I think they will get two bigs. One will come from maybe a trade? I have a feeling Noc or Deng will be traded. Look at the glut at SF and PF. I do not think Sweets, Duhon, Allen, or the guy from Portland will get you anything without sweetening the pot with one of our core players. If you want a talented post player, we will have to give something up.

Maybe Nene, Gooden and Nazr. could be had for a combo. of the above players. Otherwise it might be something like Nazr and Lorezen Wright.

Does anybody know about the free agent rules. I read on another board that you have to have 12 players under contract before you could obtain a free agent and go over the cap? Can someone explain this better? Do I have this wrong?

Also, does the approx. 16 mil we have in cap space include the MLE? Can you use the MLE and any other cap money together in combo?

Just want to understand the process better.

Thanks

Hey,

I think want Pax is going to do is draft Roy. That is the safe choice. He wants someone who can play NBA min. right away. Pax likes 4 year college players.

Next I think he will do a sign and trade for Gooden (~8 mil). Giving them the 16th pick and Sweetney and Duhon. He needs to do this to dump salary (about 6.5 mil or so) so he can sign two more free agents.

Next he will sign Mohammend(~8,Mil. contract) and Przybilla(~8mil). These are not great centers, but they are no great centers available.

He will do the option on Allen or maybe not?

If I understand the rules, Pax can still resign his qualifying bird free agents. Hasn't Songaila, Pargo, been in the league three years? I think Pax will sign these guys after he does the above transactions. He might keep Schenscher as a work in progress at the league min.

Do we not have the midlevel exception (5 mil) and the vet. min (1.6mil) to sign a veteran backup 2-3 type player and veteran pt guard? No guesses here.


So this is what we might have:

C - Przybilla, Mohammend, Chandler, Schenscher
PF- Gppden, Chandler, Songaila, Noc, Allen?
SF- Deng, Noc, veteran 2-3 (maybe Piatkoski if Pax can't find anyone else)
SG- Roy, Gordon, veteran 2-3 (I really think Skiles wants BG off the bench, BG may start at the beginning though
PG- Hinrich, veteran guy at the vet min., Pargo

So what have I gotten wrong here? Am I wrong on havign the midlevel? Can Pax not sign Songaila, Pargo after the other free agent signings and still have the midlevel exception and 1.6mil or whatever it is going to be?

Hey don't rip me too hard.

Just a BullsFan