Cavaliers Sign PG Kyle Lowry To Offer Sheet
by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Jul 14, 2010 4:31 AM CDT
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PrintThe Cavaliers are hoping that the third time is the charm, at least in terms of contract offers this summer. Officially the Cavs have attempted to sign three players this summer - LeBron James, Zyrdunas Ilgauskas and now, PG Kyle Lowry, a restricted-free agent from the Houston Rockets. The offer-sheet, believed to be 3 years with a player-option for a 4th year, could be worth $24 million and would give the Cavaliers a defensive presence at point guard that they have been sorely lacking.
As Brian Windhorst points out, it is likely another sign that Delonte West is in his last days as a Cavalier
Going after Lowry is another sign that guard Delonte West has played his last game with the Cavs. West's $4.6 million contract is not guaranteed if he's waived before Aug. 3, and the Cavs have been looking to trade him in recent weeks.
Lowry was a reserve last season with the Rockets, averaging 9.1 points, 4.5 assists and 21 minutes per game.
The Rockets will have 7-days to match the Cavaliers offer, so we'll be in 'wait-and-see' mode for the next week or so.
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Also I would much rather it be a signal of Mo Williams last days as a Cavalier instead of Delonte West’s…
by ap3604 on Jul 14, 2010 5:36 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Since Mo and Antawn are the only guys on the team that
can create their own offense, I disagree.
by Hardcore Legend on Jul 14, 2010 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions
How is it really that reasonable. he is a very good player but that is 3-4 years and up to 24 million (up to 6 million) but he didn’t start a game last year. Plus, my belief is he is much more expendable now than he was 6 months ago or a year ago.
Since then, Aaron Brooks has developed into a blossoming Star at Point and they got Kevin Martin, a legitimate star shooter at the other guard. When martin was brought over, not only was lowry playing in less games, but less minutes a game. its hard to play when the 2 guys in front of you play 36 minutes a game. Right now, he is probably the 3rd option off the bench after Landry and Battier/Ariza (whichever one doesn’t start).
Plus, I think he is a perfect fit for scott.
I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.
there might be some type of “poison pill” involved that we aren’t aware of.
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by notthatnoise on Jul 14, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Lowry isn’t worth a “poison pill” of frontloading or anything like that
"I’m tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok." ~Shaq
by Max_in_Missouri on Jul 14, 2010 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Morey said he will match any offer
when free agency started. I think that offer may be a bit too low. Morey loves Lowry as the backup to Brooks.
And with all the insane contracts we’ve seen this off-season, its safe to say that this one is reasonable.
but right now, this contract is going to your 7th or 8th guy in the rotation. Last year Lowry ranked 6th on the team in minutes per game…But now, the Rockets have 2 guys at guard who will be getting 35 minutes a game. Lowry ranked 6th on the team in minutes per game (the starting C was only getting 20 mpg) and would almost rank 7th if you look at the splits from after Kevin Martin got there. I also believe that budinger will get more minutes…he got a lot for a rookie.
Morey may say he likes lowry now, but where will the minutes be to justify his contract?
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I am going to reach out to the Rockets blogger to find out his thoughts….
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Jul 14, 2010 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
good Idea. I am just speculating based on playing time, recent additions to the roster, and the roster in general. I just see 6 million for a bench guy being kinda a lot…granted we are paying Delonte and Boobie both 4 million a piece.
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Crickets...
but something tells me that this move would replace that one, should the Rockets not match. With Mo, Lowry, Gibson and Telfair the Cavs would have plenty of undersized guards.
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Jul 14, 2010 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Not only would you have to assume that it is either Lowry or Flynn, but also that whoever we get is going to have to force someone out. Telfair would be the easiest to cut ties with and fairly easy to pawn off given his expiring contract, but I have to think that trading Mo would be the best in the long run since Boobie can do much the same thing and that we might get something of value in return.
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I agree. Both Mo and Boobie are shoot first guards with a sweet shot. In the long run, I would rather have Boobie because he is taller, younger, I like his clutch ability, and he is an above average defender.
Flynn and Lowry are both great point guards for a high paced offense that Scott wants. Flynn is a bit more talented, but lowry is more polished, especially on D and when passing. Lowry also is good from the line and is good at getting there (6 FTs per 36 minutes)
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Is Boobie really an “above average defender”?
by JulioBernazard on Jul 14, 2010 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
The feeling over at TDS is
that we should definitely match. I think the fact that Morey said at the beginning of FA that they would most likely match ANY offer made for Lowry and Scola speaks to how much he values both of them regardless of how many minutes they do or do not play. Granted Lowry wants a starting job and has said as much he’s also said he wouldn’t have any problem continuing the role he has in Houston right now. Thankfully for us he’s restricted.
Wreck 'em Tech! Go Rockets!
but would morey consider a sign and trade…It definitely would be in the best interest of the cavs because I think Lowry would quite possibly start.
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It's not impossible.
I think by signing both Lowry and Scola we’d be over the Luxury tax and I think we might deal some players to get under that. Not saying it will be Lowry though.
Wreck 'em Tech! Go Rockets!
by Rock Creator on Jul 14, 2010 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
It would be a somewhat reasonable scenario that they would trade lowry. I would say scola would demand at least 8-9 mil a year which he is worth. That plus lowry would put you guys over the luxury cap by 3 million. If the cavs give up a guy like anthony parker, Sebastian Telfair, Leon Powe (by himself or with danny green)…and most of these guys are young.
To me, Scola is more important and he will demand that kind of contract.
Because of the luxury tax, Lowry is really costing you guys 9 million a year too. The problem is, there aren’t a lot of guys you can get rid of easily to get under the cap besides lowry…unless you want to get rid of key players like Ariza or Battier. The only other scenario I see is get someone to take the EC of Jared Jeffried.
I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.
actually, from a sense of looking at this from morey’s view and not wanting to pay a lot of luxury tax, I would actually consider lowry a better option to trade than Jeffries. Jeffries contract comes off the book next year anyways, and they will definitely need that 6 million to sign Aaron Brooks. he is a RFA next year and if he doesn’t get a new deal by then, teams would likely be offering up close to 12 million a year (at minimum) for brooks.
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I'm not sure
that Alexander doesn’t mind paying that money for a chance to run at a title. I guess we’ll know if a move is made now or closer to the deadline whether or not they want to pay that money. I’m with you though. I think some kind of move will happen probably before the deadline.
Wreck 'em Tech! Go Rockets!
by Rock Creator on Jul 14, 2010 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
From Daryl Morey's Twitter
Congratulations to Kyle Lowry on signing his new deal. We plan to match the agreement and we are excited he will be returning to the Rockets
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