Wes Matthews wants 15 mil per year

[rondohondo]

According to a person with knowledge of Matthews? situation, he is seeking a multi-year deal that pays approximately $15 million annually. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because of the private nature of such discussions.

[BudweiserCeltic]

I have enough faith in Ainge to know he won't be making this mistake.

[Roy H.]

I want floor seats at the Garden.  I feel like I've got a better shot than Matthews does.

[knuckleballer]

So do I, but I won't be getting it either.

[Tr1boy]

What is he smoking?

[jpotter33]

Gross.....

[PhoSita]

He totally would have gotten it, and been worth it, before his injury.

Bummer.

[Evantime34]

If the only chance to get Aldridge is part of a package deal for Matthews I would pay him $15 MM with a smile on my face.

[jambr380]

If the only chance to get Aldridge is part of a package deal for Matthews I would pay him $15 MM with a smile on my face.

This was my thought as well. I don't think we would need to go to $15M because nobody should/will even come close to that, but I would have no problem with $12M if he brought Aldridge along with him.

[gpap]

If the only chance to get Aldridge is part of a package deal for Matthews I would pay him $15 MM with a smile on my face.

Stole the words right out of my mouth.

If we can get both LMA and Matthews, I'd pay each gus 30 mil per year if I had to.
It's not my money and I want to see a good team go deep in the playoffs this year.

[Denis998]

If the only chance to get Aldridge is part of a package deal for Matthews I would pay him $15 MM with a smile on my face.

More like 12m to fit into the rondo TPE. But for 15m without Aldridge, he can limp himself home with that.

[csfansince60s]

Paying Matthews post-Achilles would absolutely be contingent on LMA coming here too.

CBA question: if we did an S&T for Matthews using the approximate $13 mil of Rondos TPE,  do we have enough space to get both LMA and Monroe?

Monroe just turned 25 two weeks ago. Matthews is almost 4 years older and coming off a serious injury and LMA 5 years older.

Edit: TP Denis, I type slowly. Great minds think a like

[LarBrd33]

If we also get lma, fine.

But how will we can't do it without dumping wallace first

[Denis998]

Paying Matthews post-Achilles would absolutely be contingent on LMA coming here too.

CBA question: if we did an S&T for Matthews using the approximate $13 mil of Rondos TPE,  do we have enough space to get both LMA and Monroe?

Monroe just turned 25 two weeks ago. Matthews is almost 4 years older and coming off a serious injury and LMA 5 years older.

Edit: TP Denis, I type slowly. Great minds think a like

The numbers work if we trade Wallace. We would have to sign both LMA and Monroe in order to use the TPE for Wes though.

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

I like Wes but are you seriously telling me he is worth 2 ABs even before injury? LOL I would pay him 10m (12m... mayyyyybbbbeee) but he must be crazy at 15m! If it brought in LMA of course I would go higher but not for him alone, no sir!


I'm glad I don't have to pay him bc I would look him dead in the eye and say, "Tell Snoop you can no longer be friends!"

The money these players make is nasty! They deserve their share of the pie but I still say, got da.. got da..!