Marcus Smart RFA [Merged - finalizing 4 year deal]

[Beat LA]

https://twitter.com/AdamMKaufman/status/1014256626948300800

[Monkhouse]

https://twitter.com/AdamMKaufman/status/1014256626948300800

Sadly Beat LA, I don't quite share your enthusiasm.

[Beat LA]

https://twitter.com/AdamMKaufman/status/1014256626948300800

Sadly Beat LA, I don't quite share your enthusiasm.

Lol, TP .

[Bobshot]

Isn't this an old thread?

Not trusting ESPN because they never say anything good about any Boston team.

Besides, the way the current signings are going, the money is down and Smart will be lucky if he gets any $10mil offers. The big money goes to the O guys, not the D guys.

He'll stay a Celtic, because they'll have enough to pay him enough.

[Phantom255x]

Disappointed. Fireworks are blazing, and Smart still hasn't re-signed here? Bummer 

Anyways, I honestly feel a lot more confident we're bringing back Smart now. Idk if it's for the QO or some long term deal, but my hope is that we keep Smart at something around 3/33M, or 4 years at 44-48M (11-12M/Year). Might look like a lot now, but a few years from now could look like a bargain and I think at the right price, having someone like Smart on a championship team is vital.

We'd also stay under the tax this year, and if some disgruntled star does become available like 2 years from now, we could use Smart's salary to help facilitate a deal (as of now, we don't have any contract between 7-19M so it's hard to facilitate many deals w/o gutting our roster, as we've seen with Kawhi, Butler, Davis, etc. trade idea rumors).

[MattyIce]

Isn't this an old thread?

Not trusting ESPN because they never say anything good about any Boston team.

Besides, the way the current signings are going, the money is down and Smart will be lucky if he gets any $10mil offers. The big money goes to the O guys, not the D guys.

He'll stay a Celtic, because they'll have enough to pay him enough.

exum's contract helped him

[Csfan1984]

The longer things go the less likely a deal is done and he signs his QO

[trickybilly]

Disappointed. Fireworks are blazing, and Smart still hasn't re-signed here? Bummer 

Anyways, I honestly feel a lot more confident we're bringing back Smart now. Idk if it's for the QO or some long term deal, but my hope is that we keep Smart at something around 3/33M, or 4 years at 44-48M (11-12M/Year). Might look like a lot now, but a few years from now could look like a bargain and I think at the right price, having someone like Smart on a championship team is vital.

We'd also stay under the tax this year, and if some disgruntled star does become available like 2 years from now, we could use Smart's salary to help facilitate a deal (as of now, we don't have any contract between 7-19M so it's hard to facilitate many deals w/o gutting our roster, as we've seen with Kawhi, Butler, Davis, etc. trade idea rumors).

Pretty sure giving Marcus 12 mill puts us in the tax, unless Morris is traded.

[saltlover]

The longer things go the less likely a deal is done and he signs his QO

While this is true, four days is not very long.  Restricted free agents don’t normally agree with teams other than their own before the moratorium period ends, which this year occurs on Friday.  It’s possible he gets an offer from another team (one of Atlanta, Chicago, or Sacramento) over the weekend.  Not likely, but not impossible.

I’d be very surprised if he signed a QO before August 1st.

[Csfan1984]

The longer things go the less likely a deal is done and he signs his QO

While this is true, four days is not very long.  Restricted free agents don’t normally agree with teams other than their own before the moratorium period ends, which this year occurs on Friday.  It’s possible he gets an offer from another team (one of Atlanta, Chicago, or Sacramento) over the weekend.  Not likely, but not impossible.

I’d be very surprised if he signed a QO before August 1st.

You're right he will wait as long as possible jic a team steps up.

[colincb]

Doubt there are any offers coming for Smart. Nor do I expect BOS will finalize an offer to Smart until after the VSL ends on 7/17. After that, DA will figure out what the roster will be and who gets cut, stretched, or moved. That will give DA an amount to offer Smart and still stay under the luxury tax line. Then Smart has to make a decision as to whether to take the QO or the offer. I expect DA's offer will end up in the 4 years, $39-41 MM range, which Smart should take, but may not.

[Chris22]

Doubt there are any offers coming for Smart. Nor do I expect BOS will finalize an offer to Smart until after the VSL ends on 7/17. After that, DA will figure out what the roster will be and who gets cut, stretched, or moved. That will give DA an amount to offer Smart and still stay under the luxury tax line. Then Smart has to make a decision as to whether to take the QO or the offer. I expect DA's offer will end up in the 4 years, $39-41 MM range, which Smart should take, but may not.

Smart is not worth that.

[makaveli]

Doubt there are any offers coming for Smart. Nor do I expect BOS will finalize an offer to Smart until after the VSL ends on 7/17. After that, DA will figure out what the roster will be and who gets cut, stretched, or moved. That will give DA an amount to offer Smart and still stay under the luxury tax line. Then Smart has to make a decision as to whether to take the QO or the offer. I expect DA's offer will end up in the 4 years, $39-41 MM range, which Smart should take, but may not.

Smart is not worth that.

That is his bottom value IMO. I would love that contract

[gouki88]

Doubt there are any offers coming for Smart. Nor do I expect BOS will finalize an offer to Smart until after the VSL ends on 7/17. After that, DA will figure out what the roster will be and who gets cut, stretched, or moved. That will give DA an amount to offer Smart and still stay under the luxury tax line. Then Smart has to make a decision as to whether to take the QO or the offer. I expect DA's offer will end up in the 4 years, $39-41 MM range, which Smart should take, but may not.

Smart is not worth that.

That is his bottom value IMO. I would love that contract

Yeah, around $10m/year for Smart would be awesome

[Green-18]

Doubt there are any offers coming for Smart. Nor do I expect BOS will finalize an offer to Smart until after the VSL ends on 7/17. After that, DA will figure out what the roster will be and who gets cut, stretched, or moved. That will give DA an amount to offer Smart and still stay under the luxury tax line. Then Smart has to make a decision as to whether to take the QO or the offer. I expect DA's offer will end up in the 4 years, $39-41 MM range, which Smart should take, but may not.

Smart is not worth that.

That is his bottom value IMO. I would love that contract

Yeah, around $10m/year for Smart would be awesome

Agreed.  I have a feeling that Smart would be willing to sign this type of deal if there's a player option after the 2nd year.