Decision Time On Options for CJ, Meyers and T-Rob

Retain CJ, drop TR and Leonard, Maxwell ' s Silver Hammer bang!

 

If we let Robinson walk, I'm pretty sure we'll rue the day.... and no, don't FIFY.

 

Let them walk in favor of....

 

let them sweat and play for a contract..I think if they were hot to keep these guys they would have extended them already ..they didn't hesitate with Dame

 

Plus they still hold their bird rights to boot

 

There seems to be enough interest and differing opinions on this subject to take it a step further.

Who would you guys pick to replace the players we let walk?

We have our 1st round draft pick which we can assume will be somewhere between 20-30. Here is a mock draft for the 2015 draft.

If you are not replacing out of the draft here is a list of the players and their 2014-2015 salary.
Robinson: $4,660,482
Leonard: $3,075,879
McCollum: $3,219,579

2015 Free Agents/Restriction/Position/2014-2015 Salary:
Elton Brand/UR/PF/$2,000,000
Brandon Bass/UR/PF/$6,900,000
Gerald Henderson/UR/SG/$6,000,000
Gary Neal/UR/SG/$3,250,000
Aaron Brooks/UR/PG/$915,243
Luke Babbitt/UR/SF/$981,084
Arron Afflolo/UR(P)/SG/$7,500,000
Will Bynum/UR/PG/$2,915,908
Leandro Barbosa/UR/SG/$915,243
Draymond Green/R/SF/$915,243
Jason Terry/UR/SG/$5,850,313
Rodney Stuckey/UR/PG/$915,243
Glen Davis/UR/C/$915,243
Xavier Henry/UR/SF/$1,082,000
Wesley Johnson/UR/SF/$915,243
Norris Cole/R/PG/$2,038,206
Danny Granger/UR(P)/SF/$2,077,000
Nick Collison/UR/PF/$2,242,003
Willie Green/UR/SG/$1,448,490
Jason Richardson/UR/SG/$6,601,125
Gerald Green/UR/SG/$3,500,000
Austin Daye/UR/SF/$1,063,384
Marco Belinelli/UR/SG/$2,873,750
Danny Green/UR/SG/$4,025,000
Tyler Hansbrough/UR/PF/$3,326,235
Amir Johnson/UR/PF/$7,000,000
Louis Williams/UR/SG/$5,450,000
Jeremy Evans/UR/SG/$1,794,871
Drew Gooden/UR/PF/$915,243

The last option would be letting any of the players go to open salary room to sign another big name, and retain some one else such as Lopez/Wes.

I personally say keep all 3 of them unless you bring in a 3rd all star. I think you need to keep C.J at all costs, Meyers and T-Rob are both worth keeping around but expendable.
I think that it is in the leagues best interest that Kobe plays as many games as possible, and takes as many shots as possible. The Lakers have some decent younger talent that could end up going under the radar of Randle/Kobe. I'd take a swing with Xavier Henry, and Wesley Johnson has some potential as well.

 

Defending in the paint is more about editing/limiting your actions than it is about "being" active. It's about getting back first, holding your ground, the right piece of ground, and getting the "active" attacker to foul or fumble.

 

I'd let TRob walk and go for:

Marco Belinelli/UR/SG/$2,873,750

 

It might actually be easy to get some of the older spurs players if the core doesn't re sign with SA.

Draymond Green would be solid but I don't know how the GSW value him.

 

I lean towards the idea that this roster will stand pat until the offseason. Come playoff time it will be an easier decision.

 

I think that's Olshey's decision too, but he still needs to make a decision on who to retain now. He may not retain any of them, but they could still stay Blazers this summer.

 

Yeah, planning ahead for all of the possible contingencies is a smart thing to do.

 

So you not only agree, you agree, agree, agree, agree, agree,agree, agree, agree, agree.

 

in a couple years Meryers Lenard will be highly compared to Reaf LeFrentz.

 

I'm really hoping CJ blossoms into a bonafide combo guard and finds consistency with his offense. You can tell he's really trying to play defense at the NBA level. I think Meyers will be a two way player after another year around Rolo, Kaman, LA and Freeland. I think TRob will either get this offense or be better off with a team like the Grizzlies or Pistons. Might be a coaching mismatch for his talents. Freeland to me is the perfect role player for what he brings like Kurt Thomas, Scola or Nick Collison. Solid bench players not really looking to score first. I'm hoping Barton has a breakout year for us. His motor is like Iverson's used to be. If I'm Victor Claver I want to play for Pop in SA..warmer climates seem to suit the Spaniards.

 

I think you guys clamoring to not pick up the options are misinformed. If we decline their options we do not have bird rights. We can resign them and go over the cap but the salary cannot exceed what the option would have been.

From Larry Coon...

However, if the team declines either option and the player becomes a free agent, the team cannot re-sign him to a salary greater than he would have received had the team exercised its option. In other words, teams can't decline an option year in order to get around the rookie salary scale and give the player more money. This applies to all types of signing, including the Bird exception, the Mid-Level exception, and cap room.

 

Schilly, do you think under those circumstances that we will extend them this late into the deadline? Great post by the way.

 

I have no clue what Neil is going to do. To me keeping those 3 makes a lot of sense. I don't like the route of going into free agency with only Batum and Lillard under contract. This is not a good free agency summer and most PO players will wait till the following summer when the cap is expected to make a big jump.

 

I seem to remember Olshey explaining that even if they aren't picked up, we would still have their bird rights. I would like the quote on "Coon" that say otherwise. I don't know for certain, but it just seems Olshey would know better than us.