Free Agency 2018

[Folster]

No doubt sticker shock. I hope the Suns do not over extend.

It seems that Melo will be waived and stretched because OKC is going to have a fat tax bill.

ESPN says if Melo stays they pay 308 million in salary and tax. If he's waived they pay 211 million. Bye Melo!

 

[Hoop Head]

Durant agreed to a one and one deal with the Warriors, one year max with a player option for the second year, essentially guaranteeing he'll opt out to get a larger max next offseason. I'm a little surprised the Warriors are letting him get away with that. They'd be better off locking him in for the 4 or 5 years now and being done with it but he's maxing out his potential salary this way. It's not to their advantage at all though.


http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23957834/kevin-durant-sign-one-one-deal-golden-state-warriors



Edit: Read this wrong, I guess he saves the Warriors $5 million in tax this year with this sort of deal. They'll end up paying it later though.

 

[Mainstreet]

It seems that Melo will be waived and stretched because OKC is going to have a fat tax bill.

It seems right. Melo has slipped from star status.

 

[Mainstreet]

With many of the teams spending huge amounts of money the Suns are looking smart so far.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bordow is thinking the same.

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[Folster]

Gambo hasn't crawled out of his hole yet tonight. I wonder if McD confiscated Sarver's phone.

 

[GatorAZ]

Gambo hasn't crawled out of his hole yet tonight. I wonder if McD confiscated Sarver's phone.

Well they haven’t done anything.

 

[Mainstreet]

Gambo hasn't crawled out of his hole yet tonight. I wonder if McD confiscated Sarver's phone.

I've noticed that. Maybe the Suns are quiet thus far.

 

[Folster]

Well they haven’t done anything.

Typically he'll throw out names like he did last year. This year he hasn't had a pulse on who we are targeting.

 

[Mainstreet]

Typically he'll throw out names like he did last year. This year he hasn't had a pulse on who we are targeting.

I think Gambo is more restrained after the draft glitch at #10.

 

[GatorAZ]

Just plz no Ariza

 

[GatorAZ]

I think Gambo is more restrained after the draft glitch at #10.

I don’t get the deal with that. McD admitted they were taking a Nova player until Philly called at the last minute. For the record I think Gambo is an idiot.

 

[Mainstreet]

Just plz no Ariza

I'm with you. No more wings.

 

[Hoop Head]

Bordow is thinking the same.

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I would agree with that fully if the Suns hadn't been sitting by doing nothing during the first day of free agency since the cap exploded 3 years ago. McD said they'd be aggressive and I think everyone believed him but if nothing is announced for them tonight what sort of evidence is there that they have been aggressive? I agree with being patient though so it's tough to fault him for it but it is contradictory to his previous statements about being aggressive.

They haven't made a big signing in the first day of free agency in some time. I think Knight was the last sort of early FA signing and that was resigning him 3 years ago. He was also restricted so there wasn't a rush to sign him. 2 years ago we signed Dudley but that wasn't early either. Last year all we did was sit back and trade for Daniels after like 3 weeks of FA. So there isn't anything to indicate they've approached this year differently.

 

[Folster]

I think Gambo is more restrained after the draft glitch at #10.

He also had no clue we were targeting Bridges. His talk of moving up was for MPJ or Young

 

[Mainstreet]

I don’t get the deal with that. McD admitted they were taking a Nova player until Philly called at the last minute. For the record I think Gambo is an idiot.

The Suns were interested in both Nova players. LOL

When it comes to the Suns, I'm a believer. We will see who breaks any Suns news first.

 

[Mainstreet]

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Another wing.

 

[Folster]

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[Town Drunk]

Ugh. Stupid.

 

[Mainstreet]

So Shams beats Gambo on Ariza.

 

[Folster]

There goes all of our cap space. Thank God it's only 1 year.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

No

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I like it. It clearly means we will be going small with the starting 4, but I think Ariza can make it work.

 

[Mainstreet]

Here is Gambo.

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[Mainstreet]

Bordow confirms it. It's perplexing.

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[DevonCardsFan]

Here is Gambo.

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Boooo wanted a PG