Jodie Meeks Discussion: Defensive Liability

Doc Brown wrote:Apparently we have a 1.4 million dollar TPE from Luke Walton....

I think we should use that in a sign and trade, so that we can sign Meeks to a little bit more than the vet. min. And we can get him on a 3 year contract, just like the Willie Green trade, 2 and 3 years not guaranteed. If he works out, we have a guy on the cheap for the next 2 years. If not, he's gone after this season.

3 years / 4.5 million......good deal for us IMO.

khmrP wrote:

Doc Brown wrote:Apparently we have a 1.4 million dollar TPE from Luke Walton....

I think we should use that in a sign and trade, so that we can sign Meeks to a little bit more than the vet. min. And we can get him on a 3 year contract, just like the Willie Green trade, 2 and 3 years not guaranteed. If he works out, we have a guy on the cheap for the next 2 years. If not, he's gone after this season.

3 years / 4.5 million......good deal for us IMO.

good plan, did not know we still had a tpe

revgen wrote:IIRC we don't have anything to give Philly in a S&T. Our picks and cash went to Phoenix.

khmrP wrote:

revgen wrote:IIRC we don't have anything to give Philly in a S&T. Our picks and cash went to Phoenix.

give em glock

revgen wrote:IIRC we don't have anything to give Philly in a S&T. Our picks and cash went to Phoenix.

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Hawks have traded shooting guard Willie Green to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the rights to forward Sofoklis Schortsanitis, a 2003 draft pick from Cameroon who has not played in the league.
The deal Monday creates a trade exemption for the Hawks, who have built depth at guard through a series of moves.

Eric Pincus ‏@EricPincus
I can't quite tell if LAC used the Aminu or Evans TPE yet. Green fits in Evans but then Aminu's expires sooner http://bit.ly/NEp2Ba
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Doc Brown wrote:

revgen wrote:IIRC we don't have anything to give Philly in a S&T. Our picks and cash went to Phoenix.

It would go down like the Willie Green deal did...

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Hawks have traded shooting guard Willie Green to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the rights to forward Sofoklis Schortsanitis, a 2003 draft pick from Cameroon who has not played in the league.
The deal Monday creates a trade exemption for the Hawks, who have built depth at guard through a series of moves.

Eric Pincus ‏@EricPincus
I can't quite tell if LAC used the Aminu or Evans TPE yet. Green fits in Evans but then Aminu's expires sooner http://bit.ly/NEp2Ba
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Philly gets a TPE / Elonu (the rights to him because he is unsigned).

revgen wrote:

Doc Brown wrote:

revgen wrote:IIRC we don't have anything to give Philly in a S&T. Our picks and cash went to Phoenix.

It would go down like the Willie Green deal did...

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Hawks have traded shooting guard Willie Green to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the rights to forward Sofoklis Schortsanitis, a 2003 draft pick from Cameroon who has not played in the league.
The deal Monday creates a trade exemption for the Hawks, who have built depth at guard through a series of moves.

Eric Pincus ‏@EricPincus
I can't quite tell if LAC used the Aminu or Evans TPE yet. Green fits in Evans but then Aminu's expires sooner http://bit.ly/NEp2Ba
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Philly gets a TPE / Elonu (the rights to him because he is unsigned).

Interesting, but I'm not sure why they'd want Elonu.

Schortsanitis is a better player than him.

revgen wrote:Interesting, but I'm not sure why they'd want Elonu.

Schortsanitis is a better player than him.

revgen wrote:Interesting, but I'm not sure why they'd want Elonu.

Schortsanitis is a better player than him.

John Hollinger: No chance Sofo plays for Hawks but Clippers by rule had to trade something back to Hawks; it was either him or a top-55 protected 2nd

revgen wrote:

Doc Brown wrote:

revgen wrote:IIRC we don't have anything to give Philly in a S&T. Our picks and cash went to Phoenix.

It would go down like the Willie Green deal did...

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Hawks have traded shooting guard Willie Green to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the rights to forward Sofoklis Schortsanitis, a 2003 draft pick from Cameroon who has not played in the league.
The deal Monday creates a trade exemption for the Hawks, who have built depth at guard through a series of moves.

Eric Pincus ‏@EricPincus
I can't quite tell if LAC used the Aminu or Evans TPE yet. Green fits in Evans but then Aminu's expires sooner http://bit.ly/NEp2Ba
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Philly gets a TPE / Elonu (the rights to him because he is unsigned).

