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Right, Free Agency is a little over a week away, so don't send offers yet!

This one is likely to move quickly (no 'marquee' FA's that will hold up the process). Therefore, from the offset, I am going to make it very transparent on what player's expectations are. I will also not value longer contracts on older players; e.g. if Shaq becomes a free agent, and you offer him 5 years MLE, and someone else offers 2 years MLE, it won't make much difference - Shaq isn't likely to be around for years 3/4/5 so that money is irrelevant. If I think players want to win, or want money, I will state this below.

When you do eventually submit offers, please try to stick to the following guidelines:

- One email with ALL offers (I appreciate this isn't always acheivable)
- The earlier you send your offers (DONT SEND THEM YET), the more likely the player will consider you. Think of it a signal of intent.
- Go in with your best offer first - not every player will want to renegotiate.
- If one offer is contingent on another offer, please state clearly. List players 1-5 in pref order for example
- If you have loads of capspace, please make this clear - players may sign as part of package deals
- I will reply to as many emails as possible. Please ensure you spell players names correctly, as I will 'CTRL + F' their names in my inbox when comparing offers.


Player Options

James Jones ( PO ) - OPTS OUT- expects BAE offers, values winning

Restricted Free Agents:

PG
Mario Chalmers - values winning, but wants paying

SF
Sonny Weems - wants money
Julian Wright - wants a job

PF
Brandon Wright - wants a job
Darnell Jackson - wants a job
Jason Smith - wants a job
Joey Dorsey - wants a job

Unrestricted Free Agents:

Tier 1 - Borderline All Stars

ALL GONE!

Tier 2 - MLE to $8m

ALL GONE!

BAE / Min Candidates - Players in BOLD have interest

Acie Law
Ben Uzoh
Brian Cardinal
Brian Scalabrine
Cartier Martin
Charlie Bell
Chris Quinn
Craig Smith
Dan Gadzuric
Darius Songaila
DeMarre Carroll
Derrick Brown
DeShawn Stevenson
DJ Mbenga
Dominic McGuire
Earl Barron
Earl Boykins
Earl Watson
Erick Dampier
Etan Thomas
Francisco Elson
Hamady Ndiaye
Hilton Armstrong
Ike Diogu
Jamario Moon
Jared Jeffries
Jarron Collins
Jason Collins
Jason Smith
Jerel McNeal
Joe Alexander
Joe Smith
Kelenna Azubuike
Kosta Koufos
Kyrylo Fesenko
Leon Powe
Luther Head
Malik Allen
Marcus Banks
Marcus Cousin
Maurice Evans
Melvin Ely
Michael Redd
Quinton Ross
Roger Mason
Sebastian Telfair
Shelden Williams
Solomon Jones
Steve Novak
Sundiata Gaines
T.J. Ford
Theo Ratliff
Tony Battie
Von Wafer
Willie Green

Confirmed FA Signings

Mo Williams - Washington Wizards for MLE
Aaron Brooks - Milwaukee Bucks, 5 years $45m
Patty Mills - Chicago Bulls, 3 years $5.1m - offer sheet
Rodney Stuckey - Minny Wolves, 5 years $34m
Mike Bibby - Boston, BAE
Ronnie Price - Golden State, min
Delonte West - Milwaukee, 2 years $4m
JJ Barea - Minny, min
Chris Douglas Roberts, Phoenix 2 years BAE - offer sheet
Carlos Arroyo - Milwaukee, min

Nick Young - Milwaukee Bucks, 5 years $40m
Jamal Crawford - Chicago Bulls, 4 years $32m
JR Smith - Memphis Grizzlies, 5 years MLE
Marco Belinelli - New York, 4 years $16m
Marcus Thornton - Indiana Pacers, 5 years $44.1m - matched by Portland
Aaron Afflalo - Toronto, 6 years $51m
Jason Richardson - Golden State, 5 years $35m
Vince Carter - Phoenix, 2 years $4.6m (partial MLE)

