Duhon's contract causing Cavs a headache
The popular opinion around the NBA is that Donnie Walsh overpaid Chris Duhon with the full mid-level exception salary, even if it was a two-year deal. But the Cavaliers now have to deal with Delonte West's agent, Aaron Goodwin, who smartly has brought the Duhon contract into negotiations for his client.
"Chris Duhon got $5 million-plus, and he might not even start (for the New York Knicks). All the comparables that we showed them doesn't matter to Cleveland," Goodwin told the News-Herald (Northeast Ohio). "They keep saying how much players want to play with LeBron (James). That doesn't work with Delonte."
As Bob Finnan reports citing sources, Cleveland offered West slightly more than the $3.7 million per they're giving Daniel Boobie Gibson. West turned it down.
Danny Ferry is quite aware that the Duhon contract is not a reasonable market comparable, s the Cavs are playing hardball with West. They're at the take-it-or-leave-it stage with, as Finnan says, an interest in talking to Philly's free agent, Louis Williams.
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Conspiracy theory would say that the less good players Cleveland brings back to play around Lebron, the better chance he moves on from Cleveland down the line...Hmmmm!
C...O...N...spiracy! (I think this quote came from Damon Wayans on In Living Color, but it's a cloudy memory at best!)
this is Delonte we are talking about right? That guy is overrated...5 year contract?..LOL please thats a joke..and PGuard? Lebron handles the ball 60% of the time..."Gee Delonte, we ned you to make a chest pass to Lebron, once you cross half court"...give me a break...Delonte should be happy with anything near 4million ofr anything 3 years or over
Next Big Z will be headed to Europe! He has a player option in 09-10...
Dun, Dun...DUN!!
Since I just learned J. James aka Big Snacks has a "player option" (yes, that's correct) next year for $6.6 M.
No wonder he just conitues to eat and get injured!
Lets trade Duhon for D.West..LOL
west played great in the playoffs last year
and can knock down a three pointer
and he is pretty scrappy and held his own against rondo
Alan
will the knicks give taureen green a chance to
compete in training camp?
Delonte is actually a pretty good backup PG but no way is he worth the Full midlevel exception. He just knows the Cavs desperately need a PG and is trying to use it to his advantage.
I dont see Cleveland offering enough cash to get Lou Williams either. Philly really likes the kid and he is a restricted free agent.
Knicks just waived Green and Jones.
Great job Donnie!!!!!!!!!!
I've never seen such a bunch of babies on a blog before.
You guys will never be satisfied with what we do.
Typical NYers.
STFU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!