What will it take to resign Jeff Green?

[Goldstar88]

Not sure if this has already been posted... What type of contract is Jeff Green going to command in the off-season? I was thinking a contract similiar to players like Rondo, Luol Deng, Monta Elis, etc.

thoughts??

[wdleehi]

One year qualifying offer. 




Keeps him in the fold next year without impacting flexibility in 2012. 

[FatjohnReturns]

If you're drafted fifth overall, and you play well, and you're 24 and your team comes to you with an extension offer, if it's not a max deal or near a max deal, there's really no incentive to do it,'' said David Falk, Green's agent. "He might not have been the No. 2 guy in Oklahoma City, but there are a teams out there that might look at him as their No. 2."


Maybe this is the reason why OKC traded him. He was looking for way more than OKC thought he was worth. 

[Marcus13]

^^Exactly.  Presti is one of the smartest GM's in the league.  Green is going to get a lot more money than he is worth.

[bdm860]

If David Falk is his agent we might be in trouble.

Of course, it doesn't appear Falk has the same power that he used to have.

[FrDrake]

Definitely less than Rondo got (5years x $55mil) but the market (aka idiot NBA owners) tends to overpay for young athletic scorers....see contracts of Deng, Josh Smith, Danny Granger.

The new collective bargaining agreement will be the determining factor.

[Moranis]

One year qualifying offer. 




Keeps him in the fold next year without impacting flexibility in 2012. 

I don't think that keeps him.

[indeedproceed]

One year qualifying offer. 




Keeps him in the fold next year without impacting flexibility in 2012. 

I don't think that keeps him.

If we make the qualifying offer it makes him a restricted FA, which means we get the right to match any offer.

[Fafnir]

One year qualifying offer. 




Keeps him in the fold next year without impacting flexibility in 2012. 

I don't think that keeps him.

Probably not, though there is a chance it will.

Ben Gordon ended up playing out for the QO in a similar situation with the Bulls. No other team was offering him what he wanted so he decided to take the QO to hit URFA.

[kozlodoev]

If you're drafted fifth overall, and you play well, and you're 24 and your team comes to you with an extension offer, if it's not a max deal or near a max deal, there's really no incentive to do it,'' said David Falk, Green's agent. "He might not have been the No. 2 guy in Oklahoma City, but there are a teams out there that might look at him as their No. 2."


Maybe this is the reason why OKC traded him. He was looking for way more than OKC thought he was worth. 

Yeah, this is not happening. Or at least shouldn't be happening for a guy who looks like his ceiling is Tim Thomas.

I hear OKC offered him a $10 million extension (which he declined), which I thought was fair, given his role with the Thunder.

So yeah, he will probably play out 2012 on a qualifying offer, and then we may think about resigning him based on whether Allen and Garnett retire.

[kozlodoev]

Definitely less than Rondo got (5years x $55mil) but the market (aka idiot NBA owners) tends to overpay for young athletic scorers....see contracts of Deng, Josh Smith, Danny Granger.

The new collective bargaining agreement will be the determining factor.

Neither of these three is overpaid. As a matter of fact, all three of them are getting Rajon Rondo type of money.

[Moranis]

One year qualifying offer. 




Keeps him in the fold next year without impacting flexibility in 2012. 

I don't think that keeps him.

If we make the qualifying offer it makes him a restricted FA, which means we get the right to match any offer.

exactly, we would have to match a much greater offer then that to keep him.  I'm not saying don't offer the Q.O., I'm saying that won't be his contract next year.

[indeedproceed]

One year qualifying offer. 




Keeps him in the fold next year without impacting flexibility in 2012. 

I don't think that keeps him.

If we make the qualifying offer it makes him a restricted FA, which means we get the right to match any offer.

exactly, we would have to match a much greater offer then that to keep him.  I'm not saying don't offer the Q.O., I'm saying that won't be his contract next year.

Ah, entirely possible...but I think it is also likely that if we retain his restricted rights, we'll be in a good position to make sure we can pay the lowest premium he would accept. Teams will be less willing to tie up their cap space while we waffle whether or not we want to sign Green on their terms (which means if we do, and they don't get him, maybe their other targets are in the wind after that week), and so his fetching price (not his asking price) will decrease.

[wdleehi]

One year qualifying offer. 




Keeps him in the fold next year without impacting flexibility in 2012. 

I don't think that keeps him.

If we make the qualifying offer it makes him a restricted FA, which means we get the right to match any offer.

exactly, we would have to match a much greater offer then that to keep him.  I'm not saying don't offer the Q.O., I'm saying that won't be his contract next year.

I think it will be.

it has been said he is looking for 10 million a year.  Teams will not pay that.


Teams do not like putting offers out there for guys they think will be matched.  It takes away their flexibility for 10 days.  So unless a team is willing to put an offer that is very high that Boston will not match, he stays.  

[kozlodoev]

His qualifying offer is 6 million and change, if I remember correctly. I doubt anyone will offer him an 8-digit amount, but then again, what do I know.