Capologists: Does Miami have room for LeBron now???

[cdif911]

this would be the best press conference ever

Lebron announces he is joining the heat - someone comes and whispers in his ear that because of the Bosh signing they don't have the money anymore to sign him, his jaw drops,  he starts pouting, storms off the stage

[Who]

Chris Bosh has already given up $30 million by agreeing to join the Heat without a sign and trade. I would be surprised if he was willing to give up any more cash.

[scootman]

i would love to see if lebron can check is ego at the door and not have the ball 24/7 for us i hope this doesnt work an we roll all the wall to banner 18. as im sure all of us would.

[Roy Hobbs]

Chris Bosh has already given up $30 million by agreeing to join the Heat without a sign and trade. I would be surprised if he was willing to give up any more cash.

Keep in mind that about $26 million of the $30 million he gave up is related to a sixth year that Toronto could offer that Miami couldn't.  Bosh will get a chance to make a lot of that money up.  In the first five years, he's only giving up about $4 million, which isn't too egregious.

[winsomme]

I don't think they need to trade Beasley to give max deals to all three...

It's my understanding that a max deal starts at 16.6 mil in the first year. multiply that by three and you have 49.8 mill which I believe they have to spend...

now, if all three take less money per (say a contract that starts at 15 mil per), the three will take up 45 mil and leave 8 mil in cap space + vet mins to add to Beasley and Chalmers.

They also have three second round picks that they are apparently high on in Da'Sean Butler, Dexter Pittman, and Jarvis Varnado. All three most likely could be signed for very reasonable money.

If Wade, Bosh, LBJ all take less money, I'm not sure that they will have too much trouble filling out their roster.

[Jon]

I don't think they need to trade Beasley to give max deals to all three...

It's my understanding that a max deal starts at 16.6 mil in the first year. multiply that by three and you have 49.8 mill which I believe they have to spend...

now, if all three take less money per (say a contract that starts at 15 mil per), the three will take up 45 mil and leave 8 mil in cap space + vet mins to add to Beasley and Chalmers.

They also have three second round picks that they are apparently high on in Da'Sean Butler, Dexter Pittman, and Jarvis Varnado. All three most likely could be signed for very reasonable money.

If Wade, Bosh, LBJ all take less money, I'm not sure that they will have too much trouble filling out their roster.

Does Wade's deal start higher since he's staying with his own team? 

[Who]

I don't think they need to trade Beasley to give max deals to all three...

It's my understanding that a max deal starts at 16.6 mil in the first year. multiply that by three and you have 49.8 mill which I believe they have to spend...

now, if all three take less money per (say a contract that starts at 15 mil per), the three will take up 45 mil and leave 8 mil in cap space + vet mins to add to Beasley and Chalmers.

They also have three second round picks that they are apparently high on in Da'Sean Butler, Dexter Pittman, and Jarvis Varnado. All three most likely could be signed for very reasonable money.

If Wade, Bosh, LBJ all take less money, I'm not sure that they will have too much trouble filling out their roster.

Does Wade's deal start higher since he's staying with his own team? 

No, it doesn't but Wade gets larger increases each year (10.5% versus 8%) and a sixth season.

[wahz]

watch Scal join these guys and end up with 5 titles. He'll be a great perfect fit cheap add.

[erisred]

So, how do they fit in Mike Miller starting at about $5 million?  If the Heat really did make that offer I find it hard to believe they can fit Wade/Bosh/Lebron in unless all three agree to take a *lot* less than the max to sign.

[greg683x]

To the people scoffing at all of this saying it's stupid bc Miami will only be able to sign Vet min guys after all this to fill out their roster, I would rethink your stance.

If Miami can pull this off, I'm sure banking on the fact that theres gonna be a insane amount of quality players that will want to sign for minimum just to be on that team.


.....I wanna see who's called out last when they introduce the starting lineups next year, Wade or Lebron.  The Celtics got lucky and ended up with three, modest, classy guys.  I for some reason just cant see Wade and Lebron being able to co-exist, someone's gonna have to accept sitting in the backseat.

[K.J.]

He has been rmored to be there today. I don't see how they have room for him but Wade signed for less than he could have had. Still, can Miami do this?

LeBron, together with Wade and Bosh, would have to accept a package that is less than the maximum.

[lon3lytoaster]