DNews qualifying offers to Matthews and Fess

[Qman]

https://www.deseretnews.com/article...ews-Kyrylo-Fesenko-get-qualifying-offers.html

The team on Monday made contract qualifying offers for next season to both starting shooting guard Wesley Matthews and backup center Kyrylo Fesenko, formally making both restricted free agents when the NBA's summer shopping market opens late Wednesday night.

Fesenko's offer is for $1,087,500 and Matthews' is for $937,135, based on current collective bargaining agreement rules between the NBA and its players association.

In the case of Matthews, an undrafted rookie last season, that means being able to match any offer up to and including full-midlevel exception money — but not in the unlikely event that the Marquette product is offered a deal that starts above the anticipated midlevel starting salary of approximately $6 million for next season

Just little bit of important news.

 

[Stickler]

Thanks. Good to know. Hope both of these guys stay with us.

 

[candrew]

I know this is just a formality; but I hope they don't play games with Matthews and end up losing him.

Give the guy a rookie deal comparable to a mid-first rounder - 2 years and an option. That's pretty much the level at which he played at last year.

 

[Rimcheck]

Agreed. We have to keep Matthews. Hopefully Portland doesn't come along and offer him $8 million a year. With the Jazz drafting no bigs, it will be vital that Fes steps it up this year.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

Is it really necessary to have two separate threads for the D-News and Tribune stories on the exact same thing? If it is...

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

Is it really necessary to have two separate threads for the D-News and Tribune stories on the exact same thing? If it is...

Do you always complain about EVERYTHING?

 

[Darkwing Duck]

Do you always complain about EVERYTHING?

Damn it, get off my lawn!

 

[NAOS]

Damn it, get off my lawn!

https://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f285/cuteangl04/?action=view&current=goodtimes166.flv

stick with it to the very end. If you don't see the end, then you don't get my full sentiment.

 

[hayward4mvp]

We are one step closer to a championship!

 

[The Ghost of Blue Edwards]

Why do we need Matthews when we just drafted white Jesus?

 

[Siro]

Why do we need Matthews when we just drafted white Jesus?

Because they play different positions.

 

[memo is money]

It's good news to me. We already know that Wes has a great personality and WORK ETHIC surrounded by talent that can make him an above average contributor with CONSTANT WORK and COMMITMENT to get individually better and to team. I'm more interested in the fact that we will probably know the real Fes. Like or hate, Okur, Boozer with many other players in their early careers contributed to their respective teams much better and consistently than Fes has. The "big" Fes hopefully will come up "big" and prove that he deserves to wear a uniform in NBA.