Interesting, but I'm not sure why they'd want Elonu.

Schortsanitis is a better player than him.

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KeepBynum wrote:

khmrP wrote:

KeepBynum wrote:I know it probably won't happen, but we should use the mini MLE on Meeks.

he's not worth the money, there are still options out there that better than him even for MLE, Barbosa, Delfino, Rudy, just to name a few.

Two of those guys have been signed already.

who signed?

edit: checked nba FA tracker, Rudy has returned to Spain but Barbosa/Defino has not signed yet

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Jodie Meeks' agent says guard won't take veteran's minimum


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By Mark Medina
August 6, 2012, 3:13 p.m.
How will the Lakers fill out the rest of their bench?

It's possible the answer lies with Devin Ebanks, Jodie Meeks or both.

Whoever it is, the Lakers hope they can find a backcourt player who could reduce Kobe Bryant's minutes and provide needed outside shooting. Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Meeks could fill that description since the 25-year-old shot in the high 30% range in the past two seasons. Meeks' agent, David Bauman, said Meeks is on the Lakers' radar and that of "four or five" other unspecified teams. But Bauman said Meeks' interest with the Lakers could hinge on a significant variable.

"We're happy to talk, but we're not talking minimum for a guy like Jodie," Bauman told The Times in a phone interview on Monday. "He'll get more than the minimum wherever he signs."

The Lakers have a mini mid-level exception worth $3 million, but General Manager Mitch Kupchak said on July 25 that it's unlikely they'll use it unless there's "credible value." The Lakers were hoping to add players only at the veteran's minimum worth $1.5 million, an option veteran forward Antawn Jamison chose despite making $15.1 million last season with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Interestingly enough, Meeks' future could have an indirect effect on one of Bauman's other clients,Ebanks. Bauman told The Times on July 10 that Ebanks would accept the Lakers' qualifying offer worth a one-year deal for a little over $1 million. But Bauman said Monday that Ebanks and the Lakers reached a mutual agreement not to sign for multiple reasons. Ebanks suffered a bone bruise in one his knees, which would keep him sidelined during Summer League. Bauman wanted to avoid Ebanks' possibly being thrown in as an extra player should the Lakers make a trade. Kupchak, meanwhile, told ESPN Los Angeles he wanted the extra roster space in case the Lakers took extra players in a trade.

"He's been playing in the gym and acting as if he's a Laker," Bauman said of Ebanks, who averaged four points on 41.6% shooting in 16.5 minutes per game. "I don't see any issues with that.... Devin's planning on being a key contributor to the Lakers."

The Lakers have 12 players under contract -- Bryant, Pau Gasol, Metta World Peace, Andrew Bynum, Steve Nash, Jamison, Jordan Hill, Steve Blake, Darius Morris, Josh McRoberts, Christian Eyenga and Andrew Goudelock. But the Lakers aren't obligated to keep Goudelock because they have a team option on him. The Lakers are also not expected to re-sign free agent Matt Barnes or Troy Murphy. Two weeks ago, Kupchak stayed noncommittal on keeping second-round draft pick sDarius Johnson-Odom and Robert Sacre.

All NBA teams can have up to a 15-man roster, although only 12 players can dress for a game.

KeepBynum wrote:Just talked to a buddy of mine at a Cowboys forum who is also a Sixers fan. He said Meeks can shoot sometimes, but sucks at everything else.

We shouldn't give him more than the vets minimum. If he wants more tell him to take a hike.

Doc Brown wrote:

KeepBynum wrote:Just talked to a buddy of mine at a Cowboys forum who is also a Sixers fan. He said Meeks can shoot sometimes, but sucks at everything else.

We shouldn't give him more than the vets minimum. If he wants more tell him to take a hike.

Just talked to myself in the mirror and I told myself Blake can't do anything and sucks at everything else, so getting Meeks to play SG and some PG would be a major upgrade compared to what we potentially have right now.

KeepBynum wrote:

Doc Brown wrote:

KeepBynum wrote:Just talked to a buddy of mine at a Cowboys forum who is also a Sixers fan. He said Meeks can shoot sometimes, but sucks at everything else.

We shouldn't give him more than the vets minimum. If he wants more tell him to take a hike.

Just talked to myself in the mirror and I told myself Blake can't do anything and sucks at everything else, so getting Meeks to play SG and some PG would be a major upgrade compared to what we potentially have right now.

He can't play PG.