Who does Detroit leave unprotected for the Bobcats?

So, the Pistons are going to have cap-space that offseason? How much? They might be looking at it as an opportunity to shed some more contract dollars so they have more to offer FAs. Williamson looks like a good choice to me as well, unless Campbell is making a boatload of money.

 

I would say Atkins. In fact Atkins and Sura are the two players being talked about to be moved to move salary to have more money for Okur.

 

They'll likely try to wrangle a deal with Charlotte for Corliss or Atkins or possibly Campbell to free up money and let them retain Okur.

 

Detroit has to protect Mehmet Okur as well. He's a restricted FA and they need to protect him to maintain their rights to him.

The definites on their protection list are Ben Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Mehmet Okur, Tayshaun Prince, and Darko Milicic. That's 6 guys. There will be some question marks about the rest. They may find it easier to keep Atkins and Williamson and work it so Charlotte takes Elden Campbell. Campbell has one year remaining on his deal, so he'd be fairly attractive with the right incentive (cash and/or pick(s)). If they left Atkins exposed, he'd probably be taken as well. They should be able to get enough cap room to make sure Mehmet Okur remains on the team.

They've also got their second first rounder from last year, Carlos Delfino, coming over next year. He does not have to be protected and is projected as a backup 1,2,3 type (he's 6'6"). He's doing really well in Europe and they're excited about him.

Detroit has worked themselves into a great position.

 

Chucky Atkins isn't exactly a player who you must keep at all-costs.

 

They will hold onto Campbell. He's giving them decent post play, and that's tough to give up.

 

GATER, i like to think i know more than my fair share of the CBA, but explain renouncing FA's. from what i remember, they count 150% against the cap until renounced. the obvious reason to not renounce is losing bird rights. but you said it's for one year. you mean you can only sign that guy for whatever you have under the cap for one year and then after that year get his bird rights back or does that mean a bird rights contract is one year shorter than normal. i assume the former, but then how did san antonio do what they did this summer with duncan? they seemed to have tons of cap room yet i know they didn't renounce duncan (b/c they signed him to a max contract). did they just still have enough money to go after a max contract guy even with duncan counting 150% against the cap until he signed or is there some loop hole i'm missing?


you said you lose the MLE, too. so i renounce my free agents, get say 12M under the cap, and sign a max contract guy. i now can't sign any of my old FA's to contracts for whatever they want b/c they lose their bird rights and i can't use the MLE to get other players. am i stuck getting people for the minimum at that point?

the whole 150% thing seems to suck.

 

emjohn, Campbell's been horrible this year. He was ok early on, but he's done nothing for like 30 games now.

 

thanks, mostly as i thought the situation was.


the more i run it through my head, i guess the more i see the potential for an insanely high salary figure using my method. SA could've signed two max guys, duncan, and then still the rest of their FA's which would obviously not be good for enforcing a cap.

 

I think you make the situation unduly confusing by mentioning this rule. You may lose your Bird Rights for only a year, but the player will most likely need to sign with someone in the intervening time and if he signs with a new team, the original team's Bird Rights are extinguished for good while the new team starts their own clock. In 99% of the cases, renouncing a free agent is tantamount to giving up his Bird Rights for good in practice.

 

Sorry,I don't quite to catch on. Could you mind explaining it in details or offerring a link ???

 

Well. While I'm reading your reply post..... I wanna to say:"So nice of you,GATER."