Re: New CBA will be Celtic friendly

[damekmo@teleport.com]

Yes Jim....and when you add this, from the newsgroup, into the mix....it's
a little early and I haven't had my coffee yet, but...when I read things
like the following, I get all teary eyed and gooey inside. And then I
think...maybe I do love that Rick Pitino after all - even though it goes
against my better judgement. The evil and mediocre Jamal Mashburn and PJ
Brown? Lies....all lies designed to torment me and test my faith in the
beauty and perfection of creation. Look...in the distance...the sun rises
over Mt. Hood, and over there...a vision! It's Rick Pitino and Antoine
Walker running toward each other...and look...a kiss. Ahhhhhh....

>>> However, Bullpet notes, that if Walker were to sign with another team,
>>> the seventh year raise would be only 5 percent rather than
>>> the 10 percent he would receive with the C's.  Bulpett also notes,
>>> that the C's had no desire to trade Walker, and no deals got close.
>>> It was just a matter of Gaston not wanting to shell out for a
>>> Garnett-type contract, which hje won't have to do when the new
>>> agreement takes effect.

Paul M.

Jim wrote:

>Doesn't this clip from ESPN make it sound like the new rules will allow
>the Celtics to sign Antoine?  In fact, with a very young nucleus, the
>Celtics could benefit more than any team if rules like these are
>adopted....
>
>
>The league has proposed limiting the maximum player salary to a
>percentage of the salary cap. Players with less than seven years in the
>league could get about $8 million in the first year of a new contract,
>players in years 7-9 could get about $10 million and players with at
>least 10 years could get $12 million.
>
>The union has offered a $10 million limit for players in years 1-7, and
>a luxury tax for other players if their contracts started above $15
>million.
>
>Jim
>
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