Rumors and Free Agent Updates - Lots of Signings Edition
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
... The Denver Nuggets re-signed guard J.R. Smith to a a three-year deal worth a guaranteed $16.5 million on Friday. Smith was a restricted free agent but didn't have much interest around the league. One of the reasons for the Nuggets dumping Marcus Camby and his contract was to have enough money to keep Smith in the fold. ...
Bummed About the J.R. Smith Signing
CelticsBlog —
A Daily Babble Production J.R. Smith is staying in Denver, which means some obligatory musing here about what might have been. Smith agreed last week to hang around in the Rockies for three more years for a total of $16.5 million. It's hard to blame the guy. He was a restricted free agent, which limited his options in the first place. He was also highly productive last year and earned himself quite a raise. Locking up a deal that will more than double his annual salary (he made $2.1 million last year) makes a lot of sense from a personal finance standpoint. But as a ...
Cavalier News and Notes
Cleveland Cavaliers —
... James Posey. Maybe it has to do with the Portland TrailBlazers (Miles got cut by them) jumping five spots ahead of the Celtics to select Nicolas Batum in June’s NBA Draft. Maybe the Celtics are trying a little payback since if Miles plays at least 10 games this upcoming season, the Blazers have to continue paying the salary that they dumped when they cut him. Who knows. Maybe I’m reading into this more than others but it’s a certain possibility. J.R. Smith re-upped with the Nuggets News that probably gave Amar a heart attack , didn’t really shock me one bit. The Nuggets wanted ...
Delving Deeper Into J.R. Smith's New Contract
Pickaxe And Roll —
... The three year contract reportedly has a guaranteed value of $16.5 million, but there are also incentives built into the deal. What those incentives are is a question we do not have the answer to, but I would guess there are about two million dollars of incentives built in that probably include games played and/or minutes played, points per game, maybe three point percentage and even some form of good behavior incentive as well (although I am not sure if that kind of clause is permissible under the Collective Bargaining Agreement). ...
