Will JJ wear purple and orange next year?
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I don't think we have enough to sign him. Teams like Milwaukee, Cleveland, Atlanta will more likely sign him. I'm not sure on our exact financial situation but I don't think we have enough to sign him to the 10 million a year he'll probably get. Hopefully we can sign him but I don't see it happening.
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Joe Johnson already stated that he's going to the highest bidder, so I think that's a good indicator that he's gone after this season is over.
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He likes it in Phoenix! but all I can do is pray, I would love seeing him there next season again! The suns can make only one thing to make sure he stays there: win the championship!
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He's being honest, money is a big factor in everyone's decision making. Phoenix is put into a difficult situation, because Marion's already making near max money, Nash is getting paid a lot, Quentin Richardson is getting paid.. and Amare is coming up for a new contract and we all know he deserves the max. Johnson will get offered a ton in the offseason by someone, and the Suns will have to decide if they can afford to keep him, I don't think they can. It's a shame since he's a better player than Quentin Richardson.Kekai23 said:
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The Suns will match any offer. They may end up doing a sign and trade, but they are not going just sit there and watch him leave.
Realistically, JJ will get a nice contract but no one is going to give him a K-Mart type offer. He is not good enough to carry a team on his own, so no one is going to give him a prohibitively big contract since they have to save enough money to sign another free agent. What is worse, the teams will be forced to tie up their cap space on the offer for 15 days, which makes it hard to sign other free agents quickly.
Last summer Miles and Swift were very attractive free agents, but neither even got an offer. Other than Q and K-Mart, the main RFA signings were Brian Skinner and Etan Thomas, both for MLE.
It is notable that the only teams to lose RFA's were the ultra cheap teams: Nets and Clippers. The Suns are not going to get a Knicks type payroll, but they aren't going to do a Clippers immitation either.
Realistically, JJ will get a nice contract but no one is going to give him a K-Mart type offer. He is not good enough to carry a team on his own, so no one is going to give him a prohibitively big contract since they have to save enough money to sign another free agent. What is worse, the teams will be forced to tie up their cap space on the offer for 15 days, which makes it hard to sign other free agents quickly.
Last summer Miles and Swift were very attractive free agents, but neither even got an offer. Other than Q and K-Mart, the main RFA signings were Brian Skinner and Etan Thomas, both for MLE.
It is notable that the only teams to lose RFA's were the ultra cheap teams: Nets and Clippers. The Suns are not going to get a Knicks type payroll, but they aren't going to do a Clippers immitation either.
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Hopefully the Suns do resign him.
I don't see him making more than 8 or 9 million a year.
I don't see him making more than 8 or 9 million a year.
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The kind of contract will be dependent on how the new collective bargaining agreement is structured.
Relatively speaking, I would expect JJ to get money similar to what Manu got as translated to the new CBA. Manu got $52 million (average $8.7) over 6 years which started at $6.6 million.
Relatively speaking, I would expect JJ to get money similar to what Manu got as translated to the new CBA. Manu got $52 million (average $8.7) over 6 years which started at $6.6 million.
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