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Celtics Basketball => Celtics Talk => Topic started by: mctyson on December 06, 2012, 06:18:53 PM

Title: What's the deal with Nenad Kristic?
Post by: mctyson on December 06, 2012, 06:18:53 PM
I know we have his Bird Rights.  I think he is in the second year of a two-year with CSKA Moscow, right?  I also know Dionte XMas is his teammate.

Is there any way he could - if he wanted to - come back to the league this year?  Is he still a cap hold against us?  Can we sign-and-trade him?

We certainly could use him.
Title: Re: What's the deal with Nenad Kristic?
Post by: Roy H. on December 06, 2012, 06:33:51 PM
He can only sign in the NBA this season if he gets bought out or waived from his Russian contract.

He can't be signed-and-traded.

He does have a cap hold.

Even if he were to become a free agent this season, we couldn't really afford to offer him more than a vet minimum contract, because we're right up against the luxury tax "apron" hard cap.
Title: Re: What's the deal with Nenad Kristic?
Post by: European NBA fan on December 06, 2012, 08:41:07 PM
He can only sign in the NBA this season if he gets bought out or waived from his Russian contract.

He can't be signed-and-traded.

He does have a cap hold.

Even if he were to become a free agent this season, we couldn't really afford to offer him more than a vet minimum contract, because we're right up against the luxury tax "apron" hard cap.

Just to add: He signed a new contract this summer for two years (plus a team option for a third year) with no buyout clause. He will probably never return to the NBA.
Title: Re: What's the deal with Nenad Kristic?
Post by: Kane3387 on December 06, 2012, 09:02:19 PM
He likes money and playing time
Title: Re: What's the deal with Nenad Kristic?
Post by: Celtics18 on December 06, 2012, 11:55:41 PM
I know we have his Bird Rights.  I think he is in the second year of a two-year with CSKA Moscow, right?  I also know Dionte XMas is his teammate.

Is there any way he could - if he wanted to - come back to the league this year?  Is he still a cap hold against us?  Can we sign-and-trade him?

We certainly could use him.

I didn't know that Nenad and Christmas were teammates in Moscow.  I guess that would have to make CSKA my Euro team.