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2016-2017 NBA Season Thread [ARCHIVED] Basketball • Page 57

Discussion in 'Sports Forum' started by Jason Tate, Jun 20, 2016.

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  1. So the Warriors bench is currently Zaza and the corpse of David West? lol
     
  2. PepsiOne

    Formerly PepsiOne Supporter

    And Shaun "Literally Has Never Missed a Mid-Range Jumper" Livingston
     
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  3. xbrokendownx

    Lets Go. Prestigious

     
  4. DallasSF

    Newbie

    Shaun, Andre, Corpse of West. Rookies (Damian Jones, Pat McCaw), Kevon Looney, & a probably few ring chasing vets on the minimum.
    Kerr will be staggering starters with the bench a...lot.
     
  5. Ben

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    Apparently Wade's meeting with the Bucks today is back on.
     
  6. Whatjuliansaid

    News on once the clouds are gone. Prestigious

    Making riley sweat till the last minute
     
  7. Zip It Chris

    Be kind; everyone is on their own journey.

    Can't picture Wade in a Bucks Jersey...
     
  8. aoftbsten

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  9. Whatjuliansaid

    News on once the clouds are gone. Prestigious

    Nene to Houston *shrug*
     
  10. Whatjuliansaid

    News on once the clouds are gone. Prestigious

    Apparently wade is meeting with arison soon via the vertical hes going back like we all knew he would
     
  11. Michael Schmidt Jul 6, 2016
    (Last edited: Jul 6, 2016)
    Michael Schmidt

    Don't recreate the scene, or reinvent the meanings Supporter

    Just to get it out of the way now, KD is staying put in GSW for the long haul, unless there is some sort of weird twist after one year.

    Durant did a "one plus one" contract, meaning a two year deal (approx $26.6M this coming year) with a player option for the second year. Pretty much what Lebron is doing. This is most likely to take advantage of the current cap spike, but still have insurance for a second season on the backside. As most NBA fans know, next year will see a second cap spike up to the $108-$110M range. If Durant opts out after this coming season, he will be up for the 10-year 35% max starting salary number. For comparisons sake, the 35% figure this year starts at about $30.9M.

    Durant can gain a decent amount of coin by simply opting out and re-upping with the Warriors next year by re-setting his max number. The Warriors, from a cap standpoint next year will have Curry, Durant, Livingston, and Iggy up for new deals. They only have about $63-$65M committed next year, depending on whether you assume Looney's $1M and change team option gets picked up (pretty safe assumption it will). Damian Jones will be under contract on his rookie deal for about $1M. Thompson and Green are already on new deals for about $34M next off-season. Durant's second year player option for around $30ish million will remain on their books next off-season as a cap hold. The Warriors own the full bird rights on Curry, meaning they can offer the 5-year max deal, and can go over the cap to keep him. Essentially, they will do a new deal with Durant and then sign Curry to a new pact. Those two new deals for the first year will likely total about $60M (Curry maybe a touch below $30M and Durant a little over $30M).

    Livingston and Iggy, will be UFA's and could return to GSW, but there will be questions of how much money they want to play for. Other teams may be able to outbid GSW, but the appeal of winning titles carries some weight, and they have been there for a few years now.

    Next off-season, the Warriors will look something like this:
    Thompson: $17M
    Green: $16M and change
    Damian Jones: $1M
    Looney: $1.2M
    Durant: $30M cap hold, but this will be swapped for a higher figure
    Curry: not sure of exact max number, but probably around the $30M mark
    West: not sure if he has a straight one year deal or a second option year
    Zaza: not sure if there is a cap hold for next year

    Any way you slice the above breakdown, that will still leave the Warriors some flexibility to re-sign some guys under the expected $108-$110M cap number.
     
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  12. y2jayjk

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    Brandon Rush to MN. Welcome!
     
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  14. jols

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    OKC, blame Skip
     
  15. Scarecrow Boat

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    This GS team is definitely set for the next couple of years, provided they don't do a new CBA that really penalizes them in some way. Also I found the Royce Young article today/his general attitude towards the KD move to be pretty petty.
     
  16. Rooting for the Bucks in the Wade saga.
     
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  17. Whatjuliansaid

    News on once the clouds are gone. Prestigious

    Chicago is "trying" to meet with him lol people must really like him to give him this leverage
     
  18. wait lol, skip bayless destroyed kevin durant? that's fucking incredible
     
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  19. aoftbsten

    Trusted Supporter

    I never buy it when guys say they never listen to the media. That being said, of all the guys to get mad about, who the hell really cares what Skip Bayless says?
     
  20. incognitojones

    Some Freak Supporter

    Easy to say that when he's not saying it to you
     
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  21. aoftbsten

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    I saw some stuff saying Wiggins is focusing on his jumper and handle for the first time as a pro. His mid range game is pretty solid, so I think he should be able to develop as a shooter. That handle needs A LOT of work though, so hopefully the hard work pays off.
     
  22. Seems like something an NBA player should have been working on before now ... might be going out on a limb there.
     
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  23. Whatjuliansaid

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    yea, exactly! It's weird when players don't




    plz work on it like you said you would Evan T. Villainy >_< pfft
     
  24. aoftbsten

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    I thought that too. However, I think it's pretty common for rookies and sophomores to spend their first couple of offseasons working primarily on strength and conditioning and adding the other bits and pieces later. He's obviously had to put some work into it while he was an amateur.
     
  25. Haha, I know, I'm only kinda playing. I just always like when you see the "so and so decided to learn to shoot this summer" stories and I'm like: :thumbup::thumbup: GOOD PLAN! :thumbup::thumbup:
     
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