http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q18 The players as a whole are guaranteed 50% of forecasted BRI, adjusted based on the difference between actual BRI and forecasted BRI, but limited to between 49% and 51% of BRI (dependent on how actual revenues compare to forecasts). Even with the owners' standard horrific overspending, player salaries fell $15M short of the guarantee. So, unless teams overspend even more than normal, Draco's right on.
Darren Wolfson: Dante Cunningham clarification: told he wants to be back. Doesn't mean it's reciprocal. Suppose chance if he'd take a 1-year deal. How can we leave this ex-Blazer off the list. He can hit the outside shot, moves the ball and . . . and . . . well he an ex-Blazer.
I don't know and I don't think Blazers use a roster spot on Dante . . . but thought I would mention another ex-Blazer available.
Obviously things are so quiet on the Blazer front because they're negotiating with Lebron! http://msn.foxsports.com/ohio/story/source-lebron-starts-process-of-evaluating-suitors-070214
I'm curious how this works. If he decides he wants to go to a team like the Clippers, and they don't have any cap space, can he still force his way in there? Similarly, in imaginary happy land, if LeBron decided he wanted to be a Portland Trail Blazer, would the Heat actually accommodate that?
Yes and Yes. Heat wouldn't accept losing him for nothing. Although they could call his bluff as they know LeBron won't settle for MLE.
Wouldn't be the best package they could get but also wouldn't be the worst package they could get. What would the Clips be up for parting with? DeAndre and Reddick? If it didn't have Blake in it then we beat that offer.
Jared Zwerling @JaredZwerling I'm told Mo Williams just met with the Dallas Mavericks. Positive momentum, but obviously team is waiting on Melo first before Mo & others.
The offer doesn't even necessarily matter because, like you said, he has the power to leave. The Cavs got jack shit when he left Cleveland. Sending the Heat someone like Batum and Wes would be much more than Cleveland ever got. The Heat wouldn't even be that bad off because they could re-sign Wade and Bosh and still have a decent core.
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania Free agent guard Thabo Sefolosha has reached agreement on a three-year, $12 million deal with the Atlanta Hawks, league source tells RealGM.
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA Free agent Luol Deng intrigued with Clippers sign-and-trade possibilities, sources tell Yahoo. He's expected to speak with Doc Rivers today.
This summer will be the summer of bloated contracts. I hope our brass doesn't fall victim to the madness
