Melo 15: The End Is Nigh

[bullslas]

If that's true about recruiting gasol for weeks....then Melo really wasted our f****ing time

Nitetrain was right!!!!


My head is exploding

No he wasn't. Woj has been wrong before. Expect fireworks!

[TheWhitePanther]

So I guess Pau would still have to want to go to NY. Maybe there's hope that his desire for Chicago could drive Melo back toward the Bulls.

Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder are the most intriguing destinations to Pau Gasol according to sources. (Source: Adrian Wojnarowski)

[Betta Bulleavit]

Could be a last ditch effort for melo to recruit to NyC. Makes no sense for Pau imo, might as well stay in LA.
Might just be seeing whats Pau's plan....maybe team up in Chi.

Just a guess, who knows? Tryin to be positive

Dude you are spinning. If he was planning to leave he would not be recruiting anyone to NY. Makes no sense

It makes sense if he wants to be able to walk away saying that he searched for every reason to stay and even did some recruiting of his own. I just don't know at this point.

[RedBulls23]

ESPN got Bullsgm in the palm of their hand.

Gar?

[Mech Engineer]

Its exactly as I feared.

Carmelo is an idiot; he's pitching Gasol to take the RMLE. To do what? Barely make the playoffs? In the East to boot?

Gasol must be like "No wonder the East is so pathetic".

its really dumb isn't it, Lebron must be sitting back and laughing his ass off

Can't believe the pathetic east let Lebron get two rings and still refuses to band together to stop him

Well, Melo will be signing for a 130 million USD. And he just asked Gasol to join him in NYK for 3 and a half million per year.

That's so true. It is crazy how anybody with any logic can believe this. Melo and Gasol are not retired players trying to listen to the zen teachings from Phil about after-life. They are after winning, money in some order.

[Polynice4Pippen]

Its exactly as I feared.

Carmelo is an idiot; he's pitching Gasol to take the RMLE. To do what? Barely make the playoffs? In the East to boot?

Gasol must be like "No wonder the East is so pathetic".

its really dumb isn't it, Lebron must be sitting back and laughing his ass off

Can't believe the pathetic east let Lebron get two rings and still refuses to band together to stop him

Well, Melo will be signing for a 130 million USD. And he just asked Gasol to join him in NYK for 3 and a half million per year.

And he wants Pau to turn down more money from Miami, OKC and San Antonio.

[Magilla_Gorilla]

FWIW - Ken Berger from CBS says Bulls & Thunder are favorites for Pau.

[Adriano]

I have something to ask. Keep in mind that I only have 26 years old (turn 27 on july 9 th).

When, in the history, the Bulls sign a big FA on the market?

[SteelerSpartan]

Nitetrain,


I am so deeply and truly sorry for calling you an insane miscreant , hell bent on chaos and destruction.

You were right.

I regret my actions in this thread as well as the last 4 days of my life.

/wrist

NT said that Melo is recruiting all the teams players to come and play in New York. So, no it's not correct.

We will have to wait and see what Melo final decision is. All these "sources" are bull ****. And that includes the pro Bulls ones.

I dunno man isn't woj supposed to be pretty reliable

[r1terrell23]

FWIW - Ken Berger from CBS says Bulls & Thunder are favorites for Pau.

Oh.....how....excited......I.......am.........

[RememberLu]

I don't want friggin' Pau Gasol

jesus christ if the Bulls strike out on Melo and land Pau Gasol I think I will take up that fire GarPax banner again

[mostek]

Given the fact that Taj was part of the recruitment, seems like the Bulls are basically telling Mello to commit to taking $16M with some chance he ends up getting the full $22.5M if Phil agrees to a Boozer S&T. I know everyone here thinks that Phil will cave on that, but it's always possible that he doesn't.

Not fair to put all the risk on Melo in this gambit. If we really believe Phil will cave why don't we commit to trading Taj/Dunleavy if Phil doesn't go along so that Melo can at least get close to max money. Worst case scenario we have a bit of a hole at PF this year until Mirotic comes over next year and plugs it. Best case scenario we get get add Melo and keep our mid-level exception.

We always are asking our front office to take some risks. Risking Taj to get Melo seems reasonable. to me.

Dumping all the exceptions, Dunleavy, Butler, Randolph, Snell, and the non-guaranteed guys, and getting a letter that Mirotic will not come over this season, plus the 7 holds adds to $46.3M, opening up $16.9M

The Bulls can take back the larger of that number, or outgoing salaries time 150% plus $100K, or $5M, depending if the outgoing salaries are over $9.8M.

So you have to see if you can find enough salaries to make that number greater than $16.9M.

Dunleavy, Butler, Snell, the 3 non-guaranteed guys, add to $10.9M, Randolph can not be included, unless they finish the trade under the cap, and Mirotic counts as $0 in trade. At $10.9M, you use $5M, instead of 150%, so they would be able to take back a maximum of $15.9M, which is still less than $16.9M.

The most the Bulls could pay Melo, without Boozer being included in the S&T, while keeping Rose, Noah, Gibson, Smith, and McDermott, is $16.9M. If you also dump Smith, and McDermott, you can get that to $18.7M, as long as you are willing to roll with Melo, Rose, Noah, Gibson, RMLE, and 8 minimum salary guys.

[thedarkstark]

You're all so gullible. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck

[WinCity]

I have something to ask. Keep in mind that I only have 26 years old (turn 27 on july 9 th).

When, in the history, the Bulls sign a big FA on the market?

Never....

But as a certain poster said,.in another universe....

[Mech Engineer]

I have something to ask. Keep in mind that I only have 26 years old (turn 27 on july 9 th).

When, in the history, the Bulls sign a big FA on the market?

Other than Miami and Lakers, I don't think any team in the NBA has really signed a championship changing type of free agent. It is usually from a trade or drafting that you get superstars on your team.

[rose2jfat]

When, in the history, the Bulls sign a big FA on the market?

Does Ron Mercer count?

[pmfg10]

So much hope only to end up with nothing/pretty much nothing, feels like 2010 all over again

[NecessaryEvil]

Nitetrain,


I am so deeply and truly sorry for calling you an insane miscreant , hell bent on chaos and destruction.

You were right.

I regret my actions in this thread as well as the last 4 days of my life.

/wrist

NT said that Melo is recruiting all the teams players to come and play in New York. So, no it's not correct.

We will have to wait and see what Melo final decision is. All these "sources" are bull ****. And that includes the pro Bulls ones.

I dunno man isn't woj supposed to be pretty reliable

Woj is easily, EASILY one of the best doing it.

[Sonny_D1]

I have something to ask. Keep in mind that I only have 26 years old (turn 27 on july 9 th).

When, in the history, the Bulls sign a big FA on the market?

Ben Wallace was once the biggest fish available. And they got him. But he sucked.

[TheGOATRises007]

Meh Pau.

Honestly don't think I'd want him. I think his peak is behind him and has been for some time now.