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April 13, 2011
Silas: Brown will draw offers
Charlotte Bobcats coach Paul Silas said after shootaround today he thinks there’s a strong possibility some team will make a significant, multi-year offer for center Kwame Brown once there’s a new collective bargaining agreement.
Brown has had a good season, particularly as an improved scorer. He no longer looks like someone who would have to work season-to-season on a veteran-minimum deal. If Silas is right, then the Bobcats will have a tough decision to make, on whether Brown is important enough to shell out bigger dollars and more years to re-sign him.
The other side of that is Brown’s a better player for the way Silas coached him – trusting him to improve offensively in a way other coaches didn’t. I never blame players for bettering themselves financially, but if the offers are close, I’d think Brown would want to stay with a coach who is so vested in his success.
Posted by Observer Sports on April 13, 2011 at 02:24 PM | Permalink
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Posted by: sam | Apr 13, 2011 2:31:54 PM
I view this situation almost the way I viewed the Raymond Felton situation last season. What is fair compensation for an average player?
Kwame Brown has surprised me with his play. At $850,000 he has to be one of the best values in the NBA. He doesn't have the same offensive game as Nazr Mouhammad had here, but he is tougher than Nazr was. Every good team has to have that guy who will battle down low. And I always saw Brown scrapping with the bigs down low.
As you pointed out Rick, I don't know what other coach will give him as much offensive freedom as he has had here. For this reason, I believe he'll stay. $1.5-$1.7 mil/season seems like a pretty fair raise for the work he has put in. Anything more than that, then they will and should let him walk.
Posted by: Smitty | Apr 13, 2011 2:58:13 PM
It's funny how you folks would let somebody walk when he's the only center on the team right now. He's been in the league over 10 years and is not 30 years old yet. He's huge and strong, athletic, and now he can score and use that big body. They have to do better than 1.7 mill/year, I say he deserves 2.5 mill year for 3 years.
Posted by: Big Money | Apr 13, 2011 3:03:45 PM
Buh Bye, Kwame...the Bobcats have their man in some dude from another country who can't speak the language. He says he will work for MJ at his home when there aren't any games, just so long as he doesn't have to go back to his homeland.
MJ will pay him the minimum. In fact, that will be be his new nickname around the league: "Minimum Jordan!"
If you'll play for the league minimum, you can be a Bobcat!
Posted by: Dug E Fresh | Apr 13, 2011 3:25:12 PM
dug e fresh (what kind of name is that) your comment doesn't even make any sense
Posted by: Andre | Apr 13, 2011 3:54:52 PM
At this point - he is too good to take the minimum. He can and should do better.
But, are we talking $2 million a year (still a good deal) or $5 million a year (sayonara Sydney)?
Posted by: Courtside | Apr 13, 2011 3:58:48 PM
Man, Dug E. Fresh and Sam. you guys are cool. I can't believe how cool you really are. It boggles my mind how absolutely hilarious and cool you are for making fun of the Bobcats.
You know it takes real guts to come into a comment section and anonymously make fun of a 7th year franchise that is struggling. Real courage. Your jokes are fresh and original too. If Rodney Dangerfield was alive, I bet he would hire you guys to write jokes for him.
Again, congrats guys. You are truly funny and brave.
Posted by: Mustachio | Apr 13, 2011 3:58:57 PM
It's hard to say what we should pay him until the new CBA is in place - and I think the NBA has a better than 50/50 shot at having no season at all next year. Will the league win the battle and get the cap down to $45-50 million, and have it be a harder cap with fewer loopholes and exemptions? If so, Kwame is not going to see any offers more than $2M a year or so. Will the players win and the status quo stays in place? If so, a $3-4M contract isn't out of the question (and we probably can't afford that no matter what kind of CBA there is).
Unless we get a quality center with one of these 2 draft picks, we need to keep Kwame at almost any cost, with only Diop on the roster at center and he'll miss the first half of next season. I'm hoping we can get Kemba Walker with the first pick and at least a competent center with the second. That would put us in much better shape.
Posted by: J | Apr 13, 2011 4:44:32 PM
@ Mustachio, I thought Dug E. was quite funny! Minimum Jordan, love it!!
