Nets making Amare top option?

ChampionRed · Post #1 » by **ChampionRed** » Wed May 12, 2010 5:56 am

Now for all those that know me, I'm not one to make threads about "sources" and "contacts" but I do have a legitimate story from my good friend who interns with the Nets. It was his last day as the intern today and as a parting gift, he and the rest of the interns got to take a tour of the front offices. They walked into the draft day room and that is when my friend saw it.

The white marker board had a list of color coded names of the free agents they wanted to target from a financial and team need standpoint. Number one on the list, which was also underlined "3 times" was Amare Stoudamire. His name was in green which according to the color key, meant the Nets would be ready to offer him the max. My friend also said that the top 3 rookies on the board were John Wall, Evan Turner, and Derrick Favors.

My friend wasn't in the room for too long but he assumed that the list of free agents was the realistic list. He said that number 2 was Chris Bosh, 3 was Johnson, and 4 and 5 were Rudy gay and Carlos Boozer. He did mention that Boozer and Gay were in red marker..but he wasn't sure what that meant. The rest were in green. I'm assuming that means they wouldn't offer Gay or Boozer the max??

Anyway take this story as you may but I just wanted to share this with you guys since the info is coming from a really good friend of mine.

vincecarter4pres · Post #2 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Wed May 12, 2010 6:55 am

Ugh...

Rockice_8 · Post #3 » by **Rockice_8** » Wed May 12, 2010 12:27 pm

Clearly I would not mind bringing in Amare after watching his playoff performance but I find it hard to believe Lebron James isn't the #1 target.

If this is true I would not mind it one bit. I think he would fit nicely next to Brook. I think we could have the 2000 Nets back together.

Kidd=Wall
Kittles=Lee
RJ=T-Will
K-Mart=Amare
Collins <<<<< Lopez

I think honestly as realistic fans that would be pretty good if that was our team next year. Plus with 2 other picks, CDR, Yi, and whatever we land for Devin on the bench I think we should have a solid bench.

Quick side note: I would have no problem S&T Harris for Gay which would then move T-Will to the bench strengthening that since he could play multiple positions. I would love to watch that team get back to our old ways and get out and run with Lee and Gay on the wings and Amare trailing. Man that brings back alot of fun memories.

BasketCase1 · Post #4 » by **BasketCase1** » Wed May 12, 2010 12:45 pm

It doesn't even matter if we only have a one percent chance at getting Lebron, he should be priority number one. I believe the reason he wasn't listed is because I think it's obvious to everyone they are going to take a stab at him. If they don't then what kind of people ar running our team? But I'm not worried because I know the Nets front office with it's new owner will try to build the best team possible. It's just inteesting to me to see Johnson at three considering his poor playoff performance.

Post #5 » by **jerseyjac** » Wed May 12, 2010 2:11 pm

Netsultimatefan63 wrote:Now for all those that know me, I'm not one to make threads about "sources" and "contacts" but I do have a legitimate story from my good friend who interns with the Nets. It was his last day as the intern today and as a parting gift, he and the rest of the interns got to take a tour of the front offices. They walked into the draft day room and that is when my friend saw it.

The white marker board had a list of color coded names of the free agents they wanted to target from a financial and team need standpoint. Number one on the list, which was also underlined "3 times" was Amare Stoudamire. His name was in green which according to the color key, meant the Nets would be ready to offer him the max. My friend also said that the top 3 rookies on the board were John Wall, Evan Turner, and Derrick Favors.

My friend wasn't in the room for too long but he assumed that the list of free agents was the realistic list. He said that number 2 was Chris Bosh, 3 was Johnson, and 4 and 5 were Rudy gay and Carlos Boozer. He did mention that Boozer and Gay were in red marker..but he wasn't sure what that meant. The rest were in green. I'm assuming that means they wouldn't offer Gay or Boozer the max??

Anyway take this story as you may but I just wanted to share this with you guys since the info is coming from a really good friend of mine.

LBJ aside...
#1
I think this is very REALISTIC...I believe the Nets have rec. confirmation of some sort that Amare is interested in playing in NWK/Brooklyn with the Nets...
#2
J. Johnson is not a max player, but they may HAVE considered giving him max dollars at one point...after his poor performance, he loses that consideration...give him 80 cents on a dollar as far as what his max contract would be...I think thats being more than generous...Joe lost more than a couple of points after his whole displayed some major concerns on the court and off the court last week...
#3
I might take Rudy before Joe...better price, might be the better player....

a couple side notes...Bosh is a long shot but hey put him at #2 because the Nets probably know where his interest lies...Remember, if you are going to sign a FA to a top dollar contract, you need to be 100% sure he WANTS to play for your team...and they might just have that with Amare...

and yes its safe to assume Boozer and Gay are not Max players thats why they were not in red...