Caron Butler - Toronto Raptors for 5 years $50.8M
Mickael Pietrus - Phoenix Suns for 3 years $15m
Thaddeus Young - Milwaukee Bucks, 5 years $80m - offer sheet matched by Philly
Jeff Green - Boston Celtics, 6 years $90m
Grant Hill - Denver Nuggets, 2 years $7m
Tayshaun Prince, San Antonio Spurs, 4 years MLE
Andrei Kirilenko, New Jersey Nets, 4 years MLE
Shane Battier - New York Knicks, 3 years MLE
Jonas Jerebko - Portland Blazers, 4 years $13.4m
Al Thornton - I forget who, but I told someone to post his signing :/
Mike Dunleavy - Golden State, 1 year $3m
Josh Howard - Milwaukee, 2 years $5m
Luc Richard Mbah-a-Moute - Milwaukee, 4 years $12m
Marquis Daniels - Boston, 2 years $3m
Rasual Butler - Milwaukee, min

Zach Randolph - Golden State Warriors, 5 years $71m
Glen Davis - Boston Celtics, 3 years $12m
Josh Powell - Milwaukee, 2 years $2.6m
Carl Landry - Portland Blazers, 5 years $45m
Kris Humphries - Milwaukee Bucks, 5 years $45m
Kenyon Martin - New Jersey, 2 years BAE
Troy Murphy - Memphis, BAE
Josh McRoberts - Chciago - 2 Years $4.2m
Reggie Evans - Golden State - 1 year $2m
Yi Jianlian - Milwaukee, 1 year $2.5m

Marc Gasol - New Jersey Nets, for 6 years $98.5m (pre-arranged S&T)
DeAndre Jordan - Toronto Raptors, 6 years $70m
Spencer Hawes - Charlotte Bobcats, 5 years $30m
Greg Oden - Utah Jazz, 5 years $55m, matched by Dallas
Sam Dalembert - Miami, MLE
Yao Ming - Golden State, 2 years $8m
Jeff Foster - Denver, 1 year $1.5m - remainder of MLE
Joel Przybilla - Chicago, 3 years $7.2m
Nenad Krstic - Minny, BAE
Ronny Turiaf - Phoenix, 3 years $9m (remainder of MLE)
Chris Wilcox - Milwaukee, 1 year minimum.

And just for my reference:

ATL - has capspace but not updated roster so unable to make offers
BOS - no capspace, partial MLE remains
CHA - no capspace, no exceptions
CHI - has capscpace
DAL - has capspace
DEN - no capspace, partial MLE remains
DET - AWOL
GSW - has capspace
HOU - has capspace
IND - has capspace
LAC - has capspace
LAL - no capspace, MLE, BAE remains
MEM - no capspace, no exceptions
MIA - no capspace, BAE remains
MIL - has capspace
MIN - no capspace,
NJN - no capspace, no exceptions
NYK - no capspace, BAE remains
OKC - no capspace, MLE, BAE remains
ORL - no capspace, MLE, BAE remains
PHI - has capspace
PHO - no capspace, no exceptions
POR - no capspace, no exceptions
SAC - has capspace
SAS - no capspace, BAE remains
TOR - no capspace, no exceptions
UTA - has capspace
WAS - no capspace, BAE remains

For new players in particular:

Salary Cap = $60m

Cap Holds = $474,000 for every roster spot under 12 players

Mid Level Exception (MLE) = up to $5.8m starting figure, can be split

Bi Annual Exception (BAE, sometimes known as LLE) - $2m yr 1, $2.2m year two (optional)

Rises / Decreases - contracts can be flat, can rise by 8% if you don't hold rights, or 10.5% if you do hold rights. Contracts can decrease by 8%. The 8% figure is 8% of the value of the first year of the contract e.g. 8% rises on $10m = $800k, so the contract would be $10m, $10.8m, $11.6m, $12.4m etc...

