The Griz have made a good hire that will advance the Griz to the playoffs - again.

(05-29-2016 03:13 PM)kabluey Wrote:  The difference between our max and another team's max is 40 mill. That's a lot of wriggle room. Another team will give him the outsider max. Give him whatever hometeam premium needed to make up for any potential championship deficiencies we might have. Media seems to think that could be in the 20 to 35 mill premium range, abd that we may not have to give up the whole 40. Who else is on the market at pg if you hardball him, and what collateral consequence for the rest of the team? Lin? Brooklyn. Chalmers? Injury uncertainty. Whoever you target will get more money now than they would under prior caps. I wonder if we can negotiate him first but bank his contract last to take advantage of the Bird rights, or if that is presumed by the league when there are several contracts whose sum exceeds the cap. Are they strictly literal with Bird rights? That could complicate timing of negotiations with several targets at several positions.

If deemed the right move by management, I hope Conley returns. He is one of the best PG's in the NBA and a terrfic ambassador for the Griz and the City of Memphis.