GM a Team Free Agency Thread

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Golden State has resigned Linas Kleiza
Year 1 - 5,500,000
Year 2 - 4,922,500
Year 3 - 4,405,638
Year 4 - 3,943,046
Year 5 - 3,529,026 (team option)

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just want to post this again.

Second round draft picks will sign for the league minimum and the final year is unguaranteed in their contracts (so if it's a 3 year deal then they get 2 guaranteed years, if it's a 2 year deal then they get 1 guaranteed year, and a 1 year deal they get no guaranteed years). Also, you do not need to sign your 2nd round draft picks and you can keep their rights for a future time. If you do plan on signing your draft picks send me an e-mail letting me know for how many years and then add them to your roster.

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Philadelphia signs Bruce Bowen
Year 1 - 825,497
Year 2 - 854,389

LA Clippers sign Jarret Jack to an offer sheet; San Antonio can match
Year 1 - 2,000,000
Year 2 - 2,000,000
Year 3 - 2,000,000
Year 4 - 2,000,000
Year 5 - 2,000,000 (player option)

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San Antonio matches the offer sheet for Jarret Jack

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Sacramento signs
Scott Pollard
Year 1 - 825,497

Sacramento signs
Donte Cunningham
Year 1 - 457,588
Year 2 - 762,195 (team option)

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Sacramento signs Justin Williams
Year 1 - 825,497

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There should be a TO on the 2nd year of Dante Cunningham signing

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Indiana signs Morris Almond
Year 1 - 825,497

Indiana signs Josh Powell
Year 1 - 825,497

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Memphis signs Sasha Pavlovic
Year 1 - 825,497
Year 2 - 854,389

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Sacramento signs Patrick Ewing Jr.
Year 1 - 736,420

Golden State signs Mardy Collins, Brian Skinner, and James Singleton all for
Year 1 - 825,497

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Denver signs Chris Quinn
Year 1 - 825,497
Year 2 - 854,389 (unguaranteed)

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2 Players sign an extension

Chris Bosh signs an extension with Oklahoma City
-he has 2 years left on his deal
2009-2010 15,779,912
2010-2011 17,149,243
-for a player's max salary, they can get a 5% increase over the last year of their previous contract even if it's greater than the maximum salary
2011-2012 18,006,705 (5% increase) (max allowed for 2011-2012)
2012-2013 19,447,241 (8% increase)
2013-2014 20,887,778 (8% increase)
2014-2015 21,658,276 (?% increase)
-it is a 4 year 80 million dollar extension. Chris feels that Oklahoma City has a quality team and he wants to be a part of it. They gave him the money he wanted thus he is staying with them.

Dwayne Wade has signed an extension with Miami
-he has 2 years left
2009-2010 15,779,912
2010-2011 17,149,243
-for a player's max salary, they can get a 5% increase over the last year of their previous contract even if it's greater than the maximum salary
2011-2012 18,006,705 (5% increase) (max for 2011-2012)
2012-2013 19,447,241 (8% increase)
2013-2014 20,887,778 (8% increase)
2014-2015 22,328,314 (player option) (8% increase)
-Dwayne loves it Miami and he is very excited with the players that they have brought in, it is the perfect situation for him and he is enthused to be staying in Miami.

Toronto signs Shelden Williams for the minimum
Year 1 - 825,497

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Andrea Bargnani has signed an extension with Toronto
Year 1 - 10,000,000
Year 2 - 10,800,000
Year 3 - 11,600,000
Year 4 - 12,400,000
Year 5 - 13,200,000
-Andrea is happy to be part of the Toronto organization for the forseeable future.

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Orlando signs Dominic James
Year 1 - 457,588
Year 2 - 762,195 (unguaranteed)

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Detroit has signed Dirk Nowitzki to a contract extension
Dirk's remaining contract
2009-2010 19,795,714
2010-2011 21,513,524
Dirk's extension
2011-2012 16,000,000
2012-2013 17,680,000
2013-2014 19,360,000
2014-2015 21,040,000
-Dirk is happy to be staying in Detroit; he feels that they have one of the best teams in the league and is looking forward to being there for awhile. He feels that they should win a championship in the next 6 years, also he likes the length of the contract as well. He might have been able to get a little bit more money elsewhere, but he decided to take a little bit less per year since he feels that he has a very good chance to win a title and that's what he wants.

Detroit has signed Paul Pierce to a contract extension.
Paul's remaining contract
2009-2010 19,795,712
2010-2011 21,513,521
Paul's extension
2011-2012 15,000,000
2012-2013 16,575,000
2013-2014 18,150,000
2014-2015 19,725,000
-Same reason as Dirk. He has a great chance to win a title; he gets long-term stability (big contract until he's 38); and it is a lot of money that he is getting as well.

Indiana has signed Amare Stoudemire to a contract extension
Amare's remaining contract
2009-2010 16,378,325
2010-2011 17,686,100
Amare's extension
Year 1 - 16,000,000
Year 2 - 17,680,000
Year 3 - 19,360,000
Year 4 - 21,040,000
-Amare is happy to be staying in Indiana. He has a great supporting cast of players around him and feels that Indiana will be good for years to come. Also he feels that this is his team and that he is their go-to guy, which is what he wants; a chance to be the man and win a title.

[LeQuitterNotMVP]

Well gee... you're not leaving any players for me to sign next offseason!

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I got a couple of e-mails questioning the Amare extension since it wasn't for the max. I'll try to explain my reasoning a little bit better.

I thought the biggest 2 things with Amare was that a) he wanted to be the go to guy (he has expressed that he wants to be the #1 option in real life b) the 2nd thing that I went with was that he wanted to compete for a title. With Arenas, Iguodala, Millsap, and Granger they will be able to compete in the forseeable future. I let Amare sign for a little bit less than the max since I thought this Indiana team was a very good fit for Amare and since Indiana is a fairly cash conscious organization, I thought that Amare might give them a discount to play there because of the fit.

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I got a couple of e-mails questioning the Amare extension since it wasn't for the max. I'll try to explain my reasoning a little bit better.

I thought the biggest 2 things with Amare was that a) he wanted to be the go to guy (he has expressed that he wants to be the #1 option in real life b) the 2nd thing that I went with was that he wanted to compete for a title. With Arenas, Iguodala, Millsap, and Granger they will be able to compete in the forseeable future. I let Amare sign for a little bit less than the max since I thought this Indiana team was a very good fit for Amare and since Indiana is a fairly cash conscious organization, I thought that Amare might give them a discount to play there because of the fit.

I wasn't one of the guys questioning it, I think its fine. BUT just for the record, Granger would be the guy in Indiana even if Amare did come aboard. Just saying.

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Chicago signs Antoine Walker with their MLE
Year 1 - 5,848,000

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Charlotte has signed Rajon Rondo to an extension
2010-2011 9,500,000
2011-2012 10,497,500
2012-2013 11,495,000
2013-2014 12,255,000
2014-2015 13,015,000
-Rajon feels that this is a more than fair offer (it is similar to what Tony Parker signed). He feels that Charlotte has a good young team and he wants to be part of their future.