SWedd523
05-09-2009, 05:32 PM
From http://www.jsonline.com/sports/bucks/44625347.html
Villanueva will be a restricted free agent this summer and, due to a lack of financial flexibility, the Bucks likely would have difficulty matching an offer sheet from another team.
However, with word that the National Basketball Association's luxury-tax plateau will be dropping next season, the Bucks may not be able to afford to give Villanueva a qualifying contract offer that would allow them to retain his rights.
If this happens, he would become an unrestricted free agent and could sign with any team without any compensation to the Bucks.
I think he could be a very nice backup PF to bring some offensive punch with the second unit. He saw across-the-board improvement last year and is currently only on a $3.5mil salary.
Thoughts?
Villanueva will be a restricted free agent this summer and, due to a lack of financial flexibility, the Bucks likely would have difficulty matching an offer sheet from another team.
However, with word that the National Basketball Association's luxury-tax plateau will be dropping next season, the Bucks may not be able to afford to give Villanueva a qualifying contract offer that would allow them to retain his rights.
If this happens, he would become an unrestricted free agent and could sign with any team without any compensation to the Bucks.
I think he could be a very nice backup PF to bring some offensive punch with the second unit. He saw across-the-board improvement last year and is currently only on a $3.5mil salary.
Thoughts?