New Info on Gomes Contract?

[shrink]

Maybe I just never noticed this before, but I was on the storyteller site and found some information on Gomes I'd never seen before. The numbers are the same, but the conditions are slightly different:

2008-09 $3,650,000
2009-10 $4,017,500
2010-11 $4,385,000
2011-12 $4,752,000
2012-13 $5,120,000

2010-11 is partially guaranteed for $1,000,000, 2011-12 for $1,000,000, 2012-13 for $750,000, all becoming fully guaranteed if not waived before 6/30/10.

As I understood it before, it was listed that we had team options for 2010 and 2011, and Gomes had a player option for 2012, so this is worse for the team, but I think its still a very fair contract. Gomes is a borderline starter in the NBA. He can start here and he's a useful player when he does. I think he's one of our best players for keeping his cool, and making a bucket when we need to answer another team's run. However, he wouldn't be a starter for many NBA teams, and its possible he won't be one here in the future, as younger, more talented players continue to develop. If he plays well, I could see we might keep him on past summer 2010, but I think its more likely that we buy him out for $2.75 mil and create more valuable 2010 cap space.

Still a very nice contract for both the Wolves and Gomes, and a tradable commodity.

[younggunsmn]

This makes alot of sense because I don't think those team options sit right with the CBA. It's still a very good deal from our end, It leaves him a very tradeable player up until 6/30/10.

[casey]

Yeah I'm not sure why you'd think they were team options, as that's not possible. I always remembered it being partially guaranteed for the last 3 years, maybe the amounts are new news though.

[southern wolf]

There will be more pressure on him next season if Carney sticks around and Brewer is healthy again. I think he'll get a bit of interest and would be a nice addition to a contender off the bench, but then again not too many contenders look to the Timberwolves for bench help.

[stretch]

Celtic fan here. Next season, if Ryan Gomes looks a tad bit expendable or McHale wants to clear up cap room, I wouldn't be surprised if he was traded back to Boston. Brian Scalabrine will be an expiring contract next year, and is a solid role player in the mold of Gomes (particularly as of late).

They could do the trade in February 2010 and Minny clears a little more cap space for 2010 to get another piece. Danny Ainge has already called Gomes one of the best players and human beings he's been around in the game - that was right after the KG trade in the press conference.

[shrink]

Celtic fan here. Next season, if Ryan Gomes looks a tad bit expendable or McHale wants to clear up cap room, I wouldn't be surprised if he was traded back to Boston. Brian Scalabrine will be an expiring contract next year, and is a solid role player in the mold of Gomes (particularly as of late).

They could do the trade in February 2010 and Minny clears a little more cap space for 2010 to get another piece. Danny Ainge has already called Gomes one of the best players and human beings he's been around in the game - that was right after the KG trade in the press conference.

Interesting stuff about Ainge, thanks for bringing that over. I suppose that if MIN wasn't competitive, that swap would get them out of the buy-out. I have a hard time predicting right now though how much we will be relying on Gomes one year from now.

[MilMinMan]

Sorry to pimp my own site after not posting here in forever, but I thought some people might find this valuable:

http://www.canishoopus.com/pages/contract-info

[revprodeji]

wait...who are you on Hoopus? I read hoopus all the time. I cant comment on my mobile, but I send emails to SNP