How much is Shaun Livingston worth?

SportsFan215 · Post #1 » by **SportsFan215** » Wed May 21, 2008 4:49 am

Most of us agree that he is not worth the QO at about $5.8 mil. Though, most of us agree that he should be brought back. What would you offer him if you were the Clips' GM?

I would say 3-3.5mil ver 1-2 yrs.

jgustav1 · Post #2 » by **jgustav1** » Wed May 21, 2008 4:53 am

It is impossible to tell how much he is worth until Shaun plays in the summer league.

JJ LoDuca · Post #3 » by **JJ LoDuca** » Wed May 21, 2008 6:30 am

But for the sake of conversation, Shaun is the only franchise-caliber PG we have in our sights right now, so I think that makes him extremely valuable even with question of his health. I think $3-3.5 mil is just right, because that offer is still respectable and it's more than any other team would be willing to pay for him, thus securing his future with us provided he turns out healthy.

Post #4 » by **mkwest** » Wed May 21, 2008 6:43 am

$6M over 2 years, but 3.5 per is acceptable as well. If he proves steady throughout the contract, ink him up long term.

theFRANCHISE · Post #5 » by **theFRANCHISE** » Wed May 21, 2008 2:34 pm

healthy shaun franchise PG

75% shaun I dont think he gets more than 2 years

madmaxmedia · Post #6 » by **madmaxmedia** » Wed May 21, 2008 6:28 pm

I don't think he had developed into a franchise PG by any stretch, before he got injured. Not that he wouldn't have, but that injury was really unfortunate for so many reasons.

I think the numbers being thrown around here are roughly fair.

mj_shoefanatic · Post #7 » by **mj_shoefanatic** » Wed May 21, 2008 8:06 pm

To be determined this summer :wink:

Tucker74 · Post #8 » by **Tucker74** » Wed May 21, 2008 11:49 pm

I'm with Madmax, Shaun never established himself as a franchise PG and paying him solely on the expectation that he will still turn out to be is ridiculous at this point in his career. Mkwest's suggestion sounds reasonable.

ClipperDomination · Post #9 » by **ClipperDomination** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:00 am

Tucker74 wrote:I'm with Madmax, Shaun never established himself as a franchise PG and paying him solely on the expectation that he will still turn out to be is ridiculous at this point in his career. Mkwest's suggestion sounds reasonable.

100% correct. I'm with madmax and Tucker.

Post #10 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Thu May 22, 2008 2:18 am

I would like to see him back, we will see what happens this summer. Like everyone says we should offer him a 2 year deal.

girlygirl · Post #11 » by **girlygirl** » Mon May 26, 2008 5:29 am

Is he healthy enough to even play in summer league? I thought he wasn't going to be back until training camp in October.

Post #12 » by **mkwest** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:26 am

girlygirl wrote:Is he healthy enough to even play in summer league? I thought he wasn't going to be back until training camp in October.

Time will tell. He has been pushing to play in the summer league since he wasn't able to return last season. The updates on his status have been few and far between, but Andrews has stated that his knee has recovered from the injury/surgery. The tendonitis that he had in March was the only real setback that he's had to deal with. I really hope that he's able to play in the SL though and build a playing rapport with Thornton & whoever is drafted.

hiphop1 · Post #13 » by **hiphop1** » Sat May 31, 2008 4:12 pm

Is he RFA or UFA?

Patches Pal · Post #14 » by **Patches Pal** » Tue Jun 3, 2008 9:22 pm

Zip, zilch, nada. He wasn't any good when he was healthy. There are too many players with healthy knees to waste money on a skinny PG like Livingston.

Post #15 » by **mkwest** » Wed Jun 4, 2008 12:15 am

hiphop1 wrote:Is he RFA or UFA?

Restricted unless they don't tender him by the 30th.

madmaxmedia · Post #16 » by **madmaxmedia** » Wed Jun 4, 2008 12:23 am

But it has to be 5.8 or 6 mil per year (for 1 year), right?

That's pretty borderline. I mean I think the Clippers will do it (yes even the Clips), because we all are really pulling for Shaun.

But had the Clippers had a more stacked roster and been up against the cap, who knows...

Post #17 » by **mkwest** » Wed Jun 4, 2008 4:37 am

madmaxmedia wrote:But it has to be 5.8 or 6 mil per year (for 1 year), right?

That's pretty borderline. I mean I think the Clippers will do it (yes even the Clips), because we all are really pulling for Shaun.

But had the Clippers had a more stacked roster and been up against the cap, who knows...

5.8 if he signs the qualifying offer for one year, but he and the organization could still opt to negotiate a deal independent from the qualifying offer.

http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#36