Built Ford Tough Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Most likely amnesty cut: None How likely not to use amnesty this season? Slam dunk Other amnesty candidates: None Analysis: Owner Michael Heisley and GM Chris Wallace have trimmed the fat over the past few seasons to the point that the Grizzlies legitimately don't have a bad contract on their roster. The far more pressing question in Memphis is how the Grizz are going to find a way to re-sign restricted free agent Marc Gasol while still maintaining the lean payroll Heisley has called for in recent seasons. That's led some to speculate that perhaps even Rudy Gay might be an amnesty candidate. But that's a total fantasy, according to sources with knowledge of the Grizzlies' thinking. The Grizz believe that, had Gay been healthy, they would've been in the Western Conference finals last season. So the last thing they're going to do is set a potential All-Star free, even if some around the league still question whether Gay can justify the $69 million left on his deal. Beyond letting unrestricted free agent Shane Battier walk away, Heisley has left the distinct impression that he's going to bring last season's Cinderella team back. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7147880/nba-most-likely-amnesty-candidates Mike Conley is the only player on the roster that I can at least understand the idea of using the amnesty cut on, but his contract is not nearly bad enough to break up a core that showed a lot of promise last season. He may overpaid a bit, but not nearly enough for me to simply let him go without getting anything in return for him. The Grizzlies should be, and seem to be, more concerned about adding salary in the form of a Marc Gasol extention rthar than cutting costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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