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Now the Clippers will match any offer & not interested in a sign-and-trade to keep Jaric according to the Denver Post.

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DaFranchise

sounds like good news to me. now we need to lock up big Z

Weasel

Nice, beacause I didn't like any of those sign & trade ideas that came up. Now that Jaric will be back, we can expect Rebraca to be back as well.

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loi888

I hope so. The two Serbians are back for the Clippers sounds like good news to me. Let's just hope they don't get injured easily. That goes with all of the Clippers not just the two of them.

Weasel

Denver did not make an offer with Jaric, so I guess we can scratch Denver out?

http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_2892353

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yamaneko

I think jaric will end up signing the qualifying offer. Next year he has a chance to be higher on the totem pole for free agents than this year, plus he could be unrestricted.

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Futurama_Fanatic

we need jaric

i cant stand to see what happens if the clips dont match an offer

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Kapt Clipper

if this is true weasel, then is resigning Marko a lock since Denver did not extend an offer?...i hope this is the case because Marko can cover at least 3 positions if need be and how many teams have a player like that?

leidout

yeah, he could pick up the clippers qualifying offer and play for 1 more year, then become unrestricted.

but i really hope he signs with cleveland for 3.5 mil multiyear, then the clippers can match and have our backcourt locked up for the next few years.

yamaneko

Just thought of something. Perhaps its been commented on before, and I have missed it. One may wonder why duffy and jaric dont seem to be too concerned with getting an offer at this point...jaric even going on vacation soon, and duffy saying it may take weeks to get something done.

Atlanta.

No doubt they are waiting to see what goes down with the atlanta and johnson deal. Are they going to offer JJ the money? If so, does the suns match? If that happens, look for atlanta to offer jaric ridiculous money. If theyre willing to overpay JJ the max to get a PG, its not ridiculous to think that they might offer jaric something around the amount of 5 years 35-40 million.

Jaric must be in hog heaven right now. His WORST case scenario is taking the clippers qualifying offer of 4.2 million, and being a hot commodity next year. Best case scenario is atlanta over paying him. Alternatives is getting 5-6 million a year through a sign and trade.

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Jaric weighing options

http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1...988585,00.html

With his planned vacation to Europe coming up in three days, Clippers guard Marko Jaric does not have a fix yet on where he will be playing this coming season.
However, Jaric's agent, Bill Duffy, said late Thursday night that he expected something to be decided in the next few weeks.

At least seven teams have expressed interest in Jaric. However, Jaric is a restricted free agent, which means the Clippers can match any offer he receives. Jaric visited Denver on Monday and met with Cleveland on Tuesday and Wednesday. Neither team made an offer.

Although Duffy would not divulge how much Jaric is seeking, it possibly could be more than the mid-level exception which will be about $5 million per year, once the new collective-bargaining agreement is ratified.

The mid-level exception is all that Denver, Minnesota, Portland and the Lakers have to offer. But Cleveland has the ability to free up more money with a little creativity. Atlanta also would have a bigger stash if their five-year, $70 million offer sheet on guard Joe Johnson is matched by the Phoenix Suns.

Duffy would prefer to do a sign and trade because that would mean Jaric could get a six-year deal and be eligible for annual raises of 10 percent, rather than 8 percent. However, the Clippers reportedly are not interested in a sign and trade and plan to match any offer sheet, up to a certain point.

"They have to be presented with something that's appealing to them," Duffy said. "It's a matter of the Clippers being receptive to an offer made to them."

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/column...arc&id=2120960


Hot word is now that johnson WILL be going to Atlanta in a sign and trade deal. So, I think that all but locks up Jaric in LA this year for his qualifying offer, unless an undeniably excellent sign and trade opportunity comes up.

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