02/18 Trade Deadline Update (and Tyrus Thomas/Theo Ratliff) Thread

[G-Force for MVP]

Start Tyrus

[Talent]

TT gives us so many more lineup options.

[Black]

sorry if this has been mentioned, i dont feel like reading through ten pages....

but is there a chance Flip gets bought out and we resign him in a month?

who fills in for flip? Graham?

really not sure about this deal

[teej]

Think about this for a minute: Tyrus Thomas' qualifying offer would be 6.3 million dollars. The Bulls were going to renounce this guy at the end of the season. Does anyone here see us offering that QO?

We just gave up a 1st round pick for a 30 game rental.

MJ and Rod giving up a first says we do, but try to sign him to an extension. If MJ thinks he's getting the team, he can probably afford it. If he doesn't, he doesn't care about the future.

Curious to know how many of us here want TT to start over Diaw?

Irrelevant. LB will never bench Doris.

[Weezy21]

Curious to know how many of us here want TT to start over Diaw?

MEEEEEEE haha

[SirBobcat]

I think the Bobcats definitely made this deal with the idea of keeping him long term. You just don't trade 1st round picks for rentals. If Thomas does show his true potential, then it'll be a pick in the 20s more than likely due to the Bobcats being a much better team.

[spectre]

MJ and Rod giving up a first says we do, but try to sign him to an extension. If MJ thinks he's getting the team, he can probably afford it. If he doesn't, he doesn't care about the future.

Remember...as it stands now we'll have 10 players under contract and be about 5-6 million under the LT. If we qualify TT that would make 11 and then we'd be over the LT and will have still not re-signed Felton.

And the cap;/LT is going down next year.

It's a 30 game rental.

[ohara831]

Think about this for a minute: Tyrus Thomas' qualifying offer would be 6.3 million dollars. The Bulls were going to renounce this guy at the end of the season. Does anyone here see us offering that QO?

We just gave up a 1st round pick for a 30 game rental.

Unless LB is planning to let Ray walk, DJ start and use the $ from not signing Ray to sign TT. Not sure I agree with it, but it would make financial sense.

[BETCATS]

Think about it like this: worst case scenario, we just got an additional 6.5 mill to throw at felton and a back up power forward this summer.

But i think we will keep Tyrus. He is the ultimate LB player. It doesnt matter who starts between Boris and Tyson, we now have 2 decent (yes, i called Boris decent) options for Power Forward. This was a good deal for both the short and long term.

If Flip does get bought out, that just makes this even sweeter.

[Black]

man i hope Flip gets bought out

acie and a first is much more palatable than flip, acie, and a first