UPDATE: Nuggets, Javele McGee agree to 4-yr/$44M deal

[R-Star]

Originally Posted by LA68

Gasol and Artest led to championships, hardly ordinary players. Both were all stars long "before" the Lakers paid them.

I can't say much for your jealousy though, you'll have to live with that.

Oh. I think I follow now. So as long as you're an allstar at some point in your career, you can sign whatever contract you want.


Well as long as you play for the Lakers anyways. If it Portland or Houston or someone else its an overpayment.

[Damian Necronamous]

Originally Posted by jokeaward

What was the point of the lockout? This reminds me of Adonal Foyle and Brian Cardinal, and Mahinmi, Lopez...

He should get $18/3 with "basketball IQ" incentives.

Completely agree with all of this.

However, he's still better than DeAndre Jordan, and has some actual offensive talent.

[Damian Necronamous]

Originally Posted by R-Star

Current shit LA Laker salaries:

Pau Gasol - 19+ mil a year
Artest - 7 mil for 3 more years
Steve Blake - 4 mil a year


You never know what you're talking about. Ever. You just keep spouting bullshit all the time.

Full MLE to Artest 3 years ago was definitely a fair price tag.

$4M per year for 4yrs for Blake also doesn't even compare to $10/m per yr for 5yrs to McGee.

[MemphisX]

Originally Posted by LA68

Notice the teams you don't hear giving outrageous deals to ordinary players: S.Antonio, Lakers, OKC, Mia... the teams that win.

Years from now when these bad deals hem these teams in, the smart teams will step in and pluck anyone they want off of the market. And Dan Gilbert will still cry foul !

I think the Nash deal is shit.

[jokeaward]

Originally Posted by R-Star

Mahinmi is getting 4 mil a year.

4 mil for a 15-18 mpg backup is not a bad contract at all.

We'll see in 4 years. Not that bad, but with the tax in 2015 it might sting.

[Diable]

Mahinmi is a good defensive big who can give you 20 plus solid minutes per game. 4 million looks very reasonable compared to some other deals.

[Dissonance]

Nuggets sign restricted free agent center JaVale McGee to a four-year, $44 million contract, a source told Yahoo! Sports.

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo

[Floods]

Pierre McGee ‏@JaValeMcGee34
Just signed with Denver, could not be happier! Thank you to the Kroenke family and the fans for their support.

Pierre McGee?

[R-Star]

That's a terrible deal. I mean is JaVale even a reliable starter at this point?

[Ron]

Sure glad we lost 16 games last year thanks to the owners locking out the players.

Owners, you sure showed the players: no more ridiculously large contracts to marginal players. NosireeBob.

[MemphisX]

Ron, the squeeze is a coming. This always happens. Owners spend like it is the old CBA immediately after a new one, then next offseason the consequences come home to roost.

[jokeaward]

I liked the Christmas Day start, I'm not into basketball on Halloween.

I also like the job the Nuggets GM has done, but this one might sting. $11M/yr with a ~60M cap...

[Hyperion]

Originally Posted by R-Star

That's a terrible deal. I mean is JaVale even a reliable starter at this point?

When you got a guy who is over 7ft tall and COULD be pretty good to almost an All Star, you just gotta lock him down for 8 figures a year. You just gotta.

[jokeaward]

Well, in 3 years it will be an expiring contract unless it is extended, trade him to a team in luxury tax hell, and he might actually be good enough to not amnesty.

It's actually a bargain compared to Nene's contract.