Re: NBA TRADES AND F.A. SIGNINGS TRACKER

How Chicago Can Sign Three Max Players While Keeping Rose,Noah

While it is true that the Chicago Bulls currently do not currently have the space for even two maximum free agents at the present moment, they can wield the rules of the NBA salary cap to get Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh with a little fancy maneuvering.

Before getting into the nitty gritty, there are a few basic assumptions:

1. The maximum contract each of the three players can receive is $16,568,908. This was estimated by RealGM numerous places, including this piece.

2. The Bulls are currently $3.5 million short of having the space for two max contracts, according to (Larry Coon)

From here, we need to rely on two different rules.

First we have the 125% rule. This rule indicates that any team can take on 125% of the contract values they send out in a trade, plus $100,000 of buffer room. As such, take the maximum contract value above, divide it by 1.25 and subtract $100k from that total and you get $13,155,126. This is the minimum value a team at or over the cap could send in contracts for a max-level player while satisfying this rule. However, cap space can also be used to reduce this number if it is available.

Since the Bulls are $3.5M short of two maximum salaries right now, a move that sent Luol Deng elsewhere bringing nothing back would give Chicago approximately $7.855M in cap room to work with beyond the space allocated for the second max free agent. As such, we could take this value off the top of the $13,155,126.

Doing so, the Bulls could work a sign-and-trade for the third max free agent that includes around $5,299,276 or more in salary. While the non-Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah Bulls (Taj Gibson and James Johnson) make less than this figure combined, Chicago could use a sign-and-trade of one of their current players like Brad Miller to do it. Using a current player allows the team to use Bird rights to re-sign that guy while not using up the space needed to sign the second max contract.

As such, a deal that includes some combination of Taj Gibson, James Johnson, signed and traded free agent(s) at a reasonable sum (as well as picks, in all likelihood) and adds up to around $5.3 million or more after or coinciding with a Luol Deng trade would make adding a third max player while still having Rose and Noah on roster a reality.

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi ... rose_noah/




It's still possible..

Dirk Nowitzki agrees to new four-year contract with the Mavericks. Deal is worth at least $80 million.

How Chicago Can Sign Three Max Players While Keeping Rose,Noah

Doing so, the Bulls could work a sign-and-trade for the third max free agent that includes around $5,299,276 or more in salary. While the non-Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah Bulls (Taj Gibson and James Johnson) make less than this figure combined, Chicago could use a sign-and-trade of one of their current players like Brad Miller to do it. Using a current player allows the team to use Bird rights to re-sign that guy while not using up the space needed to sign the second max contract.

As such, a deal that includes some combination of Taj Gibson, James Johnson, signed and traded free agent(s) at a reasonable sum (as well as picks, in all likelihood) and adds up to around $5.3 million or more after or coinciding with a Luol Deng trade would make adding a third max player while still having Rose and Noah on roster a reality.

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi ... rose_noah/




It's still possible..

King Dee, yea like i said....they can't just sign 3 max players be giving away Deng (with or without the others)...they have to sign-and-trade

...the problem is the player to be traded is Deng.
Cleveland wont take him...so no s&t for LeBron
Toronto wont take him...so no s&t for Bosh
Will Miami? that's the question

striaght from ESPN & Larry Coon himself:

Chicago Bulls
Maximum cap room: 1.76 MCs

What needs to happen to get to this amount? The Bulls did most of the hard work in February and June. All that's left is to renounce their own free agents, such as Brad Miller.

What can they do to get more? Contrary to recent reports, the Bulls do not have enough cap room to sign two maximum free agents. To get to the elusive two-MC threshold the Bulls would have to clear another $3.5 million from their books. Their best -- albeit unlikely -- bet would be to try to find a taker for Luol Deng's enormous contract, hoping to slide LeBron James into his vacated spot.

Dumping James Johnson, Taj Gibson, Chris Richard and Rob Kurz would not generate the needed cap room -- the cap holds associated with the four vacated roster spots would consume much of the cap room that would be freed by their departure.

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/page ... om-summary

Amar'e Stoudemire agrees to a $100m deal with the New York Knicks!! wooohoo

RUMORS: (HOOPSHYPE.COM)

SHAQ A HAWK?

and

JOSH SMITH to be traded as part of HAWKS SUMMER MAKE OVER...

