It would be nice if neither deal was matched! That would make for a nice 2 man rotation at the 5 for the Spurs...http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?...33-F28C99B4B25ELooks like no Javtokas this season though, oh well.
i hope we get butler, not to crazy about elson, but if he's there to back up butler i won't mind to much, but if elson is the only one to come i'm gonna think heavly about pushing the panick button
I think this is a situation, in which both players will probably be matched. That sucks though with Javtokas, he seems a bit surprized and shocked. But yea, Knicks were high on Jackie and Nugs were courting Elson, if both get just some of the MLE and not all, I expect both teams to match.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ Jul 12 2006, 06:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think this is a situation, in which both players will probably be matched. That sucks though with Javtokas, he seems a bit surprized and shocked. But yea, Knicks were high on Jackie and Nugs were courting Elson, if both get just some of the MLE and not all, I expect both teams to match.</div>I heard Thomas wasn't gonna match anything more than a mill for Butler.
jackie got around a 3 year 7 mill deal, and elson got a 2 year around 6, they baiscally split the mle with these two
i sure as hell hope so, butler is young actually has potential, and elson is old. if both come i don't mind that, but if only elson were to come that would leave us in some deep sh*t
nvm what is said about elson's deal<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Karl also sounded as if he’ll miss Elson, whose offer sheet is believed to be for about $9 million for three years.Karl said Elson will be a "person that will have to be replaced, and it will be a difficult replacement." He said the offer sheet is "a dangerous number for us to match."Warkentien, running basketball operations on an interim basis, would not speculate whether the Nuggets will match. Andrews, who also represents Elson, hopes they don’t."He would like to go to San Antonio," Andrews said.</div>and here's a article on butlers deal<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Knicks’ Butler Has Offer From the Spurshttp://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/13/s...l/13knicks.htmlBy HOWARD BECKPublished: July 13, 2006Jackie Butler, who finished last season as the Knicks’ crunch-time center, has signed an offer sheet with the San Antonio Spurs.The contract is believed to be worth about $7 million over three years. Because Butler is a restricted free agent, the Knicks have seven days to match the offer or let him go. Team officials have not yet made a decision, according to a spokesman.This past season, his second in the N.B.A., the 6-foot-10 Butler played 55 games, averaging 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 54.4 percent from the field. Just 21, Butler was viewed as a promising prospect — particularly by Coach Larry Brown, who often referred to him as the team’s “fourth first-round pick.”The Spurs have parted with both centers from their 2005 championship run. Nazr Mohammed, the former Knick, signed a free-agent contract with Detroit. Rasho Nesterovic was traded to Toronto.“We’re excited about it,” Butler’s agent, Keith Glass, said of the offer sheet in a telephone interview. “It puts him at a different level, obviously.”If Butler stays with the Knicks, he could struggle to earn playing time; the team has nearly $90 million invested in centers Eddy Curry and Jerome James. When James faltered last season, Butler moved into a second-string role. In the final weeks, Brown often played Butler in fourth quarter rather than Curry.But the Knicks have 14 players with guaranteed contracts, and — if Curry and James are healthy and in shape — little use for another big man. Rather than extend a contract offer, the Knicks told Glass he should get the best deal he could and let them decide whether to match it.“They said, ‘Look, it’s nothing personal, but you’re going to have to bring us something,’ ” Glass said. But he expressed gratitude to the Knicks for plucking the undrafted Butler from the Continental Basketball Association in February 2005 and developing him into a solid player.Under N.B.A. rules, yesterday was the first day teams could sign or trade players. The Knicks have signaled they will not be active but are content to keep the roster as is. If they retain Butler, they will have the maximum number of players.</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>New York Daily News - The New York Knicks are expected to match the three year, $7 million offer sheet that <u>Jackie Butler</u> signed with the San Antonio Spurs , sources told the New York Daily News.</div> Sounds like Elson might not be matched, while Butler will. I don't think that's a big number for Elson to match but oh well, Nuggets have been cheap so far with their free agents(Evans, Buckner, Elson).
damn if we only get elson we won't even be a ligit contender, we'll make the playoffs but get blown out, damn i hate pop, the most overrated coach in the history of the league
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Jul 13 2006, 02:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Butler and Elson LMAO. They cant start for the Spurs..</div>I would rather have Elson than Rasho.
