training camp is 3 months away. Right now they are waiting for the Lakers to decide on Turiaf, after that they will go to the next step. Biedrins and Ellis will be here whatever the price.

I think it’s because they are restricted and we can go over the cap if necessary to sign our restricted FAs. So why not try to add pieces to the team we may need and worry about Monta and Biedrins afterwards.

after the turiaf deal thing will start to happen. right know he’s fishing for deals

Look, one of three scenario’s is going to play out with Monta/Beans:

1) Another team signs Monta/Beans to an offer sheet, and the Warriors match within 7 days (likely immediately).

2) The Warriors sign Monta/Beans to long-term deals for a lot of $$$, and all this speculation ends.

3) Monta/Beans hold out till the last minute, turn down all long term offers, and accept cheap 1-year deals with the Warriors so that they can be unrestricted FA next year.

The only way either Monta or Beans will not be on the Warriors next year is if Cleveland calls up Mully and begs him to take Lebron, or Orlando calls offering Dwight Howard.

I have a family friend who is an agent and i have a friend whose older brother is an agent, and i also have a good idea of how the buisness works, yes most of the players or greedy and want the big contracts also cuz its an ego thing to say im making the most money, but in some situations the player is happy with what the team is offering but it is the agent that wants a better deal for his benefits, and i think that could be the case with monta simply because i dont see him as a greedy man

If Turiaf is allowed to become a Warrior, I’d expect there to be a more rapid move to sign the guys. Most of the cap room will be gone, especially if the terms of Maggs and Turiaf’s deals really were somewhat front loaded (as would be wise if they can pull it off). If not, and Turiaf is a Laker, then they’ll hunt for someone else and the waiting game will continue. Signing either of the RFAs kills the cap room. We don’t know if they’ve reached agreements or not though. It’s not the sort of thing they announce unofficially.

to sign another free agent? we know Ellis and Biedrins will be there down the line

for them to already have signed a deal. The dubz are the only team with money, so they can let the market (or lack of) help dictate the money they should offer. Plus, why use up precious cap space on the guys they can already go over the cap to retain?