AND UM RAYMOND FELTON TO BE PAIRED WITH AMARE STOUDEMIRE IN KNICKS AS PART OF COACH MIKE D'ANTONI'S THRIPLE THREAT PICK AND ROLL OFFENSE....

____________________________________________________________________________________________

I WISH I COULD RETURN BACK IN PATCHING

BUT FOR NOW MY COMPUTER HAS ALREADY BEEEN DOWN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME...

I MIISS WORKING HERE...

Clippers new Coach, Vinny Del Negro
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/n ... id=5359558

Wade to re-sign with Miami, Bosh signs with Miami to join Wade
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5360134

Boozer to sign (a slightly less than max contract) with Chicago
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/n ... id=5361792

Duhon agrees to Orlando
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/ ... id=5357340

Lebron's turn now.

LeBron Leaning Towards Miami Heat

LeBron James has decided to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, according to multiple sources that spoke with Newsday.

"Multiple sources are telling Newsday that LeBron James has decided to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami," wrote Hahn on his original Tweet, posted shortly after midnight Eastern. "The new Big Three is here."

RealGM Note: The headline on Newsday's sport page reads 'Sources: LeBron leaning towards choosing Heat.'

The news of the 10-11 NBA salary cap being at $58.044M creates additional cap room for James, Wade and Bosh to get closer to a maximum contract.

James is scheduled to announce his final decision live on ESPN at 9:00 PM EST on Thursday.

James met with the Knicks, Nets, Heat, Clippers, Cavaliers and Bulls in that order last week.

The Heat only have Michael Beasley ($4.962M) and Mario Chalmers ($854k) under contract for the 10-11 season.

Wade and Bosh stated their intention to sign with the Heat on Wednesday morning.

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi ... iami_heat/



Told yah... LeBron-Wade-Bosh dream team can happen..

Well, it's a dream trio. The rest of the team might be filler.

if lebron join in miami w/ bosh and wade they have 3 superstar and in my opinion the more superstar in a team the less chance to win a championship...

for me i want lebron sign in knicks...
bosh-wade-james are not work 100% hahaha piece

yoy wright... lebron+wade+bosh=too much ego

oh well, let's see then...

if LBJ would be no.6 then what happens to chalmers no.6?
will the heat still resign jermaine oneal?

They could but Jermaine O'Neal is apparently looking elsewhere.

hopefully J.O return in indiana..
i cross my fingers...

Hibbert
Oneal
Granger
george
stephenson

hehehe

J.O. is considering the Celtics (mainly)...then Denver and some other team a little...

agreed that the trio won't work...at least not in the NBA

one news station here even said that if LeBron goes to Miami....they still consider the heat #2 behind the Celtics in the east

anyways...its pretty clear where i hope he signs. (he's announcing tonight!)

i cant imagine that lebron james playing w/ wade and bosh in a season...wow
its not a dream not a allstar game
..nice team but like i said this trio will not win a championship...
whose the scoring leader ...

What's going to suck is that Wade is re-signing meaning he can have a higher raise and an extra year than Bosh (and LeBron)

If LeBron wants to be "the man" (or even if all 3 wanted to be equal)...how would it go in the years after when Wade is making more money than all of them?

Jermaine O'Neal in Celtics. 12 million for 2 seasons.

Linas Kleiza in Raptors. 20 million for 4 seasons.

Brandon Haywood in Dallas. 55 millions for 6 seasons.

LK in Raptors only if Nuggs don't match (LK is a RFA)

LK doesnt want Nuggs to match...but is fearful they might because the Nuggs still really want him

LEBRON CHOSE MIAMI!!

http://www.nba.com/2010/news/07/08/lebron.decision/index.html#

what a loser

Bad move, Chicago is still the best choice.

its lebron decision so respect it...
like he said before its hard to make a decision and He said he made the decision Thursday morning
and James said, adding that Akron will "always be home for me."

thats lebron james...

With LeBron choosing the Miami Heat, the Knicks and Warriors will in fact consummate a trade that will send David Lee to Golden State in a sign-and-trade arrangement for Anthony Randolph, Kelenna Azubuike, Ronny Turiaf, and a second-round pick in 2011.