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The first domino falls before the period begins tonight at 11pm Central.

KG supposedly going to re-up with Boston for two years. Amounts not disclosed.

Remember that players can verbally commit on July 1st. The actual contracts/transactions are not official until the end of the moratorium on July 11th.

Here is an Alex Kennedy list of FA's by position

http://www.hoopsworld.com/2012-nba-free-agents

Brettski posted this in the other thread--Mannix list of top 25 FA's. Ersan is #8

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/w ... index.html

Memphis doesn't give Mayo a qualifying offer.

trwi7 wrote:Memphis doesn't give Mayo a qualifying offer.

The Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Clippers are among the teams expected to pursue Mayo, according to sources close to the situation.

I'd like us to get in that mix. We can do this.

Kevin Garnett re-signs before hitting the market. 3 years and 34mil.

Garnett back to the C's for 3 years $34M.

Bucks Salary Chart (rounded hoopshype numbers until FAM posts his better version)

Monta - $11mm
Udrih $7.8mm (DX has $7.3mm)
Dalembert - $6.7mm
Gooden - $6.68mm
Moute - $4.7mm
Dunleavey - $3.75mm
Udoh - $3.5mm
Jennings - $3.2mm
Sanders - $2.0mm
Tobias - $1.5mm
Cap hold Henson - $1.6mm
Cap Hold Lamb - $750,000 (estimate)

So we have our required 12 man minimum roster above

Total - $53.1 million or $52.6 depending on Udrih's contract. So if the Cap is only $58 million, we don't have much room.

Plus until we renounce (or they sign elsewhere) Ersan and Delfino, Ersan's cap hold is $5.0 million and Delfino I believe is $6.65 million.

If we were to amnesty Beno Udrih and renounce Ersan and Delfino, we'd have about $13 million of cap space if we wanted to use that much.

What are people's thought on Gerald Green? Seems like he could be had for a reasonable price and fulfills Hammond's mandate of a dunker.

randy84 wrote:What are people's thought on Gerald Green? Seems like he could be had for a reasonable price and fulfills Hammond's mandate of a dunker.

He's going to go overpriced somewhere. I can see GSW or NJN blwing cash on him.

wichmae wrote:

randy84 wrote:What are people's thought on Gerald Green? Seems like he could be had for a reasonable price and fulfills Hammond's mandate of a dunker.

He's going to go overpriced somewhere. I can see GSW or NJN blwing cash on him.

What type of numbers do you think he will get?

Our cap is in really good shape for next year at the moment. I hope we don't do anything to jeopardize that.

The only guy I'm really interested in signing is Ilyasova. And even that I'd want to pair with a Good amnesty to keep us roughly even cap wise. And yes, I realize that won't happen.

But man, this FA list is terrible.

randy84 wrote:What are people's thought on Gerald Green? Seems like he could be had for a reasonable price and fulfills Hammond's mandate of a dunker.

I'd rather have Green than older vets like Crawford. Good idea. I wonder what his market value is.

He only made $400,000 last year and was out of the league a couple of years ago. He can play both SG and SF. If we could get him for the same price as we paid Delfino this year, I would be all for it.

randy84 wrote:He only made $400,000 last year and was out of the league a couple of years ago. He can play both SG and SF. If we could get him for the same price as we paid Delfino this year, I would be all for it.

I'd be all for that too.

Green was pretty good last year for NJ. Improved his three point shot and obviously his athleticism is jaw dropping. Rather sign him to a lesser deal than blow a ton of money on an older guy. Brandon Rush is another guy I'd look at cheap if we feel compelled to add a wing.

A little write up on the guy: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/w ... index.html

randy84 wrote:He only made $400,000 last year and was out of the league a couple of years ago. He can play both SG and SF. If we could get him for the same price as we paid Delfino this year, I would be all for it.

He showed he belongs in this league with the playing time he got with the Nets.

He'll be receiving a multiyear deal with a significant raise.

I would have rather filled out the roster with draft picks, but I'd be okay with very light contracts for guys like Brandon Rush, Shannon Brown, AJ Price or guys like that.

No big money..

LUKE23 wrote:Green was pretty good last year for NJ. Improved his three point shot and obviously his athleticism is jaw dropping. Rather sign him to a lesser deal than blow a ton of money on an older guy. Brandon Rush is another guy I'd look at cheap if we feel compelled to add a wing.

I wouldn't mind Brandon Rush either. I guess if I am the Bucks what I am looking for is a guy between 6-6 and 6-8 that is a little bit of a scorer that can backup both the SG and SF position. And that would only cost about $3 million a year.

For our swag wing, I'd take a flyer on Rudy Fernandez on a 3-year/$9 million type deal although he's an RFA. Doubt Rudy would sign here and Denver likely matches but I'd call his agent.

Rudy has been done for a couple seasons. He's awful.