Rudy Gay- Max contract player

So, MEM got rid of Gasol to give Gay a max deal?

 

And suddenly, retroactively, we didn't overpay for Roy or LMA.

 

Nope. Its going to send teams into a panic. Once Bosh, LeBron and Wade make their minds on where to sign, there will be a scramble for the guys that were denied for the leftovers.

 

Re: OT: Gay to stay in Memphis (prob Max deal

:shakeshead:

And folks, that is why Memphis will be forever a bottom-tier franchise.

 

And because players at the Rudy Gay level are now max players, the seller's market will mean that teams will pay through the nose for B+ level free agents. All it takes IMHO is a second player at that talent level getting a max deal to make it the new going price this year.

 

Is that the next great South Korean center?

Exactly. This is "stop me before I kill again".

 

That will be true to a point, but when the Knicks, Nets, Bulls, Clippers etc. run out of cap space there are going to be a ton of free agents left over with too few dollars left over for too many guys. I see a ton of B level guys taking the mid-level exception.

 

It's looking like a good move locking up Aldridge last summer, eh?

 

KP doesn't know how to negotiate deals.

 

Wow.

Wow.

Okay. I'm over my amazement. My take on this is...wow.

 

Yeah... I'd call those guys B- guys (I mentioned the B+ talent getting max dollars). There might be bargains to be had, but the better B-level players will be gone, and you will have the reheated leftovers at a bargain.