Blazers Waive Ryan Gomes
As expected, the Portland Trail Blazers have announced via text message that they have waived forward Ryan Gomes, acquired in a draft day trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves that included the #16 pick, Luke Babbitt from Nevada, and Martell Webster.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WHAT IS PA DOING?!?!?!?!?!?!
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
by hobobob on Jun 29, 2010 1:36 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Taking us down with him. Total Sterling move.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Jun 29, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I would have liked to see us move Gomes for Beasley and try to pry Miami's #1 away in the deal
Sure, if they land 3 huge FAs it’s a bad pick, but if they strike out, it could have been pure gold.
"...it was like he brought his own personal cross-wind to the arena." - Dave
other sources say Minnesota is the one who turned it down
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
don't have it handy, but it's been all over the place over the past few days.
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
here
http://ken-berger.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11838893/22876353
bullet point (7)
http://ken-berger.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11838893/22875333?tag=pageRow;pageContainer
more stuff here
I know I’ve read it elsewhere as well
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
Yikes.
I know the Heat said they wouldn’t give Beasley away for free, but if it’s true that no one wants him then I’m glad the Blazers didn’t get him.
by Nick Van Excellent on Jun 29, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I read it here, too.
http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/67573/20100629/no_one_will_take_beasley_from_heat/
The big shock is the Washington Wizards would take on Yi Jianlian over Michael Beasley.
I wasn't excited at all when we traded for Gomes, but was was his value that low that he's not even worth a pick?
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
He was salary match filler
Nothing more, nothing less.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
His numbers were very similar to Marty's last year. That has at least a little value.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Jun 29, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
If he's as good as Martell, then the Blazers really ripped off Minesota getting the 16th pick
Disclaimer: everything I know about basketball I learned on Blazersedge.
RE: His numbers were very similar to Marty's last year
Yes, but he was on the Timberwolves. Look for Marty’s numbers to go significantly higher.
by Mychal Hoffman on Jun 29, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
He was a partially guaranteed deal...
in a year when teams are desperate to shed every last bit of salary. He had more value than just salary filler.
"...it was like he brought his own personal cross-wind to the arena." - Dave
yeah
I am not certain how it all works, but my understanding was if we did not waive him we would have been on the hook for a $9 million dollar guarentee in year 3 of his contract. I am not certain that is attractive to anybody.
"Oh Yeah!" ~ Kool Aid Man
Here today
Gomes tomorrow.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
by skywaker9 on Jun 29, 2010 1:38 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
OH SNAP!!
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Jun 29, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Ryan, we hardly knew ye!
cue the sad Irish-Celtic pipes and whistle
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Brandon Rush got a hat
For about ten minutes before we traded him for J-Bay.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
We bedgers should send him a hat
the bad thing is I was looking forward to seeing what he could bring, then I started reading about how the contract worked and why we needed to waive him.
"Oh Yeah!" ~ Kool Aid Man
yet again
we get nothing for an expiring asset.
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
by mxpx5678 on Jun 29, 2010 1:38 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
We got Babbitt.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Jun 29, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope we got babbit for Martell
not a great trade in hindsight (unless babbit turns out to be better than Martell plus gomes)
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
I think it was a great trade.
Babbit is probably already a better offensive player. Plus it gives Cunningham a better oportunity to get minutes behind Batum.
People have said it a million times, but having the option of using the MLE without going into the luxury tax is a huge win.
by Nick Van Excellent on Jun 29, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
not too many people really get the MLE and all the other salary stuff
"Oh Yeah!" ~ Kool Aid Man
This is going to happen as the new contracts of Roy, Aldridge and Camby come into play.
Last year, I just marveled at what an amazing team Portland had for the price. From memory, the Blazers did not exceed the salary cap until they signed Travis Diener late in the season. Considering, Darius Miles’ 9 Million was still on the books, the entire roster (less Miles) cost less than 50 Million. Those days are over. Now, the team is struggling to stay under the luxury tax.
Martell’s contract was pretty spendy when compared to contracts for Nic, Rudy and Bayless (and the rookies and Juwan, of course). Honestly, if Martell’s contract had the exact same buyout clause that Gomes’ has, the team might have just waived him to create space. What the Blazers received for Martell is a younger, cheaper replacement and a nice savings in payroll. Sure Paul Allen had to buy Gomes out but he regularly pays money for draft picks and trades. Plus, it gives Dante a chance to compete for minutes at the 3. Personally, I would like to see Dante get some playing time. He could be a keeper.
The way the NBA is structured financially, teams need at least 2 cost-friendly players for every large contract superstar (unless they want a huge luxury tax bill). Players with Webster’s and Gomes’ skillset for $4 – $5 million/year are often expendable from quality teams, especially when those contracts have 3 more years on them.
