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What do you believe the market is gonna be for him?
Right now he's making less then 1mil.
5-6mil annually?
If so do suns pitch that or let him walk.
If you let him walk who replaces him

tucker is even breaking/making news

http://www.complex.com/sneakers/2014/04 ... e-9-em-low

4 mil a year is fair. Anything over that, start Marcus Morris and let Tucker walk.

Need pay much dollars, otherwise Cavs replace Deng for Tucker that is sure.

3-4M/Year. I'd do that.

Yea 3.5 mill is ok.

Someone will offer 25-30 million over 5-6 years.

Tucker will be a tough decision. It's dangerous giving long term deals to role players but his d and overall toughness would be missed.

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I hope he stays long term with us.
15M /3 years or 18M /4 years.

LukasBMW wrote:Someone will offer 25-30 million over 5-6 years.

Tucker is a RFA, others team can make him offers for 4 years maximum.

Bruce Bowen was paid about $3-$4M per year in his prime. I wouldn't object to a 5-year $20M-$25 contract. Best anyone else can offer him is a four year contract. He's restricted too so we can match any offer.

In terms of people calling him just a role player I think this team goes as he does. Bledose and Dragic may be the captains of the team but Tuckers is the heart and soul. He's like the the Sargent in an old WWII movie leading a bunch of young privates into battle.

I really don't think he will be offered that much money. Is he even a lock to be named to an All Defensive team? I don't think so. He doesn't have that much exposure.

Does anyone think that PJ might lose his edge once he gets that first decent NBA contract?

His whole "chip on my shoulder" attitude is likely due in part to his journeyman career thus far. There's a chance (albeit a small one) that he will feel validated after "making it" and start to let up a bit.

I would say its unlikely, but perhaps they could add performance incentives to his contract; e.g.

$3m base
+5rb/gm bonus
+40%3pt bonus
+defensive team bonus

Not sure if it works that way but it would seem the smart way to keep the motivation and hunger up. Challenge him to reach that next level defensively.

bigfoot wrote:Bruce Bowen was paid about $3-$4M per year in his prime. I wouldn't object to a 5-year $20M-$25 contract. Best anyone else can offer him is a four year contract. He's restricted too so we can match any offer.

In terms of people calling him just a role player I think this team goes as he does. Bledose and Dragic may be the captains of the team but Tuckers is the heart and soul. He's like the the Sargent in an old WWII movie leading a bunch of young privates into battle.

Ya but then a guy like tony Allen is getting paid 4.5.
PJ has had one hell of a journey NBA to tons of international teams across the world you have to expect he wants to get his payday. I'm thinking he will make around 5.5 annually. It's actually not a bad price at all if you start looking at other starting SF salaries.

I think probably something around $3M annually would be good.

His age is a factor in this as well.

nevetsov wrote:Does anyone think that PJ might lose his edge once he gets that first decent NBA contract?

His whole "chip on my shoulder" attitude is likely due in part to his journeyman career thus far. There's a chance (albeit a small one) that he will feel validated after "making it" and start to let up a bit.

I would say its unlikely, but perhaps they could add performance incentives to his contract; e.g.

$3m base
+5rb/gm bonus
+40%3pt bonus
+defensive team bonus

Not sure if it works that way but it would seem the smart way to keep the motivation and hunger up. Challenge him to reach that next level defensively.

I have zero worries. He was making more in Europe and took a pay cut to come back to the NBA. I don't see this guy ever coasting. He's talking about playing in the Summer league again this year.

^ didn't know that, good info

PJ is the one guy I wouldn't worry about getting complacent after a new contract. I can see him changing his own oil on his S550.

nevetsov wrote:Does anyone think that PJ might lose his edge once he gets that first decent NBA contract?

His whole "chip on my shoulder" attitude is likely due in part to his journeyman career thus far. There's a chance (albeit a small one) that he will feel validated after "making it" and start to let up a bit.

I would say its unlikely, but perhaps they could add performance incentives to his contract; e.g.

$3m base
+5rb/gm bonus
+40%3pt bonus
+defensive team bonus

Not sure if it works that way but it would seem the smart way to keep the motivation and hunger up. Challenge him to reach that next level defensively.

I have this same concern with Gerald Green, not Tucker.

SF88 wrote:I think probably something around $3M annually would be good.

His age is a factor in this as well.

Exactly

Is worth Matt Barnes Type money:
3 years / 10 million

Matt Barnes Stats are almost an exact copy of tucker's/