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Mathews signs offer sheet w/Blazers (5 yrs/34 mil)

UB said:
It's official:

Wesley Matthews signs with Portland for 34 million years/five dollars.
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I really hope we dont match. Seems like a great idea now, but I think we might regret it 25 million years down the road.

On the other hand, it could be a nice expiring to trade at the deadline to a team looking to clear cap space for the 34002011 A.D. free agent class.
 
VINYLONE said:
So what's the skuttlebutt? Is WM on his way out or what?
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...the Jazz are NOT going to match that ridiculous offer! Way too much money and years for a 1st year player! Let the Blazers bury themselves with overpaid mediocre players that won't get them past the 1st round! We can make the playoffs and get past the 1st round with virtually no talent and Deron Williams!
 
U Gotta Love It Baby said:
I really hope we dont match. Seems like a great idea now, but I think we might regret it 25 million years down the road.

On the other hand, it could be a nice expiring to trade at the deadline to a team looking to clear cap space for the 34002011 A.D. free agent class.
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Those 25-million-years-down-the-road have a way of sneaking up on you(;
 
So his first year salary would be around 5.8M(times 2 for being over the Luxury Tax) plus the bonus(3.4M) to make its 15M for the first year? Actual cost?
 
Thanks, mikenielsen, for the info. It ain't my money, so I say drop the 9 million on him. The rest of the contract seems reasonable save for that, and we certainly need a solid 2 (I don't see Shannon as a solid 2 and Mason's stats certainly don't wow me). Then I'd see about signing Brewer back cheaply and let them compete for the job. The Jazz would be coughing up some $$$ this year, but only this year, from what I see. I then think they could re-sign AK, which they should do, and have a pretty damned good team going forward.

Deron/Price/Gaines
Matthews/Brewer/Evans
Haywood/AK (off the bench but with starters minutes as he earns them)/Jeffers
Sap/Memo/Big Al
Big Al/Memo/Fes
 
Doc Cherno said:
Thanks, mikenielsen, for the info. It ain't my money, so I say drop the 9 million on him. The rest of the contract seems reasonable save for that, and we certainly need a solid 2 (I don't see Shannon as a solid 2 and Mason's stats certainly don't wow me). Then I'd see about signing Brewer back cheaply and let them compete for the job. The Jazz would be coughing up some $$$ this year, but only this year, from what I see. I then think they could re-sign AK, which they should do, and have a pretty damned good team going forward.

Deron/Price/Gaines
Matthews/Brewer/Evans
Haywood/AK (off the bench but with starters minutes as he earns them)/Jeffers
Sap/Memo/Big Al
Big Al/Memo/Fes
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You'd start Hayward(with zero experience) over AK? Really?
 
Yes. Yes I would. And I would play Evans at the 2 to further mystify the opposition.

Actually, I'd start AK, in the fantasyland of my coaching the Jazz, to begin the season and move him back to the bench as soon as I was sure Haywood had finished puberty.
 
If the Jazz are not going to get out of the tax and they match, base salary + bonus + luxury tax hit will cost the Jazz around 16 million for the first year.
 
Ok, i was getting ready to ask you if you had lost your mind. Lets also start Gaines over DWILL while we are at it :) Am I missing Miles in there somewhere?


Doc Cherno said:
Yes. Yes I would. And I would play Evans at the 2 to further mystify the opposition.

Actually, I'd start AK, in the fantasyland of my coaching the Jazz, to begin the season and move him back to the bench as soon as I was sure Haywood had finished puberty.
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The Jazz should NOT match Mathews. He is only been in the NBA 1 year. Most all others rookies you have 3 years to see if they can be consistant. There are many rookies that have great 1st years and then slump off. Mathews could easily be one of these players because he surprised alot of teams....even the Jazz. Next season players will be looking to defend him now. Lets hope he has a sophmore slump and then some for the Blazers.
 
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