Duration Contracts can be up to 6 years for players whose rights you hold, 5 years for those you don't.

Rumours are starting to circulate in Europe, that the likes of Ricky Rubio, Fran Vazquez and Joel Freeland will explore moving to the NBA this summer, should they be made an offer.

Meanwhile, David West, who only underwent surgery on 12th April for a torn ACL, is looking more likely to opt into his contract for the upcoming season. No timetable has been set for his return, although many predict he will be out of action until the new year.

Due to a change in my cap situation I am now going to be a player in free agency.

I would still like to run free agency, but for the following players, I am looking for someone else to receive the offers and make decisions to ensure the game is fair:

Shane Battier (unrestricted, bird rights held by Portland)
Marcus Thornton (restricted, Q.O. Extended by Portland)

Kris Humphries, Carl Landry, Chuck Hayes (UFAs), Jonas Jerebko (RFA)

OK,

Offers on:

Battier
Thornton
Humphries
Landry
Hayes
Jerebko

please forward to T-Mac, I will do the same, he will decide where these players end up.

Start sending offers tomorrow, for signings on Wednesday

PLEASE SEND IN YOUR OFFERS NOW!

Signings will begin in approx 36 hours.

The list above is now updated.

Sometimes for the good of the game I'm having to take things into my own hands.

Anyway, 3 players are going off the market now. I'm overriding the point at which negotiations have got to because quite frankly it was stupid behaviour by one GM that got us to that point with two of these guys; the third can't be beaten by another team now anyway.

Anyway, here goes:

Tyson Chandler has given his word he will re-sign in New York, for 6 years $78m. Ness will confirm the deal's structure later on.

Nene Hilario has given his word he will re-sign in Minnesota for 6 years, $78m. The deal declines over 6 years. Dan Atko will confirm later on.

Wilson Chandler has noted his commitment to re-sign in Denver for 6 years, $83m.

That's all for now. There's still a while before any other free agents will commit to any teams.

Minnesota has a signing to announce.



NENE!

$10,297,030/$11,378,218/$12,459,406/$13,540,594/$14,621,782/$15,702,970

6 years/78m

OK, here's confirmation of the signings so far! Please note, guys with restricted free agents have 24 hours to match the offers below (if applicable):

Mo Williams - Washington Wizards for MLE
Aaron Brooks - Milwaukee Bucks, 5 years $45m
Patty Mills - Chicago Bulls, 3 years $5.1m - offer sheet
Rodney Stuckey - Minny Wolves, 5 years $34m

Nick Young - Milwaukee Bucks, 5 years $40m
Jamal Crawford - Chicago Bulls, 4 years $32m
JR Smith - Memphis Grizzlies, 5 years MLE
Marco Belinelli - New York, 4 years $16m
Aaron Afflalo - Toronto, 6 years $51m

Caron Butler - Toronto Raptors for 5 years $50.8M
Mickael Pietrus - Phoenix Suns for 3 years $15m
Thaddeus Young - Milwaukee Bucks, 5 years $80m - offer sheet
Jeff Green - Boston Celtics, 6 years $90m
Grant Hill - Denver Nuggets, 2 years $7m
Tayshaun Prince, San Antonio Spurs, 4 years MLE
Andrei Kirilenko, New Jersey Nets, 4 years MLE


Zach Randolph - Golden State Warriors, 5 years $71m
Glen Davis - Boston Celtics, 3 years $12m
Josh Powell - Milwaukee, 2 years $2.6m
Kenyon Martin - New Jersey, 2 years BAE


Marc Gasol - New Jersey Nets, for 6 years $98.5m (pre-arranged S&T)
DeAndre Jordan - Toronto Raptors, 6 years $70m
Spencer Hawes - Charlotte Bobcats, 5 years $30m
Greg Oden - Utah Jazz, 5 years $55m, matched by Dallas


And guys I had interest in signing, that were handled by TMAC:


Marcus Thornton - Indiana Pacers, 5 years $44.1m
Shane Battier - New York Knicks, 3 years MLE
Jonas Jerebko - Portland Blazers, 4 years $13.4m
Carl Landry - Portland Blazers, 5 years $45m
Kris Humphries - Milwaukee Bucks, 5 years $45m
Chuck Hayes - Toronto Raptors, 5 years $40.6


Feel free to make your announcements!!! And post full salary details, I've summarised the contracts, but the full detail is as per the last email submitted.

