Comments on: The Celtics Actual Cap Situation: Dashing Dreams

By: Dream Interpretation Meanings

Dream Interpretation Meanings — Sun, 29 May 2011 03:30:43 +0000

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By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:03:10 +0000

Paul can go to a contender for 50 over 3 IMHO. Paul’s agent can go after those teams that can offer 1.75 “Max” players.

So he could follow Lebron to the Bulls or Bosh to Miami for example..

By: Celticjay

Celticjay — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:03:57 +0000

The ball is in Pierce’s court – after all he chose to opt-out. If his ultimate goal is to win another ring (as he always says)…. then the only teams with real cap space would not be on his list – because they are still years from contending (Knicks, Nets, Clippers, Heat, Bulls) – even if they get Lebron and/or Bosh. Noe of these teams have big men to control the front of the rim like the Celtics do in Perkins & KG.

Pierce only has 2 or 3 years left in his tank and NO other team is going to spend $65 Million on him. The only exception might be Cleveland if Lebron bolts but they have to renounce Shaq’s Bird Rghts ($20 Mil).

Ray Allen is in a similar situation. If they want one more 3 yr contract, without taking serious pay cuts they should stay with the Celtics. Because of the Cap Holds their agents know the Celtics are strapped and can’t really negotiate, but the Celts have time on their hands and are the only team who can go over the Cap to re-sign them without luxury tax penalty.

As the big-name free agents get signed, the market value on Paul & Ray decreases. If Doc leaves and the Celtics decide to try & rebuild, look for Danny to try & work a sign & trade.

As a die-hard Celts fan I want these guys to retire in Green, but if they get greedy and want to cripple the team financially for years, let them find suitors elsewhere.

By: Bill C

Bill C — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:42:05 +0000

I don’t understand why the Celtics would have these “Cap Holds” for their players who are free agents but other teams seemingly don’t. Does anyone know why the Celtics seem so handcuffed with just 5 guys on salary for 2011?

By: TBall

TBall — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:32:07 +0000

Not sure if someone mentioned this, but your $16.5m is off. That is the maximum you could use to sign one player. You would have $20m to sign 8 players. You set aside the $3.5m to sign 8 veteran minimums and then didn’t include it in the available money.