CJ Miles quotes about his conversation with the Jazz following the matching of his offer sheet
Miles said in a conference call that the Jazz “are not going to promise me I’m going to play just because I signed the contract.”
“That’s not been discussed,” he said. “It’s been discussed that if I come in and work and show that I should play, then I will play, and that’s what I plan to do.”
More infomation on Delonte West’s situation in Cleveland
“As we have consistently communicated, we like Delonte and what he brings to this team, and that is how we have approached this free agency process,” said Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry, who declined to be specific on the status of negotiations.
Talks were believed to be progressing between West and the Cavaliers, but the team is not expected to offer more than the five-year, $20.8 million deal shooting guard Daniel Gibson signed last week. Because West is a restricted free agent, the Cavaliers can match any offer he receives from another NBA team — but Cleveland has no such edge with foreign teams.
I think it’s a good decision not to pay Delonte as much as Gibson. Gibson will only be more effective as the talent around him increases, Delonte will not. Delonte needs to have the ball in his hands too much which creates doubts in my mind about how suitable he’ll be for the Cavs after they upgrade (if they upgrade).
An article from the News-Herald rubbishes the Delonte-to-Dynamo story
However, Cavaliers point guard Delonte West probably won’t be joining them. An Internet report saying he received a lucrative offer from Dynamo Moscow in Russia is false.
Nachbar, who played in New Jersey last year, recently signed a three-year, $14.3 million deal with Dynamo. That pretty much ate up the rest of Dynamo’s payroll.
Besides, they already have a pretty good point guard in former Oklahoma star Hollis Price.
Further thoughts on the Cavs offer
A source said the Cavs’ offer is far less than the mid-level exception of $5.6 million. Since there are only a couple teams with enough money to pay more than the mid-level, there is no market pressure on the Cavs to do so. However, he is their starting point guard.
And some good news on Devin Brown’s chances of finding a home next season. Turns out there’s a few teams interested in him.
Among the teams showing interest in former Cavs guard Devin Brown are Dallas, New Orleans, Denver and Atlanta. To a lesser extent, both Miami and Washington have made contact with Brown’s representatives.
Brown played a team-high 78 games for the Cavs last year, which included 20 starts. He averaged 7.5 points.
Here’s a link to an interesting article by Dave Berri over at The Wages of Win Journal. He’s evaluating the stats from summer league.
