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Post by Houston Rockets on Aug 26, 2008 18:11:28 GMT -5
Josh Smith (85) / Current Salary: $2,243,543
Offering $53,000,000 over 4 years Year 1: $12,500,000 Year 2: $13,000,000 Year 3: $13,500,000 Year 4: $14,000,000
Total Team Salary: 08/09 $63,281,840 09/10 $26,000,000 10/11 $23,000,000 11/12 $20,000,000
The Houston Rockets would like Josh Smith to be the cornerstone of this franchise. We have proven that we are doing what we can to make this a winning culture in Houston. We have brought in several quality players to help this team win. To help the effort out, the Rockets organization is also working on completing a sign and trade for Andre Igoudala. This would give Josh a solid young running mate, and make them a 1-2 punch that will help win many games. Along with Igoudala, the Rockets have quite a bit of salary cap space for next year to sign some quality free agents to help this team be one to look out for in a couple of years.
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Post by Oklahoma City Thunder on Aug 28, 2008 13:53:41 GMT -5
I have seen form a far that you are doing good things down there in Houston. We like your plans for the future for your franchise. Josh has told me he feels he is worth Andrei Kirilenko money, or at least close to it. There games are very similar, the do-it-all defensive studs that they are. He makes close to 16 million a year. If you guys could meet us half way it would be ideal. Something around 4 years - 58 million would pretty much get my client signed.
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Post by Houston Rockets on Aug 28, 2008 13:59:53 GMT -5
Josh is definitley part of the future for this franchise and we will do what it takes to make him happy. We will do what he asks and make him this deal worth 58 million dollars over 4 years:
4 years 58 million dollars
Year 1-$13,000,000 Year 2-$14,000,000 Year 3-$15,000,000 Year 4-$16,000,000
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Post by Oklahoma City Thunder on Aug 28, 2008 15:51:18 GMT -5
We appreciate you doing what you have to do to keep your franchise player.
Offer accepted.
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