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A lot of trade ideas that are being floated around on our board have us trading for stackhouse and his unguaranteed contract. Why don't we instead sign sprewell to a contract for next season (8 million for 1 year with only 1 million guaranteed) (kind of like dallas did with van horn)
-We could then send sprewell in a sign and trade somewhere to somebody who wants to cut salary

Ex. To Milwaukee for Ridnour and either Alexander or their 1st

To New Orleans for Chandler

To New Orleans for AD, NO 09 1st, J. Wright

To Washington with Utah pick for James, Thomas, Wsh 1st rounder

To Chicago for Hinrich

To Chicago for J. James (80% covered by insurance), Chi 1st rounder or Noah?

Or another team Phoenix?, Orlando?, other teams?

We would still have Miller and still be enough to be below the luxury tax.

way to think outside the box

skorff26 wrote:A lot of trade ideas that are being floated around on our board have us trading for stackhouse and his unguaranteed contract. Why don't we instead sign sprewell to a contract for next season (8 million for 1 year with only 1 million guaranteed) (kind of like dallas did with van horn)
-We could then send sprewell in a sign and trade somewhere to somebody who wants to cut salary.

Pretty interesting idea, but as I understand it, it has to be a three-year deal, and the first year must be fully guaranteed.

Yup

Larry Coon wrote: Sign-and-trade contracts must be for three years or longer, but only the first season of the contract must be guaranteed.

http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#Q91

However, its good to see the Sprewell deal on the books. We can still make an expiring whatever size we want (actually one guaranteed year, and the other two team options), and he's not about to say "no."

He wouldn't say no, but Evil Dr. Stern made it pretty clear that those deals are frowned upon after the McKie and Van Horn deals. I think they want a good faith effort that the guy is going to play.