UPDATE: According to Aldridge, the deal is done. Four years, more than $4 million a year. Should be finalized on Monday.
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Free agency doesn’t begin officially for a few more hours, but the Thunder can already cross off their top priority on the offseason to-do list.
According to David Aldridge of NBA.com, Brooks and the Thunder have the basic terms of a four-year contract extension worked out. All that is remaining is some contract details and language. Brooks is set to make over $4 million per year. He made $2.1 last season in the last year of a three-year extension.
Brooks was set to become a coaching free agent at midnight and with openings in Portland and Orlando, two places Brooks has connections, he was set to draw serious interest. But according to Aldridge, the Thunder pitched to Brooks that both Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook passed on free agency in order to remain with the organization.
It was never really a question as to if this was going to get done. It was more of when, and how much. Sam Presti made it clear that Brooks value to the team and its development was critical to its rise. And Brooks clearly has too much of a good thing going here to leave it. He just wanted to be paid like a top tier coach.
For reference, 11 NBA head coaches made $4 million or more last season, meaning Brooks will be in the top tier in terms of payscale. The highest paid coach in the league is Doc Rivers who makes $7 million a season. Potentially Brooks and the Thunder used Rick Carlisle’s new four-year extension as a barometer. Carlisle is making $4.5 million annually.
As head coach of the Thunder, Brooks has led the team to three playoff appearances, including a Western Conference finals berth and an NBA Finals trip. Under Brooks, the Thunder have gone 174-125 during the regular season.
Samuel L. Jackson- "Four Motha Fuckin Years on the Motha Fuckin Team!"
I guess if we jist have a milllion to piss off. This hypothetical Thabeet deal isn't exactly what I had in mind in shoring up our overall T-S-N factor (Toughness-Snarl-Nasty). To me--this seems like nothing more than a poor man's hedge betting we can't keep Serge after we resign James. The rationale being this coaching staff can somehow turn Thabeet into a professional basketball player and a shot blocker at this level. The only one on this board who will find the Thabeet deal possibly gratifying is ThunderChick in that she will have a new ESPN big to model men's underwear. To me--the thing to do would be to spend sevearal million more and welcome Steven Jackson as our new Thunder player. Glad Brooks got the extension, but not on board with this Thabeet experiment.
LET'S GO THUNDER!
http://www.dailythunder.com/2012/07/thunder-most-likely-landing-spot-for-hasheem-thabeet/
@Tronchaser Even my laptop doesn't want to comprehend this deal
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@cleandoe @Tronchaser lmao
whoa whoa whoa
"First the Perry Jones "gamble," now Hasheem Thabeet? Source says Oklahoma City is the most likely landing spot for the 7-3 center who was taken No. 2 by Memphis in 2009 and will be playing for his fourth team (assuming he doesn't sign with Portland, Houston or the Griz)"
@OBoymuzik If they put this man on anything more than a Chase Budinger deal, we're getting robbed
@OBoymuzik Pj3 was no gamble, low risk high reward at the 28th spot.
@OBoymuzik My brother was recovering well but upon hearing this news had a heart attack. He is now in a mild coma. Pray for him
@OBoymuzik We are talking about a 3rd center here - don't panic. At least he doesn't need a sportsbra under his uni...
@courtsense @OBoymuzik Scott Brooks played Derek Fisher 23 minutes a game. Giving him players like this scares me. Especially when Cole is so close to getting time I'd think
@OBoymuzik @courtsense He could have taken 8 minutes from fisher and stayed bigger with Serge or Nick. This is one I can't see any way I accept the rationale behind it
@FREE_COLE @courtsense he played fisher because he didn't make the mistakes that Cook makes
@OBoymuzik @courtsense My logic was brooks plays bad players too much and the necessary ones not enough. Perkins/Fisher getting more minutes then nick...not trusting serge late in games, only starting harden 3 games before calling it a failure
@FREE_COLE @courtsense @OBoymuzik I dont think anyone here thinks thabeet should play over cole LMAO, we need a third center plain and simple. besides cole needs competition.
@FREE_COLE @courtsense i think by that logic Thabeet would get negative minutes
@OBoymuzik Worse options out there to sit on the end of the bench.
@justin_mia yeah Lil Wayne comes to mind
@justin_mia @OBoymuzik Only if you have season tickets behind the end of the bench.
@OBoymuzik Noooooooooooo *agony* Noooooooooooooooo *anguish* Nooooooooooooo *lamenting and gnashing of teeth*
@OBoymuzik But Cole is actually decent. and Thabeet is SO BAD. WHY?
@FREE_COLE @OBoymuzik I dont think he's bad he's just young and is still developing as a player; if he ever gets his balance down pact he could be a solid player in the league.
@Lost Ones I like the un-redacted version better
@FREE_COLE @Lost Ones @OBoymuzik But we all know that he will be paid at least 4 million because he's long, athletic and young, right?
@Lost Ones @OBoymuzik He's a defensive player who isn't that good at defense though.
@justin_mia @FREE_COLE @OBoymuzik down
@justin_mia @FREE_COLE @OBoymuzik 1-2 million per year im done with signing him
@Lost Ones @FREE_COLE @OBoymuzik Thabeet is bad. Don't kid yourself.
@FREE_COLE @OBoymuzik whoever said he should score? he's a defensive player we dont need him to score and we are talking about a 3rd string bench player developing.
@Lost Ones @OBoymuzik he had an eFG% of 44%. And as someone who really REALLY hates the soft label, Thabeet is soft
@OBoymuzik he has potential you cant teach 7-3
@OBoymuzik Is it time to start the Free Thabeet campaign?
@EatSleepThunder more like Sign Thabeet for Free
@EatSleepThunder @OBoymuzik :(((((
@OBoymuzik You being serious?
@Kreese29 @OBoymuzik yep the reports from Sam Amick of SI
@OBoymuzik Well, there was talk as far back as when Presti first took the reins in Seattle that he was fascinated by Thabeet. Doesn't mean anything - he would be cheap.
@OBoymuzik I want to die. No way that's happening
@OBoymuzik Props to LostOnes!
@OBoymuzik o my goodness please please PLEASE no. If we thought Mullens was bad...
So is everyone getting max deals theses days
Welp. Phoenix just joined Dallas in the actively getting worse teams of the west
Nenad is leaving CSKA Moscow...Nets will probably offer him the max
Phoenix has expressed interest with Landry Fields as part of possible sign-and-trade package with New York for Steve Nash, sources tell Y!
KCJHoop RT @MikeWellsNBA: The Pacers are already looking at other options at center. They've reached out to Omer Asik.
Sources say the thunder have resigned Derek FIsher to a 5 year, $50 million deal. Other sources say Brooks would only sign an extension if Fisher was signed to a long term contract.
@EatSleepThunder and then we trade him to the nets cause they like awful contracts right?
@FREE_COLE The Timberwolves, because they need more point guards.
@EatSleepThunder My brother 'cleandoe' has suddenly had a cardiac arrest. He is being rushed to hospital as we speak. I don't know the cause. The person on the phone wondered if he has received some unfortunate news. Please could you shed light on the matter
@EatSleepThunder #dead