Rookie interest is fine with me...The 18th day of May needs to happen first...

Post #6 » by **jerseyjac** » Wed May 12, 2010 2:12 pm

btw, great post Netsultimatefan...great info...this really confirms a lot of things I think all of us heard rumors of...

Post #7 » by **jerseyjac** » Wed May 12, 2010 2:14 pm

No one around the league truly knows what LBJ is going to do and this years results in the playoffs may have a lot to do with it...IMO, whether he is hurting physically, ect or not...If the Cavs lose, LBJ might just stay in Cleveland because he still feels there is unfinished business...the money is the max and he knows the front office is dedicated to winning now...if he wins it all it might be a difference story....

Either way, I truly feel his is undecided...with that said, we know where we fall on the list...

S.I.C. GM · Post #8 » by **S.I.C. GM** » Wed May 12, 2010 2:14 pm

Who knows what your boy saw but this stuff is pretty obvious and realistic. Base on if his or your reasoning is correct,

Would I give amare the max? NO, but atleast Lee and Boozer arent they ones they are choosing to give the max. Even though DLee should be on this list, the order of FA are pretty much a good projection of how things should fall. Even the Draft sequence seems accurate.

S.I.C. GM · Post #9 » by **S.I.C. GM** » Wed May 12, 2010 2:19 pm

Rockice_8 wrote:Clearly I would not mind bringing in Amare after watching his playoff performance but I find it hard to believe Lebron James isn't the #1 target.

If this is true I would not mind it one bit. I think he would fit nicely next to Brook. I think we could have the 2000 Nets back together.

Kidd=Wall
Kittles=Lee
RJ=T-Will
K-Mart=Amare
Collins <<<<< Lopez

I think honestly as realistic fans that would be pretty good if that was our team next year. Plus with 2 other picks, CDR, Yi, and whatever we land for Devin on the bench I think we should have a solid bench.

This is what I have been saying since summer camp. I really would stay away from getting FA. But if we trade Harris for a lottery pick, Patterson could definitely slide and take on a K-Mart type player at the PF without overpaying a FA.

BasketCase1 · Post #10 » by **BasketCase1** » Wed May 12, 2010 2:34 pm

jerseyjac wrote:No one around the league truly knows what LBJ is going to do and this years results in the playoffs may have a lot to do with it...IMO, whether he is hurting physically, ect or not...If the Cavs lose, LBJ might just stay in Cleveland because he still feels there is unfinished business...the money is the max and he knows the front office is dedicated to winning now...if he wins it all it might be a difference story....

Either way, I truly feel his is undecided...with that said, we know where we fall on the list...

You pretty much summed up how I feel about the whole situation, and it has more possible outcomes then the ending of Lost. But I don't think we should discount the chance of Lebron signing a short term(Two year)contract with the Cavs. If that happens then we as Nets fans have alot to be excited about when the team moves to Brooklyn in 2012.

ChampionRed · Post #11 » by **ChampionRed** » Wed May 12, 2010 3:15 pm

I was also surprised that my friend didn't mention david lee. But the assumption about Boozer and Gay being in red marker is my assumption. If I'm right about that, then I'm happy our management isn't thinking about giving max offers to Boozer and Rudy Gay. And about Lebron James, I agree with basketcase that lebron should be number 1 but I'm sure he's going to be the first free agent the Nets pursue anyway. I'm happy I can share this with you guys though. Too bad that was my friend's last day on the job lol.

In other news, I'm applying for the internship this fall

demens · Post #12 » by **demens** » Wed May 12, 2010 3:27 pm

I'm not all that happy with what i just read. Amare i'm ok with. But Bosh and JJ as max targets i'm totally against.

Bosh and Brook dont complement each other. Maybe if we draft Cousins to the be defensive center and trade Brook for Wall somehow. But the 2 playing together does not sound like a good idea.

JJ i actually like. I dont think his value has gone down because of the play-offs at all. It was just never where he thinks it is. I think he would be a great fit on this team and he reminds me of VC a lot, but i'm not willing to pay him the MAX and he WILL get paid.

Where is David Lee on that list, i thought it was confirmed before that he is one of the targets.

Where is Cousins, in a recent interview Thorn spent more time talking him up as if he might be an option as #2 yet he isn't even top 3 on that board.

