So, I'm a little confused about Jeremy Lin's Bird Rights status...(Storyteller's help needed?)

by xedubx on Feb 12, 2012 3:07 PM PST

I hear announcers and articles out there that mentions NY would be able to use their Early Bird Exception to re-sign Lin as a restricted free agent, but my understanding is that he does not qualify for Early Bird rights since he has been waived during the life of his contract. So, I went to Larry Coon's NBA salary cap FAQ and I noticed this:

"If a player is waived and is claimed by another team before he clears waivers, then his Bird clock resets"

So, doesn't this mean Lin is an unrestricted free agent this year with only non-Bird exception? Also, since NY is likely over the cap next year as it currently stands, they would only have mini-MLE to throw at Lin. Even if NY had the full MLE, it's still smaller than a max contract for a second year. Or, is the above statement no longer true with the new CBA and Lin indeed will be a restricted free agent with a QO?

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I hope you're right

Linsanity in Portland would be way too much fun

by TheStripes on Feb 12, 2012 3:24 PM PST reply actions

is the dude really the real deal or just a flash in the pan?

Who does he compare to?

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by scaredcow on Feb 12, 2012 3:51 PM PST up reply actions

flash in the pan

give him a week and its over

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by AbuFatimah on Feb 12, 2012 4:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

lol

I’m sure people had this attitude after the 1st game…

then the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th…

"If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind."

by thankyouforblaze on Feb 13, 2012 9:39 AM PST up reply actions

Look up Billy Ray Bates,

or more recently, Ramon Sessions

"We gotta get this $#!^ together guys!" - Phil

by 420Phenom on Feb 13, 2012 3:16 PM PST up reply actions

and yet, there are those of us clamoring for Ramon Sessions as an answer at the PG spot...

I think it really just depends on the situation a player is in, and as the past has proven, guys can put up nice numbers in the D’Antoni offensive system.

"If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind."

by thankyouforblaze on Feb 14, 2012 12:05 AM PST up reply actions

Hard to say.

In the last five games he’s looked like the real deal. Pretty much on another level Felton will never reach. But let’s wait to see how the rest of the season goes. He’s been fun to watch though.

by Stryder9 on Feb 12, 2012 4:57 PM PST up reply actions

Its interesting.

I mean, I remember Ramon Sessions having a couple of stretches where he was just unstoppable & a couple times flirted with triple doubles. Now he has been scouted more & isn’t as productive so we will see. Lin must have spent some serious time with D’Antoni, because his pick n roll play has been a thing of beauty.

"We gotta get this $#!^ together guys!" - Phil

by 420Phenom on Feb 12, 2012 6:34 PM PST up reply actions

His penetration skills are legit and he understands the pick and roll well. He’s an NBA level athlete. However, he turns the ball over a lot and isn’t a very good shooter. I think he’s for real as an NBA rotation player, but I’m far from convinced he’s an above average starter long term. We’ll see though. He’s sure looked awesome.

by jksnake99 on Feb 12, 2012 10:21 PM PST up reply actions

McMillan would keep Lin on a leash.

Lin looks good now, he’s taking a ton of shots though, but what happens when they get their 2 best player back? Does this mean that Lin has to be the star of the team for him to get these numbers and help the team win? Cause right now they are winning just cause of exactly that.

Was or is Lin actually a franchise player that 30 teams passed up twice in the draft? Is it even possible for a franchise to build around an undrafted player and make him the franchise player…? ( this reminds me of money ball)

by Hoi on Feb 13, 2012 12:29 AM PST via mobile up reply actions

Bird Rights Transfer

A waived player is treated the same as a traded player, the team that picks him up also gets whatever rights. In this case, Early Bird Rights, meaning that they can sign him to 150% of his previous salary or the average NBA player salary. Correct me if I am wrong Storyteller.

by AJB2 on Feb 12, 2012 3:43 PM PST reply actions

Larry Coon is apparently investigating this

because so many people have asked him this very question. The answer is not crystal clear

From Larry’s Twitter account

I ~~think~~ so, based on people I’ve talked to. I don’t KNOW so. RT @anthony_raia: read the Knicks have Lin’s early bird rights. True?

A waiver claim is changing team by assignment, so he should be Early Bird, and the people I’ve talked to agree. But I haven’t

…heard an official ruling from the league on this, so I’m not 100% yet. It’s possible this hasn’t come up yet, and they have

…yet to make an official determination. I hope to find out for sure soon.

by Storyteller on Feb 12, 2012 4:41 PM PST reply actions

If we were so inclined ...

I think we could sign him to more since we will have more cap space.

"These are dreams that we have." --Rudolfo Fernandez

by bfan on Feb 12, 2012 7:57 PM PST reply actions

Not if Knicks have early bird rights.

As long as they submit the QO, they can match anyone even if it is a max offer.

The cake was a lie.

by xedubx on Feb 12, 2012 9:21 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah but surely they won't match if we decide to offer $18m a year?

We’ll see though when Melo and Amare gets back if they still continue to win. My guess is that it all falls apart when they come back as Melo is a blackhole. He is where offenses go to die. Amare and Lin should work fine almost Nashesque.
They main reason for the Knicks to match any offer for Lin would be more marketing reasons I believe. With the huge chinese-american market in NYC the Knicks are making big bucks recently with the emergence of Lin.

by VinnyB on Feb 13, 2012 4:44 AM PST up reply actions