Summer of 2014: Another NBA Free Agent Frenzy

[gpap]

For what it's worth, I took a look at the list of potential free agents (including players with ETO's, restricted free agents, other contract options, etc) for the 2014-15 offseason.

The list is STACKED and can't help but think of the summer of 2010 all over again.

I wonder if Danny has one eye open towards this. Only problem is (correct me if I am wrong) but if the Celtics roster stays as is, the Celts will still have zero cap space.

You'll have KG, Rondo, Lee, Green, Bass and Terry eating up the "pie."

So, I am curious if cap space starts becoming a big issue for DA, as I am sure it will with other GM's. Anyway, here's the list of the more relevant free agents.
Any chance we can land LBJ, Kobe and Bosh in '14?

-Tony Parker
-Eric Bledsoe
-Kobe Bryant
-Paul George
-Dwyane Wade
-Carmelo Anthony
-Lebron James (here we go again)
-Rudy Gay
-Danny Granger
-Chris Bosh
-Pau Gasol
-Zach Randolph
-Amar'e Stoudemire
-DeMarcus Cousins
-Marcin Gortat
-Andersen Varajeo

[Birdman]

Cousins or Gortat would be good..but they are not guards so Ainge wont look at them!!

[pearljammer10]

I see most of those player resigning or getting extensions before they hit the market...

Very interested to see what Miami will do with Bosh James and Wade all potentially up.

I bet Bledsoe, Granger, Gortat, Stoudemire, Cousins, and Varejo are the realistic possibilities of going to free agency.

[LooseCannon]

I wonder if Danny has one eye open towards this. Only problem is (correct me if I am wrong) but if the Celtics roster stays as is, the Celts will still have zero cap space.

You'll have KG, Rondo, Lee, Green, Bass and Terry eating up the "pie."

I might write a big post about this if the trade deadline passes without a major deal, but my cursory analysis is that the Celtics would have a shot at clearing enough cap space to sign a max free agent if KG retired after next season instead of playing out the last year of his contract.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Unless Ainge goes into rebuild mode, very much doubt we'll have cap space that year.

The year after that we should be big cap room players.

[LooseCannon]

If KG retired after 2013-2014, the Celtics would have about $42m committed to 7 players, including team rookie scale options on Sullinger and Melo, but not including whatever it would take to sign Avery Bradley as a free agent.  With Terry and Bass as expiring contracts, it wouldn't be unthinkable that one or both could be traded in a salary dump to create cap space.

Now, that's only IF KG retires and his contract comes off the books, but it is not impossible that the Celtics could have a starting lineup two years from now such as Rondo, Bradley, Green, Sullinger, and a center who is worth a contract at least near the max.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Cousins or Gortat would be good..but they are not guards so Ainge wont look at them!!

No kidding. By the time KG's done, the team probably won't have anyone over 6-9.

[krook]

if we got anderson varejao problem solve

[manl_lui]

give me Lebron and let's call that a summer

[CelticConcourse]

Rosters can have 15 players, just get all but Varejao and let two get better in the D League. I think that would make us a contender

[Who]

Is this the year that the Lakers have all that off-season cap space?