Batum will sign first lucrative offer sheet

http://www.csnnw.com/pages/landingb...any-favors-will-=1&blockID=708138&feedID=5212

Haha. Another year of imaginary cap space

 

Now, now, don't be pessimist. I shared similar info and everybody jumped on my back.

 

Get used to that. You simply can't say anything negative (or factual in this case) and think fans wont destroy you

 

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luckily for us, there's the 10 day moratorium on contract signings. Seems like it'd be pretty easy in that 10 days for us to find our targets, and have agreements in place, and THEN match whatever Batum finds in that same 10 days.

 

3 day, or were you being sarcastic?

 

July 1st, free agency begins. July 10th, moratorium on signings ends. THEN we have 3 days to match whatever Batum's offer was in that 10 day span. So we have almost 2 weeks to put together our signings.

 

Is signing "the first good offer" a good strategy by Nico's agent? Is announcing this intent up front a good strategy by Nico's agent? Does it get Nico more money? Does it get him on a better team? I sense the answer to these questions is no. What is a "good offer" anyway? What if he doesn't get a "good offer"? I think Nico needs a new agent.

 

True enough ... this team has also had nearly 400 days to hire a new GM ...

 

That's irrelevant. There's no deadline for something like that.

 

It is relevant when we're talking about this team "getting it's 'stuff' together."

 

Not really, since they were able to put together a plan at the draft last year, and at the trade deadline this past season with no GM. They "got their stuff together" to meet a deadline. I am not at all saying it is ideal and I want no GM, just that commenting on the lack of GM as why they won't have a plan in free agency and won't be able to execute it within two weeks seems like unnecessary bashing of the team for the sake of it, with little relevance.

 

I would hesitate to use last year's draft as evidence that this team had a "plan" or got it's shit together.

 

Did they just forget to make a pick or execute any trades at all because of the lack of GM? Did business just stop? no.

 

If there's a front loaded deal, let him walk. Batum is replaceable and isn't worth risking the best chance this team has had in years to fill key positions like PG/C.

 

Agree 100%

 

I can't decide if this is a stupid move or brilliant move by Nico's agent. In the old RFA market teams hardly ever offered contracts to players they knew they would have little shot of getting, now with the 3 day waiting its a different game. I'm assuming they are hoping they get a few big offers in the first day with this deceleration but more it just sounds like Nico's agent is mad we didn't get a deal done.

 

If we can lock in our other pieces before matching, I'd actually prefer a front loaded deal, making our salaries more manageable in later years, if his deal is declining.

 

What C? We can get a PG regardless of what happens with Nico but what centers are on the market that aren't RFA?

I actually don't mind a match of a front loaded offer because it makes him easier to trade after the big part of the contract (first 2 years?) is up. I also am not impressed with this FA pool, after Derron Williams there are a couple of RFA but you'd have to really overpay to get them.

 

Get ready to root for Harrison Barnes next year.....

Seriously, if Batum is going to get a front loaded offer from TOR or some team like that for $11-12mil\year...then let him go...He is a good player but for that kind of money you need that player to be better than good...he needs to be a legit "core" player....and Batum has been unable to show that....

 

In terms of UFA I'd throw reasonable offers at big men like Kaman, Hawes, Humphries or KMart. But I think there will be better options via trades for teams looking to shed salary.