From a payroll savings standpoint, this was a smart move. And with Dante and Luke on the roster, the Blazers should be able to duplicate what Martell brought to the table.
The toilets have backed up into the WARP drive Cap'n, she can't take much more!
Martell’s contract was pretty spendy when compared to contracts for Nic, Rudy and Bayless (and the rookies and Juwan, of course).
Marty’s mid-level deal was Warp-tastic when he was starting back in Jan and contributing well. But paying 5 mil/year for a 23 year-old player who is only going to receive 15-20 mpg is a luxury that few teams can afford. In a way, it’s an affect of drafting high school players: they “grow out of” their rookie contracts sooner than they “grow up” into consistent veteran role players. In Portland’s case, they couldn’t afford to wait around for Marty’s role-player-on-a-contending-team light bulb to flicker on. Webster is “too good” to just sit around and collect a mid-level paycheck for spot minutes, but not important-enough to keep around as injury insurance in case Nic was hurt again, for awhile
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
I agree.
The quote you reference was not meant to imply that Martell was overpaid. I think his extension was fair and reasonable for both sides. But, given the Blazers current payroll status and Nic Batum’s ascension in the league, Martell’s contract certainly stuck out to me as a good one to move. I just didn’t think it was possible since it had three years left. The more I think about it, this was a pretty amazing trade. Gotta love the T’Wolves. Though, in their defense, Martell should make them better.
Personally, I was hoping the Blazers would move Rudy (mostly because he is unhappy, vocal about it and a distraction) and Martell would be given the sixth man role. I wanted Martell to have an elevated backup role (at the 2 and 3) because I think he deserves it and performs better when given responsibility. However, the move the Blazers made was a much better one. What I want and what should happen are generally different.
I wanted Martell to have an elevated backup role (at the 2 and 3) because I think he deserves it and performs better when given responsibility.
I just don’t think Martell had enough handles to be the 2 guard when Bayless was playing the 1, and I think that the Blazers want Jerryd to take that backup SG “6th man” role and run with it, this year. I don’t know who the backup PG will be yet, if not Rex. But it won’t be Rudy, and it shouldn’t be one of the rookies. A 3-guard rotation with Roy-Miller-Bayless would be ideal, but it Brandon or Andre aren’t in the game, then I’d like to see a longer guard than Bayless on the floor to defend 2 guards. But that hypothetical longer guard should be able to help Jerryd run the offense, and Webster isn’t ever going to be that guy. Nic might eventually grow into that 2nd ballhandler role, but Batum also has to come out of the game for a rest, once in awhile
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
That's just the Homer in me having a "feel good" moment for Martell
because he is a good guy. If I coached the Blazers, they would be awful. It’d be like the kid’s baseball coach that wants everyone to play and feel good about themselves. I blame the hippie-liberal environment in Western Oregon.
We get the opportunity to use the MLE without going into luxury tax.
That’s worth a lot.
Disclaimer: everything I know about basketball I learned on Blazersedge.
by pualo on Jun 29, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
we get nothing for an expiring asset.
capspace under the luxury tax threshold to use the MLE
I’ll keep repeating this until everyone understands the fiscal winds of change are a’blowin’
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
It's just a smart move.
PA isn’t exactly penny pinching. He just wasted millions in the draft.
This was a basketball decision as much as anything else.
by Nick Van Excellent on Jun 29, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope he "wastes" 8+ mil in free agency, too
but every little bit helps, I guess. There may be an arbitrary budget amount that the Vulcans have set that PA can’t exceed. 70 mil, 75 mil? I have no idea. But I did start mentioning that they might consider dealing Marty to move up in the draft (to remove his contract from the payroll) and prepare for spending the MLE) as far back as March, so I’m sticking to my version of reality until the events on the ground radically change
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
I agreed with you back then BTW.
Moving Webster made a whole lot of sense if they were going to use the MLE. Also, there were some other hints, like Cunningham saying the team wanted him to improve his three point shooting, which doesn’t make much sense if they planned on keeping Webster, Rudy, and Batum long term.
If Webster can’t produce in limited minutes then he can’t play behind Batum.
by Nick Van Excellent on Jun 29, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
If Webster can’t produce in limited minutes then he can’t play behind Batum.
He couldn’t consistently produce, that was my concern. The roster needs a veteran wing who is used to playing in limited minutes off the bench, preferably one with playoff experience. That’s why I’ve targeted Mike Miller or Raja Bell in the past. Kyle Korver might fill this role, as well. I want someone who is steady, but not so good that he starts taking PT away from Nic or Jerryd (like Blake, Outlaw and Rudy did)
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
sheesh settle down..
The blazers are just dumping cap space. Martel would have made 8 mill this year, they didn’t just trade martell for Luke Babbit. This means they are probably gonna make a big trade or sign a free agent.
