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發表於 2006-7-25 11:59:35
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原帖由 Manu super fans 於 2006-7-25 11:56 AM 發表
岩岩知道了, 25.5m/5yrs，WTF...
After 12 days of quiet for the Kings in the free agency period, they signed four-year small forward John Salmons to a five-year, $25.5 million contract on Monday.
Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie said the move means free agent shooting guard Bonzi Wells will not return. Wells and his agent, William Phillips, had been in negotiations to return since July 1, but Petrie said talks regarding the continuation of Wells' career with the Kings broke down 10 days ago.
"It seemed clear that we just weren't going to get to that (financial) territory that (Wells and his agent, William Phillips) thought was necessary, and I told them that," Petrie said. "I said, 'It's just not going to happen, and we're going to have to go out and start being more aggressive, trying to find out what else we might be able to do.'"
Salmons' deal starts at $4.4 million, with 8 percent increases every season thereafter. The Kings, who are over the league's salary cap, used their midlevel exception to sign Salmons. They still have $800,000 remaining from the $5.2 million exception to sign other free agents. Petrie said he will be used as a point guard, shooting guard, and small forward, adding versatility to an already-versatile roster.
Even with Salmons' signing, Phillips said he was still pursuing a sign-and-trade deal through the Kings that could give Wells the money he so desires from another team and aid the Kings' cause with players in return. But within the past few days, word had spread that the talks between the Kings and Wells' representation were not going well and had perhaps ended. Wells, who was reportedly offered a five-year $36 million offer by the Kings at the start of negotiations, clearly wants a bigger payday than the Kings could offer.
"The Kings never really improved their offer," Phillips said. "And quite frankly, we didn't believe it was fair."
Phillips said the Kings' offer "contained several clauses that would have or could have reduced Wells' salary, among them a clause regarding his weight. When the 6-foot-5, 196-pound Wells suffered a groin injury last season that forced him out of 30 games, his body ballooned when he couldn't work out.
The acquisition of Salmons - the 6-foot-6 talent formerly of the Philadelphia 76ers who has averaged 5.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 18.4 minutes - marks the second straight season in which the Kings swooped in quickly to pick up a player after a deal ended badly with another team.
Salmons reneged on a sign-and-trade deal with Toronto last week, in which he was to get a five-year, $23 million contract. He had also been offered $22 million by the Phoenix Suns in a sign-and-trade. Last season, Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie quickly signed forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim after a deal sending him to New Jersey fell through.
The Kings on Monday also signed rookies Justin Williams (University of Wyoming forward) and Eugene "Pooh" Jeter (University of Portland point guard), both of whom played well on the Kings summer league team in Las Vegas earlier this month. |
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