How much for Shane Battier?

MrMorrow · Post #1 » by **MrMorrow** » Thu Dec 1, 2011 12:32 am

How much money and how many years should we offer Shane Battier of Memphis/Houston to come play here in OKC ?? Will he help us go deeper into the playoffs?

Balkman32 · Post #2 » by **Balkman32** » Thu Dec 1, 2011 2:04 am

Too much! 4 years 20 million would be his ideal contract. The best the Thunder can offer is probably 3 years 10 million.

Yes!

Post #3 » by **wizkid27** » Thu Dec 1, 2011 4:53 am

I think if we could find a way to bring in Battier it would be huge. I don't know that we would want to offer more than 3 years, and I agree that somewhere between 3 and 4 mil per would be good. So the 3yrs/10mil sounds solid to me.

Devilanche · Post #4 » by **Devilanche** » Thu Dec 1, 2011 5:28 am

Assuming
1)we get to buyout Nate for 2.5m.
2)we get to resign Cook for around 3m per season (or he's replaced by Battier)
3) Already included Nazr 3.75m salary + Vaden/Ivey no longer on the team.

We're looking at a salary of $50m for a 13 man roster plus 1m for Reggie Jackson rookie contract and that's on $51m for 14 man with just a single roster spot left.

Probably means we're either looking at Battier OR cook cause i doubt we're getting another center nor PG. A floor spreading big might be of interest though.

Hopefully will do another Collison like deal and offer a bonus to Battier with a 3 year contract max AND 2nd or 3rd year salary not exceeding 3m.

Or use the $7m as bonus to Westbrook now so that we can play him slightly cheaper over the term of his contract.