CHRIS PAUL TO BE WAIVED?

[ShelC]

Figured this was thread worthy....something that's been talked about already as a possibility. No info on whether he'll be back on a lesser deal or be picked up by another team

[ShelC]

Some other info from different accounts on Twitter

[JeremyG]

No indication they even want him to come back...hmmm.

[bIGDRAWLS0072]

He always pooted on us in the playoffs so that worry is behind us.

[Split T]

No indication they even want him to come back...hmmm.

I wouldn’t say no indication. Gambo has been saying he could come back at the minimum. Windy implied it too

[Mori Chu]

Hmm, wow. So it's really happening. If this is the end of his time in Phoenix, we'll have to reflect on that, but I guess I'll wait to see whether he re-signs with us first.

[specialsauce]

Please stretch please stretch

[Drewsprocket]

Well we need that $7 million per year player for sure. CP3 couldn’t play in the postseason. It would he cool if he wants to sign on a minimum deal. My bet is he goes to LA.

[specialsauce]

I am just waiting for the magical words “ineligible to resign with Phoenix”

[specialsauce]

Well we need that $7 million per year player for sure. CP3 couldn’t play in the postseason. It would he cool if he wants to sign on a minimum deal. My bet is he goes to LA.

He would still count $15 million against the cap if he signs for minimum. I am hoping they stretch him

[Split T]

If we resign for the minimum, we can use the TPMLE. If we stretch, we can use the full MLE and BAE

[JeremyG]

No indication they even want him to come back...hmmm.

I wouldn’t say no indication. Gambo has been saying he could come back at the minimum. Windy implied it too

I meant from Haynes' two tweets or any other sources following the actual decision. Either way, whether the Suns want him or not, I doubt Chris will want to come back for the minimum.

[Split T]

No indication they even want him to come back...hmmm.

I wouldn’t say no indication. Gambo has been saying he could come back at the minimum. Windy implied it too

I meant from Haynes' two tweets or any other sources following the actual decision. Either way, whether the Suns want him or not, I doubt Chris will want to come back for the minimum.

Fair, the Haynes tweet didn’t say anything. We’ll see what CP3 decides

[TOO]

No indication they even want him to come back...hmmm.

I wouldn’t say no indication. Gambo has been saying he could come back at the minimum. Windy implied it too

I meant from Haynes' two tweets or any other sources following the actual decision. Either way, whether the Suns want him or not, I doubt Chris will want to come back for the minimum.

Unless this was partly his decision.

[Wally_West]

This feels like a formality to him coming back on the minimum. That’s what’s all the smoke has been thus far.

If we were gonna stretch his contract, I think the wording would’ve been more clear front the jump. Just what I think.

[JeremyG]

If we resign for the minimum, we can use the TPMLE. If we stretch, we can use the full MLE and BAE

Plus our $5M TPE.

[Drewsprocket]

If we resign for the minimum, we can use the TPMLE. If we stretch, we can use the full MLE and BAE

So that’s what $6.8 million (tax payer) and $4.3 million?

[JeremyG]

If we resign for the minimum, we can use the TPMLE. If we stretch, we can use the full MLE and BAE

So that’s what $6.8 million (tax payer) and $4.3 million?

Even without stretching, we can use either most or all of the full MLE (about $12.4M).

[Shabazz]

There’s risk here. If we’re not stretching him and he goes to the Lakers or whatever, that’s a huge miss. He may have given us a wink wink deal, but some other team may still step up with a big money offer a la Carlos Boozer. He no longer has his buddy Monty here, so that may be a factor in his decision making.

Can we decide after the fact to stretch his salary?

[Shabazz]

If we resign for the minimum, we can use the TPMLE. If we stretch, we can use the full MLE and BAE

Plus our $5M TPE.

We can only trade someone into that.