took less to play for GSW.
The NBA is not MLB. The players are guaranteed a fixed percentage of basketball related income. There are maximum salary limits based on years of service. The player's association is not counting on individual players to set the market, and be the rising tide that lifts all player salaries.
There will be plenty of money for him next year if he's healthy. If his choice was this deal and a ring or something around the full MLE, it's not hard to see why he'd pick the option that gives him a championship.
Has there been a single starting 5 in NBA history that all ended up in the Hall of Fame? This Warriors team may be that. Steph and KD are first-ballot, Klay should be one, I wouldn't be surprised if Dray gets in, and Cousins is on a HOF pace. The Achilles may derail that path, but wow.
I hope he was smart enough to get the Warriors to agree to co-sign his lease as a lot of Bay Area landlords might balk at renting to someone with that salary.
I don't think it's hard to see either.
I just think I would've seen the opportunity to maintain my Bird rights more clearly.
1962-63 Celtics had NINE Hall of Famers on the team.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/659039-nba-hall-of-fame-1962-1963-boston-celtics-now-have-a-record-9-hall-of-famers
Bill Russell
Tom Heinsohn
Clyde Lovellette
John Havlicek
Frank Ramsey
Satch Sanders
Sam Jones
K.C. Jones
Bob Cousy
There's a ton of cap space next year. Bird Rights aren't that valuable to a player when there is plenty of cap room. They also don't have value if you don't want to sign long term with that team (which may be true for Cousins and New Orleans).
A 300 pound seven footer coming off a torn Achilles is not armageddon anywhere, unless you're the wheelchair transport guy.
And I believe there was a three players per team limit on the all star game.
Ed: the 1980 Celtics training camp had Cowens, Maravich, McHale, Parish, Bird and Archibald. But then two of them retired.
I don't think so actually. He's still hurt and while the Dubs don't care, we would actually need him.
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Assuming DA knew that Cousins wanted to play for the Cs, think about what it means that they chose Baynes instead.
Of course they are, sign and trades still exist. And even if you don't want to sign somewhere long-term(we have no idea if that's true with Boogie), having the leverage of your current team being able to offer more money and an extra year than anywhere else might force other teams offers higher if he's not at the max next year.
It doesn't seem like a tough equation for me, having Bird rights give you more options than not having Bird rights.
They didn't. Baynes didn't use the MLE. Boston was likely still in on him today.
They didn’t, there was room for Boogie with the MLE. Boogie just chose GSW.
I think it’s more likely that Cousins is cut before season’s end than makes a significant contribution to winning the title.
Did GS sign him with the MLE or another type of exception? I'm guessing it was the taxpayers MLE?
I’d really like to nab Wayne Ellington. They need a deadeye shooter to round out the bench.
We are a society that greatly values winning in athletics. If you fail to win a title, particularly in a basketball, it’s a black mark for the rest of your career. Boogie has been called selfish and a loser his entire career; he can change that by playing well for GS; likely snag a ring, and prove that he’s healthy. It makes all the sense in the world for him to go there.
Like Durant; it would be much more exciting if he went on to any other non-GS team, but what are you going to do?
Like Durant; it would be much more exciting if he went on to any other non-GS team, but what are you going to do?
He had a catastrophic injury for a man his size and is a 99th percentile ass. Maybe I’m projecting my desires but it’s well within the realm of possibility.
At least it lets us know Danny is working. Pretty scared of going into next year with the same team minus Smart.
I want Ellington badly too. He can flat out shoot. The bench needs a shooter like that. If he plays game 7 against the cavs, celts make the finals.
Me too. With this kept so quiet, do we seen an unforeseen kind of move from Danny?
Put it this way, I don't think they'll necessarily run it back with the same team.
25 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, for $5 million a year. Golden State has been doing everything right this decade. Even if he plays the last month and the playoffs at 50%, he's better than that conga line of scrubs manning the center position the past four years.
Hopefully there are still some guys left in the NBA that would rather take down a team like that than join them. That stings coming in second again and losing a guy to the Warriors.
Smart is coming back, there isn't big money out there for him.
a healthy Kyrie, Gordon, and Theis should lessen your fear.
Throw in a buff Tatum and Brown and you should be downright giddy.
Danny also has the MLE and guys like Wayne Ellington, Mbah a Moute, Avery Bradley and Tyreke Evans haven't signed yet
Is it too late for LeBron to change his mind and join GS, too. No doubt the NBA "cap" would make it fairly easy.
Just a minor technicality that Ainge will go in on his merits as an exec rather than as a player however your point stands.
