Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo 6m Monta Ellis' potential interest in joining @SacramentoKings as a FA became much stronger with hiring of Mike Malone as coach, source told Y! Would seem to increase chances they'd let Evans walk, no?
Only way I'd like Monte would be as a sixth man off the bench but he is going to get an offer of around 8-10 a year making him out of our price range(not to mention he would probably bitch and moan if he wasnt starting and getting under 30m a game). Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2
$8-10 year seems like a low-ball for his expectations... given that he's opting out of an apparent $11 million option. $8-10 seems more realistic, and he probably should have accepted the option, but apparently he thinks he's worth more than he is. I say let Sactown overpay for him. It only helps out the rest of the West if they get bogged down with a near-MAX deal with Ellis.
Ellis thinks he is just as good if not better then DWade. He is going to expect a huge contract but even if he gets 4-40m its better to opt out now then to opt into his contract because he ensures himself a big payday. Lots of examples of players given up huge paydays to accept long term deals with a smaller wage then they would have gotten there final year.
This turned into an Ellis thread quick. I hope (and think) the Trail Blazers have zero interest in him. But if the Kings are going a different direction with their SG position, prying Evans loose seems more and more possible.
I could be completely wrong on this one, but didn't the latest CBA further restrict the length of contracts? Like I said, probably wrong, but I thought I heard that somewhere... just skimming Wiki and google, I think it might only be four years w/o Bird rights now... If that's true, it probably would have made more sense for him to accept his $11 mill option, but I'm sure there are other factors at play...
Yeah, and he'd practically be returning to the Bay Area as well. He's probably still got a home down there, and a lot of peeps tool.
They decreased the length of a contract you can give a FA by a year, the max for a FA you do not own the bird rights to is 4 years instead of 5. The same goes for players with bird rights, a team can offer 5 years for the max down from six. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2
Monta Ellis actually live in Memphis (Collierville)... he married a MPD cop and lives here in the offseason...
Monta has been primarily paired with a smaller PG for his NBA career, but he's filled in capably at the point for stretches when Curry/Jennings were out with injury. It's my guess he'd prefer to be paired with a larger SG with some point skills so that he's not having to guard someone a size larger then him. He'd be a good fit with Evans (who also has some Memphis roots) and I'd guess thats part of why he's interested in the Kings STOMP
A below average, rebuilding team should not be linked to Monta Ellis. Who is Petrie's replacement? He needs to have his head examined.
