Bobcats, Warriors Pursuing Landry

[Plowright]

The Suns and Hornets have had talks about a possible S & T with Robin Lopez. Certainly beats us giving them Gana Diop!!!

[mrtarheel]

I found an interesting read here about Landry situation, http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba2-time-...y-to-get-paid2. It says that NO wanted to trade us Miller for Diop. Only $848 is guaranteed for his contract so we could let him walk for pennies. I guess this is the hold up with Landry about how much money he wants. Doing that would give us about 8 to 9 mil to sign him. But I would not want him for more than 6mil tops, which is more than GSW can pay.

[murphman]

Even though Landry is used to getting 9 million per year for the past four years, he needs to realize that salaries are lower under this new CBA, he turns 30 in 14 months, and very few teams have the room to fit him in at 5-6 million per. 7-9 million per year for even two years isn't going to happen barring something unforseen. Cho is doing the right thing by sitting back on this one. If he is eventually lost to Golden State or a foreign team...so be it.

[spectre]

I found an interesting read here about Landry situation, http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba2-time-...y-to-get-paid2. It says that NO wanted to trade us Miller for Diop. Only $848 is guaranteed for his contract so we could let him walk for pennies. I guess this is the hold up with Landry about how much money he wants. Doing that would give us about 8 to 9 mil to sign him. But I would not want him for more than 6mil tops, which is more than GSW can pay.

I don't think you can't combine exceptions with capspace.

7,372,200 - 848,000 = 6,524,200.

That's still over the MLE that GSW is offering, so most likely it's either NOLA or us having 2nd thoughts. Since NOLA has been talking to PHO & Minny I'd guess it was them.

[murphman]

Looks like NO has just gotten Robin Lopez on a sign and trade for 3yrs/15 million. They have also have apparently taken on Hakem Warricks contract which is two more years at 4 million per year. By getting their center in Lopez & adding 9 million to their years salary between those two players, they have no need for Diop.

Landry to the Bobcats is fading fast.

[superb1]

Seems bad for Landry too, it looked like the way for him to get what he was looking for was in a S and T. We don't have space and GS is pursuing him too but not at what he wants it seems. He may have to settle for GS's offer

[Proudiddy]

I thought we still had more cap space than GS?

[spectre]

I thought we still had more cap space than GS?

GS started out over the cap thus have their full MLE (nontaxpaying). We've essentially spent all of our capspace.

Kind of an apples/oranges comparison in regards to available money between the 2 teams.

[notdeadyet]

Cho is very creative; even if we eventually lose out on Landry there are other possibilities, especially on the trade front...

[ammofan]

@MySportsLegion:

Bobcats have become the front-runners to land forward Carl Landry.