Re: Can we sign Walker?

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

I think that if Pitino thinks that Walker is worth having (which he
does) Gaston will not be a problem.  Remember, Gaston was hesitating
at the thought of paying Antoine 20 million a year.  Under the new
system, Antoine can't get more than 9 and then 11 million, so that
works out over six years to sixty millon dollars.  I know that isn't
chump change, but that will be the standard from now on for franchise
players.  Gaston will pay it for this reason:  aside from the
comparative reasonableness of those terms, PITINO'S CONTRACT
STIPULATES THAT HE GETS TO MAKE THE CALL ON SALARIES BELOW $14 MILLION
 A YEAR.  Therfore, any trade that might happen is not based on money.





---JOSH FARBER  wrote:
>
> With the new deal, will Paul Gaston agree to sign Walker.
> 
> Here is info fro ESPN.
> 
> The union agreed to a $14 million
>                   maximum salary for players with 10 years'
>                   experience. Players with one to six years'
>                   experience can get a maximum of $9
>                   million, and players with six to nine years'
>                   experience can get $11 million.
> 

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