Yep, same here. Looking forward to watching some basketball again. This sport is so great :D. I was so rusty and didn't know any young players though. Thankfully I've played NBA 2K14 for 200 hours (not even ashamed of it), so I'm pretty up to date on who to watch for. Right? :D

oneofthem

Cayman Islands24199 Posts

September 23 2014 22:45 GMT

#1903

tristan thompson wants 11m from the cavs. rich paul is his agent. this gonna be good.

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

September 24 2014 22:01 GMT

#1904

so like phoenix pretty much just gave bledsoe a max deal after saying no for so long.

Ace

United States16096 Posts

September 24 2014 22:07 GMT

#1905

Bledsoe at 14 mil isn't max. He'll be vastly underpaid for the next few years anyway. Phoenix got a steal.

AgentW

United States7725 Posts

September 24 2014 22:11 GMT

#1906

They gave into the fifth year, so there's that. What was the max, $80M?

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

September 24 2014 22:12 GMT

#1907

isnt the max like 15 or something

Ace

United States16096 Posts

September 24 2014 22:16 GMT

#1908

Yea for Bledsoe it's $80m. That 2M difference per year is actually bigger than it seems due to them saving cap space. When the salary jumps in a few years, a $14m star guard on a cap sheet of $80m because laughably easy to leverage into championship dreams assuming management gets it way. Basically Phoenix already arguably has the best backcourt in the league and it could also end up being the cheapest. Signing 2 bigs at a star level is a real possibility for them. They were pretty much a 55+ win team last year but injuries to Dragic + Bledsoe slowed them down.

RowdierBob

Australia13007 Posts

September 24 2014 23:28 GMT

#1909

It's a good deal for bled. I really like him as a player. But his health is a big worry. If he blows his knee again it's gonna devolve to Eric Gordon bad.

Meanwhile griz are confirmed heroes: when the clips roll into memphis this year, griz fans will be treated to a new pair of flip flops.

RowdierBob

Australia13007 Posts

September 24 2014 23:30 GMT

#1910

And Phoenix is gonna be a brutal team to play. They're not a super talented team like others but wholly shit are they going to run opposing teams into the ground.

Ace

United States16096 Posts

September 24 2014 23:49 GMT

#1911

I disagree. That team is loaded with talent. They've got 3 All Star guards on the roster.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

September 25 2014 00:46 GMT

#1912

Tayshaun Prince is below Matt Bonner on the ESPN ranking.

andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

September 25 2014 01:18 GMT

#1913

Early design of new Warriors arena looks like a toilet bowl. Nobody seems to have noticed until they released pics to the public. Are all these sports decision makers living in a cocoon or something?

Ace

United States16096 Posts

September 25 2014 01:23 GMT

#1914

Bledsoe has no ETO or tradekicker in his contract either. Phoenix got an absolute steal here.

Tosstriss

Canada334 Posts

September 25 2014 01:56 GMT

#1915

On September 25 2014 10:23 Ace wrote:
Bledsoe has no ETO or tradekicker in his contract either. Phoenix got an absolute steal here.

Depends if Bledoe can stay healthy for a season first.

Ace

United States16096 Posts

September 25 2014 02:04 GMT

#1916

If Bledsoe only played 50 games a season Phoenix would still be printing value off his contract.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

September 25 2014 02:11 GMT

#1917

I was thinking about the discussion of whether Bledsoe is worth a max contract and, if we believe that superstars are underpaid, then a non superstar like Bledsoe might actually be on the nose of a max contract. Unfortunately, in such a scenario, you are paying an opportunity cost by not underpaying another player.