Teams are limited from offering anything more than the average salary to a restricted free agent with two years or less experience.[9] A player's original team can use the Early Bird exception or their Mid-Level exception to re-sign the player.[4] This is named the "Gilbert Arenas Rule". In 2003, Gilbert Arenas signed a six-year, $60 million contract with the Washington Wizards after his original team, the Golden State Warriors, were unable to match the offer since they were over the salary cap.[10]
Ah right, I didn't know about this rule. Would Bulls fans be happy paying him MLE money if he was offered it?
many Bulls fans think he's just a scrub due to his offense; so I think many won't be happy with that. I think it can still be corrected, but having a condensed season, there's not much coaching you can do at this time.
Personally, If all it took was the MLE, I'd be fine with it. What I'm scared of are the backloaded contract offers that he might get, making it a slippery slope for the Bulls management to match.
I think his defense is going to be important in the playoffs, which many seem to overlook. I think he was a huge part for us in the Pacers, Hawks and first game of the Heat series when Noah was off imo.
Because of the new CBA, there will be more free agents every offseason. Instead of 5 years for FA, you can only sign for maximum 4 years (unless its your FA).
I may have missed a few; but here goes my rankings:
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BIG MEN
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1. F/C Kevin Garnett
2. C Tim Duncan
3. C Roy Hibbert [restricted]
4. C Brook Lopez [restricted]
5. C Chris Kaman
6. C Javale McGee [restricted]
7. F Ryan Anderson [restricted]
8. F/C Jason Thompson [restricted]
9. C Marcus Camby
10. C Spencer Hawes [restricted]
11. C Samuel Dalembert
12. C Kwame Brown
13. F/C Marreese Speights [restricted]
14. C Omer Asik [restricted]
15. F/C Jordan Hill
16. C Jermaine O'Neal
17. F/C JJ Hickson
18. C Semih Erden [restricted]
19. C Robin Lopez [restricted]
20. C Ian Mahinmi
21. C Ronny Turiaf
22. F Boris Diaw
23. C Nazr Mohmmed
24. F/C Brandan Wright
25. C Mehmet Okur
26. F Darrel Arthur [restricted]
27. F/C Anthony Tolliver
28. C Hasheem Thabeet
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SWING MEN/TWEENER FORWARDS
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1. G Eric Gordon [restricted]
2. G Ray Allen
3. F Gerald Wallace[Player Option]
4. F Nicolas Batum [restricted]
5. G O.J. Mayo [restricted]
6. F Ersan Illyasova
7. F Lamar Odom [Player Option]
8. F Michael Beasley [restricted]
9. F Jeff Green
10. G/F Vince Carter
11. G Jodi Meeks[restricted]
12. G Courtney Lee
13. G/F Carlos Delinso
14. G/F C.J. Miles
15. G/F Marco Belineli
16. G Rudy Fernandez [restricted]
17. G/F Sam Young [restricted]
18. G/F Matt Barnes
19. G/F Mickael Pietrus
20. G/F Landry Fields [restricted]
21. G/F Brandon Rush [restricted]
22. G/F Bill Walker [restricted]
23. F Anthony Randolph [restricted]
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POINT GUARDS/COMBO GUARDS
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1. G Steve Nash
2. GLouis Williams [Player Option]
3. G D.J. Augustin [restricted]
4. G Jason Kidd
5. G Jason Terry
6. G Chauncey Billups
7. G Andre Miller
8. G Raymond Felton
9. G George Hill
10. G Kirk Hinrich
11. G Goran Dragic
12. G Leandro Barbosa
13. G Jerryd Bayless [restricted]
14. G A.J. Price [restricted]
1-Illyasova or hawes
2-j jeffries and Jr smith
3-Lin
4-fields
My question is if the knicks brought back jj, jr, lin and fields would they be able to sign an mle player? Not that either hawes or illyasova w an mle deal)
Re: The Relevant 2012 NBA Free Agents