There are still a number of FA's who are undecided!

Chicago are very pleased to announce the signings of

Jamal Crawford 4 year contract $32 million dollars. $8 million per year

Patrick Mills 3 year contract $5.1 million dollars. $1.7 per year.

Toronto Raptors are pleased to announce the signing of Caron Butler

$10,000,000---$10,800,000---$10,800,000(player option)--$10,000,000--$9,200,000(5 years, $50,800,000)

We are very happy to add Caron. He fills our biggest weakness, the sf spot. Butler will take over the #2 scorer spot, and be able to guard the 2nd or possibly even 3rd best perimter player on defense. Butler has a money mid-range jumper, can hit the 3, and is just solid in everything. We think our starting lineup is very well balanced, and with nice bench players we think we could challenge for a title very soon.

Toronto Raptors would like to welcome back Deandre Jordan
$5,800,000 - $6,240,000 - $10,358,531 - $11,446,177 - $12,533,823 - $13,621,469 (6 years, $70,000,000)

We'r happy to get Deandre back. He is one of the key pieces to our team. Top 5 in the nba in block%, top 10 in rebound%, and shoots nearly 70% from the floor. We think he's an excellent compliment to Bosh, and he is only 22 so should have plenty of room to grow.




The Raptors would also like to announce the signing of Chuck Hayes

$7,000,000 - $7,560,000 - $8,120,000 - $8,680,000 - $9,240,000 (5 years , $40,600,000)


Hayes is an underrated player. Undersized at only 6'7" but he still is a top 5 post defender in the entire league. Hayes also is a very nice passer out of the high post, can finish around the basket, has improved his ft%, and he's a very good rebounder on both ends. We are very happy to add him to our now 3 man rotation of Hayes, Bosh, and Jordan.

Wow.. dudes got paid.

90 Mill for Jeff Green?
Marc Gasol getting 100 mill?


With that said, the GoldenState Warriors would like to welcome ZACH RANDOLPH to the Bay Area.

Milwaukee is excstatic to announce the signing of these four players!

Aaron Brooks!


7,700,000
8,316,000
8,932,000
9,548,000
10,164,000

Kris Humphries!


9M
9M
9M
9M
9M

Nick Young!


8M
8M
8M
8M
8M

Josh Powell!

1.3M
1.3M

And also a QO to Thaddeus Young!


14,000,000
15,120,000
16,240,000
17,360,000
18,480,000

A few smaller signings have been added to my post above (Belinelli, Josh Powell)

Spencer Hawes has also signed an offer sheet

Portland will match the offer on Marcus Thornton.

here were the numbers to Thorton's offer sheet, that Portand matched

5.8
6.24
10
10.69
11.38 (PO)

Indy has signed Reggie Williams to a 3 year $7.5 mil offer sheet ($2.5 flat)

lukekarts wrote:
Spencer Hawes has also signed an offer sheet

Utah will not match the offer sheet to Hawes

SamBone wrote:Indy has signed Reggie Williams to a 3 year $7.5 mil offer sheet ($2.5 flat)

Toronto will match.

Toronto would like to announce the re-signing of Arron Afflalo



$7,000,000----$7,735,000-----$8,470,000----$9,205,000---$9,940,000---$9,205,000(6 years, $51,555,000)

We're very high on AA. Very good defense, can hit the 3 at a high %, and he can drive to the hoop a bit as well.