Redd to visit this week
Cavaliers hoping LeBron can trump $22 million more Bucks can offer
Unrestricted free agent shooting guard Michael Redd is scheduled to visit the
Cavaliers this week, possibly as early as Wednesday.Sources say the Cavaliers
made Redd a five-year, $72 million offer when free agency began last Friday.
The Bucks also made him a six-year, $94 million offer - the maximum allowable.
The fact that Redd and his agents, the Poston brothers, didn't immediately
accept the Bucks' hefty proposal gives the Cavaliers hope. However, very
seldom in professional sports do players leave $22 million on the table and
sign elsewhere.
Both sides are hoping Redd makes a decision sometime this week. But sources
indicate he'll likely wait to see what the Bucks do with their coaching
vacancy. The only known candidate still in the running is Cleveland native
Flip Saunders.When the 6-foot-6, 214-pound Redd does visit, both LeBron James
and Eric Snow are expected to be part of his welcoming party.
If Redd decides to re-sign with the Bucks on July 23, the first day free
agents can sign contracts, the Cavaliers might make a lucrative offer to
SuperSonics guard Ray Allen. He's still negotiating with Seattle, which
supposedly hasn't budged off a five-year, $75 million offer.
The Cavaliers are also trying to re-sign center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who
reportedly wants at least four years guaranteed, maybe five. The Cavaliers'
original offer was for three years and under $10 million a season, a source
said.
Years could be more of a problem than money with the 7-3, 260-pound Ilgauskas.
The Cavaliers are reportedly not interested in a sign-and-trade with Z.
Other than Atlanta, the other teams interested in Ilgauskas are armed with
only the $4.9 million mid-level exception. The Cavaliers might be willing to
pay almost twice that figure.
The Cavaliers also reportedly made calls to Bulls restricted free agents Eddy
Curry and Tyson Chandler.
One report said the Cavaliers want to save at least $6 million in cap space
to outbid other teams that have only the mid-level exception to spend later
in the summer. Several very good players are expected to be forced to play
for the mid-level this season.
好好招待客人啊!!
如果大Z硬是要長約的話,就讓他走吧!!
拜託千萬別跟他簽長約啊!
他年紀也不小了又有傷
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