Rumor: Kosta Perovic to Maccabi Tel Aviv

"Another rumor going through the ‘boards is the return of Kosta Perovic to Europe, and more specifically to Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Serbian big man, who appeared in just seven contests with the Warriors in his entire career, has never made any impact for Golden State. Honestly, I could never understand how the Warriors could sign him: Perovic is such an atypical player for the run-and-gun team that his career was over before he even went to the States. The Euroleague is a much better fit for the 2.18m tall kid from Serbia."-- Ball in Europe
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Let's just say the 2006 NBA Draft was not Chris Mullin's finest moment. Using the midlevel exception on Kosta this past summer after a supposed shift towards fiscal "responsibility" from the front office so far looks like a big joke too. Think Kosta will be on the Warriors 08-09 roster?

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i still

dont understand why we didnt use this money on buke when we knew he was going to opt out.

by saintdee on Jun 14, 2008 1:04 AM PDT 0 recs

What was Buike thinking I wonder

when he was making so much less than Perovic. Even Monta for that matter. How pissed was he when Perovic, O’Bryant, Belinelli, Croshere, Hudson and Wright were all out earning him.

I wonder if anyone could find Monta’s production vs. his salary and compare it to other players.

by belli nellie on Jun 14, 2008 9:57 AM PDT 0 recs

lol

well 700k wasn’t anything to scoff at if you came out of the D-league. Same with CJ. I mean I could live comfortably making 700k a year.

by saintdee on Jun 14, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up 0 recs

What?

What kind of contract does Kosta have with the Warriors? What is his incentive to leave ?
or How do we dump him??

by Skeptic con Urquell on Jun 14, 2008 10:54 AM PDT 0 recs

his incentive

to leave would be if he wanted to play minutes.

by saintdee on Jun 14, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up 0 recs

Hmm...

Would Maccabi actually buy out his remaining contract or would he actually leave money on the table here? Either way I wouldn’t mind all that much if he left and his contract was off the books.

Using the midlevel exception on Kosta this past summer after a supposed shift towards fiscal “responsibility” from the front office so far looks like a big joke too.

I too was confused by the signing, but to be fair it’s not like they used the whole MLE on him. He is making under 2 mil, about one third of the MLE. I would rather spend that money on a 7’2 prospect than a washed up PG with a bad hip (T-Hud).But it would have been better to try to lock up Buike on a reasonable multi-year deal, but we may still be able to do that this year.

"...OlympicMike is clearly the Barack Obama of GSoM"-Sleepy

by olympicmike on Jun 14, 2008 2:32 PM PDT 0 recs

OK, it’s a stretch, but signing Perovic may have been a financially good move in terms of what it prevented Mullin from doing.

Consider this also: by burining part of the MLE on Perovic, there wasn’t any way they could have given all of it to Barnes, who was apparently seeking exactly that sort of starting point on a multi year deal.

Yeah, it’s a stretch.

by jae on Jun 14, 2008 5:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

well

they shoudl get him while hes still a bargain cause of the exchange rate. hes basically free now from the exchange rate.

So I don't have a signature well these words would do! Who knew that upgrades can have downgrades too!

by 24k state fan since 87 on Jun 15, 2008 1:00 AM PDT up 0 recs

signing Perovic ?

Why did Mullin want Kosta? Did he think Nellie would play him? In his travels around the league over the centuries has Nellie ever had a big post up center and actually used him to advantage?

by Skeptic con Urquell on Jun 14, 2008 8:25 PM PDT 0 recs