Where is the money coming from

Where is the money coming from

Im wondering that myself with the big contracts of Bosh, James, and Wade

Miami cHeaters are now looking at Kwame Brown and Joel Przybilla. With Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis in the fold, Im wondering how much cap space they have. Heck I wouldnt be surprise if they end up with Elton Brand!!!

Where is the money coming from

They have no cap space.  They can offer league minimum salaries to any free agent.  Free agents are willing to accept minimum contracts from Miami because:

1)They feel they can win a championship
2)They're not going to get a whole lot more on the open market
3)A good playoff performance in Miami would drive up the value of their next contract

They will not end up with Elton Brand.  He is not a free agent, but an amnesty claim.  Any team with cap space can claim him and he goes to the highest bidder.  Brand will not play for Miami unless he gets zero bidders.

Aren't they limited by cap space in signing vets to min salaries? Or does that not count against luxury tax like an MLE wouldn't?

Quote from: Birdman on July 10, 2012, 07:30:29 PM

Miami cHeaters are now looking at Kwame Brown and Joel Przybilla. With Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis in the fold, Im wondering how much cap space they have. Heck I wouldnt be surprise if they end up with Elton Brand!!!

Quote from: celticinorlando on July 10, 2012, 07:32:00 PM

Where is the money coming from

They have no cap space.  They can offer league minimum salaries to any free agent.  Free agents are willing to accept minimum contracts from Miami because:

1)They feel they can win a championship
2)They're not going to get a whole lot more on the open market
3)A good playoff performance in Miami would drive up the value of their next contract

They will not end up with Elton Brand.  He is not a free agent, but an amnesty claim.  Any team with cap space can claim him and he goes to the highest bidder.  Brand will not play for Miami unless he gets zero bidders.

QFT. Nicely put.

Quote from: pp34isthe1 on July 10, 2012, 07:40:24 PM

If Brand and his agent let it known he will not play for any team that claims him, Chauncey Billups style (before clips talked to him), it is very possible they could get Brand.

I disagree with this.  A team with cap space would still put in a minimum salary claim.  If I ran the Bobcats, Kings, etc... I would.

If Brand stated he would not play for any team that claims him, I dont see any teams making a claim based on that statement. I guess the Bobcats or Kings could make a claim and just avoid Brand and fine him for every missed game, practice etc, to eventually make a profit. (salary claim - fines) but that has about a .0001 chance of happening and then you have the players union involved and bad PR. Soon congress is called in and the CBA is voided and there you go the NBA is locked out again.

Im joking of course but seriously no team would put a bid on a guy who says publicly he wont play for them.

Quote from: celtsfan84 on July 10, 2012, 07:50:55 PM

Quote from: pp34isthe1 on July 10, 2012, 07:40:24 PM

If Brand and his agent let it known he will not play for any team that claims him, Chauncey Billups style (before clips talked to him), it is very possible they could get Brand.

I disagree with this.  A team with cap space would still put in a minimum salary claim.  If I ran the Bobcats, Kings, etc... I would.

If Brand stated he would not play for any team that claims him, I dont see any teams making a claim based on that statement. I guess the Bobcats or Kings could make a claim and just avoid Brand and fine him for every missed game, practice etc, to eventually make a profit. (salary claim - fines) but that has about a .0001 chance of happening and then you have the players union involved and bad PR. Soon congress is called in and the CBA is voided and there you go the NBA is locked out again.

Im joking of course but seriously no team would put a bid on a guy who says publicly he wont play for them.

An official NBA statement from when Billups said he wouldn't play for any team that claimed him:

The league warned Billups and his agent, Andy Miller, on Monday that any statements made concerning not reporting to a team or being disruptive would be viewed as a breach of Billups’ contract, and that the NBA “is reserving all of its rights to take appropriate action against the player for his efforts to undermine the waiver process and the contractual rights of both the waiving team and any claiming team. Please also be advised that the NBA will fully support any team that claims Mr. Billups’ contract in the amnesty/waiver process and that subsequently believes it has grounds for discipline of Mr. Billups for breach of that contract.”

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/12/12/billups-forewarned-by-league/

Elton Brand is smart enough not to breach an $18 million contract.  He'd play out the year for whomever claimed him and then hit free agency.  Keep in mind, he only has one year left.

The source is the NBA's website and an official NBA statement.