re: Official 2015 Pelicans Talk Free Agency Thread

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Pretty sure they are under the salary floor- Thompson for Wallace was to take on salary. If they want Cole, they should have the cap space. Roster space is the likely issue.

With Canaan, Stauskas, Jackson, and Wroten on the roster, I don't know if they want him taking minutes from younger guys at this point. And that's without wondering how much $$/playing time Cole would need to consider jumping to Philly's Island of Misfit Toys.

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if they wanted Cole bad enough.

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They mustn't want him very badly if they've gone all this time without making an offer. Cole played decent enough for the Pels, but he was dumped for John Salmons because he had been terrible in Miami with an expanded role on the team. A team would have to be desperate for a backup PG to overpay for Cole, because he's an RFA and overpaying plus possibly giving up an asset would be the cost of acquisition.

the danger with cole and players like him (of which we've employed many) is that as their roles expand they become worse

on a good team, with a specific role and set minutes, he's valuable
start/play him for 30+ minutes and he will disappoint

i see no way that he would be a good fit for the sixers
they come up as a "suitor" because the have cap space and zero proven PG's

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New Orleans playing the Heat on Christmas in Miami

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how bout them apples

Bobby Marks ?@BobbyMarks42 8m8 minutes ago

UTH has 13 guaranteed contracts and 4 non-guarantee's (Cotton, Millsap, Cotton, Cooley). $6.4m in room left.

double post

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They are looking for a one year solution, not a multi year solution, and I believe the RFA rules require a multiyear offer sheet.

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perhaps, but a multiyear deal doesn't matter to the jazz, or it shouldn't. next year they'll be close to 20MM under the floor with like 14 signed players. they have to spend that money on somebody.

plus burke is just about a bust, only other PG they have is the dude from brazil

if i was cole's agent i'd be burning up the phone to SLC

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Mark Berman
?@MarkBermanFox26
NBA sources: Reps for free agent guard Jason Terry have an offer from the #Pelicans.Sources:Terry considers offer from #Rockets insufficient

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Cole gone?

Celtics release Zoran Dragic, could be another body, 14-15th man if Cole or Terry don't work out. Not really a fan though bc he's slow.

mavs sign javale mcgee, 2yr minimum
mcgee still being paid 12MM by the sixers