Sonics Caught up in Rising Price of Free Agency

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  1. Shapecity

    Shapecity S2/JBB Teamster Staff Member Administrator

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">MEMPHIS ? What must be remembered is that 80 games remain in the regular season and anything can happen.

    That's surely what the family, friends and undoubtedly the agents of Vladimir Radmanovic, Ronald "Flip" Murray and Reggie Evans are telling the trio of Sonics who appear to have rolled snake eyes after gambling with their futures and potential fortunes.

    All three eschewed long-term deals from Seattle and signed one-year tenders that will allow them to test the market next summer as unrestricted free agents.

    Radmanovic might have signed a six-year, $42 million deal, but declined in favor of a $3.2 million contract. Evans turned down a two-year offer worth slightly more than $5 million for about $1 million, and Murray will make $835,000 instead of roughly $2 million this season.

    They're no longer tethered to the Sonics after the season, but was the price of occupational freedom too high?

    Barring a change in the Sonics' rotation ? and thus far, the only continuity has been its inconsistency ? future employers will ask themselves why should they dole out a big-money contract to a role player with sagging statistics?</div>

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  2. odde23

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    8 man rotation?

    Luke / Cleaves?
    Allen / Wilkins
    Lewis / Wilkins
    Evans / Nick / Danny
    Petro / Danny / Vitaly / Nick

    At the least I see 10. That is a minimum until our centers and PF can stay on the floor. How could it be 8?
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">Quoting odde23:</div><div class="quote_post">8 man rotation?

    Luke / Cleaves?
    Allen / Wilkins
    Lewis / Wilkins
    Evans / Nick / Danny
    Petro / Danny / Vitaly / Nick

    At the least I see 10. That is a minimum until our centers and PF can stay on the floor. How could it be 8?</div>


    Yeh that was just a silly statement by Ray. No way we play 8 man rotation. At some point maybe 9 but thats it. It could at some point be Flip, Vlade, Nick, and Fortson off the bench I think. especially if Pot eventually takes the starting role and Petro stops getting minutes.
     

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