Just Some News

http://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2009/07/anderson_varejao_agrees_to_6ye.html

varejao signed 6 years. i’m not sure if parker already signed with them. i think they’re close though. bulls have reached an agreement with pargo. i think he’s first pg off the bench.

IMO Varejao at most is worth the MLE, and Gerald Wallace would help the cavs a ton but the Cavs would have to make their lineup somethin like this

Mo Williams
Gerald Wallace
Lebron
ANderson Varejao
Shaq
this is a great lineup but they only got 1 shooter to spread the floor, but a few that
can on the bench

then u got Big z on the bench along with Delonte, Wally, Boobie Gibson, and Pavlovic, and Hickson

Gatorheel… no mention of the raptors haha

but seriously after going back and forth yesterday and to find out today that the raptors have pulled off a four way deal that has landed them not only h. turkoglu but also some bench depth in players like d. george, a. wright and more importantly gain back their mid level….. like i said yesterday there is something to be sad about having a good gm heading your franchise

But whats up with Andre Miller………… I have heard absolutly nothing.

Anyone no?

Varejao’s deal is only worth $42.5 million according to ESPN for 6 years. The $50 million is reached on performance incentives. It doesnt seem as bad as it did at first but I still think $7 million a year base salary is a little high for him.

You know what… ur RIGHT those players are scrubs and i’d have to take ur word for it b/c as a knicks backer u must know a scrub when u see one but the big difference is that these players are on the raptors bench as suppose to starting.

and yes the mid level they got back is for this year and will more than likely use most of it on resign c. delfino who is another respectable piece off the bench.

I dont understand why everyone think the Nets will be terrible this year. I think they will be a 30-37 win team this year..

Maybe…I dunno, I just think Lopez year 2 could get you 20-11-2 and Harris will be like a 24-7guy. I think Lee could be your defender to CDR being a scorer at SG and now they have like 4-5 big man who are role players.

I think they can pull out 35 games.

Jersey plays in the East and they should win between 32 to 38 games in the season easy. You can surround a great big and point with role players and they should do fine. Also these so called role players are very talented.

the varejao deal is ugly. way overpaid. just nasty. lee would have been alot better of a pickup than him…what the @#$^%% were they thinking?

it wouldn’t be a bad idea to see one of the hawk guards in orlando, maybe flip?

isn’t this portland’s chance to go for a.miller? being that a point guard may be more of a need than another pf….

I think the problem is the player’s agent puts a number into the player’s head and most of the time it’s unrealistic. Then they feel like if they don’t get that number they are somehow underpaid. Like David Lee’s agent wants $12 million a year for him. I hope he doesn’t honestly think a team is going to pay David Lee $12 million a season. The only teams with close to enough cap space to match that would have him coming off the bench. He should really be looking for close to the midlevel or else he’s going to have to take his qualifying offer.

What’s up with all of these role players getting overpaid? First Ben Gordon, now Varejo. Turkoglu and Bargnani are both getting 5 year $50 million deals. It’s crazy. There should be some good players to be had for next to nothing when the dust clears because teams that have money either aren’t spending or are running out and the rest are getting way over the cap.

I’m starting to think that David Lee is going to have to go back to the Knicks for probably around 8 million, which is probably what they want him for. Nate Robinson won’t be able to command much, even a guy like Flip Murray who is nice off the bench isn’t going to get anything. I would love to have Ramon Sessions. I wouldn’t be surprised if Big Baby has to go back to Boston or go somewhere else on the cheap. I mean if I am wrong about the money situation let me know. I’m just trying to figure out why teams that aren’t contending now aren’t saving money for next year.

All of this might create some European defections?

i wish the grizzlies would have paid the double double machine 12 mill

I think Lee needs to go to a winning team honestly. Sending a player who doesn’t know how to win games to a team that doesn’t know how to win games (no offense to grizzly fans) isn’t the best move. The grizz should bring in a veteran that can contribute 15-20 minutes per game and have a presence in the locker room for the young guys on that team. Problem is there aren’t many quality vets out there. Even if you pay Lee $12 million he wont be the difference between the playoffs and the lottery. He has no experience in helping a team get to the playoffs, he’s just a quality role player.

the grizz struggled with rebounding last year and have since the dawn of time. lee would have only given them paint presence and more rebounding. he wouldn’t have gotten them to the playoffs. but he would still be a great fit and over time, would do great things.

I thought Delfino didn’t even play in the NBA anymore. Is he planning on coming back ?

Signing A Role Player For That Much Is Stupid!!………Why Would The Cavs Waste Money Like That, He Isn;t Even That Good, he Can Hustle But Thats it….You Don’t Pay Him That Much …..woow im suprised but w/e there wasting money.The Raptors are going to look alot different from last year…..i think they desperate for keeping bosh