Goatbrook for Russell and Ingram, who says no?

[Andre Roberstan]

Might be referring to this:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/NateDuncanNBA/status/750123794749005824[/tweet]

[bondom34]

Unless you show me something different. It is what they are talking about. They pretty much said use cap space now to give him more money now. Then give him an extension for multiple years. Which anything more than 1 year is irrelevant since he opting out after his 10th year. What your doing is breaking things up. Now unless your saying in the CBA you can't do both. Are you saying you can't do both? I don't see anything in the CBA saying they can't do both. They did both with Nick Collison.

Again not sure why this would be news. For long time this was rumored to be what GS and other teams might do. It didn't happen but usually most teams under the cap want to use the cap space on new players. This year because the cap is growing so much some teams who can't find anyone to spend it on might try to lock up current players to avoid them becoming free agents. Especially next year when the cap raises.

You are talking about 2 separate things. Renegotiation is one thing. Extension is an entirely different thing which wouldn't raise his salary this year. So he can either get a raise this year with no extension, or an extension with no raise this year. You're combining 2 ideas in your mind.

One your talking like I came up with this. This is what I have heard from people much more connected than you.

In your mind you can't have a renegotiation and a extension. Is that what your saying. It seems like your caught up in terms but we still saying the same thing. What I have heard from people on the radio who actually worked in NBA front offices is the Thunder can give RW more money this year. Completely legal. They can also also extend him to the max of the current cap following year. If you can't do that just point that out to me in the CBA. Maybe those people are wrong. Saying well those are two different things is irrelevant. It can be 1 million different things if they are legal you can do them. Especially since seems like they did that with Nick Collison. I'm still waiting to see where in the new CBA you can't do that.

I didn't knowboth were possible, but I guess they are? Looks like the tweet below has that in it.

[rallydurham]

I think they could get russell and something minor for rw. No way they getting ingram and russell though. If rw had a big deal maybe but not as a free agent that's nuts for la

[balla345]

Would you guys do this ? Winslow and Richardson will be studs in the future and Goran has a nice contract?
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ja9ktws

[NYKNICKPLAYA]

It depends on if he will sign an extension or not. If he says he will sign an extension with 3 or 4 teams, can get a crazy deal for him.

If says, only one team...kinda screwed...but...still can get a good haul.

[rallydurham]

I'd like to see westbrook in SAS.

Westbrook, Green, Simmons, Leonard, Aldridge with Gasol and Anderson off the bench could definitely compete with golden state.

I don't think westbrook would ever sign there though he's ready to get to a prime city and San Antonio is about as bland as it gets.

And theyd probably have to give up Anderson and Green to work it out in a trade... I think westbrook would thrive in sas. Hes basically like a better parker with his lack of outside shooting but athleticism to get to the rim. It's a good fit for sure

[Flight33]

Steal for OKC. Ingram is going to be really good.

[thenbaman]

The steal would be to the lakers,Ingram will be a good starter but Dlo is awful.
Westbrook is a superstar c'mon

[bondom34]

OK, I'm gonna lock this up, there's a trade thread somewhere. But until Russ speaks, nobody knows his intentions.