NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement 101 as it pertains to James Harden Options

[Balta1701-B]

We really going to make a move just to sign Michael Redd to a minimum contract?

If we could move Rip, there would be more than enough money...I'm just not sure why you'd do that.

If we could have moved Rip, we would have already done so.

[rockren]

If we could have moved Rip, we would have already done so.

We're stuck with Rip for one more year and then we'll make a push for Harden in FA after amnestying Boozer.

[Balta1701-B]

We're stuck with Rip for one more year and then we'll make a push for Harden in FA after amnestying Boozer.

And after letting Gibson walk, presumably, leaving the Bulls with...I dunno, someone for the MLE at the power forward spot?

[ZoomSlowik]

And after letting Gibson walk, presumably, leaving the Bulls with...I dunno, someone for the MLE at the power forward spot?

They wouldn't HAVE to let Gibson walk, his qualifying offer is under $4 million. They'd still be able to match/extend him using his Bird rights, they'd just have to time it so they sign the new guy before officially signing Gibson.

The far bigger issue though is they'd have to find some way to dump Deng without taking ANY salary back. Basically, they can't have 3 of Rose, Noah, Deng and Boozer on the roster and still be able to offer a competitive salary to a FA (don't even try to say sign-and-trade, the Bulls don't have the right assets to make it work).