Desperate Robin Lopez salary dump coming

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  1. Chuck Taylor

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    Pelicans are finalizing a 4 year, $44 million dollar deal with Tyreke Evans.

    This could be mean Lopez is on the move
     
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    Don't pretend like you're reasonable. We have to hate this idea. I mean, there are so many centers available for less with fewer warts.
     
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    There goes another center. Looks like Lopez and Vazquez are heading to Sacto as part of a S&T for Tyreke Evans.

    F u, Sacto. Wish you were headed to Seattle.
     
    BLAZINGGIANTS, Jul 4, 2013
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    You made me check the tweets, and you are right. Nice job. It happened when you posted. Lopez is gone.
     
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    The Kings will sign Tyreke for what the Pels offered tonight. The Pels will sign & trade Lopez and Vasquez, then trade them for Tyreke. This is set in stone. Unless we pay off Stern.
     
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    Maybe we could jump in and do a 3-way trade? But it looks like you're right, there goes another center. If we don't have something lined up for Asik then I'm getting worried...
     
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    Crap.

    Well, there's still Bogut and Asik.
     
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    I was all in favor of getting Lopez because he came cheap and he is active and a good defender. However I don't think he is a very good rebounder. So I can't say i am too bummed.
     
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    Hmm...looks like we're down to Kaman or Dalembert. I think it would be fine to give them 1 or 2 year deals at about 5 mil, then we'd have some left over to get another bench player.
     
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    Per @ailene_voisin report on Kings/NO trade, no deal done but scenario would send Robin Lopez to Portland, Vasquez to Sac, Evans to Pelicans


    Just when I think we're out, they pull me back in!
     
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    Based on those salaries, any guesses on who goes out from Portland? No mention of Hixson, so I hope it's just our cap space -- we can't afford to lose assets.
     
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    Could just be Sacramento not wanting the extra salary of Lopez. They don't have a big need for him, with Cousins, Thompson and Hayes all in the front court making about the same. Maybe Barton as a small incentive?
     
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    Just a thought, but with Lillard, Matthews, McCollum....maybe it's Crabbe or Barton?
     
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    I'd give up Freeland.
     
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    That wouldn't work because freeland would take 3 mil of the 5 mil salary. I don't know though, maybe they just need 2 mil free? If olshey pulled that off, I'd be ecstatic!


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    So would everyone else.....no one wants him.
     
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    Hopefully not Crabbe, I like what I have seen and read about him. catch and shoot from the baseline looks solid. Reggie Miller part 2! jk
     
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    First time I've ever mentioned the idea of a 3-way that might actually come true.
     
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    Maybe we're just the cap relief. But if someone did take Freeland, we'd only have to cover a couple mil and we'd still have money in the bank, no?
     
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    Not that it would be a huge deal, but (even with Freeland going out) it removes the ability for us to keep JJ's rights for an S&T. We can still sign him to a smaller contract (if this deal was basically Lopez-for-Freeland from our end, it would start at 6.7M instead of his 7.6M hold that lets us go over the cap) and trade him later, but that's just one aspect of the deal you have to think about. If it was just for our cap space, we'd have 4.3M and the Room Exception (2 years starting at 2.6M) left.
     
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