"im ready for a fight..." -Joel Przybilla
by KillaPrzydollaBILLA on Jun 29, 2010 1:43 PM PDT reply actions
Martell would have made 4.8 million
We just saved 2.5 million, plus at least that much more in tax savings plus tax payout (though that could change if we go back over the tax line)
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
WARP drive
Mike Born also said they tried to do Marty a favor by putting him on a roster where he could play. Batum is going to receive the lion-share of the SF minutes and life will be good if he can just keep his right shoulder healthy
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
exactly
replacing a 4.8 million dollar backup slated to get 15 minutes a game with a guy making 1.4 is just good economic sense.
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
except I don't want Babbiit playing 15 mpg behind Batum
not if there’s a veteran 2-3 out there who can be acquired with the MLE who will bring more experience/perimeter defense to Portland’s bench
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
I don't either
we are on the same page here. Regardless, if saving that 3.5 million helps pays for the veteran free agent, then it’s a good move
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
What's the Blazers cap situation?
I’m assuming below the luxury tax and above the salary cap. Do we have enough wiggle room to sign a mid-level exception?
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
But now we can use the MLE without going into Luxury Tax Land
…i think. Storyteller?
Gimmicks don't make dynasties
I believe that was the idea. As we can now target a player much better than Gomes.
I just wish we could have traded him for a pick at least.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Jun 29, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
no
a full MLE contract puts us back over the tax. I’ll run the numbers
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
Is there any more salary we can plausibly dump to fix that?
Disclaimer: everything I know about basketball I learned on Blazersedge.
well.
Rudy for a draft pick frees up 1.246
Dante or Jeff moved can free up about 762k each.
Bayless is at 2.3
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
ok
we are at 65.669 million for 14 players, which counts nothing for Mills or Johnson. I think I recall hearing the tax line is going to be pretty close to 70 million, so we could use up about 500k Johnson, about 850k on Mills, and then have somewhere between 2 and 4 million to use without going over th tax.
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
Mills/Johnson is an either/or most likely
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
sorry, that's only 13 players
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
And that's assuming that Babbitt and Williams
sign for 100% of their rookie scale. A more likely scenario is that they sign for the ‘standard’ 120% of their rookie scale. That scenario would put the Blazers at $66.15 million in player salary.
A $56 million cap means a luxury tax threshold of about $68 million.
In short – making this deal has put Portland a bit futher under the tax threshold, but a full MLE signing would definitely put the organization back into territory of paying tax money (and also losing out on not getting the rebate that teams under the threshold get).
"It's Our Time":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O99POVJfglY
He stands in a proud tradition of money saving moves with the RLEC
Goodbye Ryan, we barely knew ye. In fact, we didn’t know you at all.
So much for Gomes for Beasley.
Oh well…
I am the law!
by LaColin on Jun 29, 2010 1:46 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
in other words
boom-shocka-notta.
I am the law!
by LaColin on Jun 29, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Rec for making me guffaw audibly..
and I have not recced anything today.
RoadBlazer
I'm a wRECin' ball
Needs to more recs around here. Once upon a time, I used to be able to scroll BEdge for green posts, read the comments that followed, and move on with my day. Now you gotta dig.
by 500dogs on Jun 29, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
The Blazers blew it.
Coulda had sasha vujacic. all it would have cost was gomes and bayless. tsk, tsk, tsk.
"I've hacked into your brain. You're throwing a party and no one's showing up."
by ignign*kt on Jun 29, 2010 1:52 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
You won't be laughing when scrap-infatuated McMillan demands Vujacic
and you are forced to fork over bayless, rudy, and dante cunningham.
"I've hacked into your brain. You're throwing a party and no one's showing up."
I'll laugh when anybody demands Vujacic, ever.
The only type of demanding I expect Vujacic to ever see, is some team demanding their money back.
I am the law!
Ring Ring
Larry Miller: Hello
Nate McMillan: Hi, Larry. Listen, I’ve been looking at our roster and we simply need another athlete. I think that Sasha fits the bill.
MIller: Really?
McMillan: Absolutely. Sasha’s mobility and athleticism are second to none and would provide the team with a distinctively different look.
Miller: You’re that impressed with Sasha Vujacic?
McMillan: Vujacic? No, I’m talking about Sasha Cohen.
"It's Our Time":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O99POVJfglY
Hehehe
Nice one!
I'm just not crazy about player nick names...
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jun 29, 2010 2:10 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
So.....
This has been the breakdown. We win the number three pick. Trade it with Utah for the number 6. Deron Williams=pass, Chris Paul=pass, pick Martell Webster. Now trade him for the #16 pick Luke Babbitt. Iknow that hindsight is 20/20. But passing on those two franchise PG’s bugs me way more than the whole Oden/Duraunt thing.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Jun 29, 2010 1:53 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Just wait another 5 years....
