S&T Jermaine O'Neal for Jason Richardson

[JSD]

- Jermaine gets a big 1 year payday.

- Orlando is able to shed $12 million off their books for the upcoming rebuilding/post Howard era.

- The Celtics get a consistant 3-point threat off the bench.

Thoughts?

[JSD]

Actually, because we waived O'Neal I don't believe we can S&T him.

[saltlover]

Actually, because we waived O'Neal I don't believe we can S&T him.

This is correct.

[mcshane41]

Also, we don't own his bird rights since he was only here for two years not three. Also the new CBA mandates all S&T contracts be 3 years minimum with limited 4.5 % raises. The old S&T just ain't what she used to be.

[Roy H.]

Also, we don't own his bird rights since he was only here for two years not three. Also the new CBA mandates all S&T contracts be 3 years minimum with limited 4.5 % raises. The old S&T just ain't what she used to be.

We could have gotten around those two easy enough, I think.  While S&Ts have to be 3 years, the last 2 years can be non-guaranteed.  Also, we would have had JO's "Early Bird" rights, meaning we could have given him up to a 175% raise.

Alas, we have Sean Williams instead.

[saltlover]

Also, we don't own his bird rights since he was only here for two years not three. Also the new CBA mandates all S&T contracts be 3 years minimum with limited 4.5 % raises. The old S&T just ain't what she used to be.

We could have gotten around those two easy enough, I think.  While S&Ts have to be 3 years, the last 2 years can be non-guaranteed.  Also, we would have had JO's "Early Bird" rights, meaning we could have given him up to a 175% raise.

Alas, we have Sean Williams instead.

I think Sean Williams partially guaranteed contract can be just as useful in a S&T that involves Dooling.  If someone wants Dooling as a backup guard, and wants to give a little over the vet min without using an exception, Williams can be added to the trade to add over a million dollars in salary to the S&T player we'd be getting in return.

[Yogi]

We have a hard cap of 74 million because we used MLE.  We have 67 million accounted for.  7 Million, that is the most we can sign and trade for.

[Luther4]

Good point