I'd do a one-year overpay deal. If we are keeping him and Amir, we aren't playing in the free agency sandbox. So you give them both huge overpays for 1 year - frees up cap room in 2016 if we decide to dive in then, and you keep their Bird Rights, so if the team continues its success, and we strike out in 2016, we can re-sign them both.
Meantime, for them, they get a no-trade clause. So ideally it would be something like 1 year 10M for Lou, 1 year 14M for Amir. Then they both hit free agency in the cap boom - but are both one year older, making re-signing them a little easier if we choose to do so (ie if Durant spurns us).
Meantime, for them, they get a no-trade clause. So ideally it would be something like 1 year 10M for Lou, 1 year 14M for Amir. Then they both hit free agency in the cap boom - but are both one year older, making re-signing them a little easier if we choose to do so (ie if Durant spurns us).
Comment