We’ll trade Luke Babbit for Chris Paul AND Deron Williams. Then you will know the true power of the Blazers.
Disclaimer: everything I know about basketball I learned on Blazersedge.
by pualo on Jun 29, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Gotta rec. 'ya for that one!
Bravo Pualo! :-)
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Jun 29, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
missing a little bit there
That #3 pick (Webster and Jack) plus a 2007 2nd round pick (McRoberts) plus our #12 pick in 2008 were turned into Jerryd Bayless and Luke Babbit
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
bah, you always gotta go one up me....
;-)
if it helps, i was going from memory there
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
that was almost as good as getting Buck Williams for Robin Jones
in a really convoluted ’round about deal that took nearly 12 years to consummate
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Yea...
Now Williams and Paul are the two best PGs in the league. Sigh…
I'm just not crazy about player nick names...
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jun 29, 2010 2:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Next year we will trade Luke Babbitt for a late first or second rounder.
Yay!
Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.
by dpnim on Jun 29, 2010 2:24 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
no, that won't be for another 3 years
if current patterns hold true (Jack, Sergio, etc)
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
we got jack in that trade which also got us bayless
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
marty>babbitt
by thomasikehara on Jun 29, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
On the bright side...
apparently Patty Mills will be playing for us in summer league
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
You like Patty?
I’m pulling for him but he looks 5’10" out there to my eyes. I can’t imagine him being able to dish the rock around any sort of perimeter D. Not to mention his own D.
I'm just not crazy about player nick names...
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jun 29, 2010 2:14 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
i was kind of being facetious
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
Ahhhh
I wish sarcasm could have it’s own color. You know, {"color=sarcasm"} would make your words, say, flourescent yellow? That would really help me out.
{/sarcasm}
I'm just not crazy about player nick names...
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jun 29, 2010 3:14 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
somebody said he was 6' in sneakers
so when he was singing “Merry Christmas” last December at the youth center, there were a couple of kids standing next to him that must’ve been pushing 6’
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
and according to Jason Fleming, we've put a QO on Mills
http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=16649
which makes sense, because otherwise I don’t see why he plays for us this summer as opposed to a team where he might have a better shot to crack the roster.
Him signing the QO could make Armon Johnson’s tenure with the team real short, unless we do some sort of trade this summer I suppose.
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
well thats that then?
does that mean Patty is on the roster?
Brian Smith on the Radio Now
paraphrasing incoming
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
nothing new really
a source close to Danny Ferry says he has “serious interest”. No one says he has been offered the job yet. Ferry is under contract through tomorrow, so is reluctant to comment until after that. The NY search form contacted Ferry, Buford, Presti.
Ferry is the lead candidate, job could become his to turn down. control/autonomy could be the sticking point. but Smith says his inside team source indicate KP has a high amount of control most of his tenure.
Dunleavy contacted the Blazers to indicate his interest in the GM job (this from Kenny Vance). Smith had no info there.
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
Lol @ dunleavy.
Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.
by dpnim on Jun 29, 2010 2:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I can see it now.
Dunleavy: hey guys, remember me?
Blazers FO: Uh, yep. sound of phone hanging up
Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.
by dpnim on Jun 29, 2010 2:26 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Expected move
They never intended to keep Gomes, he was specifically included in the trade BECAUSE his contract was non-guaranteed and we could save money by waiving him
Just shows how good that trade was for us – we get a lottery-pick level talent (at the same position to replace the outgoing player nonetheless) AND save quite a bit of cash, just for unloading our backup SF
Thanks for going out in style KP!
by rip_city_swagger on Jun 29, 2010 3:05 PM PDT reply actions
Expected
The salary cap savings are a plus, but I thought Gomes had a lot of interesting potential as a backup SF/PF. The guy can score and after the draft the T-wolves raved about his defense and work ethic. Maybe just blowing smoke?
Well, that's $1,000,000 of dead money next season, $1,000,000 of dead money the following season, and ...
$750,000 of dead money in the final season. So yeah, I still wish that the team could’ve flipped Ryan Gomes for a useful asset rather than pay him out a total of $2,750,000 over the next three seasons in dead salary; though, it’s a justifiable move if the lone objective is staying under the luxury tax this upcoming season.
storyteller would need to confirm but..
i believe we can now use the full MLE and not get hit with the luxury tax. Gomes created 3 million about of cap savings by being waived and i believe previously we were between 1 and 2 million into tax territory if we used the MLE.
so, if we go out and add a player with the MLE, this trade paved the way for it in a sense.
Story and I discussed this somewhere today
Not quite enough space to use the MLE and stay under the tax
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
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