Now just because Dug E. makes a very valid point, and uses a little dig/humor to do so, you shouldn't be mad about it.
But rather, you should sit back and objectively analyze the situation. If you do so you'll see that the Bobcats are in an extremely deep financial hole and keeping player salary costs at a bare minimum are going to be a big focus.
MJ owes the banks $150,000,000 and last year the team lost $20,000,000. The banks expect to get paid back.
What to do?
Posted by: George Hanson | Apr 13, 2011 5:12:54 PM
Did you see the Mike Cranston story today? Chris Paul is definitely coming to Charlotte! So, all we need is a center and a power forward that produces each game and we can make the playoffs! DJ and Gerald Henderson are fabulous players that will mesh perfectly with CP3. We are headed deep in the playoffs. Can't you see where the Bobcats are headed. With Chris Paul committing today (verbally) to play here, I promise you tickets will be in short supply. You need to get your season tickets for the upcoming playoff season NOW!
Posted by: Sam Reed | Apr 13, 2011 5:22:21 PM
Sam Reed, you are an idiot. Quit your bitching and go do something useful with your time.
Posted by: tom P | Apr 13, 2011 5:31:49 PM
Sam, where did you hear that from?I read about it yesterday, Paul never said he was coming here, he even tweeted it today matter of fact...
Posted by: jah p | Apr 13, 2011 5:32:28 PM
So, George laid it on the table, as to "Minimum Jordan's" finances. Is MJ planning on cutting CP in on his Air Jordan franchise? How about a lifetime supply of shoes? (Hey, Airs aren't cheap!). Did Minimum Jordan promise to surround him with Dwight Howard, Vince Carter, Elton Brand, and Mars Blackmon?
I think Minimum Jordan is hitting the tables in Vegas again.
MJ, tell him the truth..Chris, your going to have Free Agents: Jermaine O'Neal, Marcus Camby, Keith Bogans, Derek Fisher, Ersa Ilysova, Mehmet Okur AND GERALD WALLACE!!
Oh, and CP...you don't get to be 3, either. That number is taken!! WELCOME to Charlotte!
Posted by: Dug E Fresh | Apr 13, 2011 6:31:48 PM
Doug E Foolish, aren't you just a wee bit of a sissy mommie's boy? Why don't you leave town instead.
Posted by: BobbyBlue | Apr 13, 2011 6:59:31 PM
Hey Bobby "Blue Balls" why don't I take you to D-town and you can simply disappear from this town..."POOF" You don't know what tough is, bobbie jo. I'll show you what the East side of Detroit looks like; there's nothing finer.
I'm sticking around here in Charlotte until MJ starts handing out Minimum Wage contracts to the first 15 people who show up at the Cable Box someday soon.
Posted by: Dug E Fresh | Apr 13, 2011 9:07:08 PM
Silas is only interested in his last season. Hopefully they don't overpay.
Posted by: crymeariver | Apr 13, 2011 10:13:58 PM
George Hanson...What is 5% of 1 billion dollars per year? Think that is enough pay the debt on the team and make payroll? Of course it is. That is his reported cut from his self named brand. That is gauranteed reoccuring revenue. Wake up joker. You actually have an owner that can mnake this work and you are too dumb to realize it.
Posted by: Gary | Apr 13, 2011 11:06:04 PM
I was a "OMG we signed KWAME are you F'in kidding" guy at the beginning of the season. How wrong was I.... I'd say a front-loaded contract, 4 years (last being a team option, or something along the lines of that DUST chip) maybe something like 3.5 mil/3 mil/2.5 mil/2.5 mil.
Posted by: tattoo | Apr 13, 2011 11:17:31 PM
I predict Kwame will get the same 4 year $20million dollar contract Darko Milicic received last year (there stats and talent are similar), but should still be a back up center if we can trade Diaw and Diop to the Clippers for Kaman,Cook and one of our first round picks. The priority then would be working with Kaman to get him resigned for another 4 years also. Both Kaman and Brown would be too much for every other team in the east. Only the Lakers could match up physically with the new Bobcat center combo.
Posted by: Larry | Apr 15, 2011 1:07:00 AM
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