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Originally Posted by njnets21
I know one of the parties involved and I can tell you with 100% certainty that this is exactly what did happen. I tried to say that in another thread, but NI is right on and this is completely accurate.
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Thorn wanted toughness and Magloire brings it. Moore does not. Re-signing Moore meant signing a terrific backup for Krstic. Signing Magloire, at a very cheap price, meant signing a starting center.
The key difference is not the $8 million difference between what the Nets offered Moore and what the Kings offered him; it's the $6.3 million difference between what the Nets offered Moore and what they agreed to pay Magloire. It's a risk, but also a no-brainer if they think Magloire can bring them double double numbers...which is what he has done the last two years when playing 30 or more minutes.