Post #13 » by **jerseyjac** » Wed May 12, 2010 5:00 pm

S.I.C. GM wrote:Who knows what your boy saw but this stuff is pretty obvious and realistic. Base on if his or your reasoning is correct,

Would I give amare the max? NO, but atleast Lee and Boozer arent they ones they are choosing to give the max. Even though DLee should be on this list, the order of FA are pretty much a good projection of how things should fall. Even the Draft sequence seems accurate.

I agree partially...here's the deal, Amare gets the max from another team and he walks...But I believe the Nets will most likely go into contract talks w/ Amare as a "max player"...they'll probably try to get him for less, but its safe to assume here, there are others that are willing to give Amare the max...The Nets seem to be making the commitment to go after Amare as a max type player, with his recent play, this does make it easier to swallow...

If I'm running the show, when negotiations start, Amare will be informed the Nets are in the process of putting together championship team and any agreement on a contract less than the max will obviously helps with putting this type of team together...we'll find out real fast if he interested in helping the Nets w/ their cap flexibility...On the other hand, he might just demand the max, if he finishes up the 2010 playoffs like he started them...

If its purely based on Amare as a player...a lot of people of have jumped off the bandwagon...I still believe he can be a dominating PF for the next 6-7 years...hopefully his contract can be situated around that...

Post #14 » by **jerseyjac** » Wed May 12, 2010 5:05 pm

demens wrote:I'm not all that happy with what i just read. Amare i'm ok with. But Bosh and JJ as max targets i'm totally against.

Bosh and Brook dont complement each other. Maybe if we draft Cousins to the be defensive center and trade Brook for Wall somehow. But the 2 playing together does not sound like a good idea.

JJ i actually like. I dont think his value has gone down because of the play-offs at all. It was just never where he thinks it is. I think he would be a great fit on this team and he reminds me of VC a lot, but i'm not willing to pay him the MAX and he WILL get paid.

Where is David Lee on that list, i thought it was confirmed before that he is one of the targets.

Where is Cousins, in a recent interview Thorn spent more time talking him up as if he might be an option as #2 yet he isn't even top 3 on that board.

forgot to mention, as SIC stated, I agree 100% Lee should be on that list...Knicks might be locking him up...

ChampionRed · Post #15 » by **ChampionRed** » Wed May 12, 2010 5:45 pm

Let's also remember that the board only had 5 names on it so it is very possible that Lee isn't in our top 5 interest AND we are not willing to offer him the max..which is smart in my opinion.

vincecarter4pres · Post #16 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Wed May 12, 2010 7:50 pm

I see Lee getting a contract almost identical to LaMarcus Aldridge.

demens · Post #17 » by **demens** » Wed May 12, 2010 8:57 pm

Netsultimatefan63 wrote:Let's also remember that the board only had 5 names on it so it is very possible that Lee isn't in our top 5 interest AND we are not willing to offer him the max..which is smart in my opinion.

I'm not sure why some of you are so concerned about this. Noone will offer Lee a max deal, noone! You can rest easy now.

ls2ws6 · Post #18 » by **ls2ws6** » Wed May 12, 2010 9:17 pm

Im sure miami has his name on a whiteboard somewhere too. He will go there if he leaves PHX

BasketCase1 · Post #19 » by **BasketCase1** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:37 pm

demens wrote:
Netsultimatefan63 wrote:Let's also remember that the board only had 5 names on it so it is very possible that Lee isn't in our top 5 interest AND we are not willing to offer him the max..which is smart in my opinion.

I'm not sure why some of you are so concerned about this. Noone will offer Lee a max deal, noone! You can rest easy now.

I agree...I see him signing a 4-5 year contract at around 58-60million dollars.

Aussie 2point0 · Post #20 » by **Aussie 2point0** » Thu May 13, 2010 1:38 pm

Rockice_8 wrote:Clearly I would not mind bringing in Amare after watching his playoff performance but I find it hard to believe Lebron James isn't the #1 target.

If this is true I would not mind it one bit. I think he would fit nicely next to Brook. I think we could have the 2000 Nets back together.

Kidd=Wall
Kittles=Lee
RJ=T-Will
K-Mart=Amare
Collins <<<<< Lopez

I think honestly as realistic fans that would be pretty good if that was our team next year. Plus with 2 other picks, CDR, Yi, and whatever we land for Devin on the bench I think we should have a solid bench.

Quick side note: I would have no problem S&T Harris for Gay which would then move T-Will to the bench strengthening that since he could play multiple positions. I would love to watch that team get back to our old ways and get out and run with Lee and Gay on the wings and Amare trailing. Man that brings back alot of fun memories.

Hey rock did i read this wrong? How can we do a S&T with Harris? He is not a free agent