I'm not surprised and glad this article came out because now Gil knows that we do want him and Washington knows they already have competition. But, I'm not going to hype it up and push for us to get him because after this season, I'm in a damn pessimistic mood about the franchise. I know it was injuries, but we won't bring in a star like Gil. If we do, I can see something built around a combination of: Kaman/First Rounder/Maggette/Thornton. I say anything but Elton and we have to pull the trigger unless we are greatly overpaying.
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Originally Posted by NOFX22
Do we have any money to sign him? Would we have to let Maggette go?
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Well, assuming that Elton picks up his player option, Corey opts out, we pick up Powell's 900k option and Livingston takes the qualifying offer, we would have $51,575,345 committed in salaries. Assuming the salary cap goes to 57.5 mil, we'd barely be 6 mil under the cap, which obviously isn't enough to sign Arenas, but gives us somewhat more flexibility. Assuming they'd take a Kaman/08 #1/09 #2 for Arenas/08 #2 swap, Areans can sign a contract starting at up to 15 mil and we would not need to add any fillers.
So in short, can we sign Gil straight out? Not at all, but if we are under the cap, it gives us more flexibility about who we have to deal to satisfy the CBA.
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Originally Posted by joser
would anyone here trade Kaman for Arenas?
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Generally, I'd say no to any big for small trade when both are among the top in the league, but in this case, I would. We can deal to get ourselves a C later on or sign one in free agency[DIOP!!!].