Nothing about Acker there. Amir is expected to miss the first couple games until he resigns. Samb has put on 30lbs and has been working out at the pistons practice facility for the past week.

He’s one Mai Tai from “Falling Down”.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106856/

They seem to be under the impression he will be in summer camp even though Pistons didnt list him on their roster. His team Olimpiacos also didnt pick up his option so anyone know what his status would be now?

My guess is that someone on the Pistons intentionally leaked the number for the reasons we described, and that the number is probably on the lowest possible end of the negotiations. Hence, Miller is countering with his media tirade.

From what I understand, no other team has the cap space to counter-offer the 60 million dollar deal.

If there were another suitor, then Detroit would have right and could choose to outbid, but again, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

In Chauncey’s best interest, he wants top dollar. The Pistons have the highest offer on the table at 60 million. Chauncey would not want to sign a mid-level exception, since he was making similar money from Detroit on that lesser level of pay. Chauncey could also choose to not sign with anyone and not play, but that earns Chauncey zero dollars. It also seems too late to hold on to his option for what he was to receive this year and try again next season. On top of that, whatever deal Chauncey signs will be non-re-negotiable, as part of the CBA, so there’s no chance of Chauncey calling for more.

There are ways Chauncey could choose to play financial ball with his agent, of which those choices are less years and more money, but it still seems like Detroit’s offer is the only bid on the table.

The only thing he can do is exactly what he’s doing.

Clearly, no deals are signed until the 11th, but that didn’t stop Ben Wallace from announcing, literally a year from this breaking news on Billups, to the day, that he was going to the Bulls.

It’s a verbal agreement until the 11th.

Since Miller seems to have no other competitive teams with cap-friendly situation, then that’s that.

I suppose McCosky is concerned that Miller, who represents more than a few NBA players besides Billups, may choose not to talk to him in the future. That might be frustrating, but at the same time, I really don’t see anything more than frustration on Miller’s part. He couldn’t have been pleased when Orlando bowed out of the running with Lewis’s offer. That kind of thing happened with all semi-competitive teams with cap room, over the course of the draft to today. Oh well, Andy.

That is a nice contract. Compared to Ben’s deal, it’s reasonable. Ben’s agent made a killing on Chicago, and Paxson’s a damn fool for blowing his cap space last year on a half-dominant undersized center in a weak free agent pool, as compared to what was available this season. Thanks for the stupidity, Chicago. You stay classy.

1) We now know absolutely for sure that nobody else is bidding for Chauncey, there have been no offers made.

2) The process of resigning him will now begin in earnest, and will probably end up at a MAXIMUM of 13 Million a year, which is a far cry from the 15 ESPN insiders were whispering during the playoffs. The reason the process can begin now is that EVERYONE has a VERY public starting number. That’s what was missing before, a competing starting number for them to argue slightly higher than and sign.

Whoever this “inside source” is? THANKS A PILE GUY, and I honestly mean that. Now we have a favorable number, it’s out in the open and it’s a public fact Mr Miller has no leverage…. vicious rumor indeed!

Also, Matt is right, McCosky is a decent reporter but the whole “I only did it to keep America informed” angle is umm… yeah… I’d have gone for “Look, SOMEONE had to make these negotiations move forward. I did it, and I’m glad I did it” ala Ollie North.