2016 Free Agency Thread Part Dos

Post #1 » by **SOUL** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 7:30 pm

Continue!

jjgator84 · Post #2 » by **jjgator84** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 7:35 pm

Testing...

Magic_Johnny12 · Post #3 » by **Magic_Johnny12** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 7:38 pm

So we rescinded Dedmons qualifying offer making him a unrestricted free agent?

Can anyone explain to me the reasoning behind this?

Has Dedmin been linked to GSW?

rcklsscognition · Post #4 » by **rcklsscognition** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 7:41 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/750045331287576576[/tweet]

Post #5 » by **SOUL** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 7:43 pm

Magic_Johnny12 wrote:So we rescinded Dedmons qualifying offer making him a unrestricted free agent?

Can anyone explain to me the reasoning behind this?

Has Dedmin been linked to GSW?

Dedmon is probably looking for a bigger role, and doesn't want to come back or come back for the money we offered.

I think part of it is just goodwill on our side so he can sign wherever.

Statlanta · Post #6 » by **Statlanta** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 7:48 pm

The last big free agent to join a small market that didn't do hot in the playoffs was LeBron for Cleveland in 2014, T-Mac and Grant for us, also consider LaMarcus since SAS ended in a 1st round exit to the Clippers and they aren't a big market

OrlandO · Post #7 » by **OrlandO** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 7:50 pm

Yeah it would look bad if dedmon had an opportunity to get minutes and we matched just to give him DNPs.

Orlwillbeback · Post #8 » by **Orlwillbeback** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 7:55 pm

Magic_Johnny12 wrote:So we rescinded Dedmons qualifying offer making him a unrestricted free agent?

Can anyone explain to me the reasoning behind this?

Has Dedmin been linked to GSW?

We probably just don't want to deal with the paperwork involved with declining an offer.

LBPTarHeel27 · Post #9 » by **LBPTarHeel27** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 8:08 pm

thelead wrote:

Thanks man!

Not sure what I would change to text to, so that works for me!

OrlandoNed · Post #10 » by **OrlandoNed** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 8:15 pm

Good luck to Dedmon. He was a real trooper here. Was more than happy to have him stay, but that surprise Biyombo signing made him expendable. Glad he finally has the opportunity to go make some serious bank after busting his butt on minimum salary for so long.

Magic_Johnny12 · Post #11 » by **Magic_Johnny12** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 8:21 pm

I still feel like we make a couple more minor moves.

Any word on Jason Smith? Has he been mentioned anywhere at all? I was pretty positive he would have plenty of suitors with the kind of season he had.

Will absolutely LOVE to have him back, can we use the MLE on him?

Magic_Johnny12 · Post #12 » by **Magic_Johnny12** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 8:24 pm

Cap question

Are we over the cap? Can we use our TPE?

Post #13 » by **ChosenSavior** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 8:26 pm

Well Brandon Jennings just became a New York Knick. He just tweeted that he got signed there.

LBPTarHeel27 · Post #14 » by **LBPTarHeel27** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 8:28 pm

ChosenSavior wrote:Well Brandon Jennings just became a New York Knick. He just tweeted that he got signed there.

That Knicks team is set up to severely disappoint their fans.

OrlandO · Post #15 » by **OrlandO** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 8:28 pm

Knicks gambling... rose, noah, jennings

Optimus_Steel · Post #16 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 8:33 pm

OrlandO wrote:Knicks gambling... rose, noah, jennings

Same Dolan special.

Mike1989 · Post #17 » by **Mike1989** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 8:43 pm

LBPTarHeel27 wrote:
ChosenSavior wrote:Well Brandon Jennings just became a New York Knick. He just tweeted that he got signed there.

That Knicks team is set up to severely disappoint their fans.

Indeed, if Rose, Noah and co can't stay healthy and return to form it surely will end in disappointment. However, if their additions manage to stay healthy and return to form they could end up competing in the east. It is debatable which is more likely, but either way, Jennings is a fair addition as a back up PG. He might even see significant time if Rose gets hurt [again].

LBPTarHeel27 · Post #18 » by **LBPTarHeel27** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 8:45 pm

Mike1989 wrote:
LBPTarHeel27 wrote:
ChosenSavior wrote:Well Brandon Jennings just became a New York Knick. He just tweeted that he got signed there.

That Knicks team is set up to severely disappoint their fans.

Indeed, if Rose, Noah and co can't stay healthy and return to form it surely will end in disappointment. However, if their additions manage to stay healthy and return to form they could end up competing in the east. It is debatable which is more likely, but either way, Jennings is a fair addition as a back up PG. He might even see significant time if Rose gets hurt [again].

I think their best case scenario is joining Toronto at the top of the East but as a team that really doesn't have a shot at beating Cleveland. It's still Cleveland and then the rest of the East if the Knicks reach their full potential.

Reminds me of our last ditch efforts to build around Dwight, when we traded for VC.

VFX · Post #19 » by **VFX** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 8:49 pm

OrlandoTill wrote:The last big free agent to join a small market that didn't do hot in the playoffs was LeBron for Cleveland in 2014, T-Mac and Grant for us, also consider LaMarcus since SAS ended in a 1st round exit to the Clippers and they aren't a big market

So out of the three.

One was a coming home discount from burning them earlier.

And the Spurs have had success prior with the same group of players so winning wasn't really in question.

Nyce_1 · Post #20 » by **Nyce_1** » Mon Jul 4, 2016 8:54 pm

Jennings 1yr/$5M?!?!?!?!?! would've much prefer that to Augustin, but he likely would've bitched here.