J.R. Smith, Cavs Agree Upon Four-Year, $57M Deal

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 1:03 am

J.R. Smith and the Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed upon a four-year, $57 million contract.

Smith and the Cavaliers waited until more than halfway into the preseason to agree upon a deal.

Smith did not pick up his $5.3 million player option for 16-17 in order to secure a long-term deal with the Cavs.

Via Marc Stein/ESPN

lekasjeda · Post #2 » by **lekasjeda** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 1:11 am

damn he got his 14 mill

IWishIWasHarden · Post #3 » by **IWishIWasHarden** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 1:22 am

Overpaid. I hate overpaid people. Mr Smith, it's become evident that you are now overpaid.

I hope you don't get any good drugs after your next championship. I hope you are left with the ugliest stripper and I hope the woman you cheat on your wife with has a sore vagina when you want her most.

hype_2004 · Post #4 » by **hype_2004** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:07 am

Lebron signed him to that contract, Gilbert was opposed to it but Lebron has him by the balls, he owns Cleveland.

br7knicks · Post #5 » by **br7knicks** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:14 am

He didn't sign with the knicks. ****

likashing · Post #6 » by **likashing** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:20 am

Believe it or not, it is a ridiculous contract.

Tim Reynolds · Post #7 » by **Tim Reynolds** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:06 am

Congrats to JR! Get that money while you can.

TimRobbins · Post #8 » by **TimRobbins** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 5:29 am

So the Cavs held back for months only to give in to all of JRs demands? Why couldn't they just make this deal in July? Now they get an out of shape JR a months after training camp has started.

That's some great management team the Cavs have.

nshidbaby · Post #9 » by **nshidbaby** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:15 am

Cavs need him...really good signing.

hyberx · Post #10 » by **hyberx** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 7:32 am

nshidbaby wrote:Cavs need him...really good signing.

Definitely. Who else on the Cavs can average 41% FG all year?

I_Never Lied · Post #11 » by **I_Never Lied** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 9:38 am

hyberx wrote:
nshidbaby wrote:Cavs need him...really good signing.

Definitely. Who else on the Cavs can average 41% FG all year?

How can you still hate? Did he not prove himself in the playoffs (44% FG and 43% 3P FG?)

Man! Why you hate so much?

12footrim · Post #12 » by **12footrim** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:05 pm

hyberx wrote:
nshidbaby wrote:Cavs need him...really good signing.

Definitely. Who else on the Cavs can average 41% FG all year?

Clearly you don't appreciate or even understand the value of shooting 3 pointers in the volume he does. Not only at a .535% effective FG rate but the value it has on spacing and making everyone around him and their job easier. The way he shoots three's he is incredibly efficent with points to shots.

12footrim · Post #13 » by **12footrim** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:16 pm

IWishIWasHarden wrote:Overpaid. I hate overpaid people. Mr Smith, it's become evident that you are now overpaid.

I hope you don't get any good drugs after your next championship. I hope you are left with the ugliest stripper and I hope the woman you cheat on your wife with has a sore vagina when you want her most.

likashing wrote:Believe it or not, it is a ridiculous contract.

Have you guys even looked around at the NBA where guys like Ryan Anderson and Evan Turner are getting 18 and 20 mil a year? 14 million is below average starter money for a key starter on the freaking NBA champ who himself had the 11th best Real plus minus at his position and his highly durable? You undervalue him for sure. Only 3 years of this contract are fully guaranteed and the major skill he has in shooting is one that ages the best on top of it. The guy fully accepted a role as a team player on a great team, did it at a high level, became a champion and yet people still hate on him.

CHAMPi0N · Post #14 » by **CHAMPi0N** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:31 pm

12footrim wrote:
IWishIWasHarden wrote:Overpaid. I hate overpaid people. Mr Smith, it's become evident that you are now overpaid.

I hope you don't get any good drugs after your next championship. I hope you are left with the ugliest stripper and I hope the woman you cheat on your wife with has a sore vagina when you want her most.

likashing wrote:Believe it or not, it is a ridiculous contract.

Have you guys even looked around at the NBA where guys like Ryan Anderson and Evan Turner are getting 18 and 20 mil a year? 14 million is below average starter money for a key starter on the freaking NBA champ who himself had the 11th best Real plus minus at his position and his highly durable? You undervalue him for sure. Only 3 years of this contract are fully guaranteed and the major skill he has in shooting is one that ages the best on top of it. The guy fully accepted a role as a team player on a great team, did it at a high level, became a champion and yet people still hate on him.

Definitely a win for the Cavs and Cleveland fans... Smith is an explosive player and on a team with so many weapons, he really gives them an element they already have but no team can have enough of - instant offense. Cheap deal. Cavs somehow come out on top after this long layover. I'm sure he could have had much more from plenty of teams.

12footrim · Post #15 » by **12footrim** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:45 pm

TimRobbins wrote:So the Cavs held back for months only to give in to all of JRs demands? Why couldn't they just make this deal in July? Now they get an out of shape JR a months after training camp has started.

That's some great management team the Cavs have.

Exactly and you can't even blame him. Why would he be working out and risk injury.

12footrim · Post #16 » by **12footrim** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:49 pm

CHAMPi0N wrote:
12footrim wrote:
IWishIWasHarden wrote:Overpaid. I hate overpaid people. Mr Smith, it's become evident that you are now overpaid.

I hope you don't get any good drugs after your next championship. I hope you are left with the ugliest stripper and I hope the woman you cheat on your wife with has a sore vagina when you want her most.

likashing wrote:Believe it or not, it is a ridiculous contract.

Have you guys even looked around at the NBA where guys like Ryan Anderson and Evan Turner are getting 18 and 20 mil a year? 14 million is below average starter money for a key starter on the freaking NBA champ who himself had the 11th best Real plus minus at his position and his highly durable? You undervalue him for sure. Only 3 years of this contract are fully guaranteed and the major skill he has in shooting is one that ages the best on top of it. The guy fully accepted a role as a team player on a great team, did it at a high level, became a champion and yet people still hate on him.

Definitely a win for the Cavs and Cleveland fans... Smith is an explosive player and on a team with so many weapons, he really gives them an element they already have but no team can have enough of - instant offense. Cheap deal. Cavs somehow come out on top after this long layover. I'm sure he could have had much more from plenty of teams.

I agree. He went for 20 million in the Dunc'd on mock off season. He clearly wanted to go back to Cleveland and gave them a discount. Still do not understand why a team like the Nets with no incentive to lose and with 20 million in cap space or whatever wouldn't have just paid him for a year. They are starting Randy Foye for god sakes. :crazy:

If nothing else you have a trade asset you could move at the deadline instead of nothing and Randy Foye starting. JR had the leverage the whole time because the Cavs had no way at all to replace him and a win this year window.

malgus · Post #17 » by **malgus** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 5:02 pm

Probably came down to take this $57M contract or be out of the league. Nobody else wants him on their team.

biggestbullsfan · Post #18 » by **biggestbullsfan** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 5:38 pm

malgus wrote:Probably came down to take this $57M contract or be out of the league. Nobody else wants him on their team.

Thats not true. Head case or not, he was clutch for the current NBA Champs. He wouldve gotten a deal from someone, maybe not as much. But the Cavs need him. They can't truly replace what he brings to the team without a huge downgrade somewhere.

IAMZOOTED · Post #19 » by **IAMZOOTED** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:07 pm

malgus wrote:Probably came down to take this $57M contract or be out of the league. Nobody else wants him on their team.

Lol he just didn't want to go anywhere else

MitchB3 · Post #20 » by **MitchB3** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 7:41 pm

malgus wrote:Probably came down to take this $57M contract or be out of the league. Nobody else wants him on their team.

What? The fact that you just said that shows me that you don't keep up with the NBA. There are a lot of teams that would have loved to sign Smith, but because the rest of the league knew that he and the Cavs would get a deal done, they backed off. As the article said "Bryan Colangelo and the Philadelphia 76ers made a strong push to sign Smith, which allowed talks to progress with the Cavaliers." Which right there proves what you are saying is wrong and stupid. He doesn't want to leave the Cavs or LeBron James; he's the only one who really has the approval of the coaching staff too shoot away from the 3.