I don't know about the MAX contract, but it couldn't hurt. With the season he's having this year, he should have one of the 5 largest contracts in the NBA.
Pierce in line for extension
Celts want captain on board -- Pierce in line for extension
“It’s not just how great a player Paul is,” director of basketball operations Danny Ainge said. “You have to look and see how he’s developed as a leader and how the young guys look up to him and follow him.
“We just want Paul to stay around, and I’ll sit down with him and his agent this summer to talk about an extension.”
A max deal would not really be much more than he's getting now. Plus Bakers contract coming off the books would cover the difference.“There’s going to be a lot of things to think about,” Pierce said. “But I’m not really ready for all that yet. It’d be great to stay in one place my whole career, but in the back of every player’s mind, you have to be thinking about what it’d be like to be a free agent one time. Then again, you never know what can happen. I really shouldn’t talk too much about it until I really sit down and think about it. I just know this is going to be a big summer for me.”
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That would mean a max contract.TAllen42 said:I don't know about the MAX contract, but it couldn't hurt. With the season he's having this year, he should have one of the 5 largest contracts in the NBA.
Um....shut up?P2TheTruth34 said:That would mean a max contract.
If they offer Pierce the max, it will be impossible to put a team around him.
Hmmm, it if was between letting Paul go or paying him max dollars, I'd pay up. Guys like him are too rare to come by in my opinion and this season he's lived up to the hype.
A new max will give Paul around 14M per season and in the end end up at around 20 or so million. It would just ruin the team from getting good players around him.ZWW said:Hmmm, it if was between letting Paul go or paying him max dollars, I'd pay up. Guys like him are too rare to come by in my opinion and this season he's lived up to the hype.
Isn't P getting the max already?
Yes, it'll end at 16 million, and if I'm correct the new "max" would start at around 14 and make it's way up to 19/20 million.P-Dub34 said:Isn't P getting the max already?
Of course it's possible for him to take a pay cut and start at around 9/10 million per year and get his 10.5% increase, but I don't see him going from 16 million down to 9 after playing his best basketball ever.
just like it was impossible for the spurs to put a team around duncan with him making the max?aquaitious said:If they offer Pierce the max, it will be impossible to put a team around him.
if you would like to see the celtics become the hawks, that's fine, but i personally would rather not see it.
he'll make twice as much as someone who's market value is $8 mill, but he will be far more valuable that twice as valuable.
it's a no brainer...the C's need to pay him whatever it takes to keep him around.
No, just like it's impossible for the TWolves to put a competitive team around KG.Delontes Herpes said:just like it was impossible for the spurs to put a team around duncan with him making the max?
if you would like to see the celtics become the hawks, that's fine, but i personally would rather not see it.
he'll make twice as much as someone who's market value is $8 mill, but he will be far more valuable that twice as valuable.
it's a no brainer...the C's need to pay him whatever it takes to keep him around.
The last I checked, the Boston Celtics have one max contract and two near max contracts, to go along with 2/3 young guys who'll need 6-8 million (at least) dollar contracts in the next two years.
And please don't compare Paul Pierce, a dime a dozen guard, with a multi-MVP/Franchise/Champion big man.
the wolves haven't able to surround KG with adequate talent because their FO is incompetent
i'm not comparing pierce to duncan...just pointing out that the spurs haven't had much trouble putting an adequate supporting cast around him.
and please don't tell me that you seriously consider a top 20 player in the league to be "a dime a dozen"
i'm not comparing pierce to duncan...just pointing out that the spurs haven't had much trouble putting an adequate supporting cast around him.
and please don't tell me that you seriously consider a top 20 player in the league to be "a dime a dozen"
It's almost impossible when you don't have anything to work with. The Celtics have 2/3 young guys that are worth something, trading them away will not do anything. We cannot get what we need for them.Delontes Herpes said:the wolves haven't able to surround KG with adequate talent because their FO is incompetent
It's much easier building around a big man than it is building around a guard. How many great big man do we have in the league right now that can lead their team to victory?i'm not comparing pierce to duncan...just pointing out that the spurs haven't had much trouble putting an adequate supporting cast around him.
Just wondering, who are the other top 19 guys? Are 12 of them a SG/SF?and please don't tell me that you seriously consider a top 20 player in the league to be "a dime a dozen"
i hope he gets signed to another team because the Celtics are farther away from contending than they have been in decades. wouldent you want the player who has done so much for your team go on and succeed? i know i would if the hawks had a player like him. Most likley though the Celtics will resign him and become the seattle sonics.
there are very few big men who you can build around in this league and unless they get lucky with oden, the celtics aren't getting one anytime soon.
a good portion of the top 20 right now are swingmen...and none of them come at a dime a dozen.
you need studs to succeed in the NBA...right now the celtics have one...take away pierce and they have none and a highly unimpressive roster.
a good portion of the top 20 right now are swingmen...and none of them come at a dime a dozen.
you need studs to succeed in the NBA...right now the celtics have one...take away pierce and they have none and a highly unimpressive roster.
no, i would like to see my team succeed.i_like_the_hawks said:i hope he gets signed to another team because the Celtics are farther away from contending than they have been in decades. wouldent you want the player who has done so much for your team go on and succeed? i know i would if the hawks had a player like him. Most likley though the Celtics will resign him and become the seattle sonics.
What if there was no hope of success? take the Hawks for example. When we get good players i always hope for them to get traded and have success. I enjoy watching them while they are in Atlanta but i dont want to see them continually suffer. know what i mean?
no.
you may enjoy it when your team is mired in misery, but i don't.
you may enjoy it when your team is mired in misery, but i don't.
I don't enjoy it. It's just the way it is. It's just a fact. It isnt going to change. You just have to be realistic about things. It's like Josh Smith and Marvin Williams are awesome and exciting players but i know they will end up in different uniforms.
Top 20? Pierce has been a top 10 player in the A this year. He's no Duncan, but "dime a dozen?" You know better than that, aqua.
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