Brown signs for 2 years

[KloD]

http://arizonasports.com/?sid=1560782&nid=41

 

[desertdawg]

I'm cool with this, I hope Gentry uses him better this year.

 

[az jam]

Best available since Gordon, Mayo, and Lee are all gone.

 

[DevonCardsFan]

Championship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mainstreet]

Now let's add Michael Redd and the Suns will start looking like a team.

 

[jagu]

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Well he has won one...

 

[jagu]

I like Shannon Brown a lot, can't wait to see him start again.

 

[sunsfan88]

Hope he just plays better than Mayo.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

2 years . . . eh . . .

. . . FOR HOW MUCH?!?
that's what really matters. how much are we tying up in salcap space?

 

[Superbone]

One MILLION dollars! <\Dr. Evil>

 

[elindholm]

I would have preferred Barbosa, I think, but whatever -- this move puts the Suns solidly in lottery territory, yet with plenty of opportunity to figure out what their young guys can do. Re-sign Lopez to something affordable, add a D-League combo guard as a 13th man in case someone gets hurt, and call it a summer.

 

[az jam]

I would have preferred Barbosa, I think, but whatever -- this move puts the Suns solidly in lottery territory, yet with plenty of opportunity to figure out what their young guys can do. Re-sign Lopez to something affordable, add a D-League combo guard as a 13th man in case someone gets hurt, and call it a summer.

Sounds like a plan. They do want Lopez back.

 

[jlove]

I'm ok with re-signing Brown. I'm sure the 2yr/$7 mil deal is a team option for the 2nd yr. All the other 2 year deals have been that way. Let's the Suns keep enough room to sign a Max deal next summer.

 

[NashDishesDimes]

Cool. Good defender and not old

 

[az jam]

Paul Coro ‏@paulcoro
Shannon Brown agreed to a two-year, $7M deal to return to the #Suns. Half of the second-year salary is guaranteed

 

[elindholm]

Paul Coro ‏@paulcoro
Shannon Brown agreed to a two-year, $7M deal to return to the #Suns. Half of the second-year salary is guaranteed

So it's 3.3, 3.7, or around there, meaning only about $5 million is guaranteed over the two years. That's pretty thrifty.

This makes the Suns' four highest-paid players Gortat, Dragic, Beasley, and Frye, although I'm not sure about the exact ranking. All are in the $6-7.5 million per year range. Well, Childress is in there too. I wonder whether there's any other team in the league that will have no one making $8 million plus.

 

[Divide Et Impera]

Good.

Dragic-Brown-Beasley-Scola-Gortat

That's a poor starting lineup - holes at the 2 and 4 (possibly 3 too). That should position us in the top ten and in the top 5 if we have a long term injury. Finally we are rebuilding!!!!

 

[sunsfan88]

So it's 3.3, 3.7, or around there, meaning only about $5 million is guaranteed over the two years. That's pretty thrifty.

This makes the Suns' four highest-paid players Gortat, Dragic, Beasley, and Frye, although I'm not sure about the exact ranking. All are in the $6-7.5 million per year range. Well, Childress is in there too. I wonder whether there's any other team in the league that will have no one making $8 million plus.

And yet Babby supposedly spends too much money and overpays everyone on the Suns roster

 

[sunsfan88]

Good.

Dragic-Brown-Beasley-Scola-Gortat

That's a poor starting lineup - holes at the 2 and 4 (possibly 3 too). That should position us in the top ten and in the top 5 if we have a long term injury. Finally we are rebuilding!!!!

I don't think Beasley is gonna be the starter. I think he will come off the bench at first and then if he plays really well, then he'll start.

 

[Folster]

The big question is whether the Suns will be able to open up enough space next year for a max contract. It'll be interesting to see the final figures on recent signings and what Lopez agrees to if he returns.

 

[Phrazbit]

Paul Coro ‏@paulcoro
Shannon Brown agreed to a two-year, $7M deal to return to the #Suns. Half of the second-year salary is guaranteed

Solid signing. Hope he makes the most of this opportunity for big minutes.

 

[desertdawg]

The big question is whether the Suns will be able to open up enough space next year for a max contract. It'll be interesting to see the final figures on recent signings and what Lopez agrees to if he returns.

We really do need to keep Fropez in Phx, I do hope we can get him cheap though.

 

[Phrazbit]

The big question is whether the Suns will be able to open up enough space next year for a max contract. It'll be interesting to see the final figures on recent signings and what Lopez agrees to if he returns.

Pretty sure they would have to dump someone. With the holds on next years draft picks weren't they already projecting to be 2-3 million short of a max deal, even without Lopez of Brown?

 

[Griffin]

The big question is whether the Suns will be able to open up enough space next year for a max contract. It'll be interesting to see the final figures on recent signings and what Lopez agrees to if he returns.

Right now I think they will have around $11M available next summer if they don't re-sign Lopez, let Brown go after one year, and don't keep their first round draft picks. So they would be short. Realistically, assuming the Suns want to add at least one first round rookie, they will need to clear another $6M to be able to offer a max contract to Harden, for example. To make offers to Howard or Bynum they would need to clear around $8M. They could trade Gortat or Frye to get there.

 

[KloD]

Right now I think they will have around $11M available next summer if they don't re-sign Lopez, let Brown go after one year, and don't keep their first round draft picks. So they would be short. Realistically, assuming the Suns want to add at least one first round rookie, they will need to clear another $6M to be able to offer a max contract to Harden, for example. To make offers to Howard or Bynum they would need to clear around $8M. They could trade Gortat or Frye to get there.

I fully admit to being ignorant of what counts toward the cap, but when I add up all known salaries for next year including Brown I get $44m. That does not include Robin, rookies, or the Dragic $1m bonus. What am I missing?