Bobcats To Trade Dampier After Sept 13

[The Pope]

Source Realgm.com

Quote:

The Bobcats will look to trade center Erick Dampier, but they'll have to wait until after Sept. 13 when he can be included in multiplayer deals.

Charlotte hoped to waive Dampier to clear cap space and then sign him to a more inexpensive contract, but the veteran didn't agree.

He has a $13 million non-guaranteed contract.

The Bobcats added Kwame Brown earlier this week when it was apparent that they wouldn't get Dampier for cheaper.

"It's going to take a while," Charlotte general manager Rod Higgins said of dealing Dampier.

"Now that we've got another center, waiving him for the sake of waiving him doesn't make a whole lot of sense for us. We're going to continue to talk to teams to try to improve our roster."

[rico6]

Kwame is the best thing this team has ever seen.

LOL.

[C-A-T-S]

PG, PG, PG :willy_nilly:

[Its The Milk]

This day quickly approaches. Lets see if something actually happens.

[pantherfan49]

I bet they simply waive him.

[rico6]

Do something rod!

[MadHatter]

Charlotte is in a position to get hosed. They made the trade to get Dampier because they thought it was the missing piece to get CP3. When that feel throu, thew were left holding a big bag of poo.

This team is definitely worse than we were last season.....Thanks MJ.

[carpanfan96]

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/dampier-in-limbo-as-bobcats-phone-rings-off-hook-with-trade-offers.php

but first, they are looking around to see if there is any trade value for him, as they told the Associated Press. Maybe try to get a point guard to replace Raymond Felton (shipped to New York).

But [bobcats GM Rod] Higgins is lowering expectations. While saying there's no "drop dead date" to get a deal done, they may end up simply waiving him.

"The conversations have been had around the league," Higgins said. "I don't know if there's going to be anything that subsequently gets done."

The Bobcats will not take a player back at more than $5 million, to stay under the tax threshold themselves. So no, the Carmelo Anthony rumors are not true. The financial considerations limit what Charlotte can get back in terms of quality, but it never hurts to ask. I guess.

SO it looks like Charlotte doesn't want any one in return making over 5 mil a season = sucks

[MadHatter]

So, MJ and the FO fuged up royaly....