2008 Expiring Contracts

<u>Atlanta: </u>Tyronn Lue 3.50M Lorenzen Wright 3.24M Anthony Johnson 2.86M <u>Boston: </u>Theo Ratliff 11.66M <u>Charlotte: </u>Brevin Knight 4.20M team option Primoz Brezec 2.75M player option Othella Harrington 2.38M Jake Voskuhl 2.05M <u>Detroit: </u>Antonio McDyess 6.37M Lindsey Hunter 2.25M <u>Miami: </u>Jason Williams 8.94M Michael Doleac 3.12M player option Alonzo Mourning 2.76M <u>Golden State: </u>Sarunas Jasikevicius 4.00M Mikhael Pietrus 3.50M Zarko Cabarkapa 3.00M <u>LA Clippers: </u>Sam Cassell 6.15M Rebraca 3.48M Aaron Williams 1.75M <u>LA Lakers: </u>Kwame Brown 9.08M Maurice Evans 1.50M <u>Minnesota: </u>Ricky Davis 6.82M Eddie Griffin 2.90M <u>Phoenix: </u>Kurt Thomas 8.09M Eric Piatkowski 1.22M <u>San Antonio: </u>Brent Barry 5.55M Bruce Bowen 4.13M Robert Horry 3.63M Fransisco Elson 3.00M Thanks to Vicirus on CelticsBlog for this.

 

Holy sh*t, Theo is makin a sh*t load of money for nothing.

 

When Kwame Brown and Ricky Davis are the best expiring contracts, you will have a poor free agency class.

 

No they aren't the best expiring contracts in value. This thread wasn't about who's gonna be a free agent in 2008. It was more about trade assetts that teams have to match salaries with a superstar like KG. Expiring contracts are very valuable. Think of it like this..you replace a 3-year 12 million dollar contract with a 1-year 12 million dollar contract. Think of the cap space the next year.

 

Also, I don't think this takes into account players who can opt-out of their contracts.

 

http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_18280.shtmlPlayers who will be FAs or can opt out of contractsBaron DavisElton BrandGilbert ArenasJason KiddJermaine O'NealRip HamiltonRon ArtestShawn MarionTim DuncanThe 2004 draftees (Howard, Okafor, Iggy, Deng, ...)

 

Release Lorenzen, and AJ. They're both garbage. Lue is a high energy guy, that can bring some positive things off the bench in the future.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Diawsome @ May 12 2007, 11:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_18280.shtmlPlayers who will be FAs or can opt out of contractsBaron DavisElton BrandGilbert ArenasJason KiddJermaine O'NealRip HamiltonRon ArtestShawn MarionTim DuncanThe 2004 draftees (Howard, Okafor, Iggy, Deng, ...)</div>HAHA Damn if they opted out it be a freakin frenzy out there. :dribble:

 

D12 will unfortunately get a fat extension this offseason and stay in Orly.

 

If I was the Miami Heat GM, I would not re-sign Jason Williams, let Gary Payton retire, and get an underrated guard such as Sarunas Jasikevicius or Steve Blake.

 

Lakers should consider Brevin Knight.

 

With the Celtics, youth, and Ratliff's contract I can see them able to land a big name player. Also Kwame,Odom,1st Round Pick, Kevin Garnett(McHale is stupid enough)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KCX @ May 13 2007, 03:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If I was the Miami Heat GM, I would not re-sign Jason Williams, let Gary Payton retire, and get an underrated guard such as Sarunas Jasikevicius or Steve Blake.</div>I agree they should get someone like Steve Blake, but he'll probably get a crazy contract and that would be the only reason they wouldn't sign him.

 

We will likely not resign Sarunas and Zarko but I'm not sure about Pietrius I still think he cost the Warriors game two but o well. He needs to get smarter on the court and now what the situation is. When he does that he will probaky be resigned but if he doesn't then we probaly won't resign him.

 

Pietrus is a basketball idiot. He constantly brain farts, and this series it has been brain diaherrea. If we resign him, we are in for a long time of dumb play.