Melo 17: Death or Glory

[SteelerSpartan]

wow, man theres not enough face palm gifs to described the level of shoddy journalism/reporting going on these days

[RedBulls23]

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lol @ chicagobullsbot, he so thirsty to get followers

Boogey lurking Realgm like a mother ****!

His name is Boogey?

He use to post on these boards siting that he had sources, but then the Mods found out that all he was doing is posting twitter gossip as his sources. Basically he was doing what Chris Broussard does.

[DRoseCantStop]

Boogey lurking Realgm like a mother ****!

His name is Boogey?

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Lol, oh wow

[CalilLove89]

I'm in Chicago and I think I found Melo's lawyers heading out of the airport. It's a cellphone picture so don't criticize the quality.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6uALYCAaoM[/youtube]

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[coldfish]

If Anthony ends up telling NY that he wants a sign and trade to Chicago but if they can't work it out, he will go to LA, I claim official ownership of teh interwebs for a full 24 hours.

Why do you get to own this? I was saying this weeks ago.


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Dude. I had this months ago.

I was doing my best ESPN impersonation last December by saying that:
- No way that he leaves the 5 / 130. He will stay in NY.
- The Bulls can only get him via sign and trade. Melo using another team for leverage could accomplish this.

How about this, I'll make you the deputy grand poobah of teh interwebs for the 24 hours I own it. Deal?

[mostek]

Alright... it has all but been confirmed.

Unguaranteeds + MDJ + Snell + Randolph + Capspace is about 20.6.

Subtract 100k (the amount we can't go over the cap), and you arrive at 20.5 as the amount we can offer Melo via S&T.

We can even add Kirk via S&T. This can get us to Melo's MAX starting amount.

We don't have an MLE to get Mirotic in this scenario, but we use Mirotic's rights, along with other assets (picks) to seal the deal and get Phil to agree instead of losing Melo for nothing to LA. Oh, and we keep Taj in this scenario.

DONE.

I am not sure how many times the calculations need to be posted, except for adding a S&T outgoing option.

Dumping all the exceptions, Dunleavy, Butler, Randolph, Snell, and the non-guaranteed guys, and getting a letter that Mirotic will not come over this season, plus the 7 holds adds to $46.3M, opening up $16.9M

The Bulls can take back the larger of that number, or outgoing salaries time 150% plus $100K, or $5M, depending if the outgoing salaries are over $9.8M.

So you have to see if you can find enough salaries to make that number greater than $16.9M.

Dunleavy, Butler, Snell, the 3 non-guaranteed guys, add to $10.9M ($8.9M without Butler), Randolph can not be included, unless they finish the trade under the cap, and McDermott, and Mirotic counts as $0 in trade. At $10.9M ($8.9M without Butler), you use $5M, instead of 150%, so they would be able to take back a maximum of $15.9M ($13.3M without Butler), which is still less than $16.9M.

The most the Bulls could pay Melo, without Boozer being included in the S&T, while keeping Rose, Noah, Gibson, Smith, and McDermott, is $16.9M. If you also dump Smith, and McDermott, you can get that to $18.7M, as long as you are willing to roll with Melo, Rose, Noah, Gibson, RMLE, and 8 minimum salary guys.

You could include a S&T Nazr, and Hinrich. The most either of those players could be signed for next season, is the average salary, ~$5.3M, since they only have Early Bird rights. In the keep the Rose, Noah, Butler, Gibson, Smith, and McDermott case, and bring back Melo at $22.4M, would require sending out $17.4M, so those players would have to be S&Ted, on 3-year deals, with the 1st year guaranteed, starting at $8.5M total. That could be reduced by including Butler, and Smith, and reducing Melo's salary. I am not sure Hinrich, and Nazr guaranteed that much is much better than taking on Boozer, or losing more players.

[CalilLove89]

Boogey lurking Realgm like a mother ****!

His name is Boogey?

He use to post on these boards siting that he had sources, but then the Mods found out that all he was doing is posting twitter gossip as his sources. Basically he was doing what Chris Broussard does.

can you blame him, chris makes bank for no reason!

[MalikJoakim24]

Everyone like this:

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[MoneyMitch]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/chicagobullsbot/status/485617111402676224[/tweet]

Wut

HOLY SH*T!!!!!!!!!!!

[RedBulls23]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/chicagobullsbot/status/485617111402676224[/tweet]

Wut

HOLY SH*T!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't get too excited...it's just some dude that lurks these boards. He use to post here acting like he had sources, but he was just posting what other people would say on twitter.

[kdapiton]

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lol @ chicagobullsbot, he so thirsty to get followers

Boogey lurking Realgm like a mother ****!

[Payt10]

If Melo goes to LA.....I.....just don't know

If he goes to L.A without Lebron there is something wrong with his brain.

[SteelerSpartan]

"journalists/Insiders".....just be trolling the message boards for their stories now a days

[johnnyvann840]

The Big 4 in Miami is going to blindside everyone tomorrow.

only half kidding.

[MisterRoy]

If Melo goes to LA.....I.....just don't know

If he goes to L.A without Lebron there is something wrong with his brain.

Dude he isn't going to LA. Steve 'Old Man' Nash, Kobe and...(who else is on that team?) won't get him a ring.

[holv03]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/chicagobullsbot/status/485617111402676224[/tweet]

Wut

HOLY SH*T!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't get too excited...it's just some dude that lurks these boards. He use to post here acting like he had sources, but he was just posting what other people would say on twitter.

I haven't heard anything about Melo's lawyers heading to Chicago. People really need to stop making up stories.

[MisterRoy]

The Big 4 in Miami is going to blindside everyone tomorrow.

only half kidding.

BITE YOUR TONGUE!!!

[Drellberg]

I can't help but think in all of this that the bulls have the LEAST to gain from signing Melo, and that NY and LA each have a ton to gain.

I credit the Bulls for going all out to get Melo, and for offering up something close to a max contract, if indeed they have. But at > $20M per year for him, I am not as enthusiastic ... for the simple reason that there is so very much to give up in order to make that happen. On balance, I would pull the trigger if I were the bulls and sign that max contract, but ... oh ... painful.

And if I'm Melo, I see that too, I think. Unless Pat Riley can take a crap ton of lemons and somehow make lemonade, even the Heat will not stand in the Bulls way of the NBA finals -- no matter which way Melo decides. If the Bulls mortgage every other part of their future to bring in Melo, and then the Bulls don't go to the finals, I think he ends up taking the blame. And I could see how that might make him hesitate.

[Michael Scott]

Why does everyone assume something is happening tomorrow? Is there any report that indicates an announcement coming tomorrow?

[MoneyMitch]

If Melo goes to Miami, Knicks and Bulls fan should unite