re: Official 2015 Pelicans Talk Free Agency Thread

Posted by TeddyPadillac

Member since Dec 2010

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:50 pm to BallHawk

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Looks like Asik is staying...I doubt a S&T will happen

so lets say this idiot gets $9 million, hopefully not more.

After next summer we will have:
Jrue $11
Reke $10
AD $25
QPon $3
Ajinca $5
Asik $9
That's $63 million in salaries going into next summer
And i'll guess maybe $8 million more in MLE/Cole whatver, if they are more than 1 year deals.
so we are at $71 in salaries next year, with a cap of $90 million next year.
Not enough to sign KD.
We will have $19 million and will be in desperate need of a starting SG and SF and backup PF.

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Posted by Spitting Venom

Member since Sep 2013

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:52 pm to TeddyPadillac

Jrue and Reke will be on "cheap" expiring contracts. They would be easy to dump if we thought we had a shot at a big name like KD.

Posted by TigerinATL

Member since Feb 2005

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:54 pm to TeddyPadillac

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Not enough to sign KD.

If KD says he's coming you can easily move salary just like the Spurs did with Splitter. Outside of Jrue with his injury and maybe Asik, I don't see a player on your list that some team wouldn't take for free, especially in a year where there is an injection of 40% more cap space out of nowhere.

Posted by LosLobos111

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:54 pm to TeddyPadillac

MLE will likely get us SF who would start

Could conceivably dump Reke for a pick

Trading ryno at the deadline could get us a wing too

Posted by TeddyPadillac

Member since Dec 2010

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 2:55 pm to TigerinATL

getting KD is an extreme long shot.
How are we going to fill our huge holes at SG and SF with $19 million? not to mention getting a backup PF when Ryno leaves.

Posted by TigerinATL

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 3:00 pm to TeddyPadillac

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How are we going to fill our huge holes at SG and SF with $19 million?

I'm not so sure Gordon is gone long term, although seeing the contracts we're seeing make me shudder to think what his next deal could look like. I know you want a stud SF, but we may have to settle for a 2nd QPon type if we can't land a star like KD. And I'm with you on just giving 1 year to Asik to keep our flexibility, especially since we gave $5 a year to Ajinca.

Posted by THRILLHO

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 3:02 pm to TeddyPadillac

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How are we going to fill our huge holes at SG and SF with $19 million?

Reke isn't exactly a scrub. I don't know how it worked last season but I remember that the 13/14 Jrue + Reke backcourt had some REALLY good metrics. Even with the new cap, $19m should be enough to land another solid wing + backup big. Plus we're going to add a capable backup with the MLE, which you counted in your salary cap estimation but forgot about/ignored in your list of needs.

Posted by DJ3K

Member since Dec 2011

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 3:03 pm to BallHawk

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John Reid

I don't believe him as of late with some of the recent tweets he had regarding the Pelicans.

Posted by LosLobos111

Austere

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 3:06 pm to THRILLHO

Jrue will probably play the "SG" role tbh.

Posted by TeddyPadillac

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 3:11 pm to THRILLHO

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I don't know how it worked last season but I remember that the 13/14 Jrue + Reke backcourt had some REALLY good metrics

Hopefully we can see how that works out this year and make decisions from there.

quote:
Even with the new cap, $19m should be enough to land another solid wing + backup big.

I agree. assuming we get a solid wing this year with the MLE

I realize i left that out the needs.

Regardless, we are going to have to go after a stud 2 or 3 next year most likely if we want to get to the next level.

Posted by Solo

Member since Aug 2008

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 3:12 pm to TigerinATL

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giving 1 year to Asik to keep our flexibility

Would be awesome...but after today's insanity, I would be shocked...

Posted by TigerinATL

Member since Feb 2005

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 3:20 pm to Solo

Mason posted an updated salary cap for those who are interested.

Posted by TeddyPadillac

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 3:28 pm to TigerinATL

What does the cap hold for Ryno mean?

Posted by TigerinATL

Member since Feb 2005

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 3:31 pm to TeddyPadillac

That's a standard 150% cap hold that remains in place until you renounce your rights to him or give him a new deal. Asik's got about a $12.5 million cap hold on the books right now until we do something with him.

Posted by Solo

Member since Aug 2008

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 3:31 pm to TigerinATL

Reke at 10.2 could be moved in a New York second if needed to sign a max guy. Cap flexibility. Hallelujah.

ETA: What could we offer KD next year? Just humor me...

This post was edited on 7/1/15 at 3:35 pm

Posted by Macintosh504

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:13 pm to Solo

We better on sign asik to a one year deal or at most a 2 year team option or just cut him

Posted by novowels

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:16 pm to Macintosh504

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We better on sign asik to a one year deal or at most a 2 year team option or just cut him

This. Really don't want to give him a contact like the Suns just gave Chandler (4/52). I don't see him as a fit with what we're trying to do on offense.

Posted by purplepylon

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Posted on 7/1/15 at 4:16 pm to Macintosh504

We'll make room for Kevin Durant if he wants to come here. No need worrying about what the money looks like now.