Dwyane Wade And Heat Have 'sizable Gap' On Contract Plans

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...ns-wade-open-to-leaving-heat-if-it-doesn.html

 

just reading the direct quotes...that could get ugly. wade's wrong about his abilities, and Riley's kind of a greaseball scumbag. but he's also right. to me, this is a big issue for Miami going forward. if they can't find a happy middle ground with wade, will future big name FAs take note? I still believe this was the lakers' thinking with kobe. they knew damn well he'd handicap them financially for a while, but they thought guys like Anthony davis were watching.

 

Why the heck would they draft Devon Booker? Go after Stanley Johnson. That solves your small forward problem.

 

Ok who thinks he goes and ring chases with LeBron? I think he may just be spineless enough.

 

Agreed. I guess that's the difference between retiring a Laker and retiring with any other franchise. Free agents can take note of this and know that we'll take care of them; we did it with Kobe, treated Nash great during his tenure here, and even petitioned the league to let X. Henry use our facilities after we cut him even though it's standard NBA protocol to not do that. We go the extra mile with our players. We will be rewarded handsomely for that during free agency these next 2 years...

 

I see it from both sides and I don't see either side willing to budge much. It's a shame cause that Heat team was ready for a decent playoff run next year with Hassan, Bosh, Stanley Johnson (?), Wade, and Dragic. The East doesn't need to keep getting weaker, sick of Bron getting pass after pass.

If you are Wade, where do you try to go? NY with Melo? LA with Kobe? Can Cuban work some magic? Could he convince SA not to spend their money on a big?

 

Just stay East and give Bron at least marginal trouble please.

 

Kobe's crazy contract makes more and more sense. Tells the league, the players and the agents that we take care of our players. Sure it stopped us from getting some FA's the past few seasons but look where we are now. FA's will be glad to see our front office in order and willing to back the cash trucks in. Hopefully this act, (along with how we handled Nash), will pay off soon.

 

let's not forget that wade has tried to publicly take credit for the big three, laughing off the idea that riley orchestrated anything. and yes, he's always been crazy jealous of kobe, so playing for 10 million less can't make him super happy.

this, btw, was another angle to the lakers' overpay tactic: they can afford overpays, and some other teams can't. if kobe's contract stops the trend of "taking less for the benefit of the team" (owner, really), that's a win.

 

That's cold. Very cold. I'd bounce as well if that were the case and I gave up money multiple times.

I'd give him 10-14 million to come to the Lakers, even at his age, if we strike out on others, wouldn't be a bad option.

Clarkson (845k) / Mo (5) or Rondo / Vet min
Wade (14) / Ellington (BAE) / Brown (845k)
Kobe (25) / Young (5.2) / Anderson (1)
Randle (3.1) / Davis (5) / Kelly (1.7)
Okafor (4.2) / Black (845k) / D. Johnson (1)

Total - 67.7

I don't like Wade, but if the Lakers pulled it off, I'm not complaining.

 

just negotiation, I don't see Wade going anywhere
Riley needs to keep his "Lifer" thing going to convince people of their culture
They will bridge the gap, but things are more complicated than he'd like for sure. Wade gave up money to get Lebron there, and would like to make it up. However, now he's gimpy, and will never be the centerpiece again due to age and wear and tear. If you pay him based upon expected production for the next three years, he will probably be offended. Bottom line is Riley will probably have to overpay a bit to keep Wade happy after the sacrifices made to make 4 trips to the finals possible.

if Riley pulls the rug and balks, his reputation will be put into serious question for future players. Just my take.

 

there's already a bit of a rep hit when you can't come to an agreement behind closed doors with your lifer. you've never heard any of this with dirk, Duncan, or kobe. he's not as good as those guys, and he's asking for more money than two of them, but the principle is the same, imo. at the very least, you should be able to keep things from getting to the press.

 

WOW! That's mighty cheap Mr. Riley, especially after he took a pay cut for the greater good.