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Originally Posted by Nlkko
And Toronto is getting Nash to sell tickets. My bet is on a Nash who is more interested in a shot at the title. Stay losing, Toronto.
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Nash has already stated that money is a big factor when it comes down to where he will sign. Don't be surprised to see him in Toronto....Also, if Nash does in fact sign elsewhere, the Raptors may turn their attention toward Lin.
The Knicks can offer Lin a four-year deal worth $24.5 million. But Toronto can offer Lin a backloaded contract, known as a "poison pill" deal, that could go as high as $36 million over four years. Such a contract would pay Lin $5 million in each of the first two years and then go as high as $13 million in each of the last two years.
Matching such a contract would give the Knicks four players -- Lin, Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler -- making more than $13 million in the 2014-2015 season. Those four players alone would have a combined salary of $68 million, approximately $2 million under the luxury tax.
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Originally Posted by Nlkko
I'll be happy if LA send Bynum away for Howard. I'm tired of Bynum's antics. Howard is a kid off court but at least he put in effort on court with a shit ass roster. I think Mitch is tired of Bynum's BS and will convince Jim to send his ass to Orlando to be the "wannabe alpha dog" that he wants to be.
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Dwight told Yahoo! Sports on Sunday that he would only re-sign with one team, and Adrian Wojnarowski writes that multiple sources believe that team is the Nets. I think that's obvious considering he's openly stated he wants to be traded to the Nets.
Howard has demanded a trade and this puts the onus on any team that's interested in him to risk losing him after he plays out the final year of his contract. Of course, it's a power play to scare away other teams and land in Brooklyn, who is probably the favorite to land his services. The Magic can huff and puff about holding him or trading him to the highest bidder, but like the Nuggets with Carmelo Anthony they have no leverage -- and the Nets don't appear to be as stupid as the Knicks were, and Howard doesn't have the working relationship with the Magic that Carmelo did with Masai Ujiri.