at which point they could sign him to another 10 day, but that would expire before he actually PLAYED in 10 games, so he would need to be signed to a guaranteed contract.
But what if say marvin williams becomes this year's danny granger? If he developed into an equally special player, yet younger would you still say Wallace is your only choice? That's what I meant about having your pick.
What if Webster turns into the this year's Granger? If so, great! I'm just commenting on currently displayed talent. I reserve the right to change my opinions as the players change. And, of course, probabilities must be considered in terms of making decisions now. There's a (basically) 100% chance that Gerald Wallace will be Gerald Wallace. There's a much lower chance that a currently worse player like Marvin Williams will become Wallace (or Granger).
you are aware that most teams can't offer above an MLE (around 6M per) right? Unless their respective teams feel some sort of obligation to the player to bid against themselves, probably several of the guys mentioned will be taking huge paycuts staying with their current team. Portland is one of the few teams positioned to be able to offer greater then MLE deals, but I'm sort of doubting they'll be going after any of those guys. A lopsided trade from a financial perspective (more coming in then going out) is the more likely way they'll utilize the extra capspace. STOMP
Right, but Marvin Williams at least has shown evidence of this in the regular season. Still, I see your point. Makes sense, but now that I'm seeing an indication that there may be more than one option, I'm a bit hesitant to pull the trigger so soon. Heck, there's another Bobcat that I hope Pritchard is strongly eyeing - Augustin. The end goal is to create the very best team possible. If that means sacrificing short-term success for greater long-term success, I'd prefer to do that.
I don't think we can relax regarding miles until after the all star break- I think there is still a chance that someone else will take a flyer on him- though it takes a guaranteed contract. Our only real hope is that he stops working out or decides he doesn't want to go through life with a blown knee.
I think Kobe changes teams only if he is convinced that the Lakers won't be contenders in the near future. Before the Gasol trade, this was possible. Now it seems unlikely barring some catastrophic injury.
That veterans minimum salary goes down by the game, making a 1 year contract easier to swallow for a team. I'm thinking one team takes a fl yer on Miles half way through the season to see if he has any game for either the playoffs or next year.
