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Originally posted by <b>jmk</b>!
It's different because the Nets have other things to worry about. RJ next year, them having to pay a major luxury tax. This was Kenyon's move to make. If he wanted to stay in NJ so bad, he could have went straight to them and said, "I'm willing to sacrifice some money if I can get a 7 year deal on this team."
The other side can obviously be taken though. If we are going to sign him 7 years for $90 million, why not just keep him?
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The luxury tax payment is for last season's salaries and, proportionatly, it is not huge (around 7 Million). There may or may not be a luxury tax for 2004-2005, but that won't be known for several months.
None of the quotes from Thorn seemed to indicate that he wanted to negotiate directly with Kenyon and ****. Everything was about